It is our hope that these calls will foster support for a bipartisan resolution in the Minnesota state legislature.
Step 2 - Phone Script for calling House of Representatives Legislative Aides
(Could also be used with Senate Legislative Aides)
You can try calling either the Rep’s Direct # or the Legislative Aide (LA)’s # as posted online.
Example Script to start with:
1) Introduce yourself as a constituent, say how long you've lived in Rep. NAME’s district.
2) State you are an art therapist living in their district and serve a number of clients who also live in their District.
3) State that you are reaching out regarding our bills in the Senate (SF 1675) and in the House (HF 2590) licensing clinical art therapists which you are hoping they would consider supporting.
FOR HOUSE HEALTH FINANCE & POLICY MEMBERS:
You can share that the bill was heard in the House Health Finance & Policy committee last year, which Rep. NAME was part of, and we think his/her interests in supporting health, mental health, and small businesses would match our goals.
FOR OTHER HOUSE MEMBERS:
You can share that the bill was heard in the House Health Finance & Policy committee last year with suggestions for refinement. Now the bill has been updated, and we think Rep NAME’s interests in [insert committee topics they are part of] would match our goals.
Depending on the conversation, they may ask for more info. Here's what else you can offer:
If they ask what the bill # is, you can say that the Senate Bill is SF 1675 and the House Bill is HF 2590.
If they ask about other authors, you can say: We have confirmed Matt Norris as a primary author, with Reps. Alex Falconer, Liz Reyer, Esther Agbaje, Peter Fischer, and Bernie Perryman as co-authors. Senate authors are Sen. John Hoffman (DFL-34), Sen. Alice Mann (DFL-50), Sen. Liz Boldon (DFL-25), Sen. Jim Abeler (R-35).
FINALLY: You can always direct the LA to our website: www.mnartherapy.com for more info