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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5787
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1571
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. LUXENBERG, 12th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF NATIVE AMERICAN MASCOTS
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That titles 10 and 10a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit, 1
for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year 2
thereafter, a local or regional board of education, the Board of Regents 3
for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of 4
Connecticut from adopting or using any name, symbol or image that 5
depicts or refers to a Native American tribe, individual, custom or 6
tradition as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead or team name for any 7
school under the jurisdiction of such boards. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To promote respect for Native American people and traditions in the
state of Connecticut by prohibiting the use of Native American mascots
in public schools.