Bill Text: CT HB05482 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Repeal Of The Cap On How Much A School District May Reduce Its Minimum Budget Requirement When It Experiences A Decline In Student Enrollment.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-12 - Referred to Joint Committee on Education [HB05482 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05482-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 5482
January Session, 2017		LCO No. 664
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CHEESEMAN, 37th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE CAP ON HOW MUCH A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY REDUCE ITS MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIREMENT WHEN IT EXPERIENCES A DECLINE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-262j of the general statutes be amended to repeal the limit that a school district may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education when a district experiences a decline in the number of resident students.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit a school district to reduce its minimum budget requirement in an amount that reflects its actual decline in student enrollment.