This year’s Legislative Day was a great success. Thank you to all who attended.
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
- 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
