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OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 6563
AN ACT INCREASING THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION FUNDING PROGRAM OFFERED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
SUMMARY
This bill (1) increases the age of eligibility for the Department of
Children and Families’ (DCF) post-secondary education funding
program and (2) requires the department to amend its rules and
regulations to reflect these increases.
Under the bill, the “postsecondary education funding program” is
DCF’s program that provides funding to youths who are committed to
DCF at age 18 or younger and meet the requirements of the
department’s policies and regulations.
The bill increases, from 21 to 26, the age until which a youth can
voluntarily agree to receive and qualify for post-secondary education
funding services.
It also increases, from 23 to 28, the age until which a youth enrolled
in a post-secondary education program is eligible for funding from the
department’s funding program to complete the post-secondary
education program, as long as he or she continues to meet DCF-
established requirements.
Under the bill, a “post-secondary education program” is any
program that leads to an academic degree or certification in a vocation
or employment training.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2023
COMMITTEE ACTION
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee 2023HB-06563-R000085-BA.DOCX
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Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 18 Nay 4 (02/28/2023)