Connecticut House Bill 6881 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-27 - Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Pending: Joint Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

An Act Concerning Various Revisions To The Education Statutes Related To Educator Compensation And Paraeducators.

House Education Committee	Sen. Jan Hochadel [D]	Rep. Jason Doucette [D]	Sen. Julie Kushner [D]
Sen. Gary Winfield [D]	Rep. Robyn Porter [D]	Rep. Anne Hughes [D]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]
Rep. Emmanuel Sanchez [D]	Rep. Joshua Hall [D]	Rep. Maryam Khan [D]	Rep. Anthony Nolan [D]
Rep. Kadeem Roberts [D]	Rep. Kai Belton [D]	Rep. Ronald Napoli [D]	Rep. Dominique Johnson [D]
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw [D]	Rep. Kate Farrar [D]	Rep. Juan Candelaria [D]	Rep. David Michel [D]
Rep. Henry Genga [D]	Rep. Kevin Brown [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]	Sen. Derek Slap [D]
Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]	Rep. Aundre Bumgardner [R]	Rep. Fred Gee [D]	Rep. Jane Garibay [D]
Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]	Rep. Robert Sanchez [D]	Rep. Peter Tercyak [D]

2023-03-24 - Joint - ED Vote Tally Sheet (Change of Reference) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-27	House	Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2023-03-27	House	Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
2023-03-24	House	Change of Reference Appropriations
2023-03-10	House	Public Hearing 03/15
2023-03-09	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB06881&which_year=2023
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TOB/H/PDF/2023HB-06881-R00-HB.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/TS/H/PDF/2023HB-06881-R00ED-CV41-TS.PDF