New legislation?

[N7UJJ]

We just received an email from an Arizona state legislator who we have met a few times:

"I want to introduce legislation next year to get more students interested in science and engineering. I am not really sure what the legislation would entail but I was thinking of something along the lines of having the state provide schools with additional funding dedicated specifically for elementary and high schools to invest in programs like yours at Carl Hayden. But I thought you might have some ideas on the subject and could help me in formulating the legislation."

So after years of promoting FIRST and attempting to "Change our culture" this offer comes along and we realize we have no idea what we would want from a state legislature. So....

Is there anything your state does that we should consider?

What kind of law would encourage kids to become more interested in science, math and engineering?

Any advice?

Allan