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Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee, Connecticut General Assembly
The Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee is a joint standing committee of the Connecticut General Assembly and contains members of the Senate and the House. In the Connecticut Legislature, there are no separate chamber committees.
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Per each chamber's rules, committees of the Connecticut General Assembly are assigned by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House. Committees are assigned by the fifth regular session day of the first year of the term.[1][2] The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the House are considered ex officio members of all committees.[3]
See rules: Senate Rules
See rules: House Rules
See rules: Joint Rules
Function
“ | A committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT that shall have cognizance of all matters relating to (A) the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Office of Higher Education, and (B) public and independent institutions of higher education, private occupational schools, post-secondary education, job training institutions and programs, apprenticeship training programs and adult job training programs offered to the public by any state agency or funded in whole or in part by the state.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes yearly updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org
2023-2024 legislative session
Higher Education and Employment Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Higher Education and Employment Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (15) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members(0) |
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Caroline Simmons (D, Member) left this committee on December 01, 2021. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
Higher Education and Employment Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (14) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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Fred Camillo (R) left this committee on December 02, 2019.
2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (10) | |||
• Gregory Haddad, Co-chair | • Art Linares, Co-chair | |||
• Beth Bye, Co-chair | • Pam Staneski, Ranking member | |||
• Christopher Ziogas, Vice chair | • Heather Somers, Vice chair | |||
• Mae Flexer, Vice chair | • Tim Ackert | |||
• Joshua Elliott | • Whit Betts | |||
• Linda Gentile | • Fred Camillo | |||
• Mary Mushinsky | • Holly Cheeseman | |||
• Bobby Sanchez | • William Duff | |||
• Caroline Simmons | • Timothy LeGeyt | |||
• Chris Soto | • Mark Tweedie | |||
• Charlie Stallworth |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (8) | |||
• Dante Bartolomeo, Chair | • Kevin Witkos, Ranking Member | |||
• Roberta Willis, Chair | • Whit Betts, Ranking Member | |||
• Mae Flexer, Vice chair | • Timothy J. Ackert | |||
• Rick Lopes, Vice chair | • Mike Alberts | |||
• Juan Candelaria | • Mike Bocchino | |||
• Patricia Dillon | • Devin R. Carney | |||
• Linda Gentile | • Timothy LeGeyt | |||
• Gregory Haddad | • Jesse MacLachlan | |||
• Claire Janowski | ||||
• Douglas McCrory | ||||
• Bobby Sanchez | ||||
• Toni Walker |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Beth Bye, Co-Chair | • Toni Boucher, Ranking Member | |||
• Roberta Willis, Co-Chair | • Timothy LeGeyt, Ranking Member | |||
• Steve Cassano, Vice Chair | • Tim Ackert | |||
• Gregory Haddad, Vice Chair | • Mike Alberts | |||
• Juan Candelaria | • Penny Bacchiochi | |||
• Patricia Dillon | • Gail Lavielle | |||
• Bryan Hurlburt | • Pamela Sawyer | |||
• Claire Janowski | ||||
• James Maroney | ||||
• Douglas McCrory | ||||
• Bobby Sanchez | ||||
• Peggy Sayers | ||||
• Toni Walker |
2011-2012
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (13) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Beth Bye, Co-Chair | • Antonietta Boucher, Ranking Member | |||
• Roberta Willis, Co-Chair | • Timothy LeGeyt, Ranking Member | |||
• Gary LeBeau, Vice Chair | • Mike Alberts | |||
• Juan Candelaria, Vice Chair | • Janice Giegler | |||
• Patricia Dillon | • Selim Noujaim | |||
• Gregory Haddad | • Pamela Sawyer | |||
• Bryan Hurlburt | • Dave Yaccarino | |||
• Claire Janowski | ||||
• Douglas McCrory | ||||
• Daniel S. Rovero | ||||
• Peggy Sayers | ||||
• Charlie Stallworth | ||||
• Toni Walker |
2009-2010
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (4) | |||
• Roberta Willis, Co-Chair | • Pamela Sawyer, Ranking Member | |||
• Juan Candelaria, Co-Chair | • Mike Alberts | |||
• Douglas McCrory, Vice Chair | • John Rigby | |||
• Joan A. Lewis | • Selim Noujaim | |||
• Jason Rojas | ||||
• Demetrios S. Giannaros | ||||
• Mae Flexer | ||||
• Bryan Hurlburt | ||||
• Claire Janowski | ||||
• Catherine Abercrombie | ||||
• Patricia Dillon | ||||
• Jim Shapiro |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Rules of the Senate," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the House Rules," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ State of Connecticut General Assembly, "Resolution Concerning the Joint Rules of the Senate and the House of Representatives," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.