The proposed bill, General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6451, seeks to amend section 10-262h of the general statutes to revise the definition of resident students and the per pupil amounts allocated under the Education Cost Sharing Grant. The bill introduces new language that allows towns to count students who were previously enrolled in their public schools but are now attending nonpublic schools as part of their resident student count for the fiscal year. Specifically, for each of these students, the town will receive two-thirds of the per pupil amount, while the nonpublic school will receive the remaining one-third.

This change aims to provide financial support to towns for students who transition from public to nonpublic education, thereby ensuring that towns are compensated for their resident students even if they are not currently enrolled in public schools. The bill reflects a shift in funding strategy to better accommodate the educational choices of families while still recognizing the financial implications for local education budgets.