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Connecticut House Bill HB06775 Compare Versions

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	12	+	Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS A ND
15	21		PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLL MENT.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19	25		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) (1) The Department of 1
20	26		Education shall, within available appropriations, develop and 2
21	27		promulgate a standardized form for reporting information identifying 3
22	28		military-connected students who are seeking to enroll in a public 4
23		-	school in this state. For the purposes of this section, "military-5
24		-	connected student" means any person under twenty-one years of age 6
25		-	whose parent or legal guardian is (A) a current, retired or separated 7
26		-	member of the armed forces, or (B) a veteran; and "armed forces" and 8
27		-	"veteran" have the same meanings as provided in subsection (a) of 9
28		-	section 27-103 of the general statutes. 10
29		-	(2) Such form shall include (A) the definition of military-connected 11
30		-	student set forth in this subsection, (B) a check box to identify a person 12
31		-	seeking to enroll in a school as a military-connected student, and (C) a 13
32		-	notice that completing such form is voluntary and is not a condition 14
33		-	precedent to enrolling in such public school. 15
34		-	(3) Such form may be completed and submitted to the local or 16
35		-	regional school district governing the school in which a person seeks to 17
36		-	enroll. 18 Substitute Bill No. 6775
	29	+	school in this state. "Military-connected student" means any child 5
	30	+	under twenty-one years of age whose parent or legal guardian is (A) a 6
	31	+	current, retired or separated member of the armed forces, or (B) a 7
	32	+	veteran. "Armed forces" and "veteran" have the same meanings as 8
	33	+	provided in section 27-103 of the general statutes. 9
	34	+	(2) Such form shall include (A) the definition of military-connected 10
	35	+	student set forth in this subsection, (B) a check box to identify a child 11
	36	+	seeking to enroll in a school as a military-connected student, and (C) a 12
	37	+	notice that completing such form is voluntary and is not a condition 13
	38	+	precedent to enrolling in such public school. 14
	39	+	(3) Such form may be completed and submitted to the local or 15
	40	+	Committee Bill No. 6775
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43		-	(b) Any public school in this state that enrolls a military-connected 19
44		-	student shall connect or offer to connect the family of such student 20
45		-	with existing resources available from the Department of Veterans 21
46		-	Affairs and the Military Department. 22
	45	+	regional school district governing the school in which a child seeks to 16
	46	+	enroll. 17
	47	+	(b) Any public school in this state that enrolls a military-connected 18
	48	+	student shall connect or offer to connect the family of such student 19
	49	+	with existing resources available from the Department of Veterans 20
	50	+	Affairs, the Military Department and qualified veterans' charitable 21
	51	+	organizations. 22
47	52		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
48	53		sections:
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50	55		Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section
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52		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
53		-	Throughout the bill, "child" was changed to "person" for consistency
54		-	with standard drafting conventions.
	57	+	Statement of Purpose:
	58	+	To connect certain students enrolled in public schools with certain
	59	+	available resources.
	60	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	61	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	62	+	not underlined.]
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56		-	VA Joint Favorable Subst.
	64	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.; SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist.
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	66	+	H.B. 6775
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