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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/23/2007 9:21:09 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Maryland--Update: Bill Creating Access to Special Ed Services Advances |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Maryland--Update: Bill Creating Access to Special Ed Services Advances Dear HSLDA members and friends, Thank you for your phone calls! Homeschoolers are now closer to fair access to federally funded special education services. On January 31, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on Senator James Brochin's S.B. 116, the bill that will give homeschoolers the same access to federally funded special education services that private school students already receive. HSLDA attorney Scott Woodruff was unable to attend because a winter storm the night before made roads in Northern Virginia impassable. However, Maryland attorney Scott Somerville, General Counsel for Lampstand Press (Tapestry of Grace), attended at HSLDA's request and provided crucial testimony. State legislative personnel had attached a "fiscal note" to the bill indicating it would cost the state millions of dollars. Attorney Somerville thoroughly refuted this assertion during his testimony at the hearing. An amendment was subsequently added to the bill to make it abundantly clear that only federally-funded services were at issue. Other homeschool families offered testimony in favor of the bill, as well. The committee voted in favor of the bill on March 9. On March 13, the Maryland Senate voted 46-0 in favor of S.B. 116. The bill now moves to the House of Delegates for action. This common sense bill does not appear to be controversial, so we are not asking families to take any further action at this point in time. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely Yours, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. Join HSLDA and help us show the world that we're fine as we are . . . thank you! More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1943 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
