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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/7/2011 10:21:11 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado--Correction: Hearing at 1:30 |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Colorado--Correction: Hearing at 1:30 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, On Friday we sent an e-lert about the hearing today on tax credits. In the e-lert we mentioned an evening hearing. To clarify, the hearing is scheduled for today, Monday, February 7, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. We apologize for the error. If passed, this bill would provide for income tax credit for parents who remove their children from public school in order to homeschool them or enroll them in a private school. The hearing is scheduled for 1:30 PM in the House Education Committee, Room 0112 (in the basement of the Capitol building, between the elevators). Longtime homeschooling activist and supporter Treon Goosen will also be attending to testify in support of the bill and would greatly appreciate the company as well! ACTION REQUESTED Whether or not you want to speak please attend the hearing today to show your support. Come to Room 0112 in person in the Capitol building by 1:15 PM to sign up for a speaking slot (there will be a clip board with a sign up sheet). You must sign up in order to testify. BACKGROUND The bill establishes a private school tuition income tax credit for income tax years commencing on or after January 1, 2012, that allows any taxpayer who decides to homeschool a qualified child to claim an income tax credit of either $1,000 or $500. Although the bill does require that the child must have been enrolled in the public school the previous school year, this bill is a starting place for nonpublic educational tax credits. HSLDA hopes it can be expanded in the future to include more families. Tax credits are not considered government money and thus carry virtually no risk of increased regulation on homeschooling. The bill will assist families who wish to escape from public schools be better able to choose homeschooling instead of enrollment in virtual public school programs. HSLDA appreciates the bill's sponsor's motivation in seeking to provide greater educational freedom for Colorado citizens. Thank you for standing with us for homeschool freedoms! Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> How long are you in for? Some families are facing what seems like a lifelong commitment to homeschooling, with children at both ends of the spectrum -- some graduating and some just reaching school age. If you're going to be "in" for a while, consider a lifetime membership with HSLDA. It's a good deal for families with more than 10 years of homeschooling ahead. 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