[gblake]

Originally Posted by Anne Shade

All,

There has been a lot of work done to get the bill this far with a lot more ahead. It is a step in the right direction. This type of bill had to be attached to an existing department and since this partnership is in it's infancy, what made the most sense was to have the funding go through the Board of Education per the research done by the author. You are welcome to watch the hearing.

There is a lot of work to be done but this is a start. Please be mindful of the hardwork that has gone into this effort.

Anne,

It sounds like you are familiar with the history of the bills and with their sponsors.

Would you might walking the potential supporters who will see this discussion on Chief Delphi, or hear about it from a CD reader, through some of that history/background?

What is the partnership? Who/what are its envisioned members?

In what direction is this step pointed? Just like it's hard to hit a distant target with a short-barreled pistol, it's hard to fully understand the authors' vision and goals, given just the terse language of the current two bills.

What was the hard work, what did it entail, who did it involve? Who else needs to be encouraged to be involved? Who has supplied advice to the bill authors so far? How can Chief Delphi readers dazzle them further with demonstrations and success stories? Why was the work hard?

Blake