Substitute House Bill No. 5683
Special Act No. 19-21
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DRY-LAND WATER SAFETY
INSTRUCTION PILOT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal years ending June
30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, there is established, within available
appropriations, a dry-land water safety instruction pilot program. The
pilot program shall be administered by the Commission on Women,
Children and Seniors, and shall provide dry-land water safety
instruction to children in not more than fifteen municipalities in the
state. Municipalities shall be chosen for participation in the pilot
program based on the lack of availability of public school swimming
facilities and water safety education programs in such municipalities,
and priority shall be given to municipalities with high concentrations
of minority populations that lack such facilities and programs.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commission on Women,
Children and Seniors shall report, in accordance with the provisions of
section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the implementation of the pilot
program to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly
having cognizance of matters relating to children. Such report shall
evaluate the effectiveness of the pilot program and include
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implementation of the pilot program.