Executive Orders Backing Teachers and Low-income Families
Our communities have been resilient over the last 11 months – adapting as best we can to the COVID-19 pandemic. Connecticut has been a national leader in terms of response and now is leading in vaccinations as well. The leadership of Governor Lamont has been critical in all of this.
As part of his efforts, the Governor has issued various executive orders suspending various regulations and changing other laws so that our society can move forward during the pandemic. For example, he has suspended certain permits, adapted our open records laws to work with online meetings and tried to balance the needs of businesses to operate while also reducing public events that can spread the virus.
The Governor's latest EO's include:
- Paid Leave Requirements for Staff of Local and Regional Boards of Education.
- Exclusion of Individual Stimulus Payments from Benefit Eligibility Calculations.
- Suspension of Reapplication Filing Requirement for the Additional Veterans Tax Relief Program.
- Suspension of Reapplication Filing Requirement for the Homeowners’ – Elderly/Disabled Circuit Breaker Tax Relief Program and for the Homeowners’ – Elderly/Disabled Freeze Tax Relief Program.
- Use of Commuter Parking Facilities as Needed for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination.
- Renewals of Liquor Permits Extended.
- Relaxation of Restrictions on Religious Gatherings.
- Absentee Ballot Eligibility for Special Elections and Primaries Through April 20.
- Restaurant Closing Times Extended to 11 p.m.
Legislative leaders had recently agreed to extend the governor's emergency authority and the effective date of these order through April 20th. I support that effort.
You can find all of the Governor’s orders here.