S.C.R. NO. 88 Summary

• Requests the Department of Education to conduct a wellness visit for any child withdrawn from public school to be homeschooled.

• Notes that public school employees are required by law to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services or police.

• Identifies that parents may submit Form 4140 to withdraw students due to disability, employment, family court order, alternative education, or homeschooling.

• States that the Department of Education lacks an official process for timing wellness visits to homeschooled students and that limited information is available to the Legislature regarding homeschooled student welfare.

• Directs certified copies to be sent to the Superintendent of Education, Board of Education Chairperson, and Director of Human Services.