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LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN

OCTOBER 2008

 

IAWP Educational and Legislative Liaison Lee Foley announced to the IAWP leadership the House and Senate during the week of September 22nd passed a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the federal government until March 6, 2009. At that time there will be a new administration and a new Congress. Continuing Resolutions are an important part of the annual budget process. Why is a CR so important? For more information visit the web to learn more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuing_resolution

The IAWP Legislative Steering Committee collaborated with Educational and Legislative Liaison Lee Foley to prepared letters and faxed them on September 30th to key Congressional offices.  The letters were addressed to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd, Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee; the Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee, Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies; and the Honorable Dave Obey, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee. The letters are posted on the IAWP website for all members to review at http://www.iawponline.org/legislativeaction.html

This is one more example of your professional organization working to assist the Workforce System.

The official 2008 theme - "America's People, America's Talent... America's Strength!” - for the National Disability Employment Awareness Month was announced by U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. The National Disability Employment Awareness Month is observed each year in October. For additional information right click to view http://www.dol.gov/odep/faqs/ndeam.htm As a matter of perfect timing on September 25th, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act. For more information visit the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) website at http://www.shrm.org/hrnews_published/articles/CMS_026707.asp

 

 

Linda K. Amos, Chair, IAWP Legislative Steering Committee

 

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