General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5465
February Session, 2016 LCO No. 1868
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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.
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