Legislative Update
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The purpose of this bill is to provide homeschooled students access to PHEAA aid without requiring them to purchase a diploma or obtain the signature of the superintendent of their school district of residence. CHAP has declined to support the bill claiming that the bill requires homeschoolers to go through an extra hoop to obtain something readily available to publically educated students. CHAP has a wrong understanding of what publically educated students must do to obtain aid. ALL students requesting aid from PHEAA must file a FAFSA and be accepted to a college in order for aid to be awarded. Monies are never disbursed directly to a student, only to the approved institution ofpost high school education at which he is enrolled. HB1085 puts homeschoolers on the same footing as publically educated students. If a student wants to find out how much he may obtain, he can visit the PHEAA website and figure out for himself how much he would be awarded from PHEAA. This service is available to all students who have access to the internet. You are encouraged to call your state senator and urge him to put pressure on the Senate Education committee to move this bill quickly into law. Bookmark this page |