Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05887 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/21/2011

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5887
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 1074
Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5887 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 1074

Referred to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement 

Introduced by:

REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING HAZING AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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

That the general statutes be amended to hold institutions of higher education liable for any physical, psychological or emotional injuries caused to a student by on-campus hazing.

Statement of Purpose: 

To require institutions of higher education to provide a safe educational environment for students and to hold such institutions liable for injuries suffered by students as a result of on-campus hazing.