Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to competent private instruction, independent private instruction, and private instruction requirements
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 17, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 22, 2021
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who teach children privately must now have a high school diploma or an equivalent. Parents or guardians using private or independent instruction must send a report to their local school district every September. This report must include details about the child, the teacher, and what the student is studying. Parents are also responsible for making sure their child is tested every year to show they are making progress.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to competent private instruction, independent private instruction, and private instruction reporting and assessment requirements, and requires the nonlicensed person providing private instruction to possess a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma.2, or independent private instruction or private instruction under Code chapter 299A, not in an accredited school or a home school assistance program operated by a school district or accredited nonpublic school, to furnish a report to the school district by September of the school year. The report must state the name and age of the child and the period of time during which the child has been or will be under such instruction for the year. Currently, only persons providing competent private instruction must furnish this information. The report must also include an outline of the course of study, texts used, and the name and address of the instructor providing competent private instruction, the name and address of the authority responsible for the independent private instruction, or the name of the individual providing private instruction, as applicable. A report furnished for a child under private instruction must include the qualifications of the individual providing the private instruction. Currently, a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age providing private instruction to the child may meet the reporting and annual assessment requirements. The bill requires parents, guardians, and custodians of such children, who are providing private or independent private instruction, to file the reports with the school district and to ensure that the child is evaluated annually to determine whether the child is making adequate progress. The bill requires a nonlicensed person providing private instruction to a child of compulsory attendance age to possess a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 22, 2021. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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Lobbying
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