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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5644
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1428
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. FIORELLO, 149th Dist.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX -EXEMPT SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF STUDY TO
LOW-INCOME AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS DURING A
DECLARED PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a scholarship fund 1
that allows individuals and corporations to make tax-exempt donations 2
for the purpose of providing scholarships to fund alternative courses of 3
study for low-income students and special education students during a 4
declared public health emergency related to a pandemic. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a tax-exempt scholarship fund to provide funding for
alternative courses of study to low-income and special education
students during a declared public health emergency.