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Priority Action: Week of April 12

STOP CAMPUS CARRY
OPPOSE HB1793
The “Campus Carry” bill will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on  TUESDAY, APRIL 14 at 1:45 pm in Room 100 at the State House in Concord.
1) JOIN KSC & PARTNER ORGS:
GunSenseNH “KEEP GUNS OFF CAMPUS” RALLY
Tuesday, April 14, 11:30 am, State House
Visibility and Noon press conference

2) TESTIFY Against HB 1793
This may be a long afternoon. Please plan accordingly!
Tuesday, April 14 at 1:45PM
Room 100, State House

3) IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND: Register Your Opposition Online:
Click Link to Senate Remote Sign In
Select Date of Hearing: April 14
Select Committee: Senate Judiciary
Select Bill: HB1793
I am: A member of the public
I’m Representing: Myself
Select: I oppose this bill
NEXT: Provide personal information

4) EMAIL THE COMMITTEE: To provide written testimony, email the Senate Judiciary Committee with this link, scroll to “Judiciary” and click “Email Entire Committee.”  Email with RE: Oppose HB1793, allowing firearms on campuses without restrictions. Identify who you are and why you oppose this bill.
5) FINALLY: Spread the word!
STOP THE RIGGED ECONOMY
Oppose CACR 12 (Another GOP stunt)
Oppose GOP efforts to divert attention away from the very real problems of Granite Staters with their effort to adopt a sweeping constitutional amendment on taxes. The non-germane amendment to CACR 12 will be heard by the House Ways and Means Committee on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th at 3 pm in Reps Hall at the State House in Concord.

1) JOIN KSC & PARTNER ORGS:
Tax Day Action: Stop the Rigged Economy
Wednesday, April 15, 2 pm, State House
Visibility
2) TESTIFY Against CACR 12 (non-germane amendment)
This may be a long afternoon. Please plan accordingly!
Wednesday, April 15, 3 pm, State House
Reps Hall, State House
3) IF YOU CAN’T ATTEND: Register Your Opposition Online(non-germane amendment)
We join the New Hampshire School Funding Fairness Project in urging everyone to sign in to oppose CACR 12 is a simple way to push back on a political stunt designed to shut down future options, sidestep the hard conversations real solutions require, and create a moment that invites outside money and influence into our state.
Sign-in to Oppose CACR 12
→ Select April 15th  
→ House Ways and Means Committee  
→ CACR 12  
→ Select “Oppose”  
→ check “Testimony is for Non-Germane Amendment”

STOP THE ASSAULT ON OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Oppose SB 101 (Open Enrollment)
Contact your state representative(s) and ask them to vote against SB101 and any “open enrollment” bill that comes their way.  Contact info HERE.

Background:
SB 101 (Open Enrollment) will be voted on in committee on Monday. It’s being pushed hard by Republican leadership and there will be lots of pressure on the committee to pass it and send it along to the full House to vote on it at its next session.  However, public opinion has been overwhelmingly against it.
Despite recent amendments (see talking point 1 below), it remains a huge threat to public education and property taxpayers around the state. As is true for many other Republican initiatives, SB101 dodges the real problem, which is that our current school funding system creates haves and have nots. No student should have to travel out of district to get a high quality, free public education.
Talking points: Note that the bill has been amended recently – see first talking point – but it’s still unacceptable.
1. School districts will lose money, so property taxes will rise and/or services to remaining students will decrease. SB101 (open enrollment) was recently changed to reduce (but not eliminate) the amount of money districts stand to lose if their students choose to attend public school elsewhere. Even with this change, every transfer of a student to another district will cost the “sending” district at least $4,000 a year, and there will be pressure on communities to raise property taxes to make up the lost state revenues.  
2. Fundamental questions re: services to students with disabilities have not been answered. The sponsors haven’t been able to explain how it will work for students receiving special ed services. As a result there would be lots of complications and potential delays/snags in service to these students. And data from other states using open enrollment show that students with disabilities are denied admission to outside districts at a much higher rate than students without disabilities.
3. It creates unequal access. Families need reliable transportation and flexible schedules to benefit, so only families with means are likely to have this option. Students from most families will be left behind with less.
4. Displacement of local students. Property taxpayers who have invested for years in their local schools  may find that their own students are bumped from AP classes, sports teams, school theater productions, etc., by students transferring in from other districts.
5. The public does not want this. Testimony at legislative hearings has been overwhelmingly against it, and warrant articles attempting to shield communities from participation in open enrollment have passed in municipalities across the state.