General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6105
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1535
*01535*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CUMMINGS, 74th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6105
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1535
*01535*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CUMMINGS, 74th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE-WIDE PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL LITERACY COMMISSION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to establish a state-wide preschool through high school literacy commission and that the membership of the commission shall include, but not be limited to, (1) a representative from each district reference group, as classified by the Department of Education, (2) a person with expertise in literacy in special education, (3) a person with expertise in English as a second language or English language learners, (4) a person with expertise in school readiness or preschool, and (5) at least one representative from the Department of Education.
Statement of Purpose:
To promote active readership and literacy in Connecticut.