On February 6, Illinois State Representative Terra Costa Howard introduced H.B. 2827, a 45-page bill that proposes major regulations for families and private education in Illinois.Last year, Rep. Howard was quoted as calling for new regulations on homeschoolers. Her...

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends,We are requesting your help immediately. The right of parents to decide if their 5-year-old is ready for school is in jeopardy.On DATE, the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee will discuss and possibly vote on a bill that...

Please act now to help stop 3 bills that would potentially threaten our freedom and independence by empowering the government to inject state financing into home schools and FPE schools.The refundable tax credit billsSB 195-SB 53 would send up to roughly $7,000 to the...

House Bill 778 is scheduled to be heard in the House Education Committee tomorrow, Feb. 28 at 3:00!WHAT DOES THIS BILL DO?H.B. 778 makes two significant changes:First, it eliminates the requirement for homeschool families to maintain immunization records and make them...

Urgent action is needed to defeat House Bill 553, which greatly expands the definitions of child abuse and neglect in New Hampshire in a way that could harm families.H.B. 553 had a hearing on Tuesday, January 28 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives Children and...

We are pleased to join with our friends in SCAIHS and SCHEA in support of H. 3802, a good bill to modernize and expand current South Carolina law allowing homeschoolers to participate in certain public school extracurricular activities. If H. 3802 is...

We are excited to let you know that your legislators have heard the concerns about homeschoolers being denied the opportunity to take the PSAT, SAT, and other exams, and have introduced legislation to fix this problem! We have previously written about this problem here...

Urgent action is needed to protect homeschool families from more government regulation. House Bill 738 has been scheduled for a hearing at 3 PM on Wednesday, February 12, in LOB 205-207 at the New Hampshire State Capitol in Concord, NH.We ask you to contact your New...

We are excited to support a powerful pro-homeschooling bill, the “Family Right to Educational Emancipation (FREE) Act.” This bill was introduced by Senator Janice Bowling as Senate Bill 494 in the Tennessee State Senate, and by Representative Todd Warner as House Bill 552...

On February 3, 2025, S.B. 190 was introduced which establishes an education property tax credit program.The property tax credit is available to any property owner for expenses incurred for a qualifying child.To qualify, the child must be between 5-18 years old and either...

February 3 update:The House Education Committee met on Friday, January 31st at 3:00 as scheduled.  The MT legislature website does not list any specific action taken by the committee.  There have not yet been any amendments to the bill. We continue to support the...

UPDATEThe Senate Committee on Education amended and passed S.B. 75. The amendment made two changes: A parent can only claim a tax credit for the amount equal to the expenditures directly attributable to the tuition and related costs of attending the private school (up...

We are thrilled to announce that Homeschool Wyoming and HSLDA are spearheading legislation, H.B. 46, the Homeschool Freedom Act, to remove the onerous requirement that homeschool families file an annual letter of intent with their local school district in order to...

Senate Bill 483 was introduced on January 13, 2025, in the Indiana Senate.SB 483 would add significant restrictions on families who withdraw their child from public school to homeschool, when the student has missed 10% of their school days (even if the absences are excused)...

February 3rd Update:Victory for Freedom! Committee Spikes SB 1031Dear Virginia members and friends,On Thursday, January 30, a senate subcommittee voted to support SB 1031, the anti-religious exemption bill.  That’s bad. But a few minutes later, the full Senate Finance...

Senate Bill 143 was introduced on January 8, 2025, in the Indiana Senate. As of January 28, 2025, this bill has passed the Senate and is now in the House of Representatives. SB 143 protects parental rights from government interference in the areas of upbringing,...

Update: January 28, 2025Our position on H.B. 1020 is NEUTRAL.Since originally introduced, the bill has changed quite a bit.  You can see the amended version here.The most significant change was the removal of Alternative Instruction as a qualifying school and the clear...