Homeschooling in Connecticut
No filing is currently required. Public Act 26-37 (signed May 2026) phases in new oversight: a DCF/registry check on new withdrawals begins 2027–28, and a mandatory annual declaration begins 2028–29. Nothing new is in force for 2026–27. No testing, portfolio, or hours requirement.
Moderate regulation
What Connecticut requires
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No filing required (2026–27)
No state declaration or registration is required for the current school year. A voluntary notice to your local district is customary but not legally mandated.
Official resource →2
Phase-in: DCF/registry check (2027–28)
Under PA 26-37, a DCF/child-abuse-registry check applies to households newly withdrawing from public school starting in 2027–28. Pre-existing homeschoolers are grandfathered from this check.
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Phase-in: annual declaration required (2028–29)
Starting in the 2028–29 school year, an annual intent-to-educate declaration is required by October 1. No portfolio and no testing — those provisions were stripped from the final law.
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Teach required subjects
Reading, writing, spelling, English grammar, geography, US history, arithmetic, science, health (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-184 — unchanged by PA 26-37).
What Romeschool tracks for you: Subject coverage, activity log. (Annual declaration reminder begins 2028–29.)
Recent Connecticut homeschool law changes
Connecticut Just Ended the Last Zero-Oversight Homeschool Law in America
May 29, 2026
'Targeted Interference': Inside the Pushback to Connecticut's New Homeschool Law
May 28, 2026
Connecticut Homeschoolers Push Back Against New Restrictions - National Catholic Register
May 15, 2026