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.
At, or near, the beginning of each month, the state comptroller provides a budget update to the governor. The budget update provides financial statements for the General Fund and the Special Transportation Fund, and includes the comptroller's projection for any budget deficits or surpluses.
Each year, as required by state statute, the State Comptroller releases a report detailing the balances for the State's various funds. This report also details realized revenue versus budgeted revenue for specific State funds.
Periodically since 2008, an actuarial valuation and review has been conducted concerning the State of Connecticut's Other Post-employment Benefits (OPEB) program. Other Post-employment Benefits are benefits (other than pensions) that the State of Connecticut provides to state employees once they retire. These benefits include medical, dental, and life insurance as well as prescription drug coverage.
Published annually by the State Comptroller, this report provides a detailed look at the state's finances and provides insight into Connecticut's overall fiscal health. Included in the yearly report are fund balances as well as information on items impacting Connecticut's fiscal situation, including the state's cash deposits and investments, current liabilities, long-term debt, state retirement systems, and capital assets.
In 2017 the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) and the State of Connecticut reached agreements aimed at addressing the State’s long-term pension obligations to state employees. The Office of the State Comptroller is responsible for issuing an annual report detailing the savings achieved through these agreements.