{"id":29768,"date":"2021-03-24T07:21:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T13:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=29768"},"modified":"2021-03-24T08:25:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T14:25:44","slug":"in-state-tuition-for-home-school-students-advanced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=29768","title":{"rendered":"Home school in-state tuition advanced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nebraska home-school students would be eligible for in-state tuition at state postsecondary educational institutions under a bill advanced from general file March 23.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Robert Clements<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Under current law, a student is considered a resident for tuition purposes if, among other requirements, they reside with their parent or guardian while attending a public or private high school in Nebraska and graduated from a public or private Nebraska high school or received a diploma of high school equivalency.<\/p>\n

Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood, sponsor of LB92, said graduates of home school programs are not automatically considered Nebraska residents for tuition purposes and must make a separate application for a lower in-state tuition rate.<\/p>\n

He said this differential treatment has caused delays in some students\u2019 college application process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no reason to treat Nebraska students educated in a home school in the state differently in regards to residency,\u201d Clements said.<\/p>\n

Under LB92, students who completed the program of instruction offered by a home school also would be considered residents.<\/p>\n

Bayard Sen. Steve Erdman supported the bill, saying it also would ensure that home-school students are eligible for in-state tuition at Nebraska community colleges and state colleges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to honor the education that these young people got even though it is not in a public school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

LB92 also would prohibit a publicly funded college or university in Nebraska from discriminating in any manner against a student on the basis of having been home-schooled.<\/p>\n

Sen. Megan Hunt of Omaha said she was concerned that provision was too broad and could result in students of certain religious backgrounds being held to a different standard in the college admissions process.<\/p>\n

\u201cProtected classes and nondiscrimination clauses that are already in place at the state and federal level of course would still apply to anybody applying for a public college or university,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Clements later said he would work with Hunt and other senators to amend the provision on select file.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers voted 35-0 to advance LB92 to the second round of debate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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