General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5118 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 21 *00021* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5118 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 21 *00021* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR SPEECHES AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of state funds for speeches at public institutions of higher education. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to fund speeches at public institutions of higher education.