ICNS ACTION LEGISLATIVE ALERT
From Zach Wichmann, CCI and ICNS Lobbyist
Hello all:
I know school is just warming up and you all are busy, but important work here in Springfield demands our attention.
In the first two weeks of October efforts will be made in the legislature to override the Governor's recent vetoes of certain items in the state's budget. This includes two programs vitally important to nonpublic schools: $10.1 million in the School Safety Block Grant to help our schools pay for state mandated health and safety measures, and $14.1 million to increase the transportation reimbursement to parents forced to drive their children to school.
Principals, teachers, pastors, parents of your school, and congregation members can help in several ways.
First, please CALL AND/OR WRITE your state representative and state senator in the next two weeks and ask that they commit to voting to override the Governor's vetoes! Attached to this notice are a sample letter, a fact sheet and a list of state mandates related to health and safety. Please copy the letter and send it to your state representative and senator.
If you do not know who your state representative and senator are, you can go to www.ilga.gov , click on Legislator Lookup in the lower right hand column and plug in your street address.
Second, over the next three weeks, there will be budget hearings held across the state to discuss the Governor's vetoes and possible overrides. We need local principals, parents and other interested parties to attend these hearings and show their support for an override. A list of the meeting dates, locations and times is also attached; please check to see if there is a hearing convenient to your school. You can speak at the hearing if you wish (using the materials attached), but if you don't wish to speak, simply submit the written materials attached -- your presence alone will send a great message.
Please do all you can to help and get this word out. Thanks.
Zach Wichmann
Catholic Conference of Illinois
Associate Director for Education
Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic Schools
217-528-9200
From Zach Wichmann, CCI and ICNS Lobbyist
Hello all:
I know school is just warming up and you all are busy, but important work here in Springfield demands our attention.
In the first two weeks of October efforts will be made in the legislature to override the Governor's recent vetoes of certain items in the state's budget. This includes two programs vitally important to nonpublic schools: $10.1 million in the School Safety Block Grant to help our schools pay for state mandated health and safety measures, and $14.1 million to increase the transportation reimbursement to parents forced to drive their children to school.
Principals, teachers, pastors, parents of your school, and congregation members can help in several ways.
First, please CALL AND/OR WRITE your state representative and state senator in the next two weeks and ask that they commit to voting to override the Governor's vetoes! Attached to this notice are a sample letter, a fact sheet and a list of state mandates related to health and safety. Please copy the letter and send it to your state representative and senator.
If you do not know who your state representative and senator are, you can go to www.ilga.gov , click on Legislator Lookup in the lower right hand column and plug in your street address.
Second, over the next three weeks, there will be budget hearings held across the state to discuss the Governor's vetoes and possible overrides. We need local principals, parents and other interested parties to attend these hearings and show their support for an override. A list of the meeting dates, locations and times is also attached; please check to see if there is a hearing convenient to your school. You can speak at the hearing if you wish (using the materials attached), but if you don't wish to speak, simply submit the written materials attached -- your presence alone will send a great message.
Please do all you can to help and get this word out. Thanks.
Zach Wichmann
Catholic Conference of Illinois
Associate Director for Education
Illinois Coalition of Nonpublic Schools
217-528-9200
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