STATE OF NEW JERSEY
219th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2020 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER
District 28 (Essex)
SYNOPSIS
Requires parents who intend to home-school their children to inform the school district of that decision; requires school district to maintain record of each home-schooled child in the district.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning home-schooled children and supplementing chapter 38 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A parent or guardian who intends to home-school his child shall submit to the superintendent of the resident school district no later than August 15 of each school year a letter informing the superintendent of the decision to home-school the child for that school year. The resident district shall maintain a record of the name, age, and place of residence of each home-schooled child in the district.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires parents who intend to home-school their children to submit to the superintendent of the resident school district by August 15 of each school year a letter informing the superintendent of the decision to home-school the child for that school year. Under the bill, the resident district is required to maintain a record of the name, age, and place of residence of each home-schooled child in the district.