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SB 483 IN

Regulation of homeschooling.

IN · session 2025 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 13, 2025

Latest action (Jan 13, 2025) Authored by Senator Raatz

Summary

Requires a parent who withdraws the parent's chronically absent child from a public school in order to homeschool the child to: (1) present to the school from which the child is withdrawing a plan regarding the curriculum and courses the child will complete while homeschooled; (2) meet with the superintendent of the school from which the child is withdrawing not less than two times each semester for the first full school year in which the student is homeschooled to provide a progress report; and (3) meet with the superintendent not less than two times annually for each subsequent school year. Requires a superintendent to designate a homeschooled student as a habitual truant and report the student to an intake officer of the juvenile court or the department of child services and the prosecuting attorney under certain conditions. Requires a superintendent to provide the parent of a homeschooled student with a notice of compulsory attendance violation under certain conditions.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)

  1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
  2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Raatz · upper
Subjects
AGENCIES; Department of Child Services (DCS)CHILDREN AND MINORS; GenerallyCOURTS; Juvenile CourtsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected)SCHOOLS; CurriculaSCHOOLS; DisciplineSCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers)

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