Connecticut SB 263: AN ACT ALLOWING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT ACCESS TO A DWELLING UNIT WITHOUT THE TENANT'S CONSENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 263
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1361

Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN

Introduced by:
(KID)

AN ACT CONCERNING WATER SAFETY AND SWIM INSTRUCTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) For the purposes of this 1
section, "eligible participant" means any individual under seventeen 2
years of age who (1) resides in a qualified census tract, as defined in 3
section 4-66c of the general statutes, (2) is eligible for the supplemental 4
nutrition assistance program administered by the Department of Social 5
Services pursuant to the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and 6
section 17b-2 of the general statutes, or (3) is eligible for the federal 7
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children 8
administered by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 9
19a-59c of the general statutes. 10
(b) Not later than May 1, 2027, the Department of Energy and 11
Environmental Protection shall, within available appropriations, 12
establish and administer a program to provide swimming lessons free 13
of charge, on an annual basis, to eligible participants during the summer 14
months. The department may contract with one or more nonprofit 15
entities that provide swimming lessons and water safety skills 16

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instruction to provide swimming lessons under the program. 17
(c) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may 18
accept gifts, grants and donations, from any source, public or private, 19
for the purpose of establishing and administering such program. 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

KID Joint Favorable C/R APP