LCO No. 1590 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5788 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1590 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WANT TO ENROLL IN A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SCHOOL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That part VI of chapter 164 of the general statutes be amended to 1 create a program to assist students enrolled in grades ten or eleven in a 2 public school to transition to enrollment in a technical education and 3 career school, and that such transition shall include coursework and 4 work experience in a trade chosen by such students and occur during 5 the summer prior to enrollment in a technical education and career 6 school. 7 Statement of Purpose: To create a bridge program for public high school students to transition to the Technical Education and Career School System from the public school system.