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2021 Legislative Guide Book.Pdf 2021 Legislative Guide Connecticut General Assembly Convenes January 6, 2021 Below are the legislative committees where most of our bills go though and their JF Deadline (Deadline for legislative committees to send bills to the House and Senate for action.): JF Deadline Appropriations April 23 Education April 5 Finance, Revenue and Bonding April 22 Government Administration and Elections April 7 Higher Education and Employment Advancement March 23 Insurance and Real Estate March 25 Judiciary April 9 Labor and Public Employees March 30 Public Health April 7 Planning and Development April 5 Connecticut General Assembly Adjourns June 9, 2021 2021 AFTCT Legislative Priorities Coalition Issues • Recovery for All Coalition - AFT CT will work in coalition of Labor, Faith and Community Organizations around revenue options to We need a recovery for all that: o Reduces the vast income inequality that impedes economic growth; o Fairly updates our tax code to raise $3 billion from progressive revenue sources to fortify state finances and build our future; o Makes historic investments in education, workforce development, healthcare, housing and other vital public services that undo the inequities and disparities in our state budget; and o Builds a strong economy where each one of us can thrive. • A Public Option – AFTCT will work in coalition with Comptroller Lembo and Labor and Community Organization to establish a public option to allow the State of Connecticut to leverage its market power to offer small businesses, non-profits and Taft-Hartley plans the opportunity to purchase high quality, affordable healthcare. • Post-Janus Legislation – AFTCT will work in coalition to ensure the rights of public employees to join or support a union COVID Related Issues • Core Principles Regarding the Safe Reopening of School Buildings. No school shall operate at a capacity that does not allow it to meet the 13 standards on the attached sheet. Connecticut state officials need to assure that every district, regardless of economic status, has all the resources necessary to comply with these requirements, and with all additional requirements set forth in current Department of Education (SDE) policy. • Higher Education Funding Impacts around COVID • Workers Compensation Presumption for essential workers around COVID • PPE Stockpiling Legislation • PPE Oversight Legislation which would create a daily reporting template that all hospitals would use that would include 1) Current inpatient data of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by hospitals (2) Exposed & Symptomatic Employees Tested for COVID (3) Asymptomatic Employees Tested (4) COVID-19 Vaccines Administered (5), Census Data of Beds and Ventilators (6) Planning for the Future of Inpatients (6) Inventory or PPE that includes quantity on hand and utilization rate. • Pandemic pay for essentials works during the pandemic. • PTSD for Healthcare workers because of COVID AFTCT Issues • Privatization - Fighting efforts to privatize state or municipal services, including public education. • Oppose any recommendations for a public private partnership of UCONN Health Center • UConn and UConn Health: maintain and increase block grant. • Community Colleges, Stop Reorganization, maintain and increase block grant • State Employee Contracts and Accreditations (A&R – 75 people) • Study bill on 2022 silver tsunami, inversion/compression succession planning for state managers. • Para Educator Bill - which would ask the School Paraeducator Advisory council to conduct a study around pay equity, healthcare coverage, retirement benefits and professional development opportunities; safety issues related to paraeducators who work with students who have behavioral issues; assignment of substitute teaching duties to paraeducators; and issues relating to the duties of paraeducators who work with students who have individualized education programs • Indoor Air Quality in Schools - To require local and regional boards of education to maintain healthy indoor air quality in their schools. • Support legislation around Hospital staffing in hospitals (similar to PA 19-89 which was passed for Nursing Home Staffing Levels) • Safe and Compassionate Learning Environments – a Comprehensive programs addressing students with trauma and providing social-emotional support • Teacher Retirement Issues: Changes to TRB Rolling Over of Funds, Retired Teacher’s Death Benefits, add a third retired teacher to the TRB, Form an advisory council of retired teachers, Citizen Lobbying We all lobby all the time. Whether it is lobbying to convince a friend to see a certain movie, a child to clean their room, the boss for a raise, a co-worker to help on a project- -we all lobby to get things we want. We list the arguments for our position, we point out the problems with the other side's arguments, we enlist the help of those who are more powerful in the situation and we use our own position of power in the situation to get our way. All of this is lobbying. All are techniques used to lobby the Connecticut General Assembly. A Few Facts about the Connecticut General Assembly Keep in mind – the only truly universal rule in the legislative process is that there is no universal rule in the legislative process. In 2021, the General Assembly opens on January 6, 2021 and will adjourn on June 9, 2021. Regular sessions of the General Assembly are held from January to June in odd- numbered years, and from February to May in even-numbered years. The state constitution restricts the shorter, even-year sessions to consideration of budgetary, revenue, and financial issues, bills and resolutions raised by committees of the General Assembly, and emergency matters. The Governor may call special sessions in case of emergency. Also, a majority of the members of either chamber of the General Assembly may petition for a special session. A post-adjournment, or trailer, session is required to reconsider any bills vetoed by the Governor and not acted upon again by the legislature before the close of a previous regular or special session. Membership There are 151 House of Representative Members and 36 Senators in the General Assembly. The Governor, Ned Lamont and the Lt. Governor, Susan Bysiewicz, are both Democrats. The Lt. Governor serves as the President of the Senate meaning she presides over the Senate, but she only votes if there is a tie. The highest-ranking member of the Senate is the President Pro Tempore, Martin Looney, and a Democrat. He is elected by the membership of the Senate. The House of Representatives is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is Matt Ritter, a Democrat. He is a member of the House and elected Speaker by the House members. The Senate Connecticut’s Senate has 36 members, each elected from a separate senatorial district of substantially equal population. The state constitution permits the size of the Senate to vary from 30 to 50 members. The Senate: determines its own rules and procedures. is presided over by the Lieutenant Governor, who is President of the Senate. The Lieutenant Governor may cast the deciding vote in case of a tie. elects a President Pro Tempore (temporary president) who presides in the absence of the President and serves as a party spokesperson. The President Pro Tempore appoints the Senate chair of joint committees and Senate committee members. has a Majority Leader and a Minority leader who also serve as party spokespersons. Elected by Senate members of their own party, these leaders direct party affairs, assemble members for important votes, and serve as ex officio members of all committees. tries all impeachments of executive and judicial brand officials. The House of Representatives The House of Representatives has 151 members, each elected from a separate assembly district of substantially equal population. The state constitution permits the size of the House to vary from 125 to 225 members. The House: determines its own rules and procedures. is presided over by a Speaker of the House, elected by the members. The speaker is a party spokesperson and appoints the House chairs of joint committees and House committee members. The Speaker also may refer bills to appropriate committees. has a Majority Leader and a Minority leader who also serve as party spokespersons. Elected by House members of their own party, they direct party affairs, assemble members for important votes, and serve as ex officio members of all committees. has the power to impeach executive and judicial branch officials. How the General Assembly Does Its Work The General Assembly meets in the State Capitol in Hartford. General Assembly committees meet and hold most public hearings in the adjoining Legislative Office Building, which houses members’ offices. Connecticut’s legislature is one of the few that traditionally operate with a system of joint House and Senate committees. Committees, which may operate on a year-round basis, meet to review proposed legislation, and make recommendations to the full House and Senate. The joint committee system minimizes duplication of effort, saving both time and expense. It also spares the public from having to appear before separate House and Senate public hearings on the same legislation. In most cases, committee members represent each political party in relative proportion to its number in each chamber. Two committee chairs are appointed from the majority party, one by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and one by the Speaker of the House. There are currently more than twenty joint standing committees that focus on specific legislative issues for that committee. Most senators and representatives serve on several committees. Some committees use subcommittees to handle the volume and complexity of the work that comes before them. Professional and technical support is available to legislators through the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, which supervises various non-partisan offices and commissions staffed by experts. Lobbying Through the Mail or Email First, you should remember that we have a small state and a large General Assembly. These legislators are your neighbors. Once you have met your representatives, you will likely run into them in the supermarket and at the post office.
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