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| Date: From: Subject: | 2/11/2013 4:56:56 PM Home School Legal Defense Association Support Texas Constitutional Amendment Protecting Homeschool and Private Schools |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== Support Texas Constitutional Amendment Protecting Homeschool and Private Schools! Dear HSLDA Members and Friends, The 2013 Texas legislative session is underway and HSLDA is tracking bills in the house and senate that may affect the future of Texas homeschooling. We know you want to be informed of any threats that may be on the horizon and notified of any benefits for homeschooling. Homeschooling father and HSLDA Local Counsel Tom Sanders visited Austin to personally meet with legislators and discuss bills relevant to homeschooling. Action Item: House Joint Resolution 45 would propose a constitutional amendment to protect private schools from state and local government regulation. HJR 45 has been introduced and assigned to the House Education Committee. HSLDA supports this resolution. Texas law recognizes homeschools as private schools, and homeschool rights are currently recognized in case and statutory law, not the Texas Constitution. To preserve homeschool rights for future generations, HJR 45 will place these rights in the state constitution and guard against unwanted regulation. Action requested: Please contact your state representative and ask him or her to protect private and home education by voting in support of HJR 45. Your message can be as simple as this: "Please support HJR 45 which will protect private schools and homeschools from unnecessary government regulation." Check here to find the name and contact information of your Texas representative: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17164 Bills to Watch: In addition, HSLDA is watching these bills: - House Bill 704 would prohibit Texas public schools from implementing the common core standards as developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative in the U.S. Department of Education. Although the common core would not directly affect homeschooling, in the long run it has the potential to indirectly harm homeschool students. Check out: "Common Core State Standards Initiative: Too Close to a National Curriculum" - http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17165 . The Texas legislature has rejected the common core, and this bill would further ensure that the Texas Board of Education will not implement the common core. - House Bills 391 and 393 were introduced to give grandparents greater legal access to their grandchildren. Since HSLDA has defended homeschooling parents from grandparents who sued for custody because of homeschooling, we are watching these bills closely. - House Bill 772 and Senate Bill 40 would change Texas immunization registry from an opt-in provision to an opt-out. Many homeschoolers have objections to immunizations, and HSLDA believe a child's medical history is best handled by their parents. We invite you to check out the Texas Bill page periodically to review updated bills and see if there are any items we are requesting you to take action on: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17166 Please note that at this point, we are not asking you to take action on any other bills. Calling unnecessary attention to a bill before it has been referred to a committee or scheduled for a vote can be just as detrimental as not voicing your opinion at the right time. Most bills will die before making it to a vote. In closing, HSLDA wants to let you know that without your support it would be impossible for us monitor Texas legislation and to protect homeschooling! If you are not yet a member with us, why don't you take a moment to join and stand with tens of thousands of homeschoolers for educational freedom in Texas, in the nation, and around the world. Join now: http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=17167 Standing with you for Freedom, Darren A. 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