LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES: 2005-2006 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Defeated or held off passage
Homosexual agenda
- Dignity for All Students Act
- Change the term “marriage” to “civil unions”
- Domestic partner benefits
Abortion agenda
- Emergency contraception bill—would allow girls to obtain the
morning after pill without doctor’s supervision or prescription
Healthy Teen Act—really a funding program for groups like
Planned Parenthood to teach “comprehensive” sex education
Progress in moving pro-family and religious freedom legislation
- Telephone rates charged to churches for local service—reduce
from commercial rates to residential rates
- $200,000 threshold before a Supreme Court Judge must be
involved in a real property transaction involving a church
- Reduction of home school regulations
- Solving diploma issue for home schools and Christian schools—
allowing them to attend state universities
- Eminent Domain which threatens EVERY church in New York State
- Defense of Marriage Act and court cases relating to the same
CONSTITUENTS SERVICES
- Gain information on over 500 pieces of legislation and how they
impact the Christian community:
- Monthly Freedoms’ Alert newspaper
- Weekly e-Alert briefing during the legislative session
- e-Alerts as needed to keep Christians apprized of urgent, current issues
- Understand interactions between non-public education & the
Government:
- Research & provide information on state regulations to parents of home-schoolers and
unregistered Christian school leaders
- Understand laws and regulations that affect church ministries:
- Pastor’s briefings: 12 cities in 2006
- Meet candidates and learn about major campaign issues:
- Candidates’ Nights: 19 different churches, fall of 2006
- Understand the function and organization of NYS government:
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