Please call about MAEP! On Tuesday, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) will begin a four-day series of meetings that will set in motion the state budgeting process. School funding through the Mississippi Adequate FreedomWorks Program (MAEP) is likely to be hotly debated, and our kids futures are hanging in the balance. Legislators are already hearing from special interests that want access to the funds that state law says should be used to educate our children. Our elected officials need to know that Mississippi taxpayers expect them to keep their promise to provide our kids the resources required for an adequate education. This is a great opportunity for you to let the members of the JLBC know that adequate resources are critical to the success of our schools and our children and that the MAEP should be fully funded in the 2015 Legislative Session. You can contact them at the numbers listed below: Speaker Philip Gunn, Chair Capitol: 601-359-3300 Home: 601-924-8438 Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Vice Chair Capitol: 601-359-3200 Sen. Terry C. Burton Home: 601-683-7050 Sen. Eugene (Buck) Clarke, Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee Home: 662-827-5685 Sen. Joey Fillingane Home: 601-271-2070 Sen. Dean Kirby Home: 601-932-1966 Sen. Willie Simmons Work: 662-846-7434 Rep. Angela Cockerham
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:09:36 +0000