Constituent Upcoming Events State Representative Working for our Community Service 101 The 42nd District is home to great towns and school districts, and throughout the year we work closely to help them achieve their … I need help with goals and partner with them on community activities. Right-to-Know PennDOT services. Seminar – This spring, I was pleased – Working with the Baldwin Township Dormont If you waited too long to renew your Thursday, Sept. 15th to host a press conference in the Baldwin Township Dormont Library board and Save the Dan Miller registration or driver’s license, or are Municipal Building where we introduced H.B. 2057, which administration, and thanks 7 p.m. Serving the 42nd District dealing with a license suspension, our office would require a brain health/mental health check-up for especially to state Sen. Wayne Mt. Lebanon, Dormont, Castle Shannon and Baldwin Township can expedite forms to and from central Mt. Lebanon Library dates! students in the Fontana, the library will be with parts of Scott Township and Brookline PennDOT offices. If you have complex 16 Castle Shannon Blvd. Commonwealth receiving a $250,000 grant correspondence with the customer service by age 14. Special to rebuild and enhance this Pittsburgh, PA 15228 center, we can often get a fast, simple thanks to manager important community resource. answer and assist with the exchange of Summer/Fall 2016 Rob Zahorchak and While I played a modest documents and payment. Please note we Commissioner Eileen role in this local and state are not a photo center. Community Town Hall – The Opioid Epidemic Frisoli for their help collaboration, Sen. Fontana deserves all of our thanks for bringing in conjunction with U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy and Here To Serve You with bringing this this project home! To highlight more local projects, we teamed …I am having issues important discussion up with the library and Dormont Mainstreet to host a “Business with Medicaid/CHIP state Sen. Guy Reschenthaler District Office: to Baldwin! Roundtable” discussion with Pennsylvania Secretary of Community Thursday, Sept. 1st 650 Washington Road, Suite 102 and Economic Development Dennis Davin and Matt Smith, health benefits. 7 p.m. Mt. Lebanon, PA 15228 president of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. (412) 343-3870 Brookline – Last year, I enjoyed Whether an initial application, renewal, or Beth El Congregation in Mt. Lebanon hosting a town hall meeting in coverage issue, our office can help clarify Capitol Office: Mazza Pavillion, where I had the and submit documentation needed for these 1900 Cochran Rd. Mt. Lebanon – Besides assisting former state Sen. Matt Smith 116A East Wing, P.O. Box 202042 chance to hear from city residents programs. We can also help troubleshoot Pittsburgh, PA 15220 and the Municipality in securing state funds for the critical Castle Harrisburg, PA 17120-2042 about their state and local concerns. application and coverage issues. Shannon Boulevard reconstruction project, I was also very pleased (717) 783-1850 We also hosted our “Women in the that we were successful in helping the Mt. Lebanon Historical Workplace” event as part of our …What is the status Website: pahouse.com/Miller Society to receive a $200,000 grant to help renovate the History Don’t miss our 2nd Annual Senior Fair “Conversations that Matter” series Center on Washington Road. The Center is already a regional of my licensure Twitter: @RepDanMiller at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Thursday, Sept. 29th asset and is a great place for kids to go to learn about our area! application? Church. I was also very glad to join Facebook: Mt. Lebanon has been home to a large number of our community Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Mt. Lebanon state Sen. Wayne Fontana and Professionals who apply for licensure www.facebook.com/RepDanMiller events, and I thank the library, municipality, school district as well Councilwoman Natalia Rudiak in through the state (including real estate 123 Gilkeson Rd. as St. Bernard and Holy Cross for being such great partners! standing with Las Palmas, along agents, engineers, nurses, teachers and Committee Assignments: Pittsburgh, PA 15228 l with many Brookline residents, in condemning the racist more) can receive status updates and Judiciary, Secretary l Education, Co-Chair, vandalism that affected this popular local establishment. It submit paperwork through our office. Subcommittee on Special was important that we came together to send a message Scott Township – Over Join various government 900 people attended our 3rd …I want to get an honor agencies and local Education that this was a crime and not a reflection of our community l annual Disability and Mental Children & Youth character! citation for a family organizations for information l Health Summit at the Beth El Human Services on resources that are available l Congregation this year in order member or friend. Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Castle Shannon – Over the to find resources and connect Are you or someone you know celebrating to seniors, including: past several months, my office with services for themselves a major birthday (over 74) or anniversary Free health screenings Caucus Memberships: has assisted Castle Shannon in or for loved ones. We are very l (25th, 50th and higher)? Is an organization Property Tax/Rent Rebate At Risk Children & Families making progress on its Transit thankful to all our friends in Scott l you work for celebrating a major Program Applications Autism & Intellectual Village Project and its Main Street for helping this event continue anniversary? Our office is able to obtain Disabilities, Co-Chair Program. These are important to grow! I also appreciate our honorary citations and have them presented Prescription-drug assistance l Early Childhood Education local initiatives that will help strong working relationships with by either Rep. Miller or a staff member, to information l Firefighters & EMS push Castle Shannon forward. Scott officials, including new Commissioner Frank Bruckner who commemorate your special occasion. l Government Reform Light refreshments As always, we were also glad to we have partnered with on several occasions to talk about related l HOPE team up with the Castle Shannon services, and my friend District Judge Craig Stephens, who is a …I want to schedule a l LGBT Equality Revitalization Corp. for an annual shredding event in order great asset in protecting children and solving problems. tour of the Capitol. For more information, l Steel to help prevent identity theft in the area. We can schedule tours for individuals or please contact my office at groups on both session and non-session 412-343-3870. l days. Sign Up for Monthly Updates LOOK INSIDE FOR: Disability and Mental Health Update at pahouse.com/Miller/ Committee Updates l Government Reform Caucus l Working EmailSignUp For Our Community l Upcoming Events Rep. Dan Miller Newsletter l 5 l Summer/Fall 2016 Rep. Dan Miller Newsletter l 6 l Summer/Fall 2016 lpo.kl.0616 Paid for with State Funds Committee Updates Government Disability and Mental Health Update Act 48 Compliance Deadline Extension: House Bill 1734 Human Services Reform Caucus Each session members of the House of Representatives would extend the School Code’s continuing professional education deadlines for public school entities, teachers and Bill of Rights for are given committee assignments. These committees are During this session I have continued to serve as a member of the Autism & Intellectual Disabilities Caucus administrators by one year. This bill is currently awaiting Persons with broken up by subject matter and have both Democratic Government Reform Caucus, which is a bipartisan work group action in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Intellectual and Last year, I teamed up with my friend state Rep. Tom Murt, and Republican members. You can find more information Developmental that meets regularly to develop ways to increase transparency and R-Montgomery, to re-energize this caucus and to build a on these standing committees, their membership, and their Veterans Affairs & Emergency Disabilities: improve how our government works. You may recall that earlier in statewide, bipartisan team of legislators to help advance votes by visiting http://www.legis.state.pa.us/. Preparedness House Bill 133 this session I helped support two bills that passed the House that disability issues. I am very proud to announce that we have Here is a brief rundown on some of the major issues my EMS Direct Reimbursement: requires the would reduce the size of our legislature. (The Senate has passed the almost 50 members in the caucus and continue to meet committees have been working on this session: House Bill 857 requires Department one that cuts the House but has yet to debate the bill that reduces regularly. We also became the first bipartisan, issue-based that the reimbursement of of Human the Senate.) More recently, Gov. Tom Wolf, along with the Democratic caucus to operate a shared social media account where medically necessary services Services to caucus and some Republicans, have proposed a series of reform members from across the state can share disability-related Judiciary be made directly to an EMS develop and submit a plan to address the waiting measures that I have co-sponsored. Here is the breakdown: events and legislation. It is open to the public at facebook. Medical Marijuana: Act 16 of 2016 agency by an insurance list for community based services for people with com/autismidcaucus and you are invited to “like” it and follow Gift ban, H.B. 1983: Currently, there are no limits as to the type authorizes use of medical marijuana, company when the EMS intellectual and developmental disabilities. This bill our progress! and value of gifts that legislators can accept. Legislators are only in non-smoking form, for patients with agency was dispatched for is still awaiting final consideration before the House.