Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00937 Compare Versions

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7	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 937
8	6		January Session, 2019
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12	10		Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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15	13		Introduced by:
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS
21	20		PROGRAM FOR EARLY CH ILDHOOD EDUCATORS.
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the fiscal year ending 1
26	25		June 30, 2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Higher 2
27	26		Education, in collaboration with the Office of Early Childhood, shall, 3
28	27		within available appropriations, administer an early childhood 4
29	28		educator loan reimbursement grant program to persons who meet the 5
30	29		eligibility requirements described in subsection (b) of this section. 6
31	30		(b) The program shall provide student loan reimbursement grants to 7
32	31		any person (1) who is employed by a child care center, as described in 8
33	32		subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 19a-77 of the general 9
34	33		statutes, that is licensed by the Office of Early Childhood, pursuant to 10
35	34		section 19a-80 of the general statutes, (2) whose annual salary at such 11
36	35		licensed child care center is less than fifty thousand dollars per year, 12
37	36		and (3) holds (A) an associate degree with a concentration in early 13
38	37		childhood education from an institution of higher education that is 14
39		-	regionally accredited, provided such associate degree program is 15
40		-	approved by (i) the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the 16 Raised Bill No. 937
	38	+	regionally accredited, provided such associate degree program is 15 Raised Bill No. 937
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	44	+	approved by (i) the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the 16
47	45		Office of Higher Education, and (ii) the Office of Early Childhood, or 17
48	46		(B) a bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood 18
49	47		education from an institution of higher education that is regionally 19
50	48		accredited, provided such bachelor's degree program is approved by 20
51	49		(i) the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the Office of Higher 21
52	50		Education, and (ii) the Office of Early Childhood. For purposes of this 22
53	51		subsection, "concentration in early childhood education" has the same 23
54	52		meaning as provided in section 10-16p of the general statutes. 24
55	53		(c) Any person who satisfies the eligibility requirements prescribed 25
56	54		in subsection (b) of this section shall receive an annual grant for 26
57	55		reimbursement of federal or state educational loans (1) in an amount 27
58	56		up to ten per cent of such person's federal or state educational loans 28
59	57		but that does not exceed five thousand dollars in any year, and (2) for a 29
60	58		period not to exceed ten years. A person qualifying under subsection 30
61	59		(b) of this section shall only be reimbursed for loan payments made 31
62	60		while such person continues to satisfy such eligibility requirements. 32
63	61		(d) Persons may apply to the Office of Higher Education for grants 33
64	62		under this section at such time and in such manner as the executive 34
65	63		director of the Office of Higher Education prescribes. 35
66	64		(e) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section 36
67	65		shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for 37
68	66		expenditure during the next fiscal year. 38
69	67		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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72	70		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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	72	+	Statement of Purpose:
	73	+	To establish a student loan forgiveness program for early childhood
	74	+	educators. Raised Bill No. 937
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	80	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	81	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
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