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CT HJ00068
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/21/2019
Primary Sponsor
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
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AI Summary
- Proposes adding Section 5 to Article Eighth of the Connecticut Constitution to establish a Higher Education Scholarship Fund
- Fund shall provide two years of free post-secondary education to each state resident at institutions within the state system of higher education or other entities prescribed by law
- General Assembly shall implement this constitutional principle through appropriate legislation
- Proposed amendment to be presented to voters at the general election on November 3, 2020
- Ballot designation for the amendment: "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to establish a Higher Education Scholarship Fund for the purpose of providing residents of the state two years of free post-secondary education?"
Legislative Description
Resolution Proposing An Amendment To The State Constitution To Provide Two Years Of Free Public Post-secondary Education.
Last Action
Vote to Hold Until Next Meeting
3/12/2019
Committee Referrals
Higher Education and Employment Advancement2/21/2019
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