Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00035 Compare Versions

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7	7		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 35
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12	12		Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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15	15		Introduced by:
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20	20		AN ACT CONCERNING FI NANCIAL ASSISTANCE F OR POST-
21	21		SECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS
22	22		ADOPTED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDR EN AND
23	23		FAMILIES' FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.
24	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
25	25		Assembly convened:
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27	27		Section 1. (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2021, the 1
28	28		Commissioner of Children and Families shall amend the Department of 2
29	29		Children and Families policy 25-2, effective January 2, 2019, concerning 3
30	30		financial assistance for post-secondary education expenses, by 4
31	31		expanding the eligibility criteria to receive assistance under said policy 5
32	32		to include any individual adopted through the department's foster care 6
33	33		program on or after January 1, 2001, provided (1) such individual meets 7
34	34		all other eligibility requirements of said policy, and (2) any assistance 8
35	35		received by such individual shall not exceed such individual's 9
36	36		demonstrated financial need, as determined by the Federal Student Aid 10
37	37		Office of the United States Department of Education. 11
38	38		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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49		-	KID Joint Favorable
	48	+	Statement of Purpose:
	49	+	To expand the policy for financial assistance for post-secondary
	50	+	education expenses to youths adopted on or after January 1, 2001
	51	+	through the Department of Children and Families foster care program.
	52	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	53	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	54	+	underlined.]
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	56	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.; REP. WINKLER, 56th Dist.
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	58	+	S.B. 35
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