LCO No. 2020 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5837 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 2020 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. DOUCETTE, 13th Dist. REP. ROCHELLE, 104th Dist. AN ACT CREATING THE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION FUND. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1 issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the 2 general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3 five million dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the 4 Department of Economic and Community Development for the purpose 5 of providing grants-in-aid to local and regional boards of education for 6 equipment to facilitate advanced manufacturing instruction programs 7 in high schools and middle schools. 8 Statement of Purpose: To create and support advance manufacturing instruction in public high schools and middle schools, and to create opportunities for Connecticut's students while also filling a need in the workforce for a key industry in the state.