I just got a call from Amanda Tipkemper Sparks from the CCA.  We need your help!!!  We need each family to take 5 mins out and make a phone call to the following.   If you are an Autism Scholarship Provider, or if you are a family who uses the Autism Scholarship this will effect you! Please get as many people you can to make these calls! We want the calls to be made within the next 48 hours.  Below is all the information. Please, we need everyone to call.

 

Speaker of the House Armond Budish
614-466-5441
Senate President Bill Harris
614-466-8086

 

Thanks for your help.

Julia Ann Smith

Families with ASD

Subject: Fwd: ASP providers will not receive funds until budget is passed

--- In DaytonUnitedAgainstAutism@yahoogroups.com, melinda poist <poistmin@...> wrote:

PLEASE HELP!

Due
to the inability of the legislature to get a budget passed it is now
effecting families who utilize the Autism Scholarship Program(ASP).  We
have been informed that ASP providers will not be receiving payments
for services already provided until a budget has passed and approval is
received to release funds.  This has a dramatic financial impact on
providers and in turn could immediately interrupt services to students.
 
Please
call the following individuals and let them know that this is not
acceptable.  According to top advocates in the state the Autism
Scholarship Program will not be effected by the budget negotiation. 
The legislature needs to get a budget passed as soon as possible or
give the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) immediate approval to
release funding to the ASP program providers because it is now
effecting the educational services to hundreds of students throughout
the state.
 
Please
call the following three individuals and if you get a recording please
leave a detailed message and your contact information:
 

Speaker of the House Armond Budish
614-466-5441
Senate President Bill Harris
614-466-8086
Governor Strickland's Office, call for John Stranford 614-728-7341
Thank you,
Mindy Poist

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