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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5832
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2268
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
REP. TURCO, 27th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY EXPENSE GRANT PROGRAMS
AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to allow public 1
institutions of higher education to establish an emergency expense 2
grant program to provide one-time grants to students who experience 3
unexpected financial hardships that impede such students' ability to 4
complete his or her degree, including, but not limited to, childcare, 5
medical care or transportation expenses. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To provide one-time emergency expense grants to students who
experience unexpected financial hardships that impede such students'
ability to complete their degree.