CALL TO ACTION
5/8/2003 -
The 2003
Conference committee considering CIL funding has been named
(see listing of membership below)
5/1/2003 -
The 2003 legislative session ends on
May 19th.
The Minnesota Senate has proposed a 100% restoration of our funding, while the
House has proposed a 70% restoration of state funding to CILs.
In both the House and the Senate there is significant support for Centers for
Independent Living
- be sure and thank your local legislators for their support!
2/18/2003
- Governor Pawlenty recommended that
Centers for Independent Living loose ALL state funding
Members of The
Conference Committee That Is Considering Funding For Centers For Independent
Living:
Your Contact With Our Elected Officials
Asking Them To Support Centers for Independent Living Makes a
HUGE
Difference.
|
Party
|
Phone
|
Name
|
|
Room
|
District
|
|
R
|
651-296-3240
|
Rep. Bob Gunther
|
E-Mail
|
485
|
24 A
|
|
DFL |
651-296-8063 |
Sen. Dallas Sams |
E-Mail |
328 C |
11 |
|
R |
651-296-8138 |
Sen. Dennis Frederickson |
E-Mail |
139 |
21 |
|
DFL |
651-296-8869 |
Sen. Linda Scheid |
E-Mail |
303 C |
46 |
|
R |
651-296-4306 |
Rep.
Dennis Ozmet |
E-Mail |
479 |
37 B |
|
R |
1-800-735-2463 |
Rep. Elaine Harder |
E-Mail |
509 |
22 B |
|
R |
651-296-2439 |
Rep. Tom Hackbarth |
E-Mail |
409 |
48 A |
|
DFL |
1-800-339-0466 |
Rep. David Dill |
E-Mail |
315 |
6 A |
|
DFL |
652-296-5645 |
Sen. John Marty |
E-Mail |
323 C |
54 |
|
R |
651-296-4131 |
Sen. Steve Dille |
E-Mail |
103 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Local Legislators who have been involved on CIL funding committees this
year: |
|
DFL
|
651-296-0172
|
Rep. Tony Sertich
|
E-Mail
|
233
|
5 B
|
|
DFL
|
651-296-8881 |
Sen. Thomas Bakk |
E-Mail |
301 C |
6 |
|
DFL
|
651-296-4136 |
Sen. Tom Saxhaug |
E-Mail |
124 C |
3 |
*All
rooms are in the State Office Building, St. Paul, MN 55155
that do not have a C next to them
Tell The People We Elected That We
Cannot Afford To Loose What We have Worked So Diligently To Gain.
We have worked hard for consumer choice and direction and
to have services in the
communities in which we live.
CILNM
Information packet
Minnesota Association of Centers for
Independent Living Informational Packet http://macil.org/alert.htm
HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW IN MINNESOTA LINK
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/howbill.asp
Our
Legislative
Links
(Includes How To Find
Your Local Legislators)
FEDERAL
LEGISLATION
Drive for 75
The National Council for Independent Living is
Spearheading the effort to
obtain more funding for Centers for Independent
Living on a federal level.
The Drive for 75/Rehabilitation Act The NCIL Rehabilitation Committee, NCIL staff and NCIL members work with senate and house members to
increase the funding for Centers for Independent Living (CIL) - Title VII, Part
C of the Rehabilitation Act - by $75 million over the next three years.
MiCASSA
The House and Senate Join Forces Behind Real Choice and MiCASSA !
MiCASSA's house bill number for the 108th Congress is
H.R. 2032
And
S 971
in the Senate.
To check on MiCASSA's status click here and enter either the senate of
house file number>>>
http://thomas.loc.gov
The Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act, MiCASSA, are federal
bills that would allow people with disabilities who need long term services and
supports to have the Real Choice of getting these services in their own homes and
communities instead of nursing homes, state schools and other institutions.
Everyone,
PLEASE
call your congressional offices and request your congressperson
to sign onto the bill. We suggested calling the DC office and a local office.
Have the bill number available.
Thank You For Your Support!
Senator Mark Dayton - Web Page
Senator
Norm Coleman
Representative Jim Oberstar - Web Page
