CFCSP Grassroots Advocacy Network News 

May 5, 2010

Early this morning, the Connecticut State House of Representatives rejected an amendment, mostly along party lines, that would have created a tax credit for corporations that donate to scholarship programs.  The scholarships would have been used by middle and lower-income students to attend a private or religious school.  The amendment, which was offered by Representative Christopher Coutu (R-Norwich), failed by a 98 to 44 vote.   The roll call is listed below.   

The proposal would have created a pilot program in 10 municipalities and would have been paid for by using $500,000 from the taxpayer funded mailing program for members of the General Assembly.

While I am disappointed in the results, this is the first school choice vote the General Assembly has undertaken in almost 18 years.

The legislature adjourns tonight and I am hopeful the Senate will consider this amendment.   

Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you.

The following is the roll call vote:

 

 

X

ABERCROMBIE

 

N

 

HEINRICH

 

N

 

ROBLES

Y

 

 

GIBBONS

 

N

 

ALDARONDO

 

N

 

HENNESSY

 

N

 

ROJAS

Y

 

 

GIEGLER

 

N

 

ARESIMOWICZ

 

N

 

HEWETT

 

N

 

ROLDAN

Y

 

 

GIULIANO

 

N

 

AYALA

 

N

 

HOLDER-WINFIELD

 

N

 

ROY

Y

 

 

HAMZY

 

 

X

BACKER

 

N

 

HORNISH

 

N

 

RYAN, K.

Y

 

 

HETHERINGTON

 

N

 

BARAM

 

N

 

HURLBURT

 

N

 

SANTIAGO

Y

 

 

HOVEY

 

N

 

BARRY

 

N

 

JANOWSKI

 

N

 

SAYERS

Y

 

 

HOYDICK

 

N

 

BARTLETT

 

N

 

JARMOC

 

N

 

SCHOFIELD

Y

 

 

HWANG

 

 

X

BERGER

 

N

 

JOHNSON, S.

 

N

 

SERRA

Y

 

 

KLARIDES

 

 

X

BOUKUS

Y

 

 

JOHNSTON, S. T.

 

N

 

SHAPIRO

Y

 

 

LABRIOLA

 

N

 

BUTLER

 

N

 

JUTILA

 

N

 

SHARKEY

Y

 

 

LEGEYT

 

N

 

BYE

 

N

 

KEHOE

 

N

 

SPALLONE

Y

 

 

MILLER, L.

 

N

 

CANDELARIA, J.

Y

 

 

LAMBERT

 

N

 

STAPLES

Y

 

 

MINER

 

N

 

CARUSO

 

N

 

LARSON

 

N

 

TABORSAK

Y

 

 

NOUJAIM

 

N

 

CLEMONS

 

N

 

LAWLOR

 

N

 

TALLARITA

Y

 

 

O'NEILL

 

N

 

CONROY

 

N

 

LEONE

 

N

 

TERCYAK

Y

 

 

PERILLO

 

N

 

CONWAY

 

N

 

LESSER

 

N

 

THOMPSON

Y

 

 

PISCOPO

 

N

 

COOK

 

N

 

LEWIS

 

N

 

TONG

Y

 

 

REBIMBAS

 

N

 

DARGAN

 

N

 

LYDDY

 

N

 

URBAN

Y

 

 

RIGBY

 

N

 

DAVIS

 

N

 

MAZUREK

 

N

 

VILLANO

Y

 

 

ROWE

 

N

 

DILLON

 

N

 

MCCRORY

 

N

 

WALKER

Y

 

 

SAWYER

 

N

 

DREW

 

N

 

MEGNA

 

N

 

WIDLITZ

Y

 

 

SCRIBNER

 

N

 

ESPOSITO

 

N

 

MERRILL

 

N

 

WILLIS

Y

 

 

STRIPP

 

N

 

ESTY

 

 

X

MIKUTEL

 

N

 

WRIGHT, C.

Y

 

 

WILLIAMS

 

N

 

FAWCETT

 

N

 

MILLER, P.

 

N

 

WRIGHT, E.

Y

 

 

WOOD

 

N

 

FLEISCHMANN

Y

 

 

MIOLI

 

N

 

ZALASKI

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

FLEXER

 

N

 

MORIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

FONTANA

 

N

 

MORRIS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

FOX

 

N

 

MOUKAWSHER

Y

 

 

ALBERTS

 

 

 

 

Y

 

 

FRITZ

Y

 

 

MUSHINSKY

Y

 

 

AMAN, W.

 

N

 

DONOVAN (SPKR)

 

N

 

GENGA

 

N

 

NAFIS

Y

 

 

BACCHIOCHI

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

GENTILE

 

N

 

NARDELLO

Y

 

 

CAFERO

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

GERAGOSIAN

Y

 

 

NICASTRO

Y

 

 

CAMILLO

 

 

 

 

 

 

X

GIANNAROS

 

N

 

O'BRIEN

Y

 

 

CANDELORA, V.

 

N

 

ALTOBELLO (DEP)

 

N

 

GONZALEZ

 

N

 

OLSON

Y

 

 

CARSON

 

 

X

GODFREY (DEP)

Y

 

 

GRAZIANI

 

N

 

PERONE

Y

 

 

CHAPIN

 

N

 

KIRKLEY-BEY (DEP)

 

N

 

GREEN, K.

 

N

 

REED

Y

 

 

COUTU

Y

 

 

MCCLUSKEY (DEP)

 

N

 

GROGINS

 

N

 

REEVES

Y

 

 

D'AMELIO

 

N

 

O'CONNOR (DEP)

 

 

X

GUERRERA

 

N

 

REYNOLDS

 

 

X

FLOREN

 

N

 

ORANGE (DEP)

 

N

 

HAMM

 

N

 

RITTER

Y

 

 

FREY

 

N

 

O'ROURKE (DEP
 

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