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Joe’s Commentary: Legislators Need to Know How You Feel posted on February 15 - 09:00 AM By Josh - TexasISD.com Comment from reader Jim Dunlap related to SB 3 school choice legislation filed by Senate Education Chair Larry Taylor is also backed by Lt. Governor Patrick.

Jim writes:

If this provision in Lt. Governor ’s plan for education in becomes law, my opinion is that Texas children will be tossed to the side as the door is opened for “snake oil” salesmen to take over education -- all paid for by your taxes. If this does not raise your level of concern about the effect it will have on public schools, nothing will. School choice diminishes those schools’ accountability.

“The comptroller, the (Texas Education) agency, the State Board of Education, any other state agency, or any school district may not regulate the educational program of an education service provider or vendor of educational products that receives funds distributed under the program.”

They also may not “exercise control” over any school or service parents choose.

“A private school may not be required to modify the school’s creed, practices, admissions policies, curriculum, performance standards, or assessments to receive funds distributed under the program.”

This appears to allow discrimination by the schools, something charter schools are not permitted to do. On the other hand, it would give public money to schools that teach Islam as the only path to heaven, as well as schools that teach that the theory of evolution is a scientific hoax.

Perhaps most ambitiously, the bill would attempt to bind the hands of future legislatures. It says: “A private school voluntarily selected by a parent for the parent’s child to attend or a parent who homeschools the parent’s child, with or without governmental assistance, may not be required to comply with any state law or rule governing the applicable educational program that was not in effect on January 1, 2017.

Legislators need to know how you feel. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke 75050 representatives continued 75050 Texas SBOE Member, Ms. Patricia Hardy: District 11 U.S. Representative : District 6 (817)-598-2968 [email protected] (817)-543-1000 [email protected] Address: 900 North Elm, Weatherford, TX 76086 Texas SBOE Member, Ms. Erika Beltran: District 13 U.S. Representative : District 33 (650)-269-8544 [email protected] (817)-920-9086 [email protected] Address: P.O. Box 17196, Fort Worth, TX 76102 State Senator : District 9 (817)-514-3804 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 1E.9 75051 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0109 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 U.S. Representative : District 30 District Address: 9121 Belshire Drive, Suite 200, North Richland Hills TX 76182 (214)-922-8885 [email protected] State Senator : District 23 U.S. Representative Marc Veasey: District 33 (214)-467-0123 [email protected] (817)-920-9086 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 1E.3 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0123 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 State Senator Kelly Hancock: District 9 District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Suite 385, TX 75232 (817)-514-3804 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 1E.9 State Representative Jonathan Stickland: District 92 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0109 (817)-283-5300 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 Capitol Office: EXT E1.404 District Address: 9121 Belshire Drive, Suite 200, North Richland Hills TX 76182 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0522 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 State Senator Royce West: District 23 District Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin TX 78768 (214)-467-0123 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 1E.3 State Representative Matt Krause: District 93 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0123 (817)-847-4900 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 Capitol Office: EXT E2.214 District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Suite 385, Dallas TX 75232 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0562 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 State Representative Chris Turner: District 101 District Address: 6624 N. Riverside Dr., Ste. 330, Fort Worth TX 76137 (817)-459-2800 [email protected] Capitol Office: EXT E1.408 State Representative Chris Turner: District 101 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0574 (817)-459-2800 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Capitol Office: EXT E1.408 District Address: 320 Westway Place, Suite 501, Arlington TX 76018 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0574 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo: District 104 District Address: 320 Westway Place, Suite 501, Arlington TX 76018 (214)-942-7104 [email protected] State Representative Rafael Anchia: District 103 Capitol Office: CAP 1N.12 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0408 (214)-943-6081 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Capitol Office: CAP 1N.9 District Address: 312 W. 12th St., Ste. A, Dallas TX 75208 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0746 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 State Representative Rodney Anderson: District 105 District Address: 1111 West Mockingbird Lane, Suite 1010, Dallas TX 75247 (469)-713-6581 [email protected] State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo: District 104 Capitol Office: EXT E1.414 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0641 (214)-942-7104 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Capitol Office: CAP 1N.12 District Address: 800 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 1100-23D, Irving TX 75062 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0408 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 District Address: 312 W. 12th St., Ste. A, Dallas TX 75208

State Representative Rodney Anderson: District 105 75052 (469)-713-6581 [email protected] U.S. Representative Joe Barton: District 6 Capitol Office: EXT E1.414 (817)-543-1000 [email protected] Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0641 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson: District 30 District Address: 800 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 1100-23D, Irving TX 75062 (214)-922-8885 [email protected] 75052 representatives continued 75054 representatives continued U.S. Representative Marc Veasey: District 33 State Senator Royce West: District 23 (817)-920-9086 [email protected] (214)-467-0123 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 1E.3 State Senator Kelly Hancock: District 9 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0123 (817)-514-3804 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 Capitol Office: CAP 1E.9 District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Suite 385, Dallas TX 75232 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0109 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 State Representative Chris Turner: District 101 District Address: 9121 Belshire Drive, Suite 200, North Richland Hills TX 76182 (817)-459-2800 [email protected] Capitol Office: EXT E1.408 State Senator : District 22 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0574 (254)-772-6225 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Capitol Office: EXT E1.706 District Address: 320 Westway Place, Suite 501, Arlington TX 76018 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0122 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 State Representative Yvonne Davis: District 111 District Address: 900 Austin Ave, Suite 500, Waco TX 76701 (214)-941-3895 [email protected] Capitol Office: CAP 4N.9 State Senator Royce West: District 23 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0598 (214)-467-0123 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Capitol Office: CAP 1E.3 District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Ste. 447, Dallas TX 75232 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0123 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Suite 385, Dallas TX 75232 Grand Prairie City Council

State Representative Chris Turner: District 101 Mayor Ron Jensen (817)-459-2800 [email protected] Jorja Clemson: District 1 Capitol Office: EXT E1.408 Jim Swafford: District 2 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0574 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Lila Thorn: District 3 District Address: 320 Westway Place, Suite 501, Arlington TX 76018 Richard Fregoe: District 4 State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo: District 104 Tony Shotwell: District 5 (214)-942-7104 [email protected] Jeff Wooldridge: District 6 Capitol Office: CAP 1N.12 Jeff Copeland: At Large, Place 7 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0408 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Greg Giessner: At Large, Place 8 District Address: 312 W. 12th St., Ste. A, Dallas TX 75208 Contact City Council: 317 W College St. State Representative Rodney Anderson: District 105 P.O. Box 534045 (469)-713-6581 [email protected] Grand Prairie, TX 75053 Capitol Office: EXT E1.414 Phone: 972-237-8022 Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0641 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Visit www.gptx.org for more information about your Grand Prairie City Council. District Address: 800 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 1100-23D, Irving TX 75062 GPISD School Board (2016-17) State Representative Yvonne Davis: District 111 (214)-941-3895 [email protected] Terry Brooks Board President Capitol Office: CAP 4N.9 972-262-0560 [email protected] Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0598 Capitol Address: P.O. Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 Steve Pryor Board Vice President District Address: 5787 S. Hampton Rd., Ste. 447, Dallas TX 75232 972-263-4628 [email protected]

Katrina Jones Board Secretary 75054 972-595-2877 [email protected] David Espinosa U.S. Representative Joe Barton: District 6 972-595-2858 [email protected] (817)-543-1000 [email protected] Burke Hall U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson: District 30 972.639-3126 [email protected] (214)-922-8885 [email protected] Chester McCrary State Senator Brian Birdwell: District 22 972-642-8587 [email protected] (254)-772-6225 [email protected] Capitol Office: EXT E1.706 Aaron King Capitol Phone: (512)-463-0122 817-994-5177 [email protected] Capitol Address: P.O. Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 Visit www.gpisd.org for more information about your GPISD School Board. District Address: 900 Austin Ave, Suite 500, Waco TX 76701