Nonpublic and home school requirements for compulsory enrollment exemption
(1) To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102, a nonpublic school:
(a) shall maintain records on pupil attendance and disease immunization and make the records available to the county superintendent of schools on request;
(b) shall provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction in accordance with 20-1-301 and 20-1-302;
(c) must be housed in a building that complies with applicable local health and safety regulations; and
(d) shall provide an organized course of study that includes instruction in the subjects required of public schools as a basic instructional program pursuant to 20-7-111.
(2) To qualify its students for exemption from compulsory enrollment under 20-5-102, a home school:
(a) shall notify the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the home school is located in each school fiscal year of the student's attendance at the school;
(b) shall maintain records on pupil attendance and make the records available to the county superintendent on request;
(c) shall provide at least the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction in accordance with 20-1-301 and 20-1-302; and
(d) shall provide an organized course of study that includes instruction in the subjects required of public schools as a basic instructional program pursuant to 20-7-111.
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 2, ChapterCh. 355, Laws ofL. 1983 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 3, ChapterCh. 498, Laws ofL. 1989 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 9, ChapterCh. 138, Laws ofL. 2005 (SB 170 - Mangan, Jeff (D) SD 12) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 724, Laws ofL. 2025 (HB 778 - Gregg, Randyn (R) HD 78) |