[nabs-l] Petition: Elimination of Background Checks due to Budget Cuts

[T. Joseph Carter]

Are we sure this isn't a 419 (four one nine) email?  Yes, I'm 
seriously asking.

Joseph


On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 02:02:40AM -0700, Rob Lambert wrote:
>ELIMINATION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS DUE TO BUDGET CUTS
>We are deeply
>concerned that as of April 1, the DPPC (Disabled Persons Protection
>Commission), because of budget cuts, had to stop allowing employers to
>tap into its database of complaints to do background checks on the
>people they want to hire to work with the disabled. It has been
>reported that the DPPC is applying for a federal grant to continue the
>background checks, but until money comes from either a grant or another
>source, people with disabilities could potentially be victims of more
>abuse and neglect than in the past. We urge you to help the DPPC find
>the money - $60,000 (sixty thousand) - to continue providing this
>essential service.
>
>
>
>      

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