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| Date: From: Subject: | 3/6/2008 4:58:29 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Hampshire--S.B. 337 Going to Full Senate Improved but Still a Threat |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== March 6, 2008 New Hampshire--S.B. 337 Going to Full Senate Improved but Still a Threat Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, Yesterday, the Education Committee voted to amend S.B. 337, and then by a vote of 4-2, to recommend to the full Senate that it "ought to pass." Your calls and influence helped convince the committee to modify the bill and to roll back some of the more onerous provisions of the original. Although the bill is much improved from its former version, it still unnecessarily increases regulation on homeschoolers in New Hampshire. The bill appears likely to pass the Senate as early as today and then be referred to the House Education Committee. As amended, the bill requires parents to submit "draft curriculum" and "summary information" prior to their initial homeschooling program. It also requires parents to notify their participating agency prior to commencing a homeschool program and to re-notify annually within 30 days of the initial filing or by the first day of school in the resident district. You may recall that this curriculum notification element was removed from New Hampshire homeschool law by H.B. 406 in 2006. While the notification provision is not particularly onerous, the new requirement that homeschoolers submit "summary information" and a "draft curriculum" is a significant departure from current homeschool law. We are working with homeschooling leaders in New Hampshire and will be reaching out to members of the House Education Committee. Our aim is to determine whether and how this bill can be made "inexpedient to legislate" or amended to minimize further intrusion of the government into New Hampshire homeschooling. One way the bill could be improved would be to remove the new paragraph five that requires the "summary information" and "draft curriculum". For more information on Senate Bill 337, see http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=4830 . Thank you for your support! Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your children's inheritance retain its value? If you pass on a legacy of freedom, your children and their children's children will thank you. But freedom is never secure; it must always be guarded. Membership with HSLDA is an investment in the future that can be passed on to future generations of families wanting to teach their children at home. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1944 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
