AN ACT REQUIRING FUNDING FOR REGIONAL FIRE TRAINING SCHOOLS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS IN THE STATE BUDGET.

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding for Regional Fire Training Schools

This bill requires that nine regional fire training schools be funded through state budget appropriations from the General Fund instead of specific taxes or increased surcharges.

What This Bill Does

• Requires sufficient funds to be appropriated from the General Fund to support nine regional fire training schools for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• Directs that funding come through state budget appropriations rather than specific taxes or increased surcharges, including fees on insurance premiums.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
• The nine regional fire training schools

Terms To Know

Appropriations

Money officially set aside in the state budget for a specific purpose.

General Fund

The main account where the state keeps most of its tax money to pay for government services.

Limits and Unknowns

• The funding requirement applies only to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• The bill does not specify the exact dollar amount required.

Official Summary Text

To fund the nine regional fire training schools through appropriations in the state budget and not from any specific taxes or increased surcharges, including any fees on insurance premiums.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 87 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 28
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 87

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING FUNDING FOR REGIONAL FIRE TRAINING
SCHOOLS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS IN THE STATE BUDGET.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to require that sufficient funds 1
be appropriated to the Department of Emergency Services and Public 2
Protection, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 3
2027, to fund the nine regional fire training schools, as opposed to 4
providing such funds through any specific taxes or increased 5
surcharges, including, but not limited to, fees on insurance premiums. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To fund the nine regional fire training schools through appropriations
in the state budget and not from any specific taxes or increased
surcharges, including any fees on insurance premiums.