Senate Bill 2782: Equal Access Pilot Program

Author:
Senator Woodson

Summary:
This bill would have created a pilot program which, among other things, would have required school districts to:

1. Permit homeschool students to enroll in up to two classes at public school at no charge;
2. Make available to homeschools all public school curricula, reading plans, and lesson plans for teacher use;
3. Make teacher training available to homeschooling parents;
4. Make nonconsumable educational materials for public school teachers available to homeschooling parents.

HSLDA takes a neutral position on such legislation.

Status:

2/15/2006		Introduced and first consideration
2/16/2006		Second consideration and referred to the State Government Operations Committee
4/13/2006		Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
5/27/2006		Bill died when the General Assembly adjourned sine die.

HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA takes a neutral position on such legislation.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

Bill Text   (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)