Education Committee
JOINT FAVORABLE REPORT
Bill No.: SB-1032
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION
Title: STATUTES.
Vote Date: 3/22/2021
Vote Action: Joint Favorable
PH Date: 3/17/2021
File No.:
Disclaimer: The following JOINT FAVORABLE Report is prepared for the benefit of the
members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and
explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber
thereof for any purpose.
SPONSORS OF BILL:
Education Committee
REASONS FOR BILL:
Requires the State Department of Education to study various issues related to education
statutes. (This is a placeholder bill)
RESPONSE FROM ADMINISTRATION/AGENCY:
The is no response from any Administration/Agency to this bill.
NATURE AND SOURCES OF SUPPORT:
Capitol Region Education Council: Dr. Greg Florio, Executive Director,;
Tim Sullivan, Superintendent of CREC Schools
They request an amendment to enact a 3% funding increase for magnet schools grants to
sustain high-quality, integrated, regional education programs for the over 39,000 magnet
school students. Without additional funding, a greater burden will be placed on local towns as
a result of increases in tuition from RESC-operated magnet schools.
Betsy Gara, Executive Director, Connecticut Council of Small Towns;
Robert Valentine, First selectman, Town of Goshen
They request an amendment to improve the method for calculating the amount each town in
a regional school district must pay each year. By smoothing out the likelihood of large swings
in a towns annual assessment, allowing a five-year rolling average in ADM will help ensure
that towns and school districts can focus on delivering quality education rather than being
pressured to cut spending merely because of substantial changes in a towns assessment.
Ray Rossomando, Director of Policy, Research, and Government Relations, CEA:
Suggests new public health emergency protocols and protections such as (1) ensuring
employees who work in public buildings receive notifications of outbreaks of diseases that
occur in workplaces and have input into responses, (2) establishing infectious disease safety
standards, including cleaning protocols, building closure requirements, and ensuring HVAC
systems are inspected, updated, and maintained and (3) providing time for educators to
prepare for teaching remotely during a public health emergency and prohibit dual-instruction
classrooms that require in person students to be taught by a teacher who is simultaneously
teaching remote students
NATURE AND SOURCES OF OPPOSITION:
There are no sources of opposition for this bill.
Reported by: Dallas Emerle Date: 3/23/2021
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Statutes affected:
Public Act No. 21-199: 10-76xx, 10-184, 10-220g