[IL-Talk] State Legislative Committee meeting April 1

Thu Apr 1 10:17:07 UTC 2021

Please do not forget we have this meeting tonight. All are welcome. 

Dave Meyer and Bill Reif are inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: NFBI State Legislation Committee Meeting

Time: Apr 1, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Patti Chang Esq.

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-----Original Appointment-----
From: Chang, Patti 
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2021 5:35 PM
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Subject: State Legislative Committee meeting with zoom info and meeting
notes 
When: Thursday, March 18, 2021 7:00 PM-8:00 PM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US
& Canada).
Where: zoom 

Notes from prior mtg are below the zoom info. 

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This meeting will update us on important developments on several bills we
are monitoring or involved in, most importantly the efforts to make
vote-by-mail elections more accessible and private.  Please read Dave
Meyer's meeting notes below.

I hope all committee members can attend, and invite others interested in our
work to attend as well.

Cordially,

Bill Reif, State Legislative Co-chair

STATE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING

March 4, 2021

The following people were in attendance. Bill Reif, David Meyer, Marilyn
Green, Patti Chang, Debbie Stein, Mary Grunwald Dustin Cather Michal
Nowickiand Kira O'Bradovich.

Accessible voting: There are two bills that are addressing this topic. From
what Patti was able to tell, these bills do not address all of our concerns.
Dave asked about implementing electronic signatures. Patti and bill said it
was absolutely possible to do them. Bill says that there is a digital
standard for these signatures. It was also agreed upon that military people
can use electronic signatures. There are four states that are implementing
electronic signatures on some level. Patti's sentiment is that we should
push for everything that we want. Another reason for this is that signatures
would not have to be authenticated. The bills we are talking abouthave been
introduced with no hearings so far. Bill will develop an amendment and try
to shop it. We should not have to register as disabled voters. Rather, we
should be able to register and then request an electronic ballot. 

HB1981: It was moved by Patti and seconded by Mary not to take a position.
Motion carried.

We have not been able to find anything concerning a switch of rehabilitation
from the department of Human Services to the Department of Commerce. We will
not deal with this presently.

There is another bill, the number of which I am unable to find that will
extend the end of school for someone in special ed from a student's 22nd
birthday, to the end of the school year in which the student turns 22. We
will support this idea. Bill will pass details onto the committee.

SB180. We will try to contact the sponsor on this bill to find out where
blind people fit in. We will also try to get in on the task force associated
with this bill. It was moved by Patti and seconded by Dave to get om the
task force and support the bill. Motion carried. Bill will check on
particulars about the bill. 

Web access in schools: We will support this bill and try to work with the
sponsor to try to strengthen it.

This was following a motion by Patti and a second by Debbie.

Bill Dustin and Debbie will be on a committee about this bill with Dustin
will chair. We should also get a student on the committee. Possibly Sarah or
Ellen Bartelt.

We will also ask Jennifer Howe to be a parent representative of this
committee as well.

We are not taking a position on HB864.

The next meeting will take place at 7:00 on March 18.