Post by Logan on Jan 25, 2016 20:53:47 GMT -6
For the second consecutive year, state lawmakers are seeking to ease restrictions on home-school students in West Virginia.
One bill (HB 4175) would remove the requirement that home-school students secure a GED diploma to qualify for the Promise Scholarship, which provides $4,750 a year in college tuition.
“We’re trying to streamline the process for home-school kids to qualify for the Promise Scholarship,” said Delegate Brian Kurcaba, R-Monongalia, lead sponsor of the bill and father of home-schooled children.
The House of Delegates and the Senate unanimously passed the legislation last year, but Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed the bill, saying it could entice students to drop out of high school.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160125/wv-lawmakers-seek-to-ease-home-school-regulations#sthash.9R0tXpXy.dpuf
One bill (HB 4175) would remove the requirement that home-school students secure a GED diploma to qualify for the Promise Scholarship, which provides $4,750 a year in college tuition.
“We’re trying to streamline the process for home-school kids to qualify for the Promise Scholarship,” said Delegate Brian Kurcaba, R-Monongalia, lead sponsor of the bill and father of home-schooled children.
The House of Delegates and the Senate unanimously passed the legislation last year, but Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed the bill, saying it could entice students to drop out of high school.
- See more at: www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160125/wv-lawmakers-seek-to-ease-home-school-regulations#sthash.9R0tXpXy.dpuf