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Disclaimer: The following information was gathered from regulations in effect at the start of 2008; some updates have been made to this chart since then, but these data should be confirmed by another source as well.

The abbreviation key for various codes (RSS, etc.) is provided at the bottom of the chart.

State-by-State Regulations for Homeschooling[1]

                                                                                                                       

 

 

 

STATE

 

 

 

category option(s)[2]

notification or registration

with state required

annual notification required

parent/instructor

educational requirements

minimum

instruction time

required to keep attendance records

required to submit attendance recs. regularly

state-mandated

subjects

required to maintain curriculum records[3]

required to maintain test scores and/or student work3

evaluation/assessment required by state

 

 

 

evaluation/assessment options

eligible for part-time public school enrollment

eligible for public school extracurricular participation[4]

state required to provide special education services[5]

 

 

 

state statutes located within these code sections

Alabama[6]

RSS

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

N

--

N

N

N

16-28

Alaska

HS

N

--

N

N

N

--

N

N

N

N

--

Y

Y (DD)

Y

14.20-14.45

Arizona

HS

Y

N

N

N

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y

Y

15-802, 15-828

Arkansas

HS

Y

Y[7]

N

N

N

--

N

N

N

Y

ST (3-9)

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

6-15, 6-18

California

HPS

Y

Y7

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

48200-48410,

 

PSS

N

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

51745-51749

Colorado

HS

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

ST (3,5,7,9,11) or PE

Y (DD)

Y

N

22-33-104

 

PSS

N

--

N

N

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y

Y

 

Connecticut

HS

N

--

N

Y

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y(DD)

Y (DD)

N

10-184, 10-220[8]

Delaware

HS

Y

Y

N

N

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

--

N

Y (DD)

N

14.1.27.2703A

Dist. Columbia

PI

N

--

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

N

38.202-38.205

Florida

HS

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

Y

ST or PE

Y

Y

N

1002-1003

Georgia

HS

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

ST (3,6,9,12) + PR[9]

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

20-2-690

Hawaii

HS

Y

N

N

N

N

--

N

Y

N

Y

ST or PR[10]

N

N

Y

8-12, 302A-1132

Idaho

AI

N

--

N

N

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y

Y

Y

33-202

Illinois

HPS

N

--

N

N

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

105 ILCS 5

Indiana

HPS

N

--

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

--

Y(DD)

Y (DD)

Y

20-33-2

Iowa

HS

Y

Y7

N

Y

N

--

N

N

N

Y

ST or PE

Y

Y

Y

299A, 281-31

Kansas

HPS

Y

N

N

Y

N

--

N

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y(DD)

Y

72-53,

 

PSS

N

--

N

Y

N

--

N

N

N

N

--

Y(DD)

Y (DD)

Y

72-1101-1111

Kentucky

HPS

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

158-159

Louisiana

HS

Y

Y7

N

Y

N

--

Y

Y

Y

Y

ST or PE

N

Y (DD)

N

17.221-17.268

 

HPS

Y

Y

N

Y

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

N

N

Y

 

Maine

HS

Y

Y

N

Y

N

--

Y

N

N

Y

ST or PE

Y

Y

Y

20-A 5001-A

Maryland

HS

Y

Y

N

N

N

--

Y

Y

Y

Y

PE[11]

N

N

N

7-301(a),

 

RSS

Y

Y

N

N

N

--

Y

Y

N

N

--

N

N

N

13A 10.01

 

 

 

STATE

 

 

 

category option(s)2

notification or

registration required

annual notification required

parent/instructor

educational requirements

minimum

instruction time

required to keep attendance records

required to submit attendance recs. regularly

state-mandated

subjects

required to maintain curriculum records3

required to maintain test scores and/or student work3

evaluation/assessment required by state

 

 

 

evaluation/assessment options

eligible for part-time public school enrollment

eligible for public school extracurricular participation

state required to provide special education services5

 

 

 

state statutes located within these code sections

Massachusetts

HS

Y

Y7

N

Y

N

--

Y

N

N

Y

negotiated[12]

Y

Y

Y

76-1

Michigan

HS

N

--

N

N

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y

Y (DD)

N

380.1561-380.1578

Minnesota

HS

Y

Y

Y[13]

N

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

ST and HV or PE

N

Y

Y

120A.22-120A.26

Mississippi

HS

Y

Y

N

N

N

--

N

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

N

37-13-91

Missouri

HS

N

--

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

Y

167.031

Montana

HS

Y

Y7

N

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

--

Y (DD)

Y (DD)

N

20-5

Nebraska

HPS

Y

Y7

N

Y

N

--

Y

N

N

N

--

Y

Y (DD)

Y

79-201, 79-1601

Nevada

HS

Y7

N

N