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NASW, MS 2012 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
ADOPTED August 27, 2011
1. Maintain social work licensure with language in
the law effective July 1, 2011.
2. Oppose changes in composition and scope of
practice of the MS Board of Examiners for Social Workers and
Marriage & Family Therapists
3. Support adequate funding for all services that
affect the well-being of at-risk populations; increase funding where
cuts were previously made
4. Advocate for continued implementation of the
State Personnel Board social work career ladder
5. Support MS Dept. of Human Services in meeting the
terms of the Olivia Y settlement
6. Support the addition of licensed school social
workers in our school systems
7. Support maintaining services provided by the MS
Dept. of Mental health by providing the necessary funds to do so.
Remember this Legislative session will
have many new faces, and a new administration. Use the
websites below to find your Senator and Representative, and
introduce yourself as their social worker constituent for the next
four years.
Also put Wednesday February 22, 2012
down on your calendar as Social Work Advocacy Day at the Mississippi
State Capitol! More information to come....
Use this link to connect to more
legislative and political information from NASW including national
advocacy and issues of concern to social workers:
http://capwiz.com/socialworkers/ms
You can access up to the minute information on all legislative
activity as well as find out how to contact your Senators,
Representatives and other elected officials by going to the
Mississippi Legislative website:
www.billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
Another link that provides legislative information on a state
and national level is:
www.statepolicy.org
Find out who your personal Representative and Senator are by
clicking on
www.vote-smart.org and use your zip code, or clicking on
http://capwiz.com/socialworkers/ms
We
are strong when we work together, and we appreciate your active
support of issues concerning our profession and the clients we
serve!
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