Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5417: AN ACT ALLOWING CHILDREN OF VETERANS TO USE SUCH VETERAN'S UNUSED TUITION WAIVERS AND REQUIRING STATE FUNDING FOR TUITION WAIVERS.
Status: In committee, March 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act allowing children of veterans to use such veteran's unused tuition waivers and requiring state funding for tuition waivers. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ALLOWING CHILDREN OF VETERANS TO USE SUCH VETERAN'S UNUSED TUITION WAIVERS AND REQUIRING STATE FUNDING FOR TUITION WAIVERS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 10a-77 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): (a) Subject to the provisions of section 10a-26, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall fix fees for tuition at the Connecticut State Community College and shall fix fees for such other purposes as the board deems necessary at the college, and may make refunds to the same. (b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall establish and administer a fund to be known as the Connecticut State Community College Operating Fund. Appropriations from general revenues of the state and, upon request by the board and with an annual review and approval by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the LCO No. 2019 1 of Raised Bill No. 5417 amount of the appropriations for fringe benefits and workers' compensation applicable to the Connecticut State Community College pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4-73, shall be transferred from the Comptroller, and all tuition revenue received by the Connecticut State Community College in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be deposited in said fund. …
Sponsors
- William Buckbee (R, 67) · primary sponsor
- Geraldo Reyes (D, 75)
- Travis Simms (D, 140)
Latest actions
- : Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- : Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference Appropriations
- : Public Hearing 03/05
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
Votes
- HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference) (March 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Veterans, Tuition, Tuition waivers, Community colleges, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, Board of Regents for Higher Education, Students, University of Connecticut Health Center
Common questions
- What is HB5417?
- HB5417 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT ALLOWING CHILDREN OF VETERANS TO USE SUCH VETERAN'S UNUSED TUITION WAIVERS AND REQUIRING STATE FUNDING FOR TUITION WAIVERS.
- What does HB5417 do?
- In its own words: An act allowing children of veterans to use such veteran's unused tuition waivers and requiring state funding for tuition waivers. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5417?
- In committee as of March 17, 2026. Latest action: Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations (March 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5417?
- William Buckbee (R, 67), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5417?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05417&which_year=2026
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