LCO No. 1748 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 7013 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 1748 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. (By Request) AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF SCHOOL GOVERNANCE COUNCILS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 170 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 Department of Education to provide assistance to local and regional 2 boards of education regarding the training of members of school 3 governance councils, established pursuant to section 10-223j of the 4 general statutes. 5 Statement of Purpose: To provide better training to members of school governance councils so that school governance councils can be more effective in engaging parents and families and improving student achievement.