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From the ECS State Policy Database
Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling


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State Status/Date Level Summary
NHBecame law without governor's signature 06/2012P-12Educational Evaluation of Home Schooled Children
H.B. 1571
Amends the educational evaluation procedures for home educated children and repeals the notice, hearing, and appeals procedures afforded to ...

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NHAdopted 06/2012P-12Home Education
NH ADC Ed 315.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Provide standards for home education programs. They are being readopted at the request of the Home Education Advisory Council to make them c...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Attendance Records, Unexcused Absences
H.B. 39
Requires that declarations of intent and attendance records for home study programs be submitted to the department of education rather than ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Home Study Programs
H.B. 706 - Home Study Programs
Authorizes the department of education to permit parents to submit declaration of intent to use a home study program electronically. Provide...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
H.B. 706 - Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
Clarifies that responsibility for administration and enforcement of compulsory attendance laws is the duty of the state department of educa...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Home Instruction of Children; Limits Required Description of Curriculum
H.B. 1208
Requires that the description of the curriculum, which a parent electing to provide home instruction to his child in lieu of school attendan...

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NMSigned into law 02/2012P-12Home School Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
H.B. 129
Redefines the home school student activities program unit for funding purposes. Expands the definition from athletic activities to co-curric...

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TNSigned into law 06/2011P-12Home Schools
H.B. 1631
Requires a parent who home schools a child to possess a high school diploma or GED. Defines home school "home school" as a school conducted ...

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MSSigned into law 03/2011P-12Grade-Assignment Testing
H.B. 636
Requires homeschooled students to be tested prior to transfer into a public school district for grade-assignment purposes.
http://billstatus...

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LASigned into law 06/2010P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Homeschool Diplomas
S.B. 798
A high school diploma awarded by a home study program approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will be deemed by al...

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LASigned into law 06/2010P-12Home-schooled Students and Interscholastic Athletics
H.B. 303
Allows home-schooled students to participate in high school interscholastic athletics. Provides definitions, eligibility requirements, and ...

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GAVetoed 06/2010P-12Compulsory School Attendance
S.B. 239 - Section 2
Requires a parent whose child is of compulsory school age and who becomes a new resident of a local school system to enroll his/her child in...

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FLSigned into law 06/2010P-12School Grades
H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29
Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle schoo...

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UTSigned into law 03/2010P-12Private and Homeschool Student Participation in Extracurricular Activities
S.B. 66
Provides that a minor enrolled in a private school or a home school is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at a public sch...

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VASigned into law 02/2010P-12Homebound Instructional Services
H.B. 257
Requires the Board of Education to amend its regulations establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia as they relate to...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12No Home-Based Charter Schools
H.B. 1 - Section 265.50.80
Specifies that no community school (charter school) that began operation after May 1, 2005 may be operated from a home.
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KYAdopted 07/2009Postsec.Scholarship Eligibility for Homeschooled Students
11 KAR 18:010
Provides a definition of "home school" and prescribes initial application procedures for home school students to participate in the Robert C...

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MOSigned into law 07/2009P-12Compulsory Age
S.B. 291--School Flex Program
Act established school flex program allowing eligible students in 11th and 12th grades to attend school a minimum of two instructional hours...

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NDSigned into law 05/2009P-12Parental Qualification for Homeschooling
H.B. 1400 - Sec. 28, Home Education
Parents may supervise home education if the parent holds a high school diploma or a general educational development (GED) diploma. Previous ...

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GASigned into law 04/2009P-12High School Honors Program
S.B. 210
Includes home schooled students among those students eligible to participate in the high school honors program during the summer months. htt...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Homeschooling
H.B. 1288
Exempts the annual parental declaration of intent to home school from the public disclosure act; exempts from public disclosure the annual d...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Homeschooling
H.B. 1110
School districts are prohibited from advertising, marketing, and otherwise providing unsolicited information about learning programs offered...

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NMSigned into law 04/2009P-12Homeschooled Student Participation in District Athletics
H.B. 704
Increases the number of school district athletic activities in which a home school student may participate to three activities.
http://nmleg...

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UTSigned into law 03/2009P-12Homeschooling Affidavit
S.B. 146
Requires a local school board to issue a certificate excusing a minor from attendance within 30 days of receipt of a signed affidavit statin...

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VASigned into law 02/2009P-12Transferabilyt of Virtual State Credits
H.B. 2619
Requires local school boards to make provisions to require the acceptance of virtual state credits earned by a student while attending anoth...

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NHSigned into law 07/2008P-12Homeschooling Nitification
S.B. 337
Requires a parent to notify the Commissioner of Education, resident district superintendent, or principal of a nonpublic school when commenc...

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NYSigned into law 07/2008P-12Student with Disabilities in Homeschool Program
A.B. 11463
Provides that solely for purposes of providing services to special education students and the computation of state aid, a student with disab...

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UTSigned into law 03/2008P-12UPSTART Program
S.B. 2 - Sections 3-9
Establishes UPSTART, a pilot project that uses a home-based educational technology program to develop the school readiness skills of childre...

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VASigned into law 03/2008P-12Evidence of Progress Options: Homeschooling
H.B. 1183
Provides for two additional options for parents to provide evidence of progress of the child receiving home instruction including: (i) an ev...

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VASigned into law 03/2008P-12Home Instruction
H.B. 767
Eliminates (i) the requirement that correspondence courses must be approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction in order to qualify ...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Homebound Instruction for Students With Disabilities
H.B. 14
Authorizes homebound instruction for discipline purposes when it is the least restrictive alternative for students with disabilities. Requir...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Standards for Homebound Instruction
H.B. 20
Establishes standards for homebound special education instruction including standards related to appropriate teacher qualifications, service...

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ORSigned into law 07/2007P-12Services to Homeschooled Children and Funding for Small Districts
H.B. 2040
Authorizes certain school districts to contract with qualified private alternative education programs to provide services to homeschooled ch...

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NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12Home-Schooled Students
S.B. 404
Excuses 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 ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2007P-12Homeschooled Student Access to College Prep Tests
H.B. 1844
From bill analysis: Currently, students who are home-schooled and have completed college preparatory education are not allowed to participat...

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

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SDSigned into law 03/2007P-12Partial Attendance of Homeschooled Students
H.B. 1266
Requires a school district of a child excused from school attendance (home schooled) pursuant to § 13-27-2 to admit that child to a public s...

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UTAdopted 11/2006P-12Non-traditional Student Participation in State Achievement Tests
R277-604
Provides definitions, criteria and procedures for private school students, home school students, electronic high school (EHS) students, and ...

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IASigned into law 06/2006P-12Homeschooling Student Records
S.B. 2272 - Section 48
Provides that personal information in state agency records regarding a child receiving home instruction must be kept confidential in the sam...

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VASigned into law 05/2006P-12Qualifications to Provide Home Instruction
H.B. 1340
Reduces qualifications to provide home instruction from completion of bachelor's degree to completion of high school diploma. http://leg1.st...

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VTSigned into law 03/2006P-12Home Study Oversight
H.B. 862
Effective 2006-2007, requires annual assessment of each home study program. Progress must be assessed through one of the following measures...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12Making Pre SAT Available to Homeschooled Students
H.B. 1588
Requires that school boards implement a plan to make Pre SAT examinations available to students receiving home instructions. From the fiscal...

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NHSigned into law 03/2006P-12Homeschooling Oversight
H.B. 406
Revises/reducesthe oversight authority of the Commissioner of the Department of Education relative to home education programs; revises certa...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12Home Instruction
H.B. 1483
Amends the requirements for home instruction to provide that parents may home school their children if they: (i) provide a program of study ...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12Homeschool Teachers
H.B. 1340, S.B. 499
Requires persons providing home instruction to hold a high school diploma. Under previous law, such individuals must have held a baccalaurea...

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NJRule Adoption 08/2005P-12Programs To Support Student Development
NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11
Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperatio...

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NVSigned into law 06/2005P-12Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association
S.B. 221
This bill designates the association for interscholastic activities as the "Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association." This bill allows...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Distance Learning
H.B. 2566
Amends the name of the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project to the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Program. Allows courses ...

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VASigned into law 03/2005P-12Home Instruction Notification of Examinations
H.B. 1767
Directs local school boards to notify students receiving home instruction and their parents of the availability of Advanced Placement and Pr...

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UTSigned into law 03/2005P-12Home School Amendments
S.B. 59
A minor over 16 can be excused from school attendance if a parent signs an affidavit that the student will attend home school and receive th...

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NDSigned into law 03/2005P-12Homeschooling of Students with Developmental Disabilities
H.B. 1265
Allows a parent of a child with a developmental disability to continue to supervise home education (deleted provision that prohibited home e...

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NVTemporary Rule Adoption 02/2005P-12Homeschooled Pupils Correspondence Programs
NAC 392.011, .018, .022, .024, .026, .035, .041, .048, .055, .065
Establishes rules regarding the use of correspondence programs by homeschooled pupils. NEVADA REG 3671 (SN)...

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GASigned into law 05/2004P-12Home Study Programs
H.B. 1428
Relates to requirements for private schools and home study programs; changes the qualifications of tutors in home study programs from requir...

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LAAdopted 04/2004P-12Textbook Adoption Policy for Home Study Program
LAC 28:XXXIII.517
Adopts rules to allow local education agencies (LEAs) to secure a deposit, equal to the replacement costs, for textbooks provided to student...

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DESigned into law 06/2003P-12Homeschool and Attendance Requirements
S.B. 103
This legislation is in response to the report by the Homeschool Committee as created by SJR 9. This legislation defines the types of homesc...

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MDRule Adoption 06/2003P-12Home Schooling
COMAR 13A.10.01.01
A. Purpose. The purpose of this regulation is to establish a procedure to be used by the superintendent of each local school system to deter...

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MDRule Adoption 06/2003P-12Consequences of Deficiencies in Home Schooling Program
COMAR 13A.10.01.03
A. Failure to Consent. If a parent or guardian does not agree to the requirements of Regulation .01B, C, and D, above, a child shall be enro...

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MDRule Adoption 06/2003P-12Home Instruction Under Supervision of Nonpublic School
COMAR 13A.10.01.05
A. A parent or guardian may provide instruction for a child at home without compliance with the requirements of this regulation, other than ...

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ORVetoed 06/2003P-12Students Not Taught In Public Schools
S.B. 761
Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by a private teacher, parent or legal guardian; allows exemption from...

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NVSigned into law 06/2003P-12Homeschooler Participation
S.B. 503
Requires that homeschooled children must be allowed to participate in interscholastic activities. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/SB/...

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TXSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Institutions of Higher Education
H.B. 944
Prohibits institutions of higher education from discriminating against students with a nontraditional secondary education" (home-schooled o...

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MESigned into law 05/2003P-12Laws Governing Home Instruction
S.P. 83 (LD 160)
Amends laws governing home instruction; excuses student from attending a public school if the student obtains equivalent instruction in a sp...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12Laws Pertaining to Home Schools
H.B. 2879
Amends laws pertaining to achievement testing of home-schooled students. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2879.pdf...

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NDSigned into law 03/2003P-12High School Graduation Requirements
H.B. 1033
A high school diploma may be issued by a home-schooled child's school district of residence, an approved nonpublic high school, or the North...

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SDSigned into law 02/2003P-12Home School Students
H.B. 1068
Permits home school students to participate in high school interscholastic activities. If the school board or governing body of an accredit...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12Education Code Re-Write: Private Schools and Home Education
S.B. 20E
Creates Office of Private Schools and Home Education. New section defines home education program and private school. Inserts "directory" lan...

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NHSigned into law 05/2002P-12Activities for Homeschooled Students
H.B. 631
Provides that home schooled pupils shall have access to curricular courses or cocurricular programs offered by the school district in which ...

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DESigned into law 06/2001P-12Creates a committee to research homeschooling
S.J.R. 9
Relates to home schools; creates a committee to research and issue a report regarding issues....

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WVSigned into law 05/2001P-12Home Schooling
H.B. 2595
Provides for instruction of students in the home or other approved place; waives the requirement that persons providing instruction in the h...

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ARSigned into law 04/2001P-12Home Schooling, Prohibiting Sex Offenders
S.B. 758
Prohibits home schooling if a sex offender resides in the home....

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NMSigned into law 03/2001P-12Home School Requirements
S.B. 374
Requires that any person operating or intending to operate a home school must notify the state superintendent of the establishment of a home...

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COSigned into law 02/2001P-12Non-Enrolled Participation
H.B. 1129
Increases the fee a school of participation may charge a non-enrolled student for participation in an extracurricular activity; allows the s...

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CASigned into law 08/2000P-12Criminal Records Check for In-home Educators
A.B. 2164
Chapter No.239, Relates to criminal records. Expands the Trustline Registry registration provisions for child care providers to apply to any...

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FLSigned into law 06/2000P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Alternative High School Educations
H.B. 2105
Provides for award of high school diplomas to certain veterans; provides for award of credit toward high school graduation for courses taken...

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WVSigned into law 03/2000P-12Home School Instruction
S.B. 189
Relates to requirements for home school instruction; relates to a study on home school instruction; relates to collection of data on home sc...

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