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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5988
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2212
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. DAVIS C., 57th Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist.
REP. DUBITSKY, 47th Dist.
REP. WILSON PHEANIOUS, 53rd Dist.
SEN. CHAMPAGNE, 35th Dist.
REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION DATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That chapter 170 of the general statutes be amended to allow local 1
and regional boards of education to conduct previously scheduled 2
graduation ceremonies on the firm graduation date established 3
pursuant to section 10-16l of the general statutes even if such 4
graduation date is before the one hundred eightieth day of regular 5
school sessions as noted in the school calendar originally adopted by 6
the board for that school year, and to not require students graduating 7
at such ceremonies to attend any regular school sessions scheduled 8
after such graduation date. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To allow high school seniors to graduate before the end of the school
year in certain circumstances.