LCO No. 48 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 21 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 48 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL -BASED HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the sum of one million two hundred thousand dollars be 1 appropriated to the Department of Public Health, from the General 2 Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for the reopening and 3 continued operation of school-based health centers established in 4 eastern Connecticut. 5 Statement of Purpose: To reopen recently closed school-based health clinics and ensure the continued operation of expanded school-based health centers in eastern Connecticut.