HB 5338 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE KIRKLYN M. KERR PROGRAM.

Substitute House ofBill Representatives General Assembly File No.

6105338 FebruarySpecial Session,Act 2024 Substitute House Bill No.

533824-22 HouseAN ofACT Representatives,CONCERNING AprilTHE 24,KIRKLYN 2024M. The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP.

WALKERKERR ofPROGRAM. the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMISSION OF STATE RESIDENTS TO VETERINARY SCHOOLS.

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ThisApproved actJune shall5, take2024 effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2024 10a-19h(c) APP Joint Favorable Subst.

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610 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 has no fiscal impact.

It requires the University of Connecticut to enter into an agreement with an out-of-state school of veterinary medicine to allow for continuing education for up to five Connecticut residents.

The bill does not provide any funding for this purpose.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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610 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5338 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMISSION OF STATE RESIDENTS TO VETERINARY SCHOOLS.

SUMMARY This bill requires the UConn president, as part of the Kirklyn M.

Kerr program, to enter into an agreement with a veterinary school accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association to reserve, each academic year, a certain number of spaces as she determines to allowup to five qualified state residents to continue their education.

The Kirklyn M.

Kerr program provides grants to Connecticut residents enrolled in an accredited veterinary graduate school.

UConn administers the program and awards up to five four-year grants per student class (CGS §§ 10a-19g & -19h).

In practice, the program has been dormant in recent years.

While the program was active, Connecticut residents could attend Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and pay reduced tuition.

(There are no veterinary schools in Connecticut.) EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2024 BACKGROUND Legislative History The House referred the bill (File 191) to the Appropriations Committee, which reported a substitute that eliminates the prior bill’s $100,000 appropriation to UConn for the program for FY 25.

COMMITTEE ACTION Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee Joint Favorable sHB5338 / File No.

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610 Yea 22 Nay 0 (03/14/2024) Appropriations Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 53 Nay 0 (04/15/2024) sHB5338 / File No.

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