As of the 2023-2024 school year, school districts are required to allow homeschool students to participate in career and technical programs (see excerpt from law below).
(f.3)
(1) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and each school year thereafter, the school district of residence shall develop policies and procedures consistent with the enrollment or seat allocation provisions of the written agreement among the participating school districts which established the career and technical education center, or in the case of a school district operated career and technical education program, the school district of residence shall develop policies and procedures consistent with subsection (f.2), to permit a home education student to participate in a career and technical education program on the same basis as other students enrolled in the school district, provided that child:
(i) Meets the eligibility criteria or their equivalent for participation in the career and technical education program that apply to students enrolled full time in the school district;
(ii) Meets the prerequisite criteria or their equivalent for participation in the career and technical education program that apply to students enrolled full time in the school district; and
(iii) Complies with all policies, rules and regulations or their equivalent of the school district of residence and the career and technical education center.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the school district of residence operated career and technical education program or the career and technical education center shall provide the grades to the home education program supervisor, who shall be responsible for maintaining the material in the portfolio of records.
(3) The home education students may utilize district transportation to or from the career and technical education program during the times buses are otherwise already operating and space is available.
(4) A board of school directors may adopt a policy to implement the requirements of this subsection, such policy shall only apply to participation in career and technical education programs and shall not conflict with any provisions of this section.
(5) A home education student enrolled in the career and technical education program shall be included in the average daily membership of the school district of residence and career and technical center, if applicable, and shall be calculated by counting the time the home education student spends in the career and technical education program.