The proposed legislation, General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7006, aims to expand tuition waivers at regional community-technical colleges to include residents who reside in nursing homes and enroll in online courses. Specifically, the bill introduces a new provision that allows for tuition waivers for any resident of the state who (A) resides in a nursing home, as defined in section 19a-490, and (B) enrolls in any online course. This addition is made to the existing list of individuals eligible for tuition waivers, which includes dependent children of military personnel, veterans, senior residents, and others.

In conjunction with this insertion, the bill also deletes a previous provision that included a dependent child of a resident killed in a multivehicle crash in Avon on July 29, 2005, from the list of eligible individuals for tuition waivers. The overall intent of the bill is to enhance educational opportunities for nursing home residents by providing them with financial support for online learning, thereby promoting access to education for this demographic. The bill is set to take effect upon passage.