Dear Neighbors,
By now, District 59 residents should have received a mid-session legislative update from my office in the mail. I hope you will take the time to complete the survey that was included in this mailing, as your participation will help me to continue incorporating your views, as I work to resolve the many challenges our state is facing.
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Dear Friends,
This week in Springfield, Senate Bill 1931, of which I am a Chief Co-Sponsor, passed out of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee. This bill will help ensure that the educational institutions of Illinois are equipped to provide a safe and secure learning environment for our educators and students. After the Sandy Hook incident, many discussions have been held regarding implementing increased school security, and this bill aims to streamline those discussions and suggestions for school design process changes.
...Dear Friends,
As I return to Springfield for the final month of spring session, I wanted to take a moment to address a topic that has been on everyone’s minds; pensions. As you may know, I passed legislation during my first term as your legislator to make sure that the General Assembly makes their annual pension payment in full, prior to making any other budgeting decisions. Then, this session, I joined the House Personnel & Pensions Committee, so that I could be at the forefront of finding a solution to this challenge that we are all facing together.
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