Senate Bill 361 Summary

• Homeschooled students may participate in interscholastic activities at their resident school or at other public schools with mutual agreement between school districts, or without agreement if the resident school doesn't offer the activity and another superintendent approves.

• Non-athletic activities can be joined immediately upon approval; athletic activities require a one-year waiting period after approval, unless the student is approved by July 1 of the school year they enter grade seven, in which case immediate participation is allowed.

• Students who withdraw from a public school to be homeschooled are immediately eligible to participate in interscholastic activities, except they cannot participate in varsity sports for 365 days if they withdrew from a varsity sport at their former school.

• Homeschooled students must meet the same eligibility requirements as enrolled students, including academic standards (minimum thirtieth percentile on Stanford Achievement Test or state-approved test), tryout criteria, behavior standards, and participation fees.

• Resident school districts must enroll participating homeschooled students in a nonacademic class period coinciding with their activity to receive one-sixth of state foundation funding for that enrollment.