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“We need to increase the tuitionassistance grants currently in the budget,” he said. “But the lobbyists for education need to keep in mind that there are other areas of need in the state like juvenile justice reform.”
The Governor’s Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform led by Attorney General James S. Gilmore III recommends reforms having an estimated cost of $47 million. Furthermore, budget amendments proposed by the Commission on Youth call for adding nearly $67 million to the next two-year state budget.
In another matter, Sen. Miller endorses Gov. Allen’s controversial parents’ rights amendment to the state constitution that would include such measures as parental notification befote a minor has an abortion.
“I am pretty much right alongside the governor on the parental notification issue,” he said. “I have always been a very strong supporter of parents’ rights.”
Sen. Miller, however, expressed little confidence in the bill’s chances of getting through a committee, mainly because of its swift defeat last year when it never reached the floor of the Senate. *
“In looking at the committees, the chances of the legislation -making it through hasn’t improved,” he said. “If anything, it will be tougher. We need to look at parliamentary ways to get around the committees.”
In keeping with the conciliatory tone set by the governor on the opening day of th£ session, Sen. Miller - said he foresees a cooperative session — at least in the Senate.
“I think it will- be amicable as far as the Senate is concerned,” he said. “But you never know how the House is going to behave — or misbehave.”
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