United Against House Bill: HR 1350 IDEA Reauthorization
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NEW!! Nitpicker Guide of Marked Up Senate bill vs. First Draft Senate bill with text of changed, added, and deleted passages and comments.  I am only a parent and offer only the analysis of a parent.  I am not a professional legislative advocate.  Information is for informational purposes only. 

NEW!! Visit Our Children Left Behind.Com  for My Nitpicker Guide that compares premarkup Senate bill against House and IDEA 97 with comments.  Thank you OCLB for posting!!

Position of Some Educational and Disability Organizations on Senate Bill 1248: Include alerts, capwiz letters, sample letters, etc. and links


Senate Bill S1248 (pre-markup), House Bill HR 1350 and the Current IDEA on one page


Position of Educational and Disability Organizations on HR 1350: Includes OnLine Position papers, alerts, CapWiz letters, Sample Letters, etc.


Sample letter to Members of the HELP Committee regarding the Senate Draft of IDEA


The NAPAS Alerts including: Alert targeting Republican HELP Senate Members, list of Republican HELP members, and Debunking HR 1350


Sample Letter to Your Senator Written Especially for Your State (contains data pertaining only to your state)


NEWLY UPDATED! 5/16/03 State by state petition signatures and stat - feel free to copy and paste to your correspondence!


Castle/Boehner Letter to Republican Congresspersons Urging them to ignore Constituents who called on National IDEA Call-In Day

American Association of School Administrators Letters of Support Endorsing HR 1350 (2 letters dated 4/29 and 4/7)

Contact members of the Senate HELP committee - They are drafting the Senate bill for IDEA reauthorization right now!!! Fax, phone and email address here!

A letter to Senators or 20+ bad things about HR 1350

What did our legislators say on April 30th during the vote for HR 1350: excerpts from speeches and links for more information


Votes of Congresspersons by State-with fax numbers and email addresses for writing them!

Hold your congressperson accountable for their vote!  Phone, email, fax, or write asking for a reason why they have voted for HR 1350!

Check out a new website created by parents!
www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com
Public Statement
Sign the Petition
Contact Your Senators!
Contact Your Representative!
Revised Petition Body utilizing People First Language - all use of petition utilizes this format.  Apologies that the original petition body did not reflect People First Language.  People First Language emphasizes the person first then the disability.  Example: student with a disability vs. disabled student.  Thanks to Tracy Rao of Alabama for editing assistance!
Thank you
for all your efforts!
SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Nancy Rozell
UCP of Hudson County
Special thanks to Tracy Rao in Alabama
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