Connecticut HB 5259: AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2026-06-04)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 5259

Subjects: Boards of education, Education, Homeless youth, Student records

Sponsors: Md Rahman, Laurie Sweet, Herron Gaston, Antonio Felipe, Josh Elliott, Geraldo C. Reyes, Frank Smith, Larry B. Butler, Eleni Kavros Degraw, James Sanchez, Farley Santos, Nick Gauthier, Patricia A. Dillon, Michael "mj" Shannon, Kathy Kennedy, Heather S. Somers, John A. Kissel

Bill Text

House Bill No. 5259 
 
Public Act No. 26-125 
 
 
AN    ACT    CONCERNING    THE    EDUCATION    OF    HOMELESS 
CHILDREN AND YOUTH. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Subsection  (f)  of section  10-253  of  the  general  statutes  is 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 
1, 2026): 
(f) Notwithstanding    any    provision    of    the    general    statutes, 
educational services shall be provided by each local and regional board 
of  education  to  homeless  children  and  youths  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  42  USC  11431,  et  seq., [as  amended  from  time  to  time] 
revised  to  December  23,  2022.  If  a  homeless  child  or  youth  is  denied 
school accommodations by a local or regional board of education on the 
basis  of  residency,  such  homeless  child  or  youth  shall  be  entitled  to  a 
hearing  conducted  pursuant  to  section  10-186.  An  unaccompanied 
youth,  as  described  in  42  USC  11434a,  as  amended  from  time  to  time, 
shall  be  entitled  to  knowledge  of  and  have  access  to  all  educational, 
medical   or   similar   records   in   the   cumulative   record   of   such 
unaccompanied  youth  maintained  by  a  local  or  regional  board  of 
education. 
 

House Bill No. 5259 
 
Public Act No. 26-125 2 of 2 
 
 
 
Governor's Action: 
Approved June 4, 2026

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