119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes.
December 3, 2025
Mr. Harris of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to recognize students who have completed secondary school education in a home school setting as high school graduates, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Home School Graduation Recognition Act”.
SEC. 2. Recognizing Home 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.”.