HB 5339 — AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY HISTORY DURING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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20435339 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, April 2, 2024 The Committee on HIGHERHigher EDUCATIONEducation ANDand EMPLOYMENTEmployment ADVANCEMENTAdvancement Introducedreported by:through REP.

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AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY HISTORY DURING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

As used in this section, "school disciplinary history" means any record of action taken against a student by a secondary school or postsecondary institution for violation of a policy.policy of the secondary school.

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192 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill, which makes a procedural change to the admissions process at Connecticut higher education institutions, does not result in a fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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192 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5339 AN ACT PROHIBITING THE CONSIDERATION OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY HISTORY DURING THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

SUMMARY This bill prohibits any Connecticut higher education institution from considering an applicant’s school disciplinary history during the admissions process.

If an institution asks about the history on an application, the applicant’s answer must be redacted or suppressed during the admissions process.

(The bill does not specify who is responsible for redacting or suppressing an applicant’s answer, or at what point during the admissions process this information is being redacted or suppressed.

However,institutionsgenerallyhavetheability to do so when downloading students’ applications.) Under the bill, “school disciplinary history” means any record of action for a policy violation that a secondary school takes against a student.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2024 COMMITTEE ACTION Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 13 Nay 9 (03/14/2024) sHB5339 / File No.

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