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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/18/2005 3:30:41 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Illinois--Harmful Bill Passes Committee |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 18, 2005 Illinois--Harmful Bill Passes Committee Dear HSLDA members and friends: We are sad to report that Senate Bill 409 passed the Senate Education Committee by a vote of 7 to 4. The four Republicans voted against it. The sponsor received over 500 calls, and the other committee members reported receiving hundreds of calls. Nonetheless, S.B. 409, which will expand the state's control over your children for two more years, will now be considered by the full Senate. At the hearing on March 15 Senator Raoul, who sponsored the bill, declared that he wants the compulsory school attendance age to be even lower. He wants to require 4 year-olds to be in school. Last year, Illinois was the only state in the last several years to raise the compulsory attendance age. We cannot allow the school age to be lowered to 5. We must keep calling until the bill is defeated. Illinois homeschoolers need to practice "the widow at the judge's door" principle and keep knocking until the legislature changes course. The next step is to call your own Senator. You should be aware that the legislature's 2 week break starts Monday. However, please continue to call. ACTION REQUESTED Please call your Senator and give him this message: "Please vote against S.B. 409, which lowers the compulsory attendance age. This bill is unnecessary. It restricts parental choice and wastes taxpayer money." Do not identify yourself as a homeschooler. You can find information on your Senator by using our Legislative Toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox/ or by calling the Capitol at 217-782-2235. BACKGROUND For more information on this bill, visit our website at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?ID=2181 Thank you for standing with us for family and freedom in Illinois and throughout the country. Sincerely, Christopher J. Klicka HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What's the shortest distance between two homeschoolers? HSLDA's elert service! When threats to homeschool freedoms arise, you want to be able to respond. We make it possible. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
