Massachusetts Legislative Advocacy

Immediate Help Needed
May 16, 2008

The Senate hearing has passed. Watch this space for further updates.

 

Hearing on Wednesday, March 12
March 7, 2008

Help us advocate for House Bill 3908: An Act Establishing a Tax Credit for Hiring Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

We are pleased to report that a bill written by AANE legislative committee and filed by Barbara L'Italien has been scheduled for a hearing before the Committee on Revenue Wednesday, March 12, 2008 starting at 10:00 am in room A-2 at the Mass State House. You can help in the following ways:

  • Call and speak to your representative if he or she is on the Committee on Revenue.
  • Provide oral testimony about the importance of this bill.
  • Provide written testimony regarding the importance of this bill.

Please call AANE (617) 393-3824 on Monday if you have questions regarding testifying about the bill.

 

Letter from our Representative
August 1, 2007

H3838 is still sitting in the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. We are looking at it being taken up during an early fall executive session where it will probably be referred to Ways and Means. I will keep you posted.

Sarah Ferrara
Legislative Aide
Representative Barbara L'Italien
State House, Room 26
Boston, MA 02133
Telephone: 617-722-2080
Fax: 617-722-2339

 

Update on Employment Bill H3838
July 18, 2007

The hearing went well. The committee members responded positively to our oral testimony. We submitted written testimony, as well, from the many of you who forwarded it to us. However, the day was filled with testimony from many different disability groups highlighting their lack of services. Whether the committee's support will translate into dollars remains to be seen. To date, the committee has not yet decided whether to release the bill favorably/unfavorably or send it to study.

For those of you who have not submitted written testimony, it is not too late to do so. It can be sent to:

Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
Room 146
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Telephone: (617) 722-2011