General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5455 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1301 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5455 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1301 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT'S YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the appropriation to the Labor Department for Connecticut's Youth Employment Program be increased from its current level for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. Statement of Purpose: To increase the opportunities for youth to obtain summer jobs and build work skills during the summer months.