OK, folks. The public schools, teachers and students need us to speak up on their behalf again!
On Wed., March 5th, at 9:00 a public hearing will be held by the Judiciary Committee on HB 520. This is the bill that sponsors, Liberty Alliance members, Rep. Bob Lynn, Rep. Katelyn Kuttab R-Windham and Rep. Glenn Cordelli, R-Tuftonboro are hoping will enable the NH Dept. of Education to issue subpoenas. To who? Teachers? Support staff? Sounds like the beginnings of a police state attempting to be implemented.
The American Federation of Teachers-NH strongly oppose this bill and the next two. We should, also.
SUBMIT YOUR POSITION TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE HERE.
· Fill in your Personal Information
· Select the correct date and committee for the hearing by clicking on it in the Meeting Schedule Calendar (make sure you are on the right week!). [Select Bill # and select the date].
· In the drop box below "Select the Committee," select committee.
· In the drop box below "Choose the Bill," select the correct time and bill number.
· Select the correct option for the "I am" drop box (likely "Member of the Public").
· Fill in the content box under "I'm Representing" with the business, organization, or group you are representing. If you are representing yourself only, write "myself."
· Under the “Indicate Your Position on this Bill,” check the circle stating your position on the bill. “I Oppose this Bill” or “I Support this Bill”
· After filling in all the appropriate drop boxes, click “Submit.”
· After clicking submit, you will be brought to the next page, fill in the content boxes with your first and last name, your town, state, and email address.
Press “Continue.”
· If you wish to speak during the hearing to present your testimony, you need to attend in person at the State House, but you upload your testimony if you cannot attend.
On Tues. March 4th at 11:00, HB 115, which removes the household income criteria from eligibility requirements for the school voucher program, will be voted on in the Education Funding Committee. This is not a public hearing, however you can make your opposition known to the following members (email them together) who have sponsored this bill: Valerie.McDonnell@gc.nh.gov; Kristin.Noble@gc.nh.gov; Glenn.Cordelli@gc.nh.gov; rep.jsoti@gmail.com; kweyler@aol.com
All are members of the extremist group Liberty Alliance.
Last one; HB 699 redefines and adds new definitions related to special education. This is not a public hearing, however, you can make your opposition known to the sponsors before the Education Policy and Administrative Committee votes on Wed. to send it to the full House. Katelyn.Kuttab@gc.nh.gov; Glenn.Cordelli@gc.nh.gov
Our public school teachers need our help right now. Let’s not fail them!