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No, Ted Cruz Doesn’t Want Federal Regulation of Home Schooling
The Resurgent ^
| February 11, 2016
| Brian Sikma
Posted on 02/11/2016 9:27:07 AM PST by SoConPubbie
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Is Home Schooling in Danger of Federal Oversight?
- Is S. 306 good for home schoolers?
Yes. S. 306 is a very good thing for home schoolers because it allows home schoolers who so desire to save money with the Coverdell Education Savings Account to do so. Legislation like this allows families school choices that may not otherwise be affordable, including home schooling. Anyone who does not want to participate in this program is free to not do so. - Does Title 1 of S. 306 apply to home schoolers?
No. Title 1 of S. 306 applies exclusively to public school students and students at accredited private schools. Home schools are not accredited private schools and would thus not be included under this section. - Does Section 201(a) of Title 2 change the federal definition of home schools?
No, it does not. Coverdell Savings Accounts have previously been available only to private school students. This section states that âFor purposes of this sectionâ the term private school includes home schools.What that means is that in Title 2 of this bill (dealing exclusively with Coverdell Education Savings Accounts), the term private school will include home schools, the effect of which is to make home schoolers eligible for the Coverdell account. However, this definition is exclusive to this section. It does not have any effect on Title 1 of this bill or upon any other part of federal or state law. - Will S. 306 lead to more regulation of home schools?
No, it will not. Under the bill, the parents are allowed to use their own funds in their own savings account to pay for their own expenses. The argument that the federal government will come back and try to regulate the use of that account for home schoolers after this bill is passed is not a risk of this legislation, but of our system of government in general.Our system of government allows for changes in regulations that can impact families already participating in a program. However, this fear is not a legitimate argument for depriving someone of his or her rights or freedom to participate in a savings account because future regulation could always happen with any bill. Furthermore, future regulation would only impose restrictions on families choosing to use the account.States that define home schools as private schools are already eligible to use these accounts, and no federal regulations due to Coverdell accounts have been imposed upon home school families. If they ever did, the parent could simply stop using the account and therefore avoid any newly written and imposed restrictions. - Why are some people concerned about this bill?
Concerns about S. 306 have typically focused on two areas:
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DrewsDad
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