AL SB191

Creates the Home Schooling Opportunities for Military Education (HOME) Act for dependents of active duty military personnel, National Guard members, and reservists who relocate due to temporary or permanent change of station orders

Requires military parents who begin homeschooling after moving into a new school district to notify the local superintendent as soon as practicable and comply with all state homeschooling requirements within 30 days

Allows homeschooled military dependents to use public school facilities and equipment on the same basis as enrolled students, provided the use doesn't disrupt school activities, is approved by the principal, creates no additional expense, relates to academics, and hazardous areas are supervised

Mandates local school systems provide homeschooled military dependents with disabilities access to special education and related services, though without conferring full IDEA procedural protections

Requires local school systems and athletic associations to allow homeschool, charter school, and high school equivalency students of military parents performing covered service to participate in all interscholastic activities, with an exception only for class attendance requirements; effective July 1, 2026