Legislative Advocacy Training
Granite State College
25 Hall Street
Concord, NH 03301
Monday, December 9, 2019 at 5:30pm ET - 7:00pm ET
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Info
Topic
How to advocate on legislative issues
Credits Offered
This event offers
1.5 contact hours
to attendees.
Accreditation Info:
Northeast Multistate Division is an accredited provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Additional Information
Legislative Advocacy Training
Presented by the
Commission on Government Affairs
New Hampshire Nurses Association
The people in this picture with Governor Sununu came together to witness and celebrate the signing of HB 1571, which created an alternative recovery program for nurses in New Hampshire.
The passing of this bill was the result of a lot of hard work by a dedicated group engaged in legislative advocacy. Legislative advocacy refers to efforts to influence the introducction, enactment or modification of legislation.
Join us in the 2020 Legislative Season! Learn about NHNA's Legislative Advocacy Council (LAC) and the role they play in supporting the legislative advoacy efforts of the Commission on Government affairs.
This workshop will give you the foundation needed to join a Legislative Advocacy Council (LAC). There will be four teams of specialty interest.
- Public Health
- Nursing Practice and Licensure
- Maternal Child Health and School Nursing
- Behavioural and Mental Health
Each of the 4 LAC teams will evaluate and select which bills to present at the Legislative Town Hall Forum on January 7, 2020. Then, you may team up with a more experienced advocate and we'll mentor you to advocate at the legislature. It’s not a difficult thing to do, and it doesn’t take a lot of time. It just takes the will to act and speak out for yourself and on behalf of those who may not be able to speak for themselves.
Teresa Rosenberger, Lobbyist representing NHNA, will provide a State of the State overview of bills and issues that the New Hampshire Legislature will be considering in the 2020 legislative session.
You will also learn about NHNA's Advoacacy Tool Kit and the resources available to assist nurses in their advocacy role.
Event Agenda
Legislative Advocacy Training
Event Agenda
Monday, December 9, 2019 at 5:30pm ET - 7:00pm ET
All times listed in
Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Download event agenda (PDF)
Monday, December 9, 2019
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5:30pm - 5:45pm
Overview of the Legislative Advocacy Council
Dr. Pamela DiNapoli, Chair Commission on Government Affairs
Overview of the Legislative Advocacy Council and the role the play in legislative advocacy. LAC members will review bills, draft letters to legislators, call their legislators and encourage nursing colleagues to do the same, testify at legislative hearings, etc.
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5:45pm - 6:00pm
State of the State
Teresa Rosenberger, Lobbyist with Devine & Millimet
Ms. Rosenberger will provide an overview of the current New Hampshire legislature, as well as bills and issues likely to come before the legislature during the 2020 legislative session.
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6:00pm - 6:15pm
Advocacy Tool Kit
Joan Widmer, Nurse Executive Director, NHNA
Ms. Widmer will provide an overview of the advocacy tools and resources available in the Advocacy Tool Kit located on the NHNA website.
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6:15pm - 7:00pm
LAC Team Work Session
Group activity
Participants will break into the four LAC teams to review/discuss current list of Legislative Service Requests (LSRs) that will become bills during the 2020 legislative session