
Simms, Travis
140th District (D)
- 860-240-8585
- mailto:Travis.Simms@cga.ct.gov
Towns Represented
Norwalk (p)
Committees
Transportation (Vice Chair); Appropriations; Environment
Voting Record
Year | Vote Name | Score |
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2019 |
JANUS
HB 6935
Favorable vote indicates support for union access to workplaces and the right to organize. |
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2019 |
2019 Budget
HB 7424
Favorable vote indicates support for the budget which increased ECS funds, excluded a proposal to shift the teacher pension costs to municipalities, and restructured the unfunded liability of the Teachers' Retirement Fund. |
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2019 |
Teachers' Retirement System
SB 873
Favorable vote indicates support for a proposal to stabilize the Teachers' Retirement Fund with revenues of the Connecticut Lottery. |
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2019 |
Classroom Safety in Appropriations Committee
HB 7110
Favorable vote indicates support in the Appropriations Committee on a procedural vote to keep a CEA proposed concept to address classroom safety alive. |
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2019 |
Minority Teacher Recruitment In Appropriations Committee
SB 1022
Favorable vote indicates support in the Appropriation Committee for SDE's development and implementation of strategies and use of existing resources to hire and employ minority teachers. |
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2019 |
Minority Teacher Recruitment
SB 1022
Favorable vote indicates support for SDE's development and implementation of strategies and use of existing resources to hire and employ minority teachers. |
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2019 |
Black and Latino Studies
HB 7082
Favorable vote indicates support for the inclusion of Black and Latino studies in the public school curriculum. |
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2019 |
School Climate
HB 7215
Favorable vote indicates support for the development of a statewide school climate survey,addressing social-emotional learning, and taking steps to make schools safer by expanding the definition of bullying to acts causing physical or emotional harm on any individual in a school, including staff. |
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2019 |
Magnet School Funding In Appropriations Committee
HB 7109
Favorable vote indicates support in the Appropriations Committee for increasing funding to interdistrict magnet school programs. |
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2019 |
School Play
HB 7250
Favorable vote indicates support for inclusion of additional time for undirected play in the school day. |
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2019 |
School Counselors
SB 956
Favorable vote indicates support for the development of guidelines for a comprehensive school counseling program for all students. |
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2019 |
Cultural Responsiveness
SB 1020
Favorable vote indicates support for the inclusion of cultural responsiveness in training and professional development provided to teachers. |
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2019 |
IEP Retaliation
HB 7353
Favorable vote indicates support for establishing protections to ensure educators who make recommendations in IEP's and PPT's are not retaliated against. |