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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1410
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1410
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 5510
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	11	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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12	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO SUPPORT PROMISE
13	21		PROGRAMS IN THE STATE.
14	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	23		Assembly convened:
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17	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "promise 1
18	26		program" means a scholarship program that, in addition to a 2
19	27		scholarship, provides services and resources, including, but not limited 3
20	28		to, mentoring, peer support networks and internships, to scholarship 4
21	29		recipients to ensure the postsecondary academic success of such 5
22	30		recipients. 6
23	31		(b) There is established a task force to study options for developing a 7
24	32		state-wide initiative to expand college access and support success of 8
25	33		students in the state. Such study shall include, but need not be limited 9
26	34		to, (1) an examination of existing scholarship programs in the state, (2) 10
27	35		research and documentation of the unmet needs of students in the state, 11
28	36		and (3) specification of strategies for expanding comprehensive 12
29	37		scholarship services provided by promise programs, including, but not 13
30	38		limited to, through establishment of a public-private partnership to 14
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31	45		coordinate such services state-wide. 15
32	46		(c) The task force shall consist of the following members: 16
33		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 17 Substitute Bill No. 1410
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	47	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 17
38	48		one of whom has expertise in college financial aid services and one of 18
39	49		whom represents a promise program in the city of Hartford; 19
40	50		(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 20
41	51		whom has expertise in college admissions and one of whom represents 21
42	52		a promise program in the city of New Haven; 22
43	53		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 23
44	54		Representatives, who is a student or graduate of an institution of higher 24
45	55		education in the state and participates or participated in a promise 25
46	56		program; 26
47	57		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is student 27
48	58		or graduate of an institution of higher education in the state and is a 28
49	59		recipient of a federal Pell grant; 29
50	60		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 30
51	61		Representatives, who is a school guidance counselor at a high school in 31
52		-	an alliance district; 32
53		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who 33
54		-	represents a promise program in the city of Waterbury; 34
55		-	(7) The Commissioner of Higher Education, or the commissioner's 35
56		-	designee; and 36
57		-	(8) The executive director of the Connecticut Higher Education 37
58		-	Supplemental Loan Authority, or the executive director's designee. 38
59		-	(d) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 39
60		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (c) of this section may be a member of 40
61		-	the General Assembly. 41
62		-	(e) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 42
63		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 43
64		-	be filled by the appointing authority. 44
65		-	(f) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 45 Substitute Bill No. 1410
	62	+	an alliance district in an urban or suburban area of the state; 32
	63	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 33
	64	+	school guidance counselor at a high school in an alliance district in a 34
	65	+	rural area of the state; 35
	66	+	(7) The Commissioner of Higher Education, or the commissioner's 36
	67	+	designee; and 37
	68	+	(8) The executive director of the Connecticut Higher Education 38
	69	+	Supplemental Loan Authority, or the executive director's designee. 39
	70	+	(d) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 40
	71	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (c) of this section may be a member of 41
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70		-	tempore of the Senate shall select two chairpersons of the task force from 46
71		-	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 47
72		-	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 48
73		-	days after the effective date of this section. 49
74		-	(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 50
75		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 51
76		-	education shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 52
77		-	(h) Not later than January 1, 2026, the task force shall submit a report 53
78		-	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 54
79		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 55
80		-	education and employment advancement, in accordance with the 56
81		-	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 57
82		-	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2026, 58
83		-	whichever is later. 59
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	78	+	the General Assembly. 42
	79	+	(e) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 43
	80	+	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 44
	81	+	be filled by the appointing authority. 45
	82	+	(f) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 46
	83	+	tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 47
	84	+	among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 48
	85	+	the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 49
	86	+	days after the effective date of this section. 50
	87	+	(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 51
	88	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 52
	89	+	education shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 53
	90	+	(h) Not later than January 1, 2026, the task force shall submit a report 54
	91	+	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 55
	92	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 56
	93	+	education and employment advancement, in accordance with the 57
	94	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall 58
	95	+	terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2026, 59
	96	+	whichever is later. 60
84	97		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
85	98		sections:
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87	100		Section 1 from passage New section
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89		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
90		-	In Subsec. (f), "the chairpersons" was changed to "two chairpersons"
91		-	for clarity.
	102	+	Statement of Purpose:
	103	+	To establish a task force to (1) examine existing scholarship programs in
	104	+	the state, (2) research and document the unmet needs of students in the
	105	+	state, and (3) specify strategies for expansion of comprehensive
	106	+	scholarship services provided by promise programs.
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93		-	~~HED Joint Favorable Subst~~.
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	114	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	115	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	116	+	underlined.]