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Education committee: consent calendar and committee roll-call outcomes
Summary
The committee placed several bills on the consent calendar and carried multiple motions by roll call, including SB 12-86, SB 13-91, HB 69-22 and SB 13-50 on the consent calendar; and reported SB 13-93, HB 7009, SB 12-87 and HB 69-24 favorably to the floor via roll calls.
The Education Committee convened for final action and placed multiple items on the consent calendar and reported several bills to the floor by roll call.
Bills placed on the consent calendar (no recorded objections): - SB 12-86: Technical revisions to education and early childhood statutes (moved to consent). - SB 13-91 (LCO 6271): Transparency of multilingual learner data; s-language extends an implementation deadline from 07/01/2025 to 01/01/2026 per a State Department of Education recommendation (placed on consent). - HB 69-22: Implements DAS recommendations regarding school building statutes (placed on consent). - SB 13-50 (LCO 6260): Requiring availability of automatic external defibrillators and cardiac emergency response plans in public schools; motion changed reference to Appropriations and the bill was placed on consent.
The committee then conducted roll-call votes to report several bills favorably to the floor (motions moved and seconded; recorded by roll call in the transcript): - SB 13-93: Joint favorable to the floor (moved by Senator McCrory; seconded by Representative Brown). The motion was carried by roll call. - HB 7009: Change favorable to the floor to establish the Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement (moved by Representative Brown; seconded by Representative Roberts); carried by roll call with several members recording 'no' to flag requested refinements. - SB 12-87: Joint favorable to the floor (moved by Senator McCrory); carried by roll call. - HB 69-24: Joint favorable to the floor (moved by Representative Roberts; seconded by Representative Brown); carried by roll call.
Madam Chair asked the clerk to call the full consent calendar and the clerk recorded the roll call on the consent calendar items. The clerk also recorded individual roll-call votes for bills that were not added to consent but were moved to the floor by committee action.
Procedural notes from the meeting: - Several members used a committee 'flag' vote (voting no while signaling they support the concept but want further drafting or stakeholder input) for bills they otherwise did not oppose conceptually. - Members repeatedly asked for clearer statutory language and implementation guidance from the State Department of Education and the Department of Administrative Services for school-construction–related measures.
The committee adjourned and reconvened for public hearing at 10:15.
