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Tim Tebow Bill closer to becoming law in Texas

KEITH WHITMIRE |
Published: Friday, May 10, 2013, 4:53pm



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Tim Tebow may never play for a Texas team, but his name and legacy could have a lasting impact in Texas.

Last week, the Texas Senate passed a bill, nicknamed the Tim Tebow Bill, that would allow home schooled students to play sports at the nearby public school.

The bill, according to The Dallas Morning News, still must pass the Texas House by the end of the current legislative session. If approved, it would go into effect for the 2013-14 academic year.

It's been dubbed the Tim Tebow Bill because Tebow took advantage of just such a situation. Tebow was home schooled but was also a star athlete at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

Other states have explored their own Tim Tebow Bills in the wake of his success. Currently, 27 states allow home school participants.

The issue has some controversial aspects to it, especially in Texas where public school proponents have fought against the inclusion of private schools in the UIL, which governs public school athletic contests in Texas.

Private schools have been able to compete in the UIL on a limited scale. Charter schools have also been admitted to the UIL. But the home school issue brings a new set of concerns.

Parents who home school their children still pay school taxes, which some say gives them the right to participate in public school activities.

Others have voiced concerns that home schooled athletes could lead to an unfair competitive advantage. For example, a student who struggles to maintain eligibility under Texas' No Pass, No Play rules could switch to being home schooled in order to keep playing.

Even if the Tim Tebow Bill were to pass, it would probably have some strict regulation attached to it. First and foremost would be restricting home schooled athletes to competing only for schools within their public school attendance zones.

But if the Tim Tebow Bill is anything like its namesake, overcoming hurdles and controversy comes with the territory.

But if the Tim Tebow Bill is anything like its namesake, overcoming hurdles and controversy comes with the territory. Originally Posted by Old Dingus

How is Tebow going to overcome the hurdle of not having an NFL arm?

Pray do tell....

How is Tebow going to overcome the hurdle of not having an NFL arm?

Pray do tell.... Originally Posted by WTF

BRING ON THE CHEERLEADERS!!!

While I completely support allowing home schooled kids & charter school students to play sports, it is interesting that once again a group of people want to artificially glamorize Tebow as something much more than he was. Why can't folks in Texas (or the South for that matter) realize:
--He by all acounts seems to be a decent person
--He was an excellent college football player
--He is not an NFL quality quarterback

Therefore that makes him just like many, many other people, not someone worthy of sainthood or deification. Out of curiosity, where did he grow up? I don't know, but I thought it was in FL, not TX. If he was not a Texan, didn't play for a TX school, then why the fixation with tagging a good idea to "The Tebow Bill". Are there no worthy people in Texas woth referring to? A tallented kid who was shut out of playing in Texas because he/she was home schooled?

It has gotten to the point that a whole lot of Thumpers have gone over to the dark side of creating false idols, but of course they won't admit that.

I have nothing against Tebow. I even enjoyed watching him at Florida. But the absurd "He's a Christian THEREFOR people should overlook his tallent shortfall and quit persicuiting him" makes me want to puke every time I read crap like this. Pass the bill to give a lot of kids in TX a chance to play sports, not because of Tebow Idol worship.

I agree; I prefer the approach to naming extremely bad laws after people...........

Like, The Affordable Healthcare Act For America, should officially be renamed to the ObamaCareTax On Middle Class Americans !

Ah yes....

Good Ol' Dizzy has to turn every thread into an Obama bash.

But you are slipping--you didn't get that dig in until the 6th post on here. Were you sleeping in today?

Even when I agree with you, you choose to be disagreeable.............your a grumpy old T aren't you ?

How is Tebow going to overcome the hurdle of not having an NFL arm?

Pray do tell.... Originally Posted by WTF

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Even when I agree with you, you choose to be disagreeable.............your a grumpy old T aren't you ? Originally Posted by Whirlaway

Oh come now. No one believes that "I agree with you" drivel.

Grumpy? Not really. Cynical, mocking, curmudgeonly. Not grumpy. Can't laugh as well if one is grumpy.

Bravo. The parents pay the taxes to support the public schools and I agree with giving the homes schooled a chance to play. As with anything, I am sure their will be abuses of the system.

How will they narrow the scope? Should cheerleaders be allowed if they don't attend a public school?


Whirlaway, please do not hijack threads. We are not stupid enough to think you care if this bill has a nickname.

back in the day, Cheerleaders decorated our lockers, put candy, cookies, and cup cakes (and in some cases, a pair of undies soaked in foo-foo juice sniff) , in school colored shoe boxes .. we were required to let them put on fresh lipstick and kiss our faces, by the end of the day we all had solid red faces .. pretty much made a big deal out of it ..

if the home schoolers want to miss out on that, shame on them

Actually I do care; and I agreed with Old T........so don't try to speak for me............

And like i said, I do care how bills are named; And I think a good practice would be to name very bad legislation after the politician who promoted it ............

That comment is NOT a thread hijack; it is very much on topic !

Whirlaway, please do not hijack threads. We are not stupid enough to think you care if this bill has a nickname. Originally Posted by Glenn Quagmire

I try not to cuss on the Boards, but some of you stupid fucks are simply too dumb to read and grasp the obvious. Here is a hint from the article up above:

"It's been dubbed the Tim Tebow Bill because Tebow took advantage of just such a situation. Tebow was home schooled but was also a star athlete at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida."

It is a shame that some of you dumbasses are so self involved with your political bullshit that everything must be a conspiracy and nothing can be taken at face value.

Actually, other than wasting a little space, you really only embarrass yourselves.

Old Dingus

I try not to cuss on the Boards, but some of you stupid fucks are simply too dumb to read and grasp the obvious. Here is a hint from the article up above:

"It's been dubbed the Tim Tebow Bill because Tebow took advantage of just such a situation. Tebow was home schooled but was also a star athlete at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida."

It is a shame that some of you dumbasses are so self involved with your political bullshit that everything must be a conspiracy and nothing can be taken at face value.

Actually, other than wasting a little space, you really only embarrass yourselves.

Old Dingus Originally Posted by Old Dingus

I'm taking it 100% on face value:
--A bill in TEXAS somehow has to be "named" after a guy who never played in Texas
--A player with no current job in the NFL becomes the poster child the bill

Why? I hate to burst your bubble, but LOTS of TEXAS kids have been hurt by not being allowed to play on school teams--why not do what is TYPCALLY done and refer to the bill in a way that brings attention to one of the kids who was denied the opportunity, and whose story pushed this bill forward?

I am in favor of the bill, just against the Tebow Deification. I UNDERSTAND the point, I just very much disagree with it.