The Desk of the executive director
“God has Protected Our Homeschoolers”
I wanted to give you all a follow-up to SB1031, the homeschool bill that raised many concerns and questions. Remember that I sent out a Capitol Alert yesterday with the title that SB1031 is DONE!!!!
The Education and Health Committee had voted to send this bill the Senate Appropriations having adopted a substitute by the patron, Senator Strella Pekarsky, to send this through to a study group to see what changes, if any, need to be made to ensure that homeschool children get a quality education. She felt the pressure from the homeschoolers, and VAIB. Not only did the patron, but also the entire Democratic party
VAIB was there, along with the homeschoolers, so that the entire committee knew where we stood. I had the opportunity to testify alongside many homeschoolers who educated their children under religious exemption.
I gave the Senator real data that contradicted the narrative she was trying to sell.
I said that the bill was gone, because study groups are where bills go to die, and indeed it did! Some folks have received messages from members that are on the Senate Appropriations Committee that they are voting on the bill today.
Just for clarification, what they were voting on was financing the study group, not voting on the merits of the bill, which is why VAIB said it was gone.
The Senate Appropriations Committee did vote today on financing the study group, and they voted 13-2 to “pass by indefinitely.” What does that mean? That means that not only is the bill dead, but now the study group is dead.
God really revealed His glory in this entire process, and just like I have been echoing to you, He used your phone calls to make a difference.
There were even 8 Democrats who voted to “pass by indefinitely” the study group. We rejoice in God’s power to change hearts, and we rejoice in God using His people to accomplish His great work.
Your prayers work, and your calls work. We have many other battles, and God can show Himself mighty there as well! For right now, we will take this victory and give all the glory to God!
For more information contact our Executive Director at director@vaib.org or 804-960-4014
I wanted to give you all a follow-up to SB1031, the homeschool bill that raised many concerns and questions. Remember that I sent out a Capitol Alert yesterday with the title that SB1031 is DONE!!!!
The Education and Health Committee had voted to send this bill the Senate Appropriations having adopted a substitute by the patron, Senator Strella Pekarsky, to send this through to a study group to see what changes, if any, need to be made to ensure that homeschool children get a quality education. She felt the pressure from the homeschoolers, and VAIB. Not only did the patron, but also the entire Democratic party
VAIB was there, along with the homeschoolers, so that the entire committee knew where we stood. I had the opportunity to testify alongside many homeschoolers who educated their children under religious exemption.
I gave the Senator real data that contradicted the narrative she was trying to sell.
I said that the bill was gone, because study groups are where bills go to die, and indeed it did! Some folks have received messages from members that are on the Senate Appropriations Committee that they are voting on the bill today.
Just for clarification, what they were voting on was financing the study group, not voting on the merits of the bill, which is why VAIB said it was gone.
The Senate Appropriations Committee did vote today on financing the study group, and they voted 13-2 to “pass by indefinitely.” What does that mean? That means that not only is the bill dead, but now the study group is dead.
God really revealed His glory in this entire process, and just like I have been echoing to you, He used your phone calls to make a difference.
There were even 8 Democrats who voted to “pass by indefinitely” the study group. We rejoice in God’s power to change hearts, and we rejoice in God using His people to accomplish His great work.
Your prayers work, and your calls work. We have many other battles, and God can show Himself mighty there as well! For right now, we will take this victory and give all the glory to God!
For more information contact our Executive Director at director@vaib.org or 804-960-4014