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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.

Fiscal Accountability Reports (Office of Fiscal Analysis)

Nov 20, 2024 Featured

Each November, in accordance with state statute, the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis produces a Fiscal Accountability Report. According to statute, the report must explain: (1) the level of spending changes from current year spending allowed by consensus revenue estimates, (2) any changes to current year spending necessary because of “fixed cost drivers,” and (3) the total change to current year spending required to accommodate fixed cost drivers without exceeding current revenue estimates.

OFA Fiscal Accountability Report - FY 2025 OFA Fiscal Accountability Report - FY 2025 Presentation OFA Fiscal Accountability Report - FY 2024 OFA Fiscal Accountability Report - FY 2024 Presentation OFA Fiscal Accountability Report - FY 2023

State Budget State Revenue & Spending

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Issue Brief: CCJEF v. Rell Superior Court Decision (Office of Legislative Research)

Feb 8, 2017

This issue brief from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research summarizes Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher's September 7, 2016 ruling in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell. The issue brief details the case's history along with Judge Moukawsher's findings.

OLR CCJEF v. Rell Superior Court Decision

Court Cases

Reports, Statements, and Related Materials (Connecticut Spending Cap Commission)

Jan 21, 2017

Established by section 24 of Conn. Acts 15-1 (December Special Session), the Spending Cap Commission was "charged with creating, for the purposes of the state's constitutional general budget expenditures requirements, proposed definitions of (1) 'increase in personal income,' (2) 'increase in inflation,' and (3) 'general budget expenditures.'" The 24-member Commission, however, did not issue an official final report because its members were unable to agree on a set of recommendations for defining the three items outlined in the Commission's charge.

Spending Cap Commission Reports and Statements Spending Cap Commission Meeting Agendas and Minutes

State Budget State Revenue & Spending

Summary of 2016 Agreement Between the State and SEBAC for SERS (Office of Fiscal Analysis)

Dec 21, 2016

Summary from the Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Fiscal Analysis of the recent agreement between the State of Connecticut and the State Employees’ Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) regarding various changes to actuarial assumptions for the State Employees’ Retirement System (SERS).

Summary of 2016 Agreement Between the State and SEBAC

Pensions

Research Report: Education Cost Sharing Grants (Office of Fiscal Analysis and Office of Legislative Research)

Nov 19, 2016

Joint research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis that provides a history of the Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula and describes how it has worked.

OFA and OLR Education Cost Sharing Grants

Education Funding Funding Formulas

Research Report: State Tax Changes 2011-2016 (Office of Legislative Research)

Oct 26, 2016

Research report from the Connecticut General Assembly's nonpartisan Office of Legislative Research that summarizes the changes in state taxes from 2011-2016.

OLR State Tax Changes 2011-2016

Taxes

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Demographic Trends of Connecticut’s English Learners (SYs 2015-16 through 2019-20) (Connecticut State Department of Education) Connecticut Municipal Fiscal Indicators (Office of Policy and Management) Breakout of Education Cost Sharing (ECS) Grant Entitlements Between Alliance and Non-Alliance School Districts (CT State Department of Education) Education Funding 101: ECS Grant and Choice Schools (Office of Fiscal Analysis & Office of Legislative Research) Monthly State Budget Forecasts (Office of Policy and Management)