New York vs Texas: Homeschool Laws Compared

New York is the more regulated of the two: it requires notice and a periodic assessment, while Texas requires no notice to homeschool. They differ on 7 of the 9 rules compared: notice of intent, hours or days per year, required subjects, testing or evaluation, compulsory school ages, ESA funding, and public school sports access.

Rules compared

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Differences

7

Same in both

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The rules, side by side

Rows where the two states differ are marked. Tap a state name for its full guide, deadlines, and sources.

Figures are the same verified compliance data shown on each state's page. Requirements change; confirm with your state before you rely on one.

Moving from New York to Texas

Once you are a Texas resident you homeschool under Texas's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. There is no notice to file in Texas. Before you leave, send New York's district a short withdrawal note so its attendance record closes.
2. Texas sets no hour or day minimum. Keep the log anyway; it is what you show if anyone asks, and what you build a transcript from.
3. Texas's required list adds reading, spelling, grammar, and good citizenship and drops science, english, social studies, health, music, visual arts, physical education, and library skills compared with New York's. Match Texas's wording in your records.
4. Texas requires no testing or evaluation. Keep New York's past results with your records; colleges may still ask for them.
5. Compulsory school ages are 6-19 in Texas against 6-16 in New York, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
6. Texas runs Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA). Check whether your family qualifies; New York had no comparable program.
7. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In Texas the answer is yes, with conditions; in New York it was no.

Moving from Texas to New York

Once you are a New York resident you homeschool under New York's rules. These are the ones that change.

1. File a notice of intent with the local school district once you are a New York resident. Texas did not ask for one, so this is new paperwork.
2. Start logging from your first day: New York counts 900 hours (990 for grades 7-12) a year, and Texas set no minimum.
3. New York's required list adds science, english, social studies, health, music, visual arts, physical education, and library skills and drops reading, spelling, grammar, and good citizenship compared with Texas's. Match New York's wording in your records.
4. New York requires parent's choice (testing, portfolio, or evaluation), annually. Texas had no assessment rule, so plan for it in your first year.
5. Compulsory school ages are 6-16 in New York against 6-19 in Texas, so check whether your youngest or oldest is now inside or outside the rule.
6. New York has no ESA program. Texas's Texas Education Freedom Account (TEFA) is for Texas residents, so budget without it.
7. Can homeschoolers play public school sports? In New York the answer is no; in Texas it was yes, with conditions.

What stays the same

New York and Texas match on the portfolio and progress reports. Your habits on those carry over unchanged.

Do your records transfer?

Neither New York nor Texas takes homeschool records from another state, and there is no transfer process between them. You keep your own: the hours or attendance log, work samples, and any grades or transcripts. Those are what the new state, and later a college, may ask to see. Homeschool Fox keeps them in one account that moves with your family.

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