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Senate advances bill to expand extracurricular access for homeschooled students
Summary
First substitute SB72 would let homeschooled students participate in public school extracurriculars while removing two standard requirements (seat time and school-determined academic eligibility); debate focused on equity and the Board of Education's role and the measure passed to third reading 21–7.
Senator Madsen presented first substitute SB72 to standardize participation for homeschooled students in public-school extracurricular activities. The measure eliminates two requirements that public-school students typically must meet (seat-time attendance and school-determined academic-eligibility standards) and instead allows parents to certify adequate…
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