New Law Lets Home Schoolers Go the Distance on Extracurriculars

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Earlier this month, Gov. Sanders signed a good law that will expand opportunities for home schoolers.

S.B. 547 by Sen. Dan Sullivan (R — Jonesboro) and Rep. Stephen Meeks (R — Greenbrier) eliminates an old provision in state law that says home schoolers must live within 25 miles of a private school in order to participate in extracurricular activities at that school.

The bill did not receive a lot of attention, but it’s still a good law that is going to help home school families.

With the governor’s signature, S.B. 547 is now Act 728 of 2025.

We appreciate Sen. Sullivan, Rep. Meeks, and our friends in the legislature working with us on this good measure, and we appreciate Gov. Sanders signing it into law.

Act 728 will help further expand extracurricular and interscholastic opportunities for Arkansas’ home schooled students. That’s good for everyone.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

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Arkansas Families Bring Home Schooling to the State House

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On Wednesday, more than a thousand home schoolers, policymakers, and elected officials gathered for Home School Day at the Capitol 2025.

Family Council and our home school division, the Education Alliance, are proud to host this great event every legislative session.

Home School Day at the Capitol gives home school families the opportunity to gather with one another, meet legislators, watch committee meetings, tour the capitol, and more.

This year home schoolers heard from Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Lt. Governor Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General Tim Griffin, Secretary of State Cole Jester, State Auditor Dennis Milligan, State Treasurer John Thurston, State Land Commissioner Tommy Land, and others.

Rep. Cameron Cooper (R — Romance) also presented a special resolution in the Arkansas House of Representatives recognizing and honoring home schooling in Arkansas.

Family Council has always believed families deserve options when it comes to education. That’s one reason we have supported home schooling for the past 30 years.

Home School Day at the Capitol demonstrates how home schooling makes it possible for families in Arkansas to flourish.

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