General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5029 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 187 *00187* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5029 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 187 *00187* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. AN ACT REQUIRING A HEARING WHEN A TOWN APPLIES FOR AN EXCEPTION TO THE MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIREMENT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-262j of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Education to conduct a hearing when a town submits an application for an exception to the minimum budget requirement. Statement of Purpose: To require a hearing when a town applies for an exception to the minimum budget requirement.