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NY A02326
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Carrie Woerner
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AI Summary
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Requires local school authorities to automatically deem home instruction as "substantially equivalent" to public school education when parents comply with existing state education law and commissioner's regulations through grade twelve
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Mandates school district superintendents to provide a letter of substantial equivalence within 30 days upon request when a homeschooled student completes high school requirements
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Requires superintendents to send official copies of the equivalence letter to colleges or licensed private career schools within 30 days when those institutions request verification
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Defines "institution of higher education" as any Regents-approved institution granting post-secondary degrees or diplomas for purposes of this provision
Legislative Description
Deems home instruction which is compliant with the provisions of article 65 of the education law and the home instruction requirements prescribed in the commissioner of education's regulations to be substantially equivalent in amount and quality to the instruction given to students of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the student resides.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026