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North Carolina AIDS Sex-vice Coalition 371 -
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Date: April 14, 1989
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL DELAYED
NEW AIDS BILLS INTRODUCED
The Senate has delayed action on the anti-diBorimination bill as
a result of the rush to get appropriations bills moving. The
Restaurant Association "deal" is now down from a 5 year exemption
to 2 years. We still oppose any exemption. Best guess now is
that the Senate Human Resources committee will report out a bill
with a 2 year exemption. We are preparing House members to
oppose exemptions. Action by the Senate Committee will probably
be taken within two weeks. House sub-committee consideration
will begin the week of April 24, 1989. Anti on: Keep writing,
see previous Updates for names or call me. Expand the network of
those writing/calling legislators; involve other organizations.
We should use this delay to our advantage.
There are several new bills, all bad. There is a frenzy among
Republicans to get their name on a "tough" AIDS bill, which means
a testing bill. Action: None. There is strong lobbying against
all of these bills with a common theme that the Health Services
Commission should be the one to decide if more testing is needed
and the General Assembly gave them that authority in 1987.
Further, the AIDS. Task Force and the Legislative Study Committee
recommended against more mandatory testing. Amendments are being
prepared for each testing bill that would direct the state to do
what it has already done: Require the Health Services Commission
to mandate testing if the Commission finds that it is in the
public interest (this is already in the law but saying it again
might satisfy the conservatives and make it "OK" for them to
support good legislation. I never said this makes sense.)
Appropriations bills are moving. The AIDS Prevention/Education
Program and Anti-retroviral Drugs Funds have been reported out of
sub-committee and on to full committee with favorable reports
(recommending full funding). Foster Care Funds is still being
studied in sub-committee (questions have come up about how much
would be needed and how large each payment should be). Action;
Start writing your local House/Senate members urging support for
AIDS funding. We will need letters to the Appropriations
committees later on specific bills so use this opportunity to
drop a short note now to your legislators just saying "support
funding for AIDS".
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| Transcript | North Carolina AIDS Sex-vice Coalition 371 - "tefcl. :>#c;*c>k L. esgisXa t± v e UE>da."fc«e; ^^^ Date: April 14, 1989 ANTI-DISCRIMINATION BILL DELAYED NEW AIDS BILLS INTRODUCED The Senate has delayed action on the anti-diBorimination bill as a result of the rush to get appropriations bills moving. The Restaurant Association "deal" is now down from a 5 year exemption to 2 years. We still oppose any exemption. Best guess now is that the Senate Human Resources committee will report out a bill with a 2 year exemption. We are preparing House members to oppose exemptions. Action by the Senate Committee will probably be taken within two weeks. House sub-committee consideration will begin the week of April 24, 1989. Anti on: Keep writing, see previous Updates for names or call me. Expand the network of those writing/calling legislators; involve other organizations. We should use this delay to our advantage. There are several new bills, all bad. There is a frenzy among Republicans to get their name on a "tough" AIDS bill, which means a testing bill. Action: None. There is strong lobbying against all of these bills with a common theme that the Health Services Commission should be the one to decide if more testing is needed and the General Assembly gave them that authority in 1987. Further, the AIDS. Task Force and the Legislative Study Committee recommended against more mandatory testing. Amendments are being prepared for each testing bill that would direct the state to do what it has already done: Require the Health Services Commission to mandate testing if the Commission finds that it is in the public interest (this is already in the law but saying it again might satisfy the conservatives and make it "OK" for them to support good legislation. I never said this makes sense.) Appropriations bills are moving. The AIDS Prevention/Education Program and Anti-retroviral Drugs Funds have been reported out of sub-committee and on to full committee with favorable reports (recommending full funding). Foster Care Funds is still being studied in sub-committee (questions have come up about how much would be needed and how large each payment should be). Action; Start writing your local House/Senate members urging support for AIDS funding. We will need letters to the Appropriations committees later on specific bills so use this opportunity to drop a short note now to your legislators just saying "support funding for AIDS". |
