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SB 6 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND DISCONNECTED YOUTHS.

SB 6 requires Connecticut's Office of Early Childhood to lead administration of federal child care food programs, encouraging child care centers, group homes, and family homes to participate through annual outreach and data sharing. It also creates a new child nutrition outreach program under the Department of Education to boost participation in school breakfast, summer food, and child care food programs, including innovative methods like classroom breakfasts. Additionally, the bill mandates annual reports on "disconnected youth" (youth not in school or work) using shared data from early childhood, health, and education agencies. These provisions directly affect child care providers, schools, and youth service agencies by expanding access to nutrition support and improving data-driven policy decisions.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill creates new child nutrition outreach program under Education Department to boost school breakfast/summer food participation, directly enhancing student access to educational support programs.92% confidence
Sub-Topics: Early Childhood
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 8, 2025 Last action May 15, 2025
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What changed between versions

Committee Bill → KID Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill makes technical corrections to the formatting and numbering of the bill while clarifying the definition of 'disconnected youth' by referencing a specific public act. It also adds new language to define 'kindergarten preparatory academy' and adjusts the frequency of youth reports from biennial to annual.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on child nutrition programs and youth data reporting, but the definition of disconnected youth is now more specific by citing public act 24-25.
TIMELINE

Changed the youth report submission frequency from 'biennially' to 'annually' starting January 1, 2025.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'disconnected youth' to explicitly reference section 21 of public act 24-25 for consistency.

Added a new definition for 'kindergarten preparatory academy' to clarify which programs are included under this term.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting issues, page numbering, and removed redundant text from the original committee bill version.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025

How they voted

22–12
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 13, 2025
D Democratic25
22 Yea 1 Nay 2
88% Yea
R Republican11
11 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Amendments
5
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A,C
upper
May 13, 2025
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. E
upper
May 13, 2025
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. D
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. C
upper
May 13, 2025
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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