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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/1/2004 2:29:41 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Tennessee--Subcommittee Hearing on Homeschool Testing Bill Cancelled |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 1, 2004 Tennessee--Subcommittee Hearing on Homeschool Testing Bill Cancelled Dear HSLDA members and friends: Your calls are working! House Bill 2163, the bill mandating state testing of homeschool students, has been removed from the calendar for the K-12 Subcommittee meeting on Tuesday, March 2, 2004. However, the bill has not yet been completely withdrawn, so it could still come up for consideration in the Subcommittee at a later date. Therefore, we ask that you continue calling the sponsor and members of the K-12 Subcommittee to ensure that this bill is withdrawn. House Bill 2163, sponsored by Representative Mike Turner, would require all non-public high school students to take the Gateway end- of-course tests in order to graduate from high school. This bill would not only mandate testing of all homeschool and church-related high school students but would also effectively require them to conform their curriculum to match that of the public schools. The withdrawal of House Bill 2163 from the K-12 Subcommittee calendar makes it unnecessary for you to attend the Subcommittee hearing Tuesday morning. Also, it appears likely that Representative Turner will withdraw this bill soon, but it is important to continue to exert pressure on his office by continuing to make phone calls and send e-mails until he makes that decision. REQUESTED ACTION 1. Please contact Representative Turner, the sponsor of this bill, with this message: "Please withdraw H.B. 2163. This bill will require unnecessary testing of homeschool and private school students and violate the rights of parents to choose the curriculum they consider best for their own children. The cost to the State of Tennessee for testing thousands of additional students would have a significant fiscal impact." Representative Mike Turner, 615-741-3229 rep.mike.turner@legislature.state.tn.us 2. Please contact each member of the K-12 Subcommittee with this message: "Please oppose House Bill 2163 which would require unnecessary testing and violate the rights of parents to choose the curriculum they consider best for their own children. The cost to the State of Tennessee for testing thousands of additional students would have a significant fiscal impact." Members of the K-12 Subcommittee: Representative Joe Towns, Jr. - Chairman, 615-741-2189 rep.joe.towns@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Richard Montgomery - Vice Chairman, 615-741-5981 rep.richard.montgomery@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Diane Black, 615-741-1999 rep.diane.black@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Harry Brooks, 615-741-6879 rep.harry.brooks@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Tommie Brown, 615-741-4374 rep.tommie.brown@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Steve Godsey, 615-741-7623 rep.steve.godsey@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Ulysses Jones, Jr., 615-741-4575 rep.ulysses.jones@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Mark Maddox, 615-741-7847 rep.mark.maddox@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Larry Turner, 615-741-6954 rep.larry.turner@legislature.state.tn.us Representative Les Winningham, 615-741-6852 rep.les.winningham@legislature.state.tn.us 3. Please forward this E-lert to every homeschooling family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact the sponsor and the members of the K-12 Subcommittee. To get the name of your state representative, use HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox. If you do not have Internet access, call the Tennessee Legislature at 800-449-8366. For more information on this legislation, go to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=1366 Sincerely, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel {{JoinAd}} ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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