Bill Text: CT HB05236 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For New Opportunities, Inc. In Waterbury.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-19 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05236 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05236-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5236
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 895
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CUEVAS, 75th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR NEW OPPORTUNITIES, INC. IN WATERBURY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate two hundred fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to New Opportunities Inc. in the city of Waterbury to provide a two-year after-school, evening and summer college preparation initiative for minority students.

Statement of Purpose:

To authorize bonds of the state for a college prep initiative for minority students, preparing them to take SATs and college entrance exams, in an effort to expedite the transition into college level courses.