Bill Text: CT SB00042 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Awarding College Credit To Volunteer Firefighters With Firefighter I Certification.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-20 - Public Hearing 02/26 [SB00042 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00042-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 42
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 590
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT AWARDING COLLEGE CREDIT TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WITH FIREFIGHTER I CERTIFICATION.

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

That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to require the Connecticut State University System and the regional community-technical college system to award three college credits to any volunteer firefighter who has earned a Firefighter I certification and is enrolled in a public institution of higher education within the jurisdiction of said systems.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide college credit to volunteer firefighters with Firefighter I certification.