General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5482 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 664 *00664* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5482 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 664 *00664* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE CAP ON HOW MUCH A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY REDUCE ITS MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIREMENT WHEN IT EXPERIENCES A DECLINE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT. 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 repeal the limit that a school district may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education when a district experiences a decline in the number of resident students. Statement of Purpose: To permit a school district to reduce its minimum budget requirement in an amount that reflects its actual decline in student enrollment.