LCO No. 1242 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5575 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1242 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT Introduced by: REP. FOSTER, 57th Dist. AN ACT ALLOWING TUITION -FREE EDUCATION AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to require public institutions of 1 higher education provide tuition-free education for a student earning an 2 associate degree. 3 Statement of Purpose: To require public institutions of higher education to provide tuition-free education for students earning an associate degree.