MELANIE PALAZZO

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meeting with Members of Congress and their staff, as well as representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, regarding homeschool eligibility for Federal Student Aid without the need for a GED. Urged grassroots calls to the White House and Members of Congress to oppose President Obama's call in his State of the Union address for changes to state-wide compulsory attendance laws. HSLDA views any federal attempts to change the compulsory attendance laws as an unconstitutional federal intrusion into state education laws that could indirectly hurt homeschool freedom.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Opposition to S. 1877, Federal Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Legislation introduced by Senators Boxer and Casey. We believe that this bill would lead to gross violations of the civil rights of innocent families, who may be hotlined for child abuse/neglect for no reason.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Lobbying work against H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, because of the bill's creation of a federal priority in competitive grant making to states that create online charter school programs. These programs could harm homeschool freedom.

Work with Members of Congress, their staff, and Department of Defense officials to ensure that homeschool graduates are able to continue to enlist without problems in the U.S. Armed Forces. Work on NDAA, HR 1540 and S. 1253.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss concerns with recent U.S. Department of Education Rulemaking, specifically 75 FR 66832-01. We are concerned that this new rule regarding Program Integrity Issues will increase federal regulation over colleges and universities. Support of H.R. 2117 to overturn these regulations. Lobbying work against H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, because of the bill's creation of a federal priority in competitive grant making to states that create online charter school programs. These programs could harm homeschool freedom.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on S. Res. 99, a Senate Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Work with Members of Congress, their staff, and Department of Defense officials to ensure that homeschool graduates are able to continue to enlist without problems in the U.S. Armed Forces.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA. Meetings with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss concerns with recent U.S. Department of Education Rulemaking, specifically 75 FR 66832-01. We are concerned that this new rule regarding Program Integrity Issues will increase federal regulation over colleges and universities.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Opposition to H.R. 5175 and S. 3628, the DISCLOSE Act, because of the bill's threat to free speech, and the potential that it could force HSLDA and other homeschool organizations that are incorporated to disclose the names of our members.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA.

Opposition to Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court because of her reliance on international law.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about homeschooling success. Meetings with Members of Congress and staff about protecting homeschool freedom in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including protecting the language codified in 20 U.S.C. 7886, if Congress reauthorizes ESEA.

Opposition to House and Senate health care reform bills for their creation of federally funded home visitation programs, increase of government control over state and family jurisdiction, and unconstitutional growth of the federal government. The specific bills and sections that we oppose due to creation of home visitation programs are H.R. 3590, section 2951; H.R. 3962, section 1904; S. 1796 (the Chairman's Mark), and H..R. 3200, section 1904.

S.J.Res. 16 and H.Res. 42 - lobbying in support of passage of the Parental Rights Amendment.

Opposition to Title IV, section 401 of H.R. 3221 for its creation of federally funded state early education programs. Opposition to the House and Senate Health Care Reform bills for their creation of federally funded state home visitation programs. Protection of home education from government regulation - meetings with various Congressional offices to talk about the success of homeschooling. Meetings with House and Senate Members and staff about the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to ensure that homeschoolers are exempted from all regulation in the Act, and to ensure that prohibitions are retained against federal funds from being used for national standards, national curriculum, and national databases.

Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention On the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimation Against Women. Opposition to any attempt to ratify the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Work on a Congressional Resolution of opposition to ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child.

S. 909 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious speech/home education instruction about homosexuality. H.R. 1913 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious speech/home education instruction about homosexuality.

S. 909 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious specch/home education instruction about homosexuality. H.R. 1913 - opposition to federal hate crimes law because of its potential to limit religious speech/home education instruction about homosexuality.

Opposition to H.R. 3221 for its creation of federally funded state early education programs. Opposition to H.R. 3200 for its creation of federally funded state home visitation programs. Protection of home education from government regulation.

H.R. 3200 - opposition to health care reform bill for its creation of federally funded home visitation programs, increase of government control over state and family jurisdiction, and unconstitutional growth of the federal government. Opposition to Senate versions of health care bill for the same reasons.