Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 483
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-33-2-48.
Synopsis: Regulation of homeschooling. 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. 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. Requires a
superintendent to provide the parent of a homeschooled student with
a notice of compulsory attendance violation under certain conditions.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Raatz
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 483
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-33-2-48 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 48. (a) This section applies to:
4 (1) the parent of a homeschooled student; and
5 (2) the homeschooled student.
6 (b) As used in this section, "chronically absent" refers to a
7 student who:
8 (1) is enrolled in a public school; and
9 (2) has missed at least ten percent (10%) of the school days in
10 a school year, including excused and unexcused absences.
11 (c) As used in this section, to "homeschool" a student refers to
12 educating the student at a nonaccredited, nonpublic school with
13 less than one (1) employee in which the parent of the student
14 provides the student with instruction equivalent to that given in
15 public schools as permitted under section 28 of this chapter.
16 (d) As used in this section, "progress report" refers to a
17 thorough, documented report that contains evidence of a
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1 homeschooled student's:
2 (1) school work completion; and
3 (2) learning progress.
4 (e) As used in this section, "school of origin" refers to a public
5 school from which a student withdrew in order to be
6 homeschooled.
7 (f) If the parent of a student who is chronically absent
8 withdraws the student from a public school to homeschool the
9 student, the parent must do the following:
10 (1) Present a thorough plan to the school of origin regarding
11 the curriculum and courses the homeschooled student will
12 complete while homeschooled.
13 (2) Meet with the superintendent of the school of origin not
14 less than two (2) times each semester for the first full school
15 year in which the student is homeschooled to provide a
16 progress report.
17 (3) Meet with the superintendent of the school of origin not
18 less than two (2) times annually for each school year
19 subsequent to the school year described in subdivision (2) to
20 submit a progress report.
21 (g) If the parent of a homeschooled student fails to present a
22 progress report as required under subsection (f)(2) or (f)(3) or
23 presents a progress report that, as determined by the
24 superintendent, does not contain sufficient evidence of progress,
25 the superintendent shall do the following:
26 (1) Designate the homeschooled student as a habitual truant
27 and report the student to:
28 (A) an intake officer of the juvenile court or the
29 department of child services as required under section 25
30 of this chapter; and
31 (B) the prosecuting attorney as required under section 26
32 of this chapter.
33 (2) Provide the parent of the student with a notice of
34 compulsory attendance violation as required under section 27
35 of this chapter.
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