1.CALL YOUR SENATOR. A personalized phone call is the most effective way to contact your Senator. You can use one of the contact letters below to help with your conversation. Remember to personalize the conversation and hit on the bill highlights (noted below).
2.WRITE YOUR SENATOR. You can personalize one of the contact letters below and mail it to your Senator. It is very important that you use the form letters we have provided only as a guide. Form letters can hurt our effort as it appears to be junk mail that must be opened, stamped, sorted and filed by the legislative staff. Once it becomes clear our members are using form letters, no one will read them anymore. It is only a sample that must be changed. Please use your firm or personal letterhead. Please individualize it. The main points should remain the same, but phrased in a different way and illustrated through example how the legislation impacts the letter writer. The highlights of the bill and our common themes are:
·It is a voluntary registry
·Interior designers affect the health, safety and welfare of the public (illustrate this point)
·Legislation will require continuing education
·Legislation will provide a common code of ethics for interior designers
Reciprocity – if you hold a license in another state you will be granted reciprocity in Nebraska and if we pass this legislation we will be able to obtain reciprocity in other states based on their statutes. Many of you do business in other states, and this will be a great advantage the economic development in our state.
If you do not know who your senator is, you can go to the Unicameral website – www.nebraskalegislature.gov - click on Senators, then click on Find Your Senator. Remember to personalize the letter with the main points (noted above).
Please encourage anyone you know who supports our effort to do the same. A mere 10 letters to one senator is very impressive. So, the more we can get, the better. Please consider anyone who can relate a real life example of how an interior designer has had an impact on their environment. If you are a student, you and parents have a strong impact because you chose a state institution for your education; and senators will be thinking about retaining students in the state. If you have a great project in other parts of the state, have a willing client contact their senator.