2001 Legislation

HB0467/SB1135
Leave CRS and Report to LEA details

This legislation is dead with the close of this General Assembly session in 2002.

4/25/01 Homeschoolers win this round! HB467 failed in the House this afternoon 35 to 52. But vigilance must be maintained as these bills can be recalled during the 2002 session. Then we may have to begin our fight again.

5/3/01: HB0467 has been taken "Off Notice" for calendar in the Calendar and Rules Committee.

5/2/01: SB1135 this bill has been sent to the Senate's General Sub-Committee where Josephine, of bill sponsor Sen. Herron's office, assures me it won't be called out this year.

For further information please read this webpage.

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  HB048/SB1345
Extra Curricular Activities details

This legislation never even got a hearing before a committee and is dead with the close of this General Assembly session in 2002.  

The TSSAA Board voted unanimously to deny homeschoolers the right to participate in activities they oversee. The initiators of this legislation never made a call for support and so this bill died.

HB 0480 and companion SB1345 This bill isn't expected to be heard until 2002 after the TSSAA and others have attempted to work out some guidelines for including homeschoolers.

Bill Summary for HB0480/SB1345 Under this bill, home school students would be guaranteed permission to participate in all extracurricular school activities sponsored or conducted by their local school district, to the greatest extent practicable. This would include athletics, music, drama, art and speech. In order to participate, the following conditions would have to be satisfied: 

(A) The home school student would have to meet all school district eligibility requirements, with the exception of any school or class attendance requirements; 

(B) The home school student would need to reside within the attendance boundaries of the school where the student would participate; 

(C) The home school parent-teacher would have to certify that the student is making academic progress in a manner consistent with academic eligibility standards for students in the public schools; and 

(D) If requested by the principal where the home school student would participate, the parent-teacher would need to supply evidence of academic achievement testing or other evidence of academic progress that is acceptable to the principal in order to maintain academic eligibility; 

The home school student would fulfill the same responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance, including related practice requirements, of other students participating in extracurricular activities. The home school student would also comply with all requirements of the public school itself during the time the home school student participates. This bill would direct the Tennessee secondary school athletic association (TSSAA) to promulgate a rule to effectuate the provisions of this bill with respect to such participation by home school students in athletic programs."