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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/26/2003 3:51:10 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Texas--Your Calls Needed to End College Admission Discrimination |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- March 26, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, On March 24 2003, the Texas House Higher Education Committee had a hearing on House Bill 944. The hearing included testimony in support of the bill. The Higher Education Committee will be voting on the whether or not to pass the bill favorably early next week. In the meantime, we need you to call and show our support for the bill in order to ensure its passage. REQUESTED ACTION Between March 26 and April 2, call as many members of the Higher Education Committee and give them the following message in your own words. "Please vote in favor of H.B. 944. It will end the discrimination of state universities against qualified home school graduates." Chair: Rep. Geanie Morrison, (512) 463-0456 Vice-Chair: Rep. Irma Rangel, (512) 463-0666 Rep. Fred Brown, (512) 463-0698 Rep. Norma Chavez, (512) 463-0622 Rep. Helen Giddings, (512) 463-0953 Rep. Jesse Jones, (512) 463-0664 Rep. Ken Mercer, (512) 463-0269 Rep. Joe Nixon, (512) 463-0514 Rep. John T. Smithee, (512) 463-0702 BACKGROUND For years, some Texas universities have held homeschool graduates to a different and more difficult standard than others. The most frequently used discriminatory practice is to require homeschool graduates to have significantly higher test scores than other students. Although we have been successful in changing the college admission policies at the federal level, some states and individual universities still have policies discriminating against homeschoolers seeking college admission. House Bill 944, introduced by Representative Phil King, requires colleges and universities to admit graduates of a homeschool program according to the same standards that are applied to graduates from a public high school programs. HSLDA strongly supports H.B. 944 as it codifies the recommendations we have made to the Federal Department of Education. In passing the federal Higher Education Act, Congress indicated that the admissions standards for graduates of homeschool programs should be equal to standards for public school graduates and that extra requirements (for example the GED, higher SAT scores, or SAT II tests) are discriminatory. Thank you for standing with us 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
