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SEEK's Testimonies and More
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The Special Education Task Force
SEEK's voice in Hartford
SEEK holds positions on special education matters that impact students with disabilities in Connecticut and creates Bills on important matters that require change.
CALL TO ACTION!
Raise Your Voice—And Help Us Spread the Word!
The Select Committee on Special Education has proposed an 11th-hour bill that would abolish special education out-of-district placements as we know them. Please read the SEEK Summary below about raised bill 7277.
The deadline to register to testify in person or virtually, or to submit written testimony, is
3 pm on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
The hearing is on Monday, April 21, 2025.
SEEK's Legislative Committee is fully committed to proving how this law will damage the most vulnerable students and eventually force special education schools to shutter their doors.
But without your voice, SEEK’s voice is not loud enough. This is an urgent matter and requires all hands on deck!
We urge you to submit your written testimony as soon as possible or sign up for in-person or remote testimony before the deadline at 3 pm on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Use this link and select "Register to Speak" or "Submit Written Testimony," and you can also click on each bill to register to watch the hearing virtually.
We want your input.
SEEK's Testimonies and More
Andy Feinstein - Testimony to Education Committee 3/12/2025 (pdf)
DownloadJohn Flanders - Testimony to Education Committee 3/12/2025 (pdf)
DownloadNaomi Nova - Testimony to Education Committee 3/12/2025 (pdf)
DownloadRosie - Testimony to Education Committee 3/12/2025 (pdf)
DownloadStacey Tie - Testimony to Education Committee 3/12/2025 (pdf)
DownloadAndy Feinstein - Testimony for Government Oversight Committee 3/11/2025 (pdf)
DownloadAndy Feinstein - Testimony to Education Committee 3/3/2025 (pdf)
DownloadStacey Tie - Testimony to Education Committee 3/3/2025 (pdf)
DownloadTestimony of SEEK to Committee on Public Safety and Security 2/27/2025 (pdf)
DownloadTestimony of SEEK to Committee on Education 2/19/2025 (pdf)
DownloadTestimony of SEEK to Committee on Appropriations 2/20/2025 (pdf)
DownloadSEEK's Reaction to Lamont Proposal 2/5/2025 (pdf)
DownloadPublic Testimonies
2025.03.12 Naomi Nova, Rose and John Flanders talk about their testimonies
2025.02.19 Andy Feinstein's Testimony for Education Committee Public Hearing
2025.02.19 John Flanders' Testimony for the Education Committee Public Hearing
2025.02.19 Naomi Nova's Testimony for the Education Committee Public Hearing
2025.02.19 Stacey Tie's Testimony for the Education Committee Public Hearing
The Special Education Task Force
The Connecticut Legislature created a Task Force to study special education services and funding.
It is chaired by Andy Feinstein, a parent attorney and founding member of SEEK, Fran Rabinowitz, the Executive Director of the Superintendents' Union (CAPSS), and Michelle Laubin, an attorney that represents school boards.
Here are the findings.
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