I spoke this morning with Rep. L'Heureux.

The sponsors do not want to amend SB268 for a "small thing" like a change of wording. Even to accomodate homeschoolers, and even though their intent is to not affect homeschoolers. The barrier is the amount of work that would have to be done to make the change. If the bill goes to a committee of conference, as he thinks it is likely to do, he believes that people will be open to changing the language at that point. He also said that (assuming he is reelected) he would be open to a bill next year to make the sorts of changes I have asked for.

I told him that I have been busy documenting as many instances as I can where legislators state that homeschoolers are not being affected. He said he knew we were recording the executive session, and that's why he stated out loud during his remarks that homeschoolers are not affected, so that it would be on record for posterity.

Chris Hamilton

Beaver Lodge Homeschool