LCO No. 942 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 192 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 942 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION TRUST FUNDS FOR FIRE TRAINING SCHOOLS, PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS AND OTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the Office of Higher Education be required to develop state 1 accreditation for fire training schools and review the same process for 2 private occupational schools and other training programs for the 3 purpose of qualifying such schools and programs under federal 4 regulations to receive Connecticut Higher Education Trust Funds. 5 Statement of Purpose: To develop a state accreditation for fire training schools and review the same process for private occupational schools and other training programs to qualify such schools and programs under federal regulations to receive Connecticut Higher Education Trust Funds.