AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LEARN HERE, LIVE HERE PROGRAM, INCREASING THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON SUCH PROGRAM AND MAKING SUCH PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the spending limit and income cap but provides no details on specific benefits or start dates.

SB00033: Learn Here, Live Here Program

This bill requires the state to create a new program called 'Learn Here, Live Here' with an annual spending limit of $5 million for people earning up to $75,000.

What This Bill Does

• Requires the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to establish the Learn Here, Live Here program.
• Sets a maximum yearly budget of five million dollars for this program.
• Limits who can join by setting an income rule based on federal adjusted gross income.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development
• Individuals with an annual federal adjusted gross income of $75,000 or less

Terms To Know

Annual expenditure

The total amount of money the program is allowed to spend in one year.

Federal adjusted gross income

A person's yearly earnings after certain deductions, as reported on their federal tax return.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain what services or benefits the program will provide.
• The text does not state when the program must begin operations.
• It is unclear how many people can join if more than five million dollars are needed.

Official Summary Text

To: (1) Require the establishment of the Learn Here, Live Here program; (2) increase the annual expenditure on such program to not more than five million dollars; and (3) make such program available only to individuals whose annual federal adjusted gross income is not more than seventy-five thousand dollars.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 111 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 33
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 111

Referred to Committee on COMMERCE

Introduced by:
SEN. HARDING, 30th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LEARN HERE,
LIVE HERE PROGRAM, INCREASING THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
ON SUCH PROGRAM AND MAKING SUCH PROGRAM AVAILABLE
TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That section 32 -4i of the general statutes be amended to require the 1
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to establish 2
the Learn Here, Live Here program, increase the annual expenditure on 3
such program to not more than five million dollars and make such 4
program available only to individuals whose annual federal adjusted 5
gross income is seventy-five thousand dollars or less. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To: (1) Require the establishment of the Learn Here, Live Here program;
(2) increase the annual expenditure on such program to not more than
five million dollars; and (3) make such program available only to
individuals whose annual federal adjusted gross income is not more
than seventy-five thousand dollars.