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SB 483STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Regulation of homeschooling.

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.

Voted 1/13/2025

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Action history

  1. 1/13/2025First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
  2. 1/13/2025Authored by Senator Raatz