General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 400 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1559 *01559* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 400 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1559 *01559* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist. AN ACT REPEALING THE REQUIREMENT OF A PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND PLACEMENT TEAM MEETING. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That subdivision (8) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the requirement that a member of a planning and placement team meet with a parent or guardian prior to the referral planning and placement team meeting. Statement of Purpose: To reduce special education mandates on school districts.