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House Bill 211: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/12/2013

House Bill 219: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/12/2013

House Bill 254: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core Standards
2/14/2013

House Bill 287: Creates the Tim Tebow Act
4/30/2013

House Joint Resolution 377: Urges the State Board of Education to Refrain From Accepting Federal Funds Tied to Common Core Standards Until Full and Open Debate has Occurred
5/3/2013

House Joint Resolution 404: Urges State Board of Ed to Refuse Federal Funds Tied to Common Core Standards Until Full Debate
5/7/2013

House Bill 565: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core Standards
4/10/2013

Senate Bill 4: Prohibits the Application of Foreign Law in Violation of Citizens’ Constitutional Rights
5/28/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 98: Urges State Board of Ed to Refuse Federal Funds Tied to Common Core Standards Until Full Debate
5/7/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 109: Urges State Board of Ed to Refuse Federal Funds Tied to Common Core Standards Until Full Debate
5/7/2013

Senate Bill 186: Creates the Tim Tebow Act
4/30/2013

Senate Bill 190: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core Standards
2/14/2013

Senate Bill 403: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core Standards
4/22/2013

Senate Bill 404: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core Standards
4/10/2013

The Alabama Legislature is in Session
2/5/2013

Senate Bill 15: Creates Prekindergarten Programs for 4-Year-Olds
5/21/2013

Senate Bill 41: Permits Accredited Homeschool Students to Participate in Interscholastic Activities at a Private School
9/9/2013

The Alaska Legislature has Adjourned
4/23/2013

The Arizona Legislature has Adjourned
5/23/2013

House Bill 1629: Ensures that Homeschooled Students Have an Equal Opportunity for the Arkansas Governor’s Scholars Program
3/22/2013

House Bill 1789: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Interscholastic Activities in Public Schools
4/30/2013

House Bill 2181: Applies the “Best Interest of the Child” Standard to Parental Rights
4/8/2013

Senate Bill 491: Creates a Voluntary Home Visitation Program
4/4/2013

Senate Bill 814: Facilitates the Adoption of the Common Core State Standards
4/15/2013

Senate Bill 1119: Enacts the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
4/10/2013

The Arkansas Legislature is in Session
1/14/2013

House Bill 1047: School Activity Participation for Non-district Resident
5/28/2013

House Bill 1066: Preservation of Religious Freedom
2/14/2013

House Bill 1094: Income Tax Credit for School Expenditures
2/6/2013

House Bill 1095: Homeschool Participation in Extracurricular School Activities
5/1/2013

House Bill 1111: Restricts Parental Right to Seek Naturopathic Doctors
7/15/2013

House Bill 1117: Early Childhood Development Programs
5/28/2013

House Bill 1176: Nonpublic Educational Tax Credit
2/19/2013

House Bill 1259: Sets Procedures for Determining Parental Rights
5/28/2013

House Bill 1291: Early Childhood Education Grants
5/28/2013

Senate Bill 33: Classifying In-State Status for Colorado High School Graduates
5/28/2013

Senate Bill 69: Nonpublic Educational Tax Credit
1/16/2013

Senate Bill 131: Income Tax Credits for Supplemental Education Services
2/15/2013

Senate Bill 215: Restricts Parental Right to Alternative Health Care Choices
7/15/2013

Senate Bill 220: Expands Definition of Mandatory Reporters
5/28/2013

The Colorado Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

House Resolution 11: Asks Congressional Delegation to Petition Congress to Adopt UN Convention on Rights of Child
2/20/2013

House Joint Resolution 21: Petitions Congress to Adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
2/4/2013

House Bill 5534: Requires Annual Pediatric Mental Health Screening
2/4/2013

House Bill 5567: Establishes a Comprehensive Children’s Mental Health Plan
2/13/2013

Raised House Bill 6499: Creates a Task Force on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
4/29/2013

Senate Bill 169: Requires Mandatory Mental Health Evaluations
4/29/2013

Senate Bill 374: Requires Homeschooled Children Ages 12, 14, and 17 to Receive a Behavioral Health Assessment
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 763: Requires Notice of a Complaint of Child Abuse to Be Given to the Child’s Parent
6/7/2013

Senate Bill 793: Redefines “Serious Physical Injury” to Include Nonphysical Coercion
2/8/2013

Senate Bill 822: Permits the Interviewing of a Child Without Parental Consent Under Certain Circumstances
6/3/2013

Senate Bill 877: Eliminates Option Allowing Parents Not To Send Their 6-Year-Old to School
2/13/2013

Senate Bill 1009: Requires the Establishment of a Program to Evaluate the Well-Being of Children
2/27/2013

The Connecticut Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

The Delaware Legislature is in Session
1/8/2013

Legislative Bill 178: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age to 3
3/14/2013

Legislative Bill 337: Recommendation on Expanding Compulsory Attendance
7/17/2013

Legislative Bill 397: Truancy Procedures
8/8/2013

The District of Columbia Council is in Session
2/9/2013

House Bill 19: Expands Compulsory School Attendance Age Range
12/3/2012

House Bill 283: Amends Georgia’s Homeschool Statute
5/24/2013

Senate Bill 21: Expands Compulsory School Attendance Age Range
1/8/2012

Senate Bill 57: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 79: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 16 to 17
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 167: Prohibits the Adoption of the Common Core Standards
2/20/2013

The Georgia Legislature has Adjourned
3/28/2013

House Resolution 182 and House Concurrent Resolution 227: Common Core Standards
3/19/2013

House Bill 609 and Senate Bill 387: Lowering Compulsory Attendance Age, Mandatory Kindergarten
2/22/2013

House Bill 1005: Amend the Hawaii Constitution to Allow Marriage between Same Sex Couples
1/28/2013

House Bill 1004: Traditional Marriage Amendment
1/28/2013

House Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 1292: Traditional Marriage Amendment
1/28/2013

House Bill 1030: Increased Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 17
3/1/2013

House Bill 1050 and Senate Bill 789: Sports Access for Homeschool Students
1/28/2013

House Bill 1109 and Senate Bill 1369: Same-Sex Marriage
1/31/2013

House Bill 1244 and Senate Bill 629: Grandparent Visitation
3/1/2013

House Bill 1466: Mandatory Kindergarten, Lowering Compulsory School Attendance Age to 5
2/28/2013

Senate Bill 922: Requires Homeschool Students to Enroll in Public School and Allows for Sports Participation
1/30/2013

The Hawaii Legislature has Adjourned
5/3/2013

Senate Bill 1307: Lowers Compulsory School Attendance Age from 7 to 5
2/27/2013

The Illinois Legislature is in Session
1/14/2009

House Bill 1306: Lowers the Compulsory School Attendance Age to 5
1/16/2013

House Bill 1427: Removing Common Core Standards in Indiana
5/3/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 8: Marriage Amendment
1/16/2013

Senate Bill 28: Grandparent Visitation Bill
1/17/2013

Senate Bill 193: Removing Common Core Standards in Indiana
2/21/2013

House File 109: "Stay Put" Educational Setting
2/8/2013

House File 144: Expands Compulsory School Attendance
2/15/2013

House File 204: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
2/28/2013

House File 215: Parent Taught Driver’s Education and Independent Private Instruction
4/5/2013

House File 216: Parent-Taught Driver Education
2/28/2013

House File 351: Expands Compulsory School Attendance (Formerly House File 144)
3/12/2013

House File 352 (Formerly HSB 84): CPI Form A Due September 1
2/26/2013

House File 537: "Stay Put" Educational Setting (Formerly House File 109)
4/5/2013

House Bill 2045: Imposing School Attendance and Minimum Grade Point Average Requirements upon Certain Drivers
2/7/2013

Senate File 118: Expanded Visitation Orders
2/8/2013

The Iowa Legislature is in Session (until May 3)
1/23/2013

House Bill 2203: Protects Religious Freedom and Parental Rights
3/13/2013

House Bill 2289: Prohibits the Use of Common Core Standards
3/13/2013

The Kansas Legislature is in Session
1/13/2013

LD 92: Blocks Equal Access for NAPS Students
2/8/2013

LD 209: Expands Grandparent Visitation
4/11/2013

LD 772: Ethnicity Reporting for Schools
4/9/2013

LD 1231: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18, Adds Children Enrolled Before 7
4/11/2013

The Maine Legislature is in Session
12/5/2012

House Bill 341: Commissions Study on Compulsory School Attendance Age
2/21/2013

House Bill 348: Establishes Commonwealth Diploma
8/8/2013

House Bill 349: Mandatory Full-day Kindergarten
8/8/2013

House Bill 350: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
2/21/2013

House Bill 352: Establishes State Standards for Early Education Programs
2/21/2013

House Bill 368: Raise Compulsory School Attendance Age in Lawrence to 18
8/8/2013

House Bill 376: Raise Compulsory Attendance Age to 18 in Boston
2/21/2013

House Bill 378: Study on Compulsory School Attendance Age
8/8/2013

House Bill 432: Allowing Non-public Student Access to MCAS Exam
2/21/2013

House Bill 524: Raise Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
2/21/2013

House Bill 1081: Determining the Mandatory Minimum Age for School Attendance
5/30/2012

House Bill 1454: Expands Definition of Mandatory Reporter and Increases Fines
2/21/2013

House Bill 1909: Implements Full-Day Kindergarten
4/11/2012

House Bill 1964: An Act Relative to Dropout Prevention
5/31/2012

House Bill 2235: An Act Relative to the Reinstatement of Parental Rights
7/18/2012

House Bill 3290: Authorizes Local School Districts to Raise Dropout Age
8/8/2013

House Bill 3582: Relative to Non-Public School student Access to the MCAS Exam
12/31/2011

House Bill 3674: Allowing City of Lawrence to Raise Compulsory School Age
9/8/2011

House Bill 4031: An Act Relative to School Attendance
5/31/2012

Senate Bill 208: Dropout Prevention (Raising Compulsory Attendance Age to 18)
2/21/2013

Senate Bill 1743: Providing for the Denial of Driver’s Licenses for Truants
5/30/2012

Senate Bill 2173: An Act Relative to Dropout Prevention and Recovery
3/20/2012

The Massachusetts Legislature is in Session
1/2/2013

House Bill 4199: Makes Athletic Coaches Mandatory Reporters
3/14/2013

House Bill 4250: Requires Homeschool Registration
2/14/2013

House Bill 4276: Prohibit Common Core Standards
4/5/2013

House Bill 4493: Expands Mandatory Reporting Requirement
5/3/2013

Senate Bill 303 and House Bill 4388: Requires Welfare Recipients to Comply with Compulsory School Attendance
4/25/2013

Senate Bill 304: Requires School Districts to Develop Truancy Policies
4/23/2013

The Michigan Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

House File 646 and Senate File 368: Drivers Education Reform
3/15/2013

House File 739: Requires Agencies to Accept Reports from Anonymous Reporters
5/28/2013

House File 826: Sets Goals for Providing Safe and Supportive Schools
5/28/2013

House File 1418 and Senate File 1024: Creates Department of Early Education
5/3/2013

House File 1793 and Senate File 1620: Prohibit Unfunded Mandates on Schools
5/30/2013

Senate File 160 and House File 198: Raise Compulsory School Attendance to 18
3/19/2013

Senate File 419 and House File 393: Funding Early Education Programs
3/14/2013

Senate File 481 and House File 1058: Early Education Scholarships
4/1/2013

Senate File 776: Tax Credit for Nonpublic Schools
3/14/2013

House Bill 38: Creates a Tax Credit for Students with a 3.0 GPA or Higher
3/1/2013

House Concurrent Resolution 90: Recognizes Parental Rights as Fundamental
4/8/2013

House Concurrent Resolution 96: Urges the U.S. Congress to Propose a Parental Rights Amendment
3/28/2013

House Bill 192: Creates “Vision 2020: An Educational Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty”
2/6/2013

House Bill 219: Establishes a Pre-College Readiness Assessment Program
2/6/2013

House Bill 270: Discontinues Public Assistance to Families Not in Compliance with the Compulsory Attendance Law
2/8/2013

House Bill 457: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/8/2013

House Bill 496: Establishes that Parental Rights are a Fundamental Right
2/15/2013

House Bill 637: Requires All Students to Take a Personal Finance Course
3/7/2013

House Bill 646: Creates a Tax Deduction for Homeschool Expenses
3/1/2013

House Bill 668: Creates the “Mississippi Enhanced Early Childhood Education Pilot Program”
2/6/2013

House Bill 731: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/6/2013

House Bill 762: Implements a Pilot Program in Alcorn County for Prekindergarten-Age Children
2/6/2013

House Bill 779: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
3/7/2013

House Bill 781: Implements a Mandatory Prekindergarten Program on a Phased-In Basis
3/15/2013

House Bill 890: Deletes Option for Parents to Withdraw Their 5-Year-Old Children from Kindergarten
4/4/2013

House Bill 896: Creates a Speech-Language Therapy Program
4/15/2013

House Bill 970: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/2/2011

House Bill 1082: Permits Homeschooled Students to Participate in Public School Extracurricular Activities
2/6/2013

House Bill 1259: Revises the Definition of Felonious Child Abuse
3/25/2013

House Bill 1320: Places Mississippi in Compliance with Federal CAPTA Law
3/7/2013

House Bill 1456: Creates the Mississippi Foundation for Early Childhood Development
2/7/2013

House Bill 1466: Removes the Right of a Parent To Disenroll a 5-Year-Old Child From a Public School Kindergarten Program
2/7/2013

House Bill 1473: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/7/2013

House Bill 1530: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 18
4/15/2013

House Bill 1571: Creates the Mississippi UPSTART Program
2/7/2013

Senate Bill 240: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Public School Athletics
2/7/2013

Senate Concurrent Resolution 530: Requests Congress to Pass the Parental Rights Amendment
4/8/2013

Senate Bill 2056: Requires Recommendations To Be Made Regarding the Implementation of Common Core Standards
3/7/2013

Senate Bill 2088: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/8/2013

Senate Bill 2089: Creates a "Motivating Parents and Children" Pilot Program
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2090: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 19
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2092: Requires Funding of the Early Learning Collaborative Act
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2093: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2119: Requires Some School Districts to Implement Kindergarten Programs
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2122: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age from 17 to 19
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2129: Allows Nonpublic School Students to Participate in Extracurricular Activities in Public Schools
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2143: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2200: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2229: Creates Prekindergarten Programs in Some School Districts
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2257: Authorizes the Youth Court to Remove At-Risk Children from Potentially Harmful Environments
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2273: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age by 8 Months
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2317: Allows Graduates of an "Accredited Home Education Program" to Receive a Grant
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2346: Creates a Tax Deduction for Each Child Being Homeschooled
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2361: Lowers the Compulsory Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2395: Makes Prekindergarten Mandatory on a Phased-In Basis
4/4/2013

Senate Bill 2397: Lowers the Compulsory School Attendance Age from 6 to 5
2/6/2014

Senate Bill 2401: Creates the Mississippi UPSTART Program
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2402: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Public School Extracurricular Activities
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2416: Creates a Tax Deduction for Each Dependent Child Being Homeschooled
2/28/2013

Senate Bill 2623: Revises the Definition of Felonious Child Abuse
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2650: Establishes that Parental Rights are a Fundamental Right
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2713: Requires All Students to Take a Course in Personal Finance
2/6/2013

Senate Bill 2729: Prohibits the Application of Foreign Law in Violation of the Rights Guaranteed Citizens Under the U.S. or Mississippi Constitutions
2/6/2013

House Bill 563: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Starting Age to 5 in St. Louis and Kansas City
3/13/2013

House Bill 616: Opposing National Common Core Standards
4/2/2013

House Bill 681: Tightens Attendance Requirements for Children age 5-7
3/13/2013

Senate Bill 124: Firearm Offenses
2/11/2013

Senate Bill 249: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Starting age to 5 in St. Louis and Kansas City
2/11/2013

The Missouri Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

Senate Bill 65: Revises Laws Relating to Confidentiality of Child Abuse and Neglect Records
3/7/2013

The Montana Legislature is in Session
1/7/2013

Legislative Bill 124: Relating to Grandparent Visitation
6/5/2013

Legislative Bill 380: Same-Sex Adoptions
6/5/2013

Legislative Bill 460: Require Meningococcal Vaccine
6/5/2013

Legislative Bill 593: Adopt the Charter Schools Act
3/14/2013

The Nebraska Legislature has Adjourned
6/18/2013

Senate Bill 182: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age from 7 to 5
5/20/2013

Senate Bill 192: Protecting Religious Freedom
4/23/2013

Senate Bill 314: Protects Parental Rights
5/21/2013

The Nevada Legislature has Adjourned
6/3/2013

House Bill 2: Truancy Proceedings and Court Appointed Attorneys
4/2/2013

House Bill 251: Reforming Home Education Advisory Council
4/1/2013

House Bill 260: Sets Procedures for a Child In Need of Services
7/29/2013

House Bill 295: Require Criminal Background Checks for Youth Skill Camps
7/15/2013

House Bill 370: Repeals Education Tax Credit
4/25/2013

House Bill 406: Deletes Certain Requirements for Homeschool Notification
3/28/2005

House Bill 610: Right to Trial by Jury for Termination of Parental Rights
11/29/2005

The New Hampshire Legislature is in Session
1/2/2013

Assembly Bill 1375: Requires Homeschoolers to Notify School District (Formerly A4408)
12/13/2012

Assembly Bill 1390: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 (Formerly A3482)
1/30/2012

Assembly Bill 1411: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age to 18 (Formerly A1731)
3/6/2012

Assembly Bill 2881: Prohibits home-schooling of children under DYFS care, custody, or supervision without DYFS approval
5/15/2012

Assembly Bill 2958: “Home-schooled” Sports Access
6/6/2012

Assembly Bill 2983: State-Mandated Annual Medical Exams for Homeschoolers (Companion to SB 791)
6/1/2012

Assembly Bill 4372: State-Mandated Annual Medical Exams for Homeschoolers
12/1/2011

Senate Bill 647: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age to 18 (Formerly A874)
2/6/2012

Senate Bill 791: State-Mandated Annual Medical Exams for Homeschoolers (Formerly S3105, A4372)
1/13/2011

Senate Bill 3105: State-Mandated Annual Medical Exams for Homeschoolers
5/31/2012

The New Jersey Legislature is in Session
1/12/2010

The New Mexico Legislature has Adjourned
3/16/2013

Assembly Bill 1826: Education Investment Tax Credit
2/28/2013

Senate Bill 286: Homeschoolers May Apply for BOCES Classes
3/1/2013

Senate Bill 1715: Homeschool Access to Interscholastic Sports
3/1/2013

Senate Bill 2134: Requires Instruction in Federalist Papers, Constitution
3/1/2013

The New York Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

House Bill 228: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Interscholastic Athletics in Public Schools
3/11/2013

House Bill 230: Redefines the Term “Home School”
3/22/2013

House Bill 235: Raises the Compulsory School Attendance Age from 16 to 18
3/15/2013

House Bill 269: Creates Scholarship Grants for Children with Disabilities
7/24/2013

House Bill 287: Increases the Compulsory Attendance Age from 16 to 17
3/18/2013

House Bill 693: Increases Parental Consent Requirements for Medical Treatment of Minors
5/21/2013

House Bill 695: Prohibits the Application of Foreign Law in Violation of a Person’s Constitutional Rights
6/26/2013

House Bill 711: Defines Parental Rights As Fundamental
4/20/2013

House Bill 751: Creates “The North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration Act”
6/14/2013

Senate Bill 189: Redefines the Term “Home School”
5/28/2013

Senate Bill 267: Increases the Compulsory Attendance Age from 16 to 18
3/18/2013

Senate Bill 313: Raises Compulsory Attendance Age from 16 to 18
3/18/2013

Senate Bill 569: Access to Public School Extracurricular Activities for All Students
4/10/2013

Senate Bill 675: Increases Parental Consent Requirements for Medical Treatment of Minors
4/10/2013

The North Carolina Legislature is in Session
1/30/2013

House Bill 1165: Establishes Immunization Information Database
2/19/2013

House Bill 1217: Adds Personal Finance As a Required Course
4/9/2013

House Bill 1291: Makes Homeschool Students Eligible for Scholarships
4/29/2013

House Bill 1429: Funds Early Childhood Education
4/30/2013

House Bill 1461: Creates a Philosophical, Moral, or Religious Exemption to North Dakota’s Testing Requirement
1/29/2013

Senate Bill 2229: Funds Early Childhood Education
4/15/2013

Senate Bill 2329: Creates a Testing Exemption for Some Homeschooled Children
4/4/2013

The North Dakota Legislature is in Session
1/14/2013

House Bill 107: Internship Tax Credits
5/3/2013

House Bill 237: Prohibit Common Core
8/8/2013

Senate Bill 31: Tax Credits for Instructional Material
3/14/2013

Senate Bill 127: Property Tax Credit
6/10/2013

The Ohio Legislature is in Session
1/3/2006

House Bill 1384: Parents’ Bill of Rights
3/12/2013

House Bill 1906: Extracurrlicular Activities
3/12/2013

The Oklahoma Legislature has Adjourned
3/31/2013

Senate Bill 809: Home Education Freedom Bill
6/29/2013

The Oregon Legislature has Adjourned
6/29/2013

House Bill 182: Creates REACH Scholarships for College Attendance
2/4/2013

House Bill 404: Redefines Child Abuse
2/28/2013

House Bill 958: Requires Children in a Home Education Program to Be Tested for Diabetes
3/18/2013

House Bill 1013: Revises Pennsylvania's Home Education Statute
3/19/2013

House Bill 1045: Makes it a Misdemeanor to Make a False Report of Child Abuse
3/27/2013

House Bill 1178: Recognizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
4/19/2013

House Bill 1184: Mandatory Mental Health Screening for All School-Aged Children
4/19/2013

House Bill 1344: Lowers Compulsory Attendance Age to 6
5/16/2013

House Bill 1349: Marriage Amendment
5/16/2013

House Bill 1552: Prohibits Implementation of Standards or Testing Based on the Common Core
8/2/2013

House Bill 1647: Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage in Pennsylvania
9/11/2013

Senate Bill 28: Makes it a Crime to Intentionally Make a False Report of Child Abuse
3/19/2013

Senate Bill 32: Requires Homeschool Families to be Investigated Under Certain Circumstances
3/21/2013

Senate Bill 517: Prohibits Parents from Homeschooling a Child Who Has Recently Received CPS Services
2/27/2013

Senate Bill 719: Provides for Same-Sex Marriages
3/26/2013

Senate Bill 992: Lowers Compulsory School Attendance Age to 5 Years
6/7/2013

The Pennsylvania Legislature is in Session
1/1/2013

House Bill 5047: Driver’s Training Requirement
7/3/2013

House Bill 5152 and Senate Bill 14: Fire Drills
7/15/2013

House Resolution 5153: Joint Resolution Supporting “The Whole Child Initiative”
5/24/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 96: Marriage Amendment
7/3/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 708: Proposition of Marriage Amendments
7/3/2013

The Rhode Island Legislature has Adjourned
7/3/2013

House Bill 3168: Allows Grandparents to Obtain Visitation Over the Objections of Fit Parents
1/8/2013

House Bill 3339: Raises the Compulsory School Attendance Age from 17 to 18
2/4/2013

House Bill 3424: Creates a Full-Day Kindergarten Program for At-Risk Children
2/4/2013

House Bill 3428: Provides for a Statewide Assessment of School Readiness for Children from Prenatal Age Through 5
2/4/2013

House Bill 3455: Creates the Child Development Education Program
2/7/2013

House Bill 3478: Imposes Additional Testing and Reporting Requirements for Homeschoolers and Eliminates Option III
2/20/2013

House Bill 3893: Requires New Education Standards Pass through Legislature
5/1/2013

House Bill 3943: Prohibits Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core State Standards
4/18/2013

Senate Bill 44: South Carolina Teacher Protection Act
12/14/2012

Senate Bill 134: Creates the South Carolina Child Development Education Program
5/21/2012

Senate Bill 158: Changes School Attendance Conditions Associated with the Issuance of Driver’s Licenses
1/10/2013

Senate Bill 279: Creates a Tax Deduction for Instruction-Related Expenses
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 291: Provides for a Statewide Assessment of School Readiness for Children from Prenatal Age Through 5
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 300: Prohibits the Adoption or Implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative
2/4/2013

Senate Bill 451: Requires Home Schools To Be Taxed the Same As Public Facilities
3/1/2013

Senate Bill 628: Recognizes Parental Rights as Fundamental
4/19/2013

The South Carolina Legislature is in Session
1/8/2013

House Bill 261: Reduces TANF Payments to Families Whose Children Fail to Maintain “Satisfactory Academic Progress”
4/4/2013

House Bill 429: Opening Public School Athletics to Homeschool Students
6/25/2010

House Bill 1055: Shortens the Time Required for Students To Be Homeschooled Before Being Eligible for a HOPE Scholarship
5/23/2013

Senate Bill 132: Reduces TANF Assistance to Families Whose Children Fail to Maintain “Satisfactory Academic Progress”
4/15/2013

Senate Bill 240: Permits Homeschool Students to Participate in Public School Athletics
7/11/2013

Senate Bill 538: Shortens the Time Required for Students To Be Homeschooled Before Being Eligible for a HOPE Scholarship
4/22/2013

The Tennessee Legislature has Adjourned
4/19/2013

House Joint Resolution 45: A Constitutional Amendment Protecting Private Schools from State and Local Regulation
2/7/2013

House Joint Resolution 77: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/21/2013

House Joint Resolution 78: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/25/2013

House Bill 391: Relating to a Suit for Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
2/11/2013

House Bill 393 and Senate Bill 1148: Relating to Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
4/19/2013

House Bill 462: Limiting Use of the Common Core Standards
6/14/2013

House Bill 704: Rejecting National Curriculum Standards
2/18/2013

House Bill 772 and Senate Bill 40: Relating to the Immunization Data and the Immunization Registry
5/7/2013

House Bill 1152: Expedited Hearing in Investigations of Child Abuse or Neglect
2/20/2013

House Bill 1240: Proposes a Study of the Common Core State Standards
2/25/2013

House Bill 1300: Same-Sex Marriage
2/25/2013

House Bill 1323: Protection for Individuals Alleged to Have Committed Abuse or Neglect
2/25/2013

House Bill 1374 and Senate Bill 929: Equal Access for Homeschool Students in UIL Sports
5/17/2013

House Bill 1643 and Senate Bill 573: Equal Access
3/20/2013

House Bill 1990: Including Certain Homeschool Students in School District’s Daily Attendance
3/5/2013

House Bill 2234 and Senate Bill 1269: Authorizing Home-Taught Driver Education Examinations
5/13/2013

House Bill 2547 and Senate Bill 1194: Relating to a Suit for Possession of or Access to a Child by a Grandparent
5/7/2013

House Bill 2793: Exemption to Compulsory Public School Attendance
3/21/2013

House Bill 2872: Stricter Truancy Regulations
5/14/2013

House Bill 3179: Conditioning Driver's License on School Attendance
4/16/2013

Senate Joint Resolution 29: Repeal Traditional Marriage Amendment
2/13/2013

Senate Bill 303: Anti-Parental Rights Health Care and Treatment Decisions
5/13/2013

Senate Bill 480: Creating Civil Unions
2/13/2013

The Texas Legislature has Adjourned
5/27/2013

The Utah Legislature has Adjourned
3/14/2013

The Vermont Legislature is in Session
1/9/2013

House Bill 438: Learner’s Permits Withheld in Truancy Situations
3/18/2008

House Bill 887: Requires Superintendent to Ensure Continued Education
2/21/2012

House Bill 1006: Home Instruction Tax Credit
2/21/2012

House Bill 1642: Protects Parental Rights
2/20/2013

Senate Bill 908: Protects Parental Rights
2/18/2013

House Bill 1283: Lowering the Compulsory School Attendance Age to 6
4/18/2013

House Bill 1506: Third-Party Visitation Bill
4/17/2013

House Bill 1934: Third-Party Visitation Bill
3/15/2013

The Washington Legislature has Adjourned
4/24/2013

House Bill 2034: Exempts Church Schools from Standardized Testing Requirement
2/21/2013

House Bill 2197: Defines Habitual Truancy as Neglect
3/14/2013

House Bill 2314: Procedures for Judges to Grant Emergency Custody
5/28/2013

House Bill 2460: Defines Risk of Injury as Abuse
3/18/2013

House Bill 2526: Interscholastic Equal Access
2/20/2013

House Bill 2528: Drug Test for Drivers Education
2/20/2013

House Bill 2725: Reforming Public Education
3/4/2013

House Bill 3121: Parents Bill of Rights
3/26/2013

House Bill 3159: Allows Monroe County to Raise Compulsory Attendance Age
5/9/2013

Senate Bill 359: Reforming Public Education
4/15/2013

Senate Bill 375: Grants Prosecuting Attorneys Broad Discretion in Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
3/14/2013

Senate Bill 385 and House Bill 2409: Emergency Custody Procedures in Family Courts
3/14/2013

Senate Bill 404 and House Bill 2765: Defines Habitual Truancy as Neglect
4/1/2013

Senate Bill 559: Expanding Circuit Court Jurisdiction Over Habitually Absent Students
3/22/2013

The West Virginia Legislature has Adjourned
4/18/2013

The Wisconsin Legislature is in Session
1/3/2011

House Bill 144: Early Childhood Development Programs
1/24/2013

Senate File 96: Raises Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18
1/22/2013

Senate File 101: Child Abuse Reporting Penalties
1/24/2013

Senate File 104: Create Director of Department of Education
1/30/2013

The Wyoming Legislature has Adjourned
2/27/2013