[Nfbv-potomac-announce] FW: Urgent request for HB166
John Halverson
johnh50 at verizon.net
Sun Jan 31 15:44:34 UTC 2016
Colleagues,
Below is an urgent request from Mark Roane on behalf of our President,
Michael Kasey, to request support for HB166 which is being herd before The
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Elementary & Secondary Education this
Tuesday. The bill will help ensure literacy for Virginia's blind an
visually impaired K through 12 grade students. It will require students to
be administered a short test to determine if they can significantly benefit
from learning to read and write Braille. The results will be used during
the individual education plan (IEP) process.
Mark has been meeting with these committee members to express the importance
of passing this legislation.
I plan to email each committee member today so they have this information
when they reach their offices tomorrow morning.
Thank you.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark W. Roane [mailto:markwroane at gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2016 8:00 PM
To: johnh50 at verizon.net
Subject: Urgent request for HB166
For too long, Virginia's blind and low vision students have received
insufficient instruction in reading and writing skills that has led to many
of them leaving school functionally illiterate, unable to find employment or
to go on to higher education.
The National Federation of the Blind of Virginia believes that a bill before
the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Elementary & Secondary Education
this Tuesday, February 2, 2016, HB166, will improve the likelihood that
these students will receive the proper instruction and therefore, we
urgently ask you to call and/or email on Monday, February 1, 2016each of the
Delegates listed below and urge them to support HB166.
Virginia's blind and low vision students will be grateful for your efforts.
Delegate
Capitol Phone
Email
Landes, R. Steven
(804) 698-1025
DelSLandes at house.virginia.gov
Cox, M. Kirkland
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1066
DelKCox at house.virginia.gov
Massie, James P. (Jimmie), III
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1072
DelJMassie at house.virginia.gov
Greason, Thomas A. (Tag)
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1032
DelTGreason at house.virginia.gov
Knight, Barry D.
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1081
DelBKnight at house.virginia.gov
McQuinn, Delores L.
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1070
DelDMcQuinn at house.virginia.gov
Lindsey, Joseph C.
<http://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?committee=H02>
(804) 698-1090
DelJLindsey at house.virginia.gov
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