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| Alabama |
5/16/2012
House Bill 42: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 7 to 6
5/16/2012
House Bill 141: Would Increase the Compulsory School Age from 17 to 18
5/16/2012
House Bill 260: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
5/16/2012
House Bill 388: Repeals Three-Day Written Notice of Filing Truancy Charges
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 28: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 7 to 6
5/8/2012
Senate Bill 71: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 7 to 6
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 301: Creates Tax Credit for Children Enrolled in Private or Church Schools
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 548: Creates the Alabama Virtual Instruction Program
5/16/2012
| Alaska |
4/15/2012
House Bill 49: Creates Alaska Parents as Teachers Act
4/15/2012
House Bill 145: Creates the Parental Choice Scholarship Program
4/15/2012
House Bill 154: Creates Statewide Education Plan for 3— and 4—Year—Olds
4/15/2012
Senate Bill 6: Creates Optional Pre—Kindergarten Program
4/15/2012
Senate Bill 9: Changes Compulsory Attendance Age to Between 6 and 18
4/15/2012
Senate Bill 106: Creates the Parental Choice Scholarship Program
4/15/2012
Senate Bill 120: Creates Alaska Parents as Teachers Act
4/15/2012
| Colorado |
5/9/2012
| Connecticut |
6/15/2012
| Delaware |
6/30/2012
Senate Bill 234: Outlaws Corporal Discipline
9/12/2012
| Georgia |
5/1/2012
House Bill 706: Changes Filing Requirements for Home Study Programs
5/30/2012
House Resolution 738: Urges the U.S. Congress to Pass the Parental Rights Amendment
3/29/2012
House Bill 807: Raising Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 17
3/29/2012
House Bill 992: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 18
3/29/2012
House Bill 1198: Grants Visitation to Grandparents Under Certain Conditions
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 14: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 16 to 17
3/29/2012
Senate Bill 43: Expands the Compulsory Attendance Age Range to 5 to 17
3/29/2012
Senate Bill 49: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 16½
3/29/2012
Senate Bill 208: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 17
3/29/2011
Senate Resolution 601: Urges the U.S. Senate to Oppose Ratification of the UNCRC
3/29/2019
| Hawaii |
7/6/2012
House Bill 2701 and Senate Bill 2571: Relating to Domestic Relations
3/16/2012
Senate Bill 86: Kindergarten Bill
2/17/2012
Senate Bill 1384: Mandatory Kindergarten
2/14/2012
| Idaho |
3/5/2012
| Illinois |
3/28/2011
House Bill 4621: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
3/9/2012
Senate Bill 136: Requires Registration of All Children Attending Home—Based Private Schools
2/17/2011
Senate Bill 3259: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
4/26/2012
| Indiana |
1/11/2013
Senate Bill 374: Dropout Student Law
1/11/2013
Senate Bill 384: Amendment Added to Increase Requirements to Homeschool
1/11/2013
| Kansas |
2/23/2011
House Bill 2734: Gives Safe Harbor to Registered Homeschools
2/17/2012
| Kentucky |
1/14/2013
Senate Bill 52: Change in Compulsory School Age
1/11/2013
| Maryland |
5/22/2012
House Bill 980: Funding for Homeschooling
3/14/2012
House Bill 1049: Allows Homeschooled Students to Apply for a State-Issued Diploma
3/15/2012
Senate Bill 157: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 in Baltimore
2/17/2012
Senate Bill 362: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
5/22/2012
| Michigan |
6/13/2012
Senate Bill 622: Permits Nonpublic School Students to Dual Enroll in Postsecondary Institutions
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 623: Permits Nonpublic School Students to Dual Enroll in Career Tech Programs
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 709: Permits Nonpublic Students to Dual Enroll in State-Funded Career Tech Programs
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 1202: Authorizes Local School Boards to Define the Term “Truant Child”
7/27/2012
| Minnesota |
5/10/2012
House File 2078: Expands Use of Nonpublic Pupil Textbook Aid
4/10/2012
House File 2856 and Senate File 2498: Establishing a State Board of Education
5/10/2012
Senate File 104: Noncustodial Parent Access to School Records Authorization
5/23/2012
Senate File 1072 and House File 1284: Transportation Provisions
5/10/2012
| Mississippi |
3/6/2012
House Bill 53: Deletes Provision Allowing Parents to Disenroll a Child from Kindergarten
3/6/2012
House Bill 55: Defines “At-Risk Pupil” and Includes a Child Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3/12/2012
House Resolution 57: Recognizes the Third Tuesday in March as “Home Education Day”
3/9/2012
House Bill 195: Creates “Motivating Parents and Children” Pilot Program
3/6/2012
House Bill 208: Increases Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
3/6/2012
House Bill 213: Creates “ABC Program” for Pre-kindergarten Instruction
3/6/2012
House Bill 216: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
3/6/2012
House Bill 217: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 or Graduation
3/6/2012
House Bill 233: Creates Universal Pre-kindergarten System
3/6/2012
House Bill 464: Requires Attendance Officers to Collect Information on Each Homeschooled Child
3/6/2012
House Bill 478: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
3/6/2012
House Bill 606: Creates Task Force to Study Universal Pre-kindergarten Program
3/6/2012
House Bill 629: Would Implement a Pre-kindergarten Pilot Program for Alcorn County
3/6/2012
House Bill 760: Training for Social Workers in Constitutional and Statutory Rights
4/3/2012
House Bill 888: Creates "Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012"
3/15/2012
House Bill 936: Creates Early Child Development Centers
3/6/2012
House Bill 937: Creates the "Voluntary Preschool Education Program"
3/6/2012
House Bill 1155: Creates Tax Credit for Homeschool Expenses
2/28/2012
House Bill 1283: Lowers Compulsory School Attendance Age from 6 to 5
3/6/2012
House Bill 1536: Creates a State Income Tax Deduction for Homeschool Textbooks and Curricula
3/28/2012
Senate Bill 2061: Funds the Early Learning Collaborative Act of 2007
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2070: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2134: Creates the Motivating Parents and Children Pilot Program
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2178: Lowers Compulsory School Attendance Age from 6 to 5 Years Old
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2180: Revises the Offense of Felonious Abuse or Battery of a Child
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2244: Grants School Officials Immunity from Civil or Criminal Liability
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2294: Creates Virtual Charter Schools
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2327: Increases Requirements for 16-Year-Olds Seeking Intermediate Driver’s License
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2400: Creates a $5,000 Tax Credit per Child being Homeschooled
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2404: Raises Compulsory School Age from 6 by September 1 to 6 by January 1
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2588: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 19
3/6/2012
Senate Bill 2941: Creates a State Income Tax Deduction of $1,000 Per Homeschooled Child
3/28/2012
| Missouri |
2/19/2013
Kansas City Daytime Curfew Ordinance
3/16/2012
Raytown Daytime Curfew Ordinance
9/4/2012
| Nebraska |
4/5/2012
Legislative Bill 933: Change Provisions Relating to Truancy
4/10/2012
Legislative Bill 996: Change Provisions Relating to Compulsory Attendance
4/3/2012
Legislative Bill 1165: Change Provisions Relating to Truancy and Excessive Absenteeism
2/3/2012
| Nevada |
4/28/2011
Assembly Bill 171: Modifications to Provisions Governing Charter Schools and Homeschooled Children
6/17/2011
| New Hampshire |
3/26/2012
House Bill 1139: Making Changes to the Unique Pupil Identification System
6/27/2012
House Bill 1360: Relative to the Rulemaking Authority of the State Board of Education
6/6/2012
House Bill 1382: Requiring Warrant or Permission of Parent Prior to Returning Child to School
3/12/2012
House Bill 1440: Relative to Driver Education
4/19/2012
House Bill 1536: Relative to the Preservation of Religious Freedom
3/12/2012
House Bill 1571: Relative to Educational Evaluation of Homeschooled Children
6/8/2012
Senate Bill 272: Relative to Truancy
5/16/2012
| New Jersey |
12/1/2011
| New York |
11/7/2012
| North Carolina |
7/3/2012
House Bill 253: Permits Homeschoolers to Participate in Interscholastic Athletics at Public School
7/3/2012
House Bill 344: Creates a Tax Credit for Special Education Expenses
7/1/2011
Senate Bill 106: Recognizes Marriage as Being Between One Man and One Woman
7/3/2012
Senate Bill 361: Permits Homeschool to Participate in Interscholastic Athletics
7/3/2012
| Ohio |
6/11/2012
| Oklahoma |
11/7/2012
House Bill 2856: Allows Any School-Age Child to Participate in Extracurricular Activities
1/24/2012
Senate Bill 1528: Voluntary Regulation—Homeschooling Act of 2012
1/24/2012
| Oregon |
2/5/2013
House Bill 3586: Homeschool Tax Credit
2/5/2013
| Pennsylvania |
11/30/2012
House Resolution 501: Urges the U.S. Senate to Reject the UNCRC
11/30/2012
House Bill 708: Creates Same—Sex Civil Unions
11/30/2012
House Bill 890: Creates REACH Scholarships for Community College
11/30/2012
House Bill 891: Creates REACH Scholarships for STEM Majors
11/30/2012
House Bill 1075: Creates REACH Scholarships for Baccalaureate Programs
11/30/2012
House Bill 1434: Defines Marriage as Being Between One Man and One Woman
11/20/2012
House Bill 2029: Prohibits the Application of Foreign Law in Pennsylvania Proceedings
11/30/2012
House Bill 2317: Revises Pennsylvania's Home Education Statute
11/30/2012
House Bill 2386: Creates REACH Scholarships for Business and Entrepreneurship
11/30/2012
House Bill 2388: Creates REACH Scholarships for Students Pursuing a Career in Teaching
11/30/2012
House Bill 2389: Creates REACH Scholarships for Arts and Culture
11/30/2012
Senate Bill 549: Makes False Reporting of Child Abuse a Misdemeanor
11/30/2012
Senate Bill 1492: Creates “Open Campus Initiatives”
11/30/2012
| South Carolina |
6/7/2012
House Bill 3164: Conditions the Issuance of Driver's License on School Enrollment
6/7/2012
House Bill 3244: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
6/7/2012
House Bill 3407: Creates "South Carolina Educational Opportunity Act"
6/7/2012
House Bill 4547: Creates a State Income Tax Deduction for Instruction-related Expenses
6/7/2012
House Bill 4576: Creates a State Income Tax Credit for Instruction-related Expenses
6/7/2012
House Bill 4727: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
6/7/2012
House Bill 4894: Creates Income Tax Deduction for Instruction-Related Homeschool Expenses
6/7/2012
Senate Bill 149: Permits Homeschoolers to Participate in Extracurricular Activities
6/19/2012
Senate Bill 171: Permits Homeschoolers to Participate in Extracurricular Activities
6/7/2012
Senate Bill 217: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
6/7/2012
Senate Bill 414: Creates "South Carolina Educational Opportunity Act"
6/7/2012
Senate Bill 562: Conditions Driver's License on School Attendance
6/7/2012
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1250: Urges U.S. Congress to Propose Parental Rights Amendment
6/7/2012
Senate Bill 1325: Creates a State Income Tax Deduction for Instruction-related Expenses
6/7/2012
| South Dakota |
2/17/2012
| Tennessee |
5/1/2012
House Bill 1343: Changes Eligibility Requirements for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
House Bill 1631: Significantly Improves the Homeschool Law
6/21/2011
House Bill 2649: Changes HOPE Scholarship Requirements
5/1/2012
House Bill 3249: Shorten Time Needed for Homeschooler to Qualify for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
House Bill 3384: Permits Homeschoolers to Participate in Interscholastic Athletics in Public School
5/1/2012
House Bill 3454: Increases Grade Levels for Testing Homeschool Students
5/1/2012
House Bill 3816: Shortens Time Needed for Homeschooler to Qualify for HOPE Scholarship
4/30/2012
Senate Bill 1237: Changes Eligibility Requirements for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 1402: Gradually Increases Requirements for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 1468: Significantly Improves the Homeschool Law
6/21/2011
Senate Bill 2135: Creates a Scholarship Program for Nonpublic Schools
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 2514: Changes HOPE Scholarship Requirements
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 3295: Increases Grade Levels for Testing Homeschool Students
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 3541: Shorten Time Needed for Homeschooler to Qualify for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
Senate Bill 3599: Shortens Time Needed for Homeschooler to Qualify for HOPE Scholarship
5/1/2012
| Texas |
5/30/2012
House Joint Resolution 102: Repeals Marriage Amendment
5/30/2011
House Bill 132: Homeschooled Students Obtaining Driver’s Licenses
5/30/2011
House Bill 253: Increases Penalties for Violation of Compulsory School Attendance
6/17/2011
House Bill 2535: Excludes Home Schools from Private School Requirement
5/30/2011
House Bill 2557: Relating to a Suit for Access to a Child by a Grandparent
5/30/2011
House Bill 2564: Imposes Academic Requirements for Home School Students Seeking Driver's Permit
5/30/2011
House Bill 3280: Establishes Virtual Charter Schools and Defines Home—Schooled Student
5/30/2011
House Bill 3719: Revises Truancy Law
5/30/2011
Senate Bill 207 and House Bill 196: Requires Parents to Notify Their Intent to Homeschool
5/30/2011
| Utah |
2/27/2012
House Bill 161: Rights of Parents and Children
3/7/2012
House Bill 237: Child Welfare Amendments
3/5/2012
Senate Bill 191: Accountability for School Attendance
3/19/2012
Senate Bill 287: Core Curriculum Standards Amendments
3/16/2012
| Vermont |
2/8/2012
House Bill 527 and Senate Bill 199: Immunization Exceptions and the Immunization Pilot Program
5/16/2012
Senate Bill 233: Relating to Gradually Increasing the Mandatory Age of School Attendance
4/26/2012
| Virginia |
2/21/2012
House Bill 674: Allows a Minor to Petition Court Without Consent of Parent
2/21/2012
House Bill 886: Superintendents to Rush Truancy Proceedings
2/21/2012
House Bill 947: Sports Access Bill
3/1/2012
House Bill 1208: Defines "Curriculum Description" as List of Subjects (Companion to Senate Bill 564)
4/4/2012
Senate Bill 564: Defines "Curriculum Description" as List of Subjects
4/17/2012
| Washington |
4/11/2012
House Bill 2199: Changing Compulsory School Attendance Requirements
4/11/2012
| West Virginia |
1/29/2012
House Bill 2323: The Family Education Tax Credit Act
3/19/2012
House Bill 2657: West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act
3/9/2012
House Bill 2783: Education Tax Credit
3/19/2012
Senate Bill 50: Providing a Clear Exception to Immunization Requirements
3/19/2012
Senate Bill 103: Creating an Online Digital Learning Program
3/19/2012
| Wyoming |
3/8/2012
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2/14/2012
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