Bill Text: CT SB00677 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut Senate Bill 677 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Ratio Of Five Hundred Students Per Social Worker For Each School District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-25 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [SB00677 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-SB00677-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 677*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 2836
		02836
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. BOUCHER, 26th Dist.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RATIO OF FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS PER SOCIAL WORKER FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT.

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

That chapter 169 of the general statutes be amended to establish a standard ratio of five hundred students per social worker for each school district.

Statement of Purpose:

To assure that there is an adequate number of social workers in each school district who can provide assistance with special education and mental health issues.