# Connecticut HB 05323: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

Connecticut HB 05323, AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Education Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05323
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Education Committee
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 10

## Summary

To make various revisions to the education statutes.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Fewer academic barriers for school athletes: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, school boards cannot set extra academic eligibility hurdles for high school athletes. For grades 9–12, district standards cannot exceed those set by the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. The law does not change the conference's standards.
- Grants support therapeutic arts in schools: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2026, the law creates public-school therapeutic arts grants for the school year starting July 1, 2027. Local and regional school boards and regional educational service centers can apply, subject to available funding. Priority goes to districts with high rates of exclusionary disc…
- Mentoring support for new school leaders: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state school-administrator standards council must create a mentoring pilot with the Connecticut Association of Schools. New administrators receive support, training, and professional development. The council must submit its plan by July 1, 2027. The pilot begins in selec…
- New career-focused high school math paths: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, the law requires redesigned high school math pathways by January 1, 2027. Paths must cover science, technology, engineering, and math; data science and statistics; quantitative reasoning; and workforce or applied math. The redesign must connect math learning with college and…
- Schools get incentives to reduce testing: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2026, the law requires a district testing-reduction incentive program by July 1, 2027, subject to available funding. Districts must limit semester- or year-level broad tests, use state interim and formative tools, and improve teachers' classroom-assessment skills. Incentives can i…
- State can seek school rating flexibility: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, the education commissioner can seek federal approval to change Connecticut's high school accountability model. The commissioner must first consult the working group established under Public Act 24-45. The request can seek less weight for academic achievement and more for oth…
- Temporary campus option for Bridgeport academy: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, the education commissioner can approve temporary space for Bridgeport Military Academy at Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Magnet Campus. Only approved grades and programs can move there while the academy's permanent facility is built. Placement lasts no more than two years a…
- New limits on armed school security: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, towns and school boards can use only eligible law enforcement officers for armed public-school security. Eligible workers include sworn local police and qualifying retired local, state, federal, out-of-state, and correction department parole officers. Retirees must meet qual…
- Prior education provision starts in 2027: mixed, low. Effective June 4, 2026, the law delays section 51 of Public Act 24-41 until July 1, 2027. The supplied text does not identify that section's policy or who it affects.
- Stronger screening for school job applicants: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, expanded screening covers direct-student-contact hires by public, charter, magnet, and nonpublic school operators and their contractors. Applicants must list current employers and qualifying former school or child-contact employers from the past 20 years. They must authorize…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Education Committee
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bobby G. Gibson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hector Arzeno (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason Rojas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John A. Kissel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kai J. Belton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Reddington-Hughes (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stephen G. Harding (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom O'Dea (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Marra (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Trenee McGee (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | House | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 380 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | House Roll Call Vote 103 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | ED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-139, 2026-05-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00139-R00HB-05323-PA.PDF)
- File No. 732, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000732-FC.PDF)
- File No. 380, 2026-04-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R02-HB.PDF)
- ED Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-02-26: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00-HB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00APP-CV44-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 380: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 732: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R010732-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5323, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-BA.PDF)
- ED Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00ED-JFR.PDF)
- ED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00ED-CV33-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 380: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 732: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R010732-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4479 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04479-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4558 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04558-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4617 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04617-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4856 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04856-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5323, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4856): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #4479 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04479-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4558 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04558-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #4617 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04617-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 103 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00103-R00HB05323-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4856 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 380: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00380-R00HB05323-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-139: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00139-R02HB-05323-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-139 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00139-R00HB-05323-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 732 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000732-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 380 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R02-HB.PDF)
- [ED Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00-HB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00APP-CV44-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 380 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 732 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R010732-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5323, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-BA.PDF)
- [ED Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00ED-JFR.PDF)
- [ED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05323-R00ED-CV33-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 380 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R000380-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 732 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R010732-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4479 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04479-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4558 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04558-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4617 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04617-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4856 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00LCO04856-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5323, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4856) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05323-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #4479 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04479-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4558 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04558-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #4617 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04617-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 103 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00103-R00HB05323-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4856 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05323-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 380 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00380-R00HB05323-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-139 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00139-R02HB-05323-SUM.PDF)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05323-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).