2025 Regular Session • Connecticut Legislature
SB01371: An Act Establishing A Just Cause Standard For Teacher Contract Terminations And Requiring Contract Termination Hearings For Teachers That Have Attained Tenure Be Before A Neutral Hearing Officer.
Legislative Summary
To (1) add a just cause standard for certain teacher contract terminations, and (2) make the decision of a neutral hearing officer in teacher contract termination hearings binding on the parties.
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Bill History
2/20/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Senate
2/21/2025
Public Hearing 02/27
Senate
3/13/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
Senate
3/13/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
3/24/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 12:00 PM
Senate
3/31/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
3/31/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
3/31/2025
Senate Calendar Number 210
Senate
3/31/2025
File Number 336
Senate
5/1/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/5/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/6/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/7/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/20/2025
Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 8413
Senate
5/20/2025
Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8797
Senate
5/20/2025
Senate Passed
Senate
5/22/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/22/2025
House Calendar Number 625
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate LCO Amendment #8796 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #8796 (R)
5/20/2025Not Adopted
Senate LCO Amendment #8797 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #8797 (R)
5/20/2025Not Adopted
Senate Schedule B LCO# 8797 (R)
Senate Schedule B LCO# 8797 (R)
5/20/2025Not Adopted
Senate LCO Amendment #8413 (R)
Senate LCO Amendment #8413 (R)
5/14/2025Not Adopted
Senate Schedule A LCO# 8413 (R)
Senate Schedule A LCO# 8413 (R)
5/14/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Roll Call Vote 190
5/20/2025
27
Yea
8
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Roll Call Vote 189
5/20/2025
11
Yea
23
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Senate Roll Call Vote 188
5/20/2025
9
Yea
11
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/5/2025
38
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/13/2025
9
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/20/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Republican: 3
Democrat: 38
Primary Sponsor
Tom Delnicki
Republican
Co-Sponsors (40)
Kaitlyn Shake
Democrat
Nick Gauthier
Democrat
Laurie Sweet
Democrat
Nick Menapace
Democrat
Steven Winter
Democrat
Anne Hughes
Democrat
Kara Rochelle
Democrat
Rebecca Martinez
Democrat
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Democrat
Joshua Elliott
Democrat
Gary Winfield
Democrat
John Kissel
Republican
Marcus Brown
Democrat
William Heffernan
Democrat
Aundre Bumgardner
Democrat
Frank Smith
Democrat
Jonathan Jacobson
Democrat
Kenneth Gucker
Democrat
Jane Garibay
Democrat
Bobby Gibson
Democrat
Daniel Gaiewski
Democrat
Christopher Poulos
Democrat
Kevin Brown
Democrat
Ronald Napoli
Democrat
John Santanella
Democrat
Hubert Delany
Democrat
Greg Howard
Republican
Geraldo Reyes
Democrat
Gary Turco
Democrat
Corey Paris
Democrat
Robert Sanchez
Democrat
Patrick Biggins
Democrat
Mary Fortier
Democrat
Kate Farrar
Democrat
Jason Doucette
Democrat
Renee LaMark Muir
Democrat
Farley Santos
Democrat
Hector Arzeno
Democrat
Geoffrey Luxenberg
Democrat
Robin Comey
Democrat