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Lee County committee votes to send resolution opposing House Bill 2827 to executive committee after lengthy discussion
Summary
A Lee County committee voted to forward a resolution opposing House Bill 2827 (the proposed homeschool bill) to the county executive committee after members heard testimony from a homeschooling county board member and the regional education office about administrative and funding concerns.
A Lee County committee moved a resolution opposing House Bill 2827 to the county executive committee for inclusion on the April county board agenda after an extended discussion about the bill’s administrative and financial impact on county offices.
The motion to send the resolution to the executive committee was made by Ally Huss and seconded by Dean Friel; the committee carried the motion by voice vote.
The resolution, introduced during new business, was described by Ally Huss, a county board member and a homeschooling parent, as potentially vague and burdensome. “The legislation is vague as to where additional funding would be coming from for the ROE and the superintendents and principals,” Huss said,…
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