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| Date: From: Subject: | 12/2/2011 11:01:54 AM Home School Legal Defense Association Homeschool Legislation Moves Forward |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Homeschool Legislation Moves Forward Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, The New Hampshire legislative session is just around the corner, and if it is anything like the past sessions, homeschoolers should prepare to take action to advance homeschool freedom! The House Education Subcommittee tasked with making recommendations about New Hampshire's homeschool law has drafted an amendment to House Bill 545 and recommended passing the bill as amended. While the amendment to the bill no longer eliminates the State Board of Education's rule-making authority completely, it does make several positive changes: 1. The statement of purpose for the home education law is revised, explicitly recognizing that it is the natural and fundamental right and duty of parents to educate their children as they see fit. 2. Rule-making authority remains with the State Board of Education but the Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC) would gain approval authority over proposed rules. Legislative members of HEAC would become nonvoting. 3. Home educators would only have to notify a participating agency once, at the initiation of a home education program, upon withdrawal from public school, or upon moving into a school district. 4. Local school authorities are explicitly prohibited from adopting policies that are inconsistent with or more restrictive than the statute or rules adopted by the State Board of Education. HSLDA supports passage of the bill which will be considered during the 2012 session beginning January 4, 2012. You can view HSLDA's bill page for HB 545 at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13014 . HSLDA would also like to inform you of two other pieces of legislation that have the potential to affect your rights and interests. These bills are currently Legislative Service Requests (LSR), which means the bill sponsor has reserved a title and place for the proposed bill, but the official bill text has not yet been released or introduced. LSR 2012-H-2778-R, proposed by Rep. J.R.Hoell, relates to the "requirements for an annual educational evaluation of homeschooled students," and LSR 2012-H-2607-L, proposed by Rep. Bettencourt, relates to establishing an education tax credit. HSLDA will keep you informed of the status of these bills as they progress through the legislative process. We will also be scanning hundreds of other bills and notifying you how they will affect your freedom and what action we recommend taking to advance homeschooling in New Hampshire. You can view HSLDA's bill page for these LSRs here: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13014 Thank you for your strong support of homeschool freedom in the Granite State. We look forward to serving you throughout another legislative session and hope you enjoy a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year. If there's any way that we here at HSLDA can serve you, we hope that you'll not hesitate to contact us. It's only because of your membership support that we are able to continue to advance the cause of homeschooling freedom. Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Extreme makeovers are for extreme circumstances... Most homeschools don't need an extreme makeover, but there is something to be said for attention to detail and recognition of accomplishments. Watch the media and you'll soon see that not everyone wants home educators and homeschooling to look good. HSLDA works hard to shed light on the good work of home educators so it's obvious that we don't need someone "making-over" our homeschools. 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