function ratesSubmitHandler(sec) {

	error=true;
	errorText="";

	mo = document.ratesForm.month.options[document.ratesForm.month.selectedIndex].value;
	yr = document.ratesForm.year.options[document.ratesForm.year.selectedIndex].value;
	st = document.ratesForm.state.options[document.ratesForm.state.selectedIndex].value;
	//check if month was selected
	if ((mo=="00") || (mo==null)) {
		error=false;
		errorText = "Please Select a Month\n";
	}
	//check if year was selected
	if ( (yr=="00") || (yr==null) || (yr=="") ) {
		error=false;
		errorText += "Please Select a Year\n";
	} 
	//check if state was selected
	if ((st=="00") || (st==null)) {
		error=false;
		errorText += "Please Select a State";
	}
	
	if(error==false) {
		alert(errorText);
	} else {
 	                     loc="rates" + st +"?pageId=" + mo + yr + st + ".htm&section=" + sec;
		document.ratesForm.action=loc;
                                           document.ratesForm.submit();
	}
}

function newsSubmitHandler(sec) {
	error=true;
	errorText="";
	
                     st = document.newsForm.state.options[document.newsForm.state.selectedIndex].value;
	typ = document.newsForm.type.options[document.newsForm.type.selectedIndex].value;
	
	//check if state was selected
	if(st=="00") {
		error=false;
		errorText += "Please Select a State\n";
	}
	//check if type was selected
	if(typ=="00") {
		error=false;
		errorText += "Please Select an Information Type";
	}

	if(error==false) {
		alert(errorText);
	} else {
	                     loc= typ + st + "?section=" +sec;
		document.newsForm.action=loc;
                                           document.newsForm.submit();
	}
}