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Senate amends SB 59 to clarify homeschool exemption language and preserve voluntary cooperation with schools
Summary
Senate amended and advanced SB 59 to change permissive wording to a mandatory directive for issuing homeschool exemption certificates (may -> shall) and added a provision ensuring voluntary cooperation, resource sharing and testing opportunities between homeschool parents and public schools are not prohibited; bill moved toward third reading following unanimous committee and floor support.
Senators amended and advanced Senate Bill 59 to remove a statutory ambiguity that had produced inconsistent application for homeschooling families.
Senator Madsen said the bill seeks to eliminate vagueness in the statute that governs homeschool families by changing a single word so that, when parents complete the required application and commit to the state-mandated subjects and hours, "the school district shall issue an exemption certificate" rather than "may issue" one. Madsen…
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