Posts Tagged ‘Charter Schools’
Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – June 13, 2011
Last week in the General Assembly was “crossover week”. The bills that were voted out of one chamber by Thursday, June 9th, could cross over to the other chamber for consideration. Those that didn’t make it are dead for this session. It was hectic with packed committee meetings and long floor sessions, one lasting 10…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Apr. 18, 2011
Being in Raleigh last week was like being in the eye of a hurricane. Bills were blowing through committees, coming to the House floor for heated debate, and moving back and forth from the House to the Senate and back. All the while, the Governor was vetoing three of our key bills in four days. …
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Apr. 11, 2011
Last week in Raleigh was known as much for interesting committee hearings as for the historical legislation that came to the floor of the House. On Tuesday, the House Transportation Committee, which I was chairing, heard many speakers on House Bill 422 – No High-Speed Rail Money From Federal Gov’t – This bill would not…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 21, 2011
A good description of last week in the N.C. General Assembly would be “fast-paced activity.” Committees were meeting constantly. On Tuesday, my schedule was full from 8:30 to 6:00 with eight hours of committees and a floor session. The 2:00 P.M. Elections Law Committee lasted four hours. Previously, at Monday night’s floor session in the…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 14, 2011
The big news last week revolved around the possible override of the Governor’s veto of House Bill 2 – Protect Health Care Freedom, the hearing in the House Education Committee on Senate Bill 8 – No Cap on Charter Schools, and the impending passage in the Senate of Senate Bill 110 – Permit Terminal Groins.…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Mar. 6, 2011
After five weeks in the 2011 legislative session, nearly 500 bills have been introduced, half in the House and half in the Senate. In addition, we have been working on the budget almost two weeks. If that wasn’t enough, the census figures became available late last week, so we can start working on the redistricting…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Feb. 28, 2011
The budget was on everybody’s mind and their agenda last week. We received the Governor’s budget the previous Thursday, so every morning at 8:30; all six of the joint appropriations sub-committees were meeting to work on the House version of the budget. As a member of the House Appropriations Sub-committee on Transportation, we are slightly…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – Jan. 31, 2011
by Rep. Frank Iler The first week in the General Assembly was only two days, beginning on Wednesday at 12:00 noon and the second session on Thursday, ending by 12:00 noon. However, the abbreviated week was offset by the historical weight of what was included in the two sessions. The first session of the Legislature…
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