Keep Your Doctor
What to know: More and more states are limiting the “non-compete agreements” that doctors are often forced to sign. Limiting such agreements can help keep doctors local.
The TPPF take: Texas should protect doctors—and their patients—from non-compete agreements.
“When a doctor leaves his employer, NCAs can create a significant disruption in patient care,” says TPPF’s Brian Phillips. “A doctor might be required to relocate outside a certain geographical boundary making it impossible for them to continue seeing certain patients. And the previous employer is under no obligation to communicate to the patient that the doctor left or where they went.”
For more on non-compete agreements, click here.
On the Border
What to know: Texas lawmakers want to ensure that city and county law enforcement officers are working with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
The TPPF take: State Rep. David Spiller appeared on TPPF’s “The Arena” podcast with Greg Sindelar to talk about his border bills.
“Our big bill would compel local law enforcement to assist the Trump administration in removing and deporting those people that are here illegally that have criminal warrants,” says Rep. Spiller. “My view is that’s the law and that’s what the federal government is doing to help keep us safe.”
To watch the Arena podcast with Rep. Spiller, click here.
With or Without Congress
What to know: President Donald Trump is dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, with or without the help of Congress, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The TPPF take: Good riddance.
“With its demise, control of public schools and universities will return to the states free of the massive regulations and reporting requirements of one of the most unproductive and annoying federal agencies,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “Education bureaucrats are apoplectic, but it’s not clear how they can make a case. The Department of Education’s own numbers reveal that reading scores fell to a new low last year and math scores remain stagnant.”
For more on the Department of Education, click here.