The Governor's Budget Needs Our Help!
Action Requested: Please call, write or email your State Representative and State Senator!
Governor Sebelius announced her 2004 Budget and restored many of the cuts to Kansas Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) that had been made! She took money from cities and counties and from Transportation and put it back into SRS programs and services. Unfortunately, the current cuts will still occur for the remainder of this fiscal year, until June 30th, 2003.
This Governor has put her priorities on us, the Kansas People, and we need to show our support!
Here's the problem: The legislature has to pass the budget. The House and Senate will separately work on a budget, using the Governor's budget as a starting point. Then they have to meet to agree on one budget, which then has to be signed by the Governor.
So we must convince the legislature to pass this budget. Times are tight, with many competing interests. It is up to us to convince them of the importance of our issues.
Some of the Restorations the Governor Proposed for the SRS budget:
- Restore HCBS Protected Income to $716
- Do not raise Level of Care score from 26 to 30
- Restore Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Rates
- Senior Care Act
- HCBS Waiting Lists
- Restore Health Wave Benefits and Eligibility
- Restore Medicaid Coverage for Adult Vision and Audiology
- Restore Incontinence Supplies
- Return Child Care Eligibility to 185% FPL
- Child Welfare Community Service Funding
- Restore Early Head Start Grants
- Partially Restore Community Mental Health Center Aid
- Partially Restore Community Developmental Disability Organization Aid
- Provide Medicaid Coverage for Foster Children Aging Out
- Restore Social Security Advocacy Contracts for Children
- Restore Disability Advocacy Contract
Action Requested: Please call, write or email your State Representative and State Senator!
Also get friends, family, neighbors and co-workers to call and write.
Ask your Senator and Representative to support the Governor's proposed budget, and restore funding to SRS.
Also remember to thank Governor Sebelius for her courage and for keeping her promises to us!
See legislative contact information below.
Thanks!
A complete list of the Governor's proposed restorations for the SRS budget are on the SRS webpage:
http://www.srskansas.org/partners/budget_update_Jan2003.htm
then click on
"Adjustments in Governor's Budget Recommendations"
Bob Mikesic
Advocacy Coordinator
Independence, Inc. (785) 841-0333,
1-888-824-7277, bobm@independenceinc.org
Please include your name and return address in all correspondence with the Governor & State Legislators: envelopes, letters, email & faxes. faxes.
Kansas Legislature - Contact Information
2003 Session
Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Capitol, 300 SW 10th Ave., Ste. 212-S
Topeka, KS 66612-1590
Voice 1-800-748-4408 Local 785-296-3232
TDD/TTY: 1-800-766-3777
e-mail: governor@state.ks.us
Governor's Office of Constituent Services
Toll-Free 1-800-748-4408 Local 785-296-6240
Fax 785-368-8788
Douglas County
Rep. Barbara Ballard (D-44th District)
State Capitol, Room 272-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7650 Lawrence: 841-0063
ballard@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Tom Sloan (R-45th District)
State Capitol, Room 446-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7677 Lawrence: 841-1526
sloan@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Paul Davis (D-46th District)
State Capitol, Room 284-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7665 Lawrence: 749-1942
findley@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Tom Holland (D-10th District)
State Capitol, Room 284-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7665 Baldwin City: 865-2786
holland@house.state.ks.us
Senator Mark Buhler (R-2nd District)
State Capitol, Room 136-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785)296-7364 Lawrence: 841-0481
buhler@senate.state.ks.us
Sen. Anthony Hensley (D-19th District)
State Capitol, Room 347-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: 785-296-3245 Topeka home: 232-1944
hensley@senate.state.ks.us
Jefferson County
Rep. Lee Tafanelli (R-District 47)
State Capitol, Room 175-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7641 Ozawkie: (785) 945-6122
tafanelli@house.state.ks.us
Senator Bob Lyon (R-3rd District)
State Capitol, Room 143-N
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7372 Winchester: (913) 774-2427
lyon@senate.state.ks.us
Franklin County
Rep. Tom Holland (D-10th District)
State Capitol, Room 284-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7665 Baldwin City: 865-2786
holland@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Stanley Drehler (R-9th District)
State Capitol, Room 110-S
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7632 Iola: (620) 365-6058
dreher@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Bill Feuerborn (D-5th District)
State Capitol, Room 273-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: Topeka: (785) 296-7697 Garnett:: (785) 448-6457
feureborn@house.state.ks.us
Rep. Joe Humerickhouse (R-10th District)
State Capitol, Room 175-W
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-7641 Osage City: 528-3289
humerickhouse@house.state.ks.us
Senator Robert Tyson (R-12th District)
State Capitol, Room 128-S
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-7380 Parker: (913) 898-6035
tyson@senate.state.ks.us
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