Senator Terry (Theresa) Gerratana records

The records were arranged into ten series which reflect Senator Terry Gerratana's legislative activities in the Connecticut State Senate. The series include:

Series 1. BioScience Connecticut and Jackson Labs, 2011-2012, undated, consists of articles, bill drafts, conference materials, notes, presentations, reports, talking points, and other information pertaining to legislation regarding the BioScience Connecticut collaboration program, the Jackson Laboratory Project (JAX), and promoting economic growth and job creation in the state of Connecticut.

Series 2. Busway Project, 2007-2012, undated, includes articles, correspondence, memos, notes, notice of decision, project descriptions, reports, timelines, and other information related to the CTfastrak busway connecting New Britain and Hartford.

Series 3. Children and Families, 2006-2014, undated, contains bill drafts, correspondence, materials from the Speaker's Task Force on Children in the Recession, memos, motions, notes, reports, testimonies, and other information pertaining to legislation regarding the examination of the guardian ad litem system, the establishment of a task force to study legal disputes involving the care and custody of minors, child-safe products and chemicals of high concern to children, toxics disclosure and innovation for healthy children, and the reporting of missing children.

Series 4. Death Penalty and Crime, 2005-2012, undated, consists of arguments, testimonies, transcripts, and other information pertaining to legislation concerning abolishing the death penalty, jurisdiction in homicide cases, post-conviction procedures in death penalty cases, reforming habeas corpus, subpoenas for property, and victim impact statements in capital murder cases.

Series 5. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), 2012-2013, undated, includes articles, bill drafts, correspondence, factsheets, memos, notes, and other information pertaining to legislation concerning the labeling of genetically engineered food and baby food, as well as an amendment to Connecticut's egg statutes.

Series 6. Governmental Accountability, 2011, undated, contains correspondence, notes, testimonies, and other information pertaining to the Governor's Bill No. 1009: An Act Creating the Office of Governmental Accountability and the Governor's Bill No. 1000: An Act Reforming the State Budget Process.

Series 7. Health Care Reform, 2006-2014, undated, includes articles, bill drafts, correspondence, factsheets, meeting agendas, notes, presentations, proposals, reports, testimonies, and talking points pertaining to legislation concerning health care reform, patient consent for the exchange of electronic health information, establishing a state health insurance exchange, implementing the Sustinet plan, and implementing a basic health program.

Series 8. Lyme Disease, 2012, consists of correspondence and testimony pertaining to legislation concerning Lyme disease.

Series 9. Museum Property, 2012, contains bill drafts, correspondence, and testimony related to Raised Bill No. 5355: An Act Concerning Museum Property.

Series 10. Public Health, 2013-2017, includes Public Health Committee meeting agendas, attendance, and minutes from January to April 2017, as well as the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Health Impact Assessment in October 2013.