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Senate advances bill to permit homeschool students to join public extracurriculars under uniform rules

Utah State Senate · March 5, 2010
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Summary

Senate Bill 66, as amended, would grant homeschooled and private‑schooled students access to public school extracurricular activities under uniform statewide standards (including fee parity and an academic‑eligibility review panel). The Senate passed the bill and recorded an intent statement clarifying that participation remains a privilege, not a right.

Senator Matson sponsored Senate Bill 66, which creates statewide standards to permit homeschool and private‑school students to participate in public school extracurricular activities while preventing abuses of eligibility rules. The bill as amended clarifies that homeschool participants must meet the same fees and standards as public school students and sets up a review panel to adjudicate disputes…

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