| Arizona SB 1348 | 1995 | Accountability Removed | The legislature repealed the state’s assessment requirement. | | |
| Alaska SB 134 | 1997 | Accountability Removed | The legislature created a minimalistic homeschool statute which exempted homeschooling parents from all requirements, including notification, instruction, and assessments. | | |
| Arkansas HB 1157 | 1997 | Accountability Removed | The legislature retained the state’s testing requirement but did away with minimum scores. Students’ test scores were no longer used to assess their individual progress and were instead aggregated and released in an annual state report on homeschooling. | | |
| New Mexico SB 374 | 2001 | Accountability Removed | The legislature repealed the state’s assessment requirement. | | |
| Connecticut HB 5535 | 2002 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required annual notice and created an assessment mechanism failed to pass. | | |
| Texas SB 586 | 2003 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required homeschoolers to register with the state commissioner of education failed to pass. | | |
| Utah SB 59 | 2005 | Accountability Removed | The legislature did away with the homeschool statute’s provision allowing school districts to ask homeschooling parents for records of instruction or evidence of academic progress. | http://le.utah.gov/~2005/bills/static/SB0059.html | |
| Nevada SB 404 | 2007 | Accountability Removed | The legislature eliminated the requirement that homeschool parents provide “equivalent instruction to public schools.” | http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Reports/history.cfm?billname=SB404 | |
| Nebraska LB 1141 | 2008 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have created an annual assessment requirement for homeschooled students failed to pass. | http://www.hslda.org/Legislation/State/ne/2008/NELB1141/default.asp | |
| Connecticut SB 162 | 2008 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required parents to file a notice of intent when beginning to homeschool failed to pass. | http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00162&which_year=2008 | |
| D.C. State Board of Education | 2008 | Accountability Created | The D.C. State Board of Education created a new chapter in their regulatory code, Chapter 52, to govern homeschooling. | | |
| Idaho SB 1017 | 2009 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the requirement that homeschooled children be educated “comparably” to public school children. | http://www.hslda.org/Legislation/State/id/2009/IDSB1017/default.asp | |
| Arkansas HB 2244 | 2009 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required parents withdrawing their children from school to obtain permission from a committee, and parents filing their annual notice of intent to include proof that their children were tested, failed to pass. | http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB2144.pdf | |
| New Jersey SB 3105 | 2011 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required annual medical exams for homeschooled students, created annual notification and assessment requirements, and prohibited students under supervision of the DYFS from being homeschooled failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/S3105/2010 | |
| Illinois SB 136 | 2011 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required private school students and homeschooled students to register annually with the State Board of Education failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/IL/drafts/SB0136/2011 | |
| Tennesse HB 1631 & SB 1468 | 2011 | Accountability Removed | The legislature loosened requirements for homeschooling high school students, no longer requiring parents homeschooling through a church-related school to register their children or have them tested, and no longer requiring those homeschooling through the local school district to have a bachelor’s degree when homeschooling a high school aged student. | http://legiscan.com/TN/bill/HB1631/2011 | http://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB1468/2011 |
| Texas SB 207 & HB 196 | 2011 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required parents withdrawing children from a public school to homeschool them to provide the school with a signed document stating intent to homeschool failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB207/2011 | http://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB196/2011 |
| Oklahoma SB 394 | 2011 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required homeschooling parents to provide annual notice of homeschooling and submit an annual report of each child’s progress failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/OK/bill/SB394/2012 | |
| New Jersey AB 2881 | 2012 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required the approval of DYFS before children under DYFS “care, custody or supervision” could be homeschooled failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A2881/2012 | |
| New Jersey AB 1375 | 2012 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required homeschool parents to provide annual notice of homeschooling to the local school district failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/A1375/201 | |
| Kansas State Board of Education | 2012 | Accountability Proposed | The Kansas State Board of Education considered proposing legislation to create additional requirements for homeschoolers, but backed off under pressure from the homeschool lobby. | | |
| New Hampshire HB 1517 | 2012 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the requirement that parents submit annual end of the year assessments to an educational agency. | http://legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB1571/2012 | |
| North Dakota SB 2329 | 2012 | Accountability Removed | The legislature created an exemption from testing for homeschooled children whose parents with bachelor's degrees who have philosophical, moral, or religious objections to testing. | http://legiscan.com/ND/bill/2329/2013 | |
| South Carolina HB 3478 | 2013 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required homeschooling parents to register either with the local school district or with the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools and would have required all students to be tested annually failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/SC/bill/H3478/2013 | |
| Pennsylvania SB 32 | 2013 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required social services monitoring for those who begin homeschooling after recent child abuse or neglect reports failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/PA/bill/SB32/2013 | |
| Iowa HF 215 | 2013 | Accountability Removed | The legislature passed an education reform bill that repealed the state’s notification and assessment requirements for homeschoolers. | http://legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF215/2013 | |
| Ohio SB 248 | 2013 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have created background checks and required parents and children to have interviews with social services before homeschooling failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/OH/bill/SB248/2013 | |
| Virginia HJR 92 | 2014 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have called for evaluating the state’s religious exemption from compulsory education provision failed to pass. | http://legiscan.com/VA/bill/HJR92/2014 | |
| Utah SB 3901 | 2014 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the requirement that homeschooling parents provide instruction. | http://legiscan.com/UT/bill/SB0039S01/2014 | |
| Pennsylvania HB 1013 | 2014 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the superintendent’s review of students’ portfolios and evaluations. | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2013&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1013 | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-on-pennsylvanias-passage-of-hb-1013/ |
| Arkansas HB 1381 | 2015 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the state’s testing requirement. Previously, homeschool testing data was collected and released in annual reports. | https://legiscan.com/AR/bill/HB1381/2015 | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-opposing-arkansas-house-bill-1381/ |
| West Virginia HB 2793, SB 444 | 2015 | Accountability Threatened | A bill which would have removed the requirement that parents submit their children’s annual academic assessments to the county superintendent passed the legislature but was vetoed by the governor. | https://legiscan.com/WV/bill/HB2793/2015 | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-opposing-west-virginias-hb-2793-and-sb-444/ |
| Iowa HF 214 | 2015 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have restored Iowa’s notification and assessment requirements failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF214/2015 | |
| Michigan HB 4498 | 2015 | Accountabilty Proposed | A bill which would require homeschooling parents to provide notice of homeschooling and to document two contacts with mandatory reporters annually failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-supporting-stoni-blair-and-stephen-berry-and-michigans-hb-4498/ | http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2015-HB-4498 |
| California AB 2756 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have made it possible for the California Department of Education to maintain a list of homeschooled students, and required fire inspections of homeschool families' homes, failed ot pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/california-assembly-bill-2756-opens-conversation-on-homeschooling/ | |
| California AB 2926 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have created an advisory committee to evaluate oversight of homeschooling and make recommendations failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/california-assembly-bills-2756-and-2926-will-improve-protections-for-homeschooled-children-in-ca/ | |
| Hawaii SB 2323 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required background checks for homeschooling parents failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/hawaii-sb-2323-is-a-positive-step-toward-protecting-homeschooled-children/ | |
| North Dakota HB 1428 | 2017 | Accountability Removed | The legislature exempted all parents with bachelor's degrees and all parents who object to testing for philosphical, moral, and religious reasons from the homeschool statute's testing requirement. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/gov-burgum-dont-remove-homeschool-accountability/ | |
| New Hampshire HB 1263 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have restored a previous requirement that homeschooling parents submit their children's annual end-of-the-year assessment results to an educational agency failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/new-hampshire-lawmakers-have-the-opportunity-to-support-homeschooled-students/ | |
| West Virginia HB 4175 | 2016 | Accountability Removed | The legislature reduced the number of years during which parents are required to submit their children's assessments from annual to grades three, five, eight, and eleven; removed language preventing parents from administering their children's tests themselves; removed the requirement that parents have a GED; and made notice one-time rather than annual. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-opposing-west-virginias-house-bill-4175/ | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-west-virginia-and-south-dakota-measures-make-homeschooled-children-more-vulnerable/ |
| South Dakota HB 1013 | 2016 | Accountability Removed | The legislature removed the requirement that students be assessed in grade two, leaving the assessments in grades four, eight, and eleven. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-opposing-south-dakotas-house-bill-1013/ | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-west-virginia-and-south-dakota-measures-make-homeschooled-children-more-vulnerable/ |
| Iowa SF 138 | 2017 | Accountability Proposed | A bill which would have required parents to provide notice of homeschooling and required school districts to conduct safety visits for homeschoolers every quarter failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/IA/bill/SF138/2017 | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/crhes-rachel-coleman-testifies-in-iowa/ |
| New York AB 9091, SB 4788 | 2016 | Accountability Threatened | A bill that would have removed New York's quarterly report requirement, lowered the state's testing thresshold, and allowed parents to administer their children's tests themselves failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/statement-opposing-new-york-assembly-bill-9091-and-senate-bill-4788/ | |
| Florida HB 731 & SB 732 | 2018 | Accountability Removed | The legislature barred school districts from requesting additional information from homeschooling parents and limited the district's ability to review homeschooled students' annual assessments. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/florida-lawmakers-should-support-homeschooled-children-not-leave-them-adrift/ | |
| Kentucky SB 181 | 2017 | Accountability Proposed | A bill that would have prevented parents with past founded child abuse or neglect reports from homeschooling failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/kentucky-senate-bill-181-would-create-protections-for-at-risk-homeschooled-children/ | |
| Maryland HB 1798 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill that would have required twice-annual home visits in an attempt to identify homes where children are subject to abuse or neglect failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1798/2018 | |
| Kentucky HB 574 | 2018 | Accountability Proposed | A bill that would have required parents to submit an annual portfolio of their children's work for review failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/KY/bill/HB574/2018 | |
| Louisiana HB 764 | 2016 | Accountability Proposed | A bill that would have required the Louisiana Department of Education to review and approve homeschool applications was filed but withdrawn before it was introduced. | http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=16RS&b=HB764&sbi=y | |
| Louisiana HB 444 | 2016 | Accountability Proposed | A bill that would have prevented registered sex offenders from residing in a residence where homeschooling is taking place failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/LA/bill/HB444/2016 | |
| Iowa HF 272 and HF 100 | 2019 | Accountability proposed | Bills creating quarterly home visits (one for all homeschooled students and one only for those using the laxer law) failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/IA/text/HF272/id/1893484 | https://legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF100/2019 |
| Illinois HB 3560 | 2019 | Accountability proposed | A bill that would have required all new homeschooling families to undergoe child protective services investigations failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB3560/2019 | |
| Tennessee HB 917 | 2019 | Accountability proposed | A bill that would have prevented families under investigation by child services from switching to homeschooling w/o permission failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/HB0917/2019 | |
| Louisiana HB 5 | 2019 | Accountability proposed | A bill that would have prevented homeschooling when a registered offender lives in the household failed to pass. | https://www.responsiblehomeschooling.org/alumni-group-to-la-sex-offenders-should-not-homeschool/ | |
| Georgia HB 530 | 2019 | Accountability passed | A bill requiring school districts to report new homeschoolers that fial to file state paperwork to child protective services passed. | https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB530/2019 | |
| South Dakota HB 1065 | 2019 | Accountability threatened | A bill that would have removed the state's assessment requirement failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/SD/bill/HB1065/2019 | |
| Montana HB 303 | 2019 | Accountability threatened | A bill that would have removed the state's notice of intent and instruction requirements for homeschoolers failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/SD/bill/HB1065/2019 | |
| New York AB 1769 | 2019 | Accountability threatened | A bill that would have loosened various requirements for homeschooling failed to pass. | https://legiscan.com/NY/bill/A01769/2019 | |
| Iowa HF 182 and SF 224 | 2019 | Accountability threatened | | | |
A Timeline of Homeschool Legislation
This timeline highlights a trend toward loosening oversight of homeschooling over the past two decades. While most major changes are included, this timeline is a work in progress and is more complete from 2011 to the present than it is before these years.