Bill > HB5053

This bill establishes a 90-day waiting period before a student involved in an active truancy case or a pre-petition process can be withdrawn from public school to be homeschooled, aiming to prevent families from using homeschooling as an "easy out" to avoid oversight for at-risk youth or to circumvent academic accountability measures like the Third Grade Success Act, which requires students to meet reading proficiency standards. The bill also encourages the West Virginia Department of Education to survey public school families who choose to homeschool to understand the reasons behind their decision.