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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/24/2012 1:06:34 PM Home School Legal Defense Association South Dakota: Call Immediately to Prevent Harmful Change to Homeschool Law |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== South Dakota: Call Immediately to Prevent Harmful Change to Homeschool Law Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: A lawyer who represents several public school districts, Dick Tieszen, is expected to try to amend a pending bill tomorrow morning in a way that would harm homeschoolers. He will ask that the power of revoking a certificate of exemption be taken away from local school boards and given to the state Department of Education. The power to revoke a certificate of exemption has rested with local school boards for decades. This time-tested system has worked reasonably well over the years. Allowing school boards to make the decision, rather than the state, creates the opportunity for local input based on local knowledge of individual situations. The underlying bill, HB 1005, will not be a problem for homeschoolers--it may even be helpful. But the Tieszen amendment will be very problematic. Centralizing the important power to revoke to the state level could threaten homeschoolers in the long run. It reduces local input and concentrates power into fewer and fewer hands. ACTION REQUESTED To see who your representative is use HSLDA's Legislative Toolbox: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=13508 If he or she is on the list below, call and ask your representative to oppose the Tieszen amendment. Your message can be as simple as: "Please vote NO on the Tieszen amendment to HB 1005. Please protect local enforcement of the homeschool laws." BACKGROUND HB 1005 as originally drafted contained three sections. Sections 1 and 3 were not problematic, and possibly even helpful. But Section 2 would have harmfully changed the way appeals were handled. However, at the request of SDCHE and HSLDA, the Department of Education has agreed to amend the bill and drop Section 2. Once the department's amendment is adopted, HB 1005 should be a good bill. However, if the Tieszen amendment is adopted, it would turn HB 1005 into a very bad bill. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Brunner, Thomas, Chair Home 605-257-2336 Capitol 605-773-3851 Elliott, Elaine Home 605-225-7136 Capitol 605-773-3851 Haggar, Jenna Home 605-610-9779 Capitol 605-773-3851 Hunt, Roger Home 605-582-3865 Capitol 605-773-3851 Jones, Tom Home 605-310-4171 Capitol 605-773-3851 Killer, Kevin Home 605-454-8105 Capitol 605-773-3851 Lucas, Larry Home 605-856-2439 Capitol 605-773-3851 Miller, Patty Home 712-490-6644 Capitol 605-773-3851 Perry, Tad Home 605-494-0192 Capitol 605-773-3851 Schaefer, James Home 605-869-2357 Capitol 605-773-3851 Sly, Jacqueline, Vice Chair Home 605-343-4956 Capitol 605-773-3851 Stricherz, Patricia Home 605-201-6372 Capitol 605-773-3851 Tulson, Burt Home 605-785-3480 Capitol 605-773-3851 Vanneman, Kim Home 605-842-2751 Capitol 605-773-3851 Venner, Mark Home 605-224-5755 Capitol 605-773-3851 Thank you for standing with us for liberty! Sincerely, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> You can only do so much... No one can be everywhere at once. And you can't be at home, teaching your children, while monitoring your state's legislature. Through electronic legislative services, HSLDA is monitoring state legislation for you -- watching and listening carefully for any proposed laws that could erode your right to homeschool. Join HSLDA today-we'll watch out for your future. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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