Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 22.1 a section numbered 22.1-7.1 as follows:

§22.1-7.1. Participation in public school interscholastic programs by nonpublic school students; reasonable fees may be charged.

A. Any nonprofit corporation founded in Virginia in 1913 to organize and govern interscholastic programs among the public high schools shall, for the purposes of participation in such interscholastic programs, deem eligible a student who (i) is receiving home instruction pursuant to §22.1-254.1, (ii) has demonstrated evidence of progress in compliance with subsection C of §22.1-254.1, and (iii) is entitled to free tuition in a public school pursuant to §22.1-3. Eligibility shall be limited to participation in interscholastic programs at the school serving the attendance zone in which such student lives.

B. Reasonable fees may be charged to such students to cover the costs of participation in such interscholastic programs.