Posted on March 22, 2021

Two extremely contentious bill proposals concerning the removal of Connecticut’s religious exemptions and non-medical exemptions for mandatory school vaccinations, which has been codified in state statute for 60 years, have reemerged this legislative session. If passed, this policy would prohibit children from attending public or private school, regardless of their objection to even one specific vaccination or all vaccinations.The bill proposals, House Bill 6423 and Senate Bill 568, were again met…

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Posted on March 10, 2021

I just wanted you to know that the CT Department of Motor Vehicles recently expanded their online web portal to facilitate more virtual actions. The site now includes the options to:

• Request a replacement driver’s license
• Request a replacement non-driver’s license
• Request a driving history

These applications are estimated to take less than 10 minutes to complete, as well as offer a tracking component for replacement card requests, and driving history document retrieval for up to 30 days at no additional…

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Posted on March 4, 2021

I just wanted you to know that on Monday, March 8, the Education Committee is holding a public hearing regarding S.B. 977, An Act Concerning Virtual Learning.

The stated purpose of this committee bill is “to require the Department of Education to develop uniform standards for the provision of virtual learning in public schools, conduct a comprehensive audit of virtual learning programs in the state and develop guidelines for training educators in the provision of virtual learning.”

There’s little…

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