New York S.6337 would ensure that parents can opt their children out of the Common Core testing regime without state interference. It must first pass the Senate Education Committee.
PLEASE TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS to support this important bill.
1. Call Senate Education Committee Chair, Carl Marcellino. Strongly, but respectfully urge him to move this important bill forward to a vote in his committee. A phone call has 10x the impact of an email.
Marcellino: (518) 455-2390
2. Call the rest of the committee members. Again, be strong, but respectful. Urge each of them to take action to move the bill forward and vote YES on S.6337.
Joseph Addabbo (D) (518) 455-2322
Tony Avella (D) 518-455-2210
Neil Breslin (D) (518) 455-2225
Hugh Farley (R) (518) 455-2181
Jesse Hamilton (D) 518-455-2431
Andrew Lanza (R) (518) 455-3215
George Latimer (D) (518) 455-2031
Kenneth Lavalle (R) (518) 455-3121
Betty Little (R) (518) 743-0968
Velmanette Montgomery (D) (518) 455-3451
Jose Peralta (D) (518) 455-2529
Michael Ranzenhofer (R) (518) 455-3161
Joseph Robach (R) (518) 455-2909
Sue Serino (R) (518) 455-2945
James Seward (R) (518) 455-3131
Toby Ann Stavisky (D) (518) 455-3461
David Valesky (D) 518-455-2838
3. Call Back – any NO or UNDECIDED – in 3-4 days. Make sure to follow-up. If they say YES, be sure to thank them and, if possible, announce their committed YES vote to email and social media contacts. If they say no, politely ask them why. Get the information from them and contact us.
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