By Kathleen Megan
www.ctmirror.orgGov. Ned Lamont has recast his proposal encouraging school districts to share services, eliminating some of the words — like “redistricting” and “consolidation” — that prompted widespread controversy and protest.
Lamont said he understands the concerns of many constituents who object to forced consolidation and is hopeful the changes he made to his proposal address those concerns, according to a statement from his office.
At a legislative hearing before the Planning and Development Committee where the bill came up as part of a broader discussion today, however, some residents and others expressed relief about the revisions while others said they still could not support the governor’s plan.
The bill, Senate Bill 874, calls for the establishment of a Commission on Shared School Services. Originally, the bill said the commission would be established to develop “a plan for redistricting or consolidation of school services and school districts.”