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Home Schooling by State
State Laws
 
A summary of the legal options for homeschooling in every state
Organizations
 
Homeschool organizations in your neighborhood or across the world
Cases
 
Legal contacts and cases that HSLDA is involved with
Legislation
 
Federal and state legislation relating to homeschooling
Headlines
 
News and updates on legal contacts and other issues that affect homeschoolers
Member Resources
 
State forms and other resources along with an online form to contact your staff

 State Laws


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LEGEND
ACTION
ACTION States requiring no notice: No state requirement for parents to initiate any contact.
ACTION
WATCH States with low regulation: State requires parental notification only.
ACTION
UPDATE States with moderate regulation: State requires parents to send notification, test scores, and/or professional evaluation of student progress.
ACTION
UPDATE State with high regulation: State requires parents to send notification or achievement test scores and/or professional evaluation, plus other requirements (e.g. curriculum approval by the state, teacher qualification of parents, or home visits by state officials).

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California
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District of Columbia
Florida
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Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

U.S. Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

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