During its 2025 regular legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly made a number of changes to how the State funds special education, including the creation of a new formulaic grant to support special education services.
This interactive graphic explores the process a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly must go through to become law if it has an associated cost to the State. This cost is known as a "fiscal note" and can create some additional steps for bills to take before they ultimately pass the legislature.
As part of the biennial budget for fiscal years 2018-19, the Connecticut General Assembly passed two fiscal accountability measures, known as the spending cap and the volatility cap. During the 2023 legislative session, the legislature renewed and made several changes to these caps. This resource includes policy briefings on the spending and volatility caps enacted in FY 2018 as well as what changes were made to the caps in 2023.
The Excess Cost grant is the State of Connecticut’s method for sharing in the expense for students who have extraordinary special education needs and associated costs. During the 2023 legislative session, the General Assembly increased the appropriated amount of the Excess Cost grant and amended the grant’s formula for reimbursing school districts.
Curious how a bill becomes a law in Connecticut? This interactive graphic details each step of the legislative process and makes it easier to follow along as bills progress during legislative sessions.
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