Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 3:33:06 GMT -6
The Virginia Senate on Tuesday narrowly passed legislation that would allow home-schooled students to participate in public school sports.
Senate Bill 612 — the so-called Tebow Bill, named after famous home-schooled University of Florida football player Tim Tebow — cleared the chamber on a 22-17 vote.
Sens. Kenneth C. Alexander, D-Norfolk, and Lynwood W. Lewis Jr., D-Accomack, joined 20 Republicans in support. Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City, did not vote.
Similar legislation, perennially introduced by Del. Robert B. Bell, R-Albemarle, has already cleared the House of Delegates, making it likely that one or both of the measures will win passage and advance to the desk of Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The governor last year vetoed a version of the same bill.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_2a29788d-a825-5549-bbd2-8c87ae6fe430.html
Senate Bill 612 — the so-called Tebow Bill, named after famous home-schooled University of Florida football player Tim Tebow — cleared the chamber on a 22-17 vote.
Sens. Kenneth C. Alexander, D-Norfolk, and Lynwood W. Lewis Jr., D-Accomack, joined 20 Republicans in support. Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. Norment Jr., R-James City, did not vote.
Similar legislation, perennially introduced by Del. Robert B. Bell, R-Albemarle, has already cleared the House of Delegates, making it likely that one or both of the measures will win passage and advance to the desk of Gov. Terry McAuliffe. The governor last year vetoed a version of the same bill.
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_2a29788d-a825-5549-bbd2-8c87ae6fe430.html