Kay Ivey Discourages Parents from Attending PACT Board Meeting

by: mooncat

Tue Aug 18, 2009 at 11:30:01 AM CDT

The Alabama Prepaid (just kidding) Affordable College Tuition (PACT) Board is meeting tomorrow in Montgomery. If you are a parent, Treasurer Kay Ivey doesn't want you there. From Bob Lowry in the Huntsville Times this morning:

[PACT grandparent Patti] Lambert said Ivey discouraged PACT parents in phone calls from attending the board meeting Wednesday. "She told us to save our gas money and donate it to the program," Lambert said. "I said, 'Kay, I haven't come for years, and look what happened.' "

If you're a PACT parent or grandparent, please consider attending the meeting tomorrow. As Benjamin Franklin said, “A little neglect may breed great mischief.” In the case of PACT, it already has. What's at stake now is how to disentangle the mess and how much pain will be inflicted on PACT holders and their families. Don't neglect the PACT Board again. The RSA report on the PACT debacle is now in the hands of the Governor and members of the Legislature. I suggest you contact your state Representative and Senator to ask them to please read the report and schedule a time to listen to your concerns after they have done so.

The PACT Board of Directors will meet August 19, 2009 at the State Capitol in Montgomery, Archives Room, at 1:30 pm.