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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/13/2006 11:42:32 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Oklahoma--Calls Needed: Oppose Linking Math Test with Driver's License |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== February 13, 2006 Dear HSLDA members and friends: Calls are needed immediately to stop Senate Bill 1690 which would prohibit 16 and 17-year-olds from obtaining a driver's license unless they first pass a state-approved math test. The bill is scheduled for a hearing today at 2:30 p.m. in the Senate Public Safety Committee. A student would be required to pass either the state-wide 8th-grade math test, or another test approved by the State Department of Education. Homeschooled students would be at a tremendous disadvantage since they don't use the state's math curriculum and would have no control over the alternative test the Department of Education might approve. ACTION REQUESTED: 1. Please call all the members of the Senate Public Safety Committee (see below) and ask them to oppose this misguided bill. Your message can be as simple as, "Please oppose Senate Bill 1690. It would create an unnecessary barrier for well-qualified teens to get driver's licenses. A teen who has proved he can drive safely should not be denied a license because of a math test." 2. Please call other homeschool families and ask them to make calls. CONTACT INFORMATION: Sen. Charles Wyrick - Chair (405) 521-5561 Sen. Frank Shurden - Vice Chair (405) 521-5588 Sen. Don Barrington (405) 521-5563 Sen. Bernest Cain (405) 521-5610 Sen. Brian Crain (405) 521-5620 Sen. Constance N. Johnson (405) 521-5531 Sen. Todd Lamb (405) 521-5632 Sen. Charlie Laster (405) 521-5539 Sen. Debbe Leftwich (405) 521-5557 Sen. Jonathan Nichols (405) 521-5535 Sen. Scott Pruitt (405) 521-5602 Sen. Jim Reynolds (405) 521-5522 Sen. Jim Wilson (405) 521-5574 Reasons to Oppose Senate Bill 1690 1. Teens who have proved they can drive safely should not be denied a license just because they cannot pass a math test. Math ability has nothing to do with driving ability. 2. If homeschoolers were to take the state-wide criterion referenced test, they would be at a major disadvantage because it is based on the state curriculum, which homeschoolers do not use. 3. Homeschoolers would have no control over what alternative tests the Department of Education might approve. This would put them at a significant disadvantage. 4. A driver's license is an important gateway to meet basic transportation needs for those who have demonstrated they can drive safely. It must not be trivialized into a reward for good behavior for students who have jumped though enough hoops. Thank you for standing with us for freedom. Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 27 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 27 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself, your family, and their future? 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