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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/2/2011 12:10:51 PM Home School Legal Defense Association South Dakota--Urgent: Homeschool Bill Still Needs Your Help |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== South Dakota--Urgent: Homeschool Bill Still Needs Your Help Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Good news! House Bill 1133, which would protect homeschoolers by making it clear that homeschool paperwork is effective as soon as filed, passed out of the Education Committee today with overwhelming support by a vote of 13-1. Your calls made the difference in ensuring that this bill will make it to the full House of Representatives! At the hearing itself, Ken Updike and Monica Tanner of South Dakota Christian Home Educators testified in support of the bill. I also testified in support of the bill on behalf of HSLDA's South Dakota members. This bill was amended in committee in two ways. One amendment strengthens language making it clear that no action is required on the part of a school board before a family can start homeschooling. In addition, committee members agreed to remove the part of the bill that would have allowed homeschoolers to use a form other than that provided by the Department of Education. However, the Department agreed to work with us on removing objectionable parts of its form. Now that the bill has passed out of committee, the next step is a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives. Your calls are needed to your representative to make sure it passes. This bill deserves your support! ACTION REQUESTED 1. Call your representative today and ask him or her to support the amended version of House Bill 1133 when it comes to the House floor. Use our legislative toolbox at http://www.hslda.org/toolbox to find your representative. 2. Forward this message to any homeschool family who may not be a member of HSLDA or South Dakota Christian Home Educators (SDCHE). BACKGROUND INFORMATION One family filed their homeschool form in early November. The school secretary signed to acknowledge receipt. The family heard absolutely nothing for at least eight weeks. Another family filed their form and were told they could not take their children out of public school until the school committee approved them for homeschooling. They were subsequently told their paperwork would be denied--for a reason not allowed under law. Then the school staff "lost" the form. Only after legal intervention did the school system perform its duty--29 days after the family filed its form! Another family filed their form and was told the kids must stay in public school until the school board took action. The school board then denied their exemption--for a reason not permitted under law. Only after legal intervention did the school board reverse its decision. HB 1133 would put an end to this type of abuse. Your paperwork would be valid and effective immediately upon filing. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> 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. 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