General Assembly Raised Bill No. 209 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2895 *02895_______KID* Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by: (KID) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 209 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2895 *02895_______KID* Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by: (KID) AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2015) The sum of three hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to the Office of Early Childhood, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, for the purpose of a grant to the Reach Out and Read organization for the purpose of promoting early literacy and school readiness in preschool-age children. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section Statement of Purpose: To provide funding to support the Reach Out and Read program. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]