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State Rep. Rachel Chaleski: New Laws Effective Jul 1, 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024

Several new laws take effect July 1st that could have an impact on you, your business, or our community. I have highlighted some of them below.

A summary of some new laws include:

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND DISCONNECTED YOUTH

An Education Mandate Review Advisory Council will be created to advise and report to the General Assembly about the cost and implementation of existing education mandates on local and regional boards of education, as well as the impact

Rep. Chaleski Visits Danbury Medical Diagnostic Device Technology Company

Posted on June 27, 2024

Danbury, Conn. – State Representative Rachel Chaleski (R-138) was recently invited by Perosphere to visit with the venture stage medical diagnostic device technology company, located on Mill Plain Road.

CEO Sasha Bakhru co-founded the company to address an unmet medical need, by developing a test to evaluate if patients are anticoagulated on a new class of blood thinners, the Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs), when there is a question of bleeding risk. The company employs 30 people in Connecticut,

Rep. Chaleski Provides Update on Education Mandate Relief, Other Bill Passed in 2024 Session

Posted on June 25, 2024

Hartford, Conn.State Representative Rachel Chaleski (R-Danbury) is a member of the legislature’s Education Committee and provided an update on bills passed out of committee, approved by the General Assembly, and signed into law this session.

The Education Cost Sharing (ECS) formula, the method by which the state funds its traditional public schools, is currently being phased in from a 2017 implementation that took effect in 2019. While originally scheduled to reach full implementation over a 10-year

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