Communicating and Lobbying with Legislators: How to Make Your Views Known and Affect Change - A partnered event from Illinois ASBO and the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA)
This course will be taught in Springfield when the legislature is in session. A Senator and a Representative will be scheduled to speak with the participants about the legislative process. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend legislative hearings.
As a result of taking this course, participants will understand and be able to work effectively with legislators and their staff, apply rules for giving testimony at legislative hearings, develop working relationships with the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Legislative Information System and work with the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.
PD Clock Hours: 6.5
Designation Points: 6.5
Registration: 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Paper registration form available upon request. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Corbin at jcorbin@iasbo.org or (815) 762-3490.
Due to changes in the Illinois State Board of Education professional development requirements, please be advised that you will be required to scan in and out of all professional development opportunities, in which credits are offered. Each attendee will also be required to fill out an evaluation summary in order to receive credit.
Cancelation Policy: For a full refund, you must call or email Illinois ASBO seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the event. Illinois ASBO event cancellation policies are subject to change. For event specific cancellation policy, please refer to the event’s registration informational page for more details. Illinois ASBO Members: Student Premiers and Add-On Memberships will be responsible for the full Illinois ASBO Member Fee if you are a “No Show.” Others will not be refunded and/or will still be invoiced and responsible for the charges. Transfers of event registrations will carry a fee of $25 for members and $50 for nonmembers and will be invoiced at the time of transfer.