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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks to all for making the calls and emails.</DIV>
<DIV>Your voices were heard!</DIV>
<DIV>Ryan’s legislative alert is provided.</DIV>
<DIV>Warmly,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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<A title=rysteve@comcast.net href="mailto:rysteve@comcast.net">Ryan
Stevens</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 31, 2020 8:10 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbnj1@verizon.net
href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">joe
ruffalo</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Legislative alert</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Joe,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT size=3></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Can you please forward the following announcement
pertaining
to the new stimulus package and the Individuals with Disabilities
Act?<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks and take care,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> Ryan<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Greetings New Jersey Federationists,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Back on March 19, I had forwarded a legislative alert
stating
that there was an amendment, introduced by Senator Lamar Alexander of
Tennessee,
in the covid-19 stimulus package which would have waived provisions of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for at least a year. I am
happy to announce that the amendment was not part of the final bill that was
signed into law over the weekend. This means that K-12 students with
disabilities will continue to receive the protections and services provided
by
IDEA. Thank you to all who made calls to the Senate to get the amendment
removed.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Take care,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal> Ryan<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Ryan Stevens, Legislative Director<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of New
Jersey<o:p></o:p></P>
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