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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.