Bill Text: CT SB00315 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Distinction For School Districts That Provide Exemplary Veteran Education Programs.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Senate Recommitted to Education [SB00315 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00315-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 315
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 2048
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING DISTINCTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT PROVIDE EXEMPLARY VETERAN EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans' Affairs, shall award, upon receipt of a request, an exemplary veterans education program distinction to those local and regional boards of education that offer a program that provides students with opportunities to learn about the contributions of veterans, as defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes or collaborate with local veterans organizations. Such opportunities may include, but need not be limited to, classes, extracurricular activities, presentations or symposiums. A local or regional board of education may submit, at such time and in such manner as the state board prescribes, a request for such distinction by providing details about such board's program to the state board. The state board shall make information about the distinction available on the Department of Education's Internet web site.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2016	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To establish an exemplary veterans education program distinction to be awarded to local and regional boards of education that provide students with opportunities to learn about the contributions of veterans.

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