Legislative Action
What do I need to know?
Debriefing Sheets Data
 Number of Legislators who attended the
breakfast = 36 (28 Reps; 8 Senators)
 Lt. Governor and Superintendent of Pubic
Instruction attended
 ICASE members who attended = 120
 If you have debriefing sheets that you still
have not turned in, be sure Tammy Hurm gets
those today
Follow Up After the Breakfast
 Please write an email or send a card to your
legislator
 Thank them for attending if you met with them OR
 Tell them you missed them at the breakfast and give
them the talking points.
 Be sure to maintain monthly contact with any concerns
or issues
 The importance of a relationship with your legislator
cannot be stressed enough. You want them to
recognize you!
Indiana General Assembly Website
 https://iga.in.gov
 Under “Legislation,” click on “Bills.” They are listed by
number.
 Amendments are found in committee packets.
 Committees and calendars are listed here as well.
Bill Track Spreadsheet
 A view only link will be sent to Roundtable Reps for
Governmental Affairs each week and those can be forwarded
to your roundtable.
 Bill Track Spreadsheet
 Updated in Real Time as we get information
 One tab for House Bills and One tab for Senate Bills
 You can track what happens to the bill in the weekly columns.
Most will die and then we will create a third tab for bills that
are continuing out of committee.
How a Bill Becomes a Law
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFroMQlKiag
 How bills fail:
 The bill lacks intrinsic merit to the point of failing to
gain sufficient support
 The bill attracts powerful opposition or generates
strong disagreement
 The bill gets stalled somewhere in the legislative
machinery and fails to regain momentum in time to
be enacted
CEC Legislative Action Center
 http://www.cec.sped.org
 Click on Policy and Advocacy
 The Take Action selection will allow you to sign up for
email alerts when there is something CEC would like its
members to address with their legislators.
 The Current Special/Gifted Education Issues selection
will show you policy briefs for more information on
select issues and other spotlight issues.
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