EDUCATION
OPPOSE – CALL TO ACTION
OPPOSE: SB979 – Delayed Implementation of New Public School Accountability System
STATUS: This bill will be voted on for the 2nd Reading TODAY, 1/31 on the Senate Floor.
This bill directs the Department of Education to delay for one year the implementation of the revised public school accountability system adopted recently by the State Board of Education after robust research and discussion.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE
Find your Senator’s contact information HERE and ask them to VOTE NO on SB979!
OPPOSE – KILLED
OPPOSE: SB1031 – Attack on Religious Exemption for Homeschooling
STATUS: This bill was killed in the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee yesterday, 1/30.
This legislation challenges the core purpose of the religious exemption for homeschooling statute, which was established to safeguard the beliefs of families who conscientiously object to government-run education due to deeply held religious convictions and choose to homeschool their children.
- To see bill text and info: Click HERE