Senate Bill 374: Requires Homeschooled Children Ages 12, 14, and 17 to Receive a Behavioral Health Assessment

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Last Updated: February 4, 2013
Senate Bill 374: Requires Homeschooled Children Ages 12, 14, and 17 to Receive a Behavioral Health Assessment
Sponsors:
Senator Toni Nathaniel Harp and Representative Toni E. Walker
Summary:

This proposed bill would require homeschooled children ages 12, 14, and 17 to have a "behavioral health assessment." The health care provider performing the assessment would be required to complete a form designed by the State Board of Education verifying that the assessment had been completed.

HSLDA's Position:

This assessment would constitute an unwarranted, gross invasion of family privacy. This bill should be opposed.

Action Requested:

1. Please call or email as many members of the Public Health Committee as possible with this message or a similar message in your own words:

"Please vote against Proposed Bill 374, which would require behavioral health assessments for homeschooled children ages 12, 14, and 17 without any indication that they were needed. These comprehensive, invasive evaluations would constitute an unwarranted invasion of family privacy."

When emailing members of the Committee, we recommend that you put in the subject line: "I oppose Bill 374."

Last names A-F please contact:

Sen. Terry B. Gerratana, Chair (D-06)
Email here http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Gerratana-mailform.php
1-800-842-1420

Rep. Susan M. Johnson, Chair (D-049)
Email here Susan.Johnson@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Sen. Gayle S. Slossberg, Vice Chair (D-14)
Email here http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Slossberg-mailform.php
1-800-842-1420

Rep. Philip J. Miller, Vice Chair (D-036)
Email here Philip.Miller@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Sen. Jason C. Welch, Ranking Member (R-31)
Email here http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/contact-welch/
1-800-842-1421

Rep. Prasad Srinivasan, Ranking Member (R-031)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-prasad-srinivasan/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. David Alexander (D-058)
Email here David.Alexander@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Last names G-L please contact:

Rep. David Arconti (D-109)
Email here David.Arconti@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Sen. Danté J.C. Bartolomeo (D-13)
Email here http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Bartolomeo-mailform.php
1-800-842-1420

Rep. Whit Betts (R-078)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-whit-betts/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. Michelle L. Cook (D-065)
Email here Michelle.Cook@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. Theresa W. Conroy (D-105)
Email here Theresa.Conroy@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. Christopher Davis (R-057)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-christopher-davis/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. Mike Demicco (D-021)
Email here Mike.Demicco@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Last names M-R please contact:

Rep. DebraLee Hovey (R-112)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-debralee-hovey/
1-800-842-1423

Sen. Robert J. Kane (R-32)
Email here http://ctsenaterepublicans.com/contact-kane/
1-800-842-1421

Rep. Themis Klarides (R-114)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-themis/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. James Maroney (D-119)
Email here James.Maroney@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Sen. Anthony J. Musto (D-22)
Email here http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/Musto-mailform.php
1-800-842-1420

Rep. Jason Perillo (R-113)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-jason-perillo/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. Emmett D. Riley (D-046)
Email here Emmett.Riley@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Last names S-Z please contact:

Rep. Kevin Ryan (D-139)
Email here Kevin.Ryan@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. Peggy Sayers (D-060)
Email here Peggy.Sayers@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. David A. Scribner (R-107)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-david-scribner/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. Peter A. Tercyak (D-026)
Email here Peter.Tercyak@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. Patricia M. Widlitz (D-098)
Email here Patricia.Widlitz@cga.ct.gov
1-800-842-8267

Rep. Melissa H. Ziobron (R-034)
Email here http://cthousegop.com/contact-melissa/
1-800-842-1423

Rep. David Zoni (D-081)
Email here http://www.housedems.ct.gov/Zoni/
1-800-842-8267

2. Please forward this email to every family you know who is not a member of HSLDA and urge them to contact members of the Committee.

Status:

Referred to committee. See "Bill History" link below.

 Other Resources

Bill Text

Bill History