A local lawmaker says a proposal in Springfield over-regulation of home school families.

State Representative Dr. Bill Hauter says he is staunchly against this legislation calling an effort to eventually eliminate the ability of people to do home schooling. 

According to Rep. Hauter, homeschooled students often outperform students in the public education system and he feels it is a bad look for the Illinois public school education system.

The Morton Republican says the goal is to make the regulation so over the top that families choose to stop homeschooling because of the process in place. He calls it "the process is the punishment".

Dr. Hauter likens this change to the elimination of the Illinois School Choice program last year. He was frustrated to see that go but believes it's all an effort by the teacher's unions to keep kids in their schools.

Rep. Hauter is not optimistic there will be much resistance to the super-majority Democrats in Springfield.