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Rep. Arthur O’Neill
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 4:22 PM
To: All Legislators
Subject: Home Schooling Legislation
Dear Colleagues,
I am writing to clarify my
position with respect to substitute Senate Bill 162.
I support the language that
was reported by the Children’s Committee and which was referred to the
Education Committee. Even more
importantly this is the version that the home schooling community supports.
The redraft of sSB 162 done by the Education is NOT the version that I
support. Although I am grateful that my
request to remove the fine provision from a draft of the bill was granted,
after reviewing the video recording of the Education Committee Meeting I
believe that there was confusion about my position during that meeting.
I will work to change sSB 162 so that we can pass a bill that is acceptable to
the home schooling community on whose behalf I, and many of you, have been
advocating this legislation.
I hope you will work with me
in that endeavor during the remaining weeks of the session.
Sincerely,
Arthur J. O’Neill
State
Representative
Sen. Tom Gaffey
On Mar 25, 2008, at 3:00 PM, Senator Gaffey wrote:
The bill that passed the committee
last week accomplishes exactly what was requested in a more pertinent section
of statute that is relevant
to all cases of withdrawal of students
from school.
I very clearly stated my position all
along that notice provided by certified mail protects the parents who request
their children to be
withdrawn. The education bill improved
the protection of parents who seek to home school by requiring the school
district to accept the
notice.
Tom Gaffey
March 11
I
watched the public testimony before the Children's Committee and I understand
the ordeal that some homeschooling parents went through. My
take on all of this at the end of the hearing and after talking to my
Please indicate if you
are in agreement.
Tom Gaffey
Rep. Fleischmann
March 5, 2008
Dear
Friend,
Thank
you for taking the time to email me at the Capitol.
I
very much appreciate your having made the effort to share your thoughts with
me. Please know that I will be taking your opinions and concerns into account
as the General Assembly addresses the issues that you have raised.
Thank
you again for taking the time to contact me.
Best wishes for a happy, healthy spring.
Sincerely,