General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6529 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1628 *01628* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6529 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1628 *01628* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE EQUITABLE FUNDING OF LOCAL EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit the diversion of local public school funding, (2) equitably fund local education expenses, (3) use more current and accurate data to determine town wealth and measures of personal and household income, (4) use free or reduced-price meals eligibility as an indicator of poverty, and (5) include English language learner status as an indicator of additional student learning needs. Statement of Purpose: To make revisions to state and local funding for education.