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AR SB547

Bill

Status

Passed

4/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Sullivan

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Origin

Senate

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Removes the requirement that homeschooled students must live within a 25-mile radius of a private school to participate in that school's interscholastic activities

  • Homeschooled students must still notify the private school's administrative head in writing before signup, tryout, or participation deadlines

  • Academic eligibility requirements remain in place, requiring a minimum 30th percentile score on the Stanford Achievement Test (10th Edition), another nationally recognized norm-referenced test within the previous 12 months, or a State Board of Education-approved test

  • Private schools retain authority to approve or deny homeschooled student participation in interscholastic activities

  • Approved April 17, 2025 as Act 728 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Repeal The Requirement That A Homeschooled Student Live Within A Certain Radius Of A Private School For Purposes Of Participating In An Extracurricular Activity.

Last Action

Notification that SB547 is now Act 728

4/18/2025

Committee Referrals

Education4/1/2025
Education3/20/2025

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