Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00782 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/23/2015

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 782
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 2616
 *02616*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 782 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 2616

*02616*

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION 

Introduced by:

SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETENTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND THE STAFF QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT.

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

That section 10-16p of the general statutes be amended to require the Office of Early Childhood to develop a plan to address issues relating to the staff qualifications requirement for school readiness educators, including, but not limited to, retention of such educators in school readiness programs upon obtaining a bachelor's degree.

Statement of Purpose: 

To develop a plan that addresses the issue of the retention of early childhood educators in school readiness programs who obtain a bachelor's degree.