Bill > A3394

Introduced Session

This bill requires parents or guardians who intend to home school their child to submit annually a letter to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides, registering the child in a home education program. The letter is to include the name and age of the student participating in the home education program and the name of the supervisor of the home education program responsible for providing instruction. In addition to the letter, the parent is to also submit a copy of the curriculum that will be used. The curriculum is required to be aligned with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards. In order to ensure the academic progress of students in home education programs, the supervisor of a home education program is required to maintain a student portfolio of records and materials, including a record that lists reading materials used, samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the student. The portfolio is also to include an annual written evaluation of the student's educational progress as determined by a qualified evaluator. The evaluation is to certify whether an appropriate education is occurring in the home education program. The portfolio is to be annually submitted to the superintendent on or before June 30th of each school year. Finally, the bill authorizes the superintendent of the resident school district to approve a State-endorsed diploma for a student in a home education program who: has met the requirements of this bill; and has documented the attainment of academic skills and knowledge equivalent to a high school education.

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Sterley Stanley (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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