Below is the outcome of the vote on SB774, the “Tim Tebow” bill, from this morning. The bill failed yesterday, but was re-run this morning at 9:00 AM. It failed by one vote.
If passed, it would have allowed home schoolers to try out for extracurricular activities at their local public school.
SB578, the scholarship bill, is being brought back up by the House of Representatives. It was voted down last night, but now it’s being reconsidered.
Call your representative immediately at 501-682-6211! Ask him or her to vote FOR SB578, the home school scholarship bill.
Last night at 7:30 pm, the Arkansas House of Representatives killed a bill that would have allowed home school students to compete fairly for the Governor’s Distinguished Scholar scholarships.
SB578 was a bill that both the Education Alliance and the Department of Higher Education agreed upon. It was a non-controversial solution to a major problem: Overwhelmingly-qualified home schoolers being denied their scholarships.