General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5340 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 728 *00728* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5340 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 728 *00728* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-3a of the general statutes be amended to require that any person who is appointed Commissioner of Education to be a qualified person with a master's degree or higher in an education-related field, five or more years' experience as a teacher in this state or another state and three or more years' experience as an administrator of a school or school district in this state or another state. Statement of Purpose: To establish qualifications for the position of Commissioner of Education.