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Select Committee votes to send HB 5001 to Education amid members' process concerns
Summary
The Select Committee on Special Education voted to change the reference of HB 5001 to the Education Committee on Jan. 15, 2025, while several members expressed discomfort with sending an essentially blank bill and asked for clearer rules, fiscal notes, and hearing procedures at the next meeting.
The Select Committee on Special Education voted on Jan. 15 to change the reference of House Bill 5001 — the bill described during the meeting as concerning the quality and delivery of special education services in Connecticut — to the Education Committee, even as several members pressed for clarity on process and fiscal implications.
The committee’s chair moved the item and after discussion the panel held a roll-call vote that recorded multiple yes and no votes; the motion carried. During debate several members said they were uncomfortable advancing a "blank" bill to another committee without substantive language or an accompanying fiscal note.
"I have to start with a confession. I, I'm confused," Representative Mitch Balinski said, arguing he was accustomed to drafting bills before advancing them and questioning why the select committee would send an empty bill onward.…
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