AN ACT relating to interscholastic extracurricular activities.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to authorize participation in a public school interscholastic extracurricular activity by an at-home private school student; establish criteria for participation; require a parent, guardian, or teacher of an at-home private school student participating in a public school interscholastic activity to verify the student's academic progress; declare a public school student who does not make academic progress at a public school and withdraws and enters an at-home private…

Introduced: January 16, 2026

Last action: January 27, 2026

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This bill would allow students who are homeschooled through a private at-home program to participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports or clubs, at their local public school. It sets requirements for verifying that homeschooled students are making academic progress in order to be eligible. It also includes a rule preventing public school students from withdrawing to a home school program to get around academic eligibility rules. Who it may affect: families of homeschooled students and public school students involved in interscholastic extracurricular activities.

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