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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/14/2003 3:17:16 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Maine--Homeschoolers Pack Hearing Room for LD 160 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- February 14, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Over 550 homeschoolers from all across Maine packed the room where the Joint Educational and Cultural Affairs committee conducted a hearing on LD 160 on Tuesday. There were so many they spilled out into the adjacent hall and filled an overflow room. Most committee members were already very familiar with LD 160. Homeschoolers had sent them a tremendous number of letters, emails and phone messages before the hearing. Witness after witness spoke in favor of LD 160, including myself, Senator Carol Weston, a principal sponsor of the bill, Kathi Kearney, Ed Green of Homeschoolers of Maine, and other lawmakers. Not a single witness opposed the bill. A representative of the Department of Education spoke and did not oppose abolishing the archaic "approval" process and replacing it with a notice of intent. She did, however, request several amendments. A number of details remain to be worked out. The committee will meet for a work session at a later date (probably within the next two weeks), to consider amendments to the bill and then vote on sending the bill to the full House and Senate. The outpouring of support from the home school community has been tremendous. Bill sponsor Carol Weston is working with great dedication to help this bill become law. Even the Department of Education, which has done so much over the past two years to try to restrict homeschool freedom, is not opposing the abolition of "approval." Our work, however, is not nearly over. We must still get the bill through the committee's work session, then the house and senate. Thank you for all you are doing to help bring more liberty to Maine families. Thank you for your continued support of HSLDA. Very truly 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
