Schools, Home - As introduced, eliminates various requirements for parents conducting a home school if the parent provides a normed curriculum to their child at home; prohibits this state from regulating, overseeing, or otherwise imposing requirements on a home school parent or student unless the home school parent or student is participating in a state program or applies for and receives state funds. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 122, as introduced, would have reduced state oversight for Tennessee home school parents by eliminating most regulatory requirements. It would have required parents to submit basic student information (names, ages, grades) and use a "normed curriculum" they approved, but prohibited the state, school districts, or local governments from mandating standardized tests, documentation of teaching materials, or other oversight - unless parents voluntarily joined a state program or received state funds. The bill aimed to limit state involvement to cases where families opted into state-administered programs. However, the bill was withdrawn on February 12, 2025, and did not become law.