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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/2/2002 3:36:31 PM Scott A. Woodruff, Esq., Staff Attorney of HSLDA Vermont--House Education Committee to Discuss H.B. 703 on April 4 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- April 2, 2002 Dear Vermont Members and Friends, The Vermont House Education Committee is scheduled to discuss House Bill 703 on Thursday April 4 at 1:30 pm. ACTION REQUESTED You can make a great impact for freedom in the following ways: 1. HSLDA joins with the Vermont Association of Home Educators and The Christian Home Educators of Vermont in urging your attendance at the House Education Committee meeting on Thursday. Pass the word to every home schooler you know and plan to bring your well-behaved children. 2. Contact your representative and let him know you will be coming to the statehouse on Thursday. Ask if you can personally meet with him and explain the importance of this measure. His help is essential to gain passage of H.B. 703. A complete list of the members of the House of Representatives can be found at: http://www.leg.state.vt.us/legdir/districts.cfm?Body=H 3. Continue to call the committee members, especially if one of them is your representative. Please call and let your voice be heard. When you call, give this message: "Please vote H.B. 703 out of committee without any restrictive amendments. Please put the wishes of the people above the wishes of the bureaucrats. H.B. 703 solves a current problem that subjects innocent families to the threat of prosecution. Please support this improvement to Vermont's home study law." You can leave a message for your representative by calling 802-828- 2231. If you don't know who your representative is, you can find out by using HSLDA's "Legislative Toolbox" at: http://www.hslda.org/toolbox. Contact information for the committee members is listed below. HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS Representative Howard Crawford, Chair (R-19) Phone: 802-626-8226 Fax: 802-748-5463 7 Main Street Johnsbury, VT 05819 Representative Jason Barney, Vice Chair (R-47) Phone: 802-868-3657 RFD 2, Box 192 Swanton, VT 05488 Representative Erron Carey (R-104) Phone: 802-875-2807 145 River St. Chester, VT 05143 Representative Virginia Duffy (R-74) Phone: 802-773-8943 Fax: 802-773-5742 5 Newton St. Rutland, VT 05701 Representative Kathy LaVoie (R-54) Phone: 802-868-4807 99 Beebe Rd. Swanton, VT 05488 Representative Neil Randall (R-62) Phone: 802-222-5952 RR 1, Box 2450 Bradford, VT 05033 Representative Jack Anderson (D-101) Phone: 802-457-2398 Fax: 802-457-1689 RR 2, Box 164 Woodstock, VT 05091 Representative George Cross (D-23) Phone: 802-655-4611 82 Dufresne Drive Winooski, VT 05404 Representative Alice Miller (D-12) Phone: 802-442-9825 Fax: 802-442-3769 RFD #1, Box 371, Horton Hill Rd. Shaftsbury, VT 05262 Representative Donny Osman (D-82) Phone: 802-479-0819 Fax: 802-229-5268 3132 Lower Rd. Barre, VT 05641 Representative Susan Wheeler (D-41) Phone: 802-864-6776 462 S. Willard St. Burlington, VT 05401 UPDATE Some committee members are proposing their own amendment to H.B. 703 to counter home schoolers' efforts. It is reported that there is another attempt to create a Home Study Advisory Council such as the DOE proposed back in November. (See: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=380.) There is also talk of instituting a three-year enrollment plan based upon agreement to use some "recognized curriculum." HSLDA opposes all of these proposals. The committee must pass H.B. 703 without any restrictive amendments. Some committee members are discounting their accountability to home schooler's calls because they believe they are only hearing from a portion of the home schooling community. They need to hear from everyone! BACKGROUND For more information on H.B. 703, see the following page on our website: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=381. CONCLUSION Home schoolers have no one to champion our cause in Montpelier other than ourselves. Therefore, every home schooler's participation in this effort is vital. The opportunity for change is rarely convenient and is often hard to obtain. We have such an opportunity now. The degree to which home schoolers unite will define whether this bill results in greater freedom or more restriction for home schoolers. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. 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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