Connecticut Senate Advances Homeschool Bill 22-14, Requiring Notices and DCF Checks
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Updated · Fox News · May 15
Connecticut Senate Advances Homeschool Bill 22-14, Requiring Notices and DCF Checks
4 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 15
A 22-14 Connecticut Senate vote sent a homeschooling oversight bill forward after the House approved it 96-53 last week, leaving the measure short of veto-override margins in both chambers.
The proposal would require annual notices of intent and Department of Children and Families background checks when a child leaves public school, and would bar homeschooling if a parent or another household adult faces an active DCF investigation or is on the abuse registry.
Opposition centered on parental-rights and due-process concerns, with three Senate Democrats and four House Democrats joining Republicans against the bill and homeschool advocates warning it treats families as suspects without evidence of harm.
The bill may have limited immediate force because lawmakers acknowledged during earlier floor debate that it lacks a clear enforcement mechanism, though critics say it could lay groundwork for stricter future controls.
Why is a failing child protection agency being tasked with overseeing thousands of new homeschooling families?
What is the true purpose of a new homeschooling law that currently has no enforcement mechanism?