LCO No. 1377 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5834 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1377 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES AND CONSOLIDATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to permit public 1 institutions of higher education to work with banks and lending 2 institutions to lower interest rates and allow for the consolidation of 3 student loans. 4 Statement of Purpose: To allow for lower interest rates and consolidation of student loans.