| From the HSLDA E-lert Service: |
< BACK TO ARCHIVE |
| Date: From: Subject: | 2/22/2011 5:34:58 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Connecticut: Calls Needed to Stop Change in Compulsory Attendance Law |
|
====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Connecticut--Calls Needed to Stop Change in Compulsory Attendance Law Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Your calls are needed right away to members of the Joint Education Committee to stop a bill that would eliminate the right of parents to choose to wait until a child is 7 years old before sending the child to school. Current law permits a parent to not send his child to school by signing an option form. If Senate Bill 930 passes, parents would no longer have the right to determine whether a 6-year-old is ready for formal education. What this means for homeschoolers is that they would be required to comply with the compulsory attendance law one year earlier than is now required. There is a hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. by the Joint Education Committee to consider this bill. Please call right now to express your opposition to this unnecessary and restrictive change in Connecticut law. Action Requested: 1. Please call or email as many members of the Joint Education Committee as possible with this message or something similar in your own words: "Please vote against Senate Bill 930, which would eliminate the right of parents to choose to wait until a child is 7 years old before sending the child to school. Parents, not school officials, are in the best position to determine when their children are ready for formal education." Please do not identify yourself as a homeschooling family, since this issue is broader than just homeschooling. The contact information for members of the Joint Education Committee is as follows: Last names beginning with A-M please contact: Rep. Andrew Fleischmann, Co-Chair (D) (860) 240-0420 Andrew.Fleischmann@cga.ct.gov Sen. Andrea Stillman, Co-Chair (D) (800) 842-1420 http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Stillman-mailform.html Rep. Douglas McCrory, Vice Chair (D) (800) 842-8267 Douglas.McCrory@cga.ct.gov Sen. John Fonfara, Vice Chair (D) (860) 240-0043 http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Fonfara-mailform.html Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, Ranking Member (R) (800) 842-1423 Marilyn.Giuliano@housegop.ct.gov Sen. Antonietta "Toni" Boucher, Ranking Member (R) (800) 842-1421 Toni.Boucher@cga.ct.gov Rep. Tim Ackert (R) (800) 842-1423 tim.ackert@housegop.ct.gov Sen. Beth Bye (D) (800) 842-1420 http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Bye-mailform.html Rep. Christie Carpino (R) (800) 842-1423 christie.carpino@housegop.ct.gov Rep. Michelle L. Cook (D) (800) 842-8267 Michelle.Cook@cga.ct.gov Rep. Paul Davis (D) (800) 842-8267 Paul.Davis@cga.ct.gov Rep. Henry Genga (D) (860) 240-8585 henry.genga@cga.ct.gov Rep. Auden C. Grogins (D) (860) 240-8585 Auden.Grogins@cga.ct.gov Rep. Gail K. Hamm (D) (800) 842-8267 Gail.Hamm@cga.ct.gov Rep. DebraLee Hovey (R) (800) 842-1423 DebraLee.Hovey@housegop.state.ct.us Last names beginning with N-Z please contact: Rep. Susan Johnson (D) (800) 842-8267 Susan.Johnson@cga.ct.gov Sen. Rob Kane (R) (800) 842-1421 Rob.Kane@cga.ct.gov Rep. David W. Kiner (D) (800) 842-8267 David.Kiner@cga.ct.gov Rep. Brenda Kupchick (R) (800) 842-1423 Brenda.Kupchick@housegop.ct.gov Rep. Gail Lavielle (R) (800) 842-1423 gail.lavielle@housegop.ct.gov Rep. Tim LeGeyt (R) (800) 842-1423 Tim.LeGeyt@housegop.ct.gov Rep. Matthew Lesser (D) (800) 842-8267 Matthew.Lesser@cga.ct.gov Rep. Christopher Lyddy (D) (800) 824-8267 Christopher.Lyddy@cga.ct.gov Rep. Steve Mikutel (D) (800) 842-8267 Steve.Mikutel@cga.ct.gov Rep. Patricia Billie Miller (D) (800) 842-8267 Patricia.Miller@cga.ct.gov Rep. Sandy Nafis (D) (800) 842-8267 Sandy.Nafis@cga.ct.gov Rep. Michael L. Molgano (R) (800) 842-1423 michael.molgano@housegop.ct.gov Rep. Tom Reynolds (D) (800) 842-8267 Tom.Reynolds@cga.ct.gov Rep. Jason Rojas (D) (800) 842-8267 Jason.Rojas@cga.ct.gov Rep. Prasad Srinivasan (800) 842-1423 prasad.srinivasan@housegop.ct.gov 2. Please forward this email to every homeschooling family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact members of the committee with this same message. To view the text of Senate Bill 930, please visit http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10422 . For more information on compulsory attendance, please see our memorandum at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=10423 . Sincerely, Dewitt T. Black, III HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> What's the shortest distance between two homeschoolers? HSLDA's elert service! When threats to homeschool freedoms arise, you want to be able to respond. We make it possible. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
