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Texas bill would prohibit new state regulation of homeschooling

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A new bill in the Lone Star State seeks to formalize parents’ rights to homeschool their kids as they see fit by shielding homeschooling families from increased regulation by state agencies.

Texas House Bill 2674, introduced by Dallas-area Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield) last week, would prevent the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the State Board of Education (SBOE) from imposing new restrictions on homeschooling programs without explicit approval from the Texas Legislature.

Under the bill TEA, SBOE nor any other state educational institution would be able to create "any rule that has the effect of increasing regulation of an educational program” listed under the state’s current Education Code for homeschooled students.

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