Connecticut Bill: HB 5468

Bill Summary

HB 5468 replaces Connecticut’s longstanding, light‑touch equivalent‑instruction standard with a detailed regulatory framework that treats homeschooling as a formally registered, state‑supervised category. Beginning with the 2028–29 school year, parents providing “equivalent instruction” must notify the district in person, file annual continuation forms, keep education records, and demonstrate equivalence each year through a portfolio review, standardized test, or other approved evidence, while districts track and report homeschoolers and may block withdrawal from public school if the family is under certain child‑protective orders.

Why It Matters to the Make America Healthy Again Movement

The MAHA Movement opposes this bill because it shifts homeschooling from a private, parent‑directed responsibility to a state‑monitored activity, forcing families to register, document, and prove that their education matches public‑school expectations. By expanding data reporting, linking DCF checks to withdrawals, and conditioning families’ freedom to homeschool on ongoing demonstrations of “equivalence,” HB 5468 undermines MAHA’s commitment to robust parental rights, local autonomy, and educational independence from centralized state standards.