CT HB05468

Parents/guardians of children ages 5-18 must enroll them in public school, nonpublic school, or provide "equivalent instruction" (homeschooling), with new registration requirements starting in the 2028-2029 school year requiring in-person signing of intent to educate forms at school district offices

Children withdrawn from public school for homeschooling cannot be withdrawn until the Department of Children and Families confirms the parent/guardian is not subject to protective supervision orders or receiving protective services, with a two-business-day review process

Homeschooled students must demonstrate equivalent instruction annually between March 1 and June 1 through portfolio submission, standardized testing, state mastery exams, or obtaining a state high school diploma; parents must retain education records for at least three years

Homeschooled children may take up to two classes per school year at their local public school and participate in extracurricular activities, intramural athletics, and interscholastic athletics, with these students counted as one-quarter enrollment for state funding purposes

Department of Education must develop guidance and forms for equivalent instruction by July 1, 2027, and school districts must make at least three contact attempts with families who fail to submit required continuation forms by September 1 each year