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SB00011 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PREAPPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PREAPPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Sen. Heather S. Somers, 18th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide specific details about the program's impact on high school students or schools beyond the financial appropriation.

Funding for Preapprenticeship Grants

This act provides $800,000 from the General Fund to support the preapprenticeship grant program for high school students.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $800,000 from the General Fund to the Department of Education.
  • The money is designated for the preapprenticeship grant program established under section 10-21p of the general statutes.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students who participate in preapprenticeship programs.
  • Schools that offer preapprenticeship programs.
  • The Department of Education, which will manage the funding.

Terms To Know

Preapprenticeship grant program
A program providing grants to high schools for teaching students about apprenticeships before they start working in them.
General Fund
The primary source of funding used by the government to support various programs and services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It only provides funding for one fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • Future funding beyond this initial period is not addressed in the bill.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for the high school preapprenticeship grant program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 320 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 11
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 320

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PREAPPRENTICESHIP
GRANT PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars be appropriated to 1
the Department of Education, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year 2
ending June 30, 2027, for the preapprenticeship grant program, 3
established under section 10-21p of the general statutes. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for the high school preapprenticeship grant
program.