Legislation

Legislators that represent NLACRC’s catchment area
Here is a list of the legislators that represent NLACRC’s catchment area.
>> View the list of legislators in NLACRC's catchment area


Find out which legislators represent your community
Not sure who your State Assembly Member or Senator is? Here is a link to a Web site that will help you determine the legislators that represent your community.
>> Visit the Project Vote Smart web site


Bills to watch
The Association of Regional Center Agencies (ARCA) has a section on its Web site called “bill file”  with a listing of all of the bills that they are following and a status update.
>> Visit the ARCA web site legislation page


How to look up bill information
If you would like to view a particular bill and learn about its status and other related information, the Legislative Counsel web site is a great place to start.
>> Go to the Legislative Counsel web site to look up bill information

Sample Letter
Here is a sample that you can use to write a letter and guidelines that you can follow when sending a letter or e-mail or making a phone call to a legislator.
>> View the sample letter and guidelines


Legislative process
The Office of Senate Publications has an educational booklet that describes the legislative process.
>> View the pdf version of the booklet

Other Resources
Would you like to be kept informed about the most current legislative issues?

Here are a few Web sites that you might find useful. The list below is for informational purposes and is not meant to serve as an endorsement of the agencies.


The California Disability Community
Action Network
A non-partisan link to thousands of Californians with developmental and other disabilities, people with traumatic brain injuries, the Blind, the Deaf, their families, community organizations and providers, direct care, homecare and other workers, and other advocates to provide information on state (and eventually federal), local public policy issues.

>> visit the website

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