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The ASHA GRPP Update is prepared as an ASHA member benefit and designed to be a brief synopsis of ASHA's Government Relations & Public Policy (GRPP) division's activities over the past month. Dissemination of this Update to other members, association newsletters, and electronic mailing lists is encouraged. Information contained in this publication may be reprinted without permission, although attribution to ASHA is requested. For more information about the Update, please contact Michelle Mannebach at 800-498-2071, ext. 4446, or Mmannebach@asha.org.
For information regarding ASHA's advocacy activities not covered in this update, please contact: James Potter, Director of Government Relations & Public Policy, at Jpotter@asha.org; Lemmietta McNeilly, Facilitating Team liaison to the GRPP Cluster, at LMcNeilly@asha.org; or Catherine Gottfred, ASHA Vice President for Governmental & Social Policies, at Gottfred@aol.com.
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ACTION ALERTS
- Upcoming Congressional District Work Period - Great Time to Visit Legislators at Home
FEDERAL
- ASHA Spring Hill Visits a Huge Success Adding Numerous Bill Co-Sponsors
- U.S. Senate Recognizes May as Better Hearing & Speech Month, Resources Available
- Senate Committee Approves Campaign Finance Bill
STATES
- New Mexico Requires Doctoral Degree in Audiology; Indiana Will Too, Pending Governor's
Signature of Bill
- Indiana Bill Extends Licensure to the Schools, Expands Scope of Practice, Creates New
Categories for Support Personnel, and Recognizes the CCC
- Arkansas Mandates Health Plan Coverage for Speech, Language, Hearing Services
- Alaska EHDI Bill Moves Forward
- Speech, Language, Hearing Actions in Other States
SCHOOLS
- Simon Nominated to be ED Deputy Secretary
- ED Announces List of Early Reading First Grant Applicants
- OSERS Develops Documents on IDEA 2004
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