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2000 SESSION

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SB 486 Home instruction requirements.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Home instruction requirements. Provides that a licensed teacher engaged by a parent authorized to home school his child or children may determine that a program of study or curriculum meets the requirements established by the Commonwealth for home instruction. The bill also provides that in addition to the battery of achievement tests approved by the Board of Education for evaluating the home schooled student's academic progress, the parent may offer the results of a battery of achievement tests approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or a licensed teacher engaged by the parent.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Home instruction requirements. Provides that a licensed teacher engaged by a parent authorized to home school his child or children may determine that a program of study or curriculum meets the requirements established by the Commonwealth for home instruction. The bill also provides that in addition to the battery of achievement tests approved by the Board of Education for evaluating the home schooled student's academic progress, the parent may offer the results of a battery of achievement tests approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction or a licensed teacher engaged by the parent. Further, the bill amends the definition of "parent" in this section to include an adult authorized or engaged by the parent to instruct or evaluate the work of the child.