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Long hearing on Home Education Freedom Act: parents push for fewer regulations, agencies flag child‑protection and funding questions
Summary
Supporters told the committee HB 12‑68 would restore parental rights by removing notification, portfolio and rulemaking requirements; the Department of Education and some senators raised concerns about child‑protection reporting language, Education Freedom Account funding mechanics and warrant/exigent‑circumstance language to be clarified.
The Senate Education Committee held an extended public hearing on HB 12‑68, the Home Education Freedom Act, with lengthy testimony from sponsors, homeschool families, legal advocates and education officials.
Representative Kristin Noble, sponsor of the bill, said HB 12‑68 modernizes New Hampshire's home‑education statutes to trust parents, remove routine state reporting and repeal the Home Education Advisory Council. "HB 12‑68 is a thoughtful update to New Hampshire's home education framework, rooted in trust, flexibility, and respect for families,"…
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