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Jan. 26 | Committee Chair assures homeschoolers H.B. 1512 is dead

Over the weekend, House Education Committee Chairman Rob Roberson stated that the anti-homeschool bill H.B. 1512 was dead in his committee.

We are encouraging homeschoolers to remain vigilant, but we believe that no further contact is necessary. However, homeschoolers can contact Chairman Roberson to express our gratitude for listening to homeschool families!

Jan. 22 | Bill assigned to House Education Committee

H.B. 1512 was introduced by Representative Christopher Bell. It has been assigned to the House Education Committee, but no hearing has been scheduled yet. 

Please call, email, or send a letter expressing your opposition to the bill. If one of the members of the Education Committee is your representative, send your message to him or her personally.

Not sure?

If your representative is not on the Education Committee, then contact Representative Christopher Bell, the sponsor of the bill, to politely ask him to withdraw the bill. Phone: (601) 359-2461. Email: cbell@house.ms.gov.

Summary of H.B. 1512

HSLDA opposes H.B. 1512 because it adds new paperwork that is not required under the current law, which has served Mississippi families well for decades.

H.B. 1512 would require every homeschool family to send the following paperwork to the Mississippi Department of Education every year:

  1. A copy of the annual Certificate of Enrollment
  2. A portfolio of work samples
  3. A written progress report “aligned with the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards”
  4. Results from online assessments
    • The parents must choose assessments that are approved by the Department of Education
    • The assessments must be proctored by a certified individual
  5. Attendance records showing the equivalent of at least 180 days
  6. Standardized test results (grades 3, 5, 8, and 11) administered by a certified teacher

HSLDA opposes this infringement on homeschool freedom.