I saw this over at Little Bug Words and wanted to spread the word on this great resource.
The National Conference of State Legislatures has a database of autism-related legislation recently passed or currently being considered, listed by state, category, and current status. This is a fabulous way of keeping up with what’s going on in your state. If you see something you want to call your state representative or senator about, you have the relevant information you need right here.
Things appear to have been kinda dull in North Carolina on the autism front over the past year, but there’s at least one good reason for this. On even-numbered years – like this one – the General Assembly only meets in ‘short session’, which is just 6 weeks long. That’s it for the whole year unless the governor calls a special session. So a lot gets crammed in and a lot gets tabled until the following year.
But for all you NC people, there’s good news. On odd-numbered years, the General Assembly meets in ‘long session’ starting in January (in 2009, it’s January 28 to be exact), which typically lasts for 6 months. Why they do this, who knows? But long sessions are much more fertile ground to get legislation passed. So get off your butts starting next month and push for something good.
I say that most all autism politics is local because it’s the local services – whether provided by your city, county, or local branches of state offices – that we interact with regularly and who provide the services and assistance we and our kids need.
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