General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 165
February Session, 2012 LCO No. 656
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist. SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 165
February Session, 2012
LCO No. 656
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
SEN. MCKINNEY, 28th Dist.
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A STEM CURRICULUM IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate five million dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to municipalities for the development of science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum in middle schools, as well as the purchase of related equipment, software and supplies for such curriculum.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funds in the amount of five million dollars for the development of a science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum in middles schools.