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| Date: From: Subject: | 4/15/2003 11:35:54 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Nevada--Dangerous Homeschool Testing Provision Killed in Committee |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- April 15, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Thank you for your phone calls and efforts to attend the hearing for Assembly Bill 264. As a result of your hard work, homeschool liberties have been protected once more in Nevada! Assembly Bill 264, which would have required standardized testing for homeschoolers, has been amended. Section 49, the testing provision, was removed by a committee vote at the request of the sponsor! Frank Schnorbus, President of the Northern Nevada Homeschool Advisory Council, reports that many homeschoolers came forward at the hearing to testify against the offensive section of AB 264. The amendment to remove the homeschool testing provision was offered by AB 264's primary sponsor, Assemblywoman Christina Giunchigliani. The HSLDA legal staff had been working for the last few weeks with the sponsor to convince her to amend the homeschool testing provision by removing it entirely. Your calls helped her make up her mind. According to a policy analyst with the Assembly Education Committee, the committee voted 11-1 in favor of passing the bill as amended. Meanwhile, AB 311, a sports bill, moved forward at the same hearing. While HSLDA is neutral on bills that seek to gain public benefits for homeschoolers, it is gratifying to see a large majority of elected representatives voting in favor of a homeschool-friendly bill. Please visit our website for more information on these bills: http://www.hslda.org/hs/state/NV/ I will be speaking to Nevada homeschoolers at the first annual Nevada Homeschool Network convention in Las Vegas on Friday, June 20, and Saturday, June 21, at 3415 South Mojave Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. For information on this conference, go to: http://www.nevadahomeschoolnetwork.com/convention.html Come rally for freedom at one of these conventions and see what you can do to make Nevada one of the best homeschool states in the country! Very truly yours, Scott W. Somerville 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
