General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 332
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1803
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 332
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1803
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.
SEN. BYE, 5th Dist.
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACADEMICALLY GIFTED ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish an academically gifted advancement program pursuant to which academically-gifted eleventh grade students who pass a qualifying examination, with a priority given to such students who demonstrate an interest and proficiency in math, science and engineering, may forgo their senior year of high school and enroll at a state university within the Connecticut State University System or The University of Connecticut, provided such students maintain qualifying grades in their college level courses.
Statement of Purpose:
To advance academically-gifted students to higher education in accordance with their abilities.