H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 7.75 of S.L. 2023-134 allows home school students to be eligible to take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the PreACT, and advanced course examinations such as the Advanced Placement Course exam, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme exam, and Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education as offered by the local school administrative unit (LEA) if the following criteria are met:

• The student can take the test at a school within the LEA that the student would be assigned to if the student attended public school.
• The student must have completed a course or test that shows equivalent competency to passing Algebra I.
• The student's parent must be charged the cost of the test by the LEA.
• The student's parent, or other responsible adult designated by the parent, can be required by the LEA to serve as a proctor in order for the student to take the test, if the addition of the student prevents the LEA from meeting the required proctor-student ratio for that test at that school.

This section became effective July 1, 2023.