AN ACT relating to home and hospital instruction.

HB 132 allows students admitted to inpatient medical facilities (like hospitals) to begin receiving home or hospital instruction on the day they are admitted, rather than waiting for administrative processing. This directly affects students with medical conditions requiring inpatient care and their school districts, ensuring they can start receiving educational support immediately upon admission. The bill maintains existing requirements, such as needing a doctor's statement and meeting minimum instructional standards (two sessions weekly, one hour each, by a certified teacher). It also clarifies that students receiving this instruction count toward school attendance requirements under state law. The change streamlines access to education during medical treatment without altering disability-specific placement procedures.