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2/10/2003 12:35:00 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Virginia--Call Now! Homeschool Driver Instruction Bill in Jeopardy

---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- February 10, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Home School Legal Defense Association and Home Educators Association of Virginia have been working to pass H.B. 2404 which would allow all parents, not just homeschool parents, to teach the behind-the-wheel portion of driver education. The Senate Committee on Education and Health is to hear this bill within the next two hours! Due to the amendment attached by the House opening up parent-taught driver's education to all parents (not just homeschoolers), there has been an estimated $2.7 million fiscal impact statement added to the bill. During this time of budget shortfall in Virginia, no Senator will now vote for this bill. We are asking you to call the Senate committee members IMMEDIATELY to remove the House amendment and then vote for H.B. 2404. By narrowing the bill to its original intent allowing homeschoolers to teach their children behind-the-wheel, the bill will have no fiscal impact. ACTION REQUESTED Please call each committee member and give him this message: "Please vote in favor of H.B. 2404 but without the House amendment. Vote to give homeschool parents the choice to teach their children how to drive." The vote in committee is scheduled for 1:30 or 2:00 PM TODAY. Committee members: SEN. HARRY BLEVINS - 804-698-7514 SEN. JOHN EDWARDS - 804-698-7521 SEN. LOUISE LUCAS - 804-698-7518 SEN. FRED QUAYLE - 804-698-7513 SEN. BENJAMIN LAMBERT - 804-698-7509 SEN. EDWARD HOUCK - 804-698-7517 SEN. FRANK RUFF - 804-698-7515 SEN. JANET HOWELL - 804-698-7532 SEN. RICHARD SASLAW - 804- 698-7535 SEN. STEPEHN MARTIN - 804- 698-7511 SEN STEPHEN NEWMAN - 804- 698-7523 SEN. WILLIAM BOLLING - 804- 698-7504 SEN. WILLIAM MIMS - 804- 698-7533 BACKGROUND H.B. 2404 passed with strong bi-partisan support. Twenty-two Democrats voted in favor of the bill. A handful of Republicans voted against it. Virginia law already allows homeschool parents to teach the classroom portion of driver education. For additional background and reasons to support the bill, visit our web site at: http://www.hslda.org/Legislation/State/va/2003/VAHB2404/default.asp Home Educators Association of Virginia has also been working hard to support this bill. Thank you for standing for freedom. Sincerely, Chris Klicka 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------