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                                                                       2026
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 26-020
BY SENATOR(S) Pelton R., Amabile, Baisley, Benavidez, Bridges, Bright,
Carson, Catlin, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum, Frizell, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp,
Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton B., Rich, Roberts, Rodriguez,
Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Zamora Wilson, Coleman;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Johnson and Garcia Sander, Barron, Bottoms,
Bradfield, Bradley, Caldwell, Camacho, Carter, DeGraaf, Duran, Flanell,
Gonzalez R., Hartsook, Jackson, Keltie, Luck, Richardson, Slaugh, Soper,
Suckla, Taggart, Weinberg, Winter T., Woodrow, Woog, McCluskie.
  CONCERNING THE RECOGNITION OF APRIL 9, 2026, AS
"HOME EDUCATION DAY" IN COLORADO.
    WHEREAS, Colorado law affirms that it is the primary right and
obligation of parents to choose the proper education and training for
children under their care and supervision, and that home-based education
is a legitimate alternative to classroom attendance for the instruction of
children; and
    WHEREAS, Home education is part of America's national heritage,
as evidenced in the formative years of home-educated Americans such as
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Abraham
Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Abigail Adams,
Patrick Henry, John Jay, Booker T. Washington, Andrew
Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, and Ansel.Adams; and
    WHEREAS, Growing research indicates that adults who were
home~educated internalize the values and beliefs of their parents at a high
rate; and
    WHEREAS, Home-educated students score above the national
institutional average on achievementtests regardless oftheir parents' level
of formal education or their family's household income; and
    WHEREAS, There were an estimated 57,000 home-educated students
in grades K-12 in Colorado during the 2024-2025 school year; and
   WHEREAS, The home-educated students in Colorado save taxpayers
an estimated $1 billion annually; and
   WHEREAS, The 3.4 million children who are home-educated in the
United States today save American taxpayers an estimated $64 billion
annually;and
    WHEREAS, Parents who have home-educated their children are to be
commended for their extraordinary sacrifice and commitment that has
produced millions of home-educated graduates who are equipped to be
successful and productive citizens because of the values, education, and
training they have received from their parents; now, therefore,
    Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventy-fifth General Assembly of
the State of Colorado, the House ofRepresentatives concurring herein:
   That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, honor,
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thank, and celebrate home educators and their home-educated children of
this state and recognize April 9, 2026, as Home Education Day in
Colorado.
James Rashad Coleman Sr.  Julie McClusi<le
PRESIDENT OF  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE  OF REPRESENTATIVES
Esther van Mourik
SECRETARY OF
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                                    CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
THE SENATE  OF REPRESENTATIVES
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