Legislative Advocacy
The goal of AANE includes advocating for appropriate quality services and lobbying for funding at the local, state, and national level.
Currently, we only have information on legislature in the state of Massachusetts. We plan on expanding into the greater portion of New England in the near future.
If you live in the state of Massacusetts and wish to find out who your elected officials are, how to contact them, and where to vote, go to the following link:
http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php
Enter your home address, and click "Find My Election Information."
Massachusetts Updates
Letter from our Representative
August 1, 2007
H3838 is still sitting in the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. We are looking at it being taken up during an early fall executive session where it will probably be referred to Ways and Means. I will keep you posted.
Sarah Ferrara
Legislative Aide
Representative Barbara L'Italien
State House, Room 26
Boston, MA 02133
617-722-2080
617-722-2339 (fax)
Update on Employment Bill H3838
July 18, 2007
The hearing went well. The committee members responded positively to our oral testimony. We submitted written testimony, as well, from the many of you who forwarded it to us. However, the day was filled with testimony from many different disability groups highlighting their lack of services. Whether the committee’s support will translate into dollars remains to be seen. To date, the committee has not yet decided whether to release the bill favorably/unfavorably or send it to study.
For those of you who have not submitted written testimony, it is not too late to do so. It can be sent to:
Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Room 146
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Telephone: (617) 722-2011