Visitors to the GA

Pictured left to right: Jean Overman, Delegate Roslyn Tyler and Gail Wallace

Gail Wallace who is president of the Lunenburg Retired Teacher Association and Jean Overman visited Delegate Tyler at the Virginia General Assembly.

The teachers supports the governor’s plan to fund VRS, but supports maintaining the defined benefit retirement system and maintenance of the current benefit structure. The VEA opposes the elimination of continuing contracts and the diversion of public funds to vouchers. They also opposes the provisions in the Governor’s transportation plan to reduce the General Fund by over $110,000 million over the next biennium and consequently, take money from public education.

Pictured left to right: Deborah Nee, Delegate Roslyn Tyler and Jonathan Judkins

Deborah Nee, Surry County Commissioner of Revenue and Jonathan Judkins, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue visits Delegate Tyler at the Virginia General Assembly.

The Commissioners are from the 75^th District and were supportive of two budget amendments: one which permits existing appropriation to be maintained for constitutional officer career development programs and secondly a pay increase which they have not received in five years.

Laura Stevens, Joyce Prince, Delegate Roslyn Tyler, Wanda Beville and Martha Swenson

Laura Stevens, Dinwiddie Commissioner of Revenue, Joyce Prince, Emporia Commissioner of Revenue, Wanda Beville, Brunswick Commissioner of Revenue and Martha Swenson, Greensville Commissioner of Revenue visits Delegate Roslyn Tyler at the Virginia General Assembly.

All of the Commissioners were from the 75^th District. They were supported of two budget amendments: one which permits existing appropriation to be maintained for constitutional officer career development programs and secondly a pay increase which they have not received in five years.

They were opposed to the bill HB 1259 which abolishes the State Compensation Board. The bill moves the administration of state funding and career developments for the Sheriffs, Clerks, Commonwealth Attorney, Commissioner of Revenue and Treasurer.

Mary Talbert, a career technical teacher from Brunswick County High School visited Delegate Roslyn Tyler at the Virginia General Assembly to discuss the career technical diploma and the industrial certification proposed by Dr. Pat Wright, the State Superintendent of Education.

Pictured left to right: Arletha Cain, William Cain, Delegate Roslyn Tyler and Lisa Michelle Allmond

Arletha Cain, teacher from Greensville County Public School, William Cain, Delegate Roslyn Tyler and Lisa Michelle Allmond Surry County High School visited Delegate Roslyn Tyler at the Virginia General Assembly to discuss Virginia Teacher’s Association legislative agenda.

The teachers supports the governor’s plan to fund VRS, but supports maintaining the defined benefit retirement system and maintenance of the current benefit structure. The VEA opposes the elimination of continuing contracts and the diversion of public funds to vouchers. They also opposes the provisions in the Governor’s transportation plan to reduce the General Fund by over $110,000 million over the next biennium and consequently, take money from public education.

Pictured:
Delegate Roslyn Tyler, Brenda Drew,Sussex County Housing, Sylvia Hallock, Habitat for Humanity, Overton McGehee and Hope Coleman Rutter, Piedmont Housing Alliance

Many Housing organizations including the Habitat for Humanity visited legislators on capitol to discuss preventing unnecessary foreclosures and protecting property
rights. They are supportive of clarifying eviction laws in Virginia to prevent self-evictions and creating a housing trust fund.

Pictured:
Front Row: Carroll Cardwell – Bank of Mckenney, Delegate Roslyn Tyler, Leah Brantley, Bank of Southside Virginia, Daerick Wilkerson, Bank of McKenney,
Back Row: James Clements, II. Bank of Southside Virginia, Christopher Everett, Bank of Southside Virginia , Edward Pearson, II., Bank of McKenney and Paul Brown, Bank of South Virginia.
 

The Virginia Bankers Association visited the General Assembly regarding bill on Foreclosures and burdensome regulations. The Associations supports reinvesting into the Community. Banks from across the Commonwealth, along with the VBA Education Foundation have contributed resources to facilitate required high school course in personal finance. Governor McDonnell’s budget included $325,000 each year of the biennium for the Virtual Virginia programs to implement Economic and Personal Finance.