AGENDA

Legislative Briefings
After a buffet breakfast, participants will receive briefings on the issues. The morning will feature remarks by the leadership of the Connecticut General Assembly.

Education Funding Rally
Also known as “the march”, we will walk from The Bushnell to the North Steps of the Capitol for a rally on education funding.

Lunch on your own

Visits with Legislators
All participants have the opportunity to visit their own legislators at the State Capitol. We are on hand to help with questions you may have about issues important to PTA and to help with concerns you may have about lobbying.

Legislative Reception
Participants are invited to relax, exchange ideas and talk with legislators about the impact of state education policy on the delivery of good public education and the probable effects of legislation pending in the Connecticut General Assembly. All legislators and state officers will receive formal invitation to the reception, but we strongly urge that you make a personal effort to invite your legislators to attend. You are an important person in your legislator’s life.

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REGISTRATION

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DIRECTIONS

Going East on I-84: Take Exit 48-Capitol Avenue: Turn right at the light and right again into the Legislative Office Building driveway.

Going West on I-84: Take Exit 48 – Asylum Avenue. Turn right at the light, then immediately take the left fork which is Farmington Avenue. Turn left at the next light onto Broad Street. After the State Armory, turn left onto the Legislative Office Building driveway.

From I-91 Northbound and Southbound: Take Exit 29A – Capitol Area. Following the Capitol Area signs, go halfway around traffic circle onto Elm Street, left onto Trinity Street and right onto Capitol Avenue. After the I-84 entrance ramp, turn right into the Legislative Office Building driveway.

Parking: Free parking on a space available basis in the Legislative Office Building Parking Garage for public meeting with legislators is available. Capitol police occasionally stop cars entering the garage to ask the purpose of the visit. Inform them that you are attending meetings with legislators throughout the day. If full, there are many parking lots around the capitol area, including an underground garage across the street at Capitol Place, 21 Oak Street, there is a charge for the parking in areas other than the Legislative Garage.

The Bushnell is located directly across from the State Capitol on Capitol Avenue. Take the skywalk from the Parking Garage into the Legislative Office Building’s third floor. Once in the Legislative Office Building, turn left by the atrium and walk out the doors which face the State Capitol. Walk over the highway overpass, past the Capitol and then across Trinity Street to The Bushnell.

For more information, contact:

Therese Duncan, VP for Legislation, or the CT PTA Office