Senator Greg Taylor 2009 Legislative Survey

Please fill in your choices for each item below.
 
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7. Last session, the General Assembly placed into law property tax caps of 1% of assessed valuation (AV) on Homesteads; 2% of AV on agricultural land and rental properties; and 3% of AV on businesses. Do you support or oppose the General Assembly permanently placing these caps in the State Constitution before we know the effects of the caps once they are fully implemented in 2010?
Support
Oppose
 
8. The top priority of this session is to establish a new two-year state budget for 2009-2011. This will be especially challenging with the current economic situation. I would like to hear your input on priorities. Please choose one of the following areas that you believe to be the top spending priority for our state.
Health and human services
Higher education
K-12 Education
Corrections
Economic development and Job creation
Conservation and environmental protection
Distributions to local governments
General government
 
9. Do you support or oppose fully funding full-day kindergarten so it is available for all Hoosier children?
Support
Oppose
 
10. The state has 293 school districts, some with as many as 37,000 students and some with less than 200. Do you support or oppose consolidating school districts to achieve a minimum student population of 2,000?
Support
Oppose
 
11. Do you support or oppose transferring the costs of the state’s trial court system from the county to the state including public defenders and probation?
Support
Oppose
 
12. Do you support or oppose increasing state dollars to fund local mass transit initiatives?
Support
Oppose
 
13. Do you support or oppose a statewide smoking ban in public places?
Support
Oppose
 
14. Do you support or oppose a proposal to penalize employers who hire undocumented workers regardless of potential federal action?
Support
Oppose
 
15. Additional Comments (You may also e-mail comments to s33@iga.in.gov)