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= Andrew Messing = = Minnesota = = Moderate = = Bill link = =John Kline- []= One spot John Kline and I agree on issues such as education. In education, we both agree on removing some of the most burden some requirments sent from D.C, also to keep finantial commitments to the schools, and we also agree on, that congress should provide the funding promised under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

**5 Facts: ** 1. The state bird is the loon. 2. The state muffin is blueberry. 3. The state nickname is the North Star State. 4. The state fish is the Walleye. 5. The state tree is the Red Pine.

=5 Facts of Issues(Education)- = ﻿1. The first charter school law was passed in 1991. ﻿2. Sen. Dave Thompson called for a freeze in teachers pay. 3. 40 percent of students that are going to Minnesota State Collages, and Universities require at least one remedial class. 4. Under both state, and federal law, teachers pentions may not be reduced. 5. In Minnesota, teachers pentions have no health care.

=3 Minnesotta Issues on Education- = ====1. __Bill__ __SF276__- To create a statewide insurance pool for statewide employees. I agree with this issue because, it is giving insurance to teachers, which should recieve insurance. ====

 2. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">__Education Omnibus Bill__- This bill states that it will end intagration programs that have not met expectations. I agree with this bill because if there is a program that isn't making any progress, or not being were they are suposed to be, I think the leaders should end them.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> 3.__T<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">he Achievement Gap __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">- This bill says that it will improve Minnesotta's educational outcomes. I agree with this bill because, I think that it is important that all students educational outcomes should be high, and that it would be helpful to some students that have a hard time in school. =Links for my three issues-=

1. [] 2. [] 3. [] = The Bill I will be sponsering-  = __Careless Driving, H.F.68__- This bill is stating that if a fatal car accident occurs from carless driving, the carless driver will have a punishment of somekind. The punishment of the carless driver will be either a 3,000 dollar fine, or one year inprisonment. Citizens should support this bill for the above rreason, and it could help save lives. =Ten Links of reasources-= 1. Garofalo. "Summary - House Research Department - MN House of Representatives." //Welcome to the Minnesota House of Representatives//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/bs/87/hf0068.html>. 2. Jan Alswager. "Education Minnesota Issue Brief: the Achievement Gap." //Education Minnesota Homepage//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.educationminnesota.org/issues/legislature/11issuebrief-achgap.aspx>. 3. Williams, Derrick, and Sam Handler. "Garofalo-led Omnibus Education Bill Doesnât Cut School Funding, But Reductions Could Come Elsewhere - Lakeville, MN Patch." //Lakeville, MN Patch - News, Sports, Events, Businesses & Deals//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://lakeville.patch.com/articles/garofalo-led-omnibus-education-bill-doesnt-cut-school-funding-but-reductions-could-come-elsewhere>. 4. "Education Minnesota Homepage." //Capwiz | Tools to Deliver Constituent E-mail Messages to Congress//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://capwiz.com/nea/mn/issues/bills/?bill=9300241>. 5. //Congressman John Kline : Home//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://kline.house.gov/>. 6. "Bill Summaries - Minnesota House of Representatives." //Welcome to the Minnesota House of Representatives//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/billsum.asp>. 7. "About THOMAS (Library of Congress)." //THOMAS (Library of Congress)//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://thomas.loc.gov/home/abt_thom.html>. 8. //Minnesota Legislature - Office of the Revisor of Statutes//. Web. 19 May 2011. <https://www.revisor.mn.gov/revisor/pages/search_status/status_detail.php?b=House>. 9. "Congressman John Kline : Find a Bill." //Congressman John Kline : Home//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://kline.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=159>. 10."Education Minnesota Homepage." //Capwiz | Tools to Deliver Constituent E-mail Messages to Congress//. Web. 19 May 2011. <http://capwiz.com/nea/mn/>.