Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05747 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/20/2011

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5747
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 976
Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Introduced by:
REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5747 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 976

Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement 

Introduced by:

REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION WAIVERS FOR VETERANS TAKING SUMMER AND INTERSESSION CLASSES AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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

That sections 10a-77, 10a-99 and 10a-105 of the general statutes be amended to require the board of trustees of the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System and The University of Connecticut to waive tuition fees for summer and intersession classes for veterans.

Statement of Purpose: 

To prohibit the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System and The University of Connecticut from denying veterans a tuition waiver for summer and intersession classes.