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From the HSLDA E-lert Service...
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April 28, 2009
South Carolina -- Calls Needed to Pass Tax Credit Bill
Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:
Now is your chance to speak out in favor of a tax credit bill in South Carolina that could make a significant difference to your family.
Senate Bill 520, legislation that would create a tax credit of up to $1,000 per homeschool student for instruction-related expenses, is scheduled for hearing by the Senate K-12 Education Subcommittee this Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
Senators on this subcommittee need to know that homeschoolers want them to vote in favor of this bill. Please contact members of the subcommittee today!
Action Requested:
1. Please call and/or email members of the Senate K-12 Education Subcommittee with this message in your own words:
"Please vote for Senate Bill 520 to create school choice in South Carolina and provide equitable tax credits for home educators."
The members of the Senate Education K-12 Subcommittee are as follows:
Senator Wes Hayes (R-York), Subcommittee Chairman
(803) 212-6410
Senator John Matthews (D-Orangeburg)
(803) 212-6056
Senator Luke Rankin (R-Horry)
(803) 212-6132
Senator Mike Fair (R-Greenville)
(803) 212-6420
Senate Majority Leader Harvey Peeler (R-Cherokee)
(803) 212-6430
Senator Phil Leventis (D-Sumter)
(803) 212-6000
Senator Larry Grooms (R- Berkeley)
(803) 212-6400
Senator Gerald Malloy (D-Darlington)
(803) 212-6148
Senator Joel Lourie (D-Richland)
(803) 212-6116
Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort)
(803) 212-6008
2. Please forward this email to every family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact members of the subcommittee.
To view the text of this bill, please go to http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess118_2009-2010/bills/520.htm
Please call or email today!
Sincerely,
Dewitt T. Black, III
HSLDA Senior Counsel
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