Bill allowing homeschoolers to compete in public school sports heads to Gov. Kehoe’s desk

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri homeschool students could soon have the opportunity to compete on the same teams as the public school in their district.

Missouri Senate Bill 63 ed the Senate on Thursday shortly after getting its approval in the Missouri House.

The text of the bill reads, in part:

The act provides that a school district or charter school shall not prohibit a student receiving instruction at an FPE school, home school, or full-time virtual school from participating, contingent upon the successful completion of a tryout if applicable, in any event or activity offered by the charter school or by the school district in which the student resides; nor shall such students be required to take any class in order to try out for and, contingent upon successful completion of a tryout if applicable, participate in an event or activity. Additionally, a school district or charter school shall not be a member of, or remit any funds to, any statewide activities association that would cause such school district or charter school to violate the act.

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The school district would also be able to establish an attendance policy or require instruction connected to their participation in a particular activity.

The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Ben Brown (R-Washington), posted to social media his excitement with the bill advancing through both legislative houses.

The bill now heads to Governor Mike Kehoe’s desk.