2025 House Bill 4856

Education: athletics; children who are homeschooled or attending nonpublic school; require the board of a school district or intermediate school district to allow to participate in certain extracurricular activities.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” (MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1290.

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House Bill No. 4856 requires Michigan school districts to allow homeschooled and nonpublic school students residing in the district to participate in extracurricular activities, and prohibits district affiliation with organizations that restrict such participation.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 9, 2025

Introduced by Rep. William Bruck (R-30) and 16 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Kunse (R-100), Peter Herzberg (D-25), Jason Woolford (R-50), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Mike Mueller (R-72), Pat Outman (R-91), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Mike Hoadley (R-99), David Prestin (R-108), Tim Kelly (R-93), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Karl Bohnak (R-109) and Doug Wozniak (R-59)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce