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Sponsors:
Representative Jim Ott |
Sponsors:
Senator Glenn Grothman
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Summary:
The change enacted July 2013 by A.B. 40 allowed schools to create unique admissions requirements for every course that a homeschool student might want to take. This gave schools the opportunity to put inappropriate roadblocks in front of homeschoolers. A.B. 555 keeps this in place for classes in kindergarten through grade 8, but it takes away the power of school systems to impose admissions requirements to individual courses in grades 9-12. |
Summary:
Senate Bill 458, as a amended February 18, will create a three-tiered system for accessing public school classes. Tier 1, Kindergarten through 8th grade. If the student is old enough to attend the district's kindergarten, the homeschooled student has a right to take up to two courses, space permitting, if the student meets the school's standard for admission to the particular courses. Tier 2, 9th-12th grade. If the homeschooled student meets the public high school's standards for admission, the student has the right to take up to two classes, space permitting, and the school may not impose admissions requirements into the individual classes. Tier 3, 9th-12th grade. If the homeschooled student does NOT meet the public high school's admissions standards, the student can take two courses, space permitting, if the school board determines that the student is qualified to be admitted to the courses. (Tier 3 was created by Senate Amendment Number 1 to SB 458). |
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Status:
12/12/2013 Introduced |
Status:
12/20/2013 Introduced 12/20/2013 First reading, referred to Committee on Education 01/30/2014 Public Hearing Held (Executive session canceled) 02/11/2014 Amendment offered (see below). 02/18/2014 Scheduled for a floor vote 02/18/2014 Second reading 02/18/2014 Senate Amendment 1 adopted 02/18/2014 Third reading in the Senate, PASSED 02/18/2014 Received in the assembly from the senate 02/18/2014 First reading, referred to the Assembly Rules Committee 02/20/2014 Placed on calendar for rules committee 02/20/2014 Second reading 02/20/2014 Third reading 02/20/2014 Concurred 02/21/2014 Received from Assymbly concurred in 04/09/2014 Approved by the Governor |
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HSLDA's Position:
Support. |
HSLDA's Position:
Support. |
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Action Requested:
None at this time |
Action Requested:
None at this time |
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Here is a link to 118.53, which both of these bills refer to.
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The 02/11/2014 Amendment. |
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