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Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House – Register

Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House


Register by June 7.


In 2021, we are holding this event with small group virtual appointments that will be organized in June and July with your State Representative and your State Senator. This is very different from past years, but it is important for legislators to hear from us.


Before you begin registration, go to: https://malegislature.gov/Search/FindMyLegislator


  • Find the exact names of your State Senator and your State Representative, based on where you live/vote.  Save these names to provide them when you register on the link below.


Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House – 2021 Registration


Registration Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ELS-TR2021


We plan to organize teams of constituent engineers and land surveyors based on their legislative districts for virtual meetings to held in June and July.


We are planning to hold three Issues Briefing Sessions in June to give you background information on the issues we will be asking you to discuss with your legislators in June and July. The sessions will be held on June 7 and June 15. We will post a power point on the issues for you to use if you are calling into a briefing session.


Advance Briefing Sessions

Monday, June 7, 10:00 – 11:00 AM 

Monday, June 7,  2:00 – 3:00 PM

New: Tuesday, June 15,  10:00 – 11:00 AM


Background:


This is a free virtual series of events for members of ACEC/MA, BSCES, MALSCE, other associations affiliated with The Engineering Center Education Trust (TECET), and Public Members of the Massachusetts Highway Association or the MMA Policy Committee on Public Works, Transportation & Public Utilities. Please only register for this event if you live in and vote in Massachusetts. If you live outside Massachusetts, please do not plan to participate in Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House, unless you are serving as a team captain.


 


Issue Briefing Sheets as of 5/19/2021:







 


For Mid June:


Urge Legislature to Adopt the House’s FY’22 Funding Recommendation for the Contract Assistance Line-Item (1599-0093):  Briefing Materials


 



With great help from Molly Sullivan of Rasky Partners, we held virtual appointments with these legislators or their key staff in May to discuss the issues above. We are working on more of these meetings in June.





Engineers and Land Surveyors Virtually at the State House – Legislative meetings as of May 26, 2021, 3 pm


Tuesday, May 18


10 AM- Majority Leader Claire Cronin’s Office: Grace Picariello, Communications and Research Director


Wednesday, May 19


11 AM- Representative Carolyn Dykema, Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture


1 PM- Joint Committee on Transportation Chairman William Straus’s Office: Josh Katz, Committee Counsel


2 PM- Senator Brendan Crighton (lead sponsor of S.2293- An Act relative to public safety in excavation)


Thursday, May 20


10 AM- Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Vice Chair Representative Mindy Domb


In June


TBA, Senator John Keenan


TBA, Senator Jamie Eldridge, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture


 


 


If you have questions about this event and need to talk with someone on the TECET staff, call 617-227-5551 during regular business hours, M-F, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM.