<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> pilgrim5@cox.net<br><b>Date:</b> January 20, 2022 at 9:06:19 AM CST<br><b>To:</b> Rob Tabor <rob.tabor@sbcglobal.net><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>FW: parent's rights bill, SB 276</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Richard Hilderbrand <Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 19, 2022 8:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> pilgrim5@cox.net<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: parent's rights bill, SB 276<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sharon,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will look at the bill and see if it is a bill that we will have a hearing on. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Richard Hilderbrand<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">District 13, Kansas State Senator<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov">Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(785) 296-7370<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:pilgrim5@cox.net">pilgrim5@cox.net</a> <<a href="mailto:pilgrim5@cox.net">pilgrim5@cox.net</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 18, 2022 3:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> Molly Baumgardner <<a href="mailto:Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov">Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Renee Erickson <<a href="mailto:Renee.Erickson@senate.ks.gov">Renee.Erickson@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Beverly Gossage <<a href="mailto:Beverly.Gossage@senate.ks.gov">Beverly.Gossage@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Richard Hilderbrand <<a href="mailto:Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov">Richard.Hilderbrand@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Cindy Holscher <<a href="mailto:Cindy.Holscher@senate.ks.gov">Cindy.Holscher@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Kristen O'Shea <<a href="mailto:Kristen.OShea@senate.ks.gov">Kristen.OShea@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Pat Pettey <<a href="mailto:Pat.Pettey@senate.ks.gov">Pat.Pettey@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Mark Steffen <<a href="mailto:Mark.Steffen@senate.ks.gov">Mark.Steffen@senate.ks.gov</a>>; Mike Thompson <<a href="mailto:Mike.Thompson@senate.ks.gov">Mike.Thompson@senate.ks.gov</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> parent's rights bill, SB 276<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="border:solid #9C6500 1.0pt;padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;background:#FFEB9C"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside the organization. Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Senator:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">My name is Sharon Luka, and I am a Kansas resident with family and friends in your district.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">For much too long blind persons in Kansas and elsewhere have been denied the opportunity to raise and care for a child based solely on outdated and disproven stereotypes about the capabilities of blind people.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Therefore, I urge you to do everything possible to assemble a hearing on SB 276, to get the bill passed in committee and moved onto the Senate floor. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sharon Luka<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Member,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Kansas<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>