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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/14/2003 3:21:36 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Texas--Help Preserve Parents' Rights to Discipline Their Children |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- April 14, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, We need your calls to help expand parental rights! House Bill 374, introduced by Representative Harold Dutton, Jr., amends the child welfare code by stating that a parent who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child may use corporal punishment as a form of reasonable discipline. HSLDA supports this bill and has been working with the sponsor. We believe this is a positive advancement, affirming the right of parents to discipline their children. The bill has passed through the House and is now in the Senate Jurisprudence Committee. REQUESTED ACTION Please call as many members of the committee as possible and express your support of the bill. Give them this message: "Please vote for H.B. 374 which will help protect parents' rights in the training of their children." Committee on Jurisprudence: Chair, Senator Robert Duncan, 512-463 0128 Vice Chair, Senator Mario Gallegos, Jr., 512-463 0106 Senator Kip Averitt, 512-463 0122 Senator Teel Bivins, 512-463 0131 Senator Chris Harris, 512-463 0109 Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr., 512-463 0127 Senator Royce West, 512-463 0123 You can also send an email to the committee members by going to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=803 . Click on the committee member and select "Send Email." BACKGROUND The Texas Family Code recognizes that parents have "the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child." The Texas Administrative Code currently states that reasonable discipline does not fall within the classification of abuse or neglect. H.B. 374 specifically recognizes that corporal discipline administered by the parents is a form of reasonable discipline. You can view the text of the bill as well as its legislative history by going to our website: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=804 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
