My Priorities
The following is a list of my office’s legislative priorities for the upcoming session.
Juneteenth (SB 22): Make Juneteenth an observed legal state holiday.
Use of Force Registry (SB 23): Establish a use-of-force database that will be overseen by the Department of Public Safety which will collect reports of use of force by a municipal police officer, municipal correctional facility employee, probation officer, parole officer, correctional officer, state trooper, village public safety officer or regional officer.
Mental Health Education in Schools (SB 24): Amends existing health education curriculum to include mental health curriculum in all K-12 health classrooms to adequately educate students on vital information about mental health symptoms, resources, and treatment.
Asian American/Pacific Islander Program (SB 131): Teaching students in our Kindergarten through 12th-grade education system about the contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States could be greatly beneficial and would allow students to feel empowered and to understand their ethnic identities as well as their civic duty.
Education for Deaf & Hearing Impaired (SB 143): (Companion Bill HB 111) Children who are deaf or hard of hearing have the right to accommodations and access to academic instruction, school services, and extracurricular activities in their primary language. Access to their primary languages allows them to benefit from all services and programs at their school and to fully access education and society.
Stay at Work/Return to Work: I plan to introduce a bill that adds a Return-to -Work Coordinator to State Statutes to assist with planning for individuals who experience on the job injuries resulting in compensable time loss injuries. The program will help supervisors manage employee injury, illness, and disability and ensure that employees can return to the workplace as quickly and safely as possible.
