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Supporting Children, Supporting Children, Youth and Youth and FamiliesFamilies::
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Legislative Advocacy Legislative Advocacy
Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals Understand the Understand the meaning ofmeaning of advocacyadvocacy
Understand the Understand the process of legislative process of legislative advocacyadvocacy
Acquire the knowledge and tools necessary Acquire the knowledge and tools necessary toto lobby federal, state and local lobby federal, state and local legislators and gain supportlegislators and gain support for policy for policy affecting children, youth and familiesaffecting children, youth and families
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Workshop GoalsWorkshop Goals
Make Politics Work on Make Politics Work on issues that we care issues that we care
deeply about.deeply about.
What is Advocacy?What is Advocacy?Advocacy is the process of creating Advocacy is the process of creating positive change in the lives of positive change in the lives of individuals to protect them from individuals to protect them from harm, insure inclusion in society, and harm, insure inclusion in society, and allow for personal empowerment, as allow for personal empowerment, as developmentally appropriate.developmentally appropriate.
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*Paul Williams, Partners in Advocacy, United Kingdom, May 11, 2006*Paul Williams, Partners in Advocacy, United Kingdom, May 11, 2006
Why is Advocacy Important?Why is Advocacy Important?
It is our moral and ethical It is our moral and ethical obligation as human beings, as obligation as human beings, as well as psychologists, to speak well as psychologists, to speak for children, youth and other for children, youth and other individuals who have no voice individuals who have no voice of their own.of their own.
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Why is Legislative Advocacy Why is Legislative Advocacy Important?Important?
POLICYPOLICY Share Psychological ResearchShare Psychological Research Enhances Status of PsychologyEnhances Status of Psychology
PROGRAMSPROGRAMS Provides the Potential to Influence Provides the Potential to Influence
LegislationLegislation
FUNDINGFUNDING Provides the Potential to Gain FundingProvides the Potential to Gain Funding
Why is Legislative Advocacy Why is Legislative Advocacy
Important?Important? Implications of Non-InvolvementImplications of Non-Involvement
POLICYPOLICY Lack of Understanding of PsychologyLack of Understanding of Psychology Not Considered Essential ScienceNot Considered Essential Science
PROGRAMPROGRAM Psychology Excluded EntirelyPsychology Excluded Entirely Psychology Included…But With ObstaclesPsychology Included…But With Obstacles Amendments Favorable to Psychology Not Amendments Favorable to Psychology Not
AdoptedAdopted
FUNDINGFUNDING No Funding or Flat-fundingNo Funding or Flat-funding Reduction or Modest IncreaseReduction or Modest Increase
The Federal The Federal Legislative ProcessLegislative Process
The Basics
Understanding the Federal Understanding the Federal Legislative ProcessLegislative Process
Goals and ObjectivesGoals and Objectives
Learn the Basics of the Federal Legislative ProcessLearn the Basics of the Federal Legislative Process Understand How a Bill Becomes a LawUnderstand How a Bill Becomes a Law Understand the Committee Structure and the Role Understand the Committee Structure and the Role
in the Legislative Processin the Legislative Process Learn about Federal Agencies and the Regulatory Learn about Federal Agencies and the Regulatory
ProcessProcess Learn How to Obtain Congressional DocumentsLearn How to Obtain Congressional Documents Download video trainingDownload video training
CongressCongress
535 Members of Congress535 Members of Congress
SenateSenate
100 Members100 MembersAddressed As :Addressed As :SenatorSenator
House of House of Representatives Representatives
435 Members435 MembersAddressed As :Addressed As :Congressman/womanCongressman/womanRepresentativeRepresentativeMr./Ms.Mr./Ms.
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
General Facts Regarding CongressGeneral Facts Regarding Congress
Lasts for two yearsLasts for two years
Commences in January of the year following the Commences in January of the year following the biennial election of Membersbiennial election of Members
Divided into two sessionsDivided into two sessions Download video trainingDownload video training
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
Larger (435)Larger (435) Elected every 2 yearsElected every 2 years More restraintsMore restraints Smaller constituencySmaller constituency Specialists (avg 2 Specialists (avg 2
committees)committees) Less media coverageLess media coverage Power less evenly Power less evenly
distributeddistributed Less reliant on staffLess reliant on staff More partisanMore partisan Only the House of Only the House of
Representatives Representatives originates revenue bills originates revenue bills
Smaller (100): 2 from each Smaller (100): 2 from each statestate
Elected every 6 yearsElected every 6 years Fewer restraintsFewer restraints Larger constituencyLarger constituency Generalists (avg 4 Generalists (avg 4
committees)committees) More media coverageMore media coverage Power more evenly Power more evenly
distributeddistributed More reliant on staffMore reliant on staff Less partisanLess partisan Only the Senate consents Only the Senate consents
to treaties and certain to treaties and certain nominations nominations
Differences Between House and SenateDifferences Between House and Senate
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
A SenatorA Senator Be at least 30 years oldBe at least 30 years old Be a U.S. citizen for the past 9 yearsBe a U.S. citizen for the past 9 years When elected, be a resident of the state When elected, be a resident of the state
they representthey represent Six year termSix year term One-third of the total membership of the One-third of the total membership of the
Senate is elected every 2 yearsSenate is elected every 2 years There is no limit on the number of terms a There is no limit on the number of terms a
senator can serve senator can serve
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
A Congresswoman/manA Congresswoman/man Be at least 25 years oldBe at least 25 years old Be a U.S. citizen for the past 7 yearsBe a U.S. citizen for the past 7 years When elected, be a resident of the state When elected, be a resident of the state
they representthey represent Two year termTwo year term Download video trainingDownload video training There is no limit on the number of terms There is no limit on the number of terms
a representative can serve a representative can serve
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
109109thth Congress CongressHouseHouse SenateSenate
RepublicansRepublicans 232232 5555
DemocratsDemocrats 201201 4444
IndependentIndependentss
11 11
VacanciesVacancies 11
The Federal Legislative The Federal Legislative ProcessProcess
Legislation vs. RegulationLegislation vs. Regulation
LEGISLATIONLEGISLATION::
How a bill becomes a public law or private law How a bill becomes a public law or private law
Public laws affect society as a whole and Public laws affect society as a whole and private laws affect a particular person, family private laws affect a particular person, family or groupor group
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The Budget The Budget
& Appropriations Cycle& Appropriations Cycle
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Nov to JanNov to Jan Agency budget developmentAgency budget development Jan 20Jan 20 State of the Union addressState of the Union address Nov to FebNov to Feb Preparation of President’s Budget Preparation of President’s Budget FebruaryFebruary President’s Budget releasedPresident’s Budget released Feb to Apr Feb to Apr Congressional Budget Resolution approvedCongressional Budget Resolution approved Jan to AprJan to Apr Appropriations hearings on budAppropriations hearings on bud getget May to JunMay to Jun Appropriations subcommittee allocationsAppropriations subcommittee allocations May to AugMay to Aug MarkMark - -up of House subcommittee appropriationsup of House subcommittee appropriations May to AugMay to Aug Subcommittee, full committee, House passageSubcommittee, full committee, House passage Jun to SepJun to Sep Senate action in subcommittee, full committeeSenate action in subcommittee, full committee Jun to SepJun to Sep Senate action onSenate action on floorfloor Sep to NovSep to Nov HouseHouse-SenateSenate conferenceconference to resolve differencesto resolve differences
Oct 1Oct 1 Fiscal year beginsFiscal year begins
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