General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5810
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1767
*01767*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5810
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 1767
*01767*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. SANTIAGO, 130th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO FOSTER CRADLE-TO-CAREER SUCCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to authorize the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Office of Early Childhood and the Commissioners of Education, Labor and Public Health, to establish a grant program within available state and federal resources to fund a pilot, data-driven project in Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford and Waterbury to strengthen outcomes in areas including, but not limited to: (1) Infant health, (2) kindergarten readiness, (3) third grade reading, (4) middle grade reading and math, (5) high school completion, (6) reduced exposure to violence, (7) post-secondary enrollment and completion, and (8) youth employment.
Statement of Purpose:
To Support the Cradle to Career Collective Impact movement to strengthen outcomes for children and families in Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport and Waterbury and additional communities in the future.