Senator Joe Zakas' 2013 Legislative Survey

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*1. Did you verify your legislator by using the district-lookup tool?
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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
 
2. 1. Do you think the state should increase spending to provide more vocational and technical education in public schools?
Yes
No
 
DCS HOTLINE
 
3. 2. Do you support or oppose allowing professionals like police and teachers to report child abuse directly to local caseworkers rather than to a statewide hotline?
Support
Oppose
 
DNA TESTING
 
4. 3. Currently DNA samples are obtained only after felony convictions. Should DNA samples be obtained from those arrested for felony offenses to help solve and prevent crimes?
Yes
No
 
FIGHTING METH
 
5. 4. Do you support or oppose requiring a prescription to buy cold medicines containing certain drugs, in order to curb their use in making illegal methamphetamine?
Support
Oppose
 
COLLEGE PERFORMANCE FUNDING
 
6. 5. Do you support or oppose giving more state funding to public colleges that meet performance goals like improving on-time graduation rates?
Support
Oppose
 
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 
7. 6. Do you support or oppose increasing state spending to create a state financial-aid program to help low-income families pay for preschool?
Support
Oppose
 
DCS STAFF
 
8. 7. Do you support or oppose increasing state spending to hire more staff for the state’s child-abuse reporting hotline, in order to reduce wait times?
Support
Oppose
 
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