Bill Text: CT HB06801 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Protecting Local School Funding By Prohibiting The Diversion Of Such Funding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB06801 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06801-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 6801 |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 2581 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. ALBIS, 99th Dist. |
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AN ACT PROTECTING LOCAL SCHOOL FUNDING BY PROHIBITING THE DIVERSION OF SUCH FUNDING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit the diversion of local public school funding, (2) equitably phase in increases in state funding of local education expenses, (3) use more current and accurate data to determine town wealth and measures of personal and household income, (4) use free or reduced-price meals eligibility as an indicator of poverty, and (5) include English language learner status as an indicator of additional student learning needs.
Statement of Purpose: