[nfbwatlk] Fw: [Fw: Senate Bill 6491 - Transferring thestateschool forthe blind and the state center forchildhooddeafness andhearing loss to the office of thesuperintendentof publicinstruction.

[Mike Freeman]

Much grass, comrade!

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Les Fitzpatrick" <lesfitz at comcast.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 7:49 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [Fw: Senate Bill 6491 - Transferring 
thestateschool forthe blind and the state center forchildhooddeafness 
andhearing loss to the office of thesuperintendentof publicinstruction.


> Mike I sure hope you get to read it this time you are doing great.
>
>
> Les Fitzpatrick
> President Clark County Chapter National Federation of the Blind
> Ham Call K5FPT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 8:02 PM
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: [Fw: Senate Bill 6491 - Transferring the 
> stateschool
> forthe blind and the state center for childhooddeafness andhearing loss to
> the office of the superintendentof publicinstruction.
> Importance: High
>
> Fellow NFBW members:
>
> As you see, the message below comes from the Washington Council of the 
> Blind
> and is, in turn, a forwarded message announcing a public meeting on 
> SB-6491,
> the bill to place WSSB under OSPI. It may be inconvenient for you to make
> the meeting/hearing which will be held at ten o'clock in the morning on
> Saturday, January 23, in Hearing Room A in the John L. OBrien Building on
> the Capital campus in Olympia. I will be there representing the NFB of
> Washington and opposing the bill (maybe I'll get to read my testimony 
> then).
> But others (including, most especially, parents) are encouraged to come if
> possible. I realize this is short notice (some senators and 
> representatives
> put this together) so I am not trying to organize a mass effort. But if
> anyone isn't doing anything else and can get there and raise a rumpus
> against the bill, by all means consider it. But rest assured I'll be there
> to carry the flag.
>
> Mike Freeman, President
> NFB of Washington
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Berl Colley
> To: CCCB Mailing List
> Cc: WCB-L ; Denise Colley (E-mail)
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:29 AM
> Subject: [Wcb-l] Fw: Senate Bill 6491 - Transferring the state school 
> forthe
> blind and the state center for childhood deafness andhearing loss to the
> office of the superintendent of publicinstruction.
>
>
>
>>From Rick Hauan and Jane Mulholland....
>
>
>
> Important:  Please send this information out using your dissemination 
> lists
> that were used to announce the stakeholder meetings.
>
>
>
> This morning the Senate Committee on Early Learning and K-12 Education 
> heard
> SB 6491-the bill from the Governor's office that would move WSD and WSSB
> under OSPI.  According to the  report we heard, a number of people from 
> both
> the deaf and blind communities attended and  testified against the bill.
> No one testified in support of the bill.
>
>
>
> Kathleen Drew from the governor's office indicated the two reasons for the
> bill were cost efficiency and improved government service to the public.
> She said that they expect cost efficiencies, but it will take time to
> identify them.  The fiscal note that has been prepared refers to $14 
> million
> dollars (the cost of the two schools), but Drew stated that was not 
> savings
> but rather simply a transfer from the current budget position to OSPI. 
> She
> said that both schools need to be integrated more fully into the K-12
> service delivery system in order to better serve all deaf and blind
> students.  The transfer would help to do that she said
>
>
>
> The Governor's office is hosting a public forum this Saturday, January 23,
> 2010, in Olympia from 10:00 a.m. - noon.  It will be in Hearing Room "A" 
> of
> the John L. O'Brien Building on the Capitol Campus.  Interpreters will be
> provided.  Anyone interested in expressing an opinion on SB6491 is welcome
> to attend.  We are providing information about the public meeting to WSD
> parents and stakeholders, and you may feel free to pass this on to
> interested persons.
>
>
>
> Here is the link to SB6491:
> http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6491&year=2009.
>
>
>
>
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