LCO No. 1543 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1198 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1543 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. GADKAR-WILCOX, 22nd Dist. AN ACT EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY IN THE ASPIRING EDUCATORS DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 10-156ii of the general statutes be amended to expand 1 the eligibility requirements of the aspiring educators diversity 2 scholarship program by permitting diverse students who graduated 3 from any school district in the state to apply for a scholarship under the 4 program. 5 Statement of Purpose: To address teacher shortages by expanding eligibility in the aspiring educators diversity scholarship program.