General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6131
January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1752
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist. REP. FIORELLO, 149th Dist.
REP. MASTROFRANCESCO, 80th Dist. REP. FUSCO, 81st Dist.
REP. FISHBEIN, 90th Dist. REP. HAYES, 51st Dist.
REP. DAUPHINAIS, 44th Dist. REP. LANOUE, 45th Dist.
REP. WILSON, 66th Dist. REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.
REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. REP. POLLETTA, 68th Dist.
REP. ANDERSON, 62nd Dist. REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL
VOUCHER PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 That chapter 164 of the general statutes be amended to authorize a
2 local or regional board of education to establish a school voucher
3 program that distributes vouchers, which are equal to the average per
4 pupil cost for such board for the prior fiscal year, to the parents and
5 guardians of students under the jurisdiction of such board for the
6 purpose of allowing such students to attend any public school in the
7 state.
Statement of Purpose:
To authorize boards of education to establish a school voucher program.
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