Connecticut House Bill 5437

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3-1)
Status: Passed on May 21 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-21 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To (1) create an advisory council that provides analysis and recommendations concerning the imposition of new mandates regarding educator professional development and in-service training; (2) establish a state-wide educator professional development and in-service training records database; (3) repeal duplicative training mandates included in the in-service training requirements for educators; (4) add a twenty-mile radius limitation to the mandate that school districts send organic food waste to an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility; (5) allow local boards of education to directly deposit any unexpended education funds into the unexpended education funds account at the end of the fiscal year; (6) expand the reserve fund for regional school districts to include all educational expenditures; and (7) delay implementation of the FAFSA completion requirement.

An Act Concerning Education Mandate Relief, School Discipline And Disconnected Youth.

House Education Committee	Rep. Christopher Poulos [D]	Rep. Raghib Allie-Brennan [D]	Rep. Farley Santos [D]
Rep. Christine Conley [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]	Rep. Henry Genga [D]	Rep. Irene Haines [R]
Sen. Patricia Miller [D]	Sen. Lisa Seminara [R]	Rep. Matt Blumenthal [D]	Sen. Jeff Gordon [R]

2024-05-07 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 223 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-05-02 - House - House Roll Call Vote 130 AS AMENDED (Y: 129 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-04 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2024-03-20 - Joint - ED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Change of Reference) (Y: 43 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-21	House	Signed by the Governor
2024-05-14	House	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2024-05-14	House	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2024-05-14	House	Public Act 24-45
2024-05-07	House	In Concurrence
2024-05-07	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-07	Senate	Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-03	Senate	File Number 668
2024-05-03	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 422
2024-05-03	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2024-05-02	Senate	Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
2024-05-02	House	House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
2024-05-02	House	House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4977
2024-04-22	House	File Number 592
2024-04-22	House	House Calendar Number 413
2024-04-22	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2024-04-22	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-04-15	House	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/22/24 12:00 PM
2024-04-05	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-04-04	House	Joint Favorable Substitute
2024-03-25	House	Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2024-03-25	House	Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
2024-03-25	House	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-22	House	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2024-03-20	House	Joint Favorable Change of Reference Appropriations
2024-03-08	House	Public Hearing 03/13
2024-03-07	House	Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05437&which_year=2024
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05437-R00-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05437-R01-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TOB/H/PDF/2024HB-05437-R02-HB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00045-R00HB-05437-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/lcoamd/pdf/2024LCO04977-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/amd/H/pdf/2024HB-05437-R00HA-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05437-R000592-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05437-R000592-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/fna/pdf/2024HB-05437-R00LCO04977-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SFN/PDF/2024HB-05437-R00LCO04977-COR.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05437-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FN/PDF/2024HB-05437-R010668-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05437-R010668-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/BA/PDF/2024HB-05437-R01-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/SUM/PDF/2024SUM00045-R02HB-05437-SUM.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05437-R00ED-CV25-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/TS/H/PDF/2024HB-05437-R00APP-CV14-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/H/PDF/2024HV-00130-R00HB05437-HV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/VOTE/S/PDF/2024SV-00223-R00HB05437-SV.PDF