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Newsletter From
Rep. Angela Bryant
N. C. General Assembly
300 North Salisbury Street
Leg. Off. Bldg. Room 542
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 733-5878 (o)
(252) 442-4022 (h)
(919) 754-3289 (f)
Angelab@ncleg.net
www.ncleg.net
Vol. III, No. 3
March 13, 2009
Dennis Sawyer, Superintendent for Roanoke Rapids City Schools, visits the
General Assembly.
I hope you will continue to let me know how you feel about the issues that are being debated by the North Carolina General Assembly and the challenges you and your family are facing each day. By working together, we can make District 7 and all regions of North Carolina a better place to live, work and raise a family.
Sections Below:
- In the District (Area Grants Received, Page Served at NC State House of Rep.; Drop Out Prevention Grants )
- Ethics Tip – Use of Legislators Official Title
- At the Legislature (Legislative Recap; Bills Sponsored & Co-Sponsored by Rep. Bryant; Other Legislative Highlights)
- A Moment of Gratitude
- For Your Information (Wright’s Center Banquet Information; Latino Health Coalition; 2009 Heroes Banquet; SEANC Scholarship; College Foundation of North Carolina; Serve as a Page the Obama Administration; 8th Annual College – Round Up; Health Matters- Know your numbers (cholesterol, etc.)
In the District
Area Grants Received from The
NC Rural Economic Center
- Foam and Steel Technology Associates (FASTA), in Littleton, NC, was awarded a Building Reuse and Restoration Program grant for $480,000. The grant was awarded for the renovation and upfit for use by the company project.
- Reser Fine Foods in Halifax, NC was awarded a North Carolina Economic Infrastructure Program grant for $636,150. The grant was awarded for the Pre-Treatment Expansion Project.
Page Served at North Carolina State House of Representative
Speaker of the House Joe Hackney (D – Chatham, Orange and Moore) appoints the Pages and introduces each one to Members and citizens in the House gallery at the start of each week during Monday night’s session. For decades, the State House has relied on the service of Pages, who help deliver bills and amendments for Representatives during daily House sessions and committee meetings, offer assistance in individual Representatives’ offices, and run errands around the Legislature. Pages spend a week at the General Assembly assisting members and their staff and learning about the structure of North Carolina government.
CHELSEY WIGGINS
Chelsey Wiggins, a student at Rocky Mount High School, recently served as a Page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Julius Battle and Kenisha Wiggins of Rocky Mount, granddaughter of Loretta Braswell and was sponsored by Representative Angela Bryant (D-Nash). Speaker of the House Joe Hackney (D-Chatham, Orange and Moore) appoints the Pages and introduces each one to Members and citizens in the House gallery at the start of each week during Monday night’s session
In reflecting on her wonderful experience at the General Assembly, Chelsey comments: “I am so thankful for this experience, and I will never forget it. I was excited when I was contacted about being accepted. I began reading about the General Assembly so that I would know what to expect. It was much more than I anticipated. Thanks to Representative Angela Bryant for allowing me to serve as a Page and I might consider running for office one day. I want to help make decisions that will improve my community and my state.”
Dropout Prevention Grants Funded in 2008/2009
Non-Profit Organizations
1. Rocky Mount Family YMCA, Inc
2. Caught Before Fallen Dropout Prevention Initiative (Sharpsburg)
3. Hobgood Citizen Group, Inc.
4. OIC, Inc. (Rocky Mount/Edgecombe)
5. St. Luke Total Community Outreach Ministries, Inc. (Tarboro)
6. Together Transforming Lives, Inc. (Enfield)
7. Word Tabernacle Church (Rocky Mount)
8. Ivory Hill Community Development Corporation (Ringwood Community/Enfield/Hollister)
Ethics Tips
Please remember that requests for written advisory opinions from the State Ethics Commission, and the opinions themselves, are confidential and not matters of public record. The State Ethics Commission can be reached at 919 – 807 – 4620 or at ethics.commission@ncmail.net.
A legislator may not solicit for a charitable purpose any gift from any subordinate State employee. This does not apply to generic written solicitations to all members of a class of subordinates. A legislator may serve as the honorary head of the State Employees Combined Campaign. G.S. 138A-32(b).
At the Legislature
Legislative Recap
Health
_A bill to prevent smoking in workplaces and public spaces passed the House Health Committee . House Bill 2, “Prohibit Smoking in Public & Work Places,” has now been referred to the House Judiciary I Committee for further consideration. Peg O’Connell, the wife of former Insurance Commissioner Jim Long, attended the Health Committee meeting to lobby in support of this bill. O’Connell attributed her husband’s recent deadly stroke to his long-time smoking habit and said he favored more stringent smoking regulations, both because of his belief that it saved money and because he believed it helped smokers quit.
_ Proposed legislation would allow the state health director to inspect poultry processing plants. The intent of the legislation (HB 390) is to protect the health of plant employees.
_ Adolescent Health Care Centers would get more money under legislation filed in the House (HB 354). If enacted, the legislation would appropriate $750,000 more a year for 2009-10 and 2010-11. The money would be used to help school-based and school-linked adolescent health centers that have been experiencing a growth in caseloads. The centers would have to be credentialed by the state or in the process of earning credentials or provide high quality services in a limited capacity.
_Legislation filed in the House (HB 329) would enable retired nurses in the Teachers’ and State Employees’ Retirement system to return to employment as nursing instructors without losing retirement benefits.
_ Insurance companies would have to report the details of settlements of medical malpractice claims under a proposed law. If enacted, the bill (H 332) would require insurance companies to report actual damages and settlements to the Department of Insurance.
Education
_ A bill that would make it unlawful for a school board member to willfully fail to discharge the duties of office has been approved in the House. House Bill 43, “School Board Members/Failure to Discharge Duty,” allows school board members who fail to discharge their duties to be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. They would be subject to removal from office by the court as a part of the punishment for the offense. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.
Public Safety and Courts
_Counties and cities would have the authority to order evacuations in certain situations under legislation filed in the House (HB 416). The legislation is based on the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Recovery.
_A bill that establishes courtroom procedures for remote testimony by children has been approved in the House. House Bill 192, “Child Witness Testimony/Procedures,” would allow judges to let children testify remotely if the court determined that testifying in front of the defendant would cause severe emotional distress or would harm the child’s ability to tell the truth. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Energy
_Legislation filed in the House (HB 372) would extend the sunset for the state’s Renewable Energy Tax Credit to match the federal tax credit. If enacted, the legislation would encourage further development of alternative energy sources in the state.
Miscellaneous
_The House has approved a change in the state ethics law that would add more continuity to the work of the Legislative Ethics Committee. The bill (HB 104) allows for four-year staggered terms of office for members. The shift will ensure that the terms of committee members do not expire at the same time. The bill also shortens the time legislators have to receive ethics training after coming into office from three months to two months.
_ Bill drafters and those who write rules for state agencies would be directed to use more respectful references to people with disabilities under bill HB 353.
_Unauthorized use of another individual’s personality for commercial purposes would be prohibited under the Right to Publicity Act (HB 327) filed in the House . If enacted, the legislation would create liability for sustained damages for any person who knowingly used another individual’s personality for commercial purposes without prior consent.
Notes
_ Former lobbyist Roger Bone was remembered fondly Thursday by members of both the House and the Senate. Bone represented Nash, Wilson and Edgecombe counties in the House of Representatives from 1979-81. He later served as a legislative liaison for former House Speaker Liston Ramsey and founded his own lobbying company in 1987. He died in January at the age of 69.
_Legislators from both chambers met Wednesday afternoon in the Senate to watch a performance by “The Healing Force,” a song and storytelling troupe based in Winston-Salem. The group was invited to perform at the General Assembly as a belated recognition of Black History Month.
_ We also received visits from the NC Chapter of American College of Nurse-Midwives, The American Heart Association and the NC Veterinary Association. Thanks to all of you for your interest in our state government.
Bills Sponsored and Co-Sponsored by Rep. Bryant
Bill Short Title Action Date Action Text
H9 (= S96)
No Texting While Driving.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways & Means / Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Judiciary III
H19
MLK’s 80th Birthday/Obama Inauguration.
H 02/02/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H20
Compensate Eugenics Sterilization Survivors.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Judiciary III, if favorable, Appropriations
H21
Eugenics Program – Support and Education.
H 03/09/2009 Re-ref Com On Education
H22 (= S276)
Enhance Youth Employment Protections.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, if favorable, Judiciary II
H23 (= S277)
Strengthen Child Labor Violation Penalties.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, if favorable, Judiciary II
H33
Visual Record/Homicide Interrogation.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Judiciary III, if favorable, Appropriations
H34
NAACP’s 100th Anniversary.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H39 (= S43)
Require Boating Safety Education.
H 03/11/2009 Re-ref Com On Judiciary III
H71
Four-Year Terms.
H 02/12/2009 Sequentially referred to Election Laws and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Judiciary II
H72
Four-Year Terms Implementing Statute.
H 02/12/2009 Sequentially referred to Election Laws and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Judiciary II
H87
DOL Enforcement Positions/Funds.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H88 (= S221)
Healthy Youth Act.
H 03/10/2009 Re-ref Com On Health
H100
Conform State Law to Lawrence v. Texas.
H 02/11/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H114 (= S146)
Honor Roger Bone.
H 03/05/2009 Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H119
Continue Rural Economic Transition Program.
H 02/11/2009 Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, if favorable, Appropriations
H120
Public Municipal Campaigns.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Judiciary II
H123
Death Penalty/Proportionality Review.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Judiciary II
H131 (= S110)
Weldon Rockfish Capital of the World.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H135
Broadband Service Providers.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways & Means / Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Public Utilities
H136
DOT/Fiber-Optic Cable.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways & Means / Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Transportation
H137 (= S309)
Capital Procedure/Severe Mental Disability.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Judiciary I
H138 (= S194)
Increase Adult Day Care Reimbursement Rate.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H139 (= S187)
Dentistry Funds for Special Care Populations.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H140 (= S192)
Adult Care Home Medication QI Pilot Analysis.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Aging, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Appropriations
H141 (= S191)
Senior Center Funds.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H142 (= S185)
Home & Community Care Block Grant Funds.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H143 (= S193)
Strengthen Disaster Planning/LTC Facilities.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Aging, if favorable, Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
H144 (= S188)
Special Care Dentistry Collaboration.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Aging, if favorable, Health
H145 (= S190)
Project C.A.R.E. for Dementia Funds.
H 03/11/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H146 (= S189)
Funds for Adult Protective Services Pilot.
H 03/11/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H147 (= S196)
DHHS Workgroup on Mixed Populations ACH.
H 02/12/2009 Ref to the Com on Aging, if favorable, Health
H151 (= S227)
Domestic Violence Funds.
H 02/12/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H157
Continue Study/Rural Internet Access.
H 02/16/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H161
Require Six-Year-Olds to Attend School.
H 02/16/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Appropriations
H169
Modify Drinking Water Test for Private Wells.
H 02/17/2009 Ref to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources, if favorable, Health
H175
State Minimum Wage/Inflation Increases.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, if favorable, Appropriations
H176
Housing Trust Fund Appropriation.
H 02/18/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H177
Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship, if favorable, Health
H184 (= S323)
Funding for Learn and Earn.
H 02/18/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H185 (= S322)
Communities in Schools Funds.
H 03/10/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H187 (= S321)
Encourage Policies to Facilitate Graduation.
H 03/04/2009 Re-ref Com On Judiciary II
H188 (= S320)
Study Raising Compulsory Attendance Age.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H199 (= S444)
Salary Funds/Comm. Coll. Faculty and Staff.
H 03/05/2009 Re-ref Com On Appropriations
H207
Safer Communities Act.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on Judiciary I, if favorable, Appropriations
H208
Spay/Neuter Program Transfer/Funds.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on State Government/State Personnel, if favorable, Agriculture
H212
Health Insurance Pool Pilot Program.
H 02/18/2009 Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
H218
Parent & Student Educational Involvement Act.
H 02/19/2009 Ref to the Com on Juvenile Justice, if favorable, Education
H223
No High School Graduation Proj. Required.
H 02/19/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H262
Community Economic Development Funds.
H 02/23/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H264 (= S16)
DPI/Curriculum on 1898 Wilmington Race Riot.
H 02/24/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Appropriations
H281
Uncorroborated Snitch/No Agg. Circumstances.
H 02/25/2009 Ref to the Com on Judiciary II, if favorable, Appropriations
H282
Green School Construction/Loan Fund.
H 02/25/2009 Ref to the Com on Energy and Energy Efficiency, if favorable, Appropriations
H283
Clarify Broadband Internet Access Definition.
H 02/25/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Public Utilities
H284
Extend Renewable Energy Credit Sunset.
H 02/25/2009 Ref to the Com on Energy and Energy Efficiency, if favorable, Finance
H303
Honor Kay Yow.
H 02/26/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H319 (= S383)
Water and Sewer Infrastructure/Funds.
H 02/26/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H328 (= S85)
Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Funds.
H 03/02/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H333
Certified Professional Midwives Licensure.
H 03/02/2009 Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H340 (= S341)
Appalachian Mountains Preservation Act.
H 03/02/2009 Ref to the Com on Environment and Natural Resources, if favorable, Public Utilities, if favorable, Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship
H348
Modify Educ. Requirement/School Bd. Members.
H 03/02/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Judiciary III
H349 (= S304)
Energy Savings Contracts’ Cap/Program Admin.
H 03/02/2009 Ref to the Com on Energy and Energy Efficiency, if favorable, Judiciary III
H354
Funds for School Health Centers.
H 03/02/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H372 (= S239)
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Credit.
H 03/04/2009 Ref to the Com on Energy and Energy Efficiency, if favorable, Finance
H373 (= S344)
Expand Flu Vaccines for Children/Funds.
H 03/04/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H380 (= S252)
Strengthen Local Emergency Management.
H 03/04/2009 Ref to the Com on Local Government II, if favorable, Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
H386 (= S312)
LEA Sales Tax Refund.
H 03/04/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Appropriations
H387 (= S273)
School Nutrition Program Funds.
H 03/04/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H388
Campaign Disclosure.
H 03/04/2009 Ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Judiciary I
H400
Funds for the Biofuels Center.
H 03/05/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H419 (= S442)
Customized Training Prog. Funds/Comm. Coll.
H 03/05/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H420 (= S445)
Community College Equipment Funds.
H 03/05/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H421
Use of Deadly Force/SBI Investigations.
H 03/05/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Judiciary III
H425 (= S242)
TANF Block Grant Funds/Boys & Girls Club.
H 03/05/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H438
State Health Plan/Calendar Year.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Appropriations
H439
State Health Plan/Taxpayer Recovery Act.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Appropriations
H442
Parental Involvement in School Discipline.
H 03/11/2009 On motion of Rep. Owens serial referral is changed from Jud. I to Jud. II
H447
Extend IDS Copy Exemption.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Judiciary I, if favorable, Finance
H455
Designate Kidney Month.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H459 (= S459)
Rocky Mount/Fair Housing Ordinance.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Local Government I, if favorable, Judiciary I
H470
Calculation of the Dropout Rate.
H 03/09/2009 Ref To Com On Education
H472 (= S461)
North Carolina Racial Justice Act.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Ways and Means/Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Judiciary I
H477 (= S245)
Funds to Prevent Preterm Births.
H 03/09/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H478 (= S244)
Reduce Occurrence of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
H 03/09/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H479 (= S246)
Reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
H 03/09/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H480 (= S246)
Reduce Infant Mortality and Preterm Births.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Appropriations
H482
Reinstatement of Sick Leave/School Emp’ees.
H 03/09/2009 Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Appropriations
H496 (= S466)
TROSA Substance Abuse Funds.
H 03/09/2009 Ref To Com On Appropriations
H527 (= S496)
Ex-Offender Reentry Study.
H 03/11/2009 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
H535
Health Insurance Coverage/Lymphedema.
H 03/11/2009 Filed
H536
Task Force on Sports Injuries in Schools.
H 03/11/2009 Filed
H548
School Violence Prevention Act.
H 03/11/2009 Filed
Other Legislative Highlights
- H 216. UPDATE FUNERAL EXPENSE ALLOWANCE – To update the priority funeral expense allowance.
- H 217. COMM. COLL. TECHNICAL EDUCATION FUNDS – To appropriate funds to reestablish and place a renewed emphasis on technical education programs in the North Carolina Community College System and to provide for differentiated funding of community college technical education programs.
H 220. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE RULE-To provide that a losing primary candidate may not run as a write-in candidate for any office in the general election that year.
H 223. NO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION PROJ. REQUIRED – Removing the high school graduation project as a requirement for graduation and directing the program evaluation division of the General Assembly to study the cost of the effectiveness of requiring a high school graduation project.
H 227. WINSTON-SALEM/ACQUIRE SUBSTANDARD DWELLINGS – To allow the city of Winston-Salem to exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire certain substandard residential property to provide housing for low and moderate income persons.
H 228. COMMUNITY COLLEGES SALES TAX REFUND – To create a sales and use tax refund for community colleges, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
H 229. RETIRED TEACHERS RETURN TO WORK – To modify the provision that permits retired teachers to return to the classroom without a loss of retirement benefits by shortening the waiting period between retirement and re-employment, extending the sunset on the provision, and removing the prohibition on contractor service after retirement for all state employees, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
H 231. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT POSITION FUNDS – To appropriate funds to expand the positive behavior support initiative by establishing three new positions at the department of public instruction and appropriate funds for the positions, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
H 232. SCHOLARSHIP LOAN FOR RURAL SOCIAL WORKERS – To establish the scholarship loan fund for social workers in underserved areas, as recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
H 235. NORTH CAROLINA YOUTH ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM – To fight youth gangs through access to part-time employment and greater access to tutoring and mentoring opportunities.
- H 236. NORTH CAROLINA ARTS COUNCIL FUNDS – To appropriate funds for the North Carolina arts council programs.
- H 240. ECU DENTISTRY SCHOOL/OPERATING FUNDS – To appropriate funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to assist with the costs of opening the new dental school at East Carolina University.
H 241. APPLY ABC FUNDS TO TEACHER SALARY INCREASES – To eliminate bonuses under the ABCs of public education program and to use the funds for salary increases for teachers.
H 242. NO ABC BONUSES FOR EXPECTED GROWTH – To limit ABC bonuses to personnel at schools that exceed expected growth and to use the savings for salary increases for teachers.
H 243. MENTAL HEALTH/LAW ENFORCEMENT CUSTODY – To clarify the transportation and custody requirements when law enforcement officers transport an individual pursuant to involuntary commitment proceedings.
H 247. DAS & CLERKS/HANDGUNS IN COURTHOUSE – To provide that a district attorney, assistant district attorney, clerk of court, deputy clerk of court, or assistant clerk of court who has a concealed handgun permit may carry or possess a concealed handgun while in a courthouse to discharge official duties in Anson or Union county.
H 248. REVISE EMERGENCY JUDGE QUALIFICATIONS – To revise the qualifications for appointment as an emergency judge of the superior court or the district court.
- H 253. FUNDS FOR THEATRES – To appropriate funds to the department of cultural resources to assist theatres across the state.
- H 256. UNC/CALCULATION OF IN-STATE STUDENTS – To provide that the university of North Carolina and its constitutent institutions shall not count out-of-state students as in-state students for any calculation of the university system’s student population.
H 262. COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS – To appropriate funds to community institutions to assist small farmers and rural landowners, support economic development activities in minority neighborhoods and communities, assist minority and women owned businesses, and provide access to affordable finance services and asset building opportunities statewide.
H 264. DPI/CURRICULUM ON 1898 WILMINGTON RACE RIOT – Directing the department of public instruction to add appropriate grade-level curriculum materials on the 1898 Wilmington race riot, as recommended by the 1898 Wilmington race riot commission.
H 266. USE OF DEADLY FORCE/PUBLIC WEB SITE – To require the division of criminal statistics to collect and maintain statistics on the use of deadly force by law enforcement which results in death.
H 268. SCHOOL CAPITAL FUND FORMULA/LOTTERY PROCEEDS – To change the school capital construction formula in the state lottery act to provide for distribution of all the funds based on average daily membership.
- H 269. CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT VALID IN PARKS – To allow a concealed handgun permittee to carry a handgun in a park.
- H 270. PERSONAL PROTECTION IN RESTAURANTS – To allow persons with concealed handgun permits to protect themselves and their families in restaurants.
H 271. WAIVE CDL SKILLS TEST/MILITARY PERSONNEL – To allow the division of motor vehicles to waive the commercial motor vehicles skills test if the applicant meets the qualifications for issuance and has previously taken a skills test for the vehicle class and size to be operated or has, while in service to an active or reserve component of the united states armed forces, operated the vehicle class and size for a relevant two-year period prior to application for the commercial drivers license.
H 273. PREPARATIONS FOR AGING BABY BOOMERS – To direct the university of North Carolina institute on aging, and the division of aging and adult services, department of health and human services, to take a leadership role in helping North Carolina prepare for increased numbers of older adults, as recommended by the North Carolina study commission on aging
- H 275. SEX OFFENDERS CAN’T BE EMS PERSONNEL – To prohibit sex offenders from being emergency medical services personnel.
- H 281. UNCORROBORATED SNITCH/NO AGG. CIRCUMSTANCES – to provide that a jury in a capital case shall not find an aggravating circumstance based on the uncorroborated testimony of an in-custody informant.
H 282. GREEN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION/LOAN FUND – To broaden the scope of the sustainable energy-efficient buildings program to include public school buildings, to require the state energy office to develop and maintain sustainable school design protocol standards, to create and appropriate funds to the green school construction loan fund, and to make conforming changes.
H 284. EXTEND RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT SUNSET – To extend the sunset on the credit for investing in renewable energy property from 2011 to 2016.
H 285. SALARY INCREASE FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS – To appropriate funds to increase the salary of substitute teachers who are certified teachers.
H 287. EXTEND ETHICS LAW TO CITY/CO. OFFICIALS – To extend the application of the state government ethics act to certain county and municipal officials.
- H 288. REMOVE CAP ON THE NUMBER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS – to remove the cap on the number of charter schools.
- H 289. COORDINATE TRAFFIC SIGNALS/REDUCE ENERGY USE – To require municipalities and the department of transportation to coordinate traffic signal patterns to reduce the consumption of energy.
H 290. PUBLIC UTILITIES/FAULTY EQUIPMENT – Requiring public utilities to grant customers at least thirty-six months to pay any charges for services that resulted from faulty equipment.
H 291. HAIR BRAIDER LICENSURE/COSMETIC ART ACT – Amending the cosmetic art act to provide for licensure of persons engaging in the practice of natural hair braiding.
H 294. NO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION/ILLEGAL ALIENS – Prohibiting illegal aliens from attending North Carolina community colleges and universities.
H 295. RELIEF FROM INCORRECT PATERNITY DETERMINATION – To allow relief from a child support order when the obligor is not the child’s father.
H 297. EXPAND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL DEDUCTION – To allow for an income tax deduction for certain emergency services workers, firefighters, and law enforcement officers.
- H 299. REINSTATE LEA SALES TAX REFUND – To reinstate the sales and use tax refund for local school administrative units.
- H 301. MILITARY PERSONNEL/FREE ADMISSION TO MUSEUMS – To grant members and veterans of the military free admission to state-operated military museums.
H 307. SET ASIDE CHILD SUPP./LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES – Establishing a process to set aside an order of paternity or an affidavit of parentage under limited circumstances.
H 308. PTA PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT/DROPOUT PREV. FUNDS – To appropriate funds for the North Carolina PTA parent involvement/dropout prevention initiative.
H 309. INTERNET TICKET PROTECTION RESALE SUNSET- To remove the sunset on an ACT to protect customers purchasing tickets via the internet.
H 310. MOPED REGISTRATION/LICENSING – To require mopeds to be registered with the division of motor vehicles, to require mopeds to have a policy of financial responsibility before they can be registered, and to limit the operation of a moped on a public street or highway to those public streets or highways with a posted speed limit less than the maximum speed recommended by the manufacturer for the engine displacement of the moped being operated.
H 311. CONTINUE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION FUNDING – To continue the construction funding of schools through the first and the second one-half cent sales and use taxes.
H 312. INCREASE SPOUSAL YEAR’S ALLOWANCE/CONFORM LNG – To increase the amount of the year’s allowance for a surviving spouse and to make conforming changes to related provisions.
H 313. NO ETJ W/ COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS – Prohibiting a city from exercising extraterritorial jurisdiction in an area if the county has adopted and is enforcing a zoning ordinance.
H 314. ANNEXING ACROSS COUNTY LINES – To provide that municipalities may not annex into another county without the approval of the board of commissioners of that county.
H 315. PLEA BARGAIN DISCLOSURE – To require the district attorney and defense attorney to disclose to the court that a plea bargain arrangement was rejected by a judge at an earlier time if the plea is subsequently presented to another judge for consideration.
H 316. ASSIGNMENT OF TWINS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS – Authorizing charter schools to give priority for admission to the twin of any student assigned to a charter school.
H 319. WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE/FUNDS – To appropriate funds to the rural economic development center for local government water and sewer grants.
- H 320. REGULATION OF GOLF CARTS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS – To allow all units of local government to regulate golf carts.
- H 323. PREVENT THE THEFT OF SCRAP METALS – To strengthen the requirements regarding secondary metals recycling of regulated metals property in order to prevent the theft of this property.
H 324. STIMULUS FUNDS/CONTRACTORS MUST USE E-VERIFY – To require contractors that will be compensated by federal economic stimulus funds to use the federal e-verify system, except as otherwise required by federal law.
H 327. RIGHT TO PUBLICITY – To prohibit the unauthorized use of an individual’s right to publicity for commercial purposes and to provide an enforcement mechanism of that right.
H 328. ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PREVENTION FUNDS – To appropriate funds to the department of health and human services for the adolescent pregnancy prevention campaign of North Carolina.
H 329. RETIRED NURSES RETURN TO WORK – To enable retirees of the teachers’ and state employees’ retirement system to return to employment as nursing instructors without losing retirement benefits.
H 330. PERIODIC PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – To authorize the payment of future expenses arising from medical malpractice actions to be paid periodically.
- H 331. APPEAL BOND FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – To modify appeal bonds in medical malpractice actions.
- H 332. MEDICAL MALPRACTICE SETTLEMENT REPORTS – To provide for the reporting of details of settlements of medical malpractice claims.
H 333. CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MIDWIVES LICENSURE – To direct the North Carolina midwifery joint committee to develop a proposal to establish licensure of certified professional midwives in this state, in collaboration with the North Carolina obstetrical and gynecological society, the North Carolina section of the American college of obstetricians and gynecologists, and other interested parties, as recommended by the house select committee on licensing midwives.
H 335. TAX FAIRNESS IN EDUCATION – To allow an individual income tax credit for part of the expense of avoided public education and to authorize counties to appropriate funds for children educated other than in public schools.
- H 339. TAXPAYER TRANSPARENCY ACT – To create a searchable budget database for state spending.
- H 342. URBAN AREA REVITALIZATION MADE UNIFORM – To allow all municipalities to participate in urban area revitalization projects under the municipal service district act of 1973.
- H 345. EQUAL TAX TREATMENT OF GOV’T RETIREE BENEFITS – To provide equal income tax treatment of government retirees’ benefits.
- H 348. MODIFY EDUC. REQUIREMENT/SCHOOL BD. MEMBERS – To modify the education requirement for service on a local board of education.
H 349. ENERGY SAVINGS CONTRACTS’ CAP/PROGRAM ADMIN – To remove the cap on the amount payable by the state for guaranteed energy savings contracts, to require qualified providers to contribute to the costs of administering the guaranteed energy savings contracts program, to require life cycle cost analyses of energy conservation measures during investment grade audits conducted by qualified providers, and to require local governmental units that enter into guaranteed energy savings contracts to report to the state energy office.
- H 351. PARTY CHANGE DURING EARLY VOTING – To allow changes of party affiliation during one stop early voting.
- H 354. FUNDS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH CENTERS – To appropriate funds for school-based/school-linked adolescent health care centers.
- H 355. INCREASE STATE FIRE PROTECTION GRANT FUNDS – To appropriate additional funds to the state fire protection grant fund to provide additional compensation to local fire districts and municipalities for providing local fire protection to state-owned buildings.
H 356. INCREASE EMERGENCY RESP. PERSONNEL DEDUCTION – To increase the deduction for volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers.
H 357. CONFORM COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY STATUTE – To make a technical correction by deleting from a 1981 law relating to filling vacancies in county boards of education elected on a partisan basis county boards of education that in fact are not elected on a partisan basis.
H 361. DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE – To amend the constitution to provide that marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized in this state.
H 362. ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION – To prevent the board of governors of the university of North Carolina and the state board of community colleges from soliciting information regarding the immigration status of prospective students.
- H 372. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY CREDIT – to extend
- the sunset for the renewable energy tax credit to match the federal tax credit, to encourage installation of combined heat and power property and geothermal heat pumps, and to allow energy tax credits to be taken against the gross premium tax.
H 373. EXPAND FLU VACCINES FOR CHILDREN/FUNDS – To appropriate funds to increase childhood influenza vaccinations under the state’s universal childhood vaccine distribution program, as recommended by the joint select committee on emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery.
- H 380. STRENGTHEN LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT – To strengthen local emergency
- management capabilities, as recommended by the joint select committee on emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery.
- H 381. EXPAND DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MGMT. AUTHORITY – To expand the powers of the
- department of crime control and public safety, division of emergency management, as recommended by the joint select committee on emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery.
- H 382. AUTHORIZE VOLUNTARY MEDICAL REGISTRY PROGRAM – To authorize the division of
- emergency management to establish a voluntary model registry for use by counties and municipalities in identifying functionally and medically fragile persons in need of assistance during a disaster; and to authorize counties and municipalities to operate similar registries, as recommended by the joint select committee on emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery.
H 386. LEA SALES TAX REFUND – To reenact the sales and use tax refund for local school administrative units so as to optimize school construction funding, as recommended by the joint legislative education oversight committee.
H 387. SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM FUNDS – To appropriate funds to ensure that child nutrition programs operating in the public schools have adequate funds to implement nutrition standards adopted by the state board of education for elementary schools, as recommended by the joint legislative education oversight committee.
- H 388. CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE – To remove the three-thousand-dollar or less exemption for campaign reporting.
- H 391. COMM. COLL. MAY OFFER SAFETY DRIVING COURSE – Authorizing community colleges to offer noncredit courses in safe driving to high school students during the school year.
- H 392. PLUMBERS ALLOWED TO INSTALL WELL PUMPS – To permit plumbing contractors
- to engage in installation of well pumps.
- H 397. CONSCIENCE PROTECTION/CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE – To provide effective conscience protection in the insurance law pertaining to coverage for prescription contraceptive drugs or devices and for outpatient contraceptive services.
H 402. NO ELECTED OFF. RECOMM./CERTAIN CO./NOTARIES – To eliminate the requirement of an elected official recommendation for notary public applicants in counties with more than fourteen thousand notaries public.
H 404. WAIVE MARR. LIC. FEE/PRE. COUNSELING/FUNDS – To waive the fee for a marriage license for individuals who receive premarital counseling and to appropriate funds for that purpose.
H 408. INDIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS – To appropriate funds to continue the work of the North Carolina Indian economic development initiative, inc.
H 410. COMM. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS FUNDS – To appropriate funds to establish an assistant director position for the commission of Indian affairs.
H 411. COMM. OF INDIAN AFFAIRS INTERIM APPOINTMENTS -To provide for the designation of interim members to serve on the commission of Indian affairs in the event that a tribe or group is temporarily unable to fill a vacancy on the commission.
H 414. JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT/VOTER RETENTION – to amend the North Carolina constitution to provide for nomination of justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals, gubernatorial appointment, and retention by vote of the people.
H 415. COLLATERAL SOURCE EVID. ADMISSABLE/MED MAL. – To allow juries to consider evidence of certain collateral source payments in medical malpractice actions.
H 416. CLARIFY LOCAL GOVERNMENT EVACUATION AUTHORITY – To clarify that counties and cities have the authority to order evacuations in certain situations, as recommended by the joint select committee on emergency preparedness and disaster management recovery.
- H 417. DRIVERS LICENSE CHANGES/YOUNG DRIVERS – To make changes to limited provisional licenses.
- H 418. DRIVERS LICENSE CHANGES/OLDER DRIVERS – To make changes to drivers’ license renewal periods.
- H 419. CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROG. FUNDS/COMM. COLL. – To appropriate funds for customized training programs in the North Carolina community college system.
- H 420. COMMUNITY COLLEGE EQUIPMENT FUNDS – To appropriate funds for community college equipment.
- H 421. USE OF DEADLY FORCE/SBI INVESTIGATIONS – To require district attorneys to release investigation results to local law enforcement internal affairs or its equivalent, the decedent’s next of kin, and the press, and to expand the list of tactical weapons that, when used by a law enforcement officer with sufficient force, cause death.
H 423. RAISE HOMESTEAD INCOME LIMIT TO 30K – To increase the income limit of the homestead exclusion to thirty thousand dollars for North Carolina residents who are sixty-five years of age or who are totally and permanently disabled.
H 425. TANF BLOCK GRANT FUNDS/BOYS & GIRLS CLUB – To appropriate federal funds under the TANF block grant for Boys and Girls Clubs.
H 429. RETIREMENT SYSTEM COLAS – To address cost-of-living adjustments for retirees of the teachers’ and state employees’ retirement system, the judicial retirement system, and the local governmental employees’ retirement system.
- H 430. VOTER IDENTIFICATION – To require that voters provide identification before voting.
- H 431. ABORTION-PARENTAL CONSENT NOTARIZED – To revise the procedures pertaining to parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion
H 434. ENHANCED NOTICE FOR ANIMAL WASTE PERMITTEES – To require individual notice to animal waste management system general or individual permit holders prior to any public meetings conducted by the department of environment and natural resources regarding revisions to or renewal of the general or individual permit.
- H 437. MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL ADMISSION – To modify the requirements for school admission in North Carolina.
- H 438. STATE HEALTH PLAN/CALENDAR YEAR – To allow the teachers’ and state employees’
- comprehensive major medical plan to change its plan year from a fiscal year to a calendar year.
- H 439. STATE HEALTH PLAN/TAXPAYER RECOVERY ACT – To reduce the financial loss to counties and cities for un-reimbursed county or city ambulance services provided to state health plan members by requiring the state health plan to make payments for county or city ambulance services directly or co-payable to the county or city ambulance service provider.
H 441. NO SUNSET/TEACHER PERSONAL LEAVE PROVISION – To repeal the sunset on the law authorizing teachers to take personal leave without penalty under certain circumstances.
H 442. PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL DISCIPLINE – To require the written permission of a parent or guardian before a child receives corporal punishment in the public schools and to require local school administrative units to report occurrences of corporal punishment
H 444. PAY TEACHERS FOR 2D MASTER’S DEGREE – To appropriate funds to increase the salary of teachers who have two master’s degrees.
H 453. INCREASE CIG. TAX/PROCEEDS TO MHTF – To increase to the national average the rate of tax on cigarettes and to credit the net proceeds of this increase to the mental health trust fund, as recommended by the joint legislative oversight committee on mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services.
H 459. ROCKY MOUNT/FAIR HOUSING ORDINANCE – Amending the charter of the city of Rocky Mount to allow the city to enact a fair housing ordinance.
H 468. SAFE WALKWAYS FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYEES – To require the rail division of the department of transportation to adopt rules requiring rail carriers to provide safe walkways for railroad employees in work areas.
A Moment of Gratitude
Thank you very much for speaking on the resolution for Roger last Thursday. He always thought very highly of you. I really enjoyed the opportunity to hear all of the wonderful reminisces. Thanks for all that you said and continue to do. I hope that I can live up to the wonderful praise that you mentioned. Thank you.
Fredrick L. Bone
Bone and Associates
For Your Information
• Wright Center 20th Anniversary-Gala Celebration, Thurs., April 30, 2009, 7:00 pm, R.T. McCarter Fellowship Center, 225 S. Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount. Keynote speaker: Timothy B. Tyson, award-winning author of Blood Done Sign My Name. For tickets and information call 252.442.8363
LATINO HEALTH COALITION
HEALTH CARE LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO PUEBLA, MEXICO
SEPTEMBER 2009
Immigration is a statewide challenge that calls out for imaginative leadership
Background: The Center for International Understanding’s Latino Initiative provides North Carolina policy leaders with a fresh approach to immigration integration. North Carolina has one of the fastest growing Latino populations of any state, and most of the state’s newest residents are from Mexico. The Latino Health Coalition, an outgrowth of the Latino Initiative, provides NC health leaders with resources and information to create practical, insightful solutions that incorporate a better understanding of Latino/Hispanic cultures into health care delivery.
Goals:
Gain a deeper understanding of the overall social and historical context of Mexico; cultural attitudes and behaviors surrounding health care in Mexico, including mental health care and the use of natural medicine.
Gain knowledge about the infrastructure for and accessibility of the Mexican health care system, including public and private treatment options; the education and training of health care professionals in Mexico to improve the recruitment and preparation of Latinos who are entering the health field in North Carolina.
Build on existing knowledge regarding Latino health in North Carolina, and contribute to an ongoing process, through discussions as well as concrete actions, that will lead to improvement of care and a better awareness of health care concerns with regards to the Latino community.
Who is involved?
Since 2003, more than 83 direct service and policy – level administrators from across North Carolina have participated in the Latino Health Coalition. Examples of health professions represented include: physicians, nurses, clinical social workers, medical administration, mental health professionals, community health foundations, and health department directors.
Involvement of Latino leaders in health – related professions is critical to the learning process. Latino Leader Fellows will have dual roles as both colleagues and cultural/community liaisons. It is also important to consider how to involve diverse leaders from all ethnic groups in your community.
NC Partners of the Latino Health Coalition 2009: (Early partners on the 2009 Latino Health Coalition include the Mental Health Association of North Carolina, National Association of Social Workers, NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care, NC Area Health Education Center and the NC Hospital Association.
Cost of the program:
The cost for the Latino Health Coalition is $4,500 for 7 days of international programming and 2 days of study sessions in NC. Cost includes airfare and shared accommodations in Mexico. Single accommodations are available at an additional cost.
Schedule/Tentative Dates:
May 2009 (TBD) – Initial local meetings. (1 hour)
Confirmed participants will meet for an initial gathering facilitated by the Center to discuss the program and to begin preparing for pre – work.
August 21, 2009 – Study in NC (1 day)
Presentations, readings and facilitated discussions led by scholars and experts from the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill and other universities, as well as on – the – ground health and community leaders.
September 21 – 27, 2009 – Study in Mexico (7 days)
Seven – day program in Mexico to better understand Mexican health care, training of health care professionals, Latino culture and related issues.
November 6, 2009 – Planning for Change (1 day)
Teams report regarding their plan of action and methods for disseminating lessons learned for the next 6 months. Discussions across teams also include exploring potential for coordinating efforts on similar projects.
May 2010 (TBD) – Report on Progress (3 hour meeting)
Reconvene to report across teams regarding progress made and lessons learned. The Center will support delegates to collect local solutions that could assist other North Carolina communities.
About the Center for International Understanding:
Founded in 1979, the Center for International Understanding has sent more than 8,000 North Carolinians to 48 different countries to learn from and about the world. The Center addresses international issues affecting North Carolina. Its unique blend of global education includes short – term immersion programs abroad, coupled with study and training in North Carolina. The Center works primarily with policy leaders and educators, providing them with the experiences and tools necessary to guide their communities and the State through changes associated with an increasingly interdependent world. The Center for International Understanding is a public service program of The University of North Carolina.
For more information: Please contact Melissa Edwards, Latino Initiative Program Manager, medwards@northcarolina.edu, 919 – 420 – 1360 ext. 204. Or find more information on the Center’s website: ciu.northcarolina.edu.
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SEANC Scholarship
Apply today for a SEANC scholarship! Scholarships are just another benefit for members and your dependents.
SEANC scholarship applications are due April 15. For more information on both scholarship programs, visit http://www.seanc.org/membership/scholarship.aspx.
Join on June 20 – 21 at the Country Club of Whispering Pines for the annual SEANC Scholarship Golf Tournament fundraiser. Entry forms are available at:
http://www.seanc.org/docs/scholarship/Golfentryform2009.pdf.
College Foundation of North Carolina
CFNC.org is a great resource for students of all ages planning for students of all ages planning for future careers. One resource is a planner for students in their senior year. One suggestion for seniors in their spring semester is as follows:
12th Grade – Senior Year
Spring Semester
• If you are not accepted into your school of choice, submit your name to the College Redirection Pool at CFNC.org so that other colleges can recruit you.
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SERVE AS A PAGE IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
Who Is Eligible? – Eligibility for the Page Program during the academic year is limited to high school juniors with a 3.0 GPA or higher in the core academic subjects. Applicants for the summer program may include rising juniors or rising seniors. All applicants must be at least sixteen years old by the date they begin their Page term.
*A student who is related to a sitting Member of Congress may not serve as a Page.
How Are Pages Chosen? – The Page Program is administered through the Office of the Clerk, but Pages are selected through the majority and minority leadership. Because of the limited number of Page positions, not all Members can sponsor Pages at the same time. Therefore, if the Member chosen is ineligible to sponsor the Pages, another Member within the state can offer sponsorship. All communication regarding the Page program must be made through the sponsoring Member.
For more information, please visit: http://pageprogram.house.gov/ or call at: (202) 225 – 7000
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8th Annual College – Round Up Day
March 14, 2009
The 8th Annual College – Round Up Day will be held in Tarboro on March 14. The event brings representatives from more than 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to the area with admission, financial aid and general college information. It is important to begin reaching out to students as young as middle school to get them interested in higher education. The colleges listed are in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Keihin Auditorium at Edgecombe Community College.
For more information, you can reach Bob Whitehead or Faye Smith at 252 – 823 – 8129 or Doris Stith at 823 – 1733
Health Matters
Preventive Services What It Does Frequency
“Welcome to Medicare” Physical Exam One – time review of health and medical history Once during the first year enrolling
in the Medicare programs
Diabetes Screening Tests of blood sugar levels Can vary based on test results. Beneficiaries should consult with their physicians for additional details
Cardiovascular Screenings for Cholesterol, Lipid, and Triglyceride Levels Check for cholesterol and blood fat levels Once every 5 years
Flu Shots Prevents the flue Once a flu season
Pneumonia Shots Prevents pneumococcal infections Usually needed only once
Hepatitis B Shots Helps prevent liver disease Beneficiaries should consult with their physicians
Colon Cancer Screening Screens for colon cancer Beneficiaries should consult with their physicians
Pap Tests and Pelvic Exams Screens for cervical and vaginal cancer Once every 2 years
Once a year for women at high – risk
Mammograms Screens for breast Cancer Once a year for women over 40
Glaucoma Tests Can diagnose glaucoma early on Once a year for individual at high risk
Smoking Cessation Counseling Counseling to quit smoking for beneficiaries with smoking – related illnesses Up to 8 visits during 1 year
To learn more about Medicare’s preventative services, visit www.womeningovernment.org/Medicare.
State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) can help educate beneficiaries of their available services, through information sessions and question and answer hotlines. To locate you local SHIP office, visit htttp://www.medicare.gov/contacts/static/allStateContacts.asp.
Know Your Numbers
<120/80 Blood Pressure
The ideal blood pressure for an adult is below 120 over 80. A reading of pressure above that rate places you at greater risk of future hypertension and heart disease.
<100
60+
Cholesterol
There are two types of cholesterol, low – density lipoproteins (LDL) and high – density lipoproteins (HDL). LDL deliver cholesterol to the body while high – density removes cholesterol form the blood stream. Ideal levels of LDL are below 100 for those at high risk, and HDL levels of 60 or higher. In sum, your total cholesterol should be less than 200.
18.5 – 24.9
Body Mass Index (BMI)
BMI compare your weight to height. BMI is calculated by the formula BMI= (weight (kg)/height (meters))2. The higher your BMI, the greater your risk is of suffering from cardiovascular disease. BMI values from 18.5 to 24.9 are considered healthy.
