Connecticut 2019 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 6775 — AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.

Last action — REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Education

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This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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1479 Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS Introduced by:
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(VA) AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY-CONNECTED STUDENTS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT.
DEVLIN, 134 Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY FAMILIES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to provide that (1) any form used for the purpose of enrolling a student in public elementary or secondary school shall include an opportunity for the parent or legal guardian of such student to identify such student as the child or sibling of any veteran or member of the armed forces, and (2) such school shall use such identification to connect the family of such student with existing resources available for military families.
Section 1.
Statement of Purpose:
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) (1) The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, develop and promulgate a standardized form for reporting information identifying military-connected students who are seeking to enroll in a public school in this state.
To connect certain elementary and secondary school students with available resources for military families.
"Military-connected student" means any child under twenty-one years of age whose parent or legal guardian is (A) a current, retired or separated member of the armed forces, or (B) a veteran.
LCO No.
"Armed forces" and "veteran" have the same meanings as provided in section 27-103 of the general statutes.
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(2) Such form shall include (A) the definition of military-connected student set forth in this subsection, (B) a check box to identify a child seeking to enroll in a school as a military-connected student, and (C) a notice that completing such form is voluntary and is not a condition precedent to enrolling in such public school.
(3) Such form may be completed and submitted to the local or LCO No.
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6775 regional school district governing the school in which a child seeks to enroll.
(b) Any public school in this state that enrolls a military-connected student shall connect or offer to connect the family of such student with existing resources available from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Military Department and qualified veterans' charitable organizations.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section Statement of Purpose:
To connect certain students enrolled in public schools with certain available resources.
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:
REP.
DEVLIN, 134th Dist.;
SEN.
MARTIN, 31st Dist.
H.B.
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Action History

  1. REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Education

  2. FILE NO. 184

  3. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 134

  4. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/19

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable Substitute

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' Affairs

  10. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  11. Vote to Draft

  12. PUBLIC HEARING 0214

  13. Reserved for Subject Matter Public Hearing

  14. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Veterans' Affairs

Sponsors

  • Laura M. Devlin · Primary
  • Henri Martin · Primary

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Devlin, Laura M.
  • Martin, Henri

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (185)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 6775?
HB 6775 is sponsored by Devlin, Laura M. and Martin, Henri.
What is the current status of HB 6775?
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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