2017 General Assembly Sports Access Vetoed by Governor Again; Other Bills of Interest to Homeschoolers

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director The 2017 General Assembly adjourned on February 25. The VaHomeschoolers legislative monitoring team… more

Sports Access bill risks another veto; action required this week Allow the bill to pass, Governor!

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director Virginia’s General Assembly just passed an interscholastic activities bill for the third year… more

Federal Bill H.R.610 Statement

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director VaHomeschoolers is aware that a federal bill, H.R.610 has been introduced in Congress… more

2017 Sports Access and Other Bills of Homeschooling Interest

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director The VaHomeschoolers legislative monitoring team has been hard at work this month: we… more

2016 General Assembly Sports Access Vetoed by Governor

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director The VaHomeschoolers legislative monitoring team is wrapping up its work on the 2016… more

2016 General Assembly Update “Sports Access” Bill Passes the House; Other Bills of Interest to Homeschoolers

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director The Virginia General Assembly opened its yearly session on 13 January 2016, and… more

2015 General Assembly Sports Access Bill Vetoed by Governor; Other Bills of Interest to Homeschoolers

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director March 27th was a difficult day for many homeschooling families in Virginia as… more

Historic Day for Virginia: Homeschool Sports Access Passes Senate

By Parrish Mort, VaHomeschoolers Executive Director Virginia’s sports access bill, HB 1626, also known as the Tebow Bill, passed the… more

HB 1626H1 Sports Access Bill: House Votes Today; Other Bills of Interest to Homeschoolers

The Virginia General Assembly opened its yearly session on 14 January 2015. Since each odd-numbered year hosts a short session… more

HB 1626: House Committee to Vote on Sports Access Bill Monday 1/26

By Karen Skelton, VaHomeschoolers Government Affairs Director VaHomeschoolers has just learned that the Sports Access bill (also known as the… more