Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

• Gregory HaddadChair

  Democrat · 54th District

• Beth ByeCo-chair

  Democrat · 5th District

• Art LinaresCo-chair

  Republican · 33rd District

• Mae FlexerVice Chair

  Democrat · 29th District

• Heather B. SomersVice Chair

  Republican · 18th District

• Christopher ZiogasVice Chair

  Democrat · 79th District

• Pam StaneskiRanking Member

  Republican · 119th District

• Tim Ackert

  Republican · 8th District

• Whit Betts

  Republican · 78th District

• Fred Camillo

  Republican · 151st District

• Holly H. Cheeseman

  Republican · 37th District

• William Duff

  Republican · 2nd District

• Josh Elliott

  Democrat · 88th District

• Linda M. Gentile

  Democrat · 104th District

• Timothy B. LeGeyt

  Republican · 17th District

• Mary M. Mushinsky

  Democrat · 85th District

• Robert Sanchez

  Democrat · 25th District

• Caroline Simmons

  Democrat · 144th District

• Chris Soto

  Democrat · 39th District

• Charlie L. Stallworth

  Democrat · 126th District

• Mark Tweedie

  Republican · 13th District

• Bills sent51

  4% of the bills sent to joint committees

• Reported out35%

  18 of 51; 33 stopped in committee

• Time in committee14 days

  most between 14 and 27 days

• Amendments offered0

  committee amendments

• 202620 bills

  reported 90% · typically 14 days, most 12–19 · 0 amendments · 18 members

• 202565 bills

  reported 54% · typically 14 days, most 12–35 · 0 amendments · 18 members

• 202426 bills

  reported 92% · typically 15 days, most 14–21 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 202373 bills

  reported 41% · typically 29 days, most 19–46 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 202237 bills

  reported 65% · typically 21 days, most 15–29 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 202185 bills

  reported 51% · typically 41 days, most 26–52 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 202034 bills

  reported 53% · typically 19 days, most 19–32 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 201975 bills

  reported 55% · typically 41 days, most 21–48 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 201851 bills

  reported 35% · typically 14 days, most 14–27 · 0 amendments · 21 members

• 201769 bills

  reported 39% · typically 27 days, most 14–48 · 0 amendments · 21 members

• 201623 bills

  reported 87% · typically 20 days, most 9–27 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 2015105 bills

  reported 37% · typically 28 days, most 8–45 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 201437 bills

  reported 78% · typically 13 days, most 8–23 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 201371 bills

  reported 54% · typically 28 days, most 19–46 · 0 amendments · 19 members

• 201242 bills

  reported 83% · typically 19 days, most 12–26 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 201170 bills

  reported 47% · typically 28 days, most 9–43 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 201028 bills

  reported 75% · typically 14 days, most 6–35 · 0 amendments · 20 members

• 200973 bills

  reported 51% · typically 20 days, most 12–43 · 0 amendments · 19 members

• 200864 bills

  reported 66% · typically 13 days, most 8–19 · 0 amendments · 19 members

• 2007107 bills

  reported 51% · typically 21 days, most 7–40 · 0 amendments · 19 members

• 200650 bills

  reported 58% · typically 13 days, most 12–14 · 0 amendments · 21 members

• 200562 bills

  reported 45% · typically 20 days, most 12–29 · 0 amendments · 22 members

• 200424 bills

  reported 75% · typically 12 days, most 8–13 · 0 amendments · 21 members

• 200370 bills

  reported 30% · typically 19 days, most 19–20 · 0 amendments · 21 members

51 bills

• House Bill 5031 · AN ACT EQUALIZING ACCESS TO STUDENT-GENERATED FINANCIAL AID.

  Sent May 7, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days

• House Bill 5420 · AN ACT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL POLLING PLACES AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION DURING STATE ELECTIONS.

  Sent April 18, 2018 · Reported out after 7 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• House Bill 5498 · AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INELIGIBLE FOR PUBLIC FUNDS AND LICENSURE OR ACCREDITATION.

  Sent April 10, 2018 · Reported out after 7 days · then passed the House of Representatives, and not the Senate

• House Bill 5338 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE FUNDING AND EXPANSION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 1 day

• House Bill 5371 · AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FREE 2 START SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• House Bill 5372 · AN ACT CONCERNING DYSLEXIA INSTRUCTION OFFERED IN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• House Bill 5373 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF EMERGENCY EXPENSE GRANT PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• Senate Bill 351 · AN ACT CONCERNING APPRENTICESHIP.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 1 day

• Senate Bill 352 · AN ACT EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON APPROVAL OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PROGRAMS OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

• Senate Bill 353 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF THE CONNECTICUT HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Reported out after 14 days · did not pass the Senate

• Senate Bill 354 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE ACCEPTANCE OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSE CREDIT AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent March 1, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 1 day

• House Bill 5194 · AN ACT CONCERNING APPROVAL OF NOMINATIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent February 22, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 1 day

• House Bill 5195 · AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT AND ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.

  Sent February 22, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• Senate Bill 213 · AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE APPRENTICESHIP AND EMPLOYMENT RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY.

  Sent February 22, 2018 · Reported out after 21 days · did not pass the Senate

• Senate Bill 214 · AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSOLIDATION.

  Sent February 22, 2018 · Reported out after 12 days · did not pass the Senate

• House Bill 5135 · AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE ROBERTA B. WILLIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

  Sent February 15, 2018 · Reported out after 19 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• House Bill 5136 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A STATE-WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN TO ENSURE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent February 15, 2018 · Reported out after 28 days · did not pass the House of Representatives

• Senate Bill 142 · AN ACT CONCERNING ACCEPTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION OF PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS BY THE OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent February 15, 2018 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

• Senate Bill 145 · AN ACT INCLUDING THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE IN THE RECEIPT OF ANNUAL REPORTS RELATING TO MILITARY VETERANS AND LICENSURE.

  Sent February 15, 2018 · Reported out after 19 days · then passed the Senate, and became law

• Senate Bill 49 · AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

  Sent February 14, 2018 · Stopped in committee after 0 days