Legislative Update
Friday, April 19, 2024 11:39 PM
HB5416 An Act Concerning Various Revisions To The Education Statutes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/6)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/22/24 12:00 PM (4/15)
To (1) include the Greek genocide as part of the Holocaust and genocide education and awareness curriculum, (2) require the Department of Education to develop a plan to replace the current state-wide mastery examination, (3) allow teachers employed by Goodwin University Magnet Schools, Inc. or Goodwin University Educational Services, Inc. to be considered continuously employed, (4) amend the way crisis response drills are conducted in schools, (5) require the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to study the efficacy of crisis response drills, (6) include the town of Madison in the open choice program, (7) require receiving boards of education to include open choice grants in proposed revenue statements, (8) require the State Board of Education to study the method of addressing racial imbalances, (9) specify that the training program for administration of emergency first aid to students experiencing an allergic reaction is for students who do not have prior medical or parental authorization, (10) prohibit boards of education from requiring parental involvement as a condition for enrollment of students in a public school, (11) require regional community-technical colleges to consult with counselors and administrators at public high schools to establish partnerships, (12) allow providers of child care services that are exempt from licensing to administer epinephrine for the purposes of emergency first aid, (13) require the special education task force to administer a survey to special education teachers, paraeducators, administrators and parents or guardians of students receiving special education, and (14) require the Department of Education to notify each town of an estimate of the equalization aid grant amount such town may receive during the next fiscal year.
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Mon 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5417 An Act Concerning Public School Libraries. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/6)
Status: File Number 367 (4/9)
To require local and regional boards of education to state a reason for removing or restricting access to public school library materials and prohibiting such boards from removing or restricting access to such materials for certain reasons.
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Mon 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB363 An Act Concerning Assorted Revisions To The Education Statutes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/6)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (3/25)
To (1) require a curriculum on recycling and renewable energy, (2) require new school nurses to complete an orientation, (3) extend the dates by one month by which an annual audit is required of school district receipts, expenditures and statistics and by which the Department of Education posts data from such report, (4) require payments for special education services provided by a private provider to commence from the start of the school year in which such provider is approved by the Department of Education, (5) require the Department of Education to fund the State Education Resource Center, (6) prohibit institutions of higher education from using edTPA scores as a condition of successful completion of a teacher preparation program, (7) require school playgrounds designed after July 1, 2024, to comply with the principles of universal design, (8) require regional boards of education to establish a parent council for each school under its governance, and (9) allow magnet school students to participate in intramural or interscholastic athletics in the school district in which such student resides.
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Mon 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5213 An Act Concerning Disconnected Youth. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/22)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (4/9)
To improve school district data systems and practices to identify and support at-risk students and to establish coalitions and partnerships focused on supporting at-risk and disconnected youth.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/28 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5180 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Education. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/15)
Status: File Number 95 (3/25)
To (1) broaden access to the State Seal of Biliteracy, (2) increase the number of credits required for an adult education diploma, (3) authorize Goodwin University Magnet Schools to charge tuition to boards of education for enrolled students, (4) extend the dates for compliance with the magnet school enrollment standards in accordance with Sheff v. O'Neill stipulations, (5) change the Department of Education's responsibilities under the farm to school program from arranging interactions with farmers to providing technical assistance and support for interactions with farmers, and (6) amend definitions of terms and the department's responsibilities concerning transition programs.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/21 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5181 An Act Concerning Public Education In The State. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/15)
Status: File Number 54 (3/20)
To require the Department of Education to conduct a study of public education in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/21 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5182 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 80 (3/21)
To make technical revisions to the education and early childhood statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/21 11:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB14 An Act Assisting School Districts In Improving Educational Outcomes. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/8)
Status: File Number 547 (4/18)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/11 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5113 An Act Increasing The Highest Marginal Rate Of The Personal Income Tax And Establishing A Capital Gains Surcharge To Provide Funding For Certain Child-related, Municipal And Higher Education Initiatives. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/15)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Wed 3/6 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/1)
To increase certain personal income tax marginal rates and establish a capital gains surcharge to provide funding for a child tax credit, a mill rate cap and municipal reimbursements for such cap and support of certain higher education programs and institutions.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/6 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5094 An Act Concerning Full And Immediate Funding Of The Education Cost Sharing Grant. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Education (2/14)
To fully fund the education cost sharing grant.
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HB5008 An Act Concerning Funding For School Breakfast And Lunch. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/7)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (2/7)
To provide funds to reimburse the school food authorities for the difference between the federal reimbursement rate for reduced-price and fully-paid school breakfast and lunch program meals.
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