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Friday Fax from Albany

Date: May 30, 2003
To: Board Members, Affiliate Executive Directors, Interested Parties
From: Joseph A. Glazer, Esq., President/CEO
Phone: (518) 434-0439 ext. 20
Fax#: (518) 427-8676
E-Mail Address: mhapres@mhanys.org

SPECIAL EDITION

Timothy’s Law Update

A number of very exciting developments have occurred today regarding the ongoing effort to pass Timothy’s Law for mental health and chemical dependency parity.

  1. Timothy’s Law has been introduced by Senator Thomas Libous (Binghamton) in conjunction with 32 other Republican Majority Senators. The bill is the ‘same as’ Assemblyman Paul Tonko’s bill. Now, Timothy’s Law can be referred to by its bill numbers, S.5329/A.8301.

  2. Tom O’Clair, Timothy’s father will appear on The O’Reilly Factor this evening on the Fox News Network. The show will be broadcast at both 8 and 11 PM, tonight.

  3. NBC’s The Today Show has expressed interest in having the O’Clairs on sometime next week. For details as they become available, please check http://www.timothyslaw.org/.

Passage of Timothy’s Law in the Assembly is anticipated as early as next week and with 33 Majority Senators on the bill in the Senate, there are enough sponsors to pass it even if all other Senators were to vote in opposition. That means that Timothy’s Law has enough sponsors in the Senate to pass today! Therefore, with these latest developments comes a renewed sense of optimism that Timothy’s Law will in fact become law this year. However, to make that a reality, we need your help!

Please contact your Senator by phone, mail, or e-mail at http://www.mhanys.org/policy/advtlc.php,
asking them to urge Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno
to bring Timothy’s Law to the floor for a vote.

 

Phone-in For
Timothy’s Law
Monday, June 9th
518-455-2800

Call the NYS Senate Switchboard
and ask to be connected to your senator

Tell your NYS Senator: “I want to thank you for your support of Timothy’s Law for fair insurance for mental health and chemical dependency services. Timothy’s Law will end insurance discrimination against people with mental illnesses, save lives and costs only $1.26 a month. Please urge leadership to bring the bill to the floor for a vote.”

For more information contact Timothy’s Law Campaign (TLC)
www.timothyslaw.org
(518) 432-0333 ext. 15

To find out who your Senator is, check http://map01.elections.state.ny.us/boe/main.asp

NEW YORK STATE SENATORS LISTED BY COUNTY

Albany Breslin
Allegany McGee
Bronx Diaz, Gonzalez, Hassell-Thompson, Mendez, Schneiderman, Velella
Broome Libous
Catataragus McGee
Cayuga Hoffman, Nozzolio
Chautaqua McGee
Chemung Kuhl
Chenango Libous, Seward
Clinton Little
Columbia Saland
Cortland Seward
Delaware Bonacic
Dutchess Leibell, Saland
Erie Brown, Rath, Stachowski, Volker
Essex Little
Franklin Little
Fulton Farley
Genesee Rath
Greene Seward
Hamilton Little
Herkimer Seward
Jefferson Wright
Kings Andrews, Connor, Dilan, Golden, Kruger, Lachman, Montgomery, Parker, Sampson
Lewis Meier
Livingston McGee, Volker
Madison Hoffman
Monroe Alesi, Maziarz, Nozzolio, Robach
Montgomery Farley
Nassau Balboni, Fuschillo, Hannon, Marcellino, Skelos
New York Connor, Duane, Krueger, Mendez, Paterson, Schneiderman
Niagara Brown, Maziarz
Oneida Hoffman, Meier
Onondaga DeFrancisco, Hoffman
Ontario Nozzolio, Volker
Orange Bonacic, Larkin, Morahan
Orleans Maziarz
Oswego Wright
Otsego Seward
Putnam Leibell
Queens Maltese, Onorato, Padavan, Sabini, A Smith, M Smith, Stavisky
Rensselaer Bruno
Richmond Golden, Lachman, Marchi
Rockland Morahan
Saratoga Bruno, Farley
Schenectady Farley
Schoharie Seward
Schuyler Kuhl
Seneca Nozzolio
St. Lawrence Wright, Meier
Steuben Kuhl
Suffolk Flanagan, Fuschillo, Johnson, LaValle, Marcellino, Trunzo
Sullivan Bonacic
Tioga Libous
Tompkins Kuhl, Nozzolio, Seward
Ulster Bonacic, Larkin
Warren Little
Washington Little
Wayne Nozzolio
Westchester Hassell-Thompson, Leibell, Oppenheimer, Spano, Velella
Wyoming Volker
Yates Kuhl

 

Until next time, we remain,
Working to ensure available and accessible mental health services for all New Yorkers