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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/8/2005 9:29:38 AM Home School Legal Defense Association New Mexico--Your Calls are Working |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 8, 2005 New Mexico--Your Calls are Working Dear HSLDA members and friends: I just called the office of Representative Mary Helen Garcia, whose proposed legislation would reinstate standardized testing for New Mexico homeschoolers. I told her staff that her bill would violate federal law. I need your help to get this point across. ACTION REQUESTED 1. Please call the sponsor, Representative Garcia, and tell her, "House Bill 158 violates the No Child Left Behind Act. Homeschoolers can't be forced to take the state's assessment test." Representative Garcia's number is 505-526-6608. 2. Call your own representative and ask him or her to urge Representative Garcia to withdraw House Bill 158. You can find your representative by using HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox http://www.hslda.org/toolbox . BACKGROUND A law enacted by Congress specifically exempts homeschool students from mandatory state assessments. On January 8, 2002, President George W. Bush signed H.R. 1 into law and it became Public Law No: 107-110. Homeschoolers were successful in persuading Congress to include the following provision: "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect a home school, whether or not a home school is treated as a home school or a private school under State law, nor shall any student schooled at home be required to participate in any assessment referenced in this Act." [Part E, Subpart , Section 9506(b)]. Under this new federal statute, states are required to specify, to the U.S. Department of Education, the assessment they will use to comply with this law. Preliminary indications show that each state will use their current state assessments for this purpose thus making their state assessment one of the "assessments referenced in this Act." Sincerely, Scott Somerville HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Who's knocking on your door? When a social service worker arrives at your door, tension can run high. Wouldn't it be nice to get your lawyer on the phone, providing you with immediate step-by-step guidance? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1099 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
