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.