Nebraska asks for a few specific things. Nebraska sets out a handful of real requirements. None of them are difficult, but the deadlines are genuine and worth putting in a calendar. Here is the whole list.

What you file, and by when

Annual filing with the Nebraska Department of Education to operate an 'exempt school': Form A (Statement of Election and Assurances) and Form B (Information Summary for Exempt Schools / authorized parent representative). Due by July 15 for the coming school year, or promptly upon beginning homeschooling mid-year (NDE asks for filing at least 30 days before instruction begins for mid-year starts). First year also requires a certified copy of the child's birth certificate or other reliable proof of identity and age with an affidavit. Filed online at exemptschool.education.ne.gov or on paper. Note: NDE was revising Rule 13 as of 2026, verify current forms each July.

Days or hours

1,032 instructional hours per year for elementary grades and 1,080 hours per year for high school grades (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-201; applied to exempt schools by 92 NAC 13). This is an hours standard, not a days standard.

Subjects you must cover

A sequential program of instruction in language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and health (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 79-1601(3); 92 NAC 13). No teacher certification or parent qualification requirement, the statute requires instruction 'by a qualified instructor,' defined by parental satisfaction rather than credentials. Persons convicted of certain felonies against children are barred from monitoring/instructing (§ 79-1601(5)(b)).

Records you keep

Parents must maintain records sufficient to demonstrate the required instructional hours and that the sequential program of instruction in the required subject areas is being provided. Records are kept by the parent and are not routinely submitted, but the Commissioner may request them; attendance/hours logs and curriculum plans are the practical minimum.

Testing or evaluation

None. Nebraska requires no standardized testing, portfolio review, or academic assessment of exempt-school students.

Diplomas and transcripts

No state rules on homeschool credits or diplomas; Nebraska does not issue or validate homeschool diplomas. Note the higher hour floor for high school grades (1,080 vs 1,032), track hours per grade level. Nebraska has no ESA/voucher program (the 2023-24 voucher law was repealed and the replacement was rejected by voters in November 2024), so no state funding strings apply.

Where this comes from

Statute: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 79-1601, 79-201, 79-1701; Nebraska Dept. of Education Rule 13, 92 NAC 13 (Rule 12 was repealed in 2016 and Rule 13 now covers both religious and non-religious exemptions).

Source: https://www.education.ne.gov/fos/exempt-schools/

Last reviewed: July 2026 · our confidence in this entry: medium

Homeschool law changes, and a page like this goes stale without announcing it. Check the statute above against your own reading before a filing deadline. If we are out of date, we would rather hear it from you than have you find out at the district office.

Keeping the records is the other half of this. Our Records System has the editable transcript with the GPA already wired, 131 course descriptions, and this same statute-cited summary for all fifty states and DC. Thirty-nine dollars, one household, however many children you have.