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From the ECS State Policy Database
2007 State Policies / Activities

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The following summary includes policies enacted in 2007. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All."

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- Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Authorizes homebound instruction for discipline purposes when it is the least restrictive alternative for students with disabilities. Requires a regular evaluation of the appropriateness of the homebound instruction.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H14v0.html
Title: H.B. 14
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us

NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Establishes standards for homebound special education instruction including standards related to appropriate teacher qualifications, services included in the childs Individual Education Plan, and behavior intervention services designed to address the behavior violation that caused the disciplinary change of placement.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H20v0.html
Title: H.B. 20
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet

ORSigned into law 07/2007P-12Authorizes certain school districts to contract with qualified private alternative education programs to provide services to homeschooled children; directs the Board of Education to adopt formula for calculation of amount of funding to be received by programs from State School Fund distributions.

During the 2007-2009 biennium, requries the legislative interim committees on revenue to conduct a study of the adequacy of funding of small school districts and small education service districts. The committees are to examine: (a) The relationship between small school districts and education service districts; (b) Whether the additional amounts received by small school districts that are attributable to statutory provisions and if, when combined with other funding, are adequate to provide sufficient funding for those small school districts; (c) What types of small school districts are not being provided adequate funding; and (d) The long term effects of not providing small school districts and small education service districts with adequate funding. Requires the legislative interim committees on revenue to make recommendations.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2000.dir/hb2040.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2040
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us

NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12Excuses compulsory attendance if a child is enrolled in a private school or if a notice of intent to homeschool the child is filed with the superintendent of schools of the school district in which the child resides. Authorizes the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, to require a birth certificate or other documentation to prove the identity of the homeschooled child who wishes to participate in certain activities and classes offered by the public schools in this State and requires such proof under certain circumstances. Sets forth requirements concerning a notice of intent to homeschool and establishes certain rights for a child that is being homeschooled and the parents of that child. Sets forth requirements concerning notice of intent of a homeschooled child to participate in programs and activities, which must be filed before a homeschooled child may participate in
certain classes, activities and programs in a public school or through a school district, or through the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association. Prescribes the information that must be provided by a homeschooled child who wishes to enroll in a public high school to demonstrate competency in those courses of study or successful completion of those courses. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to maintain on its Internet website pertinent information concerning the examinations available to children in the school district. Requires each school district to ensure that homeschooled children who reside in the school district have adequate notice of the availability of the website.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB404_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 404
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us

TXSigned into law 06/2007P-12From bill analysis: Currently, students who are home-schooled and have completed college preparatory education are not allowed to participate in Advanced Placement or Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) testing at public schools. The State of Virginia passed legislation requiring schools to make the testing known to home-schooled students and to allow them to participate in the testing. H.B. 1844 requires a school district to permit a home-schooled student to participate in an administration of the PSAT/NMSQT or a college advanced placement test offered by the district. The bill also requires that notice be provided to home-schooled students about the dates on which the PSAT/NMSQT will be administered and which districts will be administering the testing.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB01844F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1844
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us

NMSigned into law 04/2007P-12Establishes a home school student activities program unit.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB1098.pdf
Title: S.B. 1098
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us

SDSigned into law 03/2007P-12Requires a school district of a child excused from school attendance (home schooled) pursuant to § 13-27-2 to admit that child to a public school in the district upon request from the child's parent or legal guardian. A child enrolled in a school district pursuant to this section may be enrolled in a school of the school district on only a partial basis. Requires a school district to grant a request to admit into the district a child who is a resident of another school district and who is excused from attending school in the resident district (is home schooled), unless admitting the nonresident child would result in an inability to provide a quality educational program based on criteria established by the district.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/HB1266enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1266
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us

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