Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 7253 — AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.

Last action — FILE NO. 846

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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41 line(s) added, 8 removed.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
7253 January Session, 2025 LCO No.
846 January Session, 2025 House Bill No.
6379 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by:
7253 House of Representatives, May 7, 2025 The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP.
(APP) AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.
WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.
Section 1 from passage New section LCO 6379 1 of 2 Raised Bill No.
Section 1 from passage New section HB7253 / File No.
7253 APP Joint Favorable LCO 6379 2 of 2
846 1 HB7253 File No.
846 APP Joint Favorable HB7253 / File No.
846 2 HB7253 File No.
846 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill has no fiscal impact.
It requires the State Department of Education (SDE) to report on each school district's FY 25 special education expenditures by October 1, 2025.
SDE collects information on district special education expenditures.
HB7253 / File No.
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846 OFA Bill Analysis HB 7253 AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.
SUMMARY:
Thebillrequirestheeducationcommissionertosubmitareportabout special education costs incurred by each school district during FY 25.
The report, which may include recommendations to limit special education costs, is due to the Education and Appropriations Committees by October 1, 2025.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
From passage COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Joint Favorable Yea 43 Nay 11 (04/24/2025) HB7253 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 846

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 542

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 05/06/25

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0403

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Appropriations

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on

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Not signed on (187)

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