Senate Bill 392 A  To Receive Hearing In House.


SB392A, a bill which will lower mandatory attendance age for school children and lower the mandatory reporting age for home schoolers is scheduled for a hearing, Thursday May 3rd, House Education  Subcommittee On Education Innovation.

As we have pointed out before, this bill is an attack on parental autonomy and a payback to the teachers' union.

This bill has already passed the Senate and the House hearing will be your next chance to stop it.

Please contact the subcommittee and urge them to vote against this assault on the rights of parents to make decisions based on their children's well being.


Contact information for the subcommittee hearing the bills (Education Innovation Subcommittee) appears below, along with a suggested message.


Betty Komp, Chair 503-986-1422 rep.bettykomp@state.or.us
Karen Minnis, Vice-Chair 503-986-1449 rep.karenminnis@state.or.us
Arnie Roblan, Vice-Chair 503-986-1409 rep.arnieroblan@state.or.us
Peter Buckley 503-986-1405 rep.peterbuckley@state.or.us
Ben Cannon 503-986-1446 rep.bencannon@state.or.us
John H Dallum 503-986-1459 rep.johndallum@state.or.us
Gene Whisnant 503-986-1453 rep.genewhisnant@state.or.us


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Dear Representative,
Senate Bill 392A erodes parental autonomy and fails to address the problem its supporters said it would solve.The sponsors of this bill claimed it was needed to make sure that children who enrolled in school actually attended, but a suggestion by Senator Kruse that they simply pass a bill requiring enrolled students to attend was ignored.
This bill is not the answer. I urge you to vote no.

Very truly yours,

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