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2/26/2009 3:26:55 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Arizona--Great News: Compulsory Bill Fails!

====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Arizona--Great News: Compulsory Bill Fails! Dear Arizona HSLDA Members and Friends, Good news on House Bill 2292! After the House Education Committee had the hearing on Monday, the bill failed to pass. The Education Committee voted 5 to 5, giving H.B. 2292 a "Do not pass" recommendation. This will kill H.B. 2292, and raising the compulsory school attendance age should be dead for the rest of the legislative session. There is a slight chance this could be slipped into another bill, but we, along with Arizona Families for Home Education (AFHE), will continue to monitor this. AFHE's legislative liaison was at the hearing and testified against the bill. Joining her was a representative from the Department of Education. Those in support of the bill included the sponsor, a student who researched and help draft the bill, the Arizona School Boards Association and some representatives for the teacher union. Based on reports from the hearing, your phone calls were heard and had an impact in the final vote. Thank you for all your calls in opposition to this bill. If you are not a member of HSLDA yet and would like to be to help join together in protecting and defending homeschool freedom, please go to http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=6148 . Your support is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Thomas J. Schmidt HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you call your attorney at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning? Our members can get in touch with their attorney even after business hours, when they have a legal emergency. Wouldn't you like this level of service? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ======================================================================