General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5602 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1649 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5602 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1649 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS Introduced by: REP. ROJAS, 9th Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION THAT OFFER FREE COURSES TO INMATES FROM STATE CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exempt institutions of higher education that arrange for professors to teach free for-credit courses to inmates of a correctional facility from being considered a state contractor. Statement of Purpose: To exempt institutions of higher education that arrange for professors to teach free for-credit courses to inmates from state contracting requirements.