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HB05072 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS.

Budget Education Technology
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Karen Reddington-Hughes, 66th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact funding amount is missing from the provided text (shown as '___ dollars').

Funding for School Agricultural Programs

This bill proposes setting aside money from the state budget to help pay for costs related to regional agricultural science and technology centers.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposes appropriating a specific dollar amount from the General Fund, though the exact number is not yet filled in.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Education
  • Local boards of education

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific dollar amount to be funded is blank in the text.
  • The bill has been referred to a committee and its final status depends on further action.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To assist school districts with funding for vocational agricultural programs in schools.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
LCO No. 529 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5072
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 529

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
REP. REDDINGTON-HUGHES, 66th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR VOCATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ___ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1
Education, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2
2027, for the costs to local boards of education for regional agricultural 3
science and technology centers. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To assist school districts with funding for vocational agricultural
programs in schools.