SF69 Summary

• Simplifies homeschool assessment requirements by allowing nationally norm-referenced standardized achievement exams or college entrance exams instead of requiring superintendent approval of specific tests.

• Reduces homeschool reporting to superintendents by requiring initial notification only by October 1 of first year, with annual letter of intent by October 1 thereafter, plus notifications when withdrawing from public school or changing districts.

• Eliminates requirement for parents without teaching credentials to submit quarterly report cards and removes mandatory additional evaluation when students score at or below 30th percentile.

• Raises enrollment threshold for nonpublic school support services from any size to schools with more than 15 pupils to receive district-provided textbooks, tests, health services, and guidance counseling.

• Modifies driver education requirements for homeschooled students to allow parent certification of homeschool status instead of superintendent certification, with commissioner able to verify through superintendent upon request.