LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7234 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 1, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 483 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Regulation of Homeschooling.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Raatz BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill requires a parent who withdraws the parent's chronically absent child
from a public school in order to homeschool the child to:
(1) Present to the school from which the child is withdrawing a plan regarding the curriculum and
courses the child will complete while homeschooled;
(2) Meet with the superintendent of the school from which the child is withdrawing not less than two
times each semester for the first full school year in which the student is homeschooled to provide
a progress report; and
(3) Meet with the superintendent not less than two times annually for each subsequent school year.
The bill requires a superintendent to designate a homeschooled student as a habitual truant and report the
student to an intake officer of the juvenile court or the Department of Child Services and the prosecuting
attorney under certain conditions. It requires a superintendent to provide the parent of a homeschooled
student with a notice of compulsory attendance violation under certain conditions.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: If a chronically absent student is withdrawn from a school corporation
to be homeschooled, the bill requires the parent of the student and the superintendent of the school
corporation to meet several times a year. This represents a workload increase for the school corporation
dependent on the extent this occurs.
Additional Information - There are an estimated 47,000 to 48,000 Indiana homeschooled students in FY
2025. In FY 2024, there were approximately 205,000 chronically absent students. It is not known how many
students currently being homeschooled were previously considered chronically absent.
SB 483 1 Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: School corporations.
Information Sources: LSA Education Database; United State Census Bureau data;
Department of Education, 2024 Chronic-Absenteeism Rates.
https://www.in.gov/doe/it/data-center-and-reports/
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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