Provisions in a wide-ranging education bill moving through the Florida Senate provoked fears among home education advocates. But they may prove to be a short-lived glitch.

Right now, as worded, the Senate's rewrite of HB 7055 would prevent parents from using private tutors, as well as certain non-traditional private schools, to satisfy school attendance requirements.

However, a key lawmaker facilitating negotiations in the late stages of the legislative session said Tuesday that she intends to fix the issue. She said her goal is to eliminate out-dated provisions of state law, not to restrict homeschooling.

"We are going to amend the bill to take care of any of the questions that were asked by the parents of the homeschoolers," Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, told the Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday. "We'll do that on the floor." (more…)