HB958 - A minor who can't act for themselves doesn't belong on a school board. SB positions should be positions of honor not putting up a minors who's brains haven't matured yet (by medical science). HB1528 - Unless you think forced relations are ok, this is needed. Stat occurs when someone having relations is under a certain age. HB571 - Move to report.

HB571: AGAINST: The Bill is redundant; it is already in the Code of Virginia and already says that it shall not be construed to permit the censoring of books in any public or elementary school. It is redundant. HB654: NO POSITION: I Commend the idea, but as a data analyst and a parent, I am concerned about how the data will be kept safe and if it will be sold or provided to 3rd party vendors without parental consent. The cost concerns me as well - initial and ongoing – will it mean higher taxes at some point? Especially if the Ed Department passes on the responsibility to local school divisions. Local school divisions, especially the smaller ones cannot afford this price tag and will have to raise taxes to pay for this. I ask that you consider these concerns and pass it by for further discussion and consideration. HB659: FOR 1. The bill is permissive: Uses ‘May’, not ‘shall’. 2. Helps students not be stuck into the zip code they were born into. 3. Makes it easier for families to find out prior to school starting or ahead of the spring semester if there are any open seats and be informed on waitlists or lottery with the schools they are interested in. 4. Ensures families will not be charged additional tuition within their own school division if there is an open seat in a school outside zoned attendance, as they are already paying taxes for the use of their division’s public schools. 5. This is common sense. If you advocate for equity, vote Yes for this bill. HB670: FOR: Anyone who claims to care about children and their physical and mental health should be voting for Yes on this bill. If you Vote No, and one more child ends up going through what Sage went through, then that will be on you! HB757: FOR: This is a no-brainer. If you vote No, then you are anti-parents and anti-children. HB1120: NO Positions/FOR: Please PBI this bill and Vote Yes for HB1229 instead. HB1229: FOR: If you vote against this bill then you are undoing all the years, sweat, and tears that went into making Title IX a reality. You are anti-woman; you are aiding and abetting men by occupying female spaces and snatching female achievements. If you vote no, you are also a science denier. Males are born with increased lung capacity and higher muscle mass, and regardless of how many puberty blockers and cross-gender hormones they take, they will always have physical advantages.

As a former early childhood educator and current children's librarian, I strongly urge the passing of this bill, which would clarify SB656 to prevent its use for censorship of school libraries.

The Virginia Coalition for Fine Arts Education supports this bill with its current wording and would request similar protections for other instructional materials, including play scripts, short stories, poems, and artworks.

Please pass HB571. This bill will prevent misapplication of SB656, which is being used to censor school library collections.

I urge you to pass HB571. This bill will bring clarity to the law by codifying the enactment clause of 2022's SB656, "That the provisions of this act shall not be construed as requiring or providing for the censoring of books in public elementary and secondary schools." This enactment clause was not published in the online version of the Code of Virginia and thus has been ignored by a number of school boards. Misunderstanding and misapplication of the law has consumed school board meetings, frightened students, divided communities, censored books, and driven teachers to change careers.