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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5467
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 5503
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A "FEE-FREE DAY" AT PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) The Board of Regents for 1
Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of 2
Connecticut shall establish November first or another date jointly 3
chosen by such boards to annually be known as a "Fee-Free Day". Such 4
boards shall not charge an application fee to any high school student 5
who has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and 6
submits an application for admission on such day to any of the public 7
institutions of higher education governed by such boards. 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In the second sentence, "on such day" was inserted for clarity.
HED Joint Favorable