General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5465 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1868 *01868_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5465 February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1868 *01868_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOL AND A STEM MAGNET SCHOOL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2016) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-264l of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Education shall authorize the town of Windham to (1) establish, in partnership with Eastern Connecticut State University, a dual language interdistrict magnet school that offers English and Spanish instruction to students in grades preschool to eight, inclusive, and (2) convert Windham High School to a STEM interdistrict magnet school. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section Statement of Purpose: To establish a dual language magnet school and a STEM magnet school in Windham. [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.]