Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-178 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187 / Section 10a-178
Sec. 10a-178. (Formerly Sec. 10-337). Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Authority” means the State of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority created by section 10a-179 or any board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers conferred upon the authority by this chapter shall be given by law;

(b) “Project”, in the case of a (1) participating institution for higher education, means a (A) structure suitable for use as a dormitory or other housing facility, including housing for staff members, employees or students at such institution of higher education, dining hall, student union, administration building, academic building, library, laboratory, research facility, classroom, athletic facility, health care facility, and maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the instruction of students or the conducting of research or the operation of an institution for higher education, including parking and other facilities or structures essential or convenient for the orderly conduct of such institution for higher education, also including equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation of a participating institution for higher education, or any combination thereof, or (B) program or service that is in furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating institution of higher education; (2) participating health care institution means a (A) structure suitable for use as a hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, laboratory, laundry, residence facility, including housing for nurses, interns, staff members, employees or students at such health care institution and their immediate families and for physically or mentally handicapped persons, administration building, research facility, and maintenance, storage or utility facility and other structures or facilities related thereto or required or useful for the operation of the project, including parking and other facilities or structures essential or convenient for the orderly operation of such project, also including equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation of a participating health care institution, or any combination thereof, or (B) program or service that is in furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating health care institution; (3) participating qualified nonprofit organization means a (A) structure or facility owned in its entirety by, or suitable for use in accordance with the charitable or nonprofit status of the qualified nonprofit organization, also including equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of the project in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation of a participating qualified nonprofit corporation, or (B) program or service that is in furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating qualified nonprofit organization; and (4) participating nursing home means a (A) structure or facility suitable for use as a nursing home, residential care home, rest home, health care facility for the handicapped, mental health facility or independent living facility subject to the licensing requirements of chapter 368v and appurtenant facilities, equipment and machinery and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended or for the operation of a participating nursing home, or (B) program or service that is in furtherance of the organization or mission of a participating nursing home;

(c) “Cost” as applied to a project or any portion thereof financed under the provisions of this chapter embraces all or any part of the cost of construction and acquisition of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, rights-of-way, franchises, easements and interests acquired or used for a project, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land so acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which such buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to, during and for a period after completion of such construction, provisions for working capital, reserves for principal and interest and for extensions, enlargements, additions, replacements, renovations and improvements, cost of engineering, financial and legal services, plans, specifications, studies, surveys, estimates of cost and of revenues, administrative expenses, expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of constructing the project and such other costs and expenses as may be necessary or incident to the project and its operation, the financing of the project and the placing of the project in operation;

(d) “Bonds” means bonds of the authority issued under the provisions of this chapter, including refunding bonds, notwithstanding that the same may be secured by mortgage or the full faith and credit of the authority or the full faith and credit of a participating institution for higher education, a participating health care institution, a participating corporation, a participating nursing home or a participating qualified nonprofit organization or any other lawfully pledged security of a participating institution for higher education, a participating health care institution, a participating corporation, a participating nursing home or a participating qualified nonprofit organization;

(e) “Institution for higher education” means (1) an educational institution situated within this state which by virtue of law or charter is a nonprofit educational institution empowered to provide a program of education beyond the high school level; or (2) a public educational institution, which, shall be any constituent unit, as defined in section 10a-1 ;

(f) “Participating institution for higher education” means an institution for higher education which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, or advances made or given for the costs of a project, as provided in and permitted by this chapter;

(g) “Health care institution” means (1) any nonprofit, state-aided hospital or other health care institution, including The University of Connecticut Health Center, which is entitled, under the laws of the state, to receive assistance from the state by means of a grant made pursuant to a budgetary appropriation made by the General Assembly, (2) any other hospital or other health care institution which is licensed, or any nonprofit, nonstock corporation which shall receive financing or shall undertake to construct or acquire a project which is or will be eligible to be licensed, as an institution under the provisions of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503 , inclusive, or any nonprofit, nonstock, nonsectarian facility which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of section 12-81 or 38a-188 and which is a health care center under the provisions of sections 38a-175 to 38a-194 , inclusive, or (3) any nonprofit corporation wholly owned by two or more hospitals or other health care institutions which operates for and on behalf of such hospitals or other health care institutions a project, as defined in subsection (b) of this section, or is a nursing home;

(h) “Nursing home” means any institution which is or will be eligible to be licensed as an institution under sections 19a-490 to 19a-503 , inclusive, or a facility which (1) provides chronic and convalescent nursing care, (2) is a rest home with nursing facilities, (3) provides health care facilities for the handicapped, (4) is a home for elderly persons or physically handicapped or mentally handicapped persons or (5) is a continuing care facility registered with the Department of Social Services, pursuant to chapter 319f;

(i) “Participating nursing home” means a nursing home which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, loans or advances made or given for the costs of a project as provided in and permitted by this chapter;

(j) “Participating health care institution” means a health care institution which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, undertakes the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or refinancing of obligations or of a mortgage, loan or advances made or given for the cost of a project as provided in and permitted by this chapter;

(k) “Participating corporation” means any nonprofit corporation created by a participating health care institution or a participating institution for higher education, or by one or more of them in combination, and to which there has been or will be transferred all right, title and interest in a project for the sole purpose of operating such project on behalf of such participating institution or institutions for the life of the bonds issued to finance such project, provided upon retirement of all of such bonds, all right, title and interest in the project shall revert to and vest in the participating institution for higher education or the participating health care institution or jointly in both such institutions;

(l) “Federally guaranteed security” means any security, investment or evidence of indebtedness which is either directly or indirectly insured or guaranteed, in whole or in part, as to the payment of principal and interest, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(m) “Federally insured mortgage loan” means any loan secured by a mortgage from any participating institution for higher education or participating health care institution or participating nursing home which is either directly or indirectly insured or guaranteed, in whole or in part, as to the repayment of principal and interest, by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any commitment by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof to so insure or guarantee;

(n) “Qualified nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended from time to time, other than a health care institution, nursing home or institution for higher education;

(o) “Participating qualified nonprofit organization” means a qualified nonprofit organization which, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall undertake the financing and construction or acquisition of a project or shall undertake the refunding or refinancing of obligations, or of a mortgage, loan or advances made or given to it to finance, in anticipation of permanent financing or donation from an outside source, the cost of a project, as provided in and permitted by this chapter;

(p) “Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority” means the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority established as a subsidiary of the authority with powers granted pursuant to chapter 187b;

(q) “Connecticut Student Loan Foundation” means the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation established pursuant to chapter 187a that is a subsidiary of the authority as provided in section 10a-203a , and that is deemed a quasi-public agency for purposes of chapter 12.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-18c
Sec. 10-18c. Firearm safety programs. Exemption from participation.
Status: in_force

(b) No student shall be required by any local or regional board of education to participate in a firearm safety program which may be offered within the public schools. A written notification to the local or regional board by the student's parent or legal guardian shall be sufficient to exempt the student from such program in its entirety or from any portion thereof so specified by the parent or legal guardian.

(c) If a student is exempted from a firearm safety program pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the local or regional board of education shall provide, during the period of time in which the student would otherwise be participating in such program, an opportunity for other study or academic work.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-74j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-74j
Sec. 10-74j. Alternative education.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education may provide alternative education to students, in accordance with guidelines established by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-74k . A local or regional board of education may use space in an existing school or establish a new school for the purposes of providing alternative education to students. Alternative education shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-15 and 10-16 and shall be subject to all federal and state laws governing public schools.

(c) Each local and regional board of education shall make available on its Internet web site information relating to alternative education offered under this section, including, but not limited to, the purpose, location, contact information, staff directory and enrollment criteria for such alternative education.

(d) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, any local or regional board of education that includes a credit recovery program as part of its alternative education provided under this section shall permit any student enrolled in a traditional school program offered by such board and who is at risk of not graduating to enroll in such credit recovery program while still enrolled in the traditional school program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-55d — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-55d
Sec. 10a-55d. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Green technology” means technology that (A) promotes clean energy, renewable energy or energy efficiency, (B) reduces greenhouse gases or carbon emissions, or (C) involves the invention, design and application of chemical products and processes to eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances; and

(2) “Green jobs” means jobs in which green technology is employed and may include the occupation codes identified as green jobs by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics and any codes identified as green jobs by the Labor Department and the Department of Economic and Community Development.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66cc — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66cc
Sec. 10-66cc. Strategic school profile report. Report on school's progress.
Status: in_force

(b) The governing council of each charter school shall submit annually, to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, and, in the case of a local charter school, to the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the school is located, a report on the school's progress in meeting the academic and organizational performance goals set forth in the charter, including a description of (1) the educational progress of students in the school, (2) the financial condition of the school, including a certified audit statement of all revenues from public and private sources and expenditures, (3) the school's accomplishment of the mission, purpose and any specialized focus of the charter school, (4) the racial and ethnic composition of the student body and efforts taken to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of the student body, and (5) best practices employed by the school that contribute significantly to the academic success of students.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-249 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-249
Sec. 10-249. Enumeration of children of compulsory school age in school districts and by state departments having jurisdiction over such children.
Status: in_force

(b) If any child of compulsory school age is not attending school within the jurisdiction of the board of education of a local or regional school district, the superintendent of schools of the district shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the reason for such nonattendance. If such child is employed at labor, the superintendent of schools shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and address of such child's employer or of the establishment where such child is employed. Returns shall be made to the board of education on or before the fifteenth day of May. Any state, local or other public agency shall, upon request by the superintendent of schools, provide such information as may be reasonably required for the purposes of this section.

(c) Each state department shall report periodically to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such manner as he shall prescribe, the name and address of the most recent residence within the state for each child of compulsory school age under the jurisdiction of such department. The commissioner shall provide such information to the superintendent of schools of the local or regional school district wherein such child is indicated to have most recently resided.

Cited. 152 C. 568.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-20a
Sec. 10-20a. Connecticut career certificate programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Programs established pursuant to this section may be offered for one or more years and shall include:

(1) Not less than eighty hours during any year of school-based instruction which focuses on the academic, technical and employability skills outlined in the skill standards established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, workplace safety awareness and instruction in the history of the American economy and the role of labor, business and industry;

(2) Work-based instruction which includes worksite experience, including all major activities related to the career cluster. Such worksite experience shall: (A) Be paid, except as provided in subsection (c) of section 10-20b , (B) include a planned program of job training and work experiences, including training related to preemployment and employment skills to be mastered at progressively higher levels, that are coordinated with school-based instruction, (C) include instruction, to the extent practicable, in all aspects of the industry, (D) relate to the academic, technical and employability skills outlined in the skill standards established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (E) include, but not be limited to, on-the-job training, internships, community service and field trips, (F) be conducted in accordance with an individualized written training and mentoring plan, agreed to by the student, his parent or guardian, if the student is under eighteen years of age, the principal of the school or the chief executive officer of the agency operating the program in which the student is enrolled, or the designee of such principal or chief executive officer, and the employer, and (G) be in conformance with the requirements of section 10-20d ; and

(3) Activities that ensure coordination between school-based instruction and work-based instruction, including, but not limited to, (A) career awareness and exploration opportunities, and (B) information and guidance concerning transition to postsecondary education.

(c) For purposes of this section, “career cluster” means a range of occupations which share a set of skills and knowledge organized under the federal career clusters endorsed by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education under the United States Department of Education. Such skills and knowledge include (1) academic and technical skills related to the type of employment, and (2) general employability skills. The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with other state, regional and local agencies, business and industry and labor organizations, shall maintain a list of federally recognized career clusters and skill standards for each such career cluster, along with the projected occupation growth area clusters within the state identified by labor market projections provided by the Labor Department.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-25h — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-25h
Sec. 10a-25h. Higher education centers of excellence.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of this section, a center of excellence is defined as a distinctive or potentially distinctive instructional, research or public service program at an institution of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education.

(c) Priority of funding for centers of excellence shall be for those programs which receive matching support, in the form of in-kind or actual funds, from business, industry or federal government sources.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-253 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187c / Section 10a-253
Sec. 10a-253. University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation. Board of directors. Executive director.
Status: in_force

(b) The corporation shall be administered by a board of directors consisting of five members as follows: The president of The University of Connecticut, the executive vice president for health affairs of said university and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, each serving ex-officio, and the chairman of the board of trustees of said university if the Governor has appointed such chairman and if the Governor has not appointed such chairman, a person appointed by the Governor from among the Governor's appointees on the board of trustees of said university, and the trustee of said university who is chairman of The University of Connecticut Health Center board of directors, established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-104 , if the Governor has appointed such trustee and if the Governor has not appointed such trustee, a person appointed by the Governor from among the Governor's appointees on the board of trustees of said university. The terms of the directors who are members of the board of trustees of said university shall be concurrent with their term on said board of trustees. Each director may designate a deputy or any member of the staff of such director to represent the director at meetings of the corporation with full powers to act and vote on behalf of such director. The Governor shall appoint a director to be chairman of the board of directors of the corporation. Directors shall receive no compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under sections 10a-250 to 10a-263 , inclusive. Any director may be removed by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance or wilful neglect of duty. Each director of the corporation before entering upon his duties shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. Meetings of the corporation shall be held at such times as shall be specified in the bylaws adopted by the corporation and at such other time or times as the chairman deems necessary. Within the first ninety days of each fiscal year, the corporation shall report on its operations for the preceding fiscal year to the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut. The report shall include a summary of the activities of the corporation, a statement of operations and, if necessary, recommendations for legislation to promote the purposes of the corporation. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to audit by the state Auditors of Public Accounts. The corporation shall have certified public accountants audit its books and accounts at least once each fiscal year. The powers of the corporation shall be vested in and exercised by not less than three of the members of the corporation. Such number of members shall constitute a quorum. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting of the corporation shall be necessary for any action taken by the corporation. No vacancy of one or two members of the corporation shall impair the right to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the corporation. Any action taken by the corporation under the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263 , inclusive, may be authorized by resolution at any regular or special meeting, and each such resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be published or posted. The corporation may delegate to one or more of its members, or its officers, agents and employees, including employees of The University of Connecticut, such of its powers and duties as it may deem proper. The board of directors shall select one of its members to serve as president of the corporation and to act as its chief executive officer.

(c) The board of directors of the corporation shall appoint an executive director who shall not be a member of the corporation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the corporation and who shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the corporation. The executive director shall be a state employee, including an employee of the John Dempsey Hospital, and may receive such additional compensation as may be authorized by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the board of directors of the corporation. The executive director shall be the chief administrative officer of the corporation and shall direct and supervise administrative affairs and technical activities in accordance with the directives of the corporation under the supervision of the president of the corporation. The executive director shall attend all meetings of the corporation, keep a record of the proceedings of the corporation and shall maintain and be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the corporation and of the minute book or journal of the corporation and of its official seal. The executive director may cause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of the corporation and may give certificates under the official seal of the corporation to the effect that such copies are true copies. All persons dealing with the corporation may rely upon such certificates. The executive director shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the corporation in carrying out the purposes of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263 , inclusive.

(d) Each director of the board of directors of the corporation shall execute a surety bond in the penal sum of fifty thousand dollars, or, in lieu thereof, the chairman of the corporation shall execute a blanket position bond covering each member and the executive director and the employees of the corporation. Each surety bond or blanket position bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office or offices covered, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the state as surety and approved by the Attorney General and filed in the office of the Secretary of the State. The cost of each such bond shall be paid by the corporation.

(e) The corporation shall be subject to any restrictions on purchasing sources set forth in The University of Connecticut laws and bylaws as such laws and bylaws may be amended from time to time. Members of the corporation shall be subject to part I of chapter 10 provided it shall not constitute a conflict of interest for a trustee, director, partner, officer, stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee of any person to serve as a member of the corporation, provided such trustee, director, partner, officer, stockholder, proprietor, counsel or employee files with the corporation a record of his capacity with such person and abstains and absents himself from any deliberation, action and vote by the corporation in specific respect to such person.

(f) The corporation shall continue as long as it has contracts outstanding and until its existence is terminated by law. Upon the termination of the corporation, all of its rights and properties shall pass to and be vested in the hospital as long as the hospital is part of The University of Connecticut and if not, in The University of Connecticut as long as the university is a part of the state and if not, in the state.

(g) Neither members of the corporation nor any person executing the contracts of the corporation shall be liable personally on the contracts of the corporation or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the execution or performance of such contracts.

(h) Directors, officers and employees of the corporation shall be deemed to be employees of the state for purposes of chapter 53 and section 5-141d .

(i) All financial, credit and proprietary information submitted by any person to the corporation in connection with any joint venture or shared service agreement shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210 .

Cited. 230 C. 24.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15h
Sec. 10-15h. Pilot program to incorporate common core state standards.
Status: in_force

(b) The pilot program shall require the local or regional board of education for a priority school district to partner with the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of a regional community-technical college or a state university, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university or the governing board of an independent institution of higher education on behalf of such institution to (1) evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven using a college readiness assessment developed or adopted by the Department of Education, (3) use the results of such evaluations to assess college readiness, and (4) offer a plan of support to any student in grade twelve who is found to be not ready for college based on such student's results on the college readiness assessment. Such local or regional board of education shall annually report such test results and assessments to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183vv — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183vv
Sec. 10-183vv. Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund. Fund pledged to payment on bonds. Certification of fund balance. Termination.
Status: reserved

(2) The fund established pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall contain (A) any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund, including, but not limited to, deposits from the Connecticut Lottery Corporation in accordance with section 12-812 , and (B) any financial guaranty or guaranties obtained by the Treasurer for purposes of the fund, which may include any letter of credit, surety bond, insurance policy, guaranty or similar instrument, issued by a bond or insurance company or other financial institution that has a long-term rating within the top two rating categories of at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization at the time of issuance of such financial guaranty, as determined by the Treasurer to be in the best interest of the state. Such financial guaranty shall be in a form prescribed by the Treasurer, valued at par and payable or available to be drawn upon on or before any date by which debt service on the bonds secured thereby is required to be paid. In connection with such financial guaranty, the Treasurer may enter into any other necessary or appropriate agreements on behalf of the state, including intercreditor provisions if there is more than one financial guaranty. The Treasurer may pledge the full faith and credit of the state, and pledge the moneys required to be deposited in the fund to the state's payment obligations under any agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision. As part of the contract of the state with the other parties to any agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision for which the full faith and credit of the state is pledged to the state's payment obligations under such agreement, appropriation of all amounts necessary for the punctual payment of the obligations of the state under any such agreement is hereby made and the Treasurer shall pay such amounts as the same become due. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the costs of any agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision may be paid from amounts in the fund.

(3) The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgment against the state founded upon any agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection. Any action brought under this subdivision shall be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford. The jurisdiction conferred on the Superior Court by this subdivision includes any set-off, claim or demand on the part of the state against any plaintiff commencing an action under this subdivision. Such action shall be tried to the court without a jury. All legal defenses, except governmental immunity, shall be reserved to the state. Any action brought under this subdivision shall be privileged in respect to assignment for trial upon motion of either party.

(4) After obtaining a financial guaranty or guaranties pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, if the moneys deposited in the fund, together with the amount available under such financial guaranty or guaranties, exceeds the required minimum capital reserve, the amount of such excess may be released as provided in subsection (d) of this section. It is determined that the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund, if so funded in whole or in part by such a financial guaranty or guaranties, continues to provide, and does provide, adequate provision for the protection of the holders of bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 10-183qq and any bonds refunding such bonds.

(5) During any period when any bonds secured by the fund remain outstanding, amounts on deposit in the fund or available under a financial guaranty shall not be commingled with other state funds and the state shall have no claim to or against, or interest in, the fund, except as hereinafter provided. Amounts in such fund shall be deposited in a separate account or accounts in a trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within the state, which shall serve as the trustee of the fund. The Treasurer shall enter into an agreement with such trust company or bank in accordance with the provisions of this section, sections 10-183b , 10-183z , 10-183ww , 12-801 , 12-806 and 12-812 and section 90 of public act 19-117*.

(b) The moneys held in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund or available under a financial guaranty, except as provided in this section, shall be pledged to payment on bonds secured by the fund and shall be used solely for the payment of the principal of bonds secured by the fund as such bonds become due by reason of maturity or sinking fund redemption, the purchase of such bonds, the payment of interest on such bonds and the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity. In the event the state has not otherwise timely made available moneys to pay principal or interest due on such bonds, the Treasurer shall direct the trustee of the fund to transfer from the fund to the paying agent for such bonds, or draw under such financial guaranty, to the extent available therefor, the amount necessary to timely pay such principal or interest then due. Except for the payment of the principal of bonds secured by the fund as such bonds become due and the payment of interest on such bonds, no moneys shall be withdrawn from the fund in such amount as would reduce the total amount on deposit in the fund plus the amount available under a financial guaranty or guaranties to less than the required minimum capital reserve. The pledge made by the state pursuant to this section shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The lien of such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract or otherwise against the state, irrespective of whether the parties have notice of the claims. Notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, no instrument by which such pledge is created need be recorded or filed. Any moneys so pledged and later received by the state shall be subject immediately to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act and such lien shall have priority over all other liens. For the purpose of evaluation of such fund, obligations acquired as an investment shall be valued at market. For purposes of this section, “required minimum capital reserve” means the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due on bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 10-183qq , and any bonds refunding such bonds then outstanding, by reason of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in any succeeding fiscal year.

(c) The amounts payable from the Connecticut Lottery Corporation into such fund as provided in section 12-812 shall be sufficient for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds secured by the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund when due, whether at maturity or by mandatory sinking fund installments.

(d) The Treasurer shall certify to the Governor, the Teachers' Retirement Board and the president of the Connecticut Lottery Corporation whenever the total amount on deposit in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund plus the amount available under a financial guaranty or guaranties exceeds the required minimum capital reserve and then shall direct the trustee for the fund to remit to the Treasurer for deposit into the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust, established under section 3-36b , any such excess amount.

(e) The Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund shall terminate and, after payment of any payment obligations under any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, upon direction of the Treasurer, any moneys remaining therein shall be transferred to the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust: (1) Upon payment in full of the principal and interest on all bonds secured by the fund; (2) if there has been deposited in an irrevocable trust for the benefit of the holders of the bonds secured by the fund either (A) moneys in an amount that shall be sufficient to pay, when due, the principal of and interest on such bonds, and any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity, or (B) noncallable and nonprepayable direct obligations of, or obligations the timely payment of principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, the principal of and the interest on which when due, without reinvestment, will provide moneys that together with the moneys, if any, deposited with the trustee at the same time, shall be sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest on such bonds, and any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity; or (3) if the amount of the annual required contribution to the fund for the Connecticut teachers' retirement system is determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10-183 l and section 10-183z , as such sections were in effect on April 30, 2008. The Treasurer shall direct the trustee of the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund to enter into such contract with the trustee of the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust as the Treasurer deems necessary or appropriate to provide for such transfer so as to protect the interest of beneficiaries of the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust, subject to the use of amounts in the Connecticut Teachers' Retirement Fund Bonds Special Capital Reserve Fund for purposes of paying principal and interest on bonds secured by the fund.

(f) Pending the use or application of amounts in the fund, moneys in the fund may be invested and reinvested at the direction of the Treasurer in such obligations, securities and investments as are set forth in subsection (f) of section 3-20 and in participation certificates in the Short Term Investment Fund created under section 3-27a .

(g) The state pledges to the holders of the bonds of the state issued pursuant to section 10-183qq , and any bonds refunding such bonds, that the state shall not limit or alter the rights of such holders under this section or reduce the transfer or deposit of moneys into the fund pursuant to section 10-183ww or section 12-812 until all such bonds are fully paid or until provision for the payment of such bonds has been made as provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of this section, provided nothing contained in this section shall preclude such limitation, alteration or reduction if adequate provision is made by law for the protection of the holders of such bonds.

*Note: Section 90 of public act 19-117 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-47b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-47b
Sec. 10-47b. Addition or withdrawal of grades.
Status: in_force

(1) Any regional board of education in a school district which does not include all elementary and secondary school grades may recommend a study of the advisability of the addition to or withdrawal of grades from the regional school district or, upon the request of two or more of the town boards of education of the member towns, shall recommend such a study to the chairmen of the town boards of education and chairmen of the boards of finance or other such fiscal authorities in each town affected. Within thirty days of receipt of such recommendation, such chairmen shall each appoint one of the members of their boards and the chairman of the regional board of education shall appoint one member of the regional board from each member town to a study committee. The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a consultant to the study committee. The study committee shall proceed in the same manner as the temporary regional school study committee except that the expenses of the committee shall be borne by the regional school district and shall not exceed three dollars times the number of pupils in average daily membership of such town and regional school districts as defined in section 10-261 and the committee shall submit its report to the participating towns no later than one year from the date of its organizational meeting. If the committee recommends a plan for addition to or withdrawal of grades from the regional school district and the referenda held in the manner provided in section 10-45 result in an affirmative vote in the regional school district as a whole, the participating towns shall implement the plan.

(2) Any regional board of education in a school district which does not include all elementary and secondary school grades and has a total of three member towns, each with a population between three thousand and seven thousand five hundred persons pursuant to subdivision (27) of section 10-262f and a combined population for such towns of at least ten thousand persons, but fewer than twenty thousand persons may recommend and develop a plan for the addition to or withdrawal of grades from the regional school district or, upon the request of two or more of the town boards of education of the member towns, may make such recommendation and develop such a plan. If the regional board of education recommends a plan for addition to or withdrawal of grades from the regional school district, referenda shall be held in the manner provided in section 10-45 . If such referenda results in an affirmative vote in the regional school district as a whole, the participating towns shall implement the plan.

(b) The procedures in subsection (a) of this section shall not be used to dissolve a regional school district, but may be used to empower the regional school district to administer all programs which are provided in the member towns and are under the general supervision and control of the State Board of Education. In such case, if the vote in each member town affirms the expansion, the town boards of education in such member towns shall be dissolved in accordance with section 10-46a . If the vote is not affirmative in all the member towns, but is affirmative in a majority of such towns, the towns voting in favor of such expansion may initiate a study of the feasibility of establishing a regional school district to administer all programs which are provided in such towns and are under the general supervision and control of the State Board of Education. Such study shall be initiated and conducted pursuant to sections 10-39 through 10-45 . In such case, the study may be made forthwith without using the procedures for withdrawal of a town or dissolution of a regional school district provided in sections 10-63a through 10-63c . If a second regional school district is so established by referenda, the first regional school district shall be dissolved. The State Board of Education shall make the relevant determinations required by section 10-63c for such dissolution of an existing regional school district. The assets apportioned to the member towns of the new regional school district may be transferred directly to said district. If secondary schools are among the assets so transferred to the new regional district, said district shall accept applications from the remaining school districts for admission of secondary students for a tuition based on per pupil cost for a period of at least three years after the dissolution. The State Board of Education may withhold from the next grant paid pursuant to section 10-262i to the town or regional school districts so established an amount equal to the proportionate share to be borne by each such district of the cost of the services rendered by said state board during the dissolution of the regional school district.

Cited. 169 C. 613; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-46 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-46
Sec. 10-46. Regional board of education.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) At least thirty days before the expiration of the term of office of any board member, a town meeting shall be held in accordance with chapter 90 to nominate and elect a successor. Any person who is an elector of such town may vote at such meeting. If a vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the regional board of education, the town affected, at a town meeting called within thirty days from the beginning of such vacancy, shall nominate and elect a successor to serve for the unexpired portion of the term in accordance with the above procedure. (2) Where members of the regional school board are to be elected at-large under a plan for reapportionment recommended under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-63 l , and approved under sections 10-63m and 10-63n , at least thirty days before the expiration of the term of office of any board member, a meeting of the voters of the entire regional school district shall be held to nominate and elect successors in accordance with subsection (e) of this section. Any person who is an elector of any member town may vote at such regional meeting. Vacancies shall be filled by a regional meeting called within thirty days from the beginning of such vacancy.

(c) Board members shall be nominated and elected in the same manner as town officers in accordance with the provisions of title 9 except that (1) section 9-167a and parts II and III of chapter 146 shall not apply, (2) the board members so elected shall take office in accordance with subsection (d) of this section and if members of the regional school board are elected at-large under a plan for reapportionment recommended under subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-63 l , and approved under sections 10-63m and 10-63n , a caucus of the voters of the entire regional school district shall be held to nominate candidates for election to the board in accordance with subsection (e) of this section. At such caucus, any person who is an elector of any member town may vote. If a vacancy occurs in the office of any member of the regional board of education, the legislative body of the town affected shall elect a successor to serve until the next general election, at which time a successor shall be elected to serve any unexpired portion of such term, except that if members are elected at-large, such successor shall be nominated and elected at a meeting of the entire regional school district held as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) All members of a regional board of education, except those members regularly elected in the month of May, shall take office on the first day of the month following their election. Those members of a regional board of education regularly elected in the month of May shall take office on the first day of July. Such board shall hold an organizational meeting in the month following the last election of members thereof held in the member towns in any calendar year at which time the board shall elect by ballot from its membership a chairperson, a secretary, a treasurer and any other officer deemed necessary and may annually thereafter elect such officers. In the case of a tie vote in the balloting for any officer, such tie shall be broke by lot. The treasurer shall give bond to the regional board of education in an amount determined by the members thereof. The cost of such bond shall be borne by the district.

(e) Each regional school district meeting and caucus held pursuant to subsection (b) and (c) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with standard parliamentary practice. A moderator shall be chosen to preside over such meeting or caucus. A majority of those present and eligible to vote at such meeting or caucus shall determine the manner in which any vote shall be taken. The moderator shall certify all results of such meeting or caucus to the secretary of the state who shall then officially notify each town within the regional school district of the result.

Cited. 134 C. 619; 141 C. 401; 169 C. 613.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76n — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76n
Sec. 10-76n. Special Education Resource Center.
Status: in_force

Cited. 179 C. 694; 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15j
Sec. 10-15j. Connecticut Remote Learning Commission.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Education shall establish the Connecticut Remote Learning Commission to analyze and provide recommendations concerning the provision of remote learning to public school students enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive. The commission shall create a report that includes an analysis and recommendations concerning:

(1) The impact of remote learning on (A) the educational attainment of students in elementary, middle and high school, (B) students' physical and emotional development, access to special services including mental health, and access to food security and nutrition, and (C) the quality of instructional delivery. Such analysis shall be conducted and collect data that is disaggregated based on subgroups of students, such as race, ethnicity, age, gender, eligibility for free or reduced priced lunches, students whose primary language is not English and students with disabilities;

(2) The feasibility of creating a state-wide remote learning school that will serve students in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, that is (A) maintained by and under the direction and control of the State Board of Education, (B) provides in each school year not less than one hundred eighty days of actual school sessions and nine hundred hours of actual school work for grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, provided not more than seven hours of actual school work in any school day shall count toward the total required for the school year, (C) offers coursework and a curriculum that is rigorous, aligned with curriculum guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, and in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4 , (D) grants a diploma, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-5 , to any student enrolled in such state-wide remote learning school who has satisfactorily completed the high school graduation requirements described in section 10-221a , and (E) is created with consideration given to best practices in remote learning, technological capabilities of students throughout the state and equity;

(3) The costs associated with establishing one or more public state-wide or regional remote learning schools, including an examination of how other states have utilized such state-wide remote learning schools;

(4) The fiscal impact that various remote learning models could have on local and regional school districts; and

(5) Options to ensure that students who are receiving or participating in remote learning have adequate parental or adult supervision, educational support, technical assistance, continuity of attendance and engagement.

(c) The commission shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association;

(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the RESC Alliance and one of whom is a representative of the Neag School of Education at The University of Connecticut;

(3) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents and one of whom is a representative of the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut;

(4) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Commissioner for Educational Technology and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education;

(5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Schools and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents;

(6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the Social and Emotional and School Climate Advisory Collaborative, established pursuant to section 10-222q , and one of whom is a representative of the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a ;

(7) One appointed by the Commissioner of Education;

(8) The president of Charter Oak State College, or the president's designee;

(9) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee;

(10) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee; and

(11) The Commissioner of Higher Education, or the commissioner's designee.

(d) All initial appointments to the commission shall be made not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as the chairperson of the commission.

(f) Not later than July 1, 2022, the commission shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Board of Education and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-207 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-207
Sec. 10-207. Duties of medical advisors.
Status: in_force

(b) With the approval of the local or regional board of education, the school medical advisor may establish a diagnostic and treatment program for health and dental services to pupils, provided no costs incurred for such health service shall be charged to the local or regional board of education without approval of such board.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-198a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-198a
Sec. 10-198a. Policies and procedures concerning truants.
Status: in_force

(b) Each local and regional board of education shall adopt and implement policies and procedures concerning truants who are enrolled in schools under the jurisdiction of such board of education. Such policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) The holding of a meeting with the parent of each child who is a truant, or other person having control of such child, and appropriate school personnel to review and evaluate the reasons for the child being a truant, provided such meeting shall be held not later than ten school days after the child's fourth unexcused absence in a month or tenth unexcused absence in a school year, (2) coordinating services with and referrals of children to community agencies providing child and family services, (3) annually at the beginning of the school year and upon any enrollment during the school year, notifying the parent or other person having control of each child enrolled in a grade from kindergarten to eight, inclusive, in the public schools in writing of the obligations of the parent or such other person pursuant to section 10-184 , (4) annually at the beginning of the school year and upon any enrollment during the school year, obtaining from the parent or other person having control of each child in a grade from kindergarten to eight, inclusive, a telephone number or other means of contacting such parent or such other person during the school day, (5) (A) on or before August 15, 2018, the implementation of a truancy intervention model identified by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-198e for any school under its jurisdiction that has a disproportionately high rate of truancy, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, and (B) on or before September 1, 2023, the adoption and implementation of a truancy intervention model developed by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-198e that accounts for mental and behavioral health, or a similar truancy intervention plan that meets all of the requirements for a truancy intervention model set forth in subsection (b) of said section, (6) a system of monitoring individual unexcused absences of children in grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive, which shall provide that whenever a child enrolled in school in any such grade fails to report to school on a regularly scheduled school day and no indication has been received by school personnel that the child's parent or other person having control of the child is aware of the pupil's absence, a reasonable effort to notify, by telephone and by mail, the parent or such other person shall be made by school personnel or volunteers under the direction of school personnel, (7) providing notice to the parent or guardian of a child who is a truant of the information concerning the existence and availability of the 2-1-1 Infoline program, and other pediatric mental and behavioral health screening services and tools described in section 17a-22rt , and (8) on and after July 1, 2023, a requirement that an appropriate school mental health specialist, as defined in section 12 of public act 22-47*, conduct an evaluation of each child who is a truant to determine if additional behavioral health interventions are necessary for the well-being of the child. Any person who, in good faith, gives or fails to give notice pursuant to subdivision (6) of this subsection shall be immune from any liability, civil or criminal, which might otherwise be incurred or imposed and shall have the same immunity with respect to any judicial proceeding which results from such notice or failure to give such notice.

(c) Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall preclude a local or regional board of education from adopting policies and procedures pursuant to this section which exceed the requirements of said subsections.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any child receiving equivalent instruction pursuant to section 10-184 .

(e) A child, age five to eighteen, inclusive, who is enrolled in a public or private school and whose parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103 , and has been called to duty for, is on leave from or has immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting, shall be granted ten days of excused absences in any school year and, at the discretion of the local or regional board of education, additional excused absences to visit such child's parent or legal guardian with respect to such leave or deployment of the parent or legal guardian. In the case of excused absences pursuant to this subsection, such child and parent or legal guardian shall be responsible for obtaining assignments from the student's teacher prior to any period of excused absence, and for ensuring that such assignments are completed by such child prior to his or her return to school from such period of excused absence.

*Note: Section 12 of public act 22-47 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222d
Sec. 10-222d. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Safe school climate plans. Definitions. School climate assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) “Bullying” means an act that is direct or indirect and severe, persistent or pervasive, which (A) causes physical or emotional harm to an individual, (B) places an individual in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm, or (C) infringes on the rights or opportunities of an individual at school. “Bullying” shall include, but need not be limited to, a written, oral or electronic communication or physical act or gesture based on any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, academic status, physical appearance, or mental, physical, developmental or sensory disability, or by association with an individual or group who has or is perceived to have one or more of such characteristics;

(2) “Cyberbullying” means any act of bullying through the use of the Internet, interactive and digital technologies, cellular mobile telephone or other mobile electronic devices or any electronic communications;

(3) “Teen dating violence” means any act of physical, emotional or sexual abuse, including stalking, harassing and threatening, that occurs between two students who are currently in or who have recently been in a dating relationship;

(4) “Mobile electronic device” means any hand-held or other portable electronic equipment capable of providing data communication between two or more individuals, including, but not limited to, a text messaging device, a paging device, a personal digital assistant, a laptop computer, equipment that is capable of playing a video game or a digital video disk, or equipment on which digital images are taken or transmitted;

(5) “Electronic communication” means any transfer of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical system;

(6) “Hostile environment” means a situation in which bullying among students is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the school climate;

(7) “Outside of the school setting” means at a location, activity or program that is not school related, or through the use of an electronic device or a mobile electronic device that is not owned, leased or used by a local or regional board of education;

(8) “School employee” means (A) a teacher, substitute teacher, school administrator, school superintendent, guidance counselor, school counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, physician, paraeducator or coach employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public elementary, middle or high school; or (B) any other individual who, in the performance of his or her duties, has regular contact with students and who provides services to or on behalf of students enrolled in a public elementary, middle or high school, pursuant to a contract with the local or regional board of education;

(9) “School climate” means the quality and character of school life based on patterns of students', parents' and guardians' and school employees' experiences of school life, including, but not limited to, norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices and organizational structures;

(10) “Positive school climate” means a school climate in which (A) the norms, values, expectations and beliefs that support feelings of social, emotional and physical safety are promoted, (B) students, parents and guardians of students and school employees feel engaged and respected and work together to develop and contribute to a shared school vision, (C) educators model and nurture attitudes that emphasize the benefits and satisfaction gained from learning, and (D) each person feels comfortable contributing to the operation of the school and care of the physical environment of the school;

(11) “Emotional intelligence” means the ability to (A) perceive, recognize and understand emotions in oneself or others, (B) use emotions to facilitate cognitive activities, including, but not limited to, reasoning, problem solving and interpersonal communication, (C) understand and identify emotions, and (D) manage emotions in oneself and others; and

(12) “Social and emotional learning” means the process through which children and adults achieve emotional intelligence through the competencies of self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision-making.

(b) Each local and regional board of education shall develop and implement a safe school climate plan to address the existence of bullying and teen dating violence in its schools. Such plan shall: (1) Enable students to anonymously report acts of bullying to school employees and require students and the parents or guardians of students to be notified at the beginning of each school year of the process by which students may make such reports, (2) enable the parents or guardians of students to file written reports of suspected bullying, (3) require school employees who witness acts of bullying or receive reports of bullying to orally notify the safe school climate specialist, described in section 10-222k , or another school administrator if the safe school climate specialist is unavailable, not later than one school day after such school employee witnesses or receives a report of bullying, and to file a written report not later than two school days after making such oral report, (4) require the safe school climate specialist to investigate or supervise the investigation of all reports of bullying and ensure that such investigation is completed promptly after receipt of any written reports made under this section and that the parents or guardians of the student alleged to have committed an act or acts of bullying and the parents or guardians of the student against whom such alleged act or acts were directed receive prompt notice that such investigation has commenced, (5) require the safe school climate specialist to review any anonymous reports, except that no disciplinary action shall be taken solely on the basis of an anonymous report, (6) include a prevention and intervention strategy, as defined by section 10-222g , for school employees to deal with bullying and teen dating violence, (7) provide for the inclusion of language in student codes of conduct concerning bullying, (8) require each school to notify the parents or guardians of students who commit any verified acts of bullying and the parents or guardians of students against whom such acts were directed not later than forty-eight hours after the completion of the investigation described in subdivision (4) of this subsection (A) of the results of such investigation, and (B) verbally and by electronic mail, if such parents' or guardians' electronic mail addresses are known, that such parents or guardians may refer to the plain language explanation of the rights and remedies available under sections 10-4a and 10-4b published on the Internet web site of the local or regional board of education pursuant to section 10-222r , (9) require each school to invite the parents or guardians of a student against whom such act was directed to a meeting to communicate to such parents or guardians the measures being taken by the school to ensure the safety of the student against whom such act was directed and policies and procedures in place to prevent further acts of bullying, (10) require each school to invite the parents or guardians of a student who commits any verified act of bullying to a meeting, separate and distinct from the meeting required in subdivision (9) of this subsection, to discuss specific interventions undertaken by the school to prevent further acts of bullying, (11) establish a procedure for each school to document and maintain records relating to reports and investigations of bullying in such school and to maintain a list of the number of verified acts of bullying in such school and make such list available for public inspection, and annually report such number to the Department of Education, and in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, (12) direct the development of case-by-case interventions for addressing repeated incidents of bullying against a single individual or recurrently perpetrated bullying incidents by the same individual that may include both counseling and discipline, (13) prohibit discrimination and retaliation against an individual who reports or assists in the investigation of an act of bullying, (14) direct the development of student safety support plans for students against whom an act of bullying was directed that address safety measures the school will take to protect such students against further acts of bullying, (15) require the principal of a school, or the principal's designee, to notify the appropriate local law enforcement agency when such principal, or the principal's designee, believes that any acts of bullying constitute criminal conduct, (16) prohibit bullying (A) on school grounds, at a school-sponsored or school-related activity, function or program whether on or off school grounds, at a school bus stop, on a school bus or other vehicle owned, leased or used by a local or regional board of education, or through the use of an electronic device or an electronic mobile device owned, leased or used by the local or regional board of education, and (B) outside of the school setting if such bullying (i) creates a hostile environment at school for the student against whom such bullying was directed, or (ii) infringes on the rights of the student against whom such bullying was directed at school, or (iii) substantially disrupts the education process or the orderly operation of a school, (17) require, at the beginning of each school year, each school to provide all school employees with a written or electronic copy of the school district's safe school climate plan, and (18) require that all school employees annually complete the training described in section 10-222j . The notification required pursuant to subdivision (8) of this subsection and the invitation required pursuant to subdivision (9) of this subsection shall include a description of the response of school employees to such acts and any consequences that may result from the commission of further acts of bullying.

(c) Not later than September 1, 2014, each local and regional board of education that has not had a safe school climate plan, developed pursuant to this section, previously reviewed and approved by the Department of Education shall submit a safe school climate plan to the department for review and approval in accordance with the provisions of section 10-222p . Not later than thirty calendar days after approval by the department of such safe school climate plan, the board shall make such plan available on the board's and each individual school in the school district's Internet web site and ensure that such plan is included in the school district's publication of the rules, procedures and standards of conduct for schools and in all student handbooks.

(d) On and after July 1, 2012, and biennially thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall require each school in the district to complete an assessment using the school climate assessment instruments, including surveys, approved and disseminated by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-222h . Each local and regional board of education shall collect the school climate assessments for each school in the district and submit such school climate assessments to the department.

*Note: Section 2 of public act 19-166 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

Section, revised to 2007, does not regulate teacher-student bullying but rather student-student bullying. 134 CA 288. A local board of education acts as an agent of the state entitled to sovereign immunity against a wrongful death action when it develops and implements the safe school climate plan required under section, but acts as an agent of the municipality when its employees allegedly fail to comply with the terms of the plan, and the qualified statutory immunity under Sec. 10-222 l applies. 184 CA 201.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-123 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-123
Sec. 10a-123. (Formerly Sec. 10-141a). Center for Real Estate and Urban Economic Studies.
Status: in_force

(b) The purposes, objectives and duties of said center shall be as follows: (1) To conduct studies in real estate and urban economics and to publish and disseminate the findings and results of such studies; (2) to assist the teaching program in real estate offered by The University of Connecticut; (3) to supply material to the Connecticut Real Estate Commission for the preparation by it of examinations for real estate salespersons and brokers, if requested to do so by the commission; (4) to develop and from time to time revise and update materials for use in the extension courses in real estate offered by The University of Connecticut; (5) to assist the Connecticut Real Estate Commission in developing standards for the accreditation of technical education and career schools and other teaching agencies giving courses in the field of real estate and standards for the approval of courses in the field of real estate, as and when requested to do so by the commission.

(c) A report of the activities and accomplishments of the center shall be published annually.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-153a
Sec. 10-153a. Rights concerning professional organization and negotiations. Duty of fair representation. Annual service fees negotiable item.
Status: in_force

(b) The organization designated as the exclusive representative of a teachers' or administrators' unit shall have a duty of fair representation to the members of such unit.

(c) Nothing in this section or in any other section of the general statutes shall preclude a local or regional board of education from making an agreement with an exclusive bargaining representative to require as a condition of employment that all employees in a bargaining unit pay to the exclusive bargaining representative of such employees an annual service fee, not greater than the amount of dues uniformly required of members of the exclusive bargaining representative organization, which represents the costs of collective bargaining, contract administration and grievance adjustment; and that such service fee be collected by means of a payroll deduction from each employee in the bargaining unit.

See Sec. 10-153k re applicability of this section to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies.

Cited. 162 C. 393; Id., 575, 578. By agreement on submission of question to arbitrator, Waterbury Board of Education waived objection to procedural limits of arbitration in teacher contract. 168 C. 54. Secs. 10-153a–10-153j include coverage of teachers employed in summer school programs. 177 C. 68. Agency shop clause in collective bargaining agreement prior to 1979 amendment expressly authorizing such clauses was valid and did not offend public policy. 180 C. 459. Cited. 184 C. 116; 190 C. 235; 200 C. 376; 201 C. 685; 202 C. 492; 205 C. 116; 206 C. 113; 210 C. 286; 216 C. 253; 217 C. 110; 231 C. 922; 234 C. 704; 239 C. 32.

Cited. 5 CA 253; 23 CA 727; 35 CA 111; 42 CA 700; judgment reversed, see 240 C. 835; 43 CA 133. Arbitration award granting certain teachers compensatory damages for missed preparation periods did not violate public policy requiring salaries and other conditions of employment to be collectively bargained because grievance arbitrations are not collective bargaining arbitrations subject to Teacher Negotiation Act and compensatory damages are not synonymous with compensation. 196 CA 463.

Cited. 38 CS 80.

Subsec. (c) (former Subsec. (b)):

Not a violation for local organization to allocate part of service fee to the state and national organizations. 206 C. 25.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-151 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-151
Sec. 10-151. Employment of teachers. Definitions. Tenure. Notice and hearing on failure to renew or termination of contract. Appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) “Board of education” means a local or regional board of education, a cooperative arrangement committee established pursuant to section 10-158a , or the board of trustees of an incorporated or endowed high school or academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 , which is located in this state;

(2) “Teacher” includes each certified professional employee below the rank of superintendent employed by a board of education for at least ninety calendar days in a position requiring a certificate issued by the State Board of Education;

(3) “Continuous employment” means that time during which the teacher is employed without any break in employment as a teacher for the same board of education;

(4) “Full-time employment” means a teacher's employment in a position at a salary rate of fifty per cent or more of the salary rate of such teacher in such position if such position were full-time;

(5) “Part-time employment” means a teacher's employment in a position at a salary rate of less than fifty per cent of the salary rate of such teacher in such position, if such position were full-time;

(6) “Tenure” means:

(A) The completion of forty school months of full-time continuous employment for the same board of education, provided the superintendent offers the teacher a contract to return for the following school year on the basis of effective practice as informed by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section 10-151b . For purposes of calculating continuous employment towards tenure, the following shall apply: (i) For a teacher who has not attained tenure, two school months of part-time continuous employment by such teacher shall equal one school month of full-time continuous employment except, for a teacher employed in a part-time position at a salary rate of less than twenty-five per cent of the salary rate of a teacher in such position, if such position were full-time, three school months of part-time continuous employment shall equal one school month of full-time continuous employment; (ii) a teacher who has not attained tenure shall not count layoff time towards tenure, except that if such teacher is reemployed by the same board of education within five calendar years of the layoff, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment immediately prior to the layoff towards tenure; (iii) a teacher who has not attained tenure shall not count authorized leave time towards tenure if such time exceeds ninety student school days in any one school year, provided only the student school days worked that year by such teacher shall count towards tenure and shall be computed on the basis of eighteen student school days or the greater fraction thereof equaling one school month; (iv) for a teacher who has not attained tenure and who is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a , such teacher may count the previous continuous employment with such board immediately prior to such cooperative arrangement towards tenure; and (v) for a teacher who has not attained tenure and who is employed by a local board of education or as part of a cooperative arrangement, pursuant to section 10-158a , and such board or cooperative arrangement joins a regional school district, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment with such local board or cooperative arrangement immediately prior to employment by the regional board of education towards tenure.

(B) For a teacher who has attained tenure prior to layoff, tenure shall resume if such teacher is reemployed by the same board of education within five calendar years of the layoff.

(C) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of this subdivision, any teacher who has attained tenure with any one board of education and whose employment with such board ends for any reason and who is reemployed by such board or is subsequently employed by any other board, shall attain tenure after completion of twenty school months of continuous employment, provided the superintendent offers the teacher a contract to return for the following school year on the basis of effective practice as informed by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section 10-151b . The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply if, (i) prior to completion of the twentieth school month following commencement of employment by such board such teacher has been notified in writing that his or her contract will not be renewed for the following school year, or (ii) for a period of five or more calendar years immediately prior to such subsequent employment, such teacher has not been employed by any board of education.

(D) For a teacher who has attained tenure and is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a , such teacher shall not experience a break in continuous employment for purposes of tenure as a result of such cooperative arrangement.

(E) For a teacher who has attained tenure and is employed by a local board of education or as part of a cooperative arrangement, pursuant to section 10-158a , and such board or cooperative arrangement joins a regional school district, such teacher shall not experience a break in continuous employment for purposes of tenure as a result of joining such regional school district.

(7) “School month” means any calendar month other than July or August in which a teacher is employed as a teacher at least one-half of the student school days.

(b) Any board of education may authorize the superintendent to employ teachers. Any superintendent not authorized to employ teachers shall submit to the board of education nominations for teachers for each of the schools in the town or towns in such superintendent's jurisdiction and, from the persons so nominated, teachers may be employed. Such board shall accept or reject such nominations not later than thirty-five calendar days from their submission. Any such board of education may request the superintendent to submit multiple nominations of qualified candidates, if more than one candidate is available for nomination, for any supervisory or administrative position, in which case the superintendent shall submit such a list and may place the candidates on such list in the order in which such superintendent recommends such candidates. If such board rejects such nominations, the superintendent shall submit to such board other nominations and such board may employ teachers from the persons so nominated and shall accept or reject such nominations not later than one month from their submission. Whenever a superintendent offers a teacher who has not attained tenure a contract to return for another year of employment, such offer shall be based on records of evaluations pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-151b . The contract of employment of a teacher shall be in writing.

(c) The contract of employment of a teacher who has not attained tenure may be terminated at any time for any of the reasons enumerated in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (d) of this section; otherwise the contract of such teacher shall be continued into the next school year unless such teacher receives written notice by May first in one school year that such contract will not be renewed for the following year. Upon the teacher's written request, not later than three calendar days after such teacher receives such notice of nonrenewal or termination, a notice of nonrenewal or termination shall be supplemented not later than four calendar days after receipt of the request by a statement of the reason or reasons for such nonrenewal or termination. Such teacher, upon written request filed with the board of education not later than ten calendar days after the receipt of notice of termination, or nonrenewal shall be entitled to a hearing, except as provided in this subsection, (1) before the board, or (2) if indicated in such request and if designated by the board, before an impartial hearing officer chosen by the teacher and the superintendent in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section. Such hearing shall commence not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of such request unless the parties mutually agree to an extension not to exceed fifteen calendar days. The impartial hearing officer or a subcommittee of the board of education, if the board of education designates a subcommittee of three or more board members to conduct hearings, shall submit written findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition. The teacher shall have the right to appear with counsel of the teacher's choice at the hearing. A teacher who has not attained tenure shall not be entitled to a hearing concerning nonrenewal if the reason for such nonrenewal is either elimination of position or loss of position to another teacher. The board of education shall rescind a nonrenewal decision only if the board finds such decision to be arbitrary and capricious. Any such teacher whose contract is terminated for the reasons enumerated in subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (d) of this section shall have the right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section.

(d) The contract of employment of a teacher who has attained tenure shall be continued from school year to school year, except that it may be terminated at any time for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Inefficiency, incompetence or ineffectiveness, provided, if a teacher is notified on or after July 1, 2014, that termination is under consideration due to incompetence or ineffectiveness, the determination of incompetence or ineffectiveness is based on evaluation of the teacher using teacher evaluation guidelines established pursuant to section 10-151b ; (2) insubordination against reasonable rules of the board of education; (3) moral misconduct; (4) disability, as shown by competent medical evidence; (5) elimination of the position to which the teacher was appointed or loss of a position to another teacher, if no other position exists to which such teacher may be appointed if qualified, provided such teacher, if qualified, shall be appointed to a position held by a teacher who has not attained tenure, and provided further that determination of the individual contract or contracts of employment to be terminated shall be made in accordance with either (A) a provision for a layoff procedure agreed upon by the board of education and the exclusive employees' representative organization, or (B) in the absence of such agreement, a written policy of the board of education; or (6) other due and sufficient cause. Nothing in this section or in any other section of the general statutes or of any special act shall preclude a board of education from making an agreement with an exclusive bargaining representative which contains a recall provision. Prior to terminating a contract, the superintendent shall give the teacher concerned a written notice that termination of such teacher's contract is under consideration and give such teacher a statement of the reasons for such consideration of termination. Not later than ten calendar days after receipt of written notice by the superintendent that contract termination is under consideration, such teacher may file with the local or regional board of education a written request for a hearing. A board of education may designate a subcommittee of three or more board members to conduct hearings and submit written findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition in the case of teachers whose contracts are terminated. Such hearing shall commence not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of such request, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension, not to exceed fifteen calendar days (A) before the board of education or a subcommittee of the board, or (B) if indicated in such request or if designated by the board before an impartial hearing officer chosen by the teacher and the superintendent. If the parties are unable to agree upon the choice of a hearing officer not later than five calendar days after the decision to use a hearing officer, the hearing officer shall be selected with the assistance of the American Arbitration Association using its expedited selection process and in accordance with its rules for selection of a neutral arbitrator in grievance arbitration. If the hearing officer is not selected with the assistance of such association after five days, the hearing shall be held before the board of education or a subcommittee of the board. When the reason for termination is incompetence or ineffectiveness, the hearing shall (i) address the question of whether the performance evaluation ratings of the teacher were determined in good faith in accordance with the program adopted by the local or regional board of education pursuant to section 10-151b and were reasonable in light of the evidence presented, and (ii) be limited to twelve total hours of evidence and testimony, with each side allowed not more than six hours to present evidence and testimony except the board, subcommittee of the board or impartial hearing officer may extend the time period for evidence and testimony at the hearing when good cause is shown. Not later than forty-five calendar days after receipt of the request for a hearing, the subcommittee of the board or hearing officer, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension not to exceed fifteen calendar days, shall submit written findings and a recommendation to the board of education as to the disposition of the charges against the teacher and shall send a copy of such findings and recommendation to the teacher. The board of education shall give the teacher concerned its written decision not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of the written recommendation of the subcommittee or hearing officer. Each party shall share equally the fee of the hearing officer and all other costs incidental to the hearing. If the hearing is before the board of education, the board shall render its decision not later than fifteen calendar days after the close of such hearing and shall send a copy of its decision to the teacher. The hearing shall be public if the teacher so requests or the board, subcommittee or hearing officer so designates. The teacher concerned shall have the right to appear with counsel at the hearing, whether public or private. A copy of a transcript of the proceedings of the hearing shall be furnished by the board of education, upon written request by the teacher within fifteen days after the board's decision, provided the teacher shall assume the cost of any such copy. Nothing herein contained shall deprive a board of education or superintendent of the power to suspend a teacher from duty immediately when serious misconduct is charged without prejudice to the rights of the teacher as otherwise provided in this section.

(e) Any teacher aggrieved by the decision of a board of education after a hearing as provided in subsection (d) of this section may appeal therefrom, not later than thirty calendar days after such decision, to the Superior Court. Such appeal shall be made returnable to said court in the same manner as is prescribed for civil actions brought to said court. Any such appeal shall be a privileged case to be heard by the court as soon after the return day as is practicable. The board of education shall file with the court a copy of the complete transcript of the proceedings of the hearing and the minutes of board of education meetings relating to such termination, including the vote of the board on the termination, together with such other documents, or certified copies thereof, as shall constitute the record of the case. The court, upon such appeal, shall review the proceedings of such hearing. The court, upon such appeal and hearing thereon, may affirm or reverse the decision appealed from in accordance with subsection (j) of section 4-183 . Costs shall not be allowed against the board of education unless it appears to the court that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.

See Sec. 4d-85 re state-wide standard for teacher and administrator competency in use of technology for instructional purposes.

See Sec. 5-242 re appointment and tenure of teachers in state institution schools.

See Sec. 17a-101i re suspension when child abused by a certified public school employee in a position requiring a certificate.

Cited. 138 C. 280; 152 C. 148. Language of former Subsec. (b) clearly concerned with defining grounds for discharge of a teacher. Id., 150. Cited. Id., 568. Section says nothing about form of notice. 165 C. 671. Right of appeal provided by former Subsec. (f) applies only to tenured teachers. 166 C. 189. Hearing re termination of teacher's contract held a “contested case” in the meaning of Sec. 4-166(2). 167 C. 368. Right of appeal is granted by section only to tenured teachers; teacher employed who does not have appropriate state certificate is illegally employed and not entitled to benefits of section. Id., 444. Cited. 168 C. 435; 170 C. 36; Id., 43; 171 C. 691; 173 C. 462; 174 C. 366; Id., 414; Id., 522; 175 C. 445. Absence of prior board authorization for teacher tenure hearing and failure to advise of right to legal representation deemed not prejudicial given all the circumstances involved. 176 C. 466. Judicial review of decisions of boards of education can be had only as authorized by section. Id., 630. Violation of terms of a decision of board is not violation of “reasonable rules” under former Subsec. (b); insubordination in and of itself constitutes other due and sufficient cause for termination of contract and is valid statutory basis for dismissal, however dismissal under facts of case determined to be excessive punishment, an abuse of discretion. 177 C. 572. Where his position is eliminated, board not required to assign tenured teacher to comparable position held by nontenured teacher, only required to assign to a vacant position. 178 C. 618. Cited. 179 C. 428. Teacher Tenure Act (Sec. 10-151 et seq.) not applicable to reassignments of administrators. 180 C. 66. Cited. Id., 96. A teacher discharged for cause under statute is entitled, as a matter of constitutional law, to a written statement of decision reached, the reasons for the determination and a fair summary of evidence relied on. 181 C. 69. Cited. 182 C. 93; 187 C. 94. Board of education may not terminate a teacher's contract unless the board first notifies the teacher that such action is under consideration. 189 C. 585. Cited. 190 C. 748; 195 C. 174; 196 C. 647; 198 C. 229. Doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies discussed; judgment of Appellate Court in 2 CA 36 reversed in part and case remanded with direction that judgment of trial court be reinstated. 199 C. 70. Judgment of Appellate Court in 2 CA 551 reversed and case remanded with direction to reinstate the judgment of the trial court. Id., 231. Cited. 200 C. 21; Id., 376; 206 C. 113; 210 C. 286; 216 C. 541; 226 C. 475; Id., 704; 227 C. 333; 231 C. 308; 232 C. 198; 240 C. 119.

A board of education may not terminate a teacher's contract unless the teacher is first notified by the board that such action is “under consideration”. 2 CA 36; judgment reversed in part, see 199 C. 70. Cited. 2 CA 551; judgment reversed, see 199 C. 231; 3 CA 630. Full trial-type evidentiary hearing held before impartial hearing panel pursuant to section fulfills the right to due process. 4 CA 1. An appeal may be taken only from a decision to terminate a contract of employment; there is no right to appeal from suspension of employment. Id., 87. Cited. Id., 464; 5 CA 253; 8 CA 508; 9 CA 260; 20 CA 231; 31 CA 690; 32 CA 6; Id., 395; 33 CA 78. Determination of voluntariness is prior to and thus outside the scope of a hearing pursuant to section. 36 CA 282. Cited. 42 CA 480; 44 CA 179; Id., 677. Plaintiff would need to follow provisions of section only after initial determination was made that her resignation was involuntary. 53 CA 252. Section mandates continued employment for tenured teacher unless statutory ground for termination has been found, but is silent re continuing pay during period of administrative leave. 90 CA 59. Plaintiff not permitted to file a direct action against board of education and town for terminating her employment contract because plaintiff lacked standing individually to enforce provisions of the collective bargaining agreement as she failed to identify any provision in the agreement permitting her individually to enforce the agreement, plaintiff did not allege that union had breached its duty of fair representation, and plaintiff did not allege a violation of her constitutional right to due process. 158 CA 872.

Cited. 9 CS 442. Injunction does not lie to prevent impending breach of contract. 12 CS 174. Board of education has broad powers in superintendence of school affairs. 14 CS 280. To fulfill the intent and purpose of statute, a local board of education must exercise a sound and reasonable discretion in making decisions to renew or not renew the contracts of nontenured teachers. 26 CS 102. Cited. Id., 107. Plaintiff working under temporary emergency teaching certificate does not meet technical requirements of tenure defined by former Subsec. (b); tenure is statutory not contractual. 32 CS 264. Policy decision by board of education to eliminate a teaching position may not be challenged by teacher at hearing. 34 CS 115. Former Subsec. (b)(5) violated where school board terminated plaintiff tenured teacher's employment while nontenured teacher had the same position in school system; section encompasses entire school system and is not limited to school classifications created by school board; board's staff reduction policy prohibiting “bumping” between levels of organizational classifications absolutely at variance with statute. 35 CS 55. Sufficiency of board's termination hearing and its proposed findings and conclusion discussed; appeal dismissed. 45 CS 171.

Subsec. (a):

Assistant superintendent is “below the rank of superintendent” and thus a teacher as defined in Subsec. 261 C. 287.

Subsec. (d):

Purpose of Subsec. is reciprocal: To provide framework for termination of tenured teacher's contract while protecting teacher's right to due process of law; teacher not required to exhaust administrative remedies if such recourse is futile or inadequate. 246 C. 456; overruled in part re recognition of cause of action, see 319 C. 36.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-56 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-56
Sec. 10-56. Corporate powers. Bond issues.
Status: in_force

(b) “Annual receipts from taxation” means the receipts from taxation of the member towns for the fiscal year next preceding the beginning of the current fiscal year of such regional school district. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 7-374 , any regional school district may assume bonds, notes or other obligations of any member town as part of the purchase price of any property for school purposes or issue bonds, notes or other obligations, provided the aggregate indebtedness of such district shall not exceed: (1) In the case of a regional school district serving the same towns as are served by two or more town school districts, two and one-quarter times the annual receipts from taxation or (2) in the case of a regional school district empowered to provide for the member towns all programs under the general supervision and control of the State Board of Education, four and one-half times such annual receipts from taxation. Any regional school district may issue additional bonds, notes or other obligations in an amount not to exceed three and one-half times such annual receipts from taxation less the aggregate indebtedness computed in accordance with section 7-374 , for the member towns of such district. In computing the aggregate indebtedness of a regional school district for purposes of this section and section 7-374 there shall be excluded each bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness issued in anticipation of the receipt of (A) payments by a member town or the state for the operation of such district's schools and (B) proceeds from any state or federal grant for which the district has received a written commitment or for which an allocation has been approved by the State Bond Commission or from a contract with the state, a state agency or another municipality providing for the reimbursement of capital costs but only to the extent such indebtedness can be paid from such proceeds.

(c) When a district has been authorized to issue general obligation bonds, notes or other obligations as provided by this section, the board may authorize, for a period not to exceed ten years, the issue of temporary notes in anticipation of the receipt of the proceeds from the sale of such bonds. Notes issued for a shorter period of time may be renewed by the issue of other notes, provided the period from the date of the original notes to the maturity of the last notes issued in renewal thereof shall not exceed ten years. The term of such notes shall not be included in computing the time within which such bonds shall mature, provided such term does not exceed four years. For any series of notes the term of which is extended past the fourth year, the provisions of section 7-378a providing for the retirement from budgeted funds of one-twentieth, or one-thirtieth, as applicable, of the net project cost, the reduction of the term of the bonds when sold and the commencement of the first principal payment of such bonds, shall apply with respect to each year beyond the fourth that the notes are outstanding. The provisions of section 7-373 shall be deemed to apply to such notes. The board, or such officer or body to whom the board delegates the authority to make such determinations, shall determine the date, maturity, interest rate, form, manner of sale and other terms of such notes which shall be general obligations of the regional school district and member towns. Such notes may bear interest or be sold at a discount. The interest or discount on such notes and any renewals thereof and the expense of preparing, issuing and marketing them may be included as a part of the cost of the project for the financing of which such bonds were authorized. Upon the sale of such bonds, the board shall apply immediately the proceeds thereof, to the extent required, to the payment of the principal and interest of all notes issued in anticipation thereof or deposit the proceeds in trust for such purpose with a bank or trust company, which may be the bank or trust company, if any, at which such notes are payable.

(d) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the board may deposit or invest the proceeds of bonds, notes or other obligations as permitted in section 7-400 or 7-402 .

Cited. 169 C. 613. Conclusion in 169 C. 613 that section applies only to amendments that directly affect voting rights of electors, and its function in light of Sec. 10-47c, reversed. 292 C. 784. Failure to strictly comply with statutory notice provisions does not automatically invalidate the result of a referendum conducted pursuant to Subsec. (a); a referendum may be judicially invalidated only when there were substantial violations of the governing statutes and, as a result of those violations, the reliability of the result of the election is seriously in doubt. 319 C. 245.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-14aa — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163c / Section 10-14aa
Sec. 10-14aa. Compliance verification. Annual report.
Status: in_force

(b) The office may complete the compliance verification required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by reviewing the information gathered by a national accrediting agency that accredits educator preparation programs for the Department of Education, pursuant to the provisions of special act 16-22 , provided such national accrediting agency uses the compliance measures and audit procedures developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-14z .

(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the office shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and education, a report on the compliance verification conducted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for each educator preparation program.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the office shall (1) review, and request updates of as necessary, the webinar modules and trainings developed or endorsed by the Department of Education for the purpose of aligning such webinar modules with the compliance measures developed by the office pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-14z ; and (2) submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and education status reports on the compliance of such webinar modules and trainings.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66p — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66p
Sec. 10-66p. Allocation and expenditure of funds for professional development services, technical assistance and evaluation activities.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-98 , 4-212 to 4-219 , inclusive, 4a-51 and 4a-57 , the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System may allocate funds to allow regional educational service centers to provide professional development services, technical assistance, special education services and evaluation activities to technical education and career schools, as determined by the executive director. Regional educational service centers shall expend such funds in accordance with procedures and conditions prescribed by the executive director.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-252a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-252a
Sec. 10-252a. Choice program grants.
Status: in_force

(1) “Choice program” means (A) an interdistrict magnet school program, or (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center.

(2) “Foundation” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f .

(3) “Resident students” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f .

(4) “Resident choice program students” means the number of part-time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a particular choice program.

(5) “Total need students” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f .

(6) “Total magnet school program need students” means the sum of (A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school operator that is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 , or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (iii) any other third-party, not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent of the number of such part-time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part-time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language learners, and (iv) if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program.

(7) “Sending town” means the town that sends resident choice program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for educating, to a choice program.

(8) “Receiving district” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-266aa .

(9) “Weighted funding amount per pupil” means the quotient of (A) the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the number of resident students of the town.

(10) “In-district student” means a student enrolled or participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or regional board of education and for whom such local or regional board of education is legally responsible for educating.

(11) “Out-of-district student” means a student enrolled or participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or regional board of education and who does not reside in the town or a member town of such local or regional board of education.

(12) “Total revenue per pupil” means the sum of (A) the per student amount of the grant for a choice program student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, (B) the per student amount of any general education tuition for a student in such choice program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (C) the per child amount of any tuition charged for a child enrolled in a preschool program offered by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school preschool program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, pursuant to section 10-264 l .

(13) “Adjusted total revenue per pupil” means the sum of (A) the per student amount of the grant for a choice program student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, (B) the per student amount of any general education tuition for a student in such choice program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (C) the per child amount of any tuition charged for a child enrolled in a preschool program offered by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school preschool program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, pursuant to section 10-264 l .

(14) “Sending town adjustment factor” means the product of (A) the weighted funding amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its resident choice program students.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) forty-two per cent of the difference between (i) the product of the foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (ii) the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264 l for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (B) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, if (A) the quotient of the sum of the total revenue per pupil during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and the total number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is greater than (B) the quotient of the sum of the adjusted total revenue per pupil and the number of such students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, then such operator shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the amount described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (ii) the product of the difference between the amount described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and the amount described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision and the total number of students enrolled in such program of such operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (1) forty-two per cent of the difference between (A) the sum of (i) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (ii) the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under section 10-264 l for an in-district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (B) the appropriate per student amounts, for in-district students and out-of-district students, such operator received under section 10-264 l for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied by the appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (2) the amount described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (1) forty-two per cent of the difference between (A) the sum of (i) the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (ii) the product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and five thousand two hundred, and (B) five thousand two hundred multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (2) the amount described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76m — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76m
Sec. 10-76m. Auditing of claims for special education assistance.
Status: in_force

Cited. 179 C. 694; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-25i — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-25i
Sec. 10a-25i. Appropriation. Solicitation of private funds; disbursement.
Status: in_force

(b) The constituent units of the state system of higher education, not including Charter Oak State College, are authorized to solicit, receive and maintain funds from private sources to be used for the centers of excellence.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-109c — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-109c
Sec. 10a-109c. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Act” means The University of Connecticut 2000 Act.

(2) “Assured revenues” means revenues other than project revenues, to be received from fees, tuition, rentals, charges, gifts, investments, endowments and from grants, subsidies, contracts, leases or other agreements made by or with the federal government, the state or any political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of the federal government or the state, or others, including the state debt service commitment, the minimum state operating provision and special eligible gifts.

(3) “Board of trustees” means the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut.

(4) “Cost”, as applied to a project or any portion of the project, includes, but is not limited to: The purchase price or acquisition cost of any such project; the cost of planning, designing, constructing, building, alteration, enlargement, reconstruction, renovation, improvement, equipping and remodeling; the cost of all labor, materials, building systems, machinery and equipment; the cost of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, easements and franchises acquired; the cost of all utility extensions, access roads, site development, financing charges, premiums for insurance, interest prior to and during construction and for six months thereafter; the cost of working capital related to the project; the cost of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of revenues; the cost of accountants, audits, engineering, feasibility studies, legal and other professional consulting or technical services; the cost of reserves for payment of future debt service related to the financing transaction proceedings and for future repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements; the cost of all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction; and administrative and operating expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing authorized.

(5) “Endowment fund” means the fund described in subsection (b) of section 10a-109i .

(6) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of the university of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has a value that is ascertainable by the university which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift the university may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment fund.

(7) “Endowment fund state grant” means moneys transferred by the Board of Regents for Higher Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b for deposit into the endowment fund pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10a-109i in an aggregate amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment.

(8) “Endowment fund state grant maximum commitment” means an amount not exceeding ten million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, seven million five hundred thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2002, June 30, 2003, June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, five million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, ten million dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, and fifteen million dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2014, inclusive.

(9) “Finance committee” means the budget and finance committee of the board of trustees.

(10) “Financing documents” means any securities, loan agreements, credit agreements, financing leases, lease-purchase agreements, trust agreements, indentures, resolutions, security agreements, pledge agreements or other contracts, agreements or documents executed and delivered by the university in connection with a financing transaction proceeding.

(11) “Financing transaction proceedings” means the proceedings of the university authorizing the issuance of securities under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y , inclusive, the provisions of any indenture of trust or resolution securing securities, which provisions are incorporated into such proceedings, the provisions of any financing or other documents or agreements which are incorporated into such proceedings, and a certificate of determination executed and filed by the Treasurer in accordance with subsection (e) or (f) of section 10a-109g .

(12) “Governor” means the Governor of the state.

(13) “Holder” or “owner” when used with reference to securities means any person or party who is the registered owner of any outstanding security.

(14) “State debt service commitment” means, with respect to securities issued as general obligations of the university pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-109g for UConn 2000, an annual amount, commencing in the state fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and any fiscal year thereafter for any special debt service requirements when due and payable.

(15) “Minimum state operating provision” means the commitment of the state to appropriate, annually, an amount for the university for operations after receiving a request from the university therefor and consideration of other amounts available to the university for its operations which amount so appropriated shall be consistent with the university continuing to operate in furtherance and pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of article eighth of the Constitution of the state and applicable law as an institution dedicated to the excellence in higher education, including the operation of the components of UConn 2000 at Storrs and elsewhere in the state pursuant to section 10a-109e ; provided, nothing in sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y , inclusive, shall be construed to preclude the state from appropriating a lower or higher amount than the amount appropriated in the previous fiscal year as long as the appropriation act provides and determines that the university can continue to operate as an institution dedicated to excellence in higher education and such amount so appropriated shall then constitute the minimum state operating provision.

(16) “Project” means any structure designed for use as a dormitory or other housing facility, dining facility, student union, academic building, administrative facility, library, classroom building, research facility, faculty facility, office facility, athletic facility, health care facility, laboratory, maintenance, storage or utility facility or other building or structure essential, necessary or useful for instruction in a program of education provided by the university; or any multipurpose structure designed to combine two or more of the functions performed by the types of structures enumerated in this subsection, including, without limitation, improvements, reconstruction, replacements, additions and equipment acquired in connection with a project or in connection with operation of any facilities of the university existing on June 7, 1995. “Project” includes all real and personal property, lands, improvements, driveways, roads, approaches, pedestrian access roads, parking lots, parking facilities, rights-of-way, utilities, easements and other interests in land, machinery and equipment, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of the structures mentioned in this subsection. “Project” also includes landscaping, site preparation, furniture, machinery, equipment and other similar items necessary or convenient for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended, but does not include items that are customarily under applicable accounting principles considered as a current operating charge, unless the category and maximum amount thereof is specifically included by a determination of the board of trustees in the financing transaction proceedings and by percentage or otherwise as may be limited pursuant to such proceedings in order to preserve the excludability of the interest on the securities issued therefor from federal taxation under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States as from time to time amended.

(17) “Project revenues” means revenues received from projects existing on June 7, 1995, from projects under construction or from projects the acquisition, construction or accomplishment of which the university has entered into a binding commitment, anticipated by the board of trustees to produce annual revenues in an amount not less than the anticipated annual cost of operation, maintenance and repair of such project, and annual debt service payments on any financing transaction proceedings for the project during the term of any such proceedings effected under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y , inclusive, for the project, as determined by the board of trustees.

(18) “Securities” means any bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness or borrowing of the university issued pursuant to sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y , inclusive.

(19) “Special debt service requirements” means, for any period, and with respect to securities, subject to the financing transaction proceedings authorizing the issuance of the securities, the sum of (A) the principal on serial bonds or sinking fund installment on term bonds and interest accruing and coming due during such period, (B) the amounts, if any, required, with respect to interest rate fluctuations on variable rate debt, or with respect to securities not secured by the state debt service commitment during such period to establish or maintain reserves, sinking funds or other funds or accounts at the respective levels required to be established or maintained therein in accordance with the proceedings authorizing the issuance of securities, (C) annual expenses of issuance and administration with respect to securities, (D) the amounts, if any, becoming due and payable under a reimbursement agreement or similar agreement entered into pursuant to authority granted under the proceedings authorizing the issuance of securities, (E) net amounts owing under interest rate agreements authorized and effective under section 10a-109j , (F) arbitrage rebate requirements pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10a-109q on securities secured by the state debt service commitment, and (G) any other annual costs or expenses necessary or proper to be paid in connection with the securities, including, without limitation, the annual cost of any credit facility, including but not limited to a letter of credit or policy of bond insurance, issued by a financial institution pursuant to an agreement approved in the financing transaction proceedings.

(20) “Special eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of the university of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash by the university which the donor has specifically designated as a donation for use by the university in furtherance of UConn 2000 or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift the university may use for UConn 2000 and which the university determines to so use for such purpose pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-109i .

(21) “Special External Gift Fund” means the fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-109i .

(22) “State” means the state of Connecticut.

(23) “State Bond Commission” means the commission established and existing pursuant to subsection (c) of section 3-20 , as the same may from time to time be amended, or any successor to said commission.

(24) “Treasurer” means the Treasurer of the state or his deputy appointed pursuant to section 3-12 .

(25) “UConn 2000 infrastructure improvement program” or “UConn 2000” means the projects identified or referenced in section 10a-109e , as same may be modified from time to time in accordance with said section 10a-109e and, in bundle, constitutes the special capital improvement program proposed by the university, approved by the state and identified in said section 10a-109e as necessary at this time to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand and otherwise stabilize the physical plant of the university so as to provide the Connecticut community with confidence that a concentrated, accelerated and cooperative effort is being made for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of the state and university and in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner and to assure that the university can continue to properly and proudly compete successfully for students, faculty, staff and external grant support.

(26) “University” means The University of Connecticut, a constituent unit of the state system of public higher education, including The University of Connecticut Health Center.

(27) “Contractor” means any person, firm, corporation or other legal entity (A) seeking prequalification to bid on a contract or seeking the award of a contract, or (B) prequalified to bid on a contract or that has been awarded a contract, in accordance with subsection (c) of section 10a-109n .

(28) “Total cost basis contract” means a design-build contract or a construction manager at-risk project delivery contract between The University of Connecticut and a contractor to accomplish multiple elements of a project, including, but not limited to, site acquisition, architectural design, preconstruction activities, project management and construction.

(29) “Deferred maintenance” means repair of an infrastructure or structure, that was not maintained, repaired or replaced in the usual course of maintenance and repair.

(30) “NICU transfer” means the transfer of the licensure and control of forty neonatal intensive care unit beds located at John Dempsey Hospital to Connecticut Children's Medical Center resulting in (A) no decrease in John Dempsey Hospital's total licensed bed capacity, and (B) an increase in Connecticut Children's Medical Center's total licensed bed capacity by forty.

(31) “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.

(32) “UConn health network initiatives” means the initiatives to develop a simulation and conference center on the Hartford Hospital campus, a primary care institute on the Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center campus, a comprehensive cancer center, The University of Connecticut-sponsored health disparities institute, a Permanent Regional Phase One Clinical Trials Unit at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, a cancer treatment center in the city of New Britain, and patient room renovations at Bristol Hospital, described in section 10a-109b .

(33) “The University of Connecticut Health Center new construction and renovation” means the planning, design, development, financing, construction, renovation, furnishing, equipping and completion of clinical, academic and research space within John Dempsey Hospital and The University of Connecticut Health Center, including, but not limited to, construction of a new bed tower for John Dempsey Hospital, resulting in an increase in its total licensed bed capacity from the current two hundred twenty-four beds to a number not to exceed two hundred thirty-four beds, including newborn bassinettes.

(34) “Utility, infrastructure, administrative and support facilities” includes any project as defined in subdivision (16) of this section for such facilities at Storrs or the regional campuses or at the health center including any building or structure essential, necessary or useful for such facilities and includes, without limitation, new construction, expansion, extension, addition, renovation, restoration, replacement, repair and deferred maintenance of such facilities, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of such facilities and all other aspects of a project related to or in support of such facilities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-35b — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-35b
Sec. 10a-35b. Credential database.
Status: in_force

(1) “Credential” means a documented award issued by an authorized body, including, but not limited to, a (A) degree or certificate awarded by an institution of higher education, private career school or provider of an alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of Education for teachers, (B) certification awarded through an examination process designed to demonstrate acquisition of designated knowledge, skill and ability to perform a specific job, (C) license issued by a governmental agency which permits an individual to practice a specific occupation upon verification that such individual meets a predetermined list of qualifications, and (D) documented completion of an apprenticeship or job training program; and

(2) “Credential status type” means the official status of a credential which is either active, deprecated, probationary or superseded.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Higher Education, in consultation with the advisory council established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall create a database of credentials offered in the state for the purpose of explaining the skills and competencies earned through a credential in uniform terms and plain language. In creating the database, the commissioner shall utilize the minimum data policy of the New England Board of Higher Education's High Value Credentials for New England initiative, the uniform terms and descriptions of Credentials Engine's Credential Transparency Description Language and the uniform standards for comparing and linking credentials in Credential Engine's Credential Transparency Description Language-Achievement Standards Network. At a minimum, the database shall include the following information for each credential: (1) Credential status type, (2) the entity that owns or offers the credential, (3) the type of credential being offered, (4) a short description of the credential, (5) the name of the credential, (6) the Internet web site that provides information relating to the credential, (7) the language in which the credential is offered, (8) the estimated duration for completion, (9) the industry related to the credential which may include its code under the North American Industry Classification System, (10) the occupation related to the credential which may include its code under the standard occupational classification system of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or under The Occupational Information Network, (11) the estimated cost for earning the credential, and (12) a listing of online or physical locations where the credential is offered.

(c) There is established an advisory council for the purpose of advising the Commissioner of Higher Education on the implementation of the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The advisory council shall consist of (1) representatives from the Office of Workforce Strategy, Office of Higher Education, Office of Policy and Management, Labor Department, Department of Education, Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, The University of Connecticut and independent institutions of higher education, and (2) the Chief Data Officer, or such officer's designee. The Chief Workforce Officer, the Chief Data Officer and the Commissioner of Higher Education, or their designees, shall be cochairpersons of the advisory council and shall schedule the meetings of the advisory council.

(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each regional workforce development board, community action agency, as defined in section 17b-885 , institution of higher education, private career school, provider of an alternate route to certification program approved by the State Board of Education, and provider of a training program listed on the Labor Department's Eligible Training Provider List shall submit information, in the form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Higher Education, about any credential offered by such institution, school or provider for inclusion in the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such information shall include, but need not be limited to, the data described in subdivisions (1) to (12), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, except an institution of higher education may omit the data required pursuant to subdivisions (6), (9) and (10) of subsection (b) of this section if such data is not applicable to a credential offered by such institution.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any state agency or department to submit credential information to the database created pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(f) The Labor Department may, in consultation with the advisory council established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, require any program sponsor of a preapprenticeship or apprenticeship program registered with the department to submit information about such program to the Office of Higher Education for inclusion in such database.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-149g — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-149g
Sec. 10-149g. Coaches to annually review cardiac arrest education program. Revocation of coaching permit. Immunity from suit and liability.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, the State Board of Education may revoke the coaching permit, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b , of any coach found to be in violation of any of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, any person who holds or is issued a coaching permit by the State Board of Education and is a coach of intramural or interscholastic athletics shall be immune from suit and liability, both personally and in his or her official capacity, for any actions or omissions pursuant to the provisions of section 10-149f and subsection (a) of this section, unless the actions or omissions of such person constitute wilful misconduct, gross negligence or recklessness.

(d) Nothing in section 10-149f and subsection (a) of this section shall be construed to relieve a coach of intramural or interscholastic athletics of his or her duties or obligations under any provision of the general statutes, the regulations of Connecticut state agencies or a collective bargaining agreement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-11c — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-11c
Sec. 10a-11c. Goals and policies of higher education in the state.
Status: in_force

(1) Increase the education levels of the adult population of the state, on or before January 1, 2025, to a target of not less than forty per cent of adults having earned a bachelor degree and not less than thirty per cent of adults having earned an associate degree or sub-baccalaureate certificate for purposes of ensuring the state has a workforce with the skills necessary for achieving and sustaining a competitive economy by measures including, but not limited to (A) reducing socioeconomic disparities, (B) reducing the achievement gap between whites and minorities, as defined in section 10-155 l , (C) improving the lives of residents living in the most urbanized areas of the cities of the state, and (D) ensuring that the quality of postsecondary education is improved;

(2) Develop a globally competitive workforce and economy in the state by cultivating an environment that attracts and retains a highly educated, diverse population by (A) aligning postsecondary degree attainment with the workforce needs of employers in the state, (B) contributing to the expansion and diversification of the state's economy through research and innovation, (C) establishing partnerships between institutions of higher education and business, civic and cultural leaders in the state, and (D) increasing the number of students engaged in community service, internships and other workplace-based learning experiences; and

(3) Ensure that higher education is affordable for the residents of the state by (A) narrowing the gap between the cost of attendance at an institution of higher education and family income, (B) reducing, on or before January 1, 2025, the average student loan to the national average, and (C) increasing, on or before January 1, 2025, by five per cent the number of recent high school graduates in the state who enroll in institutions of higher education in the state.

(b) For purposes of this section, “sub-baccalaureate certificate” means a postsecondary award earned on a for-credit basis and conferred upon successful completion of a formal postsecondary program below the baccalaureate level.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-292t — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-292t
Sec. 10-292t. Standard checklist for school building projects.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2015, the Department of Administrative Services shall conduct an assessment of any construction project of a school building receiving state funding for compliance with the standard checklist developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76u — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76u
Sec. 10-76u. School-based primary mental health programs established. Grants to boards of education.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall solicit grant applications from local and regional boards of education which shall be submitted annually to the commissioner at such time and on such forms as the commissioner prescribes. The commissioner shall issue not less than four grants by September fifteenth of each year. In determining if a board of education shall be granted funds pursuant to this section and sections 10-76v to 10-76x , inclusive, the commissioner shall consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to, the following factors: (1) Availability in the school and community of professional, paraprofessional, and other program staff with background and experience in early intervention; (2) availability of space to accommodate the program in an elementary school building; (3) demonstration of strong support by administrative personnel, teaching staff, pupil personnel staff and local community mental health centers; (4) reasonable evidence of future stability of the program and its personnel; and (5) the number of children enrolled in grades kindergarten to two, inclusive, in a school under the jurisdiction of such board of education experiencing behavioral, disciplinary or early school adjustment problems.

Cited. 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-80f — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-80f
Sec. 10a-80f. Pilot program for expansion of advanced manufacturing certificate programs to public high schools.
Status: in_force

(b) Any local or regional board of education, separately or jointly with other local or regional boards of education in the surrounding area, may apply to participate in the pilot program in the form and manner prescribed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education. Each local or regional board of education that is selected and chooses to participate in the pilot program, whether separately or jointly, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with the Board of Regents for Higher Education for the operation of the advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school within the school district of such local or regional board of education. Notwithstanding sections 4b-23 , 4b-30 and 4b-32 and subdivision (15) of subsection (a) of section 10a-6 , the Board of Regents for Higher Education may enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with a local or regional board of education for the purposes of this section. Such memorandum of understanding shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the number of high school and college credits the students enrolled in the advanced manufacturing certificate program may earn after successful completion of such program, (2) operating hours and staffing levels for the advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school, and (3) the standards for student admission and the process for application to the advanced manufacturing certificate program.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may collaborate with an independent institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173 , that offers an advanced manufacturing certificate program for the operation of an advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school, provided the local or regional board of education that is selected and chooses to participate in the pilot program agrees to such collaboration. If the local or regional board of education agrees to such collaboration, such local or regional board of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding and any other relevant agreement with the independent institution of higher education for the operation of an advanced manufacturing certificate program at a public high school within the school district of such local or regional board of education.

(d) Beginning in the fall semester of 2020, and for each academic semester thereafter, each advanced manufacturing certificate program established at a public high school shall enroll (1) public high school students in grade eleven or twelve from the school districts of the local or regional board or boards of education that have entered into the memorandum of understanding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of this section, to simultaneously earn high school credits from the public high school in which the student is enrolled and college credits and an advanced manufacturing certificate from the regional community-technical college or the independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate program, and (2) upon the approval of the local or regional board of education, adults for classes during the evening and weekend hours to earn an advanced manufacturing certificate from the regional community-technical college or the independent institution of higher education that operates the advanced manufacturing certificate program.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, in consultation with the president of any independent institution of higher education with which the board collaborates pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement and education on the operation and effectiveness of the pilot program and any recommendations to expand the pilot program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-57d — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-57d
Sec. 10a-57d. Certificate programs: Uniform naming convention. Tuition review. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than February 1, 2019, and periodically thereafter as prescribed by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the working group shall review the tuition of uniformly named noncredit sub-baccalaureate certificate programs leading to the same qualifications to determine if any cost variations in the tuition and fees for such program are reasonable.

(c) Not later than March 1, 2019, the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education regarding the uniform naming convention designed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the determination made from the tuition review required under subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-47 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-47
Sec. 10-47. Powers of regional board. Meetings.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 10-220c re school boards' authorization of vehicle operators to transport children over private roads.

See Sec. 10-241a re school boards' power to take land by eminent domain.

Cited. 169 C. 613.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-150b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-150b
Sec. 10-150b. Connecticut Educator Preparation and Certification Board.
Status: in_force

(b) The board shall develop standards and proposals for regulations or legislation relating to educator preparation and certification. Such standards and proposals shall reflect the teaching profession and respond to emerging understandings of effective, evidence-based practices and address the following objectives: (1) Building streamlined, flexible pathways in the educator profession that are grounded in a commitment to educator effectiveness, (2) enabling educators to broaden their scope of practice to meet more students' needs, (3) ensuring educator preparation programs are accountable for both the quality training experiences and outcomes for candidates, (4) creating a system to help educators continuously improve their practice that supports and rewards educators who demonstrate mastery, (5) supporting improved data transparency regarding the state's distribution of educators and educator vacancies and accountability for remedying observed inequities, and (6) treating educators as professionals and lifelong learners who need access to high-quality professional learning and mentorships throughout their careers.

(c) The board shall consist of the following members:

(1) Four public school classroom teachers, who are classroom teachers at the time of their appointment and throughout their term on the board, as follows:

(A) Two appointed by the Connecticut Education Association, one of whom is a teacher for students in grades kindergarten to grade six, inclusive, and one of whom is a high school teacher;

(B) One appointed by the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut, one of whom is a special education teacher; and

(C) One appointed by the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council.

(2) Three representatives from an educator preparation program approved by the State Board of Education, as follows:

(A) One appointed by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Connecticut Chapter, who is a representative from an educator preparation program offered by a public institution of higher education;

(B) One appointed by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; and

(C) One appointed by the Commissioner of Education, who is a representative of an alternate route to certification program.

(3) Three administrators, who are employed by a local or regional board of education, as follows:

(A) One appointed by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, who is a superintendent of schools for an urban school district;

(B) One appointed by the Connecticut Association of Schools, who represents a rural school district; and

(C) One appointed by the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators, who represents a suburban school district.

(4) One appointed by the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education.

(5) One appointed by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, who is a representative from the education and workforce affiliate of the association.

(6) A representative from the Increasing Educator Diversity Policy Oversight Council, established pursuant to section 10-156bb , designated by the council.

(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee.

(8) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee.

(9) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System, or the superintendent's designee.

(d) All initial appointments to the board shall be made not later than August 1, 2024. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority not later than ten days following such vacancy. Members shall serve three-year terms.

(e) The chairperson and vice chairperson of the board shall be elected from among the voting members of the board. The board shall establish bylaws for the operation and management of the board. An employee of the Department of Education shall be designated by the Commissioner of Education to serve as the administrator of the board.

(f) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the board shall develop an annual report that includes a detailed summary of the substance and disposition of any standards and proposals for regulations or legislation developed by the board or the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-150c . The board shall submit such annual report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-109k — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-109k
Sec. 10a-109k. Trust funds.
Status: in_force

(b) Interest earnings on the proceeds of any securities secured by a state debt service commitment, including any accrued interest remaining after all costs of issuance have been paid, shall be credited to the General Fund.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-203a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187a / Section 10a-203a
Sec. 10a-203a. Corporation as subsidiary of Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2014, the board of directors of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, appointed in accordance with section 10a-179a , shall also serve as the board of directors for the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation. Any member of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board may be removed by the board of directors of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for misfeasance, malfeasance or neglect of duty. Each member of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board, before entering upon his or her duties, shall take and subscribe the oath or affirmation required by section 1 of article eleventh of the State Constitution. A record of each such oath shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of the State.

(2) The chairperson of the board of directors of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall serve as the chairperson of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board of directors. The Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board shall annually elect one of its members as vice-chairperson. The Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board may appoint an executive director, who shall be an employee of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority or of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation board. The executive director shall supervise the administrative affairs and technical activities of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation in accordance with the directives of the board. The executive director shall keep a record of all proceedings and shall be custodian of all books, documents and papers filed with the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and of its minute book and its official seal.

(3) Directors shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties under this section.

(4) The board of directors shall adopt bylaws for the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and provide for the holding of regular and special meetings. A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business and, unless a greater number is required by the bylaws of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting shall be deemed the act of the board.

(5) The board of directors may elect an executive committee of not fewer than five members who, in intervals between meetings of the board, may transact such business of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation as the board may from time to time authorize.

(c) The provisions of section 1-125 , subsection (e) of section 10a-185 and this subsection shall apply to any officer, director, designee or employee of the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority or of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority appointed as a member, director or officer of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation and to an employee of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority who is an authorized officer of the authority. Any such persons so appointed shall not be personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation as provided in said section 1-125 . The Connecticut Student Loan Foundation shall and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority may provide for the indemnification to protect, save harmless and indemnify such officer, director, designee or employee as provided by said section 1-125 .

(d) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority or the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation may take such actions as are necessary to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, to qualify and maintain any such subsidiary as a corporation exempt from taxation under said Internal Revenue Code.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-202f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-202f
Sec. 10-202f. Dropout prevention grant program.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall identify the eligibility criteria for participation in the program annually, on or before January fifteenth, except that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1988, the identification shall be made on or before August fifteenth. Eligibility criteria shall include, but not be limited to, graduation rates and educational need.

(c) The Department of Education shall identify each local or regional school district eligible to participate in the program. Such identification shall be done annually, on or before March fifteenth, except that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1988, the identification shall be made on or before September fifteenth. Grant recipients shall be selected from those school districts so identified. Such identification shall not constitute a grant entitlement.

(d) School districts which have been identified pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may annually submit grant proposals to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes. Each proposal shall be based on a three-year project plan, shall include, but not be limited to, project goals, objectives, evaluation strategies, staff assignments and a budget which shall identify local funding and other available resources for the three-year period and may include programs or services which are provided through written agreements with nonprofit organizations or private employers or programs or services which are provided to children of school age who are not attending school in order to promote their return to school.

(e) Within the availability of funds, the commissioner shall determine whether to authorize a grant award to a local or regional board of education upon receipt of a grant proposal pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and shall determine the amount of any such grant. Such authorization shall be made on or before September fifteenth of each fiscal year in which payment is to be made, except that in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1988, the authorization shall be made on or before November fifteenth. The amount of the award shall be based upon criteria including, but not limited to, district enrollment, relative wealth and the proposal submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Of the total amount appropriated in each fiscal year for the purposes of this section, the Department of Education (1) may set aside not more than five per cent to provide administrative assistance relating to the implementation of this section, and (2) shall set aside five per cent for competitive grants for local and regional boards of education not eligible to participate in the program pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The timelines for identifying the eligibility criteria for such competitive grants, for identifying school districts eligible for such grants, for submitting proposals and for authorizing grant awards shall conform to the respective timelines described in this subsection and subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.

(f) Each local or regional board of education participating in the grant program shall prepare a financial statement of expenditures and an annual project report. The report shall describe the project activities and the degree to which the project met its goals and objectives. Such financial statements and reports shall be submitted to the department on or before September first of the fiscal year immediately following each fiscal year in which the school district participates in the grant program. On or before December thirty-first of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which payment is received, each local or regional board of education which receives a grant pursuant to this section shall file with the commissioner a financial audit in such form as the commissioner prescribes. If the commissioner finds that any such grant is being used for purposes which are not in conformity with the purposes of this section, the commissioner may require repayment of the grant to the state. Not later than February 15, 1990, the State Board of Education shall report to the committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies concerning the operation and effectiveness of the program funded under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-89 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-89
Sec. 10a-89. (Formerly Sec. 10-109b). Duties of the Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.
Status: in_force

(b) The board of trustees shall: (1) Review and approve institutional budget requests and prepare and submit to the Board of Governors of Higher Education, in accordance with the provisions of section 10a-8 , the budget request for the Connecticut State University System; and (2) propose facility planning and capital expenditure budget priorities for the institutions under its jurisdiction. The board may request authority from the Treasurer to issue payment for claims against the state university system, other than a payment for payroll, debt service payable on state bonds to bondholders, paying agents, or trustees, or any payment the source of which includes the proceeds of a state bond issue.

Annotation to former section 10-109b:

Cited. 178 C. 579; decision overruled to the extent it maintains that sovereign immunity invariably bars suits against state for prospective injunctive relief of alleged constitutional violations unless such suits also request declaratory relief, see 184 C. 339.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 190 C. 39.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-22e — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-22e
Sec. 10a-22e. (Formerly Sec. 10-7f). Revision of conditions of authorization.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, may, not later than thirty days after receipt of a request to revise the conditions of authorization, issue an order prohibiting any such change if it would constitute a material or substantial deviation from the conditions of authorization.

(c) If the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon a request for revision by the thirtieth day following the proposed implementation date of the intended revision, such request shall be deemed approved, and the private career school's certificate of authorization shall be so revised for the same period as its current authorization.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183j
Sec. 10-183j. Benefit options. Period certain. Coparticipant's option. Retention of option after divorce.
Status: in_force

(b) A member may elect the Plan N single life option. A member electing this option shall receive benefits as described in section 10-183g .

(c) A member may elect the Plan C period certain option. A member electing this option shall receive an actuarially reduced benefit for a fixed period of time selected by such member. Such member may select a fixed period of twenty-five years or such shorter period as the board may offer. If such member dies before receiving the benefit for the selected period, such benefit shall be paid to the member's designated beneficiary for the remainder of such period. If such member's designated beneficiary dies before such member, or if such member has no designated beneficiary and such member dies before receiving the benefit for the selected period, any remaining benefit shall be paid to such member's estate as a commuted value. If there are multiple designated beneficiaries and a designated beneficiary dies before the end of the selected period, the deceased designated beneficiary's remaining benefit shall be allocated equally to the remaining living designated beneficiaries. If a sole designated beneficiary dies before the end of such period, any remaining benefit shall be paid to the designated beneficiary's estate as a commuted value.

(d) (1) A member may elect the Plan D coparticipant's option. A member electing this option shall receive an actuarially reduced benefit as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection and, upon such member's death, one-third, one-half, two-thirds, three-fourths or all of such benefit shall be paid to such member's designated beneficiary for life. Any member who elects this option shall select one designated beneficiary, who shall be such member's coparticipant. The member's selection of a designated beneficiary shall be irrevocable and shall terminate only as provided in this subsection. With respect to any benefits which become effective on or after January 1, 2001, if twenty-five per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to the member or such member's designated beneficiary are, upon the death of such member or such designated beneficiary, less than such member's accumulated contributions plus credited interest, the estate of such member or such designated beneficiary, as appropriate, shall be paid a lump sum amount equal to the difference between such aggregate benefits paid and such accumulated contributions plus credited interest.

(2) The benefits payable to a member electing the Plan D coparticipant's option and such member's coparticipant shall be computed as follows:

(A) The benefit payable to such member at retirement and to such coparticipant upon such member's death shall be the actuarial equivalent of the normal, early, proratable or deferred vested benefit for which such member is eligible and based upon such member's age at retirement and the age of such coparticipant on such retirement date. In the event the member predeceases the coparticipant, upon the death of the coparticipant, any remaining value in the account shall be paid in a lump sum to the coparticipant's estate. In the event (i) the coparticipant predeceases the member, (ii) the member and the coparticipant divorce, or (iii) the member and the coparticipant legally separate on or after July 1, 2020, the member's actuarially reduced benefit shall revert to an unreduced benefit under Plan N and, upon the member's death, any remaining value in the member's account shall be paid to the member's designated beneficiary, if any, or, if there is no designated beneficiary, to the member's estate.

(B) (i) Except as provided in this subparagraph, a coparticipant option shall be terminated, for any member whose designated coparticipant dies or is divorced from the member after the member's retirement, on the date of such death or divorce. Such member shall thereupon be paid the normal, early or proratable retirement benefit for which the member is eligible. (ii) On and after July 1, 2016, upon the divorce of a member and the member's designated coparticipant or upon the legal separation of a member and such member's designated coparticipant occurring on or after July 1, 2020, and subsequent to the member's retirement, the member may retain the coparticipant designation and the coparticipant option elected at the time of retirement by filing a domestic relations order with the board.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-511a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-511a
Sec. 10-511a. Early Childhood Care and Education Fund Advisory Commission.
Status: in_force

(2) The commission shall consist of the following members:

(A) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, (i) one of whom shall be a parent who is a member of the parent cabinet established by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant to section 10-500 , and (ii) one of whom shall be an early childhood teacher;

(B) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, (i) one of whom shall be an operator or a representative of a home-based child care services provider in the state, and (ii) one of whom shall be the parent of a child receiving services under the birth-to-three program established under section 17a-248b ;

(C) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (i) one of whom shall be a representative of an early childhood education program operator in the state, and (ii) one of whom shall be a representative of a family resource center described under section 10-4o and who is a member of the Early Childhood Cabinet established pursuant to section 10-16z ;

(D) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (i) one of whom shall be a representative of a philanthropic organization that is (I) engaged in early childhood education issues or child care issues in the state, and (II) a member of the Early Childhood Funder Collaborative, and (ii) one of whom shall be a representative of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office within the Office of Early Childhood and who is a member of the Early Childhood Cabinet established pursuant to section 10-16z ;

(E) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, (i) one of whom shall be a representative of a non-home-based child care services provider in the state, and (ii) one of whom shall be a representative of the Office of Early Childhood and who administers the Childhood Care and Development Fund and who is a member of the Early Childhood Cabinet established pursuant to section 10-16z ;

(F) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (i) one of whom shall be a representative of a corporation with a significant physical presence in the state and that employs individuals who may benefit from early childhood education and state child care initiatives, and (ii) one of whom shall be a representative of the Office of Early Childhood and who administers Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1431 et seq., as amended from time to time;

(G) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding;

(H) One member of the General Assembly appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and one member of the General Assembly appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(I) The commissioners of Early Childhood and Education, or their designees;

(J) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee;

(K) The Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee; and

(L) The Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee.

(3) Each appointed member shall serve in accordance with the provisions of section 4-1a and the appointing authorities shall appoint members to ensure representation on the commission of all geographic areas in the state, to the extent practicable.

(4) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding shall serve as administrative staff of the commission.

(5) The members appointed under subparagraph (H) of subdivision (2) of this subsection and the Comptroller shall serve as the chairpersons of the commission. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, which shall be held not later than ninety days after June 4, 2024. The commission shall meet as often as deemed necessary by the chairpersons or a majority of the commission. Any appointed member who fails to attend three consecutive meetings or who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from the commission.

(6) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

(7) A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.

(8) (A) The members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for travel expenses necessarily incurred in travelling to and from a commission meeting, except that the following members shall be eligible, within the limit of available funds, for a stipend of twenty-five dollars for each hour or portion thereof that such member attends a commission meeting:

(i) The parent member of the parent cabinet established by the Office of Early Childhood and the parent of a child receiving services under the birth-to-three program;

(ii) The early childhood teacher;

(iii) The representative of an early childhood education program operator, provided such representative is an employee of such program operator and is compensated by such program operator on an hourly basis;

(iv) The representative of a non-home-based child care services provider, provided such representative is an employee of such provider and is compensated by such provider on an hourly basis; and

(v) The operator or representative of a home-based child care services provider, provided such representative is an employee of such provider.

(B) The time spent by a member under subparagraph (A)(i) to (A)(v), inclusive, of this subdivision to travel to and from such meeting shall not be counted for purposes of calculating the stipend under this subdivision.

(C) Each member seeking the travel expenses or stipend under this subdivision shall submit a request to the executive director of the Office of Legislative Management, in such form and manner as prescribed by said director, and shall provide any documentation required by said director to substantiate the requested amount.

(b) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Review and monitor the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund to assess its financial sustainability;

(2) Obtain from any executive department, board, commission or other agency of the state such assistance and data as necessary and available to carry out the purposes of this section; and

(3) Perform such other acts as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties described in this section.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding, education and children, on the financial health and status of the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund, including, but not limited to, (A) the amounts on deposit in said fund, (B) disbursements made or expected to be made from said fund for the applicable fiscal year, (C) the rates of return on investments made by the Treasurer pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (D) a statement as to the sufficiency of the amounts on deposit in said fund to achieve the purposes of said fund, and (E) any recommendations for policy changes and amendments to the general statutes necessary to further the purposes of said fund;

(2) Not later than January 1, 2026, submit a five-year plan, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding, education and children, of recommendations of expenditures from said fund that would best support early childhood education in, and child care needs of, the state. The commission shall, in developing such plan, consider reports on the state of (A) early childhood care and education in the state, and (B) kindergarten readiness in the state, as well as best practices in other states. The commission shall update such plan at least annually and submit such updated plan annually to said committees; and

(3) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, hold a public hearing annually on the state of the fund and of early childhood education and child care in the state.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-99g — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-99g
Sec. 10-99g. Preparation and submission of operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System.
Status: in_force

(2) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall prepare and submit the education budget for the Technical Education and Career System to the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. The education budget shall include educational and school-based accounts and expenditures, the school budget for each technical education and career school, and a statement of the staffing needs for the technical education and career schools. The executive director shall review the education budget and include the education budget as part of the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System. The executive director shall report any financial inconsistencies or irregularities discovered during the course of such review to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Auditors of Public Accounts. For purposes of this section and section 10-99f , “educational and school-based accounts and expenditures” means funds used to (A) support instruction, programming and curriculum within the Technical Education and Career System, and (B) purchase supplies and equipment for instruction at individual technical education and career schools.

(3) The executive director shall prepare the central office budget for the Technical Education and Career System. Such central office budget shall include noneducational and central office accounts and expenditures and a statement of the staffing needs for the central office of the system. The executive director shall include the central office budget as part of the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System.

(4) The executive director shall prepare and submit the operating budget of the Technical Education and Career System to the Office of Policy and Management in accordance with the provisions of section 4-77 .

(5) The executive director shall annually submit a copy of (A) an itemized school budget for each technical education and career school, including the statement of the staffing needs for each technical education and career school, (B) the education budget, (C) the central office budget, including the statement of the staffing needs for the system, and (D) the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .

(b) The executive director shall semiannually submit the operating budget and expenses for each individual technical education and career school, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the director of the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education.

(c) (1) The superintendent shall make available and update on the Technical Education and Career System Internet web site and the Internet web site of each technical education and career school the operating budget for the current school year of each individual technical education and career school.

(2) The executive director shall make available and update on the Technical Education and Career System Internet web site the operating budget for the current school year of the central office of the Technical Education and Career System and the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System.