IMO, PA has NY beat.
I’ve heard what PA requires and while NY regs are a nuisance, I do better with accountability so I didn’t mind them as much.
In Oklahoma, the state constitution gives parents complete authority. If the state decides to show up on your doorstep, your kids have to demonstration some education. We used to joke that we wished out kids would stop demonstrating their education long enough to eat their meals or use the bathroom.
I have to notify Nevada once, when my kids reach age 7, and then again if we move. That’s it. It’s so nice. If I fail at homeschooling, I’m the one who gets stuck with a useless grown kid, after all. And I don’t have to worry about passing some common core-aligned test when our curriculum doesn’t follow their plan.
Let’s be honest, you don’t need a government and a school district for accountability. Those people are the reason most of us homeschool. I don’t want them to know we exist.
We moved from Michigan (total freedom) to Maryland (”accountability”)
We searched until we found an umbrella school that is very low key and non-intrusive.
We also don’t take part in home-school co-ops as we believe them to be a crutch. Our kids are not brainiacs, well, one is and he’s studying aerospace engineering, the rest are self-supporting and good citizens, so the approach worked.
Honestly, don’t think that you need someone from the state judging your every move.