Legislative Update
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 7:48 AM
HB6486 An Act Concerning Extended Producer Responsibility For Tires. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 4/11)
Status: In Concurrence (6/5)
To establish extended producer responsibility for tires.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 1/30 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6896 An Act Concerning Early Childhood. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: File Number 681 (5/2)
To study issues concerning early childhood.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/28 11:30 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6899 An Act Concerning Access By The Legislative Office Of Fiscal Analysis To Certain Education Data. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: Senate Calendar Number 540 (5/22)
To allow the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis to access certain education data.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/24 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1216 An Act Concerning Funding For Student Meals. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: File Number 703 (5/4)
To require a study of funding needed to provide school meals for students.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/28 11:30 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1218 An Act Concerning The Teachers' Retirement Board's Recommendations For Changes To The Teachers' Retirement System Statutes. - SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENT (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: File Number 729 (5/8)
To make the Teachers' Retirement Board's recommended changes to statutes concerning the Teachers' Retirement System.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/28 11:30 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1219 An Act Concerning Fully Funding Excess Costs For Special Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: File Number 704 (5/4)
To require a study of funding needed to fully cover excess costs for special education.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/28 11:30 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6879 An Act Concerning Teacher Certification. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 589 (4/13)
To allow teachers with an elementary education endorsement to teach in grades kindergarten to six, inclusive; to establish the Commission to Modernize the Educator Workforce to review and make recommendations concerning educator preparation programs and certification; to expand the alternate route to certification program administered by the Office of Higher Education; and to allow a person with specialized training, experience or expertise in the arts to be issued an adjunct instructor permit if such person holds a bachelor's degree or higher.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6880 An Act Concerning Teachers And Paraeducators. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 825 (5/25)
To (1) require boards of education to post online curriculum materials and the nutrition value of school meals, (2) allow all minor parents to request enrollment in adult education, (3) allow public schools to serve whole milk, (4) study the implementation of a state-wide virtual school for children with medical conditions or who are unvaccinated, (5) study the fiscal impact of school voucher programs, (6) increase lunch time for students from twenty minutes to thirty minutes, (7) require the posting of a meeting agenda and any associated documents on the board of education's web site, and (8) require the Commissioner of Education to appoint a parent advisory group and a teacher advisory group.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6882 An Act Concerning Education Mandate Relief And Other Technical And Assorted Revisions And Additions To The Education And Early Childhood Education Statutes. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 860 (6/2)
To (1) require the Department of Education to conduct a review of the education laws every two years to identify obsolete and duplicative mandates on the department and boards of education; (2) establish the Education Mandates Review Task Force to review and make recommendations concerning the repeal of or amendment to education mandates that are overly burdensome; (3) align existing in-service training requirements concerning school violence prevention training with those required under school security and safety plans; and (4) eliminate the completion of a capstone project as part of the high school graduation requirements.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6883 An Act Concerning Students With Developmental Disabilities. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 592 (4/13)
To (1) establish an Office of Transition Services and an Office of Mediation Services within the Department of Education, (2) increase the age until which a student can receive special education services from twenty-one to twenty-two, (3) allow translators to attend planning and placement team meetings and for the individualized education program and other documents to be translated to the primary language of the student or family, (4) require coordination with agencies that provide programs for adults when a student turns fourteen years old, (5) require the publication of a plain language resource explaining the process for hearing complaints and of the decisions made from complaint hearings, (6) require the Department of Education to conduct random audits of special education programs, and (7) require the development of educator in-service training on the laws governing planning and placement team meetings.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1197 An Act Concerning Workforce Development. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/9)
To (1) allow boards of education to provide aerospace and aviation training to students through partnerships with local businesses, (2) allow the establishment of a dual enrollment or early college program related to health care, (3) allow students to be trained as paraeducators while in high school, (4) distribute information concerning vocational agriculture and technical education and career programs to students in middle school, (5) require the Auditors of Public Accounts to audit workforce development programs, (6) establish a grant program for boards of education that includes registered preapprenticeship programs in the high school curriculum, (7) require the expansion of dual credit and dual enrollment programs, and (8) require the establishment of a working group to determine the feasibility of developing an aerospace advanced manufacturing high school.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1198 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The School Indoor Air Quality Working Group. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 569 (4/13)
To (1) implement the recommendations of the school indoor air quality working group by extending and expanding the charge of the school indoor air quality working group, (2) establish the School Indoor Air Quality and HVAC Portal for the purpose of collecting and making available reports of inspections and evaluations of school indoor air quality and heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, (3) increase the amount of funding under the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system grant program, and (4) require the Commissioner of Public Health to establish an optimal thermal comfort range in school buildings and facilities.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1199 An Act Concerning Equity In Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: File Number 728 (5/8)
To (1) establish the educator apprenticeship initiative, (2) add accountability to school districts regarding increasing educator diversity plans, (3) expand funding and opportunities under the Aspiring Educators Diversity Scholarship Program and other educator recruitment programs, (4) create an adjunct professor permit, (5) include cursive writing and world language in the kindergarten to grade eight model curriculum, and (6) provide high school graduation credit for completion of a learner engagement and attendance program and other credit recovery programs.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1200 An Act Concerning Special Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/9)
To (1) exclude certain federal funds from the calculation of net current expenditures per pupil for purposes of the excess cost grant, (2) permit the provision of dual instruction as part of remote learning if required by a student's IEP, (3) extend and expand the charge of the special education task force, (4) give parents the right to have an interpreter present at a planning and placement team meeting, (5) prohibit charter schools from requiring disclosure of special education needs on enrollment applications or as part of the criteria used for the holding of enrollment lotteries, (6) prohibit the use of seclusion in schools and make other revisions to the laws governing physical restraint, (7) extend the school-based health center expansion grant program, (8) require the Department of Education to post all decisions and corrective actions regarding special education complaints, and (9) protect school employees from discipline for making recommendations for accommodations under 504 Plans.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1166 An Act Concerning Implementation Of The Connecticut School Climate Policy. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/2)
Status: File Number 446 (4/5)
To implement the Connecticut school climate policy.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/8 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6757 An Act Concerning Teacher Performance Evaluations. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: File Number 585 (4/13)
To make revisions to how teacher evaluation and support programs are implemented.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6760 An Act Concerning Civics Education And Media Literacy. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/19)
To establish the Connecticut Civics Education and Media Literacy Task Force and to include civics and media literacy in the public school curriculum.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6762 An Act Concerning Early Childhood Education, An Audit Of The State-wide Mastery Examination, The Establishment Of The Connecticut Civics Education And Media Literacy Task Force, The Provision Of Special Education, And A Bill Of Rights For Multilingual Learner Students. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: File Number 859 (6/2)
To require the Department of Education to study schools.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1094 An Act Concerning The Implementation Of Reading Models Or Programs. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: File Number 559 (4/13)
To delay implementation of the requirements regarding reading models or programs.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1095 An Act Concerning School Resource Officers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: File Number 252 (3/28)
To require specificity concerning the use and duties of school resource officers in schools.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1098 An Act Concerning Public Education In The State. - TBD (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: File Number 512 (4/12)
To require the Department of Education to conduct a study of public education in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1028 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/15)
Status: File Number 440 (4/5)
To implement the recommendations of the Department of Education.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/22 1:00 PM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1029 An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Technical Revisions To The Education And Early Childhood Statutes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/15)
Status: File Number 246 (3/28)
To make technical revisions to the education and early childhood statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/22 1:00 PM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6642 An Act Concerning A Title Ix Compliance Toolkit For School Districts. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: In Concurrence (6/5)
To identify or develop a federal Title IX compliance toolkit to assist school districts in properly implementing state and federal laws regarding the prevention, identification and response to adult sexual misconduct.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/16 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6561 An Act Establishing A Task Force For The Protection Of Youth And Intramural And Interscholastic Athletes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: File Number 804 (5/19)
To establish a task force to study injury prevention practices and safety protocols in youth sports leagues and intramural and interscholastic athletics.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/7 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB917 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study The Implementation Of Federal Title Ix Protections For All Municipal Recreation Areas And School Sports Facilities. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: House Calendar Number 507 (5/10)
To establish a working group to study the feasibility of a federal Title IX assessment of all municipal recreation areas and facilities used for the organized playing of sports and public school sports facilities.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/1 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5003 An Act Concerning Education Funding In Connecticut. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/4)
Status: File Number 575 (4/13)
To make revisions to how public education is funded in the state.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/3 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1 An Act Concerning Transparency In Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/4)
Status: House Calendar Number 620 (6/2)
To provide equal and comprehensive access to education and academic opportunities for all children in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/8 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB2 An Act Concerning The Mental, Physical And Emotional Wellness Of Children. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/4)
Status: In Concurrence (6/5)
To improve access to mental, physical and emotional health services for children and provide a continuum of care in the delivery of such services.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/24 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6884 An Act Concerning The Recruitment, Retention And Enhancement Of The Teaching Profession. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations (3/27)
To enhance the teaching profession in the state of Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6881 An Act Concerning Various Revisions To The Education Statutes Related To Educator Compensation And Paraeducators. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/9)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations (3/27)
To (1) exclude mandated trainings from professional development programs for paraeducators, (2) include a paraeducator on professional development and evaluation committees, (3) require the collection of data concerning paraeducators on the state-wide public school information system, (4) require an annual report on paraeducator staffing levels, (5) require paraeducators to review a student's individualized education program with a supervisor, as needed, (6) require the establishment of a grant program to supplement teacher and paraeducator salaries, (7) establish a minimum salary for teachers and paraeducators, (8) require boards of education to (A) offer the Municipal Employee Health Insurance Plan to paraeducators, and (B) pay the employee contribution required under a retirement system for paraeducators, and (9) require the state to pay not less than fifty per cent of the cost to boards of education for providing the Municipal Employee Health Insurance Plan and for paying the employee contribution for retirement benefits.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/15 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6763 An Act Concerning An Audit Of The State-wide Mastery Examination. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations (4/25)
To conduct an audit and develop a plan to address issues relating to the administration of the state-wide mastery examination.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/1 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6790 An Act Expanding Connecticut Fmla To Noncertified School Employees. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/23)
Status: Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations (4/25)
To extend Connecticut FMLA to noncertified school employees.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 3/2 12:30 PM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6662 An Act Implementing The Governor's Budget Recommendations Concerning Education. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: ED Public Hearing: Wed 2/22 01:00 PM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/17)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/22 1:00 PM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6624 An Act Concerning Retired Police And Parole Officers Providing School Security And Peace Officers Carrying Firearms On School Property. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/8)
Status: Referred by House to Committee on Education (4/12)
To expand the types of retired officers who may provide armed security in schools and allow peace officers to carry firearms on school grounds at any time.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/23 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6527 An Act Concerning Delayed Property Tax Payments And Municipal Clerical Errors. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To prohibit municipalities from penalizing taxpayers for delayed payment of property tax if such delays were caused by municipal clerical error.
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HB6528 An Act Establishing A Property Tax Exemption For Certain Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/23)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To permit condominium associations and owners to claim a property tax exemption for electric vehicle charging stations.
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SB267 An Act Concerning The Waiver Period For Certain Reading Curriculum Models Or Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To ease the burden on school districts that meet or exceed student reading achievement.
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SB468 An Act Concerning Civil Immunity For Interscholastic Athletic Organizations And The Sanctioning Bodies Of Private Youth Organizations. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/18)
To provide civil immunity for interscholastic athletic organizations and the sanctioning bodies of private youth organizations when such entities adopt policies that require an athletic participant to compete on a team that matches the gender identity on the person's birth certificate.
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SB477 An Act Concerning The Penalty For Assaulting A Coach. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/18)
To promote safety of coaches in youth sports, thus promoting the safety of those promoting team sports and sportsmanship.
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SB813 An Act Concerning The Suspension Of Implementation Of The Survey On Reading Instruction. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/19)
To suspend implementation of the survey on reading instruction for the school year commencing July 1, 2022.
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HB6019 An Act Concerning Student Assessments. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To audit the costs and time spent implementing mastery examinations with the goal of making such implementation more cost and time-effective and to establish a pilot program for an innovative model of student assessment and school quality measurement.
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HB6021 An Act Prohibiting The Withholding Of Recess As A Form Of Discipline. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To prohibit schools from withholding recess as a form of discipline.
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HB6031 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Conduct A Study Concerning School Start Times. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To establish a task force to conduct a study concerning school start times.
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HB6051 An Act Authorizing School Officials To Raise And Release Butterflies. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/18)
To free school officials to raise caterpillars and release butterflies when teaching the butterfly life cycle to students.
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HB6197 An Act Requiring Student Athletes To Compete In Interscholastic Athletics That Corresponds With Their Biological Genders. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/19)
To require student athletes to compete in sporting events that correspond to their biological genders.
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HB6198 An Act Concerning Revisions And Updates To The Teacher Certification Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/19)
To ensure that public schools have adequate staffing to provide proper education services to students by supporting, encouraging, facilitating, streamlining and adjusting teacher certification requirements.
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HB6207 An Act Concerning Social And Emotional Learning. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/19)
To implement the recommendations of the Social and Emotional Learning and School Climate Advisory Collaborative.
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HB6213 An Act Prohibiting Student Athletes Who Were Born As Males From Participating In Women's Interscholastic Athletic Events. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/19)
To eliminate unfair competition in women's interscholastic sporting competition.
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HB6322 An Act Promoting, Encouraging And Supporting The Technical Education And Career System. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To promote, encourage and support the Technical Education and Career System.
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HB6326 An Act Concerning Disordered Eating Awareness In Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To require local and regional boards of education to include goals for reducing disordered eating in school wellness policies.
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HB6327 An Act Limiting Student Suspensions For Minor Infractions. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To limit student suspensions for minor infractions, such as cursing.
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HB6329 An Act Concerning The Incorporation Of Play-based Learning In Schools. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To incorporate play-based learning in grades prekindergarten to five, inclusive, for the purpose of improving the development of students' executive functions and reducing the negative impact of high levels of childhood anxiety.
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HB6331 An Act Requiring Public School Educators To Recognize Each Student By The Biological Gender Of Such Student. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To require public school educators to recognize each student by the biological gender of such student.
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HB6332 An Act Establishing A Special Education Advisory Council. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/20)
To establish a special education advisory council to advise the Department of Education and the State Board of Education on issues related to special education teacher attrition and ideas for retention.
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HB6378 An Act Concerning The Cardiac Health Of Student Athletes. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/20)
To protect children from cardiac emergencies while participating in school athletic activities.
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HB6428 An Act Concerning The Protection Of Sports Officials. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/23)
To protect sports officials from harassment and assault.
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HB6429 An Act Concerning Assault Of A Sports Official. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/23)
To make assault of a sports official a misdemeanor crime.
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HB5516 An Act Concerning Retirement Benefits For Teachers Who Worked Through The Covid-19 Pandemic. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/18)
To provide a teacher pandemic pension credit for teachers who worked full-time during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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HB5517 An Act Concerning Membership Of The Teachers' Retirement Board. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/18)
To add an additional two retired teacher members to the Teachers' Retirement Board to have a fair representation of retired teachers on the Board.
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HB5524 An Act Concerning Management Of The Teachers' Retirement System By The State Comptroller. - TBD DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/18)
To increase transparency and responsiveness of the teachers' retirement system on behalf of retired teachers.
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HB5532 An Act Appropriating Funds For Free Student Meals. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/18)
To require all public schools make available school meals to all students free of charge.
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HB5542 An Act Requiring The Department Of Education To Grant Waivers For Implementing A Reading Curriculum Model Or Program. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To require the Department of Education to grant waiver to local or regional boards of education from implementing a reviewed and recommended reading curriculum model or program unless the department can demonstrate that the reading curriculum model or program in use by such board does not meet the requirements set forth in section 10-14hh of general statutes.
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HB5543 An Act Allowing Parents To Opt Out Of Bus Service For High School Students. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To allow parents to opt out of bus service for their children who are in grades nine to twelve, inclusive.
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HB5546 An Act Allowing Off-duty Law Enforcement Officers To Carry Firearms On School Grounds. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To allow off-duty police officers to carry firearms used in the performance of official duties on school grounds.
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HB5549 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Financial Literacy Instruction As Part Of The High School Graduation Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To require all Connecticut high school students to complete a course in financial literacy as a part of high school graduation requirements.
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HB5550 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Financial Literacy Instruction As Part Of The High School Graduation Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To require all Connecticut high school students to complete a course in financial literacy so that they will obtain broad financial literacy skills.
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HB5551 An Act Concerning Universal Free And Healthy School Meals. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To provide free and healthy school breakfasts and lunches to all students in public schools, regardless of family income.
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HB5552 An Act Concerning Later School Start Times At Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/18)
To require later school start times at public schools for the purpose of facilitating an environment and schedule conducive to learning by kids and teenagers.
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HB5783 An Act Establishing A Municipal Right Of First Refusal For Affordable Property Developments. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Housing (1/18)
To grant a right of first refusal to municipalities for set-aside developments and to require that any municipalities exercising such right complete such developments within eight years.
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HB5383 An Act Concerning Teachers' Retirement Benefits And The Purchase Of Additional Years Of Service. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/17)
To eliminate retired teacher benefits from being prorated and make the Teachers' Retirement System more equitable for retired teachers who purchased additional years of service for out-of-state service.
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HB5391 An Act Establishing A Mentorship Program For Teachers Working Under A Durational Shortage Area Permit. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To establish a mentorship program for teachers who work under a durational shortage area permit.
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HB5393 An Act Concerning The Prohibition Of Dual Instruction As Part Of Remote Learning. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To clarify the prohibition on dual instruction as part of remote learning for students receiving special education.
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HB5396 An Act Concerning The Cessation Of Edtpa As Part Of Educator Preparation Programs In The State. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To replace the use of edTPA with an alternative preservice performance assessment.
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HB5397 An Act Increasing Funding For Bilingual Education Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To increase funding for bilingual education programs in the state.
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SB196 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study The Feasibility Of A Title Ix Assessment Of Certain Recreation Areas And Sports Facilities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/16)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/17)
To conduct a study of the feasibility of a federal Title IX assessment of certain recreation areas and sports facilities.
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HB5208 An Act Eliminating The Thirty-minute Time Mandate Required For Educator Lunch Periods. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/12)
To eliminate the thirty-minute time mandate required for lunch periods for certified employees in schools.
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HB5211 An Act Permitting Municipal Financial Decision-making For Certain School-related Expenses. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/12)
To reserve to municipalities decision-making authority regarding the provision of school-related noneducational services.
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HB5261 An Act Concerning Retiree Members Of The Teachers' Retirement Board. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/13)
To increase the number of retired teachers on the Teachers' Retirement Board from two to four.
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HB5262 An Act Concerning The Election Of Members To The Teachers' Retirement Board. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/13)
To reform the procedures for election of members to the Teachers' Retirement Board.
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HB5268 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Virtual School In Connecticut. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To offer an alternative education opportunity for certain students who are unable to attend school in person.
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HB5269 An Act Excluding Current Early Childhood Educators In School Readiness Programs From The Staff Qualifications Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To grandfather current early childhood educators in school readiness programs from the staff qualifications requirements.
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HB5270 An Act Concerning Parental Involvement In Education. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To promote transparency and parental involvement in the development of the curriculum that will be taught in the school district.
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HB5271 An Act Concerning The Teaching Of Climate Change Instruction In Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To help close the opportunity gap, further environmental justice and protect the environment by educating all children in grades three to twelve, inclusive, about the role humans have played in accelerating climate change, and equipping all students with the tools necessary to be part of a green economy.
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HB5272 An Act Increasing The Civics Credit Requirement For High School Graduation. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To increase citizenship and civic literacy by requiring students to earn one full credit of civics instruction as part of high school graduation requirements in Connecticut.
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HB5273 An Act Providing Full Funding Of Special Education And Education Cost-sharing Grant Funding To Alliance Districts And Distressed Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To provide more equitable education funding by increasing special education and education cost-sharing grant funding to alliance districts and school districts for distressed municipalities.
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HB5274 An Act Establishing A Scope Of Review Process For The Adoption Of New Curriculum Guides And Materials And Providing For Legislative Appointments To The State Board Of Education. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To provide transparency and solicit community input on newly developed curriculum guides and materials by the State Board of Education.
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HB5299 An Act Concerning A Credit Against The Personal Income Tax For Certain Teachers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/13)
To establish a credit against the personal income tax for certain teachers for classroom supplies purchased by the teacher with such teacher's personal funds.
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SB44 An Act Requiring Education In The Detection Of Concussions And Dangers Of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/12)
To prevent concussions in high school and college athletes, and educate coaches and gym teachers regarding early detection of concussions and dangers of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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SB49 An Act Concerning A Study Of Minority Teacher Recruitment And Retention Programs And Policies In The State. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/12)
To study and evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of existing minority teacher recruitment and retention programs and policies and other issues relating to minority teacher recruitment and retention in the state.
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SB113 An Act Concerning School Nurses And Nurse Practitioners. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To ensure that students receive qualified nursing care in school.
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SB116 An Act Concerning The Eligibility Requirements For Who May Serve As A School Resource Officer. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To expand the eligibility of those persons who can serve as school resource officers.
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SB117 An Act Concerning Career Training Programs And Workforce Development. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To develop programs and provide information concerning trade schools and careers for middle school and high school students and for high school graduates, establish a task force to examine transportation barriers related to work-based learning programs, amend the journeyperson to apprentice ratio until June 30, 2025, require an audit of workforce development programs and require instruction in financial literacy in schools.
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SB118 An Act Concerning The Waiver Period For Certain Reading Curriculum Models Or Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To ease the administrative burden on school districts relating to the reading curriculum model or program mandate.
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SB119 An Act Concerning The Use Of School Resource Officers In Connecticut Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To provide clarity around the use and duties of school resource officers in Connecticut schools.
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SB155 An Act Concerning Development Of An Alternative Pathways Program For High School Graduates. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Change of Reference, House to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement (1/31)
To help meet the needs of Connecticut's workforce.
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HB5151 An Act Permitting School Districts To Opt Out Of The Common Core State Standards. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/11)
To allow school districts to opt out of the Common Core State Standards and to choose an alternative standard for its curriculum.
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HB5152 An Act Concerning The Display Of The Constitution Of The United States For Students In Public Schools Throughout The State. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/11)
To ensure that students are able to learn about the foundation of the rights and liberties of all citizens of the United States of America.
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HB5153 An Act Concerning The Full Funding Of The Education Cost Sharing Grant. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/11)
To fully fund the education cost sharing grant.
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HB5063 An Act Concerning Revisions To The Next Generation Science Standards And The Climate Change Curriculum Taught To Students. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/9)
To amend the portion of the Next Generation Science Standards as it relates to the climate change curriculum requirement.
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HB5064 An Act Concerning Performance Evaluations For Superintendents Of School Districts. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/9)
To ensure that performance evaluations for superintendents of schools are completed in a transparent manner.
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HB5101 An Act Requiring Uniform Standards For Temperature And Humidity In Schools Across The State. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/9)
To require the same standards for temperature and humidity in schools across the state.
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HB5114 An Act Concerning School Lunch Availability To All Students. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/10)
To provide school lunch availability to all students regardless of their parents' ability to pay.
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HB5115 An Act Concerning Parental Access To School Curricula And Other Course Materials. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/10)
To provide transparency in education.
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HB5117 An Act Concerning Parental Access To School Curricula And Other Course Materials. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/10)
To provide transparency in education.
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HB5140 An Act Allowing A Moral Or Philosophical Objection As An Exemption To The School Immunization Requirements. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/10)
To allow a moral or philosophical objection as an exemption to the school immunization requirements.
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SB18 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Financial Literacy In The Public School Curriculum. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/10)
To include financial literacy in the public school curriculum.
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