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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/20/2002 5:54:26 PM Dewitt T. Black III, Esq., Senior Counsel of HSLDA Connecticut--Good News on H.B.5535 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 20, 2002 Dear Connecticut Members and Friends, We are happy to report that home schoolers have reached an agreement with Representative Cameron Staples on Raised House Bill 5535 that should end all action on the bill this session. Last week, key Connecticut legislators and home school leaders, including The Education Association of Christian Homeschoolers (TEACH), met to discuss further consideration of HB 5535 by the Joint Committee on Education. Committee Co-Chair Representative Staples expressed his desire that more home schooling families follow the voluntary guidelines adopted by the state department of education. Home school leaders agreed to recommend compliance with the guidelines to their support group members. In return, Representative Staples will withdraw his support for H.B. 5535, allowing the bill to die quietly in the committee without a vote. The guidelines stipulate that parents provide notice to the local school district of their intent to conduct home instruction and a portfolio review at the end of the school year. HSLDA was involved in the development of the guidelines by the state department of education in 1990 and has always recommended that our member families follow them. According to Representative Staples, increased voluntary compliance with the guidelines would likely ward off any efforts in the future to pass restrictive legislation. Phone calls to the committee members are no longer necessary. HSLDA will continue to monitor the bill through the end of the session. We thank all the home schooling leaders and families in Connecticut who contacted legislators to oppose this bill. Very truly yours, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel {{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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
