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Connecticut adopts homeschool regulation over staunch objection from GOP
The bill requires background checks and annual in-person registration, and it bars parents with active child welfare cases or abuse registry listings.
- On Monday, the Connecticut Senate passed House Bill 5468 in a 22-14 vote, establishing the state's first formal homeschooling regulations and sending the bill to Gov. Ned Lamont for signature.
- High-Profile cases involving homeschooled children, including 12-year-old Eve Rogers, prompted the legislation as proponents argue the rules ensure child safety where Connecticut currently lacks oversight.
- Republican senators opposed the measure, citing the U.S. Supreme Court case Pierce v. Society of Sisters and arguing it infringes on parental liberty; many urged the state to reform the DCF instead.
- Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney defended the bill as a "minimal degree of regulation" necessary to protect children, while Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding called it a "politically targeted effort" in an election year.
- Pending the governor's signature, the law creates immediate administrative requirements for families withdrawing children from public schools, while new oversight requirements could trigger constitutional challenges regarding state authority versus parental rights.
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Connecticut adopts homeschool regulation over staunch objection from GOP
A controversial bill to impose Connecticut’s first regulations on homeschooling gained final passage in the Senate after lengthy debate Monday evening.
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Controversial homeschool bill passes Senate, moves to Lamont
Connecticut has some of the most laissez-faire homeschooling regulations in the country, but a new bill might change that. “An Act Concerning the Provision of Parent-Managed Learning,” or HB 5468, passed the state Senate, 22-14, along party lines before midnight on May 4. It passed through the House of Representatives on April 23. If it is approved by Gov. Ned Lamont, it will implement significant, and in some cases, unprecedented requirements …
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