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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6228
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1709
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
REP. HUGHES, 135th Dist.
REP. MICHEL, 146th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
FROM INQUIRING ABOUT A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT'S CRIMINAL
HISTORY DURING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit any 1
institution of higher education from inquiring about a prospective 2
student's criminal history on an application for admission or at any time 3
during the admissions process for such student. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit any institution of higher education from inquiring about a
prospective student's criminal history during the admissions process for
such student.