General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 91 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 639 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 91 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 639 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: SEN. MEYER, 12th Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING FACULTY OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AT STATE PRISONS FROM QUALIFYING AS A STATE CONTRACTOR. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exempt faculty of a public institution of higher education from the requirement that a faculty member shall qualify as a state contractor for any course such faculty member teaches without charge at a state prison. Statement of Purpose: To facilitate higher education opportunities in Connecticut state prisons.