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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut Department of Education to study public education and report findings by May 26, 2026
Last action · March 11, 2026: File Number 16
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What This Bill Proposed
Connecticut requires its Department of Education to conduct a comprehensive study of public education and submit a report to the General Assembly's education committee by May 26, 2026.
Directs state educational authorities to compile evaluation data on public schooling systems without altering local district funding, mandates, or tax rates.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Education
The department is required to conduct a public education study and submit a formal report by May 26, 2026.
Key Facts
- The Department of Education must conduct a study of public education in Connecticut.
- A report detailing the study results must be submitted to the General Assembly's education committee no later than May 26, 2026.
- The measure has no state or municipal fiscal impact and is anticipated to be completed using existing resources.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 16
- Mar 11, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 44
- Mar 11, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Mar 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/10/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Feb 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/20
- Feb 11, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Education
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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