View Full Version : July 9: Ask your Congressperson to co-sponsor IDEA Fairness Restoration Act


Laura
07-08-2009, 08:54 AM
>*Thursday, July 9!*>*Please call your Congressional Representative on July 9. *Ask him or>her to co-sponsor the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, H.R. 2740.>We would like to get as many cosponsors as possible so the bill passes.>*Your call can help make that happen!*>>*Dial 202-224-3121 (TTY 202-225-1904) and ask for your Representative.*>Support the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, H.R. 2740><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBLztuKkNueHCCMCtz9JY5DZHcp_gJz_ulSMW 8MJxvaM3TIvv4mj-s9H0Q0dfjaspGxyT2f_jo0iNQINtMxfADdqY24lycW%20%200I KY8iwqCMhrXlvBvAMxJQUwek3Hot2G9bkDNkDs-Fn7YuA==>!>Find out:>> * Why> ><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBLztuKkNueHCCMCtz9JY5DZHcp_gJz_ulSMW 8MJxvaM3TIvv4mj-s9H0Q0dfjaspGxyT2f_jo0iNQINtMxfADdqY24lycW0IKY8iwq CMhrXlvBvAMxJQUwek3Hot2G9bkDNkDs-Fn7YuA==>> is H.R.2740 so important?> * How> ><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBKVzYPdL_heIUCWEBlqgTALj0TACEw1IY4sl-z9yq6lPGWkKqDNDBwmehV5WmQL7m7k84m_uA_cONq_CCuBrbpm rOkCGxG1Yei5j62Y0RtzTVHEhNn4sh-mhhWjvkf8380Ndcl3hCSUM0Gqv4RQzT0l>> do you find your Representative?> * What> ><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBLx5hbpPGeLjsiIll9UyNSjM0WHL0lft3GFm PA0eG-nBLHVv03rNY2nKvyzdnqs8spH9wckUiUoGqIAzDPf4efmXBEUN cGeGK5UWb9saHoEce8QqTVmzoKMt_AFoF96lp21HPi2GnxfD7q o9yEtwYjXI3FqrIvIhcc=>> do you say?>>*Help Parents Recover Expert Witness Fees and Level the Playing Field!*>School districts can use tax dollars to employ and pay for psychologists>and other technical experts.>*Few parents can afford the thousands of dollars needed to pay for>expert testimony *that is necessary to prevail in IDEA due process>hearings and litigation. Parents have fewer resources and yet must bear>a greater financial burden.>*The IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, H.R. 2740, is necessary to allow>parents to recover their expert witness fees. * It will restore>Congress' original intent. This bipartisan bill, introduced by>Congressman Chris Van Hollen (Maryland) and Pete Sessions (Texas), will>help level the playing field and make the right to due process>affordable for parents across America.>Find out more details about the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act, H.R. 2740><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBLztuKkNueHCCMCtz9JY5DZHcp_gJz_ulSMW 8MJxvaM3TIvv4mj-s9H0Q0dfjaspGxyT2f_jo0iNQINtMxfADdqY24lycW0IKY8iwq CMhrXlvBvAMxJQUwek3Hot2G9bkDNkDs-Fn7YuA==> >>and *make your call on Thursday, July 9*!>Please ask friends, colleagues, clients, and family members to call too.>It will only take a few minutes.>*Even if you signed the petition, it's important to make a call.* The>petition is going to Congress' leadership. But parents and advocates>need to /call/ their individual Representatives for support.>Link to this Alert:>http://www.wrightslaw.com/nltr/09/al.fairness.act.09.htm><http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102631916854&s=97921&e=001NIzDBDPCFBIrB3Mxx3BmdO5nfjWC3L8HGubH9FUjQkNTI 4SztOeK0-TSvmw3TFm-xN4vAbbYemnnfaff4Wf7U5mXJnMHWnHUhdvHfoocOO5cOMmtiK KdTdR7y_MYV2k6I_diEcO62TMH6rX6YP0K5GQRFVMe-Z1U> >>>