CT HB06881

Establishes minimum annual salaries for teachers at 3.25 times the federal poverty level for a family of two, and for paraeducators at 3.75 times that level, with contracts subject to reopening for compliance

Appropriates $600 million for FY 2024 and 20% of the discretionary General Fund surplus for FY 2025 to fund a grant program supplementing teacher and paraeducator salaries

Requires school boards to offer paraeducators the Municipal Employee Health Insurance Plan and pay their full retirement system employee contributions, with the state reimbursing at least 50% of both costs

Mandates paraeducators be employed for at least 20 hours per week and adds paraeducator representation to professional development and evaluation committees

Requires the Department of Education to collect paraeducator data (staffing levels, hourly pay, working hours, health care contributions) in the statewide public school information system and submit annual reports on paraeducator vacancies and staffing ratios