General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6428
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2152
*02152*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6428
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2152
*02152*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES INC. IN THE CITY OF WATERBURY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to New Opportunities Inc. in the city of Waterbury to provide a two-year after-school, evening and summer college preparation initiative for minority students.
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize bonds of the state for college preparatory initiatives for minority students to be provided by New Opportunities Inc. in the city of Waterbury, preparing such students for college entrance exams, in an effort to facilitate the transition of such students into college level courses.