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Home School Graduation Recognition Act
This bill clarifies that students who complete their secondary education in a home school setting recognized under state law are high school graduates for purposes of eligibility for federal student aid.
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Home School Graduation Recognition Act".
2. Recognizing home school graduates as high school graduates
Section 484(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(d)) is amended—
(1) in the heading of such subsection, by striking Who Are Not High School Graduates and inserting From Non-Traditional Settings; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(3) High school graduate - For purposes of this Act, a student who has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law shall be considered a high school graduate.
February 10, 2026Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed