2026 House Bill 5979

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.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

Requires Michigan public school districts to allow nonpublic and home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular activities under the same conditions as enrolled students, with provisions for eligibility, reporting, and legal recourse for violations.

Introduced in the House

May 14, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Matt Maddock (R-51) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Josh Schriver (R-66), Pat Outman (R-91), Brad Paquette (R-37), Brian BeGole (R-71), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Angela Rigas (R-79), Tom Kunse (R-100), Ken Borton (R-105), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and Jason Woolford (R-50)

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce