LCO No. 2788 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6182 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 2788 Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN Introduced by: REP. WELANDER, 114th Dist. AN ACT EXTENDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION EXPENSES OF FOSTER 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 Children and Families to continue to provide financial aid for the 2 postsecondary education expenses for foster youth until such youth 3 reaches twenty-eight years of age. 4 Statement of Purpose: To require the Department of Children and Families to continue to provide financial aid for the postsecondary education expenses for foster youth until such youth reaches twenty-eight years of age.