[nfbwatlk] Disability History Month bill passes house, nears governor's signature

[Nightingale, Noel]

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passes house, nears governor's signature
Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 00:33:31 +0000
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> > From: "Sermonti, Anthony" <Sermonti.Anthony at leg.wa.gov>
> > Date: March 7, 2008 4:26:06 PM PST
> > Subject: For immediate release - Disability History Month bill
> > passes house, nears governor's signature
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> > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 7, 2008 Disability History Month bill
> > passes house, nears governor's signature
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> > OLYMPIA - A bill that recognizes significant contributions to our
> > society by people with disabilities took a significant step towards 
> > the governor's desk after passage in the House of Representatives 
> > today. The legislation was passed out of the Senate last month.
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> >         The bill, sponsored by Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell,
> > establishes October as disability history month in public schools, 
> > state colleges, and universities. The measure passed both the House 
> > and Senate with unanimous votes.
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> > McAuliffe, chair of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education
> > Committee, worked with a student-led group, the Self Advocacy in 
> > Motion Project, to develop the legislation. Senate Bill 6313 
> > received broad support from veterans groups and a variety of 
> > disability advocacy organizations, who also praised the student 
> > group for their work on the legislation.
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> > "It's really encouraging that my bill passed both the Senate and
> > House with unanimous votes, it says something about how far our 
> > society has come in recognizing the gifts and talents people with 
> > disabilities have and the contributions they make to society,"
> > McAuliffe said, "This has been a team effort and was a very 
> > important bill to many people in our communities and around the 
> > state."
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> > After the bill comes back to the Senate for approval of minor
> > technical amendments made in the House, it will go to Gov. Chris 
> > Gregoire, who is expected to sign it into law.
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> > # # #
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> > For more information:   Tony Sermonti, 360-786-5699
> > For interviews: Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, 360-786-7600
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