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Committee backs bill to expand dual‑credit pathways, allow multiple college‑entrance attempts
Summary
House Bill 175 would let homeschooled students use community colleges to access Advanced Opportunities funds, allow students more than one college‑entrance exam attempt, and align private‑school technical language with public programs; the committee recommended the bill be sent to the floor with a due‑pass vote.
The Idaho House Committee on Education voted Feb. 13 to send House Bill 175 to the full House with a "do pass" recommendation. The bill, sponsored by Representative Brent (Kevin) Horman (presented in the transcript as "Representative Horman"), clarifies the state's Advanced Opportunities program to give families an alternate pathway for dual‑credit course access and makes several technical alignments requested by the State Department of Education.
Horman told the committee HB 175 responds to families who have had difficulty working through a local district to access dual credit. Under the bill, homeschooled students encountering such problems could work directly with a community college for dual‑credit coursework and use Advanced…
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