Governor Dannel Malloy said Tuesday he will not sign a revised version of his education bill.
The new bill, which some have labeled as 'watered-down', essentially puts teacher tenure reform on hold.
Lawmakers voted that bill out of the education committee Monday night.
"There is no expectation at all that I'm going to sign the current bill," Malloy told reporters.
The governor reiterated that he wants tenure to be linked to an evaluation system.
"Not five years from now, but we should have had it yesterday," he said. "We need it as soon as possible."
The revisions to the governor's $128 million plan were debated behind closed doors between committee leadership and the teachers unions.
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One of the teachers unions, The American Federation of Teachers Connecticut said the governor's original bill took on too much.
They support the new version of the bill.
"From our perspective, we think it's a better bill," said Sharon Palmer of AFT Connecticut.
Governor Malloy said the unions could have communicated better.
Malloy added that this is just one step in the process and he remains confident that in the end, there will be a bill he can sign.
