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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/24/2011 5:04:00 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Colorado: Action Needed to Support Educational Freedom |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Colorado - Action Needed to Support Educational Freedom Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, House Bill 1048 is scheduled to be heard in the House Finance Committee on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at 1:30 PM. If passed the bill would grant tax credits for those opting for home or private education. Amendments will be presented and the committee is expected to vote on the bill. We are asking you to call the committee to support the bill. Although this bill will not benefit current homeschoolers, it will make it easier for new parents to homeschool and help place private parent directed education on a more competitive financial footing with publicly funded education, including public virtual schools. ACTION REQUESTED Please call the members of the Finance Committee and give them this message: "Please support HB 1048 and vote to pass it out of committee. This bill will benefit parents and children by promoting educational freedom in Colorado. It will also save our state tens of millions of dollars. Parents who take on the task of homeschooling or sending their children to a private school save the state money and a tax credit is an appropriate way to recognize their decision." House Finance Committee Members: Representative Brian DelGrosso, Chairman 303-866-2964 E-mail: valentin.vigil.house@state.co.us Representative Keith Swerdfeger, Vice-Chairman 303-866-2905 E-mail: keith.swerdfeger.house@state.co.us Representative Cindy Acree 303-266-2944 E-mail: cindy.acree.house@state.co.us Representative Don Beezley 303-866-4667 E-mail: don.beezley.house@state.co.us Representative Kathleen Conti 303-866-2953 E-mail: kathleen.conti.house@state.co.us Representative Crisanta Duran 303-866-2925 E-mail: crisanta.duran.house@state.co.us Representative Dickey Lee Hullinghorst 303-866-2915 E-mail: dl.hullinghorst.house@state.co.us Representative Janak Joshi 303-866-2937 E-mail: janak.joshi.house@state.co.us Representative Daniel Kagan 303-866-2921 E-mail: repkagan@gmail.com Representative John Kefalas 303-866-4569 E-mail: john.kefalas.house@state.co.us Representative Jeanne Labuda 303-866-2966 E-mail: jeanne.labuda.house@state.co.us Representative Dan Pabon 303-866-2954 E-mail: dan.pabon.house@state.co.us Representative Spencer Swalm 303-866-5510 E-mail: spencer.swalm.house@state.co.us 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. Thank you for your support. Sincerely Yours, Michael Donnelly ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> "I saved my entire membership fee with one discount" "When I called Liberty to find out what kind of discount we could get, they told us we would 10% off our car insurance and 5% off our homeowner's insurance. What we will save is more than double what it costs to join HSLDA. 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