Darshita Patel Professor Sharifian Govt 2306-71426 19 November 2017 When I win Committees in both Texas House and Texas Senate plays an important role in carrying out the legislation. The function of each committee in the House and Senate may differ, but the goal is to consider the bill and aid in passing a law. The number of committees in the Texas House of Representatives is more than the Texas Senate, mainly due to the size of the House and its large scale of operation. The most important committee in both House and Senate is the standing committee. Temporary committees are also established to study specific issues. Few of the standing committees of Texas House of Representatives are Agriculture and Livestock, Economic and Small …show more content…
Also, the committee examines “the funding patterns used to fund the juvenile justice system and adult probation departments” and “review revenue sources currently funding the state's trauma system” (Senate Committee on Finance). Maximizing the use of federal and state funds is one of the important function of the Finance committee. The district can benefit by my placement on this committee because I can help citizens with their financial needs. The citizens finance the state by contributing money in the form of fees and taxes. It is the responsibility of the members of the Finance committee to use money in the best possible way and fulfill the needs of the citizens in the district. The committee of Education in Texas Senate focuses on the ways to enhance the current education system. One of the important function of the committee is to review the performance of public schools in the state and improve the results of academic reports. They also check whether the legislation passed by the committee has been implemented correctly or not. The advancement in the digital field also calls for development in the Digital Learning and making it available in all schools. The committee “determine the impact on school finance of possible state actions such as, but not limited to, changes to student enrollment calculations or property valuation” (Senate Committee on Education). My placement on this committee is justified because most of the population in the district is that of
The Texas state legislature should be reconstructed to meet annually rather than biannually. Because Texas is met on a bi-annual basis, the beginning of each session is typically filled with bills that are declared emergency measures. As a result of Texas only meeting for a one hundred and forty day period, an unfortunate consequence is that bills need to be rushed and may miss something important or even may not be looked at during the session. However one may argue that the biannual meetings for a one hundred and forty day period still serve a useful purpose. suppose the Texas legislature was extended on time and/or how often they met, who is to say that the legislature will not simply have more time to procrastinate. It is tenable to think
While researching the weaknesses of Texas legislature sessions, I notice the short amount of time given to make some major decisions along with the pay that the members of legislature receive. For me ,140 days of every odd year for members of legislature to meet with decisions regarding bills that will become laws maybe a little compressed. Another weakness that could be considered is how low the income for the members are. Typically, when a person is not paid well they do not take the initiative to achieve the overall goal, nor are they motivated due to other factors that may have their attention. However, I must admit that the process a bill must go through to become a law is a strenuous if not worthy one. The problem would be how many bills
As the Senate member, I will shape the Texas higher education system to suit the 1955 Education Amendment to ensure that public schools are well standardized to provide the foundation of the higher education system is enhanced. I will surface all the technicalities concerning the choice of public schools by ensuring that all public schools conditions are standardized and that all the social amenities that make teachers choosy are provided in the required proportion for equal education in public schools.
SLO1 I choose Texas state senate and I went through all the data and picked some data according to the Texas Senate District 16 ACS 2010-2014. 1 Talking about the age group I found more percentage of age between 18 to 64 years and least is 0 to 4 years. So, people from adolescent to adulthood are more compared to another age group in district and state as well. According to this result, state should more develop. Similarly, English is a primary language in the USA but according to data, it seems very well English speakers are only 28.5%. I was wondering if the population is more age between 18 to 64 are more than how comes English speakers less are they are not American? Did they try to figure out why and how it comes less English speakers?
To Get A Better School System by Gene B. Preuss explores the journey of educational reform of Texas through one hundred years of inequality, threats, and disagreements. However, the Supreme Court decision regarding Morath vs. Texas Taxpayers has highlighted that even in 2016, additional reforms are needed. Funding for public education is not a new issue and has been a pressing matter since the creation of the Texas educational system. Throughout the process of educational reform, Texans have mainly fought over public education funding in regards to bridging the gap between the portion of funding spent on urban areas and the portion spent on rural areas as well as the small earnings that teachers make. Yet, another area of concern, as pointed out in the article “Texas Supreme Court Upholds School Funding System”, is the Texas Legislature which severely limits the number of available avenues that the state can take when addressing the issue of funding. Together, the past issues of how to fund education and the inequalities that arose in spending, combined with the current issue
Through the years, education has been an immense portion of the expenses and importance in Texas. Education comes from school; therefore, the public should have access to a substantial quality of education. The schools are also substantial businesses in Texas, which is what the state represents. Texas’ school districts receive mixed funds for the students’ education. It consists of state, local, and federal funds. However, the majority of the funds for schools come from local property tax. This is taken from the Texas education code, which state how the schools will be funded, curriculum requirements, and etc. It may seem like schools allocate a fair sum of money for its students; however, there are many conflicts related to the inflation of requirements needed for education. The major issues consist of expenditure per student, intradistrict funding policies, high percentage of
Amit Sharma Paudyal Prof. Sharifian GOVT 2306 17 Nov. 2017 Committees of Texas House of Representatives After winning the election, there are many committees which we can serve. As a Texas House of Representative, I would like to serve on committees related to Higher Education, Transportation, and Public Health.
Amaya 2 Marlene M. Amaya Professor Sharifian GOVT-2306-73011 5 May 2018 The Committees I will be discussing the three committees that I would potentially serve in the Texas House and Senate; should I be elected for the position and or positions. There are several committees in the Texas House and the Senate that all play a significant role in the services and aid provided to the residents of each state; particularly speaking when it comes to the state of Texas. I will explain the functions of each committee and why my placement in such committees are justified. Additionally, the reason it serves my district’s needs, and how it emphasizes my experience and interests. As well as, the constituent service I would be most inclined to do, the type
Gaurav Sharma Professor Sherry Sharifian Texas Government 2306 SLO#3 April 24, 2017 Local Control in Texas In Texas, there are very many functional Interest groups and lobbyists that operate effectively influencing the policy-making processes. The Interest groups and lobbyists are in close association with policy-makers whereby they act as negotiators of democracy to the citizens who cannot reach the legislatures (Texas Vox: 1). This has impacted local control in Texas greatly. However, the nature of laws that have been passed recently in Texas shows that the policy-makers are diverging from interest from the citizens and favoring individual groups and companies. The following essay will address the impact depicted by Interest groups and lobbyists
Asmita Raut Prof. Sherry Sherifian Govt 2306-71002 April 05,2017 Lobbyists and Interest groups in Texas
The core function of the Texas Legislature is to formulate and enact laws. Apart from the enactment of laws, the legislative body is also mandated with the functions of shaping the state’s political agenda, performing checks and balances on state of the state’s government, pass the state’s budget, as well as oversee the functions of the administration. Similarly, the body also sets the critical details or a court’s organizational procedures when it comes to matters that pertain to impeachment and court disputes regarding election petitions. It is equally important to mention that the body is also mandated with the function of informing and educating the electorate regarding the critical functions the body is required to deliver to the people as provided for by the laws of the State of Texas (Dautrich and Yalof 684).
Jiten Patel Sherry Sharifian Govt 2306 May 7, 2017 Controlling Over Texas According to Texas senators they have a control to rule on Texas. Recently they have ban on Fracking and all individual control over it going to exit. It is going to be under legislative control. Public option pays an important role in government decision related to state government. According to the report local control highest benefit gets to country in their past and upcoming projects and problem related to benefits. According to their experience, many politicians who are successful they believe in local control to get success and some past presidents also.
Education development has been an important matter in Texas for decades. Texas has been known for their improvements and reformation in public schools since their first attempt of a public school system. Within these improvements, came issues that escalated to create our public education system today. The issues that helped arrange the system are desegregation, equity in funding, and education policy.
It has been stated that Texas has been encountering many issues leaving questions about their future in education. A high degree of students are not completing high school therefore, leaving Texas with an unskilled workforce for the upcoming years. Texas is being left with a vast group of individuals that lack the necessary education and skills needed to earn a living, and subsequently requiring assistance from the government later on. Now, it is not to say that all the fault is due to the lack of student cooperation but also the school board, and teachers themselves.
Bijay Acharya Professor Sherry Sharifian GOVT 2306 3 Nov. 2017 Running for Office in Texas To be a successful officer, one needs to take concern on various aspects such as running for elections, organizing campaigns for publicity, building offices, utilizing available resources and maintaining the balance between funds and expenses. The amount of money spent by the candidate is not the only factor to get elected which means that the candidate who spends a large sum of money doesn’t necessarily win the election. Sometimes, the candidates who spend small sum of money also get elected whereas sometimes, the candidates who spend large sum of money get elected. However, there is no doubt that funding is essential to run for office in