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SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES IN RULES 12 AND 13
Public Hearing Scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 1:00 PM
The following is a summary of proposed changes to Rules 12 and 13 that were recently adopted by the Commissioner of Education. The public hearings will be held on December 16, 2009. Any changes made as a result of the hearings will produce the versions for approval by the State Board of Education and subsequent approval by the Attorney General and the Governor.
The changes, for the most part, reflect current policy. LB549 (2009) changed the turning in of birth certificate copies from October 1 to “Upon enrollment”. New single parent
language has been added that reflects current policy and the legislature’s Education Committee refusal to change the policy (LB101, 2007). The due date for resubmitting Rule
12 and 13 exemption notices with the NDE has been moved from August 1 to July 15.
The Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association does not intend to oppose these changes. They do not significantly impede the ability to home school any more than without the changes. Hence, we believe our freedom to home school is not significantly
affected by these changes.
The NCHEA will be testifying in a neutral capacity at both the Rule 12 and Rule 13 hearings, unless substantial changes are made at the hearing that would reduce our current freedoms.
The NCHEA is dedicated to preserving our God given freedom and duty to train up our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord without losing any of the freedoms that were gained in 1984 with great hardship and courage.