House Bill 1872: An Act Creating Virtual Public Schools

Author:
Representative David Hawk

Summary:
This bill would enact the Virtual Public Schools Act, which would create a public school option at home. HSLDA does not consider this to be a good option for homeschoolers because of the associated state control of such public programs. Additionally, it appears that the local school district or charter school would get full funding from the state for each student, even though the student did not attend the regular school. This is the companion bill to Senate Bill 2008.

Status:

2/15/2007		Introduced
2/21/2007		First consideration
2/22/2007		Passed second consideration
4/11/2007		Assigned to subcommittee K-12 of the Education Committee
4/17/2007		"Pass" recommendation from subcommittee K-12 of the Education Committee
5/8/2007		Action deferred in Education Committee for Summer Study
4/29/2008		Recommended for passage if amended by House Education subcommittee
5/5/2008		Recommended for passage if amended, referred to the Finance, Ways & Means Committee
5/6/2008		Assigned to Budge subcommittee

HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA opposes this legislation because of the inequitable funding.

Action Requested:
None at this time.

Other Resources

Bill Text   (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)