AR HB1381

Repeals mandatory norm-referenced achievement testing requirements for home-schooled students at grade level or no more than two years beyond normal age.

Eliminates the State Board of Education's role in selecting and administering tests through education service cooperatives and removes state funding responsibility for test administration and costs.

Allows local school districts to assess home-schooled students enrolling or reenrolling using the same assessments applied to students from other public or private schools, at the district's discretion.

Removes penalties for refusing to participate in testing programs, eliminating automatic truancy designation for non-compliance with achievement testing requirements.

Maintains the nine-month attendance requirement in local schools immediately before graduation for home-schooled students to be eligible for a high school diploma from the district.