In 2017 Governor Abbot vetoed a total of 50 bills which is more compared to that of the last session. Also, this number is more than any other governor since the former Governor Rick Perry who vetoed a total of 56 bills in 2007. Governor Abbott gave numerous reasons for rejecting the work of legislators including the scope of the legislation being too broad, House companion or Senate already being signed, or the bill being too costly to implement. This paper will delve into an explanation of three of the bills vetoed by the governor and the reasons for rejecting the work of the legislators.
House Bill 1342
This bill relates to child sexual abuse prevention training for public school students. The bill necessitates annual training for students to be added to child abuse ant-victimization programs to prevent sexual abuse, promote self-protection as well as prevent trafficking. In his statement, the governor stated that there was already another bill, Senate Bill 2039, which achieves this purpose more suitably. The bill directs the Texas Education Agency to formulate an optional curriculum on the subject of prevention of sexual abuse for use by the school districts. Gov. Abbott also stated that HB 1342 lacked a provision of parental opt-out. I agree with Gov. Abbott as there is no need to sign another bill when there is already another one that efficiently serves the same purpose. Both bills are the same, but Senate Bill 2039 gives the parents’ options to opt out of training for their children.
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House Bill 61
This bill is relating to including provisions to the accountability systems as well as placement of video cameras in special education classrooms. In his statement, Gov. Abbott stated that there is already another bill he signed, House Bill 22, which covers what HB 61 covers. He also said that House Bill 22 overhauls various provisions of House Bill 61 based on the existing accountability system. Part of House Bill 61 is also covered in Senate Bill 1398 which adequately addresses the use of video cameras in special education classrooms. This makes me agree with Gov. Abbot as there is no need to implement a bill when it is already covered in other bills. Its implementation will make the scope of the bill too wide.
Senate Bill 196
This bill relates to the creation of a notification system to notify parents if the institution does not have a full-time counselor, nurse, or librarian during the instructional hours. Governor Abbott stated that the bill wasn’t relevant as it didn’t focus on educating students in the classroom. I agree with Gov. Abbott as Senate Bill 196 imposes needless regulator mandate on institutions. Schools ought to concentrate more on educating students.
