House Bill 1013: Revises Pennsylvania's Home Education Statute

This bill would make the following changes to the home education statute:

• Require that a high school diploma issued by the supervisor of a home education program be recognized the same as a diploma issued by the Commonwealth;
• Eliminate the public school superintendent's review of portfolios;
• Require superintendents to accept an evaluator's determination that an appropriate education is occurring in the home education program;
• Provide for an administrative procedure to resolve any claim by the superintendent that the parent has failed to comply with any aspect of the homeschool law; and
• Ensure that the home education program may continue during the time of any appeal of an adverse ruling by a hearing examiner.