Connecticut HB 5468: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF PARENT-MANAGED LEARNING.

Bill Text

Substitute House Bill No. 5468 
 
Public Act No. 26-37 
 
 
AN  ACT  CONCERNING  THE  PROVISION  OF  PARENT-MANAGED 
LEARNING. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Section  10-184  of  the general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2027): 
[All parents and those who have the care of children shall bring them 
up in some lawful and honest employment and instruct them or cause 
them  to  be  instructed  in  reading,  writing,  spelling,  English  grammar, 
geography,  arithmetic  and  United  States  history  and  in  citizenship, 
including a study of the town, state and federal governments. Subject to 
the  provisions  of  this  section  and  section  10-15c,  each  parent  or  other 
person having control of a child five years of age and over and under 
eighteen  years  of  age shall  cause  such  child  to  attend  a  public  school 
regularly during the hours and terms the public school in the district in 
which such child resides is in session, unless such child is a high school 
graduate or the parent or person having control of such child is able to 
show that the child is elsewhere receiving equivalent instruction in the 
studies taught in the public schools. For the school years commencing 
July  1,  2011, to  July  1,  2022,  inclusive,  the  parent  or  person  having 
control  of  a  child  seventeen years  of  age  may  consent,  as  provided  in 
this section, to such child's withdrawal from school. For the school year 

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commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, a student who 
is  eighteen  years  of  age  or  older  may  withdraw  from  school.  Such 
parent, person or student shall personally appear at the school district 
office and sign a withdrawal form. Such withdrawal form shall include 
an  attestation  from  a  guidance  counselor,  school  counselor  or  school 
administrator of the school that such school district has provided such 
parent, person or student with information on the educational options 
available  in  the  school  system  and  in  the  community.  The  parent  or 
person having control of a child seventeen years of age may withdraw 
such  child  from  school  and  enroll  such  child  in  an  adult  education 
program   pursuant   to   section   10-69.   Such   parent   or   person   shall 
personally appear  at  the  school  district   office  and   sign  an  adult 
education  withdrawal  and  enrollment  form.  Such  adult  education 
withdrawal and enrollment form shall include an attestation (1) from a 
school counselor or school administrator of the school that such school 
district  has  provided  such  parent  or person  with  information  on  the 
educational   options   available   in   the   school   system   and   in   the 
community, and (2) from such parent or person that such child will be 
enrolled in an adult education program upon such child's withdrawal 
from school. The parent or person having control of a child five years of 
age  shall  have  the  option  of  not  sending  the  child  to  school  until  the 
child  is  six  years  of  age  and  the  parent  or  person  having  control  of  a 
child six years of age shall have the option of not sending the child to 
school until the child is seven years of age. The parent or person shall 
exercise such option by personally appearing at the school district office 
and signing an option form. The school district shall provide the parent 
or person with information on the educational opportunities available 
in the school system.] 
(a) As used in this section and sections 2 and 3 of this act: 
(1) "Parent-managed learning" means the provision of education that 
is managed by a parent or guardian of a child in a setting other than a 

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public school or nonpublic school. 
(2) "Nonpublic school" means a school that is not a public school and 
that  (A)  is  approved  by  the  Department  of  Education  following  such 
school receiving accreditation by an accrediting agency approved by the 
Department of Education, or (B) files a student attendance report with 
the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 10-188, as amended 
by this act. 
(b) All parents and guardians of children shall bring such children up 
in  some  lawful  and honest  employment  and  instruct  or  cause  such 
children to be instructed in reading, writing, spelling, English grammar, 
geography,   arithmetic   and   United   States   history   and   citizenship, 
including a study of town, state and federal governments. Subject to the 
provisions of this section and section 10-15c, each parent or guardian of 
a child, who is five years of age or over and under eighteen years of age 
and  not  a  high  school  graduate,  shall  cause  such  child  t