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Committee approves bill removing annual curriculum submission for homeschoolers
Summary
House Bill 46, the Homeschool Freedom Act, passed the House Education Committee 8-1 after testimony from the Department of Family Services about verification challenges in educational-neglect investigations. The bill removes the statutory requirement that homeschool parents submit curriculum to local school boards, effective July 1, 2025.
Representative Jeremy Strach introduced House Bill 46, titled the Homeschool Freedom Act, to remove the statutory requirement that parents who home-educate submit their curriculum to the local school board. The bill sets an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Representative Strach said the bill ‘‘would give parents the right to educate their children at home without government overreach’’ and noted that several states do not require this notification. He also said the bill would not change existing law that allows homeschooled students to participate in public-school activities under W.S. 21-4-506.
Dickie Schoenher spoke for State Superintendent Megan Degenfelder and indicated the superintendent ‘‘is in support of this bill.’’ The Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) offered a cautionary perspective. Corinne Schmidt,…
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