LCO No. 2892 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5832 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2892 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: REP. PAOLILLO A., 97th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR PARAEDUCATORS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the sum of ____ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1 Education, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2 2026, to increase compensation for paraeducators. 3 Statement of Purpose: To provide funding to compensate paraeducators for the important jobs they perform.