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Each year TALC
receives several requests to endorse
or oppose state
legislation. We typically endorse a handful of bills that
are well aligned with our coalition's mission and
Platform. In
order to expedite the process of considering bills for support
and to ensure that we have the information needed to make a
well-informed decision on each measure, we've developed a
streamlined endorsement request process.
If you would like TALC to take a
position on a bill, please follow these steps:
1) A TALC Member Group must fill out an endorsement request form
on the bill and submit it to TALC. If your organization is not a
Member of TALC, fill out and submit the request form anyway.
When you do, include a note asking TALC staff to help you
identify a
Member Group that could sponsor
the request. Send the completed form as an email attachment to
info@transcoalition.org.
2) TALC staff will review endorsement requests and contact
you with any questions.
3) The TALC Board will vote on the TALC position
at it's next bi-monthly meeting.
4) Whoever submits the endorsement request form will be
responsible for:
responding to questions from TALC staff or Board members
about the bill's merits
drafting the support letters
after a position is taken
tracking the bill over time
reporting back to the coalition periodically on the bill's
progress and when further action is needed.
ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION SHARING
In addition to endorsing legislation, TALC provides
an opportunity for legislative "information sharing" between
groups in the coalition, regardless of whether TALC
endorses these bills. For Regional meetings, we invite TALC Member
Groups to bring handouts (one or two pages, maximum, please) on
bills that their organization is sponsoring or following
closely. Bring copies to the
next bi-monthly regional meeting
or send them to TALC staff to distribute at the next meeting.
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