[NFBMO] Resolutions

[Gary Wunder]

A RESOLUTION REGARDING

THE BRITE ACT, HB 2150

 

WHEREAS, education is the foundation for success in today's information age;
and 

 

WHEREAS, HB 2150, also known as the BRITE Act, consolidates and clarifies
the obligations of elementary and secondary schools in Missouri to provide
instruction and services to each blind student; and 

 

WHEREAS, this bill makes it clear that none of these services may be denied
to a legally blind student simply because they may have some remaining
vision; and

 

WHEREAS, this bill represents the work of consumers, teachers, school
administrators, and specialists working in school districts across the state
and represents unity that too seldom accompanies proposals before the
Missouri General Assembly: Now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri in
convention assembled this third day of April, 2022, in the City of
Springfield, Missouri, that this organization urge the Missouri General
Assembly to pass this bill, for the governor to sign it, and for all parties
to perform the necessary oversight to see that both the letter and the
spirit of the law are carried out for the betterment of Missouri's blind
students as they move toward leading fulfilling and productive lives along
with their sighted peers.




 

A RESOLUTION REGARDING

Removal Of The Certified Mail Requirement For The Missouri Blind Pension

 

WHEREAS, each blind Missourian who receives the Blind Pension or
Supplemental Aid to the Blind is required to be evaluated annually to see if
they still qualify for the assistance provided through these programs; and

 

WHEREAS, concerns about the receipt of the paperwork to do this
recertification prompted legislation mandating that these materials be sent
by certified mail; and

 

WHEREAS, the seeming good will and commonsense of this legislation was and
still is evident, the results have not been as expected, and the certified
mail requirement has led to extra expense on the part of the state, to blind
recipients, and has added to the difficulty in filing for recertification in
a timely manner: Now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri in
convention assembled this third day of April, 2022, in the City of
Springfield, Missouri, that this organization urge the Missouri General
Assembly to remove the requirement that these materials be sent by certified
mail; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we urge the adoption of an automated system to
alert recipients that materials for their recertification will soon appear
in their mailboxes and to explain when these materials must be returned to
the Family Support Division.

 

 

A RESOLUTION 

Commending Brenda shields

 

WHEREAS, very often members of the legislature will either introduce or
cosponsor a piece of legislation at the behest of their constituents merely
to show support, but they do little or no follow-up, thereby allowing the
issue to languish; and

 

WHEREAS, Representative Brenda Shields has worked diligently on the BRITE
Act for over a year, including numerous meetings with stakeholders and
fellow legislators, leading to her introduction of HB 2150; and

 

WHEREAS, she continues to push for passage of this vital piece of
legislation through the daunting legislative process: Now, therefore

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri in
convention assembled this third day of April, 2022, in Springfield,
Missouri, that we highly commend Representative Shields for her efforts on
behalf of the blind and visually impaired children of Missouri.

 

 

A RESOLUTION ABOUT JAIL, THE LAW, AND THE PRESIDENCY

 

WHEREAS, time waits for no man, but sometimes time must be served; and

 

WHEREAS, someone was arrested last evening but was not available to serve
her time or sing her song, though time she serves for us aplenty, and she
sings on our behalf in every way we could want: Now, therefore

 

BE it Resolved that we commend our leader for all that she is and all that
she does, while reminding her that no president is above the law and
demanding that she join us in singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and You
are our sunshine, our only sunshine, you make us happy when skies are grey,
you'll never know friend, how much we love you, please don't lock our
sunshine away.

 

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