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The Resource Center contains a wide collection of reports, publications, and data from Connecticut and national sources. To navigate through the Resource Center, use the keyword search below or browse by selecting a specific category using the drop-down menu below the Featured post.

Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding

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The Task Force to Study Special Education Services and Funding was created by the Connecticut General Assembly to examine a variety of issues related to special education. Specifically, the Task Force looked at the state's severe special education staffing shortage, the lack of resources for special education, the lack of equity in special education across the state, and the failure to close the state's achievement gap.

Special Education Task Force Final Report Special Education Task Force Midterm Report Special Education Task Force Presentation to SpEd Committee
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Education Funding Special Education

Acts Affecting Taxes (Office of Legislative Research)

Following each legislative session, the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research produces a report highlighting "major provisions of new laws affecting taxes." This report, titled "Acts Affecting Taxes, has been released annually since 2006, with the exception of 2007 and 2020 when no report was released.

OLR Acts Affecting Taxes - 2024 OLR Acts Affecting Taxes - 2023 OLR Acts Affecting Taxes - 2022 OLR Acts Affecting Taxes - 2021 OLR Acts Affecting Taxes - 2019
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State Revenue & Spending Taxes

Issue Brief and Backgrounder: Connecticut's Volatility Cap (Office of Legislative Research)

Issue brief and backgrounder from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that explains the volatility cap, and the related bond covenant requirement, which was initially passed as part of Connecticut's biennial budget for fiscal years 2018-19.

OLR Connecticut's Volatility Cap OLR Backgrounder: Connecticut's Volatility Cap and Budget Reserve Fund
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State Budget State Revenue & Spending

State Fiscal Controls (Office of Legislative Research)

This research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research summarizes the State of Connecticut's fiscal "caps" as well as bonding restrictions and controls. Included in this report are summaries of the state's: spending cap, revenue cap, volatility cap, debt limit, bond allocation cap, bond issuance cap, bond allotment cap, and bond lock.

OLR State Fiscal Controls
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State Budget State Revenue & Spending