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Sponsor pitches 'Free Act' to create a new autonomous homeschooling option; bill rolled for technical fixes
Summary
Senator Bowling presented legislation to create a new, separate category of homeschooling that would require no state notification or testing. Supporters said the bill expands parental choice; state legal staff and committee members identified drafting errors and asked for a week to clean up language.
Senator Bowling presented the "Free Act," legislation that would add a distinct category of homeschooling law in Tennessee to allow families "complete educational autonomy" without state notification or required standardized testing.
The sponsor said the bill would not replace existing homeschool registration options but would create a separate pathway for families who do not want any government paperwork or oversight. Bowling told the committee that similar laws have passed in other states and that the…
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