LCO 4055 1 of 1 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 HED Joint Favorable