This year’s Legislative Event will take place in two parts.
Please plan to join us for a one-hour webinar, Legislative Updates and Overview, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 then for MSHA’s Annual Legislative Day at the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
Interested in attending both? Make sure to register for both!
Webinar: Legislative Updates and Overview, February 21
Tuesday, February, 21, 2023
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CST
Registration is Free
Participants will gain understanding of the importance of grassroots advocacy and why it is important to advocate for the professions and the individuals that we serve. They will learn ways to advocate and what to expect when visiting legislators at the State Capitol and strategies for communicating with policy makers.
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- Identify two benefits of grassroots advocacy
- Identify three strategies for grassroots involvement
- Identify one current issue impacting our state
Time-Ordered Agenda:
- 10 Minutes – Introductions and meeting agenda review
- 10 Minutes – Review and discussion of MSHA legislative issues/initiatives
- 30 Minutes – Legislative process; Strategies for successful legislative visits
- 10 Minutes – Questions/Wrap up
Continuing Education
Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Kim Stewart has no financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Kim Stewart is a MSHA Board Member and receives no compensation for this role.
Financial Disclosure: Brent Hemphill is a contract lobbyist paid by MSHA.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Brent Hemphill has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
2023 Legislative Day: Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, February 28
Tuesday, February, 28, 2023
10:30 am – 1:30 pm CST
Registration is Free
Click here to register
Registration is closed, both tours are full!
Participants will learn about current legislative issues impacting the field of speech pathology and audiology and receive updates on legislative topics within our state, connect with policy makers, and learn techniques to effectively communicate with legislators about issues impacting our professions.
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
- Name two elected officials who may support our organizational causes
- Identify one legislative issue impacting our state
- Provide two strategies for communicating with legislators
Time-Ordered Agenda:
- 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Meet at the MSHA table in the Rotunda
- 10:30-12:00 – Gather information to take to your legislators’ offices
- 10:30 Capitol tours – 1st group – meet at MSHA table in Rotunda 15 minutes before 10:30 tour begins
- 11:00 Capitol tours – 2nd group – meet at MSHA table in Rotunda 15 minutes before 11:00 tour begins
- Be sure to indicate on the registration form the Capitol tour you would like to take.
- 12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch
- 12:30 – 1:15 – Guest Speakers
- 1:15 – 1:30 – Group picture and Wrap up
Continuing Education
Disclosures
Financial Disclosure: Kim Stewart has no financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Kim Stewart is a MSHA Board Member and receives no compensation for this role.
Financial Disclosure: Brent Hemphill is a contract lobbyist paid by MSHA.
Non-Financial Disclosure: Brent Hemphill has no non-financial relationships to disclose.