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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill designates Commissioner of Education as department head and alters appointment process
Last action · February 19, 2026: Public Hearing 02/23
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What This Bill Proposed
The bill designates the Commissioner of Education as a reporting directly to the Governor and removes the State Board of Education's role in recommending that appointment, effective July 1, 2028.
Changes the executive authority structure governing the state Department of Education by shifting appointment power and administrative control starting July 1, 2028.
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.
Commissioner of Education
Becomes a designated department head appointed directly by the Governor for a four-year coterminous term.
State Board of Education
Loses its role in recommending the commissioner's appointment and organizing department units.
Department of Education
Shifts from serving as the administrative arm of the State Board of Education to being under the direct direction of the Commissioner of Education.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/23
- Feb 18, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Education
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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