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Following action by the Connecticut General Assembly in the final days of its 2008 regular session, the plaintiffs in the long-running lawsuit Sheff vs. O’Neill will go back to court May 15, hoping to put the final touches on a more vigorous approach to desegregation. Under state law, a proposed consent decree such as evolved from the latest round of bargaining must be presented to the Legislature, which has 30 days to act, after which the stipulation is approved by default. The joint Education Committee in fact approved the new regimen, but neither the Senate nor the House took action, so the stipulation was allowed to take effect. But legislative action was needed to implement the agreement, and that was agreed to during the final day of the session, including a new provision that the magnet schools at the heart of the program must meet desegregation standards by the second year of operation or be de-funded unless the commissioner of education grants one more year to meet those standards. Sheff v. O'Neill Phase II Text of the implementing legislation Text of the accompanying bill to fund school building Support our work: Click on DONATE in the upper right-hand corner. We need and appreciate your help!
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