This is why your letters were so important. The board will review the rules and then vote on them. What we intend to do next is obtain a copy of all the comments through the Freedom of Information Act because these are open public records. We will make sure that all copies of legislative letters that have been copied to the appropriate parties. We will watch for the rewritten rules and assemble our comments.
Legislative support is our insurance policy.
If for some reason these rules get passed by the board, the entire tracking system is up for review before the 1999 legislature. We have had a commitment from our senators and representatives that if these changes aren't made, the registry will be either thrown out or they will write the rules for TDH as an amendment to fix them to insure consent, confidentiality, and privacy. We still have a long way to go, but we have come a long way. Don't let your pens dry out, we may need some more letters. Thank you for everything, and we'll keep you posted.