Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01098 Compare Versions

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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1098
7	7	January Session, 2021
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11	11	Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
12	12	BONDING
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21	21	AN ACT AUTHORIZING B ONDS OF THE STATE FO R PEDIATRIC
22	22	EARLY LITERACY PROGR AMS.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Office of Early Childhood 1
27	27	shall provide a grant to fund the provision of pediatric early literacy 2
28	28	programs in alliance districts, as defined in section 10-262u of the 3
29	29	general statutes. Any such program shall: 4
30	30	(1) Include a two-part model under which the program (A) assists 5
31	31	health care providers trained in research-based methods of early 6
32	32	language and literacy promotion to provide, at health supervision well-7
33	33	child visits, encouragement to parents and guardians to read aloud to 8
34	34	their children and developmentally appropriate recommendations and 9
35	35	strategies to assist such parents and guardians in such efforts, and (B) 10
36	36	provides to each child in an alliance district the program serves, who is 11
37	37	between the ages of six months up to and including five years, with a 12
38	38	new, developmentally appropriate children's book for the child to keep; 13
39	39	(2) Demonstrate, based on research published in peer-reviewed 14 Raised Bill No. 1098
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45	45	journals, effectiveness in (A) positively altering parent and guardian 15
46	46	behavior regarding reading aloud to children, and (B) improving 16
47	47	expressive and receptive language in children; and 17
48	48	(3) Be endorsed by nationally recognized medical associations and 18
49	49	academies. 19
50	50	(b) Any pediatric early literacy program receiving a grant under this 20
51	51	section shall provide, through private contributions, matching funds in 21
52	52	an amount equal to not less than fifty per cent of the grant, up to five 22
53	53	hundred thousand dollars of the grant. 23
54	54	(c) The provider of any pediatric early literacy program receiving a 24
55	55	grant under this section shall submit a report, in accordance with the 25
56	56	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the Commissioner 26
57	57	of Early Childhood and the joint standing committees of the General 27
58	58	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and finance, 28
59	59	revenue and bonding, in the calendar year following any year such 29
60	60	program received a grant under this section. The report shall include a 30
61	61	description of the program, an assessment of the effectiveness of the 31
62	62	program in achieving its goals and data to support such assessment. 32
63	63	Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) For the purposes described in 33
64	64	subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the 34
65	65	power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state 35
66	66	in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the 36
67	67	aggregate two million dollars, provided one million dollars of such 37
68	68	authorization shall be effective July 1, 2021, and one million dollars of 38
69	69	such authorization shall be effective July 1, 2022. 39
70	70	(b) The proceeds of the sale of such bonds, to the extent of the amount 40
71	71	stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Office of Early 41
72	72	Childhood for the purpose of funding the provision of a pediatric early 42
73	73	literacy program as set forth in section 1 of this act. 43
74	74	(c) All provisions of section 3-20 of the general statutes, or the exercise 44
75	75	of any right or power granted thereby, that are not inconsistent with the 45 Raised Bill No. 1098
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81	81	provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all 46
82	82	bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this 47
83	83	section. Temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived 48
84	84	from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in 49
85	85	accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes and from time to 50
86	86	time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not 51
87	87	exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided 52
88	88	in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond 53
89	89	Commission authorizing such bonds. None of such bonds shall be 54
90	90	authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that 55
91	91	there has been filed with it a request for such authorization that is signed 56
92	92	by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 57
93	93	and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its 58
94	94	discretion, may require. Such bonds issued pursuant to this section shall 59
95	95	be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state 60
96	96	of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and 61
97	97	interest on such bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as 62
98	98	part of the contract of the state with the holders of such bonds, 63
99	99	appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such 64
100	100	principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay 65
101	101	such principal and interest as the same become due. 66
102	102	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
103	103	sections:
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105	105	Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
106	106	Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
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108	108	Statement of Purpose:
109	109	To fund the provision of pediatric early literacy programs in alliance
110	110	districts.
111	111	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
112	112	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
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