LCO No. 823 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 540 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 823 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to establish a 1 universal prekindergarten program in the state that provides fifteen 2 hours of free school each week for children at ages three and four years 3 old. 4 Statement of Purpose: To establish a universal prekindergarten program for the purpose of closing early learning gaps and supporting working families.