Bill Text: CT HB05571 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Limited English Proficient Students And Education Cost-sharing Grants.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05571 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05571-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5571
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 1775
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENTS AND EDUCATION COST-SHARING GRANTS.

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

That subdivision (25) of section 10-262f of the general statutes be amended to revise the definition of "total need students" to increase the weighting for limited English proficient students from fifteen per cent to thirty per cent.

Statement of Purpose:

To adequately fund the education of students who are English language learners by providing additional state aid to districts to offset extra costs for educating English language learners.