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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/19/2012 2:59:50 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Freedom Alert: Take Action to Advance Homeschool Freedom |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Freedom Alert: Take Action to Advance Homeschool Freedom Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, The New Hampshire House of Representatives is moving swiftly to advance the cause of homeschooling freedom in New Hampshire, and your action is needed to support House Bill 1571, which is scheduled for a public hearing in the House Education Committee on January 25 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 207 of the legislative office building, located behind the Capitol in Concord. I plan to attend to testify in favor of this bill and hope to see you there! In addition to HB 545, which was approved by the House, HB 1571, sponsored by J.R. Hoell of Merrimack - District 13, would further change the homeschool law to require parents to simply keep a copy of an evaluation rather than having to send it to a participating agency. The bill also repeals 193-A:7 and A:8, which provide for a "due process hearing" and permit an order terminating a homeschool program following a due process hearing. HSLDA supports due process rights for homeschoolers, but by eliminating these two sections of 193-A, HB 1571 removes the authority of the commissioner of education to terminate a home education program, authority which has virtually never been used in New Hampshire. ACTION REQUESTED: Please plan on attending the public hearing and contact the members of the House Education Committee and encourage them to support this bill. You can give them the following message in your own words: "Please support HB 1571, which simplifies home education reporting requirements and improves freedom for homeschoolers in New Hampshire. New Hampshire parents have demonstrated they can be relied on to provide an excellent education without burdensome state-directed oversight. Furthermore, by removing the commissioner's authority to hold a hearing and terminate a home education program, authority which has virtually never been used in New Hampshire, HB 1571 recognizes the natural and fundamental right of parents to determine and direct their children's education." Contact information for members of the House Education Committee is below. Please call your representative if listed. Families whose last name begins with A-M, please call representatives 1-9. Families whose last name begins with N-Z, please call representatives 10-17. 1) Representative Michael Balboni (Chair) Phone: (603)598-3851 Email: michael.balboni@leg.state.nh.us 2) Representative Ralph Boehm (Vice Chair) Phone: (603)860-6309 Email: ralph.boehm@leg.state.nh.us 3) Representative Kathleen Lauer-Rago (Clerk) Phone: (603)934-8223 Email: kathyrago4nh@yahoo.com 4) Representative Karen Hutchinson Phone: (603)434-9415 Email: northernpatriot@aol.com 5) Representative Charles Brosseau Phone: (603)536-1367 Email: charlesbrosseau@gmail.com 6) Representative J.R. Hoell Phone: (603)315-9002 Email: jr.hoell@leg.state.nh.us 7) Representative Joseph Pitre Phone: (603)755-2447 Email: jpitre@metrocast.net 8) Representative Mary Gorman Phone: (603)886-1652 Email: mqgorman@comcast.net 9) Representative Joseph Fleck Phone: (603)522-6741 Email: joseph.fleck@leg.state.nh.us 10) Representative Robert Greemore Phone: (603)279-8792 Email: roberthenry@metrocast.net 11) Representative Laura Jones Phone: (603)948-2264 Email: laurajonesnh@gmail.com 12) Representative Mary Gile Phone: (603)224-2278 Email: mary.gile@leg.state.nh.us 13) Representative June Frazer Phone: (603)228-0048 Email: june.frazer@leg.state.nh.us 14) Representative Jeffrey St. Cyr Phone: (603)875-5473 Email: jeffrey.stcyr@leg.state.nh.us 15) Representative Gregory Hill Phone: (603)286-7329 Email: gregory.hill@leg.state.nh.us 16) Representative Rick Ladd Phone: (603)989-3268 Email: ladd.nhhouse@charter.net 17) Representative Barbara Shaw Phone: (603)626-4681 Email: beshaw3@comcast.net Without your support we could not stand for freedom in New Hampshire! If you or someone you know is not a member of HSLDA, will you consider taking a moment today to join or recommend us and support our work defending individual families threatened by government officials and protecting homeschooling freedom for all? Join now at: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13431 Very truly yours, Michael P. Donnelly, Esq. HSLDA Staff Attorney ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Remember the last time you wrote a term paper? Research can be grueling-digging through archives, wading through articles, conducting interviews. But if it's related to homeschooling, you can relax a little. There's a good chance that you'll find what you're looking for in HSLDA's bimonthly Home School Court Report. Providing in-depth, insightful articles on much of what affects the world of homeschoolers, the Court Report is a must-read for the serious homeschooler. This publication is provided free to each HSLDA member. 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