Rolling up our sleeves, we’re enthusiastic about working with this legal team to protect women’s programs as Congress intended when it passed Title IX. #alpolitics

To respond to an issue raised this morning by a committee member: Under current ethics law, no teacher can get in trouble for accepting a Christmas gift from a student. Students are not lobbyists. That was AEA fake news in 2010 designed to kill ethics reform. #alpolitics

HB227 won't come out of committee this session. Ethics revisions to be worked on over the next year.

Bill sponsor Rep. Simpson generally states the purpose of his bill is to clarify the law for easier understanding by all the state and local public servants subject to it #alpolitics