Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 453 — AN ACT CONCERNING CLASSROOM SAFETY AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.

Last action — VETO SUSTAINED, SENATE

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 07, 2018. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · high confidence

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  • 60 sponsors

    60 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill SB 453 includes additional requirements for local and regional boards of education regarding safe school climate plans. Specifically, the amendments stipulate that these plans must address daily classroom safety, outlining procedures for handling disruptive behavior and ensuring communication between teachers and administrators after incidents occur. This matters because it aims to improve the safety and management of classroom environments, clarifying roles and steps to be taken when student behavior poses risks. Additionally, the amendments enhance reporting obligations by the Department of Education concerning bullying and safety incidents in schools.

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453 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00453ED____032618____* AN ACT CONCERNING CLASSROOM SAFETY AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
1882   *01882_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION   Introduced by:
  (ED)   AN ACT CONCERNING CLASSROOM SAFETY AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
Not later than September 1, 2019, each local and regional board of education shall revise its safe school climate plan to include provisions relating to daily classroom safety and shall submit such revised safe school climate plan to the department for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of section 10-222p.
(e) Not later than September 1, 2019, each local and regional board of education shall revise its safe school climate plan to include provisions relating to daily classroom safety.
Such provisions relating to daily classroom safety shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the identity of the administrator who is to be notified if a teacher believes that the intervention of an administrator is appropriate to address student behavior, and the identity of any other individuals who may be contacted if the administrator is unavailable, (2) a designated location for teachers to send students who are engaged in conduct that is seriously disruptive of the educational process or is a threat to the safety of others in the classroom, (3) the procedure to follow when a student's behavior poses a risk of imminent personal injury to a teacher, staff or other students, and (4) a process in which a teacher and an administrator will meet, not later than two school days following an incident, to discuss how a student's behavior that is seriously disruptive of the educational process or is a threat to the safety of others in the classroom will be addressed.
The board shall submit such revised safe school climate plan to the department for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of section 10-222p.
Not later than thirty calendar days after approval by the department of such revised safe school climate plan, the board shall make such revised plan available on the board's Internet web site and the Internet web site, if any, for each individual school in the school district, and ensure that such revised plan is included in the school district's publication of the rules, procedures and standards of conduct for schools and in all student handbooks.
(2) On or before February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, submit a report on the status of its efforts pursuant to this section including, but not limited to, the number of verified acts of bullying and violations of daily classroom safety in the state, an analysis of the responsive action taken by school districts, an analysis of student responses on the uniform grade-level appropriate questions described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section and any recommendations it may have regarding additional activities or funding to prevent bullying in schools, ensure daily classroom safety and improve school climate to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children and to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
(2) On or before February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the department shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, submit a report on the status of the department's efforts pursuant to this section including, but not limited to, the number of verified acts of bullying and violations of daily classroom safety in the state, an analysis of the responsive action taken by school districts, an analysis of student responses on the uniform grade-level appropriate questions described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section and any recommendations the department may have regarding additional activities or funding to prevent bullying in schools, ensure daily classroom safety and improve school climate to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children and to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The Department of Education shall provide, within available appropriations, annual training to school employees, [as defined in section 10-222d,] except those school employees who hold professional certification pursuant to section 10-145b unless such school employee who holds professional certification is the district safe school climate coordinator, the safe school climate specialist or a member of the safe school climate committee, as described in section 10-222k, as amended by this act, on the prevention, identification and response to daily classroom safety, school bullying and teen dating violence, [as defined in section 10-222d,] and the prevention of and response to youth suicide.
The Department of Education shall provide, within available appropriations, annual training to school employees, [as defined in section 10-222d,] except those school employees who hold professional certification pursuant to section 10-145b unless such school employee who holds professional certification is the district safe school climate coordinator, the safe school climate specialist or a member of the safe school climate committee, as described in section 10-222k, as amended by this act, on the prevention, identification and response to violations of daily classroom safety, school bullying and teen dating violence, [as defined in section 10-222d,] and the prevention of and response to youth suicide.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2018) Each local and regional board of education shall maintain a school social worker to student ratio for the school district as follows:
One school social worker to two hundred fifty students.
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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2018) (a) A teacher may remove from class a student who (1) has been documented by the teacher to have assaulted the teacher or other students in the classroom, (2) has repeatedly committed verified acts of bullying, as defined in section 10-222d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or (3) has engaged in violations of daily classroom safety, as defined in section 10-222d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or otherwise engaged in conduct that is seriously disruptive of the educational process or is a threat to the safety of others in the classroom.
(b) If a teacher removes a student from class pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the administrator may place the student in another educational setting that is best suited to meet the student's needs, including, but not limited to, another classroom, alternative education, as defined in section 10-74j of the general statutes, an in-school suspension in accordance with the provisions of section 10-233f of the general statutes, or any other appropriate response.
The administrator shall not allow a student who has been removed from class to return to the class of the teacher who had such student removed without such teacher's consent, unless the safe school climate committee of the school, established pursuant to section 10-222k of the general statutes, as amended by this act, determines that such return is warranted because such student has received appropriate intervention and support and there are adequate protections in the classroom for the safety of the teacher and other students.
9 July 1, 2018 New section Sec.
9 July 1, 2018 10-233g Sec.
10 July 1, 2018 10-233g Statement of Purpose:
10 July 1, 2018 New section ED Joint Favorable Subst.
To include provisions relating to daily classroom safety in safe school climate plans, establish a student to school social worker ratio, and to require notification of incidents of violations of daily classroom safety.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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Action History

  1. VETO SUSTAINED, SENATE

  2. SENATE RECONSIDERED

  3. VETOED BY GOVERNOR

  4. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  5. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  6. PUBLIC ACT 18-89

  7. IN CONCURRENCE

  8. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  9. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  10. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 549

  11. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  12. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  13. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  14. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  15. FILE NO. 480

  16. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 281

  17. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  18. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  19. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/11/18

  20. FILED WITH LCO

  21. Joint Favorable Substitute

  22. PUBLIC HEARING 0314

  23. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Education

Sponsors

  • David Rutigliano · Primary
  • Bobby G. Gibson · Primary
  • Mitch Bolinsky · Primary
  • John K. Hampton · Primary
  • Gary Byron · Primary
  • Henry J. Genga · Primary
  • Gail Lavielle · Primary
  • Brian M. Ohler · Primary
  • Emil Altobello · Primary
  • Leonard A. Fasano · Primary
  • James M. Albis · Primary
  • Themis Klarides · Primary
  • Philip L. Young · Primary
  • Christopher Davis · Primary
  • Carol Hall · Primary
  • Christie M. Carpino · Primary
  • Kevin D. Witkos · Primary
  • Len Suzio · Primary
  • Holly H. Cheeseman · Primary
  • Emmett D. Riley · Primary
  • Antonio Guerrera · Primary
  • Nicole Klarides-Ditria · Primary
  • Robin Green · Primary
  • Tim Ackert · Primary
  • Tom Delnicki · Primary
  • Greg Stokes · Primary
  • Peter A. Tercyak · Primary
  • Anthony Guglielmo · Primary
  • Sam Belsito · Primary
  • Joseph C. Serra · Primary
  • Josh Elliott · Primary
  • Craig Miner · Primary
  • Mike France · Primary
  • Pam Staneski · Primary
  • Joe Aresimowicz · Primary
  • David T. Wilson · Primary
  • Bill Simanski · Primary
  • John "Jack" F. Hennessy · Primary
  • Tami Zawistowski · Primary
  • Michael Ferguson · Primary
  • Whit Betts · Primary
  • Andrew M. Fleischmann · Primary
  • Brenda L. Kupchick · Primary
  • Mary M. Mushinsky · Primary
  • William A. Petit · Primary
  • Noreen S. Kokoruda · Primary
  • Joseph P. Gresko · Primary
  • Michael Winkler · Primary
  • Steve Cassano · Primary
  • Bob Godfrey · Primary
  • Rob Sampson · Primary
  • Heather S. Somers · Primary
  • George S. Logan · Primary
  • Laura M. Devlin · Primary
  • Adam Dunsby · Primary
  • Vincent J. Candelora · Primary
  • Ben McGorty · Primary
  • Joan V. Hartley · Primary
  • John A. Kissel · Primary
  • Rick Lopes · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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60 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 127 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (60)

  • Rutigliano, David
  • Gibson, Bobby G.
  • Bolinsky, Mitch
  • Hampton, John K.
  • Byron, Gary
  • Genga, Henry J.
  • Lavielle, Gail
  • Ohler, Brian M.
  • Altobello, Emil
  • Fasano, Leonard A.
  • Albis, James M.
  • Klarides, Themis
  • Young, Philip L.
  • Davis, Christopher
  • Hall, Carol
  • Carpino, Christie M.
  • Witkos, Kevin D.
  • Suzio, Len
  • Cheeseman, Holly H.
  • Riley, Emmett D.
  • Guerrera, Antonio
  • Klarides-Ditria, Nicole
  • Green, Robin
  • Ackert, Tim
  • Delnicki, Tom
  • Stokes, Greg
  • Tercyak, Peter A.
  • Guglielmo, Anthony
  • Belsito, Sam
  • Serra, Joseph C.
  • Elliott, Josh
  • Miner, Craig
  • France, Mike
  • Staneski, Pam
  • Aresimowicz, Joe
  • Wilson, David T.
  • Simanski, Bill
  • Hennessy, John "Jack" F.
  • Zawistowski, Tami
  • Ferguson, Michael
  • Betts, Whit
  • Fleischmann, Andrew M.
  • Kupchick, Brenda L.
  • Mushinsky, Mary M.
  • Petit, William A.
  • Kokoruda, Noreen S.
  • Gresko, Joseph P.
  • Winkler, Michael
  • Cassano, Steve
  • Godfrey, Bob
  • Rob Sampson Republican
  • Heather S. Somers Republican
  • Logan, George S.
  • Devlin, Laura M.
  • Dunsby, Adam
  • Candelora, Vincent J.
  • McGorty, Ben
  • Joan V. Hartley Democratic Voted No
  • John A. Kissel Republican
  • Rick Lopes Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (127)

127 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 396 REPASS

Failed 14 Yea · 17 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 0800
Unaffiliated 10903
Republican 4002
Total 141705
% of votes cast 39%47%0%14%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Nay
STEVE CASSANO — Nay
BETH BYE — Nay
EDWIN A. GOMES — Nay
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Not Voting
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Yea
TONI BOUCHER — Nay
PAUL DOYLE — Nay
CARLO LEONE — Not Voting
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Not Voting
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Nay
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Yea
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Nay
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Kevin C. Kelly — Yea
Marilyn Moore — Nay
Bob Duff Democratic Nay
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Nay
Douglas McCrory Democratic Nay
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Nay
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Nay
John W. Fonfara Democratic Nay
Mae Flexer Democratic Nay
Martin M. Looney Democratic Nay
Eric C. Berthel Republican Yea
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Not Voting
John A. Kissel Republican Yea
Kathy Kennedy Republican Not Voting
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

Official roll call →

House Roll Call Vote 258 AS AMENDED

Passed 124 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 731401
Republican 26000
Democratic 251100
Total 1242501
% of votes cast 83%17%0%1%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ABERCROMBIE — Nay
PORTER — Nay
ADAMS — Nay
REED — Yea
ALBIS — Yea
REBIMBAS — Yea
ALTOBELLO — Yea
RILEY — Nay
ARCONTI — Nay
CHEESEMAN — Yea
CUMMINGS — Yea
SIEGRIST — Yea
BORER — Yea
D'AMELIO — Yea
SIMANSKI — Yea
ROSE — Yea
SKULCZYCK — Yea
ROVERO — Yea
DAVIS — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
SANCHEZ — Nay
SREDZINSKI — Yea
CURREY — Yea
DEVLIN — Yea
SRINIVASAN — Yea
D'AGOSTINO — Yea
STANESKI — Yea
DE LA CRUZ — Not Voting
SCANLON — Yea
STOKES — Yea
SERRA — Yea
DUNSBY — Yea
STORMS — Yea
SIMMONS — Nay
FERGUSON — Yea
TWEEDIE — Yea
DIMASSA — Nay
FERRARO — Yea
SOTO — Nay
WILMS — Yea
FLEISCHMANN — Yea
FLOREN — Yea
FOX — Yea
STALLWORTH — Nay
FRANCE — Yea
FREY — Yea
TERCYAK — Nay
FUSCO — Yea
TONG — Yea
GREEN — Yea
ZIOBRON — Yea
URBAN — Yea
GUERRERA — Yea
VARGAS — Nay
VERRENGIA — Yea
KLARIDES — Yea
HAMPTON — Yea
WINKLER — Yea
KOKORUDA — Yea
ARESIMOWICZ — Yea
HENNESSY — Nay
YOUNG — Yea
KUPCHICK — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
ZIOGAS — Yea
LABRIOLA — Yea
JULESON-SCOPINO — Yea
LAVIELLE — Yea
LEGEYT — Yea
MACLACHLAN — Yea
BERGER — Yea
BELSITO — Yea
BETTS — Yea
COOK — Yea
BOCCHINO — Yea
OHLER — Yea
GENTILE — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
MORIN — Yea
MORRIS — Nay
BYRON — Yea
ORANGE — Yea
PERONE — Yea
CAMILLO — Yea
PETIT — Yea
RYAN — Yea
Mccarthy Vahey — Yea
Mccarty, K. — Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Yea
Andre F. Baker Democratic Nay
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Bob Godfrey Democratic Yea
Bobby G. Gibson Democratic Yea
Christopher Rosario Democratic Nay
Derek Slap Democratic Yea
Derell Wilson Democratic Yea
Frank Smith Democratic Yea
Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic Nay
Gregory Haddad Democratic Yea
Henry J. Genga Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Nay
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Nay
Jason Rojas Democratic Nay
Jonathan Steinberg Democratic Yea
Joseph P. Gresko Democratic Yea
Josh Elliott Democratic Yea
Joshua M. Hall Democratic Yea
Juan R. Candelaria Democratic Yea
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Nay
Larry B. Butler Democratic Yea
Liz Linehan Democratic Yea
Mary M. Mushinsky Democratic Yea
Matthew L. Lesser Democratic Yea
Matthew Ritter Democratic Yea
Mike Demicco Democratic Yea
Minnie Gonzalez Democratic Yea
Patricia A. Dillon Democratic Nay
Patricia Billie Miller Democratic Nay
Patrick S. Boyd Democratic Yea
Rick Lopes Democratic Yea
Roland J. Lemar Democratic Yea
Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic Yea
Toni E. Walker Democratic Nay
Trenee McGee Democratic Nay
Anne Dauphinais Republican Yea
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Yea
Carol Hall Republican Yea
Christie M. Carpino Republican Yea
Craig C. Fishbein Republican Yea
Dave W. Yaccarino Republican Yea
David Rutigliano Republican Yea
Devin R. Carney Republican Yea
Doug Dubitsky Republican Yea
Jason Perillo Republican Yea
Jay M. Case Republican Yea
Joe Polletta Republican Yea
John E. Piscopo Republican Yea
Kurt Vail Republican Yea
Lezlye Zupkus Republican Yea
Mitch Bolinsky Republican Yea
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Rob Sampson Republican Yea
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tami Zawistowski Republican Yea
Tim Ackert Republican Yea
Tom Delnicki Republican Yea
Tom O'Dea Republican Yea
Vincent J. Candelora Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Senate Roll Call Vote 216 ADOPT

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 22000
Republican 6000
Total 36000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Yea
STEVE CASSANO — Yea
BETH BYE — Yea
EDWIN A. GOMES — Yea
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Yea
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Yea
TONI BOUCHER — Yea
PAUL DOYLE — Yea
CARLO LEONE — Yea
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Yea
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Yea
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Yea
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Yea
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Kevin C. Kelly — Yea
Marilyn Moore — Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Douglas McCrory Democratic Yea
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Yea
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Yea
John W. Fonfara Democratic Yea
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
Martin M. Looney Democratic Yea
Eric C. Berthel Republican Yea
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Yea
John A. Kissel Republican Yea
Kathy Kennedy Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 453?
SB 453 is sponsored by Rutigliano, David, Gibson, Bobby G., Bolinsky, Mitch, Hampton, John K., Byron, Gary, Genga, Henry J., Lavielle, Gail, Ohler, Brian M., Altobello, Emil, Fasano, Leonard A., Albis, James M., Klarides, Themis, Young, Philip L., Davis, Christopher, Hall, Carol, Carpino, Christie M., Witkos, Kevin D., Suzio, Len, Cheeseman, Holly H., Riley, Emmett D., Guerrera, Antonio, Klarides-Ditria, Nicole, Green, Robin, Ackert, Tim, Delnicki, Tom, Stokes, Greg, Tercyak, Peter A., Guglielmo, Anthony, Belsito, Sam, Serra, Joseph C., Elliott, Josh, Miner, Craig, France, Mike, Staneski, Pam, Aresimowicz, Joe, Wilson, David T., Simanski, Bill, Hennessy, John "Jack" F., Zawistowski, Tami, Ferguson, Michael, Betts, Whit, Fleischmann, Andrew M., Kupchick, Brenda L., Mushinsky, Mary M., Petit, William A., Kokoruda, Noreen S., Gresko, Joseph P., Winkler, Michael, Cassano, Steve, Godfrey, Bob, Rob Sampson (Republican), Heather S. Somers (Republican), Logan, George S., Devlin, Laura M., Dunsby, Adam, Candelora, Vincent J., McGorty, Ben, Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), John A. Kissel (Republican), and Rick Lopes (Democratic).
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