To institute safeguards to verify educational quality for homeschooled students, particularly concerning core subjects and manufactured grades

HB 5053 establishes a 90-day waiting period during which families involved in active truancy cases or pre-petition processes cannot withdraw their child for homeschooling. The bill directly affects families navigating school attendance disputes, aiming to prevent short-term homeschooling as a way to bypass academic accountability, such as reading proficiency requirements under the Third Grade Success Act. Key provisions include a legislative finding that current processes allow "easy outs" without oversight for at-risk youth, and a recommendation for the state education department to survey families who choose homeschooling to understand systemic reasons for the decision. The bill does not change homeschooling rules generally but targets specific situations involving truancy proceedings.