Alliance Advocacy Toolkit

 

When meeting with legislators, it is important to be prepared. For this reason, Alliance has provided some advocacy options for you to begin building your legislative experience in whatever ways you can, as well as some basic talking points and leave-behinds to help you educate policy makers, their staff, and the general community.

 

If you are a legislator visiting this page, welcome! Please contact our Lobbying and Government Relations Consultant, Emma Hudson, with any questions or requests.

2020 Election Resources

 

2020 Voter Resources for #COIDD

• 2020 Ballot Information Booklet (Blue Book)

• Learn more about any candidate on the ballot HERE.

• VOTE Like You Mean it! (By Developmental Pathways)

  • Spanish Version: Vota Con Confianza

• 2020 Colorado Voter Guide For All (By Advocacy Denver)

• News: Editorial by Tara Kiene from CCI in Durango on Amendment B and Prop EE &116 (Durango Herald)

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Amendment B: Repeal Gallagher Amendment

• Alliance's Position: Support Amendment B

  • YES on Amendment B Talking Points

  • Amendment B Social Media Kit

  • Colorado General Assembly Resolution (Referred Measure- SCR 20-001)

  • Proponents Website: Yes on Amendment B

  • Opponents Website: N/A (Protect Our Homes Colorado)

 

Proposition EE: Taxes on Nicotine Products

• Alliance's Position: Support Prop. EE

  • YES on Alliance's Prop. EE Talking Points

  • Yes on Prop EE Social Media Kit

  • HB 20-1427 Cigarette Tobacco And Nicotine Products Tax (Referred Measure)

  • Proponents Website: Yes on EE

  • Opponents Website: N/A (No on EE-- A Bad Deal for Colorado)

 

Proposition 116: State Income Tax Rate Reduction

• Alliance's Position: Oppose Prop. 116

  • NO on Alliance Prop. 116 Talking Points

  • Alliance joins 50+ groups tell Governor Polis not to support Prop 116 (8.31.20)

  • Proponents Website: Independence Institute 

  • Opponents Website: Fair Tax Colorado

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Proposition 117: Voter Approval for Certain New State Enterprises

• Alliance's Position: Oppose Prop. 117

  • NO on Alliance Prop. 117 Talking Points

  • Proponents Website: N/A

  • Opponents Website: https://no116and117.com/ 

 

Alliance 2020 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

 

END THE WAIT Community Resources

• Official END THE WAIT

• Alliance's END THE WAIT Talking Points

• Sign the END THE WAIT Petition

• Endorse END THE WAIT (Agency and individual endorsements)

• Watch the END THE WAIT Community Webinar

• END THE WAIT Flyer

• END THE WAIT Facebook Frame

• END THE WAIT Logo

• END THE WAIT Facebook Cover Photo

• Contact the END THE WAIT campaign: info@alliancecolorado.org

 

Ending Sub-minimum Wage in Colorado

• Ending SMW Talking Points
• Impacts on SMW Jobs Talking Points (2.25.20)

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HB18-1407 Resources for IDD Providers

• Alliance's Official 1407 Webpage

• Text of the law

• BILL FACT SHEET: Support HB 18-1407: Access to Disability Services and Stable Workforce

  • FAQ: Support Aging Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals

• Alliance 1407 Webinars

  • HB1407 Webinar 2.0: What providers need to know about rate increases and caregiver resources (3/21/19)

    • Webinar YouTube link

    • Webinar PowerPoint

    • Webinar FAQ

  • What providers need to know about HB1407, the Aging Caregiver and DSP Workforce Bill (6/17/19)

    • Webinar YouTube Link

    • Webinar PowerPoint Presentation

    • Webinar Transcript

    • Questions/Answers from the Webinar

• HCPF Resources

• • HCPF 1407 Contact: Anthony Howard anthony.howard@hcpf.state.co.us

    Proposed Rule language effective May 2019

    • Rate increase

    • Wait List/Caregiver Language

  • 3/1/19 Rate Schedule

  • HCPF's 1407 FAQ

  • HOUSE BILL 18-1407 REPORTING TOOL

Alliance Informational IDD Related Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

• Who is Alliance? What is a CCB? What is a PASA?

• Alliance's Factors to Consider in IDD System Change (Conflict free case management)

• What is Person Centered Thinking Training? 

• Alliance Core Value: Community Living

• IDD Community Capacity Infographic

• Medicaid Messaging Documents

What type of legislative advocacy are you ready for?

 

Beginner Advocacy (2 – 15 minutes of your time)

• Find out who represents you 

• Program your elected leaders’ contact info into your phone

• Connect with Alliance on Facebook or Twitter.

• Register to vote

• Learn how a bill becomes a law in Colorado by checking out this infographic and/or watching this YouTube clip.

 

Intermediate Advocacy (10 – 30 minutes of your time)

• Learn how your legislators voted on important bills (click on votes next to the bill of interest)

• Call or visit your legislators to discuss issues you care about

• Write a letter to the editor to your local newspaper

• Volunteer to help a candidate, cause or organization

• Attend a hearing on a bill of interest to you and listen to the arguments for and against it

 

Advanced Advocacy (60 minutes – one day)

• Attend a hearing on a bill of interest to you and testify in support or opposition

• Attend a candidate forum and ask about their stance on issues important to you

• Create a lasting relationship with a legislator by being an on-going resource for them on issues that are important to you

Alliance 2019 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

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• Alliance's Talking Points on SB 19-238 (Oppose)

  • SB 19-238

• Alliance's Colorado Budget Priories Webpage

• FACT Sheet: Invest in a comprehensive approach to the DD Waiting List

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Alliance 2018 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

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House Bill 4017- Aging Caregivers and DSP Compensation

• Alliance's HB 1407 Webpage

• FACT SHEET: Support HB 18-1407: Access to Disability Services and Stable Workforce

  • FAQ: Support Aging Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals

• Alliance's Provider Webinar on HB 4017

• New National Core Indicators DSP Fact Sheet 2018

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• Meet Aging Caregivers and Families in Support of the JBC Bill

  • Meet an Aging Caregiver: Vida Lee Dubinsky

  • Meet Alan, Kathy, and Jake Tuchfeld

  • Meet Terri Barnhart

  • Meet Etta Stephenson

  • Meet Pat and Frank Dani

  • Meet Bill Storinger

• What is a DSP?

  • Meet a DSP: William Garrett Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Tim Grove Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Breanna Garcia

  • Meet a DSP: Jonny Brennan from Imagine!

  • Meet a DSP: Scott Biehler (Part I) from Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Scott Biehler (Part II) from Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Nick O’Connor from Imagine!

  • Meet a DSP: Team Marianna from Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Richard Lowe from Imagine!

  • Meet a DSP: George from Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Sarah Fenton and Kerry Robinson from Imagine!

  • Meet a DSP: Debbie Coleman from Bethesda

  • Meet a DSP: Chad Russell from Imagine!

  • Meet a DSP: Meitty Bells from Mosaic

  • Meet a DSP: Nichole Ricke from Imagine!

 

Host Home Bill

• Alliance Statement on Host Homes in Colorado

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Regional Center Expansion Appropriation

• Alliance’s response to the Governor’s Grand Junction Regional Center Recommendation

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Alliance 2017 Legislative Talking Points & Leave-Behinds

• Alliance Issue Brief: A Perfect Storm for IDD Service Providers

• Requesting a Lifeboat to Protect Access to SLS Services

• IDD Community Capacity Infographic

• Alliance's Perfect Storm Infographic

• Summary RFP Data (for FY16-17)