Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 Go to the following link and download the Senate Hearings for May 7. You will need RealPlayer to see it. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/AVarch.htm Go to about 15 minutes into the video and you will see the passage of the Senate Resolution declaring May 7th as Texas Autism Awareness Day and the immediate passage of Senate Bill 427, which is the Senate Medical Insurance Reform Bill. It was very exciting how quickly they passed the bill on the Senate floor with only one vote against. The sister House Bill 2099 is currently in the House Insurance Committee. They are hoping that it will reach the House Floor later this week. Please contact your state senators at http://www.senate.state.tx.us and thank them for voting for Senate Bill 427 and contact your state representatives at http://www.house.state.us to encourage them to pass House Bill 2099. Much thanks goes to Jeff Sell, our eeeemmmceeee at the Rally, a lawyer, and most of all, a parent. He gave some great advice from a lawyer's and parent's perspective. Thanks go to Dr. Luepitz who gave a great doctor's perspective, and Suzzanne and Weis of the -Weis Children's Center of Austin, for giving their teacher's perspective. And a great big thank you goes to Ronnie Schleiss, who did a bang-up job consulting on the Medical Bills. Most of all, thanks goes to my wonderful mother-in-law, Annie Day, for being so supportive and helping with the Rally. The final count of attendees at the Texas Rally was 120. Thanks to all who attended the Rally from around the state. It was such a hot day and all of the parents and kids did a wonderful job standing in the heat for the Rally. We also got some great TV news coverage here in Austin. KTBC Channel 7 did a spot on the Rally at about 5:15 p.m. If anyone wants a copy of the coverage, give me a holler. If anyone here in Austin has a VHS to Digital converter, let me know. I would love to put it on the website so everyone in Texas can have access. Wow, we can make a difference. It paid off, big time. Now we know that all we have to do is show them our cute kids in person. Who could possibly resist? Happily, Day FEAT Central Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2001 Report Share Posted May 7, 2001 For those of you that, made it - thanks so much! For those of you who could not attend, we missed you and hope that next year will allow you to attend. I believe there is a ground swell and we need to capitalize upon it - autism is everywhere. We need all the various autism factions in Texas to come together in each locale and we need to support one another and speak with a unified voice. We can make a difference - if we do not, no one else will. Hats off to for pulling all of this together! Thanks - you did a great job and I am sure I speak for everyone when I say we all appreciate your hard work! I am already looking forward to autism awareness day 2002! Ronnie A Texas Sized Rally! Go to the following link and download the Senate Hearings for May 7. You will need RealPlayer to see it. http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/Senate/AVarch.htm Go to about 15 minutes into the video and you will see the passage of the Senate Resolution declaring May 7th as Texas Autism Awareness Day and the immediate passage of Senate Bill 427, which is the Senate Medical Insurance Reform Bill. It was very exciting how quickly they passed the bill on the Senate floor with only one vote against. The sister House Bill 2099 is currently in the House Insurance Committee. They are hoping that it will reach the House Floor later this week. Please contact your state senators at http://www.senate.state.tx.us and thank them for voting for Senate Bill 427 and contact your state representatives at http://www.house.state.us to encourage them to pass House Bill 2099. Much thanks goes to Jeff Sell, our eeeemmmceeee at the Rally, a lawyer, and most of all, a parent. He gave some great advice from a lawyer's and parent's perspective. Thanks go to Dr. Luepitz who gave a great doctor's perspective, and Suzzanne and Weis of the -Weis Children's Center of Austin, for giving their teacher's perspective. And a great big thank you goes to Ronnie Schleiss, who did a bang-up job consulting on the Medical Bills. Most of all, thanks goes to my wonderful mother-in-law, Annie Day, for being so supportive and helping with the Rally. The final count of attendees at the Texas Rally was 120. Thanks to all who attended the Rally from around the state. It was such a hot day and all of the parents and kids did a wonderful job standing in the heat for the Rally. We also got some great TV news coverage here in Austin. KTBC Channel 7 did a spot on the Rally at about 5:15 p.m. If anyone wants a copy of the coverage, give me a holler. If anyone here in Austin has a VHS to Digital converter, let me know. I would love to put it on the website so everyone in Texas can have access. Wow, we can make a difference. It paid off, big time. Now we know that all we have to do is show them our cute kids in person. Who could possibly resist? Happily, Day FEAT Central Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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