Connecticut House Bill 6499 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2-1)
Status: Passed on June 21 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-08 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

To include genocide education in the materials provided by the Department of Education to school districts for student curriculum and educator in-service training; to classify American sign language as a foreign language for purposes of the prescribed education curriculum; to include the international baccalaureate diploma program as part of the definition of "advanced placement course program"; to require the State Board of Education to adopt regulations that create a certification endorsement area in computer and information technology that allows computer and information technology teachers to teach in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive; to require that the legislative body of a school district receive a copy of a completed mediation and arbitration decision; to amend certain reporting requirements; to change the month that a teacher shall be notified that such teacher's contract will not be renewed for the following year from April to May; to allow superintendents limited access to information in the state-wide public school information system; to require boards of education to provide written notice to parents that unexcused absences could result in a complaint filed with the Superior Court; to require the State Board of Education to define "excused absence" and "unexcused absence"; and to make minor revisions to the education statutes.

An Act Concerning Minor Revisions To The Education Statutes.

Rep. David Baram [D]	Sen. Elizabeth Bye [D]	House Education Committee	Rep. Andrew Fleischmann [D]
Sen. John Fonfara [D]	Sen. Edwin Gomes [D]	Sen. Michael McLachlan [R]	Sen. Anthony Musto [D]
Sen. Andrew Roraback [R]	Sen. Andrea Stillman [D]	Rep. Joseph Taborsak [D]

2011-06-07 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 437 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-05-17 - House - House Roll Call Vote 109 AS AMENDED (Y: 117 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-08		Signed by the Governor
2011-06-24		Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2011-06-21		Public Act 11-136
2011-06-07		On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2011-06-07		Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2011-06-07		Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2011-05-19		File Number 819
2011-05-19		Senate Calendar Number 523
2011-05-19		Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2011-05-17		House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2011-05-17		House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 5888
2011-04-26		Tabled for the Calendar, House
2011-04-26		No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2011-04-26		Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-04-26		Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-04-25		Joint Favorable
2011-04-12		Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2011-04-04		File Number 342
2011-04-04		House Calendar Number 216
2011-04-04		Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2011-04-04		Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-03-28		Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/04/11 10:00 AM
2011-03-18		Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2011-03-17		Joint Favorable Substitute
2011-03-03		Public Hearing 03/07
2011-03-02		Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06499&which_year=2011
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06499-R00-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06499-R01-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/TOB/H/2011HB-06499-R02-HB.htm
Text	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/PA/2011PA-00136-R00HB-06499-PA.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/VOTE/H/2011HV-00109-R00HB06499-HV.htm
Roll Call	http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/VOTE/S/2011SV-00437-R00HB06499-SV.htm