Legacy of Victory

AB 452 – Would have created a notification system ensuring every parent, including private homeschool parents, was informed of laws regarding safe firearm storage. The bill also rewrote private school law to require each homeschool family to report to the Superintendent of Education and opened the door to future new burdensome requirements.

AB 2756: Would require annual fire inspections of private homeschoolers’ residences without a warrant or reasonable cause. Also would require private homeschools to choose from a list of options that best described their school when filing the Private School Affidavit (PSA) in October each year.

AB 2926: Would have likely resulted in the loss of parental authority over curriculum choices and regulations making private home-schooling virtually impossible for most parents.

AB 1841 – Private homeschoolers may opt their child out of the public school’s special education evaluations and services.

AB 1663 – Private homeschoolers may opt their child out of the public school’s special education evaluations and services.

AB 650 – Would have implemented a statewide daytime curfew for minors.

AB 2117 – Would have implemented a statewide daytime curfew for minors.

These bills would have implemented universal preschool for 3 year olds and 4 year olds:

2003: AB 712, AB 56, SB 432; 1999: SB 277; 1998:AB 2332

Defeated! On allegations of truancy, homeschoolers would be referred directly to the district attorney and charged with a crime resulting in fines up to $2,000 and up to one year in jail.

Passed! Protects parental constitutional rights by requiring that CPS social workers: 1) advise individuals of allegations against them; and 2) to adhere to the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.

Defeated! Would criminalize spanking (prison time and loss of children).

Defeated! Newborns discharged from hospital only after “at-risk factors” screening followed up with intrusive home visits.

Defeated! Coercively requiring all parents to enroll their newborn in a government-controlled health care program before releasing the newborn from the hospital to go home with its parents.

Defeated! State and  local health officials given full control over all families, and medical professionals during health emergencies, including separating children from their parents.

Defeated! Socialized Medicine – total government control over all health care, including life and death decisions.

Defeated! Socialized Medicine – total government control over all health care, including life and death decisions.

Defeated! Socialized Medicine – total government control over all health care, including life and death decisions.

Amended! Removed personal beliefs exemption to school-required vaccines.  Our approved amendments removed private homeschool pupils from being required to receive mandated vaccines.

Defeated! Coercive inspection of homeschoolers’ bathrooms (a privacy invasion).

Passed with our amendments! Coercive inspection of homeschoolers’ bathrooms (a privacy invasion).

Defeated! “Educational neglect” would be a new category of child abuse and neglect. Homeschooling could have been investigated by social workers on erroneous allegations of child neglect.

Defeated! “Truancy” – new category of child abuse and neglect. Homeschoolers could have been investigated by social workers on erroneous allegations of child abuse and neglect.

Passed! Protects the rights of parents falsely accused of child abuse. Ensures their right to a due process hearing and removes their names from the state’s Child Abuse Central Index.

Defeated! All nonprofit organizations including most homeschool organizations would have been subject to a nightmare of complex, vague, and extremely costly reporting requirements.

Defeated! Would have added new oppressive and costly regulations, fees, and paperwork effectively ending babysitting by anyone over 17.