Relating to competent private instruction, independent private instruction, and private instruction requirements

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.