[Adta] Fw: Results of the Senate hearing

[Leslie Best]

I am forwarding the message which summarizes our time at the B&P hearing yesterday.  I wish I had better news to share. I am just trying to keep my frustration with the whole process in check.  
Despite all the work we have done and all the support and negotiating we've done in the last year, it was as if we were in our first year with AAMFT reps misrepresenting the bill, and Senator Yee (a school psychologist from the Bay area and the author of the report which sites the mental health care provider shortage in Calif.) calling the bill "the dumbing down" of therapy. Specialties were again singled-out and guess who was first on the list!  We needed more time with Senators, as the Calif.Psychology lobby (CPA) was big.  

As Dean states below, it's not over which is the good news.

You will see an official update soon.

Until then just keep doing the great work we know we do.

Leslie

-----Forwarded Message-----

>Subject: Results of the Senate hearing
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>CCCL Board Members,
> 
>Our bill got stopped in the Senate B, P and E D Committee today.  We  can 
>discuss how this happened at Friday's board meeting.  
> 
>Here's the vote as of tonight:
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>Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas  not voting
>Senator Sam Aanestad  not voting
>Senator Ellen Corbett  not voting
>Senator Jeff Denham  no
>Senator Dean Flores  no
>Senator Tom Harman  no
>Senator Joe Simitian  not voting
>Senator Leland Yee  no
>Senator Ron Calderon  yes
> 
>Those not voting were present, but chose not to vote. 
> 
>Our witnesses did a great job, we had a great line up of counselors in  
>support, the BBS, CAMFT and the psychiatrists spoke in support, but the AAMFTs,  
>psychologists and Senator Yee spoke at great length in opposition.
> 
>The bill is on "reconsideration", so the committee will vote again after  the 
>first of the year. We have a lot of work to do between now and then to  see 
>if we can get five yes votes.
> 
>I will be driving down the state tomorrow, so will not be checking email  
>until Wednesday.
> 
>Talk to you Friday,
> 
>Dean
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