04/11/2002 03:43 PM House HES

HB 464-SCHOOL DISTRICT CORRESPONDENCE STUDY                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
[Contains  discussion relating  to  SB 346,  the companion  bill,                                                               
changes for which  were incorporated into Version P of  HB 464 on                                                               
3/26/02]                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Number 1900                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON  announced the  final order  of business,  HOUSE BILL                                                               
NO.  464,   "An  Act  relating   to  statewide   school  district                                                               
correspondence  study  programs."    [Before  the  committee  was                                                               
Version P,  22-LS1494\P, Ford, 3/18/02,  adopted as a  work draft                                                               
on 3/26/02.]                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR DYSON expressed  his belief that the impetus  for this bill                                                               
was a concern about the  regulations [proposed by] the Department                                                               
of  Education and  Early Development  (EED).   Those  regulations                                                               
have been  modified, but there  isn't complete satisfaction.   He                                                               
offered his  personal opinion that  some staff people  within EED                                                               
and   in  the   educational   establishment   are  uneasy   about                                                               
alternatives  in   education.    The  initial   regulations  were                                                               
contrary to the interests of parent-directed education, he said.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  DYSON  also  offered  his belief  that  the  bill's  going                                                               
forward  continues   protection  for  parent-led   education  and                                                               
minimizes   [EED's]   capacity   to   negatively   interfere   in                                                               
alternative education.   He  noted that  the committee  had heard                                                               
testimony and done everything but vote  on the bill.  He reported                                                               
that the sponsor [Representative James]  had asked for it to move                                                               
forward,  and  that  it  would  be heard  by  the  House  Special                                                               
Committee on Education.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Number 1772                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  KOHRING moved  to  report CSHB  464 [version  22-                                                               
LS1494\P,  Ford,  3/18/02]  out   of  committee  with  individual                                                               
recommendations and  the accompanying fiscal notes.   There being                                                               
no objection,  CSHB 464(HES) was  moved out of the  House Health,                                                               
Education and Social Services Standing Committee.