2024 LEGISLATOR REPORT CARD

Khanna, Rachel

Khanna, Rachel

149th District (D)

Towns Represented
Greenwich (p), Stamford (p)

Committees
Appropriations; Government Administration and Elections; Transportation

Legislator Score
2023: 95%
2024: 86%
2023-2024 Avg. 90.5%

Voting Record

Year Vote Name Score
2024 Teacher Certification, Mandated Reporters & more HB 5436

Favorable vote indicates support for important changes to teacher certification, improvements to mandated reporter procedures, changes to EdTPA, supports for paraeducators, and more.

2024 Professional Development & School Climate HB 5437

Favorable vote indicates support for reviewing and updating PD requirements, improving school culture & climate, and more.

2024 WEP/GPO Resolution HJ 215

Favorable vote indicates support in the Government Administration & Elections Committee for a resolution urging Congress to repeal WEP/GPO.

2024 Behavior Notification & Assessment Audit SB 154

Favorable vote indicates support for better student behavior notifications to parents, an standardized assessment audit, and more.

2024 School Indoor Air Quality HB 5524

Favorable vote indicates support for and expansion of the IAQ Grant program.

2024 School Indoor Air Quality SB 5

Favorable vote indicates support for an extension of the state IAQ Working Group.

2024 Goodwin Magnet Teacher Rights SB 14

Favorable vote indicates support for ensuring teacher rights are maintained at Goodwin Univ. Magnet School, among other things.

2024 2024 Budget Implementer HB 5523

Favorable vote indicates support for the budget implementer that included $550,000 to the Teachers Retirement Board for Retiree Healthcare and adding CEA to the Education Mandate Review Advisory Council.

2023 CEA Policy Proposal Package HB 6880

Favorable vote indicates support for play based learning, earlier kindergarten start date, elimination of teacher evaluation ratings, along with other actions aimed at addressing teacher recruitment and retention.

2023 Safe Classrooms, Standardized Assessment & IAQ SB 1

Favorable vote indicates support for addressing challenging student behavior/safe classrooms, taking steps to reduce standardized assessments, and continuing the works of the Indoor Air Quality work group, along with a number of other provisions.

2023 Play-Based Learning SB 2

Favorable vote indicates support for play based learning.

2023 Standardized Assessment & Special Education HB 6762

Favorable vote indicates support for taking steps to reduce standardized assessments in CT and the formation of a special education task force designed to examine case loads among other things.

2023 2023 Budget HB 6941

Favorable vote indicates support for the 2023 bi-partisan budget, including increases to ECS funding and $150 million for improved indoor air quality in schools.

2023 Educator Tuition Assistance HB 5441

Favorable vote indicates support for tuition assistance for educators in certain districts.

2023 New Charter School Approval Process in Appropriations Committee SB 1096

Favorable vote indicates opposition in the Appropriations Committee to removing our legislative elected officials from the charter school approval process.

2023 2023 Budget - Danbury Charter School Amendment HB 6941 LCO 9914

Favorable vote indicates opposition to the inclusion of a Danbury charter school in the 2023 budget.

2023 Kindergarten Start Age Waiver HB 5003

Favorable vote indicates support for the final version of this bill that provides for waivers for students who are developmentally ready to begin kindergarten.