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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/30/2002 5:04:53 PM Scott A. Woodruff, Esq., Staff Attorney of HSLDA Virginia--Wednesday Hearing Postponed: Calls Still Needed Against H.B. 663 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 30, 2002 Dear Virginia Members and Friends, This morning, I attended the House Education Committee hearing in Richmond for House Bill 663. Under this measure, home schooled students would be prohibited from getting a college degree from a state college unless they take and pass the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) test. Home Educators Association of Virginia (HEAV) joins HSLDA in opposing this bill. The reason for this second e-lert: the committee did not get to H.B. 663 today, largely because of time spent on another bill that would have required thorough eye examinations for children entering kindergarten. However, H.B. 663 will be on the agenda for hearing again on Monday, February 4. Requested Action: Between now and the February 4 hearing, we urge you to please continue calling all the House Education Committee members EXCEPT Delegates Lingamfelter, Black, O'Brien, Dillard, Rust, Reese, and Councill. These members have promised they will oppose this bill, largely because of the hundreds of calls they have received from home school families in Virginia. Give committee members this message: "Please vote against H.B. 663. It would prevent home school, private school, and out-of-state students from getting college degrees from Virginia state colleges. Whether a college student gets a degree should depend on his performance in college, not his performance in high school." ------------------------------------------------------ Please call the House Education Committee Members listed below: ------------------------------------------------------ Robert Tata (804) 698-1085 Phillip A. Hamilton (804) 698-1093 R. Steven Landes (804) 698-1025 Thomas Bolvin (804) 698-1043 Melanie L. Rapp (804) 698-1096 Robert B. Bell (804) 698-1058 William R. Janis (804) 698-1056 Charles W. Carrico, Sr. (804) 698-1005 Mitchell Van Yahres (804) 698-1057 Mary T. Christian (804) 698-1092 Robert Hull (804) 698-1038 L. Karen Darner (804) 698-1049 Flora Davis Crittenden (804) 698-1095 W.B. (Benny) Keister (804) 698-1006 HSLDA is presently lobbying the committee members to obtain their commitments to vote against H.B. 663. HSLDA's Reasons for Opposing H.B. 663: 1. Home schooled students are not required to be taught Virginia SOLs, so it would be unfair to make them take the SOL test. 2. Once a student is enrolled in a state-supported college, he should receive his degree based on his performance in his college courses, not on his high school performance. 3. Colleges are not required to teach the SOLs, so it would be unfair to make college students take the SOL test. 4. If the bill passes, it gives control over who gets a college degree to the small group of people who write the SOL test. College faculty, not SOL test writers, should determine who gets a college degree. Thank you for the efforts you have already made toward defeating this legislation. Please share this information with other home schoolers- to prevent this type of bill from resurfacing in Virginia and other states, H.B. 663 needs to be soundly defeated now. Sincerely yours, Scott A. Woodruff, Esq. {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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