AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A CULINARY ARTS CENTER AT ROBERT E. FITCH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF GROTON.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill authorizes bonds but does not guarantee they will be issued or that funds will immediately become available.

Bond Funding for a Culinary Arts Center at Robert E. Fitch High School

This bill allows the state to issue bonds worth up to $750,000 to fund a culinary arts center at Robert E. Fitch High School in Groton.

What This Bill Does

• Empowers the State Bond Commission to authorize the sale of state bonds.
• Limits the total amount of these bonds to no more than $750,000.
• Requires that bond money be used by the Department of Education for a grant-in-aid.
• Provides funding specifically for a culinary arts center at Robert E. Fitch High School.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Bond Commission
• The Connecticut Department of Education
• The town of Groton

Terms To Know

Bonds

Money that the state borrows to pay for projects, which it promises to repay later.

Grant-in-aid

Financial assistance given by a government agency to another group or location for a specific purpose without needing repayment.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not state when the project will start or finish.
• No information is provided about who will design or build the center.
• The text does not explain how much of the $750,000 is needed versus what other funding might be available.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for a culinary arts center at Robert E. Fitch High School in the town of Groton.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 970 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5178
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 970

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION

Introduced by:
REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.
REP. GAIEWSKI, 40th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A CULINARY
ARTS CENTER AT ROBERT E. FITCH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOWN
OF GROTON.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1
issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3 -20 of the 2
general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3
seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be 4
used by the Department of Education for the purpose of providing a 5
grant-in-aid to the town of Groton for a culinary arts center at Robert E. 6
Fitch High School. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for a culinary arts center at Robert E. Fitch High
School in the town of Groton.