Case Analysis Of Senate Bill 88

For Texas, the representative is Jimmie Don Aycock. Representative Aycock if from Killen, Texas, which happens to be the neighboring city to Harker Heights. Aycock, a former veterinarian and rancher who also served as a captain in the army, has been the representative for Texas’ House District 54 since his election in 2007. He has won every election since then and continues to serve as representative. In his time as a representative, Aycock has been very active in the communities of Killen and Harker Heights as a “director of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Killen Quality of Life Committee,” and even a deacon at his local church (TexasTribune). Currently, Aycock is a member of the Defense & Veterans’ Affairs Committee and is serving as the chair for the Public Education Committee. Some of the other committees he has been involved with include Agriculture and Livestock and Higher Education Committees (TexasTribune). One of the notable things about Representative Aycock is his dedication to improving education in the state of Texas. He and other legislative members have collaborated in order to prevent a school voucher program from being passed. Also, in 2015, Aycock designed and wrote his own education bill. However, he did not attempt to pass it due to the heavy opposition in the Senate. Overall, when asked about his political goals, education reform was his first and foremost priority.

While legislators believe that this policy will effectively sort out the “worst of the worst” (Gonzales & DuBois, 2014), this reporter doubts the efficiency and utility of the policy. If the aim is to force mothers into treatment, then perhaps sending them to jail is not the most effective method. Those defending the law have sent mixed messages around how it should be carried out, some describing the law as a “velvet hammer” while others employ it as a strong-arm tactic used to bust women who use narcotics (Beyerstein, 2014; Goldensohn & Levy, 2014). This, in addition to the previous legislation protecting mothers, makes it uncertain how a woman will be received when she reveals her substance use. Likewise, the chances of getting arrested

An important federal employment law that all employees and employers should be aware of is the Equal Pay Act of 1963. As conversed in week nine of class discussion and video lecture, the Equal Pay Act of 1963 ends wage disparity based on sex. The main goal of this act was to ban discrimination in wages, benefits, and pensions based the gender of an employee in any place of employment. Women traditionally earned less than men for doing similar work. The United States has had a long history of knowledge of unequal pay between men and women, but it was not until around World War II that the problem arose and women started fighting for their rights on this issue. Women have tried passing several bills to help close this pay gap throughout the 1950’s, but ended up in failure.

The “Rehabilitation Movement” in the 1940’s through the 1960’s was fully active. The war brought on allot to the OT’S. The demand of Occupational Therapists got higher due to war. With the war and those people who got injured, more and more people need to have an OT. At that point OT’s weren’t just helping people who were mentally ill, but they began helping people with physical disabilities that they got while in war. So instead of just working with people who were mentally ill and the injured war veterans, OT’s were having to take up responsibility and treat a huge number of people who survived “modern medicine’s miracles.” At that point OT’S had to treat physical disabilities at a faster speed with the aforementioned, along with the

In Miller v. Alabama in the year 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that when it comes to giving a sentence to a minor, it was unconstitutional to give a mandatory life sentence without a chance of parole. During this time, data show that general assembly were working diligently and made several efforts to have a more updated version of the sentencing laws as it applies to juveniles. (States News services, 2015). This led to a plan that was negotiated among many other stakeholders including Senator Don Harmon, state attorney and criminal justice reforms groups. The main goal of the plan was to allow judges more discretion in the legal process of sentencing juveniles that are defendants of serious criminalities like murder and rape.

The prevalence of individuals with severe mental illness entering the criminal justice system creates a social injustice and substantial cost. People with mental illness cycle thorough courtrooms, jails, and prisons, generating a concern among policy-makers, criminal administrators, practitioners, families, and advocates. These facilities lack the ability to provide adequate treatment and results in a damaging cycle. In 2000, The United States Congress responded to these individuals by authorizing Policy Law 106-515 or mental health court; combining court supervision and community-based treatment services for individuals with mental illness. Policy Law 106-515 is a therapeutic court approach which seeks to provide effective treatment and eliminate

The Assembly Bill No. 746 Chapter 72 was created to amend Section 32261 of the Education Code. As an extension to the Interagency School Safety Demonstration Act of 1985, this law updates the definition of bullying to include the “post on a social network Internet Web site” (A.B. 746, 2011).

Tennessee passed a new law that any pregnant women who has been found using narcotics during pregnancy or if the baby is born being addicted to the drug will be arrested. Tennessee is the first state to allow this type of criminal law to go into place. Tennessee law allowed police to arrest women who used drugs when they were pregnant, but this approach never worked (Perez, 2014). Tennesee has a staggering infant mortality rate which ranks among 3rd in the nation (Sakuma, 2013). In 2013, Tennesee lawmakers actually sought to encourage mothers to get treatment under the Safe Harbor Act. The act let mothers get the help they need for the addiction, but they were promised they would not lose custody of their baby so long as they were seeking treatment (Sakuma, 2014). The new law permits moms to avoid prosecution if they can successfully complete their drug rehabilitation program (Sakuma,

Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a significant problem in the country and poses important health risks for the developing fetus. Beginning in the early 1980’s, states began to enact legislation in response to the increasingly

I am writing to respectfully request for the reconsideration and support of the Senate Bill 323, which is critical as health care coverage continues to evolve in the state of California. Senate Bill 323 would increase access to health care for all Californians by allowing nurse practitioners (NP) to practice to the fullest extent license and fully utilizing their training and education.

Good Morning Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. I am here to testify as a proponent to Senate Bill No. 307

This is done with a welcome video presentation that shows past events, success stories from former participants, staff, and other community leaders to motivate the client’s participation. The orientation process also includes introductions of new participants, question & answer period, additional details about the program, and education test to assess proper program needs as it relates to reading, writing, and math skills. When the testing is completed, the intake personnel identifies an appointment time, for potential participants with a case manager, to develop a service plan to ensure that the individual is serious about enrolling in our program and starting a new career. Once a potential participant qualifies for our program, they are given an enrollment package, course catalog, and a scheduled start date. Each program has its own outline and schedule. Graduation Ceremonies are held to celebrate all graduation

sharing for generic abuse-deterrent opioid analgesic drug product and require Medicaid services or a managed care organization to be compliant with the new sections to the bill ( Kentucky.gov, 2015). Bill #HB 330(BR-990) was filed and introduced into committee on Tuesday February 2nd, 2016 and sponsored by Addia Wuchner, Joni Jenkins, Linda Belcher, Regina Bunch, Kelly Flood, Kim King, Martha Jane King, Mary Lou Marzian, Donna Mayfield, Marie Rader, Rita Smart, Diane St. Onge, Susan Westrom and Jill York (Kentucky.gov, 2015). The bill was reassigned to the Health and Welfare Committee and posted on February 4th, 2016 (Kentycky.com, 2015). “Approximately half of the bills introduced each session never get out of committee (Kentucky.gov, 2015). Currently bill #HB 330(BR-990) remains with the Health and Welfare Committee.

Presently, federal laws such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Americans with Disabilities Act serve to protect employees from discrimination in the workplace on the basis of race, national origin, sex, religion, disability, pregnancy and age. However, since there is no federal statute in place that prohibits discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, members of Congress from both parties have proposed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) (Society for Human Resource Management, 2014). These new orders have been drafted to shed light on federal contractors and the pay systems that they have in place. Even though they only apply to federal contractors, it is considered to be the first step toward ending the gender pay gap as federal contracting covers one-quarter of the workforce (Friedman,

Sheila Harsdorf (R - River Falls) was elected to Senate in 2000. She was a point of controversy when she became quiet in regards to her vote for 2special, retroactive legal immunity from liability in lawsuits over lead paint after newly released documents show she benefitted from spending by a group that received at least $750,000 from the owner of one of the largest manufacturers of lead in paint. She was silent in her response and this caused many people to feel she was guilty.