LCO No. 2834 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5855 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2834 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: REP. WEIR, 55th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM TO INTRODUCE THE BUILDING TRADES TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a grant program to 1 incentivize high schools to offer introductory classes regarding the 2 building trades and allow the credits earned from such classes to apply 3 toward completion of an apprenticeship program in such trades. 4 Statement of Purpose: To incentivize high schools to offer introductory classes regarding the building trades and allow the credits earned from such classes to apply toward completion of an apprenticeship program in such trades.