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| Date: From: Subject: | 5/31/2012 10:12:58 AM Scott Woodruff--HSLDA New Jersey--Update on A 2881 |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== New Jersey--Update on A 2881 Dear HSLDA Members and Friends: Thank you for your quick response to this threatening bill! Despite the powerful, compelling testimony offered by many homeschool moms and dads on May 14, the Assembly Women and Children Committee voted in favor of allowing A2881 to move ahead in the legislative process. During the hearing, however, the bill's sponsor, Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt, agreed to meet with homeschool representatives, as I had requested prior to the hearing. Making good on her commitment, on Friday, May 25, Lampitt met with several members of the New Jersey Homeschool Task Force, including me. After listening to our concerns receptively, Lampitt agreed to put off any further efforts to push her bill and to engage in discussions toward trying to rework the bill to make it acceptable. We anticipate that one or more meetings will be held in the near future involving Lampitt (or one of her staffers), one or more representatives of the Home School Task Force, a representative of DYFS, and a representative of Advocates for Children of New Jersey. Our hope is to develop language that removes the troublesome features of the bill and keeps and expands the good parts. State regulation N.J.A.C. 10:122C-6.3(a)(3) currently prohibits DYFS from allowing any foster family from homeschooling a foster child, without exception. This one-size-fits-all approach is not in the best interest of foster children. If the troublesome aspects of A 2881 can be removed, it could become the gateway for once again allowing foster families to homeschool foster children under appropriate circumstances. Thank you for standing with us for freedom! Sincerely yours, Scott A. Woodruff HSLDA Senior Counsel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Can you look at the clouds and tell the direction of the wind? An interesting phenomenon of wind is that it can blow in multiple directions at the same time, at different heights from the ground. But usually there is a prevailing wind. HSLDA watches the gusts and monitors the prevailing trends of change in the legal climate of home education. So no matter which way the wind is blowing, we're there to protect your family. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1938 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== 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. ====================================================================== | |
