School Finance Act

SB26-023

Can I enroll in a homeschool independent umbrella school and a government funded enrichment program at the same time?

1. A student must meet the compulsory attendance requirements through one provision of the law, either through filing an NOI and following the home-based education law or through enrolling in a homeschool independent umbrella school and following their policies or by being taught at home by a licensed teacher.
2. A government funded part-time homeschool enrichment program may not enroll a student who satisfies compulsory attendance requirements via an independent or parochial school. This requirement is placed on the government funded part-time enrichment program.
3. A government funded part-time homeschool enrichment program will require a family to submit an NOI for that student to verify their eligibility. In this case, you must meet the compulsory attendance requirements through the home-based education law (by following it) and not through the homeschool independent umbrella school.
4. If you join a homeschool independent umbrella school, you must follow their policies as well.
5. There is no legal prohibition in the bill against filing an NOI and using a homeschool independent umbrella school. However, for advice that is tailored specifically to your family, we recommend joining HSLDA and consulting with them.

It does not affect the ability to participate in a sports program in the local public school, but they may ask for a copy of your NOI, which will have to be filed in the district where the sports program is taking place. One cannot file separate, or multiple NOIs in different districts.

Yes, the Home-Based Education Law states that current immunization records (or exemptions) must be kept in the student’s file at home. It is up to the enrichment program if they want to see those medical records.

1. Any family that wants to legally homeschool by following the Home-based Education Law will need to file an NOI.
2. Any family who wants to access government funded enrichment programs. You must file the NOI 14 days before beginning your home-based education program, according to the Home-Based Education Law.

1. Families should file their NOI in the district where the part-time homeschool enrichment program is authorized, not necessarily where you live. A copy should be presented to the enrichment program. The NOI is filed annually at the beginning of the school year. If participation in public high school sports is desired, the participation must occur where the NOI is filed.
2. Only one NOI is filed for the family.

Filing a Notice of Intent means that you will comply with the requirements of the Home-Based Education Law. These include testing or evaluations, record keeping, teaching certain subjects, attendance requirements, and age requirements, among other things. (Read the Colorado Homeschool Law here!)

Yes, if you privately pay for the program and the program does not use government funds. You can also utilize private homeschool co-ops, or just use your own independent homeschool resources.