General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5482
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 664
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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.