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ACTION ALERT                                     April 30, 2010

What

Keep the Alcohol Fund with the Governor’s Commission

Action

Call members of the House Finance Committee

When

By Sunday evening, May 2nd

 
 BACKGROUND

This Action Alert is specifically targeted to our Partners who are constituents of members of the House Finance Committee who will vote on SB 450 – the budget bill. 
  • As a result of our economic times, the State is projecting a significant budget deficit for the 2011 fiscal year (which begins July 1, 2010), and the Governor and the Legislature are looking for ways to balance the 2011 Budget.
  • SB 450 is the bill that the House Finance Committee is using to make the budget reductions and revenue increases necessary to balance the 2011 Budget.
  • The Good News is that SB 450 has very little impact on the amount of funding for the Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Fund – which provides funds for more than forty community-based prevention and treatment programs – in 2011.
  • The Bad News is that a possible amendment to SB 450 would convert the independent Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment into an advisor to DHHS and take control of the Alcohol Fund away from the Governor’s Commission and turn it over to DHHS.

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 WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Call your representative who is a member of the House Finance Committee (see list below) before their meeting on Monday May 3. Ask him or her to vote to remove all amendments to SB 450 that would change the authority and responsibilities of the Governor’s Commission. 

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 KEY MESSAGES

As always, tell your story.  Why does it matter to you that the Governor's Commission continues as an independent body?  Have you been to a meeting?  Spoken to a member?  Do you want to see improved collaboration across state agencies?

Some of our key points include:

  • Changing the responsibilities of the Governor’s Commission in SB 450 is a bad idea because it will adversely affect community-based alcohol and drug prevention services and will not save any money.
  • Allowing DHHS to use moneys from the Alcohol Prevention and Treatment fund for administrative costs will mean less for community-based services.
  • Giving more authority to DHHS will significantly reduce the ability of community members and providers to provide input on funding decisions – they have seats on the Commission!
  • If the funds go straight to DHHS, it will be easier for funding for alcohol and drug prevention and treatment services to be reduced in the regular budget process. 
 

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please contact Tricia Lucas at 225-9540 with any questions or if you need additional information.  

Members of the House Finance Committee:

Municipality
Last Name
First Name
Home Phone
Amherst
Belvin
William
673-5385
Amherst
Bergin
Peter
673-1885
Amherst
Dokmo
Cynthia
673-9400
Bow
Anderson
Eric
228-0448
Claremont
Harris
Sandra
542-6973
Concord
DeJoie
John
682-8531
Conway
Buco
Thomas
447-4985
Durham
Smith
Marjorie
868-7500
East Kingston
Casey
Kimberley
772-8506
Goffstown
Emerton
Larry
624-2826
Hanover
Benn
Bernard
643-1925
Hanover
Nordgren
Sharon
643-5068
Hudson
Ober
Lynne
883-9654
Jaffrey
Mitchell
Bonnie
532-6311
Manchester
Baroody
Benjamin
622-2844
Mont Vernon
Foster
Linda
673-6104
New Hampton
Wendelboe
Fran
968-7988
New London
Foose
Robert
526-4256
Newport
Rodeschin
Beverly
863-1941
Peterborough
Leishman
Peter
365-0621
Rochester
Keans
Sandra
332-3472
Salem
Elliott
Robert
893-0402
Stoddard
Eaton
Daniel
446-3535
Stratham
Scamman
W. Douglas
772-3062
Weare
Kurk
Neal
529-7253
 

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