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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut extends paraeducator health care subsidies and expands eligibility to charter schools starting July 2026
Last action · April 20, 2026: File Number 695Sponsors: Patrick Biggins and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The state extends ongoing health care subsidy programs for public school and charter school paraeducators starting July 1, 2026, creating an annual state cost of $10 million administered by the Office of the State Comptroller. The measure covers health savings account deductibles for eligible workers and offsets premium shares for school board health plans.
Public school and charter school paraeducators gain permanent eligibility for state-funded health insurance premium offsets and deductible subsidies, reducing out-of-pocket medical costs for school support staff.
- Paraeducators assist classroom teachers by providing instructional support, student supervision, and administrative assistance in public and charter schools. context
- The General Assembly previously enacted temporary health care subsidies for school paraeducators through prior public acts, which this measure extends and expands. context
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.
paraeducators
Paraeducators receive eligibility for health savings account deductible subsidies and payroll premium offsets, extended permanently and opened to charter school workers.
local or regional boards of education
School boards may receive subsidies up to 10% of aggregate premium costs to offset employee payroll deductions, except when providing high deductible health plans.
charter schools
Charter schools become subject to the paraeducator subsidy provisions, allowing their support staff to qualify for state-supported health benefits.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
14 actions- Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 695
- Apr 20, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 427
- Apr 20, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 13, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM
- Apr 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 5, 2026HouseFavorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 5, 2026SenateFavorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 2, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Change of Reference Appropriations
- Feb 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 02/23
- Feb 18, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Education
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Permanent Extension of Temporary Subsidy
The legislation transforms previously temporary, expiring health care subsidies for paraeducators into an ongoing, permanent fiscal commitment starting in FY 2027.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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