(a) A local public school district:

(1) Shall afford a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a public school the same rights and privileges enjoyed by other public school students; and

(2) Shall not deny a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a public school any of the following solely on the basis of having attended a home school:

(A) Award of course credits earned in the home school;

(B) Placement in the proper grade level and promotion to the next grade level;

(C) Except as provided in subsection (g) of this section, a diploma or graduation;

(D) Participation in any academic or extracurricular activity;

(E) Membership in school-sponsored clubs, associations, or organizations; or

(F) Scholarships.

(b) To enroll or re-enroll in a public school, a home-schooled student shall submit to the public school:

(1) A transcript listing all courses taken and semester grades from the home school; and

(2) A portfolio of indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress, including without limitation:

(A) Curricula used in the home school;

(B) Tests taken and lessons completed by the home-schooled student; and

(C) Other indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress.

(c) A public school shall place a home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in the public school at a grade level and academic course level equivalent to or higher than the home-schooled student's grade level and academic course level in the home school:

(1) As indicated by the home-schooled student's:

(A) Transcript listing all courses taken and semester grades from the home school;

(B) Score of at least the thirtieth percentile on a nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment taken in the past year; and

(C) Portfolio of indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress, including without limitation:

(i) Curricula used in the home school;

(ii) Tests taken and lessons completed by the home-schooled student; and

(iii) Other indicators of the home-schooled student's academic progress; or

(2) By mutual agreement between the public school and the home-schooled student's parent or legal guardian.

(d) If the student is unable to provide a nationally recognized norm-referenced test score, the school shall:

(1) Assess the student using a nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment; or

(2) Waive the nationally recognized norm-referenced assessment requirement.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, if the home-schooled student does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of this section, the public school shall have sole authority to determine the home-schooled student's grade placement and course credits based on the same methods used when a student who attended another public or private school enrolls or re-enrolls in the public school.

(f) A public school may waive all requirements under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and enroll the student by mutual agreement with the parent or guardian.

(g) A home-schooled student who enrolls or re-enrolls in a local public school shall attend classes for at least nine (9) months immediately before graduation before the student can become eligible to graduate from the public school with a diploma.