THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	871
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  (a)  The department of education and board of education shall develop policies and procedures to allow home schooled students to participate on an equal basis in extracurricular activities offered at the public school that the home schooled students would otherwise be required to attend. 

(b)  In developing policies and procedures pursuant to subsection (a), the department of education and the board of education shall examine the following:

     (1)  The imposition of participation fees as a requisite to participate in extracurricular activities;

     (2)  The inclusion of home schooled students who participate in extracurricular activities in the pupil enrollment of the public school where the student participates; and

     (3)  Any other eligibility requirements for participation by home schooled students.

(c)  The department of education shall report its findings, including the status of the development of policies and procedures pursuant to subsection (a), to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2012.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

 

Report Title:

Home Schooling; Extracurricular Activities

 

Description:

Requires the department of education and the board of education to develop policies and procedures to allow home schooled students to participate on an equal basis in extracurricular activities offered at the public school they would otherwise be required to attend.  Requires a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2012.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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