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CT SB00135

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

Senate

2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Transfers duties from the Technical Education and Career System (TECS) board to the executive director, including developing long-range plans, maintaining capital improvement plans, and publishing annual school performance reports

  • Removes the three-year term limit for the TECS superintendent and eliminates the requirement for annual performance evaluations by the executive director

  • Allows the TECS board to recommend multiple superintendent candidates simultaneously to the executive director, rather than one at a time

  • Changes the board's role from setting admissions policies to an advisory capacity, recommending strategies for student recruitment and providing industry trend information for program planning

  • Eliminates the separate "division of postsecondary educational programs" while maintaining postsecondary program administration within TECS; most provisions effective October 1, 2026

Legislative Description

An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Technical Education And Career System.

Last Action

Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/11/2026

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