Utah legislation · 2025 General Session
Utah HB209: Homeschool Amendments
Status: Signed into law, March 26, 2025
This bill amends provisions related to home school affidavits.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text:
8 Homeschool Amendments 2025 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Nicholeen P. Peck Senate Sponsor: Daniel McCay Cosponsor: Colin W. Jack Michael J. Petersen Cheryl K. Acton Trevor Lee Mark A. Strong Kay J. Christofferson Nicholeen P. Peck Raymond P. Ward LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends provisions related to home school affidavits. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - clarifies when notification to homeschool is required from parents; - removes the requirement for parents to submit an affidavit for students who begin homeschooling at the start of an academic year; - removes the requirement for parents to attest to criminal background history; - establishes procedures for local school boards to process letters of intent; - removes liability from local school boards after student unenrollment; and - makes technical changes. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-6-204 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2024, Chapters 113, 386 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1, Section 53G-6-204 is amended to read: 53G-6-204 . School-age children exempt from school attendance. (1) (a) A local school board or charter school governing board may excuse a school-age child from attendance for any of the following reasons: (i) a school-age child over 16 years old may receive a …
Sponsors
- Daniel McCay (R, 18)
- Cheryl Acton (R, 38)
- Christofferson, Kay J. (R, 53)
- Colin Jack (R, 73)
- Lee, Trevor (R, 16)
- Peck, Nicholeen P. (R, 28)
- Petersen, Michael J. (R, 2)
- Strong, Mark A. (R, 47)
- Ward, Raymond P. (R, 19)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : House/ to Governor
- : House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : House/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from House for Enrolling
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
- : House/ received from Senate
- : Senate/ to House
Votes
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 5, 2025): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 3, 2025): 75 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 3, 2025): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 27, 2025): 25 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 19, 2025): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 19, 2025): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Home Schooling, Education, K-12 Education, Student Health and Safety
Common questions
- What is HB209?
- HB209 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2025 General Session): Homeschool Amendments.
- What does HB209 do?
- This bill amends provisions related to home school affidavits.
- What is the status of HB209?
- Signed into law as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB209?
- Daniel McCay (R, 18), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB209?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2025/bills/static/HB0209.html
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