TOTA Day at the Capitol  Feb. 19, 2019

The Texas Occupational Therapy Association is excited to announce the opportunity to attend Day at the Capitol in Austin! Members, this is your unique opportunity to walk the Capitol hallways, visit with your legislators, and experience what advocating for your profession is about. The more members of our Texas legislature and their staff we can educate about the profession of occupational therapy, the better. State legislative issues affect you—where you practice, what you are paid, whether you practice at all. It's your profession, your future, and this is just one way to get involved.
It is important that you complete the registration form with the address at which you are registered to vote, if it is different from the address on your membership profile. We encourage you to update your TOTA profiles and complete the registration form at least two weeks prior to this event. This allows us to better organize our group and schedule legislative visits.

Attire:
Professional dress/business attire with comfortable shoes

Location:
Before heading over to the Capitol building, we will assemble at:

Austin Community College (ACC)
3401 Webberville Rd - building 8000, room 8500
Austin, TX 78702

Time:  9:30 AM

Parking at Austin Community College:
Parking: Lot D would be the easiest, pick up and drop off in lot G if you are not going to be parked for an extended time. (see attached map)

Plan:
Arrive at Austin Community College on time. There will be a brief orientation and organization of groups. We will leave from ACC and travel together to the Capitol. Once there we will take a photo on the South Stairs and begin legislative visits.

The legislators will be in session and this will be an important event.  In the meantime, make sure you are registered to vote and update your profiles and fill in the sections for Representative and Senator district. 

Be sure to look up your state legislators  Legislative Information

Join us for Day at the Capitol

Orientation: State Legislative Update 
Recap of state legislative update by Denise Rose as presented at 2018 TOTA Mountain Central Conference.
The following includes the powerpoint presentation with voiced recording of the presentation.

Orientation:  What Makes a Successful Legislative
Presented by John Luna

Useful Materials: