Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB8: AN ACT SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE.
Status: In committee, March 9, 2026
What the bill says
An act SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate ten million dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority for the purpose of providing funding to expand the availability of authority loans to students enrolled in graduate programs to supplement for the loss of LCO No. 577 1 of Proposed Bill No. federal student loa.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate ten million dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority for the purpose of providing funding to expand the availability of authority loans to students enrolled in graduate programs to supplement for the loss of LCO No. 577 1 of Proposed Bill No. federal student loans available to such students. Statement of Purpose: To support graduate students in the state. LCO No. 577 2 of
Sponsors
- Martin Looney (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Robert Duff (D, 25)
- Saud Anwar (D, 3)
- Jorge Cabrera (D, 17)
- Christine Cohen (D, 12)
- Mae Flexer (D, 29)