General Assembly Committee Bill No. 273 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3475 *_____SB00273KID___030113____* Referred to Committee on CHILDREN Introduced by: (KID) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 273 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3475 *_____SB00273KID___030113____* Referred to Committee on CHILDREN Introduced by: (KID) AN ACT CONCERNING FOSTER CHILDREN AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2013) (a) For purposes of this section, "preference" means priority over similarly qualified applicants. (b) Each state agency shall give preference in hiring for or placement in an internship at such state agency to any individual up to twenty-four years of age who is or was, at the age of majority, in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families and placed in foster care. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2013 New section KID Joint Favorable KID Joint Favorable