The bill amends Arkansas Code 6-15-510(b) to facilitate the participation of homeschooled students in interscholastic activities at private schools. It allows private schools to approve such participation provided that the homeschooled student or their parent notifies the school’s administrative head in writing about the request to participate before the established deadlines and demonstrates academic eligibility through specified testing criteria.

Significantly, the bill repeals the previous requirement that homeschooled students must live within a twenty-five-mile radius of the private school to be eligible for participation in extracurricular activities. This change aims to broaden access for homeschooled students, allowing them to engage in interscholastic activities regardless of their residential proximity to the private school.

Statutes affected:
SB 547: 6-15-510(b)
Act 728: 6-15-510(b)