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3/23/2007 8:52:57 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Texas: Calls Needed to Support Homeschooler Access to Exams

====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Texas: Calls Needed to Support Homeschooler Access to Exams Dear HSLDA members and friends: An important bill, H.B. 1844, has been introduced by Representative Charlie Howard. This bill requires public school districts to publish the dates of testing for the PSAT to homeschoolers and allow homeschoolers to take AP tests. We have had reports from our members in the past that they have been denied access to these tests. This bill will remedy the situation. H.B. 1844 will likely be considered by the House Public Education Committee on Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Your calls are needed now to ensure the committee will pass this bill. REQUESTED ACTION Please call as many members of the House Public Education Committee as possible, and give them this message: "Please vote in favor of H.B. 1844, introduced by Rep. Howard. This bill will end the discrimination against homeschool students seeking to take college entrance exams and PSAT and AP testing." HOUSE PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Rep. Rob Eissler -- 512-463-0797 (Chairman) Rep. Bill Zedler --512-463-0374 (Vice Chairman) Rep. Dan Branch -- 512-463-0367 Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr. -- 512-463-0510 Rep. Scott Hochberg -- 512-463-0492 Rep. Anna Mowery -- 512-463-0608 Rep. Dora Olivo -- 512-463-0494 Rep. Diane Patrick -- 512-463-0624 Rep. Dianne White Delisi -- 512-463-0630 To review the text of this bill you can go to: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3933 . Thank you for you calls to help homeschool students. Sincerely, Christopher J. Klicka Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you -- watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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: ##ToAddress## - 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. ======================================================================