TAKE ACTION IN YOUR STATE NOW!

This is the second extensive action alert for our State Action Campaign and we hope you will participate! Please contact us with any questions.

This Action Alert Requires The Following:

1. Select (click on) your State from the State menu below.

2. Use the State Action Packet for your State linked below to get started. Your options may include petitioning and writing letters to state officials advocating for the recommended changes to state law provided in the State Action Packet(s). Your options may also include organizing and initiating your own citizen-sponsored legislation. You can visit http://votesmart.org/, enter in your zip code, and then scroll down and click on "State Legislative". You will also want to contact your Governor. This information is available under "Gubernatorial", right above "State Leglislative", using the directions above.

3. Whether you choose to participate in a citizen-sponsored initiative campaign or not, we encourage you to write a letter/e-mail to your Governor and State Legislators and submit/send your message including the recommended changes to state law provided in the State Action Packet(s) below.

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ALABAMA ALERT

Residents of Alabama, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Alabama Action Packet to create petition(s) and letters to Alabama lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.alabama.gov/contact/contact_form.aspx and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.legislature.state.al.us/misc/zipsearch.html and in the left-hand sidebar find "Find Your Legislator", enter your zip code, and click "Find My Legislator". This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form using Alabama Action Packet in 1 as a guide.

ALASKA ALERT

Residents of Alaska, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Alaska Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiative(s), petition(s) and letters to Alaska lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.alaska.gov/parnell/contact/email-the-governor.html and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting http://house.legis.state.ak.us/. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail. Contact your State Senator(s) by visiting http://senate.legis.state.ak.us/. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Alaska Action Packet linked in 1 as a guide.

ARIZONA ALERT

Residents of Arizona, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Arizona Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Arizona lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp and select your Representative(s) or Senator(s). If you are unsure which Representative(s) or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://2001.azredistricting.org/ and enter your address and zip code. This will bring up information regarding which legislative district(s) you are in and then you will need to visit http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp and choose the Representative(s) and Senator(s) that represent your legislative district(s). Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Arizona Action Packet linked in 1 as a guide.

ARKANSAS ALERT

Residents of Arkansas, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Arkansas Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Arkansas lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://governor.arkansas.gov/contact/index.php and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Pages/LegislatorSearch.aspx and enter the name(s) of your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s). If you are unsure which Representative(s) or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://argis.ualr.edu/website/districtfinder/viewer.htm and click on your county. On the right side of the screen you will see an "Update Map" button with a list of boxes beneath. Put an X in the box under "Legislative Districts" in the "Arkansas House Districts" box and click "Update Map". This will provide you the district number that your Representative(s) represent. Write down the District number and follow the same procedure, except, put an X in the box under "Legislative Districts" in the "Arkansas Senate Districts" box. Write down the District number that your Senator(s) represent. Then, visit http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Pages/LegislatorSearchResults.aspx?member=&committee=All&chamber= and look for your Legislative District(s) in the far right column. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the Arkansas' Action Packet linked in 1.

CALIFORNIA ALERT

Residents of California, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's California Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to California lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://govnews.ca.gov/gov39mail/mail.php and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html and enter your zip code. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their website and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using California Action Packet linked in 1.

COLORADO ALERT

Residents of Colorado, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Colorado Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Colorado lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.colorado.gov/apps/oit/governor/citizen/assistanceUtility/shareOpinionGovOffice.jsf and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators. If you are uncertain regarding which Representative(s) and/or Senator(s) represent you, visit http://comaps.org/allsearch.html and enter your address, then, click "Find Your Districts". Once you have your District numbers, visit http://www.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2011A/csl.nsf/directory?openframeset and match your District numbers to the numbers in the "Dist." column. Click on the hyperlinked name of a legislator to visit their directory profile and e-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Colorado Action Packet linked in 1.

CONNECTICUT ALERT

Residents of Connecticut, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Connecticut Action Packet to create petition(s) and letters to Connecticut lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?a=3998&q=479082 and complete online contact form

3. http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/CGAFindLeg.asp and enter address. This will bring up a list of State Representatives and State Senators serving your area. Click on the hyperlinked website or e-mail (envelope icon) or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Connecticut Action Packet linked in 1 as a guide.

DELAWARE ALERT

Residents of Delaware, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Delaware Action Packet to create petition(s) and letters to Connecticut lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://smu.portal.delaware.gov/cgi-bin/mail.php?email_friend&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgovernor.delaware.gov%2F&title=State%20of%20Delaware%20-%20Governor%20Jack%20Markell and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/Reps?openview&Count=75&nav=house&count=75 and select your Representative(s) by choosing the name next to your District. For your State Senators, visit http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/sen?openview&nav=senate and select your Senator(s) by choosing the name next to your District. If you are unsure of which legislative districts apply to you, please visit http://pollingplace.delaware.gov/ to identify your districts. Click on the hyperlinked name to the left of your respective District(s) at http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/Reps?openview&Count=75&nav=house&count=75 and http://legis.delaware.gov/legislature.nsf/sen?openview&nav=senate to visit the profile of your Representative(s) and Senator(s) (respectively). E-mail or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using the Delaware Action Packet linked in 1 as a guide.

FLORIDA ALERT
Residents of Florida, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Florida Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Florida lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www.flgov.com/contact-gov-scott/email-the-governor/ and complete online contact form using Florida Action Packet linked above as guide.

3. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/myrepresentative.aspx and enter address and zip code. Contact your State Senator(s) by visiting http://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/Find and enter your address or zip code. Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Florida Action Packet linked in 1.

GEORGIA ALERT

Residents of Georgia, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Georgia Action Packet to create petition(s) and letters to Georgia lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,165937316_166563415,00.html and complete online contact form using Georgia Action Packet linked above as guide.

3. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://www.votesmart.org and enter your zip code and then click "Search" in the upper-right-hand part of the screen. The next screen may require additional information to pinpoint your Districts. Please enter the information requested and click "search" again if this occurs. This will bring up a list of choices. Click on "State Legislative" for your State legislators. Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) name(s) of your Representative(s) and Senator(s). Click on "See Full Biographical and Contact Information". Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Georgia Action Packet linked in 1.

HAWAII ALERT

Residents of Hawaii, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Hawaii Action Packet to create petition(s) and letters to Hawaii lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: Contact your Governor by visiting: http://hawaii.gov/gov/contact/contact-gov and complete online contact form using Hawaii Action Packet linked above as guide.

3. Contact your State Representative(s) by visiting: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/members/legislators.aspx?chamber=all and enter Street Name in the "Find Your Legislator" box at upper right of screen. Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) name(s) of your Representative(s) and Senator(s). Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Hawaii Action Packet linked in 1.

IDAHO ALERT

Residents of Idaho, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Idaho Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Idaho lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://gov.idaho.gov/ourgov/contact.html and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://legislature.idaho.gov/about/07districtmap.pdf to determine which legislative Districts you are in, or, if you know the name of your legislator(s), county, or District number(s), visit http://legislature.idaho.gov/howtocontactlegislators.htm and select the option that you can use (i.e. "Contact by Name"). Click on the underlined (hyperlinked) E-mail link to contact your Representative or Senator. Click on the e-mail address or use his/her contact form (depending on his/her contact information) and complete the online contact form or edit your e-mail using Idaho Action Packet linked in 1 as a guide.

ILLINOIS ALERT

Residents of Illinois, please contact your Governor and State Legislators. You can contact and/or locate your State Legislators by using the following links:

1. Download, read, and use HEAL's Illinois Action Packet to create citizen-sponsored initiatives, petition(s) and letters to Illinois lawmakers advocating change to protect children and families from fraud and abuse.

2. Contact your Governor by visiting: http://www2.illinois.gov/gov/pages/contactthegovernor.aspx and complete online contact form

3. Contact your State Representative(s) and State Senator(s) by visiting: http://www.elections.il.gov/districtlocator/districtofficialsearchbyaddress.aspx to determine which legislative Districts you are in, or, if you know the name of your legislator(s), county, or District number(s), visit http://www.ilga.gov/house/default.asp for list of State House Members (click on names for contact/office info) and/or visit http://kidsroe.org/kids/representatives.cfm for e-mail. And, visit http://kidsroe.org/kids/senators.cfm for State Senate Members e-mail addresses and/or http://www.ilga.gov/senate/default.asp for list of State Senate Members (click on names for contact/office info).

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