tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26845920298243872262024-03-06T01:30:34.833-05:00NH Parents FirstA parent's duty to instruct his child supersedes the state's duty.NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-33699341928610433122011-06-24T16:01:00.004-04:002011-06-24T16:16:17.171-04:002011 Legislative Recap on TWO Parental Rights BillsA revised HB 542 passed the House (240-108) and the Senate (19-5). It does not allow parents to unilaterally opt out of public school courses or programs based upon rights of conscience as approved by the House. The Senate's revision requires that school districts adopt a policy allowing an exception to specific course material based on a parent’s determination that it's objectionable. NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-61811846203671244332011-04-13T22:07:00.001-04:002011-04-13T22:11:27.950-04:00HB 542 Ends Discrimination in Public SchoolsThe Senate should support House Bill 542, which protects a parent's right to control the education of their child. Despite the hype and blatant disinformation shared at the hearing, this bill does not eliminate compulsory attendance. Nor does it require the district to assume anyadditional expenses. It simply addresses some very real discrimination that parents currently face in our public NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-74602353490649405782011-03-29T16:26:00.003-04:002011-04-02T09:06:31.208-04:00HB 542: Parental Rights of Conscience Hearing with Senate CommitteeOn April 5th, Tuesday at 1:30 PM there will be a public hearing in front of the Senate Education Committee in the LOB Room 103.It's very important that parents attend or contact these committee members and tell them to support parental rights. Click on the senators names to get their phone numbers and email addresses. The lobbyists will be working hard to oppose this bill, so we need lots of NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-18553358881332458042011-03-19T22:41:00.005-04:002011-03-19T22:45:59.659-04:00HB 542 Moves to Senate@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }ol { margin-bottom: 0in; }ul { margin-bottom: 0in; } The NH House voted to passNH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-30908368233082916192011-03-18T17:12:00.005-04:002011-03-29T23:15:04.636-04:00CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New Bold Italic"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-60619700778787893162011-03-16T21:58:00.007-04:002011-03-16T22:07:05.839-04:003 Parental Rights Bills Pass the House and Go onto the SenateThe following passed the House and go onto the Senate! HB 542 Parental Rights of Conscience wrt Instruction HB 429 Parental Rights to Remove 16yo from School HB 329 Parental Notification for Abortions on Minors passed with a veto proof majority. CACR 12 – relating to funding of public education -- passed with 3/5 vote. This amendment proposes to eliminate local control of NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-70210138895460230962011-03-11T12:26:00.012-05:002011-03-12T19:59:19.557-05:00Full Slate of Parental Rights Bills Go to House Floor@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }Recommended Votes: CACR 12 ITL CARC 9 OTP HB 542 OTP HB 416 OTP HB 429 OTP HB 329 NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-1113102771373720372011-03-09T14:18:00.003-05:002011-03-09T14:34:53.437-05:00HB 542: Parental Rights of Conscience Supported by Education CommitteeThe House Education Committee decided that HB 542 "Ought To Pass as Amended" this morning with an 11 to 6 vote.NH RSA 193:1 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil.V. No district shall compel a parent to send his child to any schoolor program to which he may be conscientiously opposed, nor shall any district approve or disapprove a parent's education program or curriculum.Voting in favor NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-43679586325400961822011-03-01T19:26:00.016-05:002011-03-01T21:27:31.871-05:00First They Came...First they came for the underground homeschoolers,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an underground homeschooler.--I scrupulously complied with the law no matter how inequitable.--I didn't mind mandatory notification.Then they came for the special needs and learning disabled homeschoolers,and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a the parent of one of those children.--My children were NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-21520567428743486142011-03-01T13:40:00.020-05:002011-03-21T17:12:08.525-04:00Report to 15th Convention, Article 6 Voters' Guide and Ballot Question @font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Report to the FIFTEENTH CONSTITUTIONALCONVENTIONby the COMMISSION TO STUDY THE STATE CONSTITUTION Established NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-3242368661710874722011-02-27T20:01:00.006-05:002011-03-08T14:18:38.203-05:00HB 542: Rep. Cohn's Amendment -- Please Support!Rep. Seth Cohn, R-Canterbury, has proposed the following amendment:NH RSA 193:1 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil.V. No district shall compel a parent to send his child to any schoolor program to which he may be conscientiously opposed, nor shall any district approve or disapprove a parent's education programor curriculum.This amendment adds nothing new to statute that isn't already NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-72882334377346868692011-02-27T18:10:00.001-05:002011-02-27T20:13:06.823-05:00Rep. Mirski’s Ethical Conflicts of Interest@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "ArialMT"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-47507508844100072302011-02-24T15:01:00.002-05:002011-03-01T15:22:03.545-05:00The Underground Classroom: How Oppressive Laws are Forcing Families into Hidinghttp://kelly.halldorson.com/blog/?p=3113Here is article explaining the political concerns of a New Hampshire family of unschoolers. It's one of many interesting articles on Kelly's blog, which describes her family's life on a converted school bus.NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-57741358026129526562011-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:002011-03-11T17:36:29.933-05:00HSLDA's 990 Tax Return 2009Click on a page image to see an enlarged copy.NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-70637460541504135282011-02-21T14:05:00.009-05:002011-02-21T14:40:45.969-05:00HELP Restore Subcommittee Work on Homeschooling BillsIt was a difficult task to merge two opposing bills, as House Chair Balboni asked, but progress was being made in the first two sub-committee meetings. This progress was prematurely terminated. For whatever reason, this was wrong. Parents don't want their homeschooling bills retained in committee indefinitely.Last year HB 1580 was 3 votes short in committee and 16 votes short on the floor in aNH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-37374724999805056312011-02-21T10:34:00.009-05:002011-02-21T14:04:23.401-05:00HB 301: the State's "compelling interest" vs. the Parent's Natural RightHere's what happens when parents can be considered criminals for exercising their natural right to instruct their children. Parents were arrested in New York state in January of 2011 for instructing their children under the "child endangerment" laws.http://www.cbs6albany.com/articles/district-1269895-school-county.htmlThis situation can happen in New Hampshire too. If HB 301 passes parents can NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-63126456298574964212011-02-15T15:01:00.002-05:002011-02-15T15:11:13.201-05:00HB 595: Proposed Amendment #2@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Lucida Grande"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Amendment to HB 595 Amend the bill by replacing it in its entirety NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-89517473090163911952011-02-09T16:16:00.005-05:002011-02-11T16:30:06.688-05:002011 House Education Sub-CommitteeChairman Balboni created a sub-committee to merge the three bills, HB 545, HB 301, and HB 595. The members of the sub-committee are: Rep. Jones, Rep. Pitre, Rep. Fleck, and Rep. Shaw; Rep. Jones has been appointed sub-committee chair.These sub-committee meetings are open to the public, but the public is not invited to speak, only listen.Subcommittee Work Session: 2/15/2011 8:00 AM LOB NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-48250880692047676302011-02-08T19:18:00.004-05:002011-02-18T19:21:56.258-05:00Frequently Asked Questions@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; }@font-face { font-family: "ArialMT"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }What's NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-40938732464326774882011-02-08T16:24:00.004-05:002011-02-09T17:45:30.395-05:00State v. Hoyt, 146 A. 170 (N.H. 1929)@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } The NH Supreme Court is not infallible. It failed in its Claremont decision, twisting the constitutional mandate to “NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-40389063272101217832011-02-06T00:00:00.010-05:002011-02-06T00:45:14.094-05:00Public Hearing -- Tuesday February 8th -- All Day Schedule@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }@font-face { font-family: "ArialMT"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-31949846067944354352011-02-05T23:23:00.000-05:002011-02-05T23:41:44.137-05:00Comparison of 2011 Amended Legislative Proposals@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Arial"; }@font-face { font-family: "Courier New"; }@font-face { font-family: "Wingdings"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoTableGrid { font-size: NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-70424534268977831642011-02-05T20:44:00.007-05:002011-02-05T23:23:25.445-05:00HB 301: Proposed Amendment #2@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Rep. Parison's latest amendment is extremely unclear and confusing. The yellow highlights mark changes from the NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-7429689424260267172011-02-05T12:21:00.005-05:002011-02-05T10:20:30.111-05:00Changes Made to HB 301, But Not to its Intent, and Possibly Not to its Effect@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }@font-face { font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }h1 { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; page-break-after: avoid; font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Baskerville Old Face"; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684592029824387226.post-31702289175520517152011-02-04T14:25:00.008-05:002011-02-15T11:28:37.511-05:00CONTACT INFO: House Education CommitteeHOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE Room 207, LOB * 271-3334 Balboni, Michael - Chair 598-3851 271-3319 michael.balboni@leg.state.nh.us Software engineer Boehm, Ralph – Vice Chair 860-6309 ralph.boehm@leg.state.nh.us HEAC Constitutionalist Hill, Gregory 286-7329 gregory.hill@leg.state.nh.us NH Parents Firsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00279519394904304298noreply@blogger.com