General Assembly Raised Bill No. 456 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 2095 *02095_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 456 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 2095 *02095_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) AN ACT CONCERNING ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT ENROLL STUDENTS FROM PUERTO RICO WHO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY HURRICANE MARIA. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) For the school years commencing July 1, 2018, and July 1, 2019, a local or regional board of education may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local or regional board of education for a surrounding town to share classrooms and other resources for the purpose of educating and supporting recently-enrolled students from Puerto Rico who have been displaced as a result of natural disasters in Puerto Rico. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose: To allow a school district to enter into a memorandum of understanding with other school districts for the purpose of educating and supporting displaced students from Puerto Rico. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]