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Budget

• Re: H.B. 5021, AA Making Adjustments to the Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2009 – Department of Labor Budget

• Re: H.B. 5021, AA Making Adjustments to the Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2009 –Asian Pacific American Commission Budget

• Re: H.B. 5021, AA Making Adjustments to the Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2009 – Department of Social Services Budget

Economic and Financial Security for Women

• Re: DECD Strategic Plan, Women and Economic development

• Re: H.B. 5021, AA Making Adjustments to the Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2009 – Department of Labor Budget

• In Support of: S.B. 163, AAC Earned Income Tax Credit

• Re: S.B. 21, AAC Mortgage Lending
  H.B. 5165, AAC the Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program

• In Support of: SB 326, AA Requiring the Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines to be Updated Every Two Years

• SB 60, AAC Bullying in the Workplace
  HB 5105, AAC the Minimum Wage
  HB 5108, AAC Investments in Career Development Services and Incumbent Worker Training

• Re: SB 266, AA Establishing a Task Force to Study the Causes of Fatherlessness in Connecticut
  HB 5499, AAC the Required Age for Counseling

• In Support of: SB 66, AAC Support and Tax Relief for Grandparent Caregivers

• In Support of:
  SB 142, AA Increasing the Number of Housing Units in the Next Steps Initiative
  SB 143, AA Appropriating Funds of the State for the Rent Bank Program
  SB 347, AAC Homeowners Protection
  SB 349, AAC Moderate Income Housing for Elderly Persons
  SB 351, AAC Funding for Rental Assistance Programs
  HB 5148, AA Reestablishing the Department of Housing
  HB 5550, AAC Tenants in Multi-Family Buildings That Have Been Foreclosed
  HB 5552, AAC Procedures in the Foreclosure of Residential Premises

• In Support of:
  SB 344, AAC Family Prosperity and the Recommendations of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council
  HB 5102, AA Providing a Subsidy from the Department of Social Services to Person Participating in the Department of Children and Families Subsidized Guardianship Program
  HB 5488, AAC an Increase in Temporary Family Assistance Benefits for Grandparents and Other Caretaker Relatives Raising Children

• In Support of:
  SB 416, AA Eliminating Fee for Identity Cards and Appropriating Funds for the Prevention of Homelessness.
  HB 5619, AAC Reimbursement Rates to Child Care Providers Under the Child Care Subsidy Program
  HB 5622, AAC Expansion of Shelter Services for Victims of Household Abuse and an Appropriation for Legal Services Programs for Indigent Persons.
  HB 5623, AAC Eligibility for Emergency Housing Assistance from the Department of Social Services

• In Support of: SB 40, AAC Supportive Housing

• Re: S.B. 2, AAC an Emergency Relief Plan for Connecticut Families for Housing Costs.

• Re: H.B. 5758, AAC Homeowner Protection from Foreclosure

• In Support of: H.B. 5691, AAC Health Insurance Coverage for Supplies for the Treatment of Lymphedema

• In Support of: SB 551, AAC Nanotechnology

• Re: SB 465, AAC Workforce Development
  SB 466, AA Establishing the Learn Here, Live Here Program
  SB 5262, AAC an Appropriation for Job Training in Shortage Areas and for Ex-Inmates
  HB 5684, AAC Funding of the Connecticut Workforce Advancement Grants for Education Program
  HB 5686, AAC Training for Green Industries
  HB 5687, AAC the Nursing Profession
  HB 5688, AAC the Centralization and Development of a Junior Worker Enterprises Program

• Re: SB 478, AA Prohibiting Copayments for Preventative Care

• In Support of: SB 486, AAC Family and Medical Leave for Employees of Municipalities

• In Support of:
  SB 399, AAC Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses
  SB 400, AA Eliminating the Business Entity Tax
  HB 5584, AA Increasing Funding for the Incumbent Worker Training Program

• Re: SB 208, AAC Prohibiting Penalties for Prepayment of Certain Mortgage Loans and Authorizing Bonds of the State for the Emergency Mortgage Assistance Payment Program

• In Support of: SB 574, AAC the Federal Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children

• Re: SB 656, AAC the Tax on Affected Business Entities
  HB 5884, AAC a Study of a Business Activity Tax for Corporations

• In support of:
  HB 5914, AAC Programs and Services for Female Inmates and Ex-Offenders.
  HB 5917, AAC a Department of Correction Advisory Commission

Women's Health and Safety

• Re: H.B. 5021, AA Making Adjustments to the Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2009 – Department of Social Services Budget

• SB 60, AAC Bullying in the Workplace
  HB 5105, AAC the Minimum Wage
  HB 5108, AAC Investments in Career Development Services and Incumbent Worker Training

• Re: SB 266, AA Establishing a Task Force to Study the Causes of Fatherlessness in Connecticut
  HB 5499, AAC the Required Age for Counseling

• In Support of:
  SB 172, AA Requiring Communication of Mammographic Breast Density Information to Patients
  SB 313, AAC Health Insurance for College Students

• In Support of: SB 414, AAC The State-Funded Home Care Program for the Disabled and Personal Care Assistance Program for the Disabled

• In Support of:
  SB 416, AA Eliminating Fee for Identity Cards and Appropriating Funds for the Prevention of Homelessness.
  HB 5619, AAC Reimbursement Rates to Child Care Providers Under the Child Care Subsidy Program
  HB 5622, AAC Expansion of Shelter Services for Victims of Household Abuse and an Appropriation for Legal Services Programs for Indigent Persons.
  HB 5623, AAC Eligibility for Emergency Housing Assistance from the Department of Social Services

• In Support Of: SB 217, AA Mandating Employers Provide Paid Sick Leave to Employees

• Re: H.B. 5591, AAC Healthy Teens

• In Support of:
  SB 243, AA Requiring Acute Care Hospitals to Make Forensic Nursing Services Available to Patients
  SB 458, AAC Linguistic Access in Hospitals and Diversity in the Health Care Workforce
  SB 459, AA Promoting the Early Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment of Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer
  SB 461, AAC Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Programs
  HB 5705, AAC the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease through Community-Based Physical Activity Programs

• In Support of: SB 681, AA Establishing a Minority Health Council