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HB05201 • 2026

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR CERTAIN TRANSITION SERVICES OFFERED TO STUDENTS.

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR CERTAIN TRANSITION SERVICES OFFERED TO STUDENTS.

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rep. Lucy Dathan, 142nd Dist.
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the funding amount, recipient department, purpose (software licenses), and target program (Project SEARCH).

HB05201: Funding for Student Transition Services

This bill provides $150,000 to the Department of Developmental Services to buy software licenses that will be shared with school boards to expand Project SEARCH transition services.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates one hundred fifty thousand dollars from state funds.
  • Sends money to the Department of Developmental Services.
  • Requires using funds to purchase software licenses.
  • Allows sharing these licenses with local and regional school boards.
  • Aims to increase transition services for students in Project SEARCH.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Developmental Services
  • Local and regional boards of education
  • Students participating in Project SEARCH

Terms To Know

Project SEARCH
A program administered by the department that offers transition services to students.
Appropriates
Sets aside a specific amount of money from the government budget for a certain use.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not state when this funding will begin or end.
  • The text does not explain how many students can receive services with these new licenses.
  • No specific details are given about the type of software being purchased.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health

Official Summary Text

To expand the availability of transition services for students under Project SEARCH.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 1037 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5201
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1037

Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH

Introduced by:
REP. DATHAN, 142nd Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR CERTAIN TRANSITION
SERVICES OFFERED TO STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to appropriate one hundred 1
fifty thousand dollars to the Department of Developmental Services to 2
acquire software licenses to share with local and regional boards of 3
education for the purpose of increasing transition services to students 4
as part of Project SEARCH administered by the department. 5
Statement of Purpose:
To expand the availability of transition services for students under
Project SEARCH.