Dear Legislators, 
 
I wholeheartedly support the concept of HB 1 and SB 202, but several aspects of the bill should be changed to make the ESA the best it can be for all students in Florida.
 
The bills need to be amended to do three things:
 
1.       Protect the education freedom of homeschooling parents who take the Personalized Education Program. This can be done by allowing them to continue to have a “Choice” to take a DOE test or use a portfolio as they can today in FS 1002.41
2.       Amend HB1 and SB 202 to allow parents leaving public schools to use the HOPE Scholarship funds for homeschooling using FS1002.41
3.       Protect the religious freedom of all private, “Personalized Education Program (PEP)” parents and homeschool parents. The language is as follows: “A school which is an integral part of a church is a church ministry or includes religious instruction is considered a private religious school. Private religious schools may operate without governmental interference and without regulation from non-governmental organizations, as protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Private religious schools, parents of home school students, and parents participating in a home education program or in the Personalized Education Program may choose curriculum at their sole discretion, and such choices are not subject to review or approval by any government organization or non-governmental organization, as protected by the First Amendment of the US Constitution.”

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