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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 7009

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE SEAL OF CIVICS EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, THE TRANSPARENCY OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNER DATA, THE USE OF SMART DEVICES IN SCHOOLS, THE AVAILABILITY OF ISLAMIC AND ARAB STUDIES CURRICULUM MATERIAL FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS ANTISEMITISM IN SCHOOLS, EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF AND VARIOUS AND ASSORTED REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 15, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the State Board of Education to establish a Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement to affix on the high school diploma of any student demonstrating a high level of proficiency in such subject matter.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

30 co-sponsors

Kevin Brown, Frank Smith, Hector Arzeno, William Heffernan, James Sanchez, Josh Elliott, Sarah Keitt, Laurie Sweet, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Farley Santos, Kara Rochelle, Patrick Biggins, Eilish Collins Main, Kadeem Roberts, Christopher Poulos, Nicholas Menapace, John Santanella, Rebecca Martinez, Savet Constantine, Mike Demicco, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., John-Michael Parker, Kenneth Gucker, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Bob Godfrey, Hubert D. Delany, Kate Farrar, Daniel Gaiewski, Tammy R. Exum, Jonathan Fazzino

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 20 to May 15, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action14 actions on 8 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 20 to May 1382 days

    Education CommitteeFeb 20 to Mar 1220 days

    In the SenateMay 13 to May 15 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 13

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 20 – May 13

    1. Feb 20Introduced and sent to Education Committee
    2. Feb 21Heard in Education Committee
    3. Mar 12Education Committee recommended it
    4. May 13The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 15

    1. May 15Arrived in the Senate
    All 14 actions, as published
    1. Feb 20REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 21PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 21REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 27RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 27FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Mar 27HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Mar 27FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 13HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 13HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 15FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 15SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 15FILE NO.Both houses