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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5113
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 4055
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT CONCERNING SUBSTANCE -FREE HOUSING AT PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Commencing on and after the 1
fall semester of 2025, each public institution of higher education in the 2
state that provides on-campus student housing shall provide students 3
with an option for substance-free housing. As used in this section, 4
"substance-free housing" means an area of a residential facility where 5
each student agrees to keep such student's room free from alcohol and 6
drugs. 7
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide a designated substance-free housing option at public
institutions of higher education for students who abstain from drugs
and alcohol.
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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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Co-Sponsors: REP. CARNEY, 23rd Dist.
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