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Committee approves homeschool bill after contested public testimony; sponsor says it fixes unintended consequences
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended third substitute House Bill 209, which removes criminal‑statute references from the homeschool code section and makes procedural changes to homeschool affidavits after parents reported district-level confusion and delays.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously recommended third substitute House Bill 209 after extensive public testimony both for and against the measure. Representative Nicholeen Peck, the sponsor, said the bill corrects unintended consequences from a 2023 change that some school districts interpreted to require background checks or additional screening when a parent filed a homeschool affidavit.
Elizabeth Madrid, a Davis County parent, described a summer‑long delay after the district initially said it could not accept her homeschool affidavit because of a change in state…
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