All-party Legislature Committee Seeking Written Submissions on Bill 204

An all-party legislature committee is seeking written submissions from the public as part of its review of Bill 204: Irlen Syndrome Testing Act. Irlen Syndrom, also known as scotopic sensitivity syndrome and visual disturbance syndrome, is a perceptual disorder.

“This Bill was referred to our committee by the Legislative Assembly on April 22,” explained Dave Quest, MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park and chair of the Standing Committee on Families and Communities. “We will be inviting stakeholders to provide information and would also very much like to hear from members of the public.”

The public is welcome to share their thoughts with the committee through written submissions by July 5, 2013. Details on the submission process are available online at www.assembly.ab.ca/committees/familiesandcommunities Please note that all submissions and the identities of authors will be made available to the public.

The Standing Committee on Families and Communities is an all-party committee consisting of 18 Members of the Legislative Assembly with a mandate relating to areas of Health, Human Services, Justice and Solicitor General, Culture, Education and Service Alberta



Those interested in Committee discussions but are not able to attend meetings in person can listen live to the audiostream. For further details on the committee, including meeting dates, meeting agendas and a link to the audiostream, please visit www.assembly.ab.ca/committees.