HCSHB31--HOME-BASEDEDUCATIONPROTECTIONS
SPONSOR: Davidson
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonElementaryandSecondaryEducationbyavoteof13to
3with3Present.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
31.
Thisbillrepealscurrentlawthatallowsparentstoprovidea
writtendeclarationofenrollmentforhomeschoolchildrentothe
countyrecorderofdeedsandrequiresschoolstodropfromthe
schoolrollsanystudentwhoseparentprovideswrittennoticethat
theyarenolongergoingtoattendpublicschool,specifiedinthe
bill.
Currently,homeschoolandfamilypacededucation(FPE)education
enforcementandrecordsaresubjecttoreviewonlybythe
prosecutingattorney. Thisbillrequirestheprosecutingattorney
tohaveprobablecausetoreviewtherecords.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatschooldistrictsoftenusethe
voluntaryrequirementfornoticetoforceparentstosubmit
evidenceordocumentationonwheretheirstudentisgoingorwhy
theyareleavingthepublicschool.Schoolswillmakestudents
signadeclarationofhomeschoolenrollmentandthenreportthe
studentsforeducationalneglect. Thereisnoneedforamandatory
letteroranannualupdate.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwereRepresentative Davidson;
HomeSchoolLegalDefenseAssociation;FamilyCovenantMinistries;
FamiliesForHomeEducation,Inc.;andMavisDey.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.
OTHERS:Otherstestifyingonthebillsayschoolsshouldhavesome
authoritytorequireastatementfromparents. Theprosecuting
attorneyshouldalsobeabletotakecomplaintsandensurethat
thereisnoviolationofthelawforeducationalneglect.
TestifyinginpersononthebillwasArnieC.Dienoff. Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonyandwitnessestestifyingonlinecanbefound
underTestimonyonthebillpageontheHousewebsite.