Andy Kerr
House District 26
Legislative Alert
Lifelong Learning Accounts (LiLAs) will make it easier for adults to go back to school and work towards furthering their educations and careers. With LiLAs, adults can take advantage of interest bearing accounts to save money for their future, have it matched by their employer, and use it untaxed for continuing education and job training.
WHAT: I will present House Bill 1040, to encourage adults to use Lifelong Learning Accounts for job training and continuing education. Public testimony is welcome.
WHERE: House Education Committee, Room 0112
WHEN: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 1:30 p.m.
Thank you so much for your support, and for sending me back to the Capitol to work for our district. In my role as Assistant Majority Leader, my colleagues have empowered me to bring forward your voice, your concerns, and your priorities. Help make Lakewood a leader for all of Colorado. Get involved and stay involved. Help me truly be your Representative.
We have tough decisions to make this session. We have an economic crisis. We have a health care crisis. We have a crisis in education. Individually these problems are difficult, and they are staggering in their interaction. How can we provide needed services to our seniors while cutting a billion dollars from our budget? Lakewood has excellent schools, but how can we keep parents involved as they struggle with tough times at work? How do we bring jobs and industry to Colorado without spoiling our open spaces, poisoning our water, or driving down wages?
These are hard questions. But while piled up questions might get harder to solve, we get stronger as we work together to find answers. I believe that the legislation I am sponsoring this year helps us get closer to those answers, but I have no illusion that I can do it alone. I need your ideas, your guidance, and your energy to make it all happen. We can build a thriving and sustainable Colorado, but it will take all of us.
Let’s get started,
Andy Kerr
Representative, House District 26
