LCO No. 2181 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5466 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2181 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. CANDELARIA J., 95th Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO GRANT FINAL CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-66bb of the general statutes be amended to authorize 1 the State Board of Education to grant final certificates of approval for 2 charter schools that have demonstrated merit and meet the goals of 3 closing the achievement gap. 4 Statement of Purpose: To update and streamline the charter school approval process while maintaining legislative budgetary oversight.