AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION.

Plain English Breakdown

The specific dollar amount is left blank in the provided text (shown as ___ dollars).

Funding Bill for Connecticut Public Television

This bill sets aside money from the state budget to give a grant-in-aid to Connecticut Public Television.

What This Bill Does

• Appropriates an unspecified amount of dollars from the General Fund.
• Directs funds to the Department of Consumer Protection for distribution.
• Provides a grant-in-aid specifically to Connecticut Public Television.
• Designates these funds for use during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Connecticut Public Television
• The Department of Consumer Protection

Terms To Know

Appropriated

Money officially set aside by the government for a specific use.

General Fund

The main account where state tax money is kept before being spent.

Grant-in-aid

Money given by the government to an organization for a specific purpose without requiring repayment.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact dollar amount of funding is not listed in this text.
• While the bill states its purpose is to fund children's programming, it does not specify how much money will go toward that goal or if all funds must be used for it.

Official Summary Text

To fund children's programming.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 943 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 126
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 943

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. MAHER, 26th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ___ dollars be appropriated to the Department of 1
Consumer Protection, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending 2
June 30, 2027, for a grant-in-aid to Connecticut Public Television. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To fund children's programming.