Oppose latest sneak attack on RHCs - key vote at noon today.

The Senate Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a quick lunchtime vote today on an old bill that could wipe out all residential habilitation centers.

The committee is set to vote on SB 6182 that would wipe out the statutory authority not only for Frances Haddon Morgan Center, which the Senate specifically targets in its budget, but all the other RHCs: Rainier School; Yakima Valley School; Fircrest School; and Lakeland Village.

SB 6182 was introduced last April in the final hours of the 2009 legislative session. It’s sat dormant since today.

So, if you get this message in time, at the very least call the Legislature’s toll-free message center at 1-800-562-6000 and urge your senator to oppose SB 6182. RHCs are quality campuses that care for some of our state’s most profoundly disabled citizens when there are no resources for the kind of community care they need.

Especially call if your senator is on the list of committee members below. If you’re able to call or e-mail them directly from your own phone and computer and on your own time, please do so.

SENATE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE

Prentice, Margarita
Dist. 11
(360) 786-7616
prentice.margarita@leg.wa.gov

Fraser, Karen   
Dist. 22
(360) 786-7642
fraser.karen@leg.wa.gov

Tom, Rodney   
Dist. 48
(360) 786-7694
tom.rodney@leg.wa.gov

Zarelli, Joseph
Dist. 18
(360) 786-7634
zarelli.joseph@leg.wa.gov

Brandland, Dale
Dist. 42
(360) 786-7682
brandland.dale@leg.wa.gov

Carrell, Mike
Dist. 28
(360) 786-7654
carrell.mike@leg.wa.gov

Fairley, Darlene
Dist. 32
(360) 786-7662
fairley.darlene@leg.wa.gov

Hewitt, Mike
Dist. 16
(360) 786-7630
hewitt.mike@leg.wa.gov

Hobbs, Steve
Dist. 44
(360) 786-7686
hobbs.steve@leg.wa.gov

Honeyford, Jim
Dist. 15
(360) 786-7684
honeyford.jim@leg.wa.gov

Keiser, Karen   
Dist. 33
(360) 786-7664
keiser.karen@leg.wa.gov

Kline, Adam
Dist. 37
(360) 786-7688
kline.adam@leg.wa.gov

Kohl-Welles, Jeanne
Dist. 36
(360) 786-7670
kohl-welles@leg.wa.gov

McDermott, Joe
Dist. 34
(360) 786-7667
mcdermott.joe@leg.wa.gov

Murray, Ed
Dist. 43
(360) 786-7628
murray.ed@leg.wa.gov

Oemig, Eric
Dist. 45
(360) 786-7672
oemig.eric@leg.wa.gov

Parlette, Linda Evans
Dist. 12
(360) 786-7622
parlette.linda@leg.wa.gov

Pflug, Cheryl
Dist. 5
(360) 786-7608
pflug.cheryl@leg.wa.gov

Pridemore, Craig
Dist. 49
(360) 786-7696
pridemore.craig@leg.wa.gov

Regala, Debbie
Dist. 27
(360) 786-7652   
regala.debbie@leg.wa.gov

Rockefeller, Phil
Dist. 23
(360) 786-7644
rockefeller.phil@leg.wa.gov

Schoesler, Mark
Dist. 9
(360) 786-7620
schoesler.mark@leg.wa.gov