The VaHomeschoolers Legislative/Policy Reports keep you updated on legislative and other governmental matters that could affect your homeschooling. VaHomeschoolers provides full information on pending legislation in the Virginia General Assembly, allowing and encouraging each homeschool family to determine which bills they support or oppose.
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Legislative Reports
2013
- Legislative Update - February 14, 2013 Homeschool Sports Access: HB 1442 Senate Committee Hearing Results
- Legislative Update - February 8, 2013 HB 1442 Senate Committee Hearing: Thursday, 2/14 at 8 a.m.; Home Education Month; Parental Rights; Various Education Bills
- Legislative Update: February 1, 2013 Sports Access Bill Succeeds on House Floor
- Legislative Update: January 30, 2013 Sports Access Update: House Success, Senate Hearing Expected
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Update: January 25, 2013 Time Change: House Education Committee Hearing on Monday, 1/28 at 8:30 a.m.
- Legislative Update: January 24, 2013 House Subcommittee Approves HB 1442. SB 812 "Passed by" for the Day. Next Hearing Expected Monday, 1/28 at 9a.m.
- Press Release: House Subcommittee Agrees With Over Two-Thirds of Virginians: Let Homeschoolers Play! With homeschooling families looking on, a subcommittee of the House of Delegates’ Education Committee voted 7 to 1 this morning in favor of sending HB 1442 to the full committee for consideration.
- Legislative Report - January 23, 2013 URGENT! Hearing Scheduled for SB 812 TOMORROW AT 8 A.M.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 17, 2013 Hearing Scheduled for HB 1442 on Thursday, 1/24
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 15, 2013 2013 General Assembly: Quick Action Expected on Sports Access Bills, Virtual Schools Bill
- Press Release: Homeschool Sports Access in Virginia: 2013 "Tebow" Bills Would Give School Boards Control: HB 1442 and SB 812 This year’s homeschool sports access bills specifically state that homeschool eligibility is subject to the policy of each local school board – there would be no mandate on public schools.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 10, 2013 Help Pass the 2013 Sports Access Bills with YOUR Story
2012
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - October 3, 2012 Sports Access Discussion Group Update
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - September 14, 2012 Sports Access Discussion Group update plus VaHomeschoolers response to the release of UVA law professor's article on Religious Exemption
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - August 14, 2012 Homeschool Sports Access: Our Work in the "Off-Season"
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - July 6, 2012 Discussion Group on Homeschool Sports Access
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - March 1, 2012 Senate Committee Votes Down Homeschool Sports Access Bill
- Press Release: Senate Committee Votes Down Homeschool Sports Access Bill Press Release: Senate Committee Votes Down Homeschool Sports Access Bill
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 28, 2012 HB 947 at Risk in the Senate!
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 20, 2012 Please Take Action Now to Support HB 947 in the Senate! Curriculum Description Bill Progress Continues; Update on Homeschool Tax Credit Bill.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 8, 2012 Success Builds for Sports Access and Curriculum Description Bills; VaHomeschoolers Meeting with Virginia PTA President-elect.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 6, 2012 Fate of Homeschool Sports Access Bill in Question - Please Contact Your Delegate!
- Press Release: House Education Committee Approves Homeschool Sports Access Bill Press Release: House Education Committee Approves Homeschool Sports Access Bill.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 30, 2012 Critical Point Fast Approaching for HB 947, Homeschool Sports Access Bill.
- Reasons to Support HB 947: Homeschool Sports Access Homeschool Sports Access
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 27, 2012 Sports Access Hearing Rescheduled.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 26, 2012 House Subcommittee Passes Sports Access and Curriculum Description Bills; Senate Curriculum Description Bill to Be Considered Next Week.
- Press Release: Sports Access Bill Passes Subcommittee Press Release: Sports Access Bill Passes Subcommittee
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 24, 2012 Your Help Needed - Sports Access Bills.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 16, 2012 New General Assembly Session Begins - Sports (and more) Access, Homeschool Expenses Tax Credit, Curriculum Description Bills Expected, Driver Licensing, Homestead Exemption for Homeschooling Materials
2011
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: December 16, 2011 VaHomeschoolers Invited to Meet with Governor's Policy Advisors.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - November 22, 2011 Sports Access Subcommittee Votes to "Pass By Indefinitely" HB 2395
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: October 20, 2011 VaHomeschoolers Meeting With Virginia Department of Education.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: October 5, 2011 Sports Access Options Discussed by Special Subcommittee.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: September 15, 2011 Homeschool Access to Public School Sports: Getting Closer to the Finish Line.
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: January 24, 2011 Sports Access Bill Referred to Joint Subcommittee for Further Review
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: January 21, 2011 New General Assembly Session Begins - Sports Access, Driver Education, Virtual Schools, Tax Credits.
2010
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 10, 2010 Sports Access Bills: Lose a Battle, Win the War?, Latest on Immunizations and Vaccination Bills, Triennial Census Elimination Bills Still Alive
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 6, 2010 Prince William County Issues Update
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 26, 2010 General Assembly 2010, Three Sports Access Bills in House of Delegates, Immunizations and Vaccinations, Tax Credits and Vouchers, Elimination of Triennial Census, Community College Match Funds, Resolution Honoring Chris Klicka
2009
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - November 2, 2009 H1N1 Vaccination Options for Homeschooled Children
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report: October 24, 2009 Community College Homeschool Admissions
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - February 9, 2009 College Financial Aid Bill Introduced in Senate, Community College Match Funds, Driver Education Bill Tabled in Committee, Virtual Virginia Credits
2008
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 13, 2008 Legislation to Amend Home Instruction Statute Adds Filing Options, Bill Adds Testing/Evaluation Options to Home Instruction Statute, Educational Tax Credit Bills Introduced in House, Sports Access Bill, Truancy Bill Could Impact Homeschooling Freedoms
2007
2006
2005
- VaHomeschoolers Legislative Report - January 19, 2005 VaHomeschoolers' PSAT/AP Testing Notification and Testing and Evaluation Bills
