Senator Ronald Rabin provides an update on his activities in February and March. He attended several chamber of commerce events and town hall meetings to discuss local issues. The Senate is proposing to consolidate several state agencies into 7 regional divisions to improve efficiency. Rabin is supporting a bill to allow armed guards in schools, with training standards to reduce unintended consequences. He lists bills he has supported to cut spending, improve education, protect rights, and reduce taxes.

1. RONALD RABIN
STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 12
SENATE UPDATE
March 11, 2013
Please accept my apologies for this letter being a little late. February was a simply a
very busy month.
As you know, during this “long session” our week in Raleigh begins Monday evening
and ends Thursday and each day is full with committee meetings, Senate sessions,
various caucus meetings, office calls and visits from the most important group of all –
the people of District 12. In addition, Mona and I attended 4 Chamber of Commerce
Banquets (Coats, Dunn, Fuquay-Varina and Lillington) and one Chamber of Commerce
breakfast in Clayton. These events gave us a chance to meet and discuss local issues
with a great cross section of the business and we appreciate hearing the candor and
exchange of information. We also held two more town hall meetings at the Benson
Town Hall in Johnston County and at Highland Elementary School in Harnett County.
The next stop on my Town Hall Tour this session is the Town of Broadway.
In keeping with pledges of reducing the size of government and making it more efficient,
the Senate is proposing legislation that will see the services of several State
government agencies, including DOT and DENR, merged into 7 State regions. The
concept will provide services more responsive to users’ needs across the States. I will
support this effort.
The bill our office proposed to have effective armed guards in schools at the minimum
risk to our children is still in committee, but I am trying to move it on. Our concept is

2. simple: All schools should receive equal opportunity to have the protection;
communities should decide if they want armed guards in schools; the function of the
State Government is to provide selection criteria and training standards designed to
reduce the probability of unintended consequence.
Keeping Campaign Promises
Bills in the process or recently enacted that I have supported on your behalf.
You can track all the bills below by clicking HERE
1. Cutting Spending
 Senate Bill 10 - Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act
2. Improving NC Education System
 Senate Bill 14 - Increase Access To Career/Technical Education
 Senate Bill 189 - Amend Law Defining Home Schools
 House Bill 24 - Digital Learning Competencies/School Employees
 House Bill 144 - Homeschool Education Income Tax Credit
3. Protecting our Rights
 Senate Bill 122 - Sex Trafficking/Sex Offender Registration
 Senate Bill 163 - Protect Landowners' Water Rights
 House Bill 19 - Respect our Fallen Heroes
 House Bill 246 - The Gun Rights Amendment
4. Taxes
 Senate Bill 114 - Repeal Estate Tax
 Senate Bill 186 - Notice Publication by Counties and Cities
 Senate Bill 218 - No Tolls on Interstate 95

3. SENATOR RON RABIN
DISTRICT 12
526 Legislative Office Building
Raleigh, NC 27601-2808
Phone: 919.733.5748
Fax: 919.754.3150
Ron.Rabin@ncleg.net