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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/27/2005 2:19:32 PM Home School Legal Defense Association North Dakota--Calls Needed to Pass Positive Homeschool Legislation |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== January 27, 2005 North Dakota--Calls Needed to Pass Positive Homeschool Legislation Dear HSLDA members and friends: The House Education Committee has amended House Bill 1265 and unanimously recommended a "do pass" as amended. The Committee amendments do not preserve any of the favorable changes sought in the original bill. Nonetheless, HSLDA supports the Committee's amendment since they will change the law to permit parents to homeschool their developmentally disabled children under the same conditions that autistic children are now homeschooled. While it is disappointing that the Committee did not pass the original bill, it is still an improvement over existing law and will give more freedom to homeschool parents with special needs children. Therefore, we are recommending that the home educators of North Dakota support the bill in its present form and continue to contact their legislators, asking them to vote for this bill. We will not give up the fight to remove unnecessary restrictions from homeschooling parents in future legislative sessions. This bill may come before the full House of Representatives very soon, so time is of the essence. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Please contact your state representative with this message: "Please vote for House Bill 1265. This bill would allow parents to homeschool their developmentally disabled children as every other state permits." You can find the name and telephone number of your state representative by using HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2052 2. Please forward this e-mail to every homeschooling family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact members their state representative. To view a copy of the text of House Bill 1265, go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2053 Please call now! Sincerely, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who are the nation's best lobbyists? We don't know that this has ever been determined; but we do know that HSLDA's National Center for Home Education is the only national organization lobbying on behalf of homeschoolers on Capitol Hill. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
