Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00397 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 397
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1771
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 397 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1771

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION 

Introduced by:

SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF AN ACADEMICALLY GIFTED ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to create an academically gifted advancement program for students in grade eleven. Such program shall (1) offer a qualifying examination for participation in such program, (2) allow students who successfully complete such examination to waive enrollment in grade twelve and enroll in college courses, and (3) provide academic scholarships for such students. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To create an academically gifted advancement program.