Legislative
The Chairperson for this committee is:
Ralph E. “Gene” Cash
Email: gcash1@aol.com
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Please provide feedback each time you contact a legislator using the form available here.
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NEW: FASP 2012 Legislative Platform
FASP Bill Tracking Report - March 2011
2011 Legislative Report - FINAL
NOTE: If you would like to access any of the bills FASP is tracking, click the following link, select Senate or House, and enter the bill number of interest - www.leg.state.fl.us
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- Educate your legislators...Learn to Love Lobbying (an article written by Fraser Nelson, David W. Brady, and Alana Conner Snibbe in the Social Innovation Review, Spring 2007)
- Check out the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Policy Guide! This Policy Guide was developed to provide an orientation about public policy work with and on behalf of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. The website is designed for use by Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Public Policy Fellows and others new to the field of public policy and intellectual and related disabilities.
The Guide provides information and articles about making federal policy, including the federal budget process. It briefly describes key Congressional committees, Executive branch agencies, federal legislation and judicial decisions that are most significant for people with disabilities. It also lists a number of stakeholder and constituent groups that work with and on behalf of individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families.
- View the 2009 Legislative Platform for the Coalition for Exceptional of Education Students (CEES) Florida - Click Here
FASP has compiled summaries, talking points, and position papers for its 2008 legislative priorities. Please download, modify, and use the attached documents in your advocacy efforts.
Anti-Bullying
FASP Position Paper on Bullying
Bullying Talking Points
Sample Legislative Letter HB 669
Sample Legislative Letter SB 790Corporal Punishment
Corporal Punishment Talking Points
Fact SheetFCAT/Retention
Fact Sheet
Effect of High Stakes Testing on Minorities
Ineffectiveness of Retention
Social-Emotional Impact of High Stakes Testing
Sample Letter to PrincipalFunding for Critical Shortage Programs
Loan Forgiveness Document
Talking Points
Fact Sheet
Narrative
Generic Letter to Legislator
First organized in 1957, FASP is one of the largest state school psychology associations in the nation. Although the vast majority of members live, work, or attend school in Florida, FASP also has members in sixteen states and four foreign countries.
The mission of the Florida Association of School Psychologists (FASP) is to promote and to advocate for the health, safety, and educational development of Florida's children, youth, and families, and to advance the profession of school psychology.
FASP Outstanding Legislators Awardees
1999 Senator Lisa Carlton
2000 Representative Gustavo Barriero
2001 Senator Anna Cowin
2002 Senator Walter “Skip” Campbell
2003 Representative Loranne Ausley
2003 Representative Suzanne Kozmas
2004 Representative Rafael Arza
2005 Senator Evelyn Lynn
2005 Representative Eleanor Sobel
2006 Representative Joe Pickens
2007 Senator Carey Baker and Representative Hugh Gibson
2008 Representative Nick Thompson
2009 Senator Stephen R. Wise
2010 Representative Bill Heller
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