Connecticut SB1371: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JUST CAUSE STANDARD FOR TEACHER CONTRACT TERMINATIONS AND REQUIRING CONTRACT TERMINATION HEARINGS FOR TEAC

What the bill says

An act establishing a just cause standard for teacher contract terminations and making the decision of a neutral hearing officer in teacher contract termination hearings binding on the parties. assembly convened.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JUST CAUSE STANDARD FOR TEACHER CONTRACT TERMINATIONS AND MAKING THE DECISION OF A NEUTRAL HEARING OFFICER IN TEACHER CONTRACT TERMINATION HEARINGS BINDING ON THE PARTIES. Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 10-151 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): (d) The contract of employment of a teacher who has attained tenure shall be continued from school year to school year, except that it may be terminated at any time for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Inefficiency, incompetence or ineffectiveness, provided, if a teacher is notified on or after July 1, 2014, that termination is under consideration due to incompetence or ineffectiveness, the determination of incompetence or ineffectiveness is based on evaluation of the teacher using teacher evaluation guidelines established pursuant to section 10151b; (2) insubordination against reasonable rules of the board of education; (3) moral misconduct; (4) disability, as shown by competent medical evidence; (5) elimination of the position to which the teacher LCO No. 5147 1 of Raised Bill No. 1371 was appointed or loss of a position to another teacher, if no other position exists to which such teacher may be appointed if qualified, provided such teacher, if qualified, shall be appointed to a position held by a …

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Sponsors

• Tom Delnicki (R, 14) · primary sponsor
• Kaitlyn Shake (D, 120)
• Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
• Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
• Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
• Steven Winter (D, 94)
• Anne Hughes (D, 135)
• Kara Rochelle (D, 104)
• Rebecca Martinez (D, 22)
• Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D, 22)
• Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
• Gary Winfield (D, 10)

Latest actions

1. May 22, 2025: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2. May 22, 2025: House Calendar Number 625
3. May 20, 2025: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 8413
4. May 20, 2025: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8797
5. May 20, 2025: Senate Passed
6. May 7, 2025: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
7. May 7, 2025: No New File by Committee on Appropriations
8. May 7, 2025: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
9. May 6, 2025: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
10. May 5, 2025: Joint Favorable

Votes

• Senate Roll Call 190 (May 20, 2026): 27 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call 189 (May 20, 2026): 11 yea, 23 nay, failed
• Senate Roll Call 188 (May 20, 2026): 9 yea, 25 nay, failed
• Senate Roll Call 43 (May 20, 2025): 25 yea, 10 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call 190 (May 20, 2025): 27 yea, 8 nay, passed
• Senate Roll Call 189 (May 20, 2025): 11 yea, 23 nay, failed

Common questions

What is SB1371?

SB1371 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JUST CAUSE STANDARD FOR TEACHER CONTRACT TERMINATIONS AND REQUIRING CONTRACT TERMINATION HEARINGS FOR TEAC.

What does SB1371 do?

In its own words: An act establishing a just cause standard for teacher contract terminations and making the decision of a neutral hearing officer in teacher contract termination hearings binding on the parties. assembly convened.

What is the status of SB1371?

In committee as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (May 22, 2025).

Who sponsored SB1371?

Tom Delnicki (R, 14), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB1371?

On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01371&which_year=2025