AR HB1740

Local school districts may assess home-schooled students enrolling or re-enrolling to determine proper educational placement using the same assessment tools applied to students from other public or private schools.

Home-schooled students must be afforded the same rights and privileges as other public school students and cannot be denied course credits, grade placement, diploma eligibility, extracurricular participation, club membership, or scholarships based solely on prior home schooling.

Students seeking enrollment must submit a transcript with grades and a portfolio documenting academic progress, including curricula used, tests taken, and other indicators of achievement.

Public schools must place home-schooled students at a grade and course level equivalent to or higher than their home school level based on transcripts, a score of at least the thirtieth percentile on a nationally recognized assessment taken within the past year, and portfolio materials, or by mutual agreement with parents.

Home-schooled students must attend classes for at least nine months immediately before graduation to receive a public school diploma.