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Showing posts with label Legislation. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
AC Releases 2014 Legislative Agenda - Advocacy Center
The Advocacy Center has two email lists to keep you informed of policy and legislative happenings that will affect people with disabilities and seniors. "Policy Updates" are informational emails to update you on federal, state, and local policy decisions of note. "Take Action! AC Alerts" are call-to-action emails that ask you to contact elected officials or policymakers about specific issues. Click here to subscribe today!
If you have questions about the Advocacy Center’s 2013 Legislative Agenda, contact us at 1-800-960-7705 or advocacycenter@advocacyla.org.
AC Releases 2014 Legislative Agenda - Advocacy Center
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
2014 Legislative Roundtables
2014 Legislative Roundtables
Legislative Roundtables offer LaCAN/LaTEACH members the opportunity to:
• Meet with legislators (and other policymakers) for your area
• Get current information on state issues
• Increase your ability to be an effective advocate
• Learn techniques for sharing your personal story to encourage positive changes
Contact your LaCAN/LaTEACH Team Leader(s) or FHF Center to sign up TODAY!
View a schedule for regional roundtables conducted by the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council(LADDC), Louisiana Citizens for Action NOW(LaCAN), and Louisiana Together Educating All Children(LaTEACH).
Click here for a regional map.
Click here for a printable version of the schedule.
Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Monday, May 7, 2012
Save Great Teachers
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
Keep Teachers teaching.
Save Great Teachers | StudentsFirst.org
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Keep Teachers teaching.
Save Great Teachers | StudentsFirst.org
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Monday, April 9, 2012
Advocacy Center Legislative Agenda - April 9, 2012
Voter Voice
Legislative 2012 Priorities
April 9
Advocacy Center Legislative Agenda
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Legislative Bulletin March 2012 - Louisiana Department of Education
Parents, Educators, High-Schoolers, School Partners, Legislators, Academic Policymakers, PTA, Education organizations, College Students and Certified Teachers seeking to teach in Louisiana School System and other Education Stakeholders should review the first 2012 Louisiana Department of Education - Legislative Bulletin , an official Publication of the Louisiana Office of Governmental Affairs.
In the May 9, 2012 issue: (here's a sample, click the link above for more details, contacts and dates)
1. Hot Topics - 2012 Legislative Session: Pre-K through 12 Education Front and Center
2. Bills Impacting Education - Accountability - District/School/Student Performance; Funding, BESE, Students-General, Students Scholarships Program
3. The Week Ahead - House Ways and Means Committee; and House Education Committee
The Legislative Bulletin has an online archives.
The State Superintendent of Education is John White.
The President of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is Penny Dastugue.
The Office of Governmental Affairs Director is John Salter.
Stay informed.
Take Action.
Share your views on education issues with your Governor, Louisiana State Legislators and BESE Board Members and education-related organizations.
Sign up for social network posts from The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) and The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Seconday Education. Subscribe to the Louisiana state and various Legislators YouTube Channel.
1. Hot Topics - 2012 Legislative Session: Pre-K through 12 Education Front and Center
2. Bills Impacting Education - Accountability - District/School/Student Performance; Funding, BESE, Students-General, Students Scholarships Program
3. The Week Ahead - House Ways and Means Committee; and House Education Committee
The Legislative Bulletin has an online archives.
The State Superintendent of Education is John White.
The President of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is Penny Dastugue.
The Office of Governmental Affairs Director is John Salter.
Stay informed.
Take Action.
Share your views on education issues with your Governor, Louisiana State Legislators and BESE Board Members and education-related organizations.
Sign up for social network posts from The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) and The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Seconday Education. Subscribe to the Louisiana state and various Legislators YouTube Channel.
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Friday, May 27, 2011
HB1: Call LA Legislators - House compromises on cuts to $25B budget
'HB1: Call LA Legislators'
Your Legislators want to hear from you. As a Constituent, your Elected Officials value your opinion.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).
Here is another letter we are discussing and emailing to our Legislative Leaders regarding House Bill 1.
The Louisiana House has already voted. The Appropriations Committee has already recommended cuts.
Now, HB1 heads to the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee, possibly on Memorial Day.
May 27, 2011
Many People with disabilities and Families with children who have special needs are depending on our Legislators to remember us when they decide on House Bill 1. As Consumer/Clients, we rely daily on the support and services provided by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Office For Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Aging and Adult Services, Medicaid Administration, the Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Behavioral Health, the LA Developmental Disabilities Council, Families Helping Families, the LA Family to Family Health Information Center and many more state-wide agencies, providers, funders and organizations. Unfortunately, many of these entities are detrimentally affected by multi-level impacts – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved.
Also, many of the funds the Department of Health and Hospitals receives may not qualify to receive federal matching dollars – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved. As Constituents who utilize special needs and disability services, we are asking our elected officials in Baton Rouge to hear our voices. If our House AND Senate pass HB1 with cuts to these vital resources, many Louisiana Citizens will face the negative repercussions of having crucial support/services diminished or denied.
We appreciate DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein for providing insightful reports and impact statements about the essential need for our State Legislators to continue to fund these vital resources for Louisianans with disabilities and special needs. LA Department of Health and Hospitals
Likewise, we appreciate the advocacy efforts of LaCAN(Louisiana Citizens for Action Now) in rallying us via Action Alerts, Legislative Committee Meetings, ‘Yellow Shirts’ Days, Testimonies before our Legislators, Legislative Roundtables, and Disability Rights Rallies at the State Capitol. LaCAN
In closing, my husband and I are showing our son that ‘life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable.” I am sure many Families with special needs and Adults with disabilities embrace a similar mindset. We need our Legislators to contemplate on how drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Hospitals – as proposed through HB 1 – would hinder, if not deny, these Constituents life-sustaining services and life-fulfilling support and resources. Let’s contact our State Legislators to share our views on House Bill 1.
Brenda Lee Cosse’,
Parent Advocate
Mother of a 5 year old with a developmental disability
Many news media outlets are discussing the major budget cuts proposed by House Bill 1 in Louisiana.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).
New Orleans City Business
House compromises on cuts to 25B on budget
Posted: 07:10AM Friday, May 27, 2011
By: The Associated Press
TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Department of Health and Hospitals, Jim Fannin, John Bel Edwards, Medicaid, state budget
House compromises on cuts to $25B budget
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