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Education committee votes to draft SB1 to increase special education resources; members flag size and cost

Connecticut Legislature Education Committee · January 13, 2023
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Summary

The committee voted to draft Senate Bill 1, an act to increase resources for students and schools with special education needs. Several members said SB1 historically becomes large and costly and requested a roll-call; the transcript records 32 yes and 9 no votes with votes left open until 1:00 p.m.

The Connecticut legislative education committee moved to draft Senate Bill 1 — described by the chair as an act to increase resources for students and schools with special education services — after debate about the bill’s likely size and cost.

Representative Leslie Zukas told the committee she would vote "no to flag" SB1, saying in part…

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