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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 358
February Session, 2020
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Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF
ESTABLISHING A VIRTUAL SCHOOL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The State Board of Education shall 1
study the feasibility of establishing a virtual school for elementary and 2
secondary education to allow children of active duty members of the 3
armed forces, as defined in section 27-103 of the general statutes, to 4
transition from a school district located in another state to this state. 5
Such study shall include, but not be limited to, whether a virtual school 6
for elementary and secondary education would provide continuity of 7
such children's education when transferring to a school district in this 8
state, the type of curricula such children may access and whether credits 9
earned by such children attending a virtual school in another state may 10
be accepted by a school district in this state. Not later than January 1, 11
2021, the State Board of Education shall submit a report, in accordance 12
with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, of the 13
findings of such study to the joint standing committees of the General 14
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 15
military and veterans' affairs. 16 Raised Bill No. 358
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the State Board of Education to study the feasibility of
establishing a virtual school to support the transition of military
children from another state to this state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]