I would echo Heidi’s comments.  We speak when spoken to, but do involve ourselves as we can in study committees and informal discussions with legislators and staff.

 

Ann Trudgeon

Oklahoma Council

 

 

As an executive branch agency we do not work directly with legislators to introduce legislation. We do offer guidance upon request, answer questions of constituents, advocates, and legislators and once the legislation is introduced we meet with legislators and or testify to educate them on the impact of the bill(s).
 

Greetings everyone:

 

As a relatively new staff person for the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council, I greatly appreciate the interactions amongst all of the participants on the list-serve and hope you would be able to provide guidance on a matter that has come across my desk. Recently, a request for legislation was forwarded to me from a constituent. The question I have, how involved are you in having legislation introduced? Do you work directly with legislators? Or, have constituents work with legislators with language you have prepared? What are the thresholds you incorporate? Any help you could provide will be very much appreciated. 

 

 

 

Thanks Eric!

 

 

 

For those of you who could not read the Korean, here is the English version!

 

Eric E. Jacobson

Executive Director

 

 

Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

2 Peachtree Street, Suite 26.200 Atlanta, GA 30303

O: (404) 657-2120  C:  (404) 805-9739

www.gcdd.org

 

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