S. 4783: Continuity of Military Parents’ Academic Schooling and State Standards Act of 2026

This bill would add a new rule to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act for military families who homeschool their children.

What it would do

If a servicemember gets orders for a permanent change of station to a new state, and their dependent child is homeschooled, the child would be treated as meeting that state’s compulsory education and homeschooling laws as long as the child follows either:

• the homeschooling and education rules of the new state, or
• the homeschooling and education rules of the servicemember’s legal state of residence.

In practice, this means a military family would not be forced to switch immediately to a new state’s homeschooling requirements if they are already complying with the rules of their home state.

Purpose described in the bill

The bill says its goals are to:

• help military-connected students keep their education from being interrupted;
• reduce paperwork and legal problems caused by frequent moves;
• avoid military families being penalized because state homeschooling rules differ;
• support family stability and military readiness during relocations; and
• make homeschooling protections more similar to other federal protections already given to military families based on legal residence.

Other changes

The bill also makes a technical update to the law’s table of contents to list the new section.

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