This week, the big news is the 2011 budget. I just heard that yesterday the House met semi- privately to discuss changes but on Tuesday, I will be following meetings that discuss the Behavioral Health and DD portion and will keep you updated. There is also a BHDD Board meeting on the 31st to follow, and we are still very hopeful that Senate Bill 22 will start making its way through the House. SB 22 would call for a coordinating council on transportation for all six agencies that provide transportation for the purpose of leveraging resources and federal dollars. These agencies provide transportation to people who have disabilities and would look to build efficiencies that could benefit our folks.
We are also advocating for SB 206 that calls for a tax expenditure budget and you should get an alert on that shortly.I know there is so much to keep up with! You are not the only one who might be feeling overwhelmed!
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