Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5418: AN ACT CONCERNING THE KIRKLYN M. KERR PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the kirklyn m. kerr program at the university of connecticut. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE KIRKLYN M. KERR PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 10a-19h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2027): (a) For the purposes of this section, "veterinary student" means an instate resident enrolled in an accredited veterinary graduate school. (b) The president of The University of Connecticut shall establish and administer the Kirklyn M. Kerr program to support the veterinary medicine education of not more than [five] ten veterinary students per cohort. Each cohort may be funded for a four-year period pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. (c) Any state resident may apply, in the form and manner prescribed by The University of Connecticut, for a grant to attend a veterinary graduate school under the Kirklyn M. Kerr program. Each grant recipient shall receive a grant for four years in the amount of the LCO No. 2085 1 of Raised Bill No. 5418 difference between the cost of in-state tuition and out-of-state tuition at the veterinary graduate school approved by the university under said program. Such grant shall be issued in the form of a student loan that shall not be subject to repayment, provided such grant recipient, after graduating from veterinary school, is a state resident and …
Sponsors
- Gregory Haddad (D, 54) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : File Number 665
- : House Calendar Number 440
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- : Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (April 1, 2026): 51 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference) (March 12, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is HB5418?
- HB5418 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE KIRKLYN M. KERR PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT.
- What does HB5418 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the kirklyn m. kerr program at the university of connecticut. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5418?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: File Number 665 (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5418?
- Gregory Haddad (D, 54).
- Where is the official record for HB5418?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05418&which_year=2026
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