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| Date: From: Subject: | 6/17/2003 4:54:33 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois--Another Bill to Expand Compulsory School Age |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- July 16, 2003 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Each year Home School Legal Defense Association works to defeat legislation that would expand the government's control over school age children. Earlier this legislative session your calls helped Illinois House Bill 2584 die in the Rules Committee: this bill would have raised the age of compulsory school attendance from 16 years of age to 18. We were told, however, that a compulsory attendance age bill might be resurrected in some other form. As predicted, just before the House recessed for summer, a new bill expanding the compulsory attendance age was introduced. This time, the expansion attempt covers the early ages. H.B. 3811 lowers the compulsory school age from 7 years to 5 years. This would apply to all children in the state, including homeschoolers. The bill has now been assigned to the House Rules Committee for consideration once the summer recess is over. We oppose all attempts to expand the compulsory attendance age since it increases the years the state will have jurisdiction over our children. H.B. 3811 would require homeschool families to submit to two more years of governmental oversight and threat of legal action in the event of an alleged violation. Once the session resumes in the fall we will track this bill and provide you with information on when and who to call to express your opposition. No need for action at this time. For more information on why compelling school attendance at an earlier age is a bad idea, see: http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000028.asp Thank you for your efforts for freedom! Sincerely, Christopher 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 Email: 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 email 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 email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email 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 email 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 email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
