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Committee clarifies homeschool access to school activities amid questions about ESA funding and 'cocurricular' language
Summary
The committee passed a bill clarifying that students not enrolled in a district may participate in district activities in grades 6–12. Debate centered on whether adding explicit 'cocurricular' language would conflict with the Education Savings Account (ESA) statute and how districts would be reimbursed.
The Joint Education Committee on Nov. 15 advanced 26LSO197, a bill intended to clarify that students who are not enrolled in a resident school district — including homeschool and private‑school students — may participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by that district in grades 6–12.
Ashley Phillips of the Legislative Services Office summarized the draft, saying it "requires school districts to allow children in grades 6 through 12 not enrolled in the district to participate in cocurricular and extracurricular activities…" and that the provision is effective for the 2026‑27 school year with an act effective date of July 1, 2026. LSO later noted the draft initially included explicit…
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