[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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      PRIVATE SCHOOL AND HOME SCHOOL FREEDOM AMENDMENT INTRODUCED

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                         HON. RICHARD K. ARMEY

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 23, 1994

  Mr. ARMEY. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, I introduced the private school 
and home school freedom amendment to H.R. 6. This en bloc amendment is 
designed, first, to address the concerns of private school teachers and 
home-schooling parents who would inadvertently be required to undergo 
State certification under section 2124(e) of the act, and, second, to 
exempt from Federal control any private, religious, or home school that 
receives no funds under the act. This is a package of clarifying 
changes I think all Members of Congress will endorse.
  I have today learned that the language of our amendment could 
inadvertently prevent some private schools, especially Catholic 
schools, from participating in Federal education programs under which 
they technically do not receive funds but do administer funded 
services. I am more than happy to accommodate this very important 
concern, and so I am introducing a revised version of our amendment.

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