Not a single education bill protecting parental rights has passed this year despite an overwhelming Republican majority and a supportive GOP party platform. What is the problem?
From this week’s Senate Calendar:
HB 429, permitting a child 16 years of age or older to withdraw from school with parental permission. Inexpedient to Legislate, Vote 3-1.
Senator Prescott for the committee.
Presumably Sen. Forsythe was the single vote in favor of the bill.
HB 429 goes to the Senate floor on Wednesday, June 1st for a vote. PLEASE contact your senators immediately and tell them to support parents and pass HB 429. With a Republican majority in the Senate there is no reason to kill both parental rights bills, which passed the House: HB 429 and HB 542.
HB 542 is currently on the table in the Senate.
HB 542-FN, prohibiting a school district from requiring that a parent send his or her child to any school or program to which the parent may be conscientiously opposed. 4/13/11, pending motion Inexpedient to Legislate, Education.
On HB 542 the Senate Education Committee vote was Inexpedient to Legislate 4-1, again with Sen. Forsythe in favor of the bill. PLEASE ask your senators to pull HB 542 off the table and pass it on Wednesday along with HB 429. Why aren’t these senators listening to parents? Perhaps not enough parents are contacting their senators?
Please be polite, but feel free to contact as many senators as you like. This is an outrageous affront to all parents in NH. The State knows best for your children? Hardly.
John Gallus
john.gallus@leg.state.nh.us
271-3077
752-1066
Jeanie Forrester
jeanie.forrester@leg.state.nh.us
271-2104
Jeb Bradley
jeb.bradley@leg.state.nh.us
271-2106
387-2365
James Forsythe
james.forsythe@leg.state.nh.us
271-3096
Matthew Houde
matthew.houde@leg.state.nh.us
271-2118
Fenton Groen
fenton.groen@leg.state.nh.us
271-3045
817-9352
Andy Sanborn
andy.sanborn@leg.state.nh.us
271-3073
Bob Odell
bob.odell@leg.state.nh.us
271-6733
Ray White
raymond.white@leg.state.nh.us
271-3569
Molly Kelly
molly.kelly@leg.state.nh.us
271-2166
357-5118
Peter Bragdon
peter.bragdon@leg.state.nh.us
271-8472
Jim Luther
jim.luther@leg.state.nh.us
271-2246
Gary Lambert
gary.lambert@leg.state.nh.us
271-2735
Sharon Carson
Sharon.Carson@leg.state.nh.us
271-2674
Sylvia Larson
sylvia.larsen@leg.state.nh.us
271-2675
David Boutin
dboutin1465@comcast.net
271-2709
203-5391
John Barnes, Jr.
jack.barnes@leg.state.nh.us
271-6931
895-9352
Tom De Blois
tom.deblois@leg.state.nh.us
271-7803
Jim Rausch
james.rausch@leg.state.nh.us
271-8630
Lou D’Allesandro
dalas@leg.state.nh.us
271-2600
669-3494
Amanda Merrill
Amanda.Merrill@leg.state.nh.us
271-8567
669-3494
Chuck Morse
chuck.morse@leg.state.nh.us
271-4980
Russell Prescott
russell.prescott@leg.state.nh.us
271-3074
642-4243
Nancy Stiles
nancy.stiles@leg.state.nh.us
271-6933