[Ct-nfb] FW: Legislative activity

[Deb Reed]

So good to see our efforts make a difference! Good job to all those who
took the time to call and write.

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Elizabeth Rival <erival at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Subject: Legislative activity****
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> Hello all:****
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>         We had two pieces of good news on the legislative front yesterday.
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>         As you will recall, part of House Bill 6654 would have stripped
> BESB clients of their exclusive rights to operate concessions at state
> parks, rights they have had since the 1940’s. That bill had passed the
> Environment Committee and was ready for a vote by the full House. However,
> it was referred to the Finance Committee and that committee removed the
> offending sections of the bill at its meeting yesterday. The bill moves
> forward but without the part that would have hurt our clients and friends.
>  I want to thank all of the people who made their voices heard by calling
> and writing members of the General Assembly. In particular, the NFB and the
> blind concession operators themselves deserve credit. You should also be
> particularly grateful to the two Chairs of the Finance Committee, Senator
> John Fonfara of Hartford and Representative Pat Widlitz of Guilford.****
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>         In addition, we saw final passage by both the State Senate and the
> State House of the DORS (Department of Rehabilitation Services) agency
> bill, Senate Bill 853.  That bill, once it is signed by the Governor, will
> remove some antiquated dollar caps on how well BRS and BESB can serve some
> of our clients. It will also streamline other agency activities so that we
> can work more productively and effectively.****
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> Andrew Norton****
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> Legislative Liaison****
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> Department of Rehabilitation Services ****
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> (860) 602-4078****
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