Many in the Home education community are expressing concern about a piece of proposed legislation called “Online Education Service Provider Funding and Oversight”. This was heard in the Education Interim Committee on Nov. 19, 2025. UHEA wants to reassure all families that we are aware of this bill and are monitoring its progress.
This bill proposes moving scholarship students using OpenEd or Harmony to the UtahFitsAll program over a 3 year transition. The intention is to make all the scholarship money available directly to families instead of having the majority of the funds going to districts that do not directly educate the students in these programs. Under the current system, these districts are receiving over $60 million each year while families do the actual teaching!
UHEA was founded to support traditional homeschooling families in Utah. Over the years, we have tried to also support those families that are educating their children at home through scholarship programs or other options. We fully support the right of each family to choose an educational option that works well for them and meets the needs of their unique situation.
We realize that UFA is still ironing out some issues. If this legislation passes we are hopeful that the 3 year transition will allow time to address any remaining problems. Please keep in mind that this is an ongoing process. We will continue to monitor the situation and dialogue with legislators to address concerns.
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