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Committee advances bill letting homeschool students join public career‑tech classes
Summary
The committee voted to report favorably on House Bill 61 after adopting a friendly amendment that requires homeschool students to pay any materials fees and gives enrolled public school students priority for career‑technical program seats.
House Bill 61, sponsored by Representative Debose, would let homeschooled and other nontraditional students attend career‑technical education programs offered in public schools, provided local school districts adopt policies to implement the change.
Representative Debose, the bill—s sponsor, said the measure would be implemented "similarly to the Tim Tebow rule that allows homeschooled athletes to participate in public school sports" and directs the State Board of Education to…
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