SB1295 An Act Concerning Broadband Internet, Gaming, Social Media, Online Services And Consumer Contracts. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/24)
To (1) require the owner of a social media platform to incorporate an online safety center into, and establish a cyberbullying policy for, the owner's social media platform, (2) redefine "heightened risk of harm to minors" to include processing minors' personal data in a manner that presents any reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to minors' physical or mental health, and (3) require the controller of an online service, product or feature that is offered to minors to (A) include a default setting in such service, product or feature to prevent adults from sending unsolicited communications to minors, (B) not use any system design feature to significantly increase, sustain or extend minors' use of such service, product or feature, and (C) disclose to the Attorney General a plan established and implemented to mitigate or eliminate any heightened risk of harm to minors.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1216 An Act Concerning School Emergency Response Systems. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/24)
To authorize the use of funds received under the school security infrastructure competitive grant program for the purchase of emergency response communications systems and personal emergency communication devices for school personnel.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:00 PM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5001 An Act Concerning The Quality And Delivery Of Special Education Services In Connecticut. - (TRACKED ON 1/8)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/23)
To improve the quality and delivery of special education services.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/12 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1510 An Act Concerning Assorted Revisions To The Education Statutes. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (3/26)
To (1) require EASTCONN to establish a pilot program to implement a uniform chart of accounts, (2) increase the retirement benefit for full-time credited service in an alliance district and reduce the penalty for early retirement, (3) from the funds appropriated for the after-school program grant program, (A) provide a grant-in-aid to an organization that provides support services to grant recipients, and (B) set aside ten per cent for towns with populations between seven thousand five hundred and twenty thousand, (4) remove the allowance for the establishment of a Connecticut School Reform Resource Center through contract with a regional educational resource center, and (5) require the Department of Education to allocate funds to the State Education Resource Center as specified in its annual budget.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1511 An Act Concerning Disconnected Youth. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (4/1)
To (1) increase the foundation amount for equalization aid grants and add weight for students eligible for free or reduced price meals, multilingual learners and students requiring special education, (2) add the Department of Correction and Court Support Services to P20 WIN and require data collection and sharing concerning disconnected youth, (3) require establishment of a youth success oversight board within a regional council of governments, (4) require the establishment of a program to provide school-based telehealth mental health services, and (5) require the distribution of youth employment funds to regional workforce development boards based on the percentage of disadvantaged youth in such region.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1512 An Act Establishing The School District Accountability Review Board And Requiring A Forensic Audit Of The Bridgeport Public School District. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: File Number 702 (4/15)
To establish the School District Accountability Review Board to provide assistance to and fiscal oversight of school districts in need of interventions to ensure efficient operations and financial management.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1513 An Act Concerning Aspiring Educators. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/15)
Status: House Calendar Number 645 (5/23)
To make revisions to the laws governing the recruitment of aspiring educators.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1350 An Act Concerning The Availability Of Automated External Defibrillators And Requiring Cardiac Emergency Response Plans In Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: File Number 849 (5/8)
To require (1) each board of education to develop a cardiac emergency response plan for each school governed by such board, and (2) the Department of Education to establish a grant program to assist schools, with a priority given to priority schools, with implementing cardiac emergency response plans and a procedure for monitoring adherence to cardiac emergency response plans.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6923 An Act Concerning The Use Of Smart Devices In Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: File Number 591 (4/8)
To require local and regional boards of education to adopt a policy limiting the use of smart devices by students in school.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6924 An Act Concerning Public Education In The State. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: Bill Passed Temporarily (6/4)
To require the Department of Education to conduct a study of public education in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1287 An Act Concerning Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: File Number 286 (3/27)
To require the Department of Education to study schools.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1288 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Education. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/12)
Status: File Number 699 (4/15)
To implement the recommendations of the Department of Education.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6867 An Act Creating The Universal Preschool Endowment. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: File Number 858 (5/8)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6857 An Act Concerning The Attorney General's Recommendations Regarding Social Media And Minors. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/5)
Status: File Number 931 (5/16)
To (1) restrict a minor's ability to access any portion of a social media platform that recommends, selects or prioritizes certain media items, (2) provide for age verification to ensure that a minor does not access certain portions of a social media platform without consent from the minor's parent or legal guardian, (3) subject to modification by a minor's parent or legal guardian, restrict (A) the hours during which (i) a social media platform may send certain notifications to a minor, and (ii) a minor may access certain portions of a social media platform, and (B) who may view or respond to content a minor posts on a social media platform, and (4) require social media platforms to publicly disclose certain information on an annual basis.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/10 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1196 An Act Concerning The Disciplinary Process For Educators. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/30)
To provide educators additional protections against unfair termination and reduce the vagueness of the current standard in disciplinary proceedings.
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HB6788 An Act Extending The Implementation Of The Air Quality Improvement Grant Program. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/29)
To allow school districts that were unable to receive air quality improvement grants another opportunity to seek a grant to improve indoor air quality for students, educators and school staff.
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SB1166 An Act Concerning Later School Start Times. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/28)
To improve student health, academic performance and well-being by establishing later start times for schools that are aligned with research on adolescent sleep patterns.
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SB871 An Act Concerning Annual Adjustments To The Foundation Amount Of The Education Cost-sharing-grant Formula. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To revise the education cost-sharing-grant formula by increasing the foundation amount annually in accordance with the inflations index.
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SB921 An Act Imposing A Tax On Sugar-sweetened Beverages And Dedicating The Revenue Generated To Fund School Breakfast And Lunch Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/20)
To impose a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenue generated from such tax to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students, regardless of family income.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5875 An Act Concerning Section 504 Plans. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To (1) specify the role of school counselors as facilitators in establishing Section 504 plans, (2) require the Department of Education to collect and share data related to Section 504 plans, and (3) establish a working group to study Section 504 plan.
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HB5876 An Act Allowing Teachers To Communicate With Parents Concerning A Student's Gender Identity. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To allow a teacher to tell a parent that the gender identity of such parent's child differs from such child's sex assigned at birth.
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HB5884 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of The Greek Genocide In The Holocaust And Genocide Education And Awareness Curriculum. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To provide an additional option for Holocaust education by including the Greek genocide.
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HB5899 An Act Establishing State-wide Start Times For Public Middle And High Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To establish a state-wide later start time for public middle schools and high schools.
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HB6479 An Act Concerning Minors And Social Media. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/24)
To (1) prohibit any social media algorithm that targets any individual younger than seventeen years of age, including, but not limited to, by tracking such individual's age or telephone number, and (2) prohibit inclusion of a continuous feed in the social media account of any individual younger than seventeen years of age.
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HB5851 An Act Requiring Vision Screenings For Students In Preschool And Grade Two. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To require vision screenings for students in preschool and grade two.
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HB5852 An Act Concerning Farm To School And Enhancements To The Local Food For Schools Incentive Program. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To clarify agency roles and provide funds for the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program and administration of the local food for schools incentive program.
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HB5858 An Act Establishing A School Libraries Task Force. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To establish a task force to create guidelines for school libraries in determining what literary materials are appropriate for inclusion in such libraries.
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HB5873 An Act Concerning Indoor Air Quality In Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/22)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/22)
To require measurements of volatile organic compounds and the effectiveness of high-quality air filtration be included in indoor air quality inspections of school buildings.
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HB5660 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Minimum Starting Salary For Teachers And Paraeducators. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To establish a minimum starting salary for teachers and paraeducators employed in public schools.
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HB5662 An Act Requiring Monthly Crisis Response Drills. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To require monthly crisis response drills at each public school.
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HB5663 An Act Establishing A Working Group To Evaluate Changes To School Start Times. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To establish a working group to evaluate the feasibility of modifying school start times in the state to align with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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HB5664 An Act Concerning The Availability Of Menstrual Products In Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To ensure the appropriate use of menstrual products provided to children in schools.
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HB5666 An Act Concerning The Disciplinary Hearing Process For Teachers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To provide a similar standard in discipline and dismissal proceedings as provided for other employees of boards of education.
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HB5670 An Act Concerning Parental Notification Of Behavior Intervention Meetings. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To maintain parents' and guardians' involvement in their child's mental and emotional well-being at school and build closer working relationships among parents and guardians, teachers, staff and administrators to protect children and improve educational and emotional outcomes.
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SB779 An Act Permitting Retired Teachers To Be Reemployed Full-time In A Public School. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: APP Public Hearing: Fri 3/28 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/19)
To address the teacher shortage by permitting retired teachers to be reemployed full-time in a public school.
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Fri 3/28 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB780 An Act Concerning Exit Exams For Grade Promotion In Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To ensure that students are ready to advance to the next grade level.
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HB5499 An Act Concerning The Removal Of Certain Limitations On The Reemployment Of Retired Teachers. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (1/21)
To address teacher shortages by removing certain limitations on the reemployment of retired teachers.
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HB5505 An Act Concerning School Wellness Policies. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To ensure that students with allergies are safe at school and have parties that are toy and craft-based rather than food-based parties.
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HB5511 An Act Concerning The Recruitment Of Male Teachers In Early Childhood And Elementary Education. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To encourage educator preparation programs to recruit male teachers in high-need areas through outreach initiatives, partnerships and mentorship opportunities.
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HB5515 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Civics Education As Part Of Special Education Instruction. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To create an inclusive educational environment that encourages students with special needs to participate fully in civic life.
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HB5516 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of The Naturalization Test As Part Of The High School Graduation Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To promote civics education and encourage participation in the democratic process among high school students.
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HB5523 An Act Concerning The Certification Process For Educators From Other Countries. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/21)
To address staffing shortages in educational institutions across Connecticut by simplifying the certification and licensure process for educators trained in other countries.
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HB5378 An Act Concerning Revisions To The Next Generation Science Standards And The Climate Change Curriculum Taught To Students. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To amend the portion of the Next Generation Science Standards as it relates to the climate change curriculum requirement.
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HB5379 An Act Delaying Implementation Of Early Start Ct. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To delay implementation of Early Start CT until July 1, 2026, to allow local and regional boards of education an additional year to address issues relating to teacher contracts.
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HB5380 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Reading Proficiency As A High School Graduation Requirement. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To require high school graduates to be able to read at a minimum of an eighth-grade reading level.
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HB5381 An Act Concerning Funding Of The Special Education Excess Cost Grant. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To ensure full funding of the special education excess cost grants for all towns.
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HB5382 An Act Concerning Free Bus Passes For High School Students. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To provide free bus transportation to high school students in Connecticut.
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HB5383 An Act Establishing The School Accountability Review Board. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To establish the School Accountability Review Board.
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HB5384 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Pilot Program For At-risk Youth. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/17)
To establish a pilot program for at-risk youth in grades six to eight, inclusive, to engage in hands-on, project-based learning programs that align academic content with practical applications, including vocational and community experience.
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HB5474 An Act Concerning Social Media Platforms And Minors. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: File Number 184 (3/24)
To (1) require the owner of a social media platform to incorporate an online safety center into, and establish a cyberbullying policy for, the owner's social media platform, (2) redefine "heightened risk of harm to minors" to include processing minors' personal data in a manner that presents any reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to minors' physical or mental health, and (3) require the controller of an online service, product or feature that is offered to minors to (A) include a default setting in such service, product or feature to prevent adults from sending unsolicited communications to minors, (B) not use any system design feature to significantly increase, sustain or extend minors' use of such service, product or feature, and (C) disclose to the Attorney General a plan established and implemented to mitigate or eliminate any heightened risk of harm to minors.
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Thu 2/6 1:00 PM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5122 An Act Concerning Performance Evaluations For Superintendents Of School Districts. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/14)
To ensure that performance evaluations for superintendents of schools are completed in a transparent manner.
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HB5123 An Act Repealing The Minimum Budget Requirement. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/14)
To repeal the minimum budget requirement.
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HB5124 An Act Requiring The Inclusion Of A Minimum Reading Proficiency Level As Part Of The High School Graduation Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/14)
To require high school graduates to be able to read at a minimum of an eighth-grade reading level.
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HB5248 An Act Concerning The Waiver Process For The Comprehensive Reading Curriculum Model Or Program Requirements. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To amend the waiver process for the comprehensive reading curriculum model or program requirements.
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HB5249 An Act Providing An Exemption From The Reading Curriculum Model Or Program Requirement For Certain School Districts. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To exempt high-performing school districts from the requirements of the state-mandated reading curriculum.
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HB5250 An Act Eliminating The Mandate That Boards Of Education Implement Certain Reading Curriculum Models Or Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To make implementation of certain reading curriculum models or programs optional for boards of education.
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HB5251 An Act Appropriating Funds For The Full Funding Of The Special Education Excess Cost Grant. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To fully fund the special education excess cost grant.
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HB5252 An Act Lowering The Threshold For Excess Cost Reimbursement For In-district Special Education Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To lower the threshold for excess cost reimbursement for in-district special education programs from four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil to three times such expenditures.
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HB5254 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study School Start Times. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To establish a task force to conduct a study on school start times.
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HB5255 An Act Concerning Teacher Certification Reciprocity. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To address the teacher shortage in the state by allowing qualified teachers from other states to obtain Connecticut certification more efficiently.
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HB5257 An Act Expanding The Age Of Eligibility For Special Education For A Child Experiencing Developmental Delay. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To expand the age limit for eligibility for special education for a child experiencing developmental delay from age five to age nine.
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HB5286 An Act Concerning Threats Made To Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/15)
To discourage and punish the reporting of false threats to school systems.
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SB577 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Healthy And Safe Learning Environments. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To require a study of healthy and safe learning environments, including the ability to discipline and remove disruptive students from a classroom.
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SB580 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Model Policy Banning The Use Of Cellular Mobile Telephones In Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To require the establishment of a model policy banning the use of cellular mobile telephones by students during the school day.
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SB584 An Act Requiring Online Posting Of School Curricula And Other Course Materials. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To provide transparency in the public school system.
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SB585 An Act Concerning Public Access To A School District's Curriculum And The Prohibition Of The Teaching Of Biased Political Ideology In Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To allow parents of students to have a meaningful role in their child's education by requiring access to public school curriculum and prohibiting the teaching of biased political ideology in schools.
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SB591 An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of A Hold Harmless Provision For The Education Cost-sharing Grant Formula. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/15)
To hold towns harmless in the rollout of the education cost-sharing formula.
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SB600 An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For The Purchase Of Automatic External Defibrillators At Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/15)
To provide funding to schools for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators.
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SB503 An Act Concerning The Establishment Of School Voucher Programs. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To remove any prohibitions against a board of education establishing a program that distributes funds that follow an individual student and gives parents the freedom to choose the appropriate school for their children, and to create more opportunities for school choice in the state while not creating any additional mandates on students or their parents to participate in any public school system and not interfering with parents' right to homeschool their children.
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SB504 An Act Prohibiting Compelled Speech In Public Schools. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/13)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/13)
To prohibit compelled speech in public schools in Connecticut.
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HB5009 An Act Requiring Schools To Meet Recommended Best Practices Regarding Cardiac Health. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (1/8)
To ensure that schools are meeting recommended best practices concerning cardiac health.
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