Senate Bill 2008: An Act Creating Virtual Public Schools

Author:
Senator Steve Southerland

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 House Bill 1872.

Status:

2/15/2007		Introduced
2/21/2007		First consideration
2/22/2007		Passed second consideration and referred to the Education Committee
4/22/2008		Committee voted to pass with amendments
4/29/2008		Senate adopted amendment and passed. Bill engrossed and sent to House
5/1/2008		Received in House from Senate and held.
5/15/2008		Substituted for House Companion bill, amendments withdrawn, and passed
5/19/2008		Enrolled and ready for signatures
5/20/2008		Signed by the Speaker
5/27/2008		Transmitted to the Governor for action
6/5/2008		Signed by the Governor

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)