Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0483 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 483
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 20-33-2-48.
7	7	Synopsis: Regulation of homeschooling. Requires a parent who
8	8	withdraws the parent's chronically absent child from a public school in
9	9	order to homeschool the child to: (1) present to the school from which
10	10	the child is withdrawing a plan regarding the curriculum and courses
11	11	the child will complete while homeschooled; (2) meet with the
12	12	superintendent of the school from which the child is withdrawing not
13	13	less than two times each semester for the first full school year in which
14	14	the student is homeschooled to provide a progress report; and (3) meet
15	15	with the superintendent not less than two times annually for each
16	16	subsequent school year. Requires a superintendent to designate a
17	17	homeschooled student as a habitual truant and report the student to an
18	18	intake officer of the juvenile court or the department of child services
19	19	and the prosecuting attorney under certain conditions. Requires a
20	20	superintendent to provide the parent of a homeschooled student with
21	21	a notice of compulsory attendance violation under certain conditions.
22	22	Effective: July 1, 2025.
23	23	Raatz
24	24	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
25	25	Development.
26	26	2025 IN 483—LS 7234/DI 143 Introduced
27	27	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
28	28	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
29	29	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
30	30	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
31	31	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
32	32	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
33	33	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
34	34	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
35	35	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
36	36	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
37	37	SENATE BILL No. 483
38	38	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
39	39	education.
40	40	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
41	41	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-33-2-48 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
42	42	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
43	43	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 48. (a) This section applies to:
44	44	4 (1) the parent of a homeschooled student; and
45	45	5 (2) the homeschooled student.
46	46	6 (b) As used in this section, "chronically absent" refers to a
47	47	7 student who:
48	48	8 (1) is enrolled in a public school; and
49	49	9 (2) has missed at least ten percent (10%) of the school days in
50	50	10 a school year, including excused and unexcused absences.
51	51	11 (c) As used in this section, to "homeschool" a student refers to
52	52	12 educating the student at a nonaccredited, nonpublic school with
53	53	13 less than one (1) employee in which the parent of the student
54	54	14 provides the student with instruction equivalent to that given in
55	55	15 public schools as permitted under section 28 of this chapter.
56	56	16 (d) As used in this section, "progress report" refers to a
57	57	17 thorough, documented report that contains evidence of a
58	58	2025 IN 483—LS 7234/DI 143 2
59	59	1 homeschooled student's:
60	60	2 (1) school work completion; and
61	61	3 (2) learning progress.
62	62	4 (e) As used in this section, "school of origin" refers to a public
63	63	5 school from which a student withdrew in order to be
64	64	6 homeschooled.
65	65	7 (f) If the parent of a student who is chronically absent
66	66	8 withdraws the student from a public school to homeschool the
67	67	9 student, the parent must do the following:
68	68	10 (1) Present a thorough plan to the school of origin regarding
69	69	11 the curriculum and courses the homeschooled student will
70	70	12 complete while homeschooled.
71	71	13 (2) Meet with the superintendent of the school of origin not
72	72	14 less than two (2) times each semester for the first full school
73	73	15 year in which the student is homeschooled to provide a
74	74	16 progress report.
75	75	17 (3) Meet with the superintendent of the school of origin not
76	76	18 less than two (2) times annually for each school year
77	77	19 subsequent to the school year described in subdivision (2) to
78	78	20 submit a progress report.
79	79	21 (g) If the parent of a homeschooled student fails to present a
80	80	22 progress report as required under subsection (f)(2) or (f)(3) or
81	81	23 presents a progress report that, as determined by the
82	82	24 superintendent, does not contain sufficient evidence of progress,
83	83	25 the superintendent shall do the following:
84	84	26 (1) Designate the homeschooled student as a habitual truant
85	85	27 and report the student to:
86	86	28 (A) an intake officer of the juvenile court or the
87	87	29 department of child services as required under section 25
88	88	30 of this chapter; and
89	89	31 (B) the prosecuting attorney as required under section 26
90	90	32 of this chapter.
91	91	33 (2) Provide the parent of the student with a notice of
92	92	34 compulsory attendance violation as required under section 27
93	93	35 of this chapter.
94	94	2025 IN 483—LS 7234/DI 143