[Nfb-hi] FW: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.

[Nani Fife]

Hi Everyone,
For your information, There will be an amendment made tomorrow by Senator Baker during the Senate hearing. The amendment, SB 893, SD3, which will come from Ways and Means (WAM), will amend that the special fund account will not be designated to Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind, and will direct the special fund account be designated to Disability Communication Access Board (DCAB).
Thank you, Nani 


Nani Fife


-----Original Message-----
From: R White <rwhite.zis at gmail.com>
To: NFB of Hawaii Mailing List <nfb-hi at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 9:48 am
Subject: Re: [Nfb-hi] FW: Voices need to be heard, Important! FW: SB893.




Thanks for clarifying! ;) BTW, just saw the hearing notice, & it says 
it'll start at 8:30 am. 
 
On Feb 16, 2011, at 9:36, Nanifife <nanifife at aol.com> wrote: 
 
> Please,please your testmonies must reference SD1 & it will be posted 10:15-11  
this morning.there has been changes to the bill, newsline $ will go through DCAB  
for now. 
> Please come to room 227 next to the hearing room & you can view & hear the  
hearing next door in rm 229 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone Nani Fife 
> 
> On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:07 AM, R White <rwhite.zis at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
>> Aloha, All! ;) 
>> 
>> This is great news, Nani! ;) 
>> 
>> Everyone, here's a link to our Newsline bill, SB893, which has a link 
>> to submit testimony on this measure. Sorry about the short notice, but 
>> please submit your testimony by 4pm today since the hearing is 9am 
>> tomorrow. 
>> 
>> The new language & hearing notice aren't up, yet, but for those of you 
>> who want to tailor your testimony, you'll be able to see links to them 
>> here. 
>> 
>> http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/lists/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=893 
>> 
>> Hope this helps! ;) 
>> 
>> Ronalene White 
>> VP, Anuenue Chapter 
>> National Federation of the Blind of Hawai`i 
>> --- 
>> There is a literacy crisis among the blind in America! 
>> You can be part of the solution. Visit: 
>> http://braille.org 
>> to learn about the problem & how YOU can help. 
>> 
>> On Feb 16, 2011, at 7:04, Nanifife <nanifife at aol.com> wrote: 
>> 
>>> Urgent 
>>> SB893 Sd1 will be heard Thursday at 9am & will be posted at 11. Need your  
testimonys. 
>>> Nani 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone Nani Fife 
>> 
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