Parents of students with disabilities spend hours preparing for meetings with school leaders. Still, they say, they’re often belittled and ignored.
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CT passes K-12 education bills aimed at improving teaching environment
Educators hope the passage of two education bills will push schools a few steps closer to a more sustainable teaching environment.
CT lawmakers, Lamont agree on new process for prison ombuds appointment
CT lawmakers were scrambling Wednesday to codify an agreement with Lamont prior to the session’s end for choosing a prison ombuds.
On Balance: The ARPA deadline looms
Erica E. Phillips writes about CT lawmakers’ wrestling with how to spend pandemic relief money and the effects of affordable housing on economic growth.
Broad CT elder care bill wins final passage in Senate
The bill would require more oversight of CT home care workers and create a swifter process for accessing Medicaid, among other measures.
Wide-ranging health care bill gets final approval from CT House
The bill would add protections for CT home care workers and boost preparedness for cyberattacks at medical facilities, among other reforms.
CT House approves bill making it a crime to falsify police records
The proposal follows reports of “significant failures” by the CT State Police after officers were found to have falsified ticketing data.
CT House passes bill with sweeping changes for nursing homes
The bill would phase out three- and four-bed nursing home rooms in CT and aims to provide better oversight of the management companies.
CT House passes expansive housing bill, with nod to New Canaan
The bill could end a dispute between CT and New Canaan over whether the town should be given a reprieve to affordable housing law 8-30g.
CT House passes ‘Work Live Ride’ bill; sends measure to Senate
The bill would offer CT towns that opt to create transit-oriented districts priority for certain state infrastructure funds.
Facing deadline, Hilary Carpenter prison ombuds appointment in doubt
With a fast-approaching May 8 deadline, officials are uncertain what happens if Hilary Carpenter isn’t appointed to the CT ombudsperson role.
CT bills on teacher certification, mandated reporting pass House
The bills aim to make becoming a teacher easier, examine how unfunded education mandates affect towns and shift mandated reporter laws.
CT Senate passes bill to help convert offices into apartments
The CT Senate voted for a bill that would require towns to allow the conversion of commercial spaces into apartments as-of-right.
CT paid sick leave expansion passes House; heads to Senate next
The bill would gradually transform CT’s limited paid sick leave law, which originally passed in 2011, into a nearly universal benefit.
Feds ban non-compete clauses as CT reconsiders bill to limit them
The FTC voted to curb non-competes, but critics are suing to block the final rule. Meanwhile, CT is considering legislation to limit them.