CT ERA Government Administration and Elections Public Hearing

CT’s Government Administration and Elections Committee to Hold Public Hearing
Wednesday, March 13, 11:00 am ET

Last month, on February 22, the Connecticut Government Administration and Elections Committee (CT GAE), voted to move the CT Green Amendment, or CT Environmental Rights Amendment, forward for a public hearing.

We’ve since learned that the CT GEA Committee will be holding its first public hearing on the amendment, this Wednesday, March 13th at 11:00 am ET!  The Hearing will be held in Room 1A of the CT Legislative Office Building (see directions below), as well as via Zoom and YouTube Live.

The amendment, S.J. No. 193, is first on the agenda and proposes to amend the Connecticut state Constitution to include protections for our environmental rights. This is a massive opportunity to ensure clean water and clean air protections cannot be taken away.

Please make it a point to attend and testify and urge our legislators to support a Green Amendment that preserves our environmental rights for present and future generations (see all instructions below).

Here’s is everything you need to know to Join in-person or online to Testify, Watch Live, or Provide Written Testimony in advance:

• Pre-Registration to testify (in-person or virtually) is required by March 12th at 3:00 pm. Click here to sign up to testify in-person or virtually.
• The evening before the hearing, on March 12 at 6:00 pm, the committee will post the order of the testifiers so you can get a sense of where you will be in the line-up. Here is the link to see the speaker order information.
• If you plan to testify in person, the hearing will be in Room 1A in the Legislative Office Building (LOB), at 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106. Note that live testimony is limited to 3 minutes, followed by time for any questions from the Committee.
• You can also provide written testimony at this link.
• You can find more general information and resources on CT’s Hybrid Public Meeting Process here. 
• To follow the bill as it moves through the process, keep this link handy.

Are you planning on submitting or delivering your own testimony? Here are some helpful resources to check out and get you started and help you feel confident in anything you say!

• CTERA Overview – You Have a Right 
• CTERA Points Of Impact & Understanding
• CTERA for Environmental Justice, Community Health & Protection
• CTERA from a Community Perspective
• CTERA For The Climate
• CTERA Frequently Asked Questions & Their Answers
• Connecticut Green Amendment – Overview Postcard

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to join the CT Green Amendment Community on our Green Amendment App for any breaking news and developments, discussions, and more! Click here to sign up.

And as always, www.CTGreenAmendment.org is a trusted resource for updates, actions, and more on the Connecticut and National Green Amendment movement.

Don’t miss the historic chance to help make history by enshrining the right to all people of Connecticut to clean and healthy air, water, climate and environments!