Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Budget meetings are being set

Today I got a slew of emails from the House Appropriations Committee, setting times and dates for upcoming hearings on the FY07 and FY08 budgets. Primarily our issue lies under three state agency budgets: the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Community Health (DCH) and the Department of Human Resources (DHR). We are advocating for increased funding in the FY08 budget. All of these meetings are open to the public, with an opportunity to sign up for public comment.

The Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Room 516 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The agenda will be DHR's FY07 budget.

The Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Room 516 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. The agenda will be DHR – ’07 Amended.

The Appropriations Health Subcommittee will meet on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in Room 403 of the State Capitol from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. The agenday will be DCH & Cancer Coalition ’07 Amended Budget Presentation.

The Appropriations Health Subcommittee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Room 406 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. The subcommittee will hear from individuals and organizations that wish to address the subcommittee with regard to the ’07 amended budget. Please limit your presentation to 5 minutes and bring 15 copies of a summary of your comments. If your comments are basically the same as others please join them instead of presenting a separate presentation. Sign up sheet is located in 245 State Capitol. The agenda will be Public Hearing & ’07 DCH & Cancer Coalition.

The Appropriations Health Subcommittee will meet on Thursday, February 1, 2007 in Room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. The agenda will be Final recommendations for DCH & Cancer Coalition ’07 Budget.

We will be updating our calendar for you to stay informed. Stay tuned for action alerts to be sent out tomorrow...Your response will be crucial!

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