LCO No. 1561 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 677 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1561 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPLETION OF AN ANTI -RACISM COURSE FOR PURPOSES OF EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 166 of the general statutes be amended to require each 1 candidate for educator certification to complete an anti-racism course 2 prior to being issued an initial educator certificate. 3 Statement of Purpose: To require the inclusion of an anti-racism course component as part of the Connecticut educator certification requirements.