LCO No. 247 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5309 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 247 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. ROBERTS, 137th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR AT -RISK YOUTH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require the Department of 1 Education to establish a pilot program for at-risk youth in grades seven 2 to nine, inclusive, to engage in hands-on, project-based learning 3 programs in the core academic curriculum subjects of mathematics, 4 science, English language arts and social studies that align academic 5 content with practical applications, including vocational and 6 community experience. 7 Statement of Purpose: To establish a pilot program for at-risk youth in grades seven to nine, inclusive, to engage in hands-on, project-based learning programs that align academic content with practical applications, including vocational and community experience.