Comments on: FC required by law? http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/ News, commentary, resources, and more about Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:31:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JohnL http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/comment-page-1/#comment-53295 JohnL Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:47:02 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/?p=1001#comment-53295 Regina, thanks for keeping after it and alerting readers about changes. I encourage readers of <i>EBD Blog</i> to track the content on <a href="http://abainternational.blogspot.com/" target="_Blank" rel="nofollow">ABA Practice Board Blog</a>. Regina, thanks for keeping after it and alerting readers about changes. I encourage readers of EBD Blog to track the content on ABA Practice Board Blog.

]]> By: Regina Claypool-Frey http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/comment-page-1/#comment-53294 Regina Claypool-Frey Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:09:00 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/?p=1001#comment-53294 Hi John, Maybe I have better info than the last time (roll eyes). S. 223 is still active and it looks like it was assigned another number, S. 2293 in the nature of an amendment on March 1, 2010 and was approved and reported from the Joint Education Committee as an amended version, although given MA's somewhat confusing legislative site, I am somewhat unclear on where this places the bill in reference to coming to the Senate floor. http://www.mass.gov/legis/186history/s02293.htm Although stated as amended, the statements on facilitated communication as an AAC modality seem to be retained in the amended version. (I gave an explicit shout out about the status on this bill, but for the most part the response has been crickets, which I don't know is tactical or not). FWIW, since the last time I posted here in February, I've been blogging for the ABAI Practice Board (link from my signature), and that's where I've been doing the most up to date tracking of events. Hi John,
Maybe I have better info than the last time (roll eyes).
S. 223 is still active and it looks like it was assigned another number, S. 2293 in the nature of an amendment on March 1, 2010 and was approved and reported from the Joint Education Committee as an amended version, although given MA’s somewhat confusing legislative site, I am somewhat unclear on where this places the bill in reference to coming to the Senate floor.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/186history/s02293.htm

Although stated as amended, the statements on facilitated communication as an AAC modality seem to be retained in the amended version. (I gave an explicit shout out about the status on this bill, but for the most part the response has been crickets, which I don’t know is tactical or not).

FWIW, since the last time I posted here in February, I’ve been blogging for the ABAI Practice Board (link from my signature), and that’s where I’ve been doing the most up to date tracking of events.

]]> By: JohnL http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/comment-page-1/#comment-53112 JohnL Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:19 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/?p=1001#comment-53112 Regina, when I drafted the post, I sorted through the legislative info site, too. I didn't find anything then, but I appreciate your inter-sorter agreement check. Teehee. Please do let us know if you learn more. Regina, when I drafted the post, I sorted through the legislative info site, too. I didn’t find anything then, but I appreciate your inter-sorter agreement check. Teehee. Please do let us know if you learn more.

]]> By: Regina http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/comment-page-1/#comment-53111 Regina Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:47 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/?p=1001#comment-53111 Sorry, I was talking through my hat - I looked again, and I can't tell the status. Let me see if I can find someone with the straight story. Sorry, I was talking through my hat – I looked again, and I can’t tell the status. Let me see if I can find someone with the straight story.

]]> By: Regina http://EBDBlog.com/2009/11/fc-required-by-law/comment-page-1/#comment-53110 Regina Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:04:53 +0000 http://EBDBlog.com/?p=1001#comment-53110 Hi John, I don't know exactly how it works in MA, but based on scanning the legislative calendar I would guess that now they have gathered the public testimony and the joint committee at some point will either vote to move it out to the Senate floor for a reading or let it die in committee (the fate of most bills) but it doesn't look like it's scheduled for the MA Senate floor in the near future. Based on the legislative website I'm pretty sure that the number is Senate Bill 00223. I have no doubt that if it does pick up steam that the members of the APBA affiliate will put out some kind of e-alert, but now I'm wondering myself; let me go ask around an see if I can find an update. Hi John,
I don’t know exactly how it works in MA, but based on scanning the legislative calendar I would guess that now they have gathered the public testimony and the joint committee at some point will either vote to move it out to the Senate floor for a reading or let it die in committee (the fate of most bills) but it doesn’t look like it’s scheduled for the MA Senate floor in the near future. Based on the legislative website I’m pretty sure that the number is Senate Bill 00223.

I have no doubt that if it does pick up steam that the members of the APBA affiliate will put out some kind of e-alert, but now I’m wondering myself; let me go ask around an see if I can find an update.

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