Defending the freedom of parents to train, educate, and care for their children privately, without governmental interference. Working to detect, analyze, monitor, and intervene in all legislation affecting the legality of private home education in California since 1986.
The following videos give details on our Capitol Day event, finding your state legislators, and contacting and establishing a relationship with your state legislators and their staff.
Capitol Day
This video highlights the benefits that attending Capitol Day brings for the homeschooling families, our California legislators, and their staff. 1:47 – https://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/ For more information on Capitol Day, visit https://fpmca.org/capitolday/
Finding Your Legislator
In this video, Nathan gives a walk-through of how you can look up and contact your elected representatives in California. In order to find your legislator, visit http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/
District Office Visits
In this video, Nathan gives an overview of how a District office visit differs from a State Capitol office, and why both types of visits are vital to maintaining a positive relationship with your legislators.
Writing a Letter to Your Legislator
In this video, Nathan goes over the most important things to consider when writing a letter to your legislator. Visit https://fpmca.org/writingletterstoleg… to follow along with Nathan on how to compose your letter.
The following videos contain additional information on the structure of the California government, the legislative process (how a bill becomes law), and the anatomy of a bill.
This video will show you how a bill becomes law in California. Click here to download the Life Cycle of Legislation handout https://fpmca.org/life-cycle-of-legis….
The Anatomy of a Bill
In this video, Nathan walks through how to read, understand, and track legislation in California. To print a handout of the anatomy of a bill and how a bill is structured, visit https://fpmca.org/anatomy-of-a-bill/