Members of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce's Government Affairs Committee visited with state Sen. Mark Wyland and Assemblyman Rocky Chavez on April 16 at their district offices in Carlsbad.
The mission of the committee is to represent the interests of the business community before local, state and federal government and communicate about legislative issues with chamber members, the community and elected officials.
Sen. Wyland said he would like to see more civic education on the high school curriculum and more stories about role models with a positive view of politics. He encouraged the Chamber to keep active politically, to create jobs by educating the workforce with more vocational education in schools.
During the visit with Assemblyman Chavez, the committee members shared the chamber's opposition to AB 1522, the Sick Leave Mandate, which would make it harder to do business in the state. He expressed the need for getting the workforce trained and educated. Chavez serves on the Veterans Affairs, Higher Education, Rules, Health, Budget, Joint Legislative Budget, Education Utilities and Commerce and numerous other committees so he feels he can get things done by building relationships.
The mission of the committee is to represent the interests of the business community before local, state and federal government and communicate about legislative issues with chamber members, the community and elected officials.
Sen. Wyland said he would like to see more civic education on the high school curriculum and more stories about role models with a positive view of politics. He encouraged the Chamber to keep active politically, to create jobs by educating the workforce with more vocational education in schools.
During the visit with Assemblyman Chavez, the committee members shared the chamber's opposition to AB 1522, the Sick Leave Mandate, which would make it harder to do business in the state. He expressed the need for getting the workforce trained and educated. Chavez serves on the Veterans Affairs, Higher Education, Rules, Health, Budget, Joint Legislative Budget, Education Utilities and Commerce and numerous other committees so he feels he can get things done by building relationships.