General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 137
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1582
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 137
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1582
*01582*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. GERRATANA, 6th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION EQUITY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to provide access to quality education by (1) expanding the birth-to-three program, established under section 17a-248b of the general statutes, (2) providing for universal preschool, (3) restoring funding for the child care subsidy program, established pursuant to section 17b-749 of the general statutes, and requiring that employees of child care programs receiving funding from such child care subsidy program be paid at least fifteen dollars an hour, (4) increasing minority teacher recruitment and hiring to close the student-teacher diversity gap, (5) expanding the use of community schools, as described in section 10-74i of the general statutes, (6) increasing recreational opportunities, (7) limiting classroom size in alliance districts, as defined in section 10-262u of the general statutes, (8) providing paid mentorship and tutoring opportunities, (9) increasing state funding for special education and English language learners, (10) honoring the education cost-sharing formula, (11) creating alternate disciplinary programs, (12) protecting immigrant students and their families, (13) limiting the role of testing, and (14) establishing and funding a mentorship program for student teachers.
Statement of Purpose:
To make reforms to the public education system.