MS HB873

Authorizes homeschool students to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at public schools in their assigned attendance zone, effective July 1, 2022

Requires homeschool students to pay identical participation fees, meet the same academic and behavioral standards, provide academic verification each grading period, and comply with physical exam and immunization requirements as public school students

Prohibits public schools from discriminating against eligible homeschool students in selection for extracurricular teams; establishes that participation is a privilege, not a right, and creates no legal cause of action

Creates the Homeschool Extracurricular Activity Fund providing $2,250 per homeschool student per year to school districts that apply; funds distributed by State Department of Education with reporting to State Auditor every two years

Makes transportation to extracurricular activities the responsibility of the homeschool student's parent or guardian; prohibits state agencies from exercising regulatory control over homeschool education beyond participation in league activities