General Assembly |
File No. 514 |
February Session, 2006 |
House of Representatives, April 13, 2006
The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP. MERRILL of the 54th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADVANCED STUDY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INITIATIVE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2006) The Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges shall establish the Advanced Study in Mathematics and Science Initiative. The initiative shall prepare students enrolled in a high school or regional vocational-technical school for higher education through programs of study designed for rigorous preparation in mathematics and science.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
July 1, 2006 |
New section |
HED |
Joint Favorable Subst. C/R |
APP |
APP |
Joint Favorable Subst. |
The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:
OFA Fiscal Note
Agency Affected |
Fund-Effect |
FY 07 $ |
FY 08 $ |
Colleges, Regional Comm.-Tech. |
GF - Cost |
410,000 |
410,000 |
Note: GF=General Fund
Explanation
Funds totaling $410,000 have been included in the FY 07 budget as passed by the Appropriations Committee to establish an Advanced Study in Math and Science Initiative to service approximately 500 state high school students.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.
OLR Bill Analysis
AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADVANCED STUDY IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE INITIATIVE.
This bill requires the Community-Technical College Board of Trustees to establish an Advanced Study in Math and Science Initiative to prepare high school and state vocational-technical (V-T) school students for college. The initiative must offer programs designed for rigorous preparation in math and science.
The board has already established a High School Partnership Program. The program permits individual community colleges to enter written agreements with local school districts, V-T schools, and parochial schools to admit their qualifying students on a space-available basis. The college pays the students' tuition costs and waives all fees. The school and the student are responsible for transportation and book costs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2006
COMMITTEE ACTION
Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference
Yea |
17 |
Nay |
0 |
(02/23/2006) |
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea |
50 |
Nay |
0 |
(03/31/2006) |