It has been a pleasure to represent you, the citizens of the 29th District,
again this year.
During the 2007 Session a great deal of time and energy was used to accomplish
the Comprehensive Transportation Reform and Funding Act. With bi-partisan
support House Bill 3202 was passed and will provide long term, sustainable
funding for transportation without a massive state-wide tax increase.
There were many other positive achievements that took place during the 2007
Session. Included in them is the preservation and protection of the Chesapeake
Bay with continued additional funding, innovative and expanded financial tools
to fund land conservation and protection.
On the healthcare front, we expanded access to Veterans Care Facilities and
funded an additional 330 community mental retardation waiver slots to build on
the 800 waiver slots approved last year.
Education remained a top priority with many enhancements for our public schools,
including a teacher pay raise over the biennium of 7%, increasing the teacher
retiree health credit and strengthening standards and accessibility to students
seeking career and technical education. I was especially proud to have
successfully included Winchester and Frederick County in the “cost of competing”
designated district, allowing our local schools to continue to compete for
quality teachers.
You can find a summary of the successful legislation I sponsored this past
session as well as past years legislation on the “Sherwood Legislation” Link.
You will also find a partial list of the reform agenda legislation that I
supported for your review on the “Reform Agenda” Link.
I hope these pages will provide you with a better understanding of the
legislative process of the Virginia General Assembly.
Sincerely,
Beverly J. Sherwood
Copyright (c) 2003 Beverly Sherwood
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