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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 715
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2105
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
REP. PAOLILLO, 97th Dist.
REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist.
REP. PORTER, 94th Dist.
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist.
REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist.
REP. DIMASSA, 116th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE EDUCATING OF ENGLISH
LANGUAGE LEARNERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-17g of the general statutes be amended to increase 1
funding for bilingual education programs; and further that section 10-2
262h of the general statutes be amended to revise the formula used to 3
calculate a town's equalization aid grant by increasing the weight for 4
English language learners. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To adequately reimburse boards of education for the costs associated
with educating English language learner students.