January 31 Action Alert

Supporters of shifting the burden of proof to schools in special education due process complaints: Legislators make decisions based on hearing from large numbers of their constituents. We have significant opposition from powerful lobbyists in Annapolis. If your legislators have not heard from you, the lobbyists are the only ones who have their ear. In order to get the burden of proof bill out of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs committee this year, we need only one more Senator to co-sponsor the bill. We need all of you in Districts 3, 6, 17, 21, and 43 to send an email, fax or call your Senator to urge them to co-sponsor. We only have until Wednesday, February 4th before the bill is finalized. Tell them why this is important to you. District 3, Senator Roy Young - Frederick County ronald.young@senate.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-3575 | 301-858-3575 | Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3575 Fax: 301-858-3193 Districts 6, Senator Johnny Ray Salling - Baltimore County (Dundalk and Essex area) JohnnyRay.Salling@senate.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-3587 | 301-858-3587 | Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3587 District 17, Senator Cheryl Kagan - Montgomery County (Rockville and Gaithersburg area) cheryl.kagan@senate.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-3134 | 301-858-3134 | Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3134 District 21, Senator Jim Rosapepe - Prince George and Anne Arundel Counties (Beltsville, College Park, Laurel area) jim.rosapepe@senate.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-3141 | 301-858-3141 Fax: 410-841-3195 | 301-858-3195 District 43, Senator Joan Carter Conway - Baltimore City (Guildford, Northwood, and Belvedere Square areas) joan.carter.conway@senate.state.md.us Phone: 410-841-3145 | 301-858-3145 | Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3145 Fax: 410-841-3135 If you need to check if one of these 5 is your Senator, enter your address in www.mdelect.org to find out. Please pass this message to other supporters of this bill in your district. We need everyone who supports this bill to speak up, for the sake of our children. To see the full list of Senate EHEA committee members, see: http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=cmtepage&stab=04&id=ehe&tab=subject7&ys=2015RS For more information about the 2015 Session Burden of Proof Bill, please see: http://www.burdenofproofmd.org Sincerely, Barb Krupiarz