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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/27/2002 11:35:30 AM Scott A. Woodruff, Esq., Staff Attorney of HSLDA Vermont--UPDATE: H. 703 IN CRUCIAL PHASE, CALLS VITAL |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- February 27, 2002 Dear Vermont HSLDA Members and Friends, Negotiations on House Bill 703 are now at a critical moment. Today could be a turning point. The commissioner of education is putting up a massive fight to oppose the benefits H. 703 would bring Vermont home schoolers. Although committee members have received many phone calls from home schoolers supporting H. 703, the members seem inclined to give the wishes of the bureaucrats more weight than the wishes of the people. ACTION REQUESTED 1. If your representative is on the House Education Committee (see last e-lert) please call him or her today. Your voice must be heard above the voice of the bureaucrats. Your message may be as simple as: "Please vote H. 703 out of committee without any department of education amendments. Please put the wishes of the people above the wishes of the bureaucrats. Current law allows the commissioner of education to delay home school enrollment by up to 85 days. This puts innocent families in a situation where they could be subject to prosecution or child neglect even if they have done everything the law requires. H. 703 solves this problem by treating families as enrolled as soon as they file their notice, but still allows the commissioner to call a hearing if necessary." 2. Call the commissioner of education and politely request that he stop opposing H. 703. Your message could be as simple as: "Please stop opposing H. 703. The bill would be good for home school families and good for Vermont." 3. Please contact all the other home school families you know and pass this information on to them. We need as many home schoolers as possible making phone calls to help H. 703 CONTACT INFORMATION Commissioner of Education Raymond McNulty: 802 828-3135. The following representatives are on the House Education Committee. See HSLDA's legislative toolbox (http://www.hslda.org/toolbox) to see who your representative is. You can leave a message for a representative by calling 802-828-2231. Rep. Howard Crawford of Burke, Chair Rep. Jason Barney of Highgate, Vice-Chair Rep. Jack Anderson of Woodstock Rep. Erron Carey of Chester Rep. George Cross of Winooski Rep. Virginia Duffy of Rutland City Rep. Kathy LaVoie of Swanton, Clerk Rep. Alice Miller of Shaftsbury Rep. Donny Osman of Plainfield Rep. Neil Randall of Bradford Rep. Susan Wheeler of Burlington Sincerely yours, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney {{JoinAd}} ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 E-mail: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an e-mail with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an e-mail from the e-mail address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your e-mail address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid e-mail address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this e-mail address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any e-mail sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send e-mail to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also e-mail staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
