Committee clears bill to align TOPS ACT requirement for home-study students
Committee reported HB378 favorably; the bill would lower the ACT threshold for some home-study students so they are not held to a higher score than public or private school students for initial TOPS eligibility.
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House Bill 378, read into the record, would change alternative eligibility requirements in the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) for students who complete approved home-study programs. Representative Wilder told the committee that under current practice "home school students are required to score 2 points higher than public or private school students," and the bill "aims to eliminate that double standard."
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