General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5549 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 924 *00924* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5549 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 924 *00924* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. MCCARTY, 38th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF LYME DISEASE AWARENESS IN THE PROGRAM OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-148a of the general statutes be amended to include Lyme disease awareness instruction in the program of professional development for special education teachers. Statement of Purpose: To require the program of professional development for special education teachers to include Lyme disease awareness instruction.