Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-151b — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-151b
Sec. 10a-151b. Purchase of equipment, supplies and contractual services by constituent units and their institutions.
Status: in_force

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, purchases made pursuant to this section shall be based, when possible, on competitive bids or competitive negotiation. Such chief executive officer shall solicit competitive bids or proposals by sending notice to prospective suppliers and by posting notice on a public bulletin board in such officer's office. Such notice shall contain a notice of state contract requirements pursuant to section 4a-60 . Each bid or proposal shall be kept sealed until opened publicly at the time stated in the notice soliciting such bid or proposal. Sealed bids or proposals shall include bids or proposals sealed within an envelope or maintained within a safe and secure electronic environment until such time as they are publicly opened. If the amount of the expenditure is estimated to exceed one hundred thousand dollars, not later than five calendar days before the final date of submitting competitive bids or proposals, competitive bids or proposals shall be solicited by public notice posted on the Internet. All purchases one hundred thousand dollars or less in amount shall be made in the open market, but shall, when possible, be based on at least three competitive quotations. If desired by the constituent unit, competitive quotations may include quotations submitted to the constituent unit within a safe and secure electronic environment. The constituent unit shall not refuse to consider a bid, proposal or quotation because it is not submitted electronically.

(c) Competitive bidding or competitive negotiation is not required in the case of (1) minor purchases of twenty-five thousand dollars or less in amount, (2) purchases made pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, (3) emergency purchases, (4) agricultural purchases of dairy products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits, vegetables or other farm products in an amount of fifty thousand dollars or less, or (5) a qualified contract, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-151f , that is entered into pursuant to the policies adopted by either the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut or the Board of Regents for Higher Education pursuant to section 10a-151g . Whenever an emergency exists by reason of extraordinary conditions or contingencies that could not reasonably be foreseen and guarded against, or because of unusual trade or market conditions, the chief executive officer may, if it is for the best interest of the state, make purchases without competitive bidding. A statement of all emergency purchases made under the provisions of this subsection shall be set forth in the annual report of the chief executive officer. The chief executive officer, when making an agricultural purchase in accordance with subdivision (4) of this subsection, shall give preference to dairy products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits, vegetables or other farm products grown or produced in this state when such products, poultry, farm-raised seafood, beef, pork, lamb, eggs, fruits or vegetables are comparable in cost to other dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruits or vegetables being considered for purchase by the chief executive officer that have not been grown or produced in this state.

(d) Nothing in this section shall exempt a constituent unit or chief executive officer from complying with the provisions of sections 4a-60 and 4a-61 .

(e) No person, firm or corporation disqualified pursuant to section 4a-52a , or by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to section 4a-63 from bidding on contracts with the Department of Administrative Services may bid pursuant to this section.

(f) A chief executive officer who enters into a contract under this section that fails to meet the requirements of this section shall be personally liable for the costs of such contract and such contract shall be void and of no effect. Any amount paid under such contract may be recovered from such chief executive officer by the state in a civil action.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a chief executive officer from participating in a contract for the purchase of equipment, supplies or services with the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to chapter 58.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a constituent unit from entering into a corporate sponsorship agreement which contains provisions for the barter of goods and services, provided such agreement is entered into in accordance with policies and procedures governing such agreements adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(i) For the period from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2006, inclusive, any funds or revenues collected from ticket sales by the contractor hired by Western Connecticut State University to operate and manage its O'Neill Center, shall not be deemed to be state funds for the purposes of sections 4-32 and 4-33 and may be deposited in the contractor's account for a period of time not to exceed forty days, during which time the contractor shall pay all expenses related to the event for which the tickets were sold and make an accounting of the portion of the funds to be remitted to the university, and then remit such funds to the university pursuant to the terms of the contract. Upon receipt of such funds, the university shall deposit such funds in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-32 and 4-33 .

(j) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a chief executive officer may not extend a contract with a value of fifty thousand dollars or more per year to perform janitorial, building maintenance, security or food and beverage services unless: (1) Such contract is in effect on May 1, 2005; (2) such extension is for a period of one year from the date such contract would otherwise expire; and (3) any such extension includes any applicable increase in the standard wage and the payroll burden to administer the standard wage, as established by the Labor Department.

(k) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit may purchase, or make expenditures related to the development of, any technology, product or process for the purpose of testing such technology, product or process in the operation of the constituent unit on a trial basis, if (1) such technology, product or process (A) is part of or related to a research program at the constituent unit, (B) has the potential, as determined by the chief executive officer, to provide economic benefit to the state, (C) will not adversely affect the safety of any individual, and (D) has potential for commercialization, and (2) the chief executive officer has received a recommendation to test such technology, product or process from a constituent unit committee whose membership includes the chief purchasing official, the chief academic officer and the chief economic development officer for the constituent unit, or their designees.

(l) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit that purchases or makes expenditures related to the development of any technology, product or process for the purpose of testing such technology, product or process in the operation of the constituent unit on a trial basis, pursuant to subsection (k) of this section, shall, not later than January first of the year following such purchase or expenditure, submit a report, on the number of times such constituent unit tested such technology, product or process during the last twelve months, or if such tests are not complete, will test such technology, product or process in the next twelve months, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and commerce, in accordance with section 11-4a .

(m) The chief executive officer of a constituent unit may join with a federal agency, another state government, other branch, division or department of this state, another constituent unit, political subdivision of this state or private or nonprofit organization in a cooperative purchasing plan when the best interests of the state would be served by such plan.

(n) The state, through the chief executive officer of a constituent unit, may purchase equipment, supplies, materials and services from a person who has a contract to sell such property or services to a federal agency, another state government, other branch, division or department of this state, another constituent unit, political subdivision of this state, nonprofit organization or private or public purchasing consortium, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such contract.

*Note: Section 9 of public act 93-336 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-399 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-399
Sec. 10-399. (Formerly Secs. 32-306 and 32-307). Visitor welcome centers.
Status: in_force

(b) Within available appropriations, the following measures shall be implemented to enhance the operation of visitor welcome centers:

(1) Each center shall make available space for listing events and promoting attractions, by invitation to the Connecticut tourism industry, including tourism districts, chambers of commerce and any other tourism entities involved in Connecticut tourism promotion;

(2) The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, shall develop plans for (A) consistent signage for the visitor welcome centers, and (B) highway signage regulations for privately operated centers. Signage for visitor welcome centers shall indicate the hours during which the visitor welcome centers are open;

(3) The Department of Transportation and the Department of Economic and Community Development shall establish an “Adopt A Visitor Welcome Center” program, under which local civic organizations may provide maintenance, gardening, including wildflowers, and complimentary refreshments or any other type of service at a visitor welcome center to enhance the operation of the center;

(4) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall place a full-time year-round supervisor and a part-time assistant supervisor at the Danbury, Darien, North Stonington and West Willington centers. The responsibilities of each supervisor shall include, but not be limited to: (A) Maintaining a sufficient inventory of up-to-date brochures for dissemination to visitors, (B) scheduling staff so as to assure coverage at all times, (C) training staff, (D) compiling and maintaining statistics on center usage, (E) serving as liaison between the department, the Department of Transportation, the tourism district in which the center is located and businesses in such district, (F) maintaining quality tourism services, (G) rotating displays, (H) evaluating staff, (I) problem-solving, and (J) computing travel reimbursements for volunteer staff;

(5) Subject to available funds, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall place a seasonal full-time supervisor and a seasonal part-time assistant supervisor at the Greenwich and Westbrook centers. The department shall discontinue staffing at the Middletown, Plainfield and Wallingford centers, and shall, in conjunction with the tourism industry, seek contract workers to provide tourism services at the Westbrook center when not staffed by the state;

(6) Subject to available funds, the Department of Economic and Community Development, in conjunction with the tourism industry, shall develop and implement initial staff training and conduct periodic training of full-time and part-time supervisors;

(7) Subject to available funds, the restroom facilities located at each visitor welcome center shall be open twenty-four hours a day.

Former Sec. 32-306:

P.A. 94-155 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 deleted definition of “Office of Tourism” and made technical changes, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-20 made a technical change, effective April 16, 2004; P.A. 04-205 deleted references to former visitor welcome centers at Middletown, Southington, Wallingford, Windsor Locks, Plainfield and Bradley International Airport, effective June 3, 2004; Sec. 32-306 transferred to Sec. 10-399(a) in 2005.

Former Sec. 32-307:

P.A. 94-155 effective July 1, 1994; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subdiv. (11) to “Tourism Fund” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “tourism account” for consistency with Sec. 32-303); P.A. 97-238 amended Subdiv. (6) to delete a requirement that the Office of Tourism provide funding to the Department of Transportation for housekeeping services at the Westbrook visitor welcome center; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-1 amended Subdiv. (11) to redirect revenue under that subdivision to the General Fund, effective August 16, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 deleted former Subdivs. (1), (2), (4), (6) and (12), redesignated existing Subdivs. (3), (5), (7) to (11), (13) and (14) as new Subdivs. (1) to (9), substituted Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film for Office of Tourism in Subdivs. (2) to (6), and (9), amended Subdiv. (4) to change centers at which commission must place supervisors and assistant supervisors and amended Subdiv. (7) to expand use of electronic information system and to designate General Fund instead of tourism account as recipient of revenue generated from proposal process, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-205 deleted references to former visitor welcome centers at Middletown, Southington, Wallingford and Windsor Locks in Subdiv. (5) and deleted former Subdivs. (7) to (9) re electronic information system, lodging reservation services and dedicated highway radio station, respectively, effective June 3, 2004, and, effective on that date, with May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, effective May 12, 2004, also replaced Connecticut Commission on Arts, Tourism, Culture, History and Film with Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism; Sec. 32-307 transferred to Sec. 10-399(b) in 2005.

Present section:

P.A. 11-48 replaced “Commission on Culture and Tourism” and “commission” with “Department of Economic and Community Development” and “department”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (b)(4) by removing West Willington from list of centers, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-233 amended Subsec. (b)(4) by restoring West Willington to list of centers, effective July 1, 2011; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (b) to add “Within available appropriations” and make a conforming change, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 19-178 amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re signage indicating hours visitor welcome centers are open in Subdiv. (2), add Subdiv. (7) re restroom facilities to be open 24 hours a day, and made a technical change, effective July 8, 2019.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-155d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-155d
Sec. 10-155d. Preparation of teachers. Alternate route programs for teachers, administrators and early childhood education teachers.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of Higher Education, with the approval of the Commissioner of Education, shall expand, within available appropriations, participation in its summer alternate route to certification program and its weekend and evening alternate route to certification program. The office shall expand the weekend and evening program for participants seeking certification in a subject shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b . The office, in collaboration with the Department of Education, shall develop (1) a regional alternate route to certification program targeted to the subject shortage areas, (2) an alternate route to certification program for former teachers whose certificates have expired and who are interested in resuming their teaching careers, and (3) an alternate route to certification program targeted for computer science teachers.

(c) The Office of Higher Education, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop alternate route to certification programs for (1) school administrators and superintendents, (2) early childhood education teachers, and (3) computer science teachers. The programs shall include mentored apprenticeships and criteria for admission to the programs.

Cited. 216 C. 253.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-72a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-72a
Sec. 10a-72a. Disposition of surplus library material and library fines at regional community-technical colleges.
Status: in_force

(b) Fines collected by any regional community-technical college library under the jurisdiction of the board shall be deposited in the institutional operating account of such college.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-221d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-221d
Sec. 10-221d. Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of eligible school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.
Status: in_force

(b) Each eligible school operator shall, subject to the provisions of section 31-51i , (1) require each applicant for a position with such eligible school operator to state, in writing, whether such applicant has ever been convicted of a crime or whether criminal charges are pending against such applicant at the time of such application and, if charges are pending, to state the charges and the court in which such charges are pending, (2) require each applicant to submit to a records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k , before such applicant may be hired by such eligible school operator, and (3) on and after July 1, 2019, require, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, each applicant for a position with such eligible school operator to submit to state and national criminal history records checks within thirty days from the date of employment and may require, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, any person hired prior to said date to submit to state and national criminal history records checks. The criminal history records checks required by this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a . If the eligible school operator receives notice of a conviction of a crime which has not previously been disclosed by such person to the eligible school operator, the eligible school operator may (A) terminate the contract of a certified employee, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-151 , and (B) dismiss a noncertified employee, provided such employee is notified of the reason for such dismissal. If the eligible school operator receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the eligible school operator shall send such notice to the State Board of Education. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to cause an eligible school operator to disseminate the results of any national criminal history records check.

(c) If an eligible school operator requests, a regional educational service center shall arrange for the fingerprinting of any person required to submit to state and national criminal history records checks pursuant to this section or for conducting any other method of positive identification required by the State Police Bureau of Identification or the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shall forward such fingerprints or other positive identifying information to the State Police Bureau of Identification which shall conduct criminal history records checks in accordance with section 29-17a . Such regional educational service center shall maintain such fingerprints or other positive identifying information, which may be in an electronic format, for a period of four years, at the end of which such fingerprints and positive identifying information shall be destroyed. The State Police Bureau of Identification shall provide the results of such checks to such eligible school operator. No regional educational service center shall charge a fee for services under this subsection that exceeds any fee that the center may charge any applicant for a position with such center.

(d) State and national criminal history records checks for substitute teachers completed within one year prior to the date of employment with an eligible school operator and submitted to the employing eligible school operator shall meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. An eligible school operator shall not require substitute teachers to submit to state and national criminal history records checks pursuant to subsection (b) of this section if they are continuously employed by such eligible school operator, provided a substitute teacher is subjected to such checks at least once every five years. For purposes of this section, substitute teachers shall be deemed to be continuously employed by an eligible school operator if they are employed at least one day of each school year by such eligible school operator.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) a student employed by the eligible school operator that operates a school which the student attends, or (2) a person employed by an eligible school operator as a teacher for a noncredit adult class or adult education activity, as defined in section 10-67 , who is not required to hold a teaching certificate pursuant to section 10-145b for his or her position.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (g) of section 31-51i , and to the extent permissible under state and federal laws regarding the dissemination of criminal history records, the State Board of Education shall, upon request of an eligible school operator, make available to such eligible school operator requesting information concerning an applicant for a position with such eligible school operator (1) any information concerning the applicant's eligibility for employment in a position with such eligible school operator requiring a certificate, authorization or permit issued pursuant to chapter 166, (2) whether the department has knowledge that the applicant has been disciplined for a finding of abuse or neglect or sexual misconduct, as defined in section 10-222c , and any information concerning such a finding, and (3) whether the department has received notification that the applicant has been convicted of a crime or of criminal charges pending against the applicant and any information concerning such charges. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to cause the state board to investigate any such request or disseminate the results of any national criminal history records check.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-215b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-215b
Sec. 10-215b. Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner and time of application by such board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, such governing authority or controlling authority of the nonpublic schools for such funds, provided such application shall include the certification that any funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the program approved. The State Board of Education shall determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive such grants pursuant to regulations provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant for which the board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, the governing authority or the controlling authority of a nonpublic school is eligible. Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer in the amount, at the time and to the payee so certified.

(c) The State Board of Education may adopt such regulations as may be necessary in implementing sections 10-215 to 10-215b , inclusive.

(d) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by boards of education, the Technical Education and Career System, or governing authorities with certifications submitted in accordance with section 10-215f and may adjust grant amounts pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section based on failure to comply with said certification.

(e) The Commissioner of Education may temporarily waive any provision or modify any requirements of this section or section 10-215 , 10-215a , 10-215e or 10-215f , in response to any changes in federal law or waivers issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, to ensure that local and regional boards of education continue to receive the funds described in this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145
Sec. 10-145. Certificate necessary to employment. Forfeiture for noncompliance. Substitute teachers.
Status: in_force

(b) If the State Board of Education determines that a local or regional board of education is not in compliance with any provision of sections 10-144o to 10-149 , inclusive, and section 10-220a , the State Board of Education may require the local or regional board of education to forfeit of the total sum which is paid to such board of education from the State Treasury an amount to be determined by the State Board of Education, which amount shall be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than ten thousand dollars. The amount so forfeited shall be withheld from a grant payment, as determined by the commissioner, during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which noncompliance is determined pursuant to this subsection. Notwithstanding the penalty provision of this section, the State Board of Education may waive such forfeiture if the board determines that the failure of the local or regional board of education to comply with such a provision was due to circumstances beyond its control.

Cited. 96 C. 720. Certificate to teach or as superintendent is not “appropriate” certificate for principal or vice principal; certificate issued under old law continues valid even for new employee so far as it is appropriate for position; “new” teacher includes one formerly employed who has definitely severed connection with the schools. 123 C. 515. Cited. 138 C. 280; 152 C. 151. Teacher employed without an appropriate state certificate is illegally employed and cannot obtain tenure during this period. 167 C. 444. Cited. 177 C. 68; 200 C. 21; 210 C. 286; 221 C. 549; 240 C. 119.

Cited. 5 CA 253; 32 CA 6.

Prevention of the issuance of a certificate by malicious or false representations is a legal wrong. 14 CS 28.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-408b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-408b
Sec. 10-408b. Connecticut Arts Council Foundation. Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Five appointed by the Governor for a term of four years, one of whom shall be the head of a state-wide arts organization;

(2) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(3) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate for a term of three years;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(5) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives for a term of three years;

(7) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate for a term of three years;

(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, who shall be an ex-officio, voting member;

(9) Three appointed by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development for a term of three years; and

(10) An employee of the Department of Economic and Community Development responsible for arts and culture, who shall be designated by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and be an ex-officio, nonvoting member.

(b) The Connecticut Arts Council Foundation established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, subject to the direction, regulation and authorization or ratification by the board of directors:

(1) Receive, solicit, contract for and collect, and hold in separate custody for purposes herein expressed or implied, endowments, donations, compensation and reimbursement, in the form of money paid or promised, services, materials, equipment or any other things tangible or intangible that may be acceptable to the foundation;

(2) Disburse funds acquired by the foundation from any source, for (A) purposes of fostering the creation, preservation and expansion of the arts in the state, (B) the dissemination of information related to such activities, and (C) other purposes approved by the board and consistent with sections 10-400 to 10-402 , inclusive;

(3) Apply for and receive assistance from any source, including grants of money and services from national and state bodies and foundations, provided the foundation shall cooperate with and make efforts to avoid competing directly with other arts organizations in the state when applying for such assistance; and

(4) Execute contracts for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 10-400 to 10-402 , inclusive.

(c) The Connecticut Arts Council Foundation shall comply with the requirements of section 4-37f . All property and rights of every character, tangible and intangible, placed in the custody of the foundation in accordance with said section shall be held by the foundation in trust for the uses specified herein and in section 10-400 . The entire beneficial ownership thereof shall vest in the Department of Economic and Community Development and the board of directors shall exercise complete control thereof.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15m — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15m
Sec. 10-15m. Purple Star School Program.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a Purple Star School Program. The state board shall award a Purple Star School designation to any school that (1) employs a staff member who serves as a military liaison for the school and whose duties include (A) identifying military-connected students enrolled at the school, (B) serving as the point of contact between the school and military-connected students and their families, (C) identifying appropriate school services available to military-connected students, and (D) assisting in coordinating school programs relevant to military-connected students; (2) compiles and makes available on the Internet web site for the school, information and resources available to military-connected students and their families, including, but not limited to, (A) the registration process for enrollment and the transferring of student records to the school, (B) academic planning, including curriculum and advanced placement classes offered at the school, (C) counseling and other support services available for military-connected students enrolled at the school, and (D) the contact information for the military liaison of the school; (3) provides a transition program led by students, where appropriate, that assists military-connected students in transitioning to the school; (4) provides in-service training or professional development for staff members on issues related to military-connected students; and (5) offers at least one of the following initiatives: (A) A resolution showing support for military-connected students and their families, (B) recognition of the Month of the Military Child or Military Family Month, with relevant events hosted by the school, or (C) a partnership with a local military installation that provides opportunities for active duty members of the armed forces to volunteer at the school, speak at an assembly or host a field trip.

(c) A local or regional board of education may apply to the State Board of Education, in a manner and form prescribed by the state board, for the Purple Star School designation for any school under the jurisdiction of such local or regional board that satisfies the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.

(d) A local or regional board of education may partner with the Department of Education to provide assistance or materials for the (1) provision of the in-service training or professional development described in subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section, or (2) offering of an initiative described in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183tt — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183tt
Sec. 10-183tt. Teachers' Retirement System Viability Commission. Membership. Global consulting firm. Contract. Financial viability plan. Termination of commission.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than sixty days after October 31, 2017, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall, within available appropriations, contract with a global consulting firm with significant experience and expertise in human resources, talent development and health and retirement benefits and investments. If, not later than sixty days after October 31, 2017, the secretary has not contracted with such a consulting firm pursuant to this section, the Office of Legislative Management shall contract with such a consulting firm.

(2) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the executive director of the Office of Legislative Management, as the case may be, shall identify candidates with significant experience to perform the duties of the global consulting firm pursuant to this section through the solicitation of qualifications and any other factor that may bear on the ability to perform such duties. The secretary or the executive director, as the case may be, shall select and contract with the consulting firm through the solicitation of bids for the performance of such duties from not less than four of the candidates so identified. Each solicitation and any response to any such solicitation shall be made in writing. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any such contract shall not be deemed a personal service agreement for purposes of chapter 55a and shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 58 or 62.

(3) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management contracts with a consulting firm pursuant to this section, the Governor, with the approval of the Finance Advisory Committee, shall transfer any funds appropriated to the Office of Legislative Management for the purpose of contracting with such consulting firm to the Office of Policy and Management. If the Office of Legislative Management contracts with a consulting firm pursuant to this section, the funds appropriated to the Office of Legislative Management for the purpose of contracting with such consulting firm shall be retained by the Office of Legislative Management.

(4) The state may accept gifts, grants and donations designated for the purposes of contracting with the consulting firm pursuant to this section, provided the state shall not accept any such gift, grant or donation from any candidate identified pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement a plan to maintain the financial viability of the Connecticut teachers' retirement system, established under section 10-183c . In developing such plan, the commission shall give significance to the financial capability of the state, which shall include: (1) The fiscal health of the state; (2) the balance in the Budget Reserve Fund, established under section 4-30a ; (3) the short and long-term liabilities of the state, including, but not limited to, the state's ability to meet minimum funding levels required by law, contract or court order; (4) the state's initial budgeted revenue for the state for the previous five fiscal years as compared to the actual revenue received by the state for such fiscal years; (5) state revenue projections for the fiscal years during the period in which the proposed plan is to be in operation; (6) the economic outlook for the state; and (7) the state's access to capital markets. The financial capability of the state shall not include the state's ability to raise revenue through new or increased taxes. The commission shall hold at least one public hearing and solicit the input of members, as defined in section 10-183b , of the teachers' retirement system in developing such plan.

(c) Not later than ninety days after a contract is entered into with such consulting firm, the commission shall submit such plan, and any proposed legislation necessary for the further implementation of such plan, 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 . The commission shall terminate not later than one year after the date it submits such report.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-198f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-198f
Sec. 10-198f. Mental health wellness days.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education shall permit any student enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, to take two mental health wellness days during the school year, during which day such student shall not be required to attend school. No student shall take mental health wellness days during consecutive school days.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-55x — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-55x
Sec. 10a-55x. Campus mental health coalitions. Assessment of mental health services and programs.
Status: in_force

(1) “Services” or “mental health services” means counseling, therapy, rehabilitation, crisis intervention or emergency services for the screening, diagnosis or treatment of mental illness;

(2) “Programs” or “mental health programming” means education, outreach, research or training initiatives aimed at students for the prevention of mental illness, including, but not limited to, poster and flyer campaigns, electronic communications, films, guest speakers, conferences or other campus events; and

(3) “Institution of higher education” means any institution of higher education in the state, but does not include Charter Oak State College or any institution of higher education that solely provides programs of higher learning through its Internet web site.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, each institution of higher education shall establish a campus mental health coalition with representatives from each of its campuses. The campus mental health coalition shall consist of individuals appointed by the president of each institution of higher education, who are reflective of the demographics of the student body at such institution, including, but not limited to, at least one member from such institution's (1) administration, (2) counseling services office, if any, (3) health services office, if any, (4) senior and mid-level staff, (5) student body, (6) residential life office, if any, (7) faculty, and (8) any other individuals designated by the president, including, but not limited to, a community provider of mental health services.

(c) Each institution of higher education shall ensure that every member of the campus mental health coalition is educated about the (1) mental health services and programs offered at each campus by such institution, (2) role and function of the campus mental health coalition at such institution, and (3) protocols and techniques to respond to student mental illness that have been developed with consideration given to the students' race, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, socio-economic status or status as a veteran or service member of the armed forces of the United States.

(d) Each campus mental health coalition shall (1) conduct an assessment of the presence of mental health services and programs offered by the institution of higher education, except such assessment shall not be required for an institution of higher education that is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services or another nationally or regionally recognized accrediting body for mental health services, (2) review the results of such assessment and develop a plan to address any weaknesses in such services and programs offered by the institution, and (3) review and recommend improvements to (A) the variety of mental health services available to students at the institution, including, but not limited to, on-campus services, telehealth services provided in accordance with section 19a-906 , or any services offered through community-based mental health care providers or emergency mobile psychiatric service providers, (B) the comprehensiveness of mental health services available to students, and (C) the campus-wide policies and procedures regarding student mental health adopted pursuant to section 10a-55aa .

*Note: Section 7 of public act 21-132 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-285e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-285e
Sec. 10-285e. Reimbursement for lease costs. Renovation project requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall require renovation projects under this chapter to meet the same state and federal codes and regulations as are required for alteration projects.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-151a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-151a
Sec. 10a-151a. Purchase of equipment for research, library media and library books by constituent units.
Status: in_force

(b) Within the limitations of funds designated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by each board of trustees for the purchase of equipment used for research purposes, library media and library books, the expenditure of such funds and the purposes therefor shall be in the sole jurisdiction of the chief executive officer of each institution, subject to the policies of the board of trustees and shall not be subject to the approval of any other state agency, but shall be subject to auditing procedures required pursuant to section 2-90 , provided the purchase of equipment used for research purposes and library media shall be made from the most competitive source. Such officer shall report annually to the board of trustees of his respective institution on the expenditure of funds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265r
Sec. 10-265r. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning system grant program.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) A local or regional board of education, regional educational service center, incorporated or endowed high school or academy or state charter school may apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Administrative Services prescribes, for a grant for a project involving the installation, replacement or upgrading of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings. A local or regional board of education may submit an application for any such project that (A) was commenced on or after March 1, 2020, and completed before July 1, 2022, or (B) is commenced on or after July 1, 2022.

(2) The commissioner shall develop eligibility criteria for the awarding of grants under the program. Such criteria shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) the age and condition of the current heating, ventilation and air conditioning system or equipment being replaced or upgraded in the school, (B) current air quality issues at the school, (C) the age and condition of the overall school building, (D) the school district's master plan, (E) the availability of maintenance records, (F) a contract or plans for the routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, and (G) the ability of the local or regional board of education, regional educational service center, incorporated or endowed high school or academy or state charter school to finance the remainder of the costs for such project after receiving a grant under the program. The commissioner shall utilize such eligibility criteria when determining whether to award a grant to an applicant under the program.

(3) The commissioner shall not award a grant under the program to any applicant that, on or after July 1, 2026, has not certified compliance with the uniform inspection and evaluation of an existing heating, ventilation and air conditioning system pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-220 .

(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (5) of this subsection, a local board of education may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined as follows: (A) Each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261 , of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, (B) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty or more than eighty shall be assigned to each town on a continuous scale, and (C) the town ranked first shall be assigned a percentage of twenty and the town ranked last shall be assigned a percentage of eighty.

(2) A regional board of education may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined as follows: (A) Multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 , of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten per cent, except that no such percentage shall exceed eighty-five per cent.

(3) A regional educational service center may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the population of each member town in the regional educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.

(4) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy approved by the State Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-34 , may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10-285b .

(5) A state charter school may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be one-half of the percentage of the town in which the state charter school is located, as determined by its ranking in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(6) The local board of education for (A) any town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater shall receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B) the town of Cheshire shall receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.

(d) If there are not sufficient funds to provide grants to all local and regional boards of education and regional educational service centers, based on the percentage determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools with the greatest need for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings, as determined by the commissioner based on the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section.

(e) The following expenses shall not be eligible for reimbursement under this section: (1) Routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, (2) work that is otherwise eligible for a school building project grant under chapter 173, and (3) work performed at or on a public school administrative or service facility that is not located or housed within a public school building.

(f) A local or regional board of education or a regional educational service center may use any federal funds received by such board or center to finance a project for the installation, replacement or upgrading of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings for which a grant is received under this section, and such federal funds shall be deemed to be part or all of the town's local share for such project.

(g) Any project for the installation, replacement or upgrading of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems or other improvements to indoor air quality in school buildings for which a grant is awarded under this section shall be completed by the end of the next calendar year, unless the duration of such project is extended by the commissioner upon a showing of good cause by the local or regional board of education or regional educational service center.

(h) Any local or regional board of education or regional educational service center that receives a grant under this section shall (1) be responsible for the routine maintenance and cleaning of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, and (2) provide training to school personnel and building maintenance staff concerning the proper use and maintenance of the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

(i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, the commissioner shall reconsider any application for a grant under this section that was submitted by a local or regional board of education or regional educational service center prior to July 1, 2024, and which the commissioner had denied. Such board or center shall not be required to submit a new application for such reconsideration, unless the reason for such denial was that such application was incomplete or the commissioner determines that additional information or revision to such application is necessary to be able to award a grant. The commissioner shall provide technical assistance during such reconsideration period to such boards and centers in order to assist such boards in being able to be awarded a grant under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-375 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 182 / Section 10-375
Sec. 10-375. Legislative members of and Governor's appointment to the Education Commission of the States.
Status: in_force

(b) The Governor shall appoint four members to the Education Commission of the States, two of whom shall be the Commissioner of Education and the Chief Workforce Officer. The Governor, or his or her designee, shall serve as an ex-officio member of said commission.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-203a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-203a
Sec. 10-203a. Guidelines re physical health needs of students. Optional adoption of plans by local and regional boards of education.
Status: in_force

(b) The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Plans for engaging students in daily physical exercise during regular school hours and strategies for engaging students in daily physical exercise before and after regular school hours in coordination with municipal parks and recreation departments, (2) strategies for coordinating school-based health education, programs and services, (3) procedures for assessing the need for community-based services such as services provided by school-based health clinics, municipal parks and recreation departments, family resource centers and after-school programs, and (4) procedures for maximizing monetary and other resources from local, state and federal sources to address the physical health needs of students.

(c) Not later than April 1, 2007, each local and regional board of education may (1) establish a comprehensive and coordinated plan to address the physical health needs of students, and (2) base its plan on the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The board may implement such plan for the 2007-2008 school year and may have a plan in place for each school year thereafter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145h
Sec. 10-145h. Requirements for certification as a bilingual education teacher.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall require persons seeking to become (1) elementary level bilingual education teachers to meet coursework requirements in elementary education and bilingual education, and (2) secondary level bilingual education teachers to meet coursework requirements in both the subject area they will teach and in bilingual education. The State Board of Education may issue an endorsement in bilingual education to an applicant who has (A) completed coursework requirements in (i) elementary education and bilingual education, or (ii) the subject area they will teach and bilingual education, and (B) successful passage of examination requirements for bilingual education, as approved by the State Board of Education.

(c) On and after July 1, 2000, the State Board of Education shall require bilingual education teachers holding provisional educator certificates to meet the requirements of this subsection in order to qualify for a professional educator certificate to teach bilingual education. (1) Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the elementary level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education and fifteen credit hours in language arts, reading and mathematics. (2) Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the middle or secondary level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education and fifteen credit hours in the subject matter that they teach. Such professional educator certificate shall be valid for bilingual education and the grade level and content area of preparation.

(d) On and after July 1, 2021, certification in (1) elementary bilingual education shall be valid for grades kindergarten to nine, inclusive, and (2) middle grades bilingual education shall be valid for grades four to nine, inclusive.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Education shall approve guidelines for unique endorsements to authorize the teaching of secondary bilingual humanities and secondary bilingual science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses.

(f) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the humanities shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses in a bilingual education program.

(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual education shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses in a bilingual education program if such teacher completes (A) fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the humanities, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a bilingual endorsement under this section.

(g) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics shall be eligible to teach secondary courses in such fields in a bilingual education program.

(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual education shall be eligible to teach secondary science, technology, engineering or mathematics courses in a bilingual education program if such teacher completes (A) fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a bilingual endorsement under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-226a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-226a
Sec. 10-226a. Documentation of pupils and teachers of racial minorities and pupils eligible for free or reduced price lunches.
Status: in_force

(b) As used in sections 10-226a to 10-226e , inclusive, “pupils and teachers of racial minorities” means those whose race is defined as other than white, or whose ethnicity is defined as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office of Management and Budget for use by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce.

Cited. 238 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-71 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-71
Sec. 10a-71. (Formerly Sec. 10-38b). Board of Trustees for Community-Technical Colleges.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before November 1, 1975, the students enrolled at the institutions under the jurisdiction of said board shall, in such manner as said board shall determine, elect two members of said board, each of whom shall be enrolled for at least six credits at an institution under the jurisdiction of said board at the time of his election. One such member shall be elected for a term of one year from November 1, 1975, and one for a term of two years from said date. On or before November first, and annually thereafter, such students shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of said board, who shall be so enrolled at any such institution at the time of his election and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election, except that the term of the regional community college student whose term expires on October 31, 1989, shall expire on July 1, 1989, and the student member of the Board of Trustees of the State Technical Colleges prior to July 1, 1989, whose term was to expire on October 31, 1989, shall, on July 1, 1989, be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges until October 31, 1989. The regional community college student whose term expires on October 31, 1990, shall continue as a member of said board until said date. On and after July 1, 1989, the student members of said board shall be elected as follows: (1) (A) On or before November 1, 1989, and until July 1, 1993, students enrolled at the regional technical colleges shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of said board, who shall be enrolled for at least six credits at a regional technical college at the time of his election and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election, and (B) on or before November 1, 1990, students enrolled at the regional community colleges shall, in such manner as the board of trustees shall determine, elect one member of said board who shall be enrolled for at least six credits at a regional community college at the time of his election and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election. (2) On and after July 1, 1993, the student members of the board shall be elected as follows: (A) On or before November 1, 1993, and biennially thereafter, students enrolled in the institutions under the jurisdiction of the board shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of the board, who shall be enrolled for at least six credits in a technical program at such an institution and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election, and (B) on or before November 1, 1994, and biennially thereafter, students enrolled in the institutions under the jurisdiction of the board shall, in such manner as the board shall determine, elect one member of the board, who shall be enrolled for at least six credits in a nontechnical program at such an institution and who shall serve for a term of two years from November first in the year of his election.

(c) The Governor shall, pursuant to section 4-9a , appoint the chairperson of the board. The board shall, biennially, elect from its members such other officers as it deems necessary. The Governor shall fill any vacancies in the appointed membership of said board by appointment for the balance of the unexpired term. Any vacancies in the elected membership of said board shall be filled by special election for the balance of the unexpired term. The members of said board shall receive no compensation for their services as such but shall be reimbursed for their necessary expenses in the course of their duties.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-198d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-198d
Sec. 10-198d. Chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) Information that describes (i) chronic absenteeism, including, but not limited to, the definition of a chronically absent child under section 10-198c , and the causes of chronic absenteeism, such as poverty, violence, poor health and lack of access to transportation, (ii) the effect of chronic absenteeism on a student's academic performance, and (iii) how family and school partnerships with community resources, including, but not limited to, family resource centers and youth service bureaus, can reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student attendance, and (B) a means of collecting and analyzing data relating to student attendance, truancy and chronic absenteeism for the purpose of (i) disaggregating such data by school district, school, grade and subgroups, such as race, ethnicity, gender, eligibility for free or reduced priced lunches, students whose primary language is not English and students with disabilities, and (ii) assisting local and regional boards of education in (I) tracking chronic absenteeism over multiple years and for the current school year, (II) developing indicators to identify students who are at risk of being chronically absent children, (III) monitoring students' attendance over time, and (IV) making adjustments to interventions as they are being implemented.

(2) The chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan may include, but need not be limited to, the following: (A) A research-based and data-driven mentorship model that addresses and attempts to reduce chronic absenteeism through the use of mentors, such as students, teachers, administrators, intramural and interscholastic athletic coaches, school resource officers and community partners, and (B) incentives and rewards that recognize schools and students that improve attendance and reduce the school chronic absenteeism rate.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222cc — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222cc
Sec. 10-222cc. Adoption and implementation of Connecticut school climate standards.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall adopt and implement the Connecticut school climate policy in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-222aa to 10-222ii , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145aa — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145aa
Sec. 10-145aa. Limitation on use of edTPA.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after July 1, 2024, no institution of higher education in the state that offers a teacher preparation program shall use the results of edTPA to deny a candidate successful completion of such teacher preparation program. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an institution of higher education from using such results as a diagnostic tool for the purpose of providing any necessary remedial instruction to a candidate while such candidate is enrolled in such teacher preparation program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-8e — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-8e
Sec. 10a-8e. Board of Regents for Higher Education: Disposition of surplus property.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding section 4b-21 , the Board of Regents for Higher Education may, upon the review and approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, sell, exchange, lease or otherwise transfer and convey any surplus property to a bona fide purchaser for a price and on terms that said board determines are (1) reflective of the fair market value of the surplus property based on at least two appraisals conducted not earlier than three months prior to such sale, exchange, lease or other transfer and conveyance, (2) in the best interests of the state and the institution of higher education that has custody and control over the surplus property, and (3) consistent with the objectives and purposes of such institution.

(c) The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall use the proceeds from any sale, exchange, lease or other transfer and conveyance of surplus property in the following order of priority: (1) To pay any outstanding bonds or other debt associated with the surplus property or any improvements to such property, (2) for any costs associated with such sale, exchange, lease or other transfer and conveyance, and (3) for any capital expenditure that is consistent with said board's plan for campus development.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95p — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95p
Sec. 10-95p. Division of postsecondary educational programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Any student admitted for enrollment in a postsecondary educational program administered by the division shall have a high school diploma or its equivalent, or have completed the school year in which such student reaches twenty-two years of age.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-51 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-51
Sec. 10-51. Fiscal year. Budget. Payments by member towns; adjustments to payments. Investment of funds. Temporary borrowing. Reserve funds.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of this section, “net expenses” means estimated expenditures, including estimated capital expenditures, less estimated receipts as presented in a regional school district budget. On the date or dates fixed by the board, each town in the district shall pay a share of the cost of capital outlay, including costs for school building projects under chapter 173, and current expenditures necessary for the operation of the district. The board shall determine the amount to be paid by each member town as follows: (1) In an amount that bears the same ratio to the net expenses of the district as the number of pupils resident in such town in average daily membership in the regional school district during the preceding school year bears to the total number of such pupils in all the member towns, provided that the board may recalculate such amount based on the number of pupils in average daily membership in the regional school district for the current school year and may adjust each member town's payment to the regional school district for the following fiscal year by the difference between the last such payment and the recalculated amount, or (2) in an amount established pursuant to an agreement, approved by the State Board of Education, among such member towns, provided if the payment by any such member town deviates in an amount that is greater than or equal to one per cent of the amount established in such agreement, the state board shall review and may approve or reject such deviation. Until the regional school district has been in operation for one year, such amounts shall be based on the average daily membership of pupils in like grades from each of such towns at any school at which children were in attendance at the expense of such towns during the preceding school year or in accordance with the provisions of the agreement between the member towns described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.

(c) The board shall deposit or invest temporarily any funds which are not needed immediately for the operation of the school district as permitted in section 7-400 or 7-402 . Any income derived from such deposits or investments shall be used at least semiannually to reduce the net expenses. The board shall use any budget appropriation which has not been expended by the end of the fiscal year to reduce the net expenses of the district for the following fiscal year. The board may borrow funds temporarily and issue notes or other obligations, and pay interest thereon, in anticipation of payments to be made to it by a member town or the state, for the operation of its schools. Such notes or obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the board, and shall be general obligations of the regional school district and its member towns. The date, maturity, interest rate, form, manner of sale and other terms of such notes or other obligations shall be determined by the board or any officer or body to whom the board delegates authority to make such determinations. Such notes may be renewed from time to time, provided all such notes shall mature and be payable no later than the end of the fiscal year during which such member town or state payments are payable.

(d) (1) Prior to June 7, 2006, upon the recommendation and the approval of a majority of members on the board, a regional board of education may create a reserve fund to finance a specific capital improvement or the acquisition of any specific piece of equipment. Such fund shall thereafter be termed “reserve fund for specific capital improvements or equipment purchases”. No annual appropriation to such fund shall exceed one per cent of the annual district budget. Appropriations to such fund shall be included in the share of net expenses to be paid by each member town until the fund established pursuant to this subdivision is discontinued. The board shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the condition of such fund to the member towns. Such fund may be discontinued, after recommendation by the board and approval by the board, and any amounts held in the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the district.

(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional board of education, by a majority vote of its members, may create a reserve fund for educational expenditures. Such fund shall thereafter be termed “reserve fund for educational expenditures”. The aggregate amount of annual and supplemental appropriations by a district to such fund shall not exceed two per cent of the annual district budget for such fiscal year. Annual appropriations to such fund shall be included in the share of net expenses to be paid by each member town. Supplemental appropriations to such fund may be made from estimated fiscal year end surplus in operating funds. Interest and investment earnings received with respect to amounts held in the fund shall be credited to such fund. The board shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the condition of such fund to the member towns. Upon the recommendation and approval by the regional board of education, any part or the whole of such fund may be used for educational expenditures. Upon the approval of any such expenditure an appropriation shall be set up, plainly designated for the educational expenditure for which it has been authorized. Any unexpended portion of such appropriation remaining shall revert to said fund. If any authorized appropriation is set up pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and through unforeseen circumstances the board is unable to expend the total amount of such appropriation, the board, by a majority vote of its members, may terminate such appropriation which then shall no longer be in effect. Such fund may be discontinued, after the recommendation and approval by the regional board of education, and any amounts held in the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the district.

See Sec. 7-380b re issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations authorized before June 23, 1993.

Cited. 141 C. 401.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-4o — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-4o
Sec. 10-4o. (Formerly Sec. 17-605). Family resource center program. Guidelines for programs. Study. Grants.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Education, in consultation with representatives from family resource centers, within available appropriations, shall develop guidelines for family resource center programs. The guidelines shall include standards for program quality and design and identify short and long-term outcomes for families participating in such programs. The Department of Education, within available appropriations, shall provide a copy of such guidelines to each family resource center. Each family resource center shall use the guidelines to develop a program improvement plan for the next twelve-month period and shall submit the plan to the department. The plan shall include goals to be used for measuring such improvement. The department shall use the plan to monitor the progress of the center. Family resource centers in existence on July 1, 1997, shall be given a preference for grants for school readiness awarded by the Department of Education or the Department of Social Services and for financing pursuant to sections 10a-194c , 17b-749g and 17b-749h .

(c) The Department of Education, within available appropriations, shall provide for a longitudinal study of family resource centers every three years.

(d) The Commissioner of Education may provide grants to municipalities, boards of education and child care providers to carry out the purposes of subsection (a) of this section. Each family resource center shall have a program administrator who has at least two years of experience in child care, public administration or early childhood education and a master's degree in child development, early childhood education or a related field.

(e) The Commissioner of Education may accept and receive on behalf of the department or any family resource center, subject to section 4b-22 , any bequest, devise or grant made to the department or any family resource center for the purpose of establishing a new family resource center or expanding an existing center, and may hold and use such property for the purpose specified in such bequest, devise or gift.

See Sec. 4b-31a re plan for colocation of family resource centers and school-based health clinics.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-511 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-511
Sec. 10-511. Early Childhood Care and Education Fund.
Status: in_force

(b) The amounts on deposit in said fund shall not constitute property of the state and said fund shall not be construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state. Amounts on deposit in said fund shall not be commingled with state funds and the state shall have no claim to or against, or any interest in, such deposits. Any contract entered into by or any obligation of said fund shall not constitute a debt or obligation of the state and the state shall have no obligation to any person on account of said fund and all amounts obligated to be paid from said fund shall be limited to amounts available for such obligation on deposit in said fund. Said fund shall continue in existence as long as it holds any deposits or has any obligations and until its existence is terminated by law.

(c) The Treasurer shall invest the amounts on deposit in said fund in a manner reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of said fund, exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The Treasurer shall give due consideration to rate of return, risk, term or maturity, diversification of the total portfolio within said fund, liquidity, the projected disbursements and expenditures and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The Treasurer shall not require said fund to invest directly in obligations of the state or any political subdivision of the state or in any investment or other fund administered by the Treasurer. The assets of said fund shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of said fund until disbursed by the Comptroller in accordance with the provisions of this section.

(d) The Treasurer, on behalf of said fund and for purposes of said fund, may:

(1) Receive and invest moneys in said fund in any instruments, obligations, securities or property in accordance with this section;

(2) Enter into one or more contractual agreements, including contracts for legal, actuarial, accounting, custodial, advisory, management, administrative, advertising, marketing and consulting services for said fund and pay for such services from the assets of said fund;

(3) Procure insurance in connection with said fund's property, assets, activities or deposits to said fund;

(4) Apply for and accept gifts, grants or donations from public or private sources to enable said fund to carry out its objectives;

(5) Adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for purposes of this section;

(6) Sue and be sued;

(7) Establish one or more accounts within said fund; and

(8) Take any other action necessary to carry out the purposes of this section and incidental to the duties imposed on the Treasurer pursuant to this section.

(e) The amounts on deposit in said fund shall be used for the purposes of supporting early childhood education in, and child care needs of, the state and shall not be expended for any other purpose.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-223i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-223i
Sec. 10-223i. Contracts between boards of education and not-for-profit educational management organizations. Operations report. Enrollment policies.
Status: in_force

(b) The contract between a local or regional board of education for a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools and a not-for-profit educational management organization shall (1) state the specific services provided by such not-for-profit educational management organization and the fees charged by such not-for-profit educational management organization for such services, and (2) include provisions outlining the circumstances in which such board of education is permitted to terminate such contract with such not-for-profit educational management organization.

(c) Any not-for-profit educational management organization that is assigned the management, administration or governance of a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools shall continue the enrollment policies and practices of such school that were in effect prior to such participation in the commissioner's network of schools.

(d) The not-for-profit educational management organization that is assigned the management, administration or governance of a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools shall not be the employer of any person employed at such school.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-156 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-156
Sec. 10-156. Sick leave.
Status: in_force

Cited. 152 C. 151; 216 C. 253.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-63g — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-63g
Sec. 10-63g. Withdrawal and dissolution restricted.
Status: in_force

(b) No town which has voted to apply for the institution of withdrawal or dissolution procedure as provided in sections 10-63a to 10-63f , inclusive, may again so apply within three years after the date of its last application.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-402 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-402
Sec. 10-402. (Formerly Sec. 10-370b). State art collection.
Status: in_force

(1) “Work of art” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to, a drawing, painting, sculpture, mosaic, photograph, work of calligraphy or work of graphic art or mixed media;

(2) “Connecticut artists” means artists born in Connecticut, artists who have worked in or received a portion of their training in Connecticut, or artists living in Connecticut at the time of the purchase of their works of art.

(b) The Department of Economic and Community Development may establish and administer a state art collection.

(c) The Department of Economic and Community Development shall establish policies and procedures with respect to the activities of the art collection and perform every other matter and thing requisite to the proper management, maintenance, support and control of the Connecticut art collection.

(d) The art collection shall be representative of various media, diverse styles and periods of Connecticut artists and shall be representative of Connecticut's ethnic, racial and cultural groups.

(e) The Department of Economic and Community Development may apply for and receive aid or grants from individuals, private artists, state sources, private foundations, local arts organizations and the federal government for the state art collection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-8 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-8
Sec. 10a-8. (Formerly Sec. 10-323f). Budget preparation. Development of program or formula-based budgeting system. Allocation of appropriations. Allotment reductions. Transfer of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) The Board of Regents for Higher Education may transfer to or from any specific appropriation of a constituent unit a sum or sums totaling up to fifty thousand dollars or ten per cent of any such specific appropriation, whichever is less, in any fiscal year without the consent of the Finance Advisory Committee. Any such transfer shall be reported to the Finance Advisory Committee within thirty days of such transfer and such report shall be a record of said committee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-109x — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-109x
Sec. 10a-109x. Reports to General Assembly on the status and progress of UConn 2000 and Next Generation Connecticut.
Status: in_force

(b) Commencing January 1, 2000, the first semiannual report in each year submitted in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall include such information as requested by the bonding subcommittee of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding, commerce and higher education including but not limited to: (1) The use of bond funds in the current fiscal year, (2) projected use of bond funds for the next succeeding fiscal year, (3) an updated master plan for the balance of the project, and (4) the use of Connecticut-owned businesses, including businesses owned by women and minorities. In the event that said bonding subcommittee determines that there has been a significant change in the economic circumstances of the state sufficient to warrant recommendations for modification of the program, the subcommittee may make recommendations for appropriate action to said committee.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the university 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 finance, revenue and bonding, commerce and higher education on its progress toward achieving the goals set forth in the plan developed pursuant to section 10a-109oo . The report shall include a summary of the research and economic development activities of the university, including, but not limited to, (1) research proposals, research awards and research expenditures; (2) student applications, student enrollment and degrees awarded at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels; (3) industry partnerships including joint projects, consortium projects and incubator support; (4) a summary of university and joint university-industry intellectual property activities, including the number of disclosures, patents, licenses, new businesses and entrepreneurial activities established with university technologies; and (5) identification of research and innovation benchmarks and an analysis of the university's progress in meeting such benchmarks in comparison to nationally ranked research universities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265bb — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265bb
Sec. 10-265bb. Duties of the corporation.
Status: in_force

(b) The corporation shall support and encourage microfinance and social entrepreneurship initiatives in order to expand economic opportunity in under-resourced communities.

(c) The corporation shall work with stakeholders in under-resourced communities to ensure public input and participation in program design, while remaining focused on advancing positive outcomes as quickly and sustainably as possible. The corporation shall monitor, measure and annually report, in accordance with subsection (d) of section 10-265aa , on its progress in achieving specific agreed-upon impact objectives.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-67 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-67
Sec. 10-67. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Adult” means any person seventeen years of age or older who is not enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school program or a student enrolled in school who was assigned to an adult class pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-233d or section 10-73d ;

(2) “Adult class” or “adult education activity” means a class or education activity designed primarily for adults;

(3) “Adult education credit” means not fewer than forty-eight instructional hours;

(4) “Cooperating eligible entity” means any corporation or other business entity, nonprofit organization, private career school authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o , inclusive, institution of higher education authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-34 , technical education and career school or library that provides classes or services specified under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , in conformance with the program standards applicable to boards of education, through a written cooperative arrangement with a local or regional board of education or regional educational service center;

(5) “Cooperating school district” means a school district which does not establish or maintain classes or programs pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , but which provides such classes or programs through a written cooperative arrangement with a providing school district;

(6) “Eligible costs for adult education” means the result obtained by subtracting from the eligible expenditures incurred for programs and services provided by a board of education or a regional educational service center pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , the total amount of any funds expended for such programs and services from other state or federal sources and tuition received for nonresident adult students;

(7) “Eligible expenditure” means expenditures, or that portion thereof, directly attributable to programs and services required pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 and not otherwise eligible for reimbursement from any other state grant for: (A) Teachers, including teacher aides; (B) administration, including the director; (C) clerical assistance; (D) printing; (E) instructional materials and equipment, including computer equipment; (F) program supplies; (G) facility rental other than for facilities provided by a local or regional board of education pursuant to section 10-70 ; (H) staff development; (I) counselors; (J) transportation; (K) security; and (L) child care services;

(8) “Providing school district” means the school district or regional educational service center in which classes or programs are established and maintained pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , provided the provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the provisions of section 10-66e or 10-66f relating to payments to a regional educational service center.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-230 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-230
Sec. 10-230. Flags in schoolrooms and schools. Policy on the reciting of the “Pledge of Allegiance”.
Status: in_force

(b) The chief executive officer of any municipality is authorized to direct the board of education to display at half-staff all flags at all schools and other buildings administered by said board when flags are being displayed at half-staff on other buildings of the municipality.

(c) Each local and regional board of education shall develop a policy to ensure that time is available each school day for students in the schools under its jurisdiction to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance”. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require any person to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66n — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66n
Sec. 10-66n. Grants for identifying and disseminating information re exemplary classroom projects.
Status: in_force

(b) Regional educational service centers may apply for grants under this section at such time and on such forms as the Commissioner of Education prescribes. The grants shall be used to identify exemplary classroom projects in the local and regional schools within their respective districts and disseminate information state-wide regarding the identified projects.

(c) Within the availability of funds, the amount to which each regional educational service center shall be entitled in each fiscal year shall be determined by multiplying the total amount appropriated for such fiscal year by the ratio of the number of full-time equivalent staff members, certified pursuant to section 10-145 , in each region, to the total number of such certified staff members in the state. 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.

(d) Each regional educational service center shall prepare a financial statement of expenditures and an annual project report. The report shall describe 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 regional educational service center participates in the grant program. Not later than January 15, 1989, the State Board of Education shall report to the committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education concerning the operation and effectiveness of the programs funded under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-25b — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-25b
Sec. 10a-25b. Issuance of bonds; use of bond proceeds.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used to encourage, promote, develop and assist high technology products and programs within Connecticut by infusion of financial assistance in situations when such financial aid would not otherwise reasonably be available from other sources as hereinafter stated: (1) For the State Board of Education: High technology equipment for programs in the technical education and career schools, not exceeding two million dollars; (2) for Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated: (A) Matching funds for cooperative high technology research and development projects and programs, not exceeding nine million dollars; (B) financial aid, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 32-34 , to public institutions of higher education for high technology projects and programs, not exceeding eleven million five hundred thousand dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222t — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222t
Sec. 10-222t. Administration of social-emotional learning assessment.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education may administer a social-emotional learning assessment to students. A board may use (1) the social-emotional learning assessment provided by the Department of Education pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, or (2) another social-emotional learning assessment or mental health and resiliency screening.

(c) The parent or guardian of a student shall receive prior written notice of any social-emotional learning assessment or mental health and resiliency screening described in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section that is to be administered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. No student shall complete such assessment or screening unless such parent or guardian provides permission for such student to complete such assessment or screening.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-80g — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-80g
Sec. 10a-80g. Electronic commerce seminars for small businesses.
Status: in_force

(1) “Small business” means a business located in the state with twenty-five employees or less;

(2) “Cybersecurity” means the detection, prevention or response to activity intended to result in unauthorized access to, exfiltration of, manipulation of, or impairment to the integrity, confidentiality or availability of an information technology system or information stored on, or transiting, an information technology system; and

(3) “Virtual currency” has the same meaning as provided in section 36a-596 .

(b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, within available funds, develop seminar programs to assist small businesses with adapting to the business environment in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, as defined in section 4-216a , through courses in subject areas, including, but not limited to, electronic commerce, social media, cybersecurity and virtual currency. Said board shall prescribe forms and procedures by which not more than two employees of any small business may enroll in not more than five seminar programs or any course within such seminar programs at the Northwestern Connecticut Community College Entrepreneurial Center or the Werth Innovation and Entrepreneurial Center at Housatonic Community College at no cost to such small business.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-280c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-280c
Sec. 10-280c. Nonpublic school transportation services pilot program.
Status: in_force

(b) The local or regional board of education for the town of any resident student who requests and receives transportation services under subsection (a) of this section shall be reimbursed in an amount equal to the cost of such transportation for such resident student by either the resident student or by the nonpublic school in which such resident student is enrolled.

(c) A local or regional board of education shall not be required to provide such transportation services under this section if fewer than ten resident students request such board to provide such transportation services.

(d) A local or regional board of education providing such transportation services under this section may designate one or more pick-up and drop-off locations within the town.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76ff — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76ff
Sec. 10-76ff. Procedures for determining if a child requires special education.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The planning and placement team, as part of an initial evaluation, if appropriate, and as part of any reevaluations, shall review existing evaluation data on the child, including evaluations and information provided by the parent or guardian or the child, classroom-based assessments and observations and teacher and related services provider observations. On the basis of such review, and input from the child's parent or guardian, the planning and placement team shall identify what additional data, if any, is needed to determine: (A) Whether the child has a particular category of disability, or in the case of a reevaluation, whether the child continues to have such a disability; (B) the present levels of performance and educational needs of the child; (C) whether the child needs special education and related services, or in the case of a reevaluation, whether the child continues to need special education and related services or whether the child is able to be served within the regular education program with existing supplemental services, available in the school district; and (D) whether any additions or modifications to the special education and related services are needed to enable the child to meet the measurable annual goals set out in the individualized education program of the child and to participate, as appropriate, in the general curriculum. (2) The local or regional board of education shall administer such tests and other evaluation materials as may be needed to produce the data identified by the planning and placement team pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. (3) If the planning and placement team decides that no additional data is needed to determine that the child continues to be a child requiring special education and related services, the local or regional board of education shall notify the parent or guardian of the child of (A) the decision and the reasons for it, and (B) the right of the parent or guardian to request an assessment to determine whether the child continues to be a child requiring special education and related services. The local or regional board of education shall not be required to conduct such an assessment unless requested to do so by the parent or guardian of the child. (4) A local or regional board of education shall evaluate a child identified as requiring special education and related services, in accordance with this section, prior to determining that such child no longer requires such special education or related services, except that such evaluation shall not be required before the termination of a child's eligibility for special education due to graduation from high school with a regular education diploma, or due to exceeding the age eligibility for a free appropriate public education. For a child whose eligibility for special education terminates due to graduation from high school with a regular high school diploma or such child exceeds the age of eligibility for a free appropriate public education, the local or regional board of education shall provide the child with a summary of the child's academic achievement and functional performance, which shall include recommendations on how to assist the child in meeting the child's postsecondary goals.

(c) The use of the word disability pursuant to this section shall not be the basis for limiting the services or programs, including regular education, available to such child.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-264f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-264f
Sec. 10-264f. Grants for single districts or one or more schools within a district.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may approve, in accordance with section 10-264e , programs pursuant to this section if the commissioner finds the program is likely to increase student performance as measured by mastery examination results, pursuant to section 10-14n , or enhance student awareness of diversity. Programs which may be eligible for grants pursuant to this section include, but are not limited to, early childhood education and extended-day kindergarten, parent involvement in the education of children and in the schools, reduction in class size, tutoring and mentoring of students, after-school academic programs, lengthening the instructional school day and lengthening the instructional school year.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183z — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183z
Sec. 10-183z. Funding of system on actuarial reserve basis. Use of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) The board shall determine on an actuarial basis (1) a normal rate of contribution which the state shall be required to make into the retirement fund in order to meet the actuarial cost of current service and (2) the unfunded past service liability. In making such determination the board shall assume that the annual rate of interest earned by the funds of the system invested by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 10-183m equals the total assumed rate of return adopted by the board under the provisions of section 10-183nn . For the first eight years, the funding program for the actuarial reserve basis shall consist of the following percentages of the sum of normal cost and the amount required for a forty-year amortization of unfunded liabilities, provided, if in any such year the amount required to be paid by this section is less than the amount which would be required to fund the system on a terminal basis and to pay the annual cost of benefits payable under subsection (j) of section 10-183g or under other prior legislative adjustments to retirement benefits, the state shall pay the greater amount:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-63a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-63a
Sec. 10-63a. Vote for withdrawal of town or dissolution of district.
Status: in_force

(b) Any two or more towns which are members of a regional school district composed of three or more towns may, pursuant to a vote of the legislative bodies of the respective towns, apply to the regional board of education to institute procedure for the dissolution of the district as hereinafter provided.

Cited. 169 C. 613.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-157 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-157
Sec. 10-157. Superintendents: Relationship to local or regional board of education; verification of certification status; waiver of certification; written contract of employment; evaluation of superintendent by board of education.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education may appoint as acting superintendent a person who is or is not properly certified for a probationary period, not to exceed one school year, with the approval of the Commissioner of Education. During such probationary period such acting superintendent shall assume all duties of the superintendent for the time specified and shall successfully complete a school leadership program, approved by the State Board of Education, offered at a public or private institution of higher education in the state. At the conclusion of such probationary period, such appointing local or regional board of education may request the commissioner to grant (1) a waiver of certification for such acting superintendent pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, or (2) a one-time extension of such probationary period, not to exceed one additional school year, if the commissioner determines that such board of education has demonstrated a significant need or hardship for such extension.

(c) The commissioner may, upon request of an employing local or regional board of education, grant a waiver of certification to a person (1) who has successfully completed at least three years of experience as a certified administrator with a superintendent certificate issued by another state in a public school in another state during the ten-year period prior to the date of application, or (2) who has successfully completed a probationary period as an acting superintendent pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and who the commissioner deems to be exceptionally qualified for the position of superintendent.

Superintendent appointed for fixed term does not hold over de jure. 127 C. 426. Cited. 129 C. 191; 152 C. 568; 228 C. 640.

Cited. 30 CA 594.

Superintendent of schools is not an employee to be hired by contract but a public officer to be elected. 10 CS 404.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-21j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-21j
Sec. 10-21j. Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee.
Status: in_force

(b) The committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, in such committee's discretion, 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 commerce, higher education and workforce development and labor and public employees an analysis of whether current apprenticeship training programs available to Connecticut residents are meeting workforce needs. The committee shall consult with members of the manufacturing industry when producing such report. In addition to consulting with manufacturing industries, the committee shall consult with members of insurance, health care, financial technology, biotechnology, STEM, construction trades and hospitality industries and any other appropriate industry to coordinate and identify potential modern preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs and shall review and consider European apprenticeship training programs when producing such report.

(c) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall introduce middle school and high school students, their parents or guardians, guidance counselors and school counselors to careers in the industries described in subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner may enter into partnerships with one or more private sector entities to further the goals of this subsection.

(d) The Department of Education, in consultation with representatives from the industries described in subsection (b) of this section, shall develop a best practices guide to help local and regional boards of education to incorporate relationships with the industries described in subsection (b) of this section in their middle school and high school curricula.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222w — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222w
Sec. 10-222w. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Working group re bullying and safe school climate plans.
Status: in_force

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 66 of public act 23-167, is to read as follows:

“Sec. 10-222w. Working group re bullying and safe school climate plans. Not later than January 1, 2022, the Social Emotional Learning and School Climate Advisory Collaborative, established pursuant to section 10-222q, shall convene a working group to (1) review sections 10-222d to 10-222p, inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2021, relating to bullying and safe school climate plans, (2) make recommendations concerning (A) amendments to said sections 10-222d to 10-222p, inclusive, of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2021, and (B) the inclusion of restorative practices in safe school climate plans, and (3) provide technical assistance and support to local and regional boards of education in adopting and implementing the Connecticut Model School Climate Policy, policy number 5131.914. The Social Emotional Learning and School Climate Advisory Collaborative may consult with or include representatives from the national Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning as members of the working group in implementing the provisions of this section.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-99a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-99a
Sec. 10a-99a. Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System.
Status: in_force

(2) (A) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2006, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 10a-8b , shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made.

(B) For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2007, to June 30, 2014, inclusive, as part of the state contract with donors of endowment fund eligible gifts, the Office of Higher Education, in accordance with section 10a-8b , shall deposit in the Endowment Fund for the Connecticut State University System a grant in an amount equal to one-quarter of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts, except as provided for in this subdivision, received by or for the benefit of the Connecticut State University System as a whole and each state university for the calendar year ending the December thirty-first preceding the commencement of such fiscal year, as certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees by February fifteenth to (i) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (ii) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, and (iii) the Commissioner of Higher Education, provided such sums do not exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for the fiscal year in which the grant is made. Endowment fund eligible gifts that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision, made by donors during the period from January 1, 2005, to June 30, 2005, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received. Commitments by donors to make endowment fund eligible gifts for two or more years that meet the criteria set forth in this subdivision and that are made for the period prior to December 31, 2004, but ending before December 31, 2012, shall continue to be matched by the Office of Higher Education in an amount equal to one-half of the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts received.

(C) In any such fiscal year in which the total of the eligible gifts received by the Connecticut State University System as a whole and each state university exceed the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year the amount in excess of such endowment fund state grant maximum commitment shall be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment. Any endowment fund eligible gifts that are not included in the total amount of endowment fund eligible gifts certified by the chairperson of the board of trustees pursuant to this subdivision may be carried forward and be eligible for a matching state grant in any succeeding fiscal year from the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, inclusive, subject to the endowment fund state matching grant maximum commitment for such fiscal year.

(3) The Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System shall adopt, by October 1, 1997, guidelines with respect to (A) the solicitation of endowment fund eligible gifts from private donors, and (B) governing the acceptance of gifts made by a foundation established pursuant to sections 4-37e and 4-37f , to a state university or its employees for reimbursement of expenditures or payment of expenditures on behalf of a state university or its employees. Private donations shall not be construed to include proceeds of federal grants but may include proceeds of municipal grants.

(b) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Endowment fund eligible gift” means a gift to or for the benefit of any of the state universities of the Connecticut State University System or the system as a whole of cash or assets which may be reduced to cash or which has the value that is ascertainable by the state universities or the system as a whole and which the donor has specifically designated for deposit in the endowment fund or which explicitly or implicitly by the terms of the gift, the universities or the system as a whole may and does deposit or permit to be deposited in the endowment funds. (2) “Endowment fund state grant” means moneys transferred by the Office of Higher Education from the fund established pursuant to section 10a-8b to the endowment fund established pursuant to this section in an aggregate amount not exceeding the endowment fund state grant maximum commitment. (3) “Endowment fund state grant maximum commitment” means an amount not exceeding two and one-half million dollars in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, five million dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, and June 30, 2002, and seven million five hundred thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2003, to June 30, 2014, inclusive.

See Sec. 10a-8c re restrictions on appropriations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-157a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-157a
Sec. 10-157a. Superintendent for more than one town.
Status: in_force

(b) Any board of education may withdraw from any agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section if, at least one year prior to the date of proposed withdrawal, it gives written notice of its intent to do so to each of the other boards.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal charter, local ordinance, home rule ordinance or other ordinance, or the provisions of chapters 170 and 171, any board of education that jointly employs a superintendent of schools under this section may hold regular joint meetings, at least once every two months, with any of the other boards of education that are jointly employing such superintendent for the purpose of reducing the expenses of such boards of education and aligning the provision of education by such boards of education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222u — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222u
Sec. 10-222u. State-wide social-emotional support strategy.
Status: in_force

(b) The collaborative may consult with the national Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-285a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-285a
Sec. 10-285a. Percentage determination for school building project grants.
Status: in_force

(2) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made prior to July 1, 2047, the percentage of school building project grant money a local board of education for (A) any town with a total population of eighty thousand or greater may be eligible to receive shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or sixty per cent, and (B) the town of Cheshire shall be the greater of the percentage calculated pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection or fifty per cent.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the percentage of school building project grant money a regional board of education may be eligible to receive under the provisions of section 10-286 shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 , of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten per cent, except that no such percentage shall exceed eighty-five per cent.

(2) Any board of education of a regional school district established or expanded on or after July 1, 2016, that submits an application for a school building project (A) not later than ten years after the establishment or expansion of such regional school district, and (B) that is related to such establishment or expansion, may be eligible to receive a percentage of school building project grant money, under the provisions of section 10-286 , as follows: The reimbursement percentage of the town in such regional school district with the greatest reimbursement percentage, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, plus ten per cent.

(c) The percentage of school building project grant money a regional educational service center may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the population of each member town in the regional educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section; (2) adding together the figures for each town determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.

(d) The percentage of school building project grant money a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a , may be eligible to receive shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 , of each town in the cooperative arrangement by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of this section, (2) adding the products determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection, and (3) dividing the total computed under subdivision (2) of this subsection by the total population of all towns in the cooperative arrangement. The ranking of each cooperative arrangement shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such cooperative arrangement shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank plus ten percentage points.

(e) (1) If an elementary school building project for a new building or for the expansion of an existing building includes space for an early childhood care and education program that provides services for children from birth to five years, the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for such purpose. Recipient districts shall maintain such early childhood care and education program for at least ten years.

(2) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for any school building project for a building or facility that will be used exclusively by a local or regional board of education for an early childhood care and education program that provides services for children from birth to five years shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent. Recipient districts shall maintain such early childhood care and education program for at least twenty years.

(f) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for the expansion, alteration or renovation of an existing public school building to convert such building for use as a lighthouse school, as defined in section 10-266cc , shall be increased by ten percentage points.

(g) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant shall be increased by the percentage of the total projected enrollment of the school attributable to the number of spaces made available for out-of-district students participating in the program established pursuant to section 10-266aa , provided the maximum increase shall not exceed ten percentage points.

(h) Subject to the provisions of section 10-285d , if an elementary school building project for a school in a priority school district or for a priority school is necessary in order to offer a full-day kindergarten program or a full-day preschool program or to reduce class size pursuant to section 10-265f , the percentage determined pursuant to this section shall be increased by fifteen percentage points, but shall not exceed one hundred per cent, for the portion of the building used primarily for such full-day kindergarten program, full-day preschool program or such reduced size classes. Recipient districts that receive an increase pursuant to this subsection in support of a full-day preschool program, shall maintain full-day preschool enrollment for at least ten years.

(i) For all projects authorized on or after July 1, 2007, all attorneys' fees and court costs related to litigation shall be eligible for state school construction grant assistance only if the grant applicant is the prevailing party in any such litigation.

(j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a school building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant to section 10-286h , shall be increased by ten percentage points.

(k) On and after July 1, 2024, for applications submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-283 , the percentage of school building project grant money a local or regional board of education may be eligible to receive shall be increased by five percentage points if, prior to December first of the year in which the board submits an application for a grant, such board submits a written determination issued by the Commissioner of Housing within such year finding that the municipality in which the school building project is to occur has been deemed to be an inclusive municipality. As used in this subsection, “inclusive municipality” means any municipality that: (1) Has a total population, as defined in section 10-261 , that is greater than six thousand; (2) has less than ten per cent of its housing units determined by the commissioner to be affordable; (3) has adopted and maintains zoning regulations that (A) promote fair housing, as determined by the commissioner, (B) provide a streamlined process for the approval of the development of multifamily housing of three units or more, (C) permit mixed-use development, and (D) allow accessory dwelling units; and (4) has constructed new affordable housing units that (A) are restricted, through deeds, covenants or other means, to individuals or families whose income is eighty per cent or less of the state median income, and (B) equal at least one per cent of such town's total housing units in the three years immediately preceding the submission of an application under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145s — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145s
Sec. 10-145s. Distinguished educator designation.
Status: in_force

(b) Such designation shall be renewed every five years after issuance upon the demonstration that such person meets performance requirements established by the department with consideration given to the demonstration of distinguished practice as validated by the department or an entity approved by the department.

(c) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the designation as a distinguished educator there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of the applicant a nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars. With each request for a duplicate copy of such designation there shall be paid to the board a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars. The Commissioner of Education may, upon request by the applicant, waive any fee required under this subsection if the commissioner determines that the applicant is unable to pay such fee due to extenuating circumstances.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-194h — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187 / Section 10a-194h
Sec. 10a-194h. Loans to nonprofit organizations for preschool projects.
Status: in_force

(b) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority may issue bonds pursuant to section 10a-185 for the purpose of funding loans to a participating qualified nonprofit organization for preschool projects, including for two or more preschool projects jointly, which bonds may be secured, in whole or in part, by a pledge of revenues to be derived from the operation or use of a preschool project, including fees, charges, tuition or other revenues or third party payments made on behalf of children served by such preschool project to the extent permitted by law. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the authority shall have and may exercise the powers provided in section 10a-180 .

(c) Participating qualified nonprofit organizations may borrow money from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for any preschool project for which the authority is authorized to make loans pursuant to this section. In connection with such borrowing, participating qualified nonprofit organizations may enter into any loan or other agreement and make such covenants, representations and indemnities as such participating qualified nonprofit organization deems necessary or desirable to obtain such loans from the authority or to facilitate the issue of bonds by the authority to finance such loans, including agreements with providers of letters of credit, insurance or other credit facilities for such financings. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Social Services and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, shall establish priorities for financing facilities based on need and quality determinants.

(d) Any bonds issued pursuant to this section shall not constitute indebtedness within the meaning of any statutory limitation on the indebtedness of any participating municipality, or of the municipality or member municipality if the borrower is a local board of education or regional school district. Bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be special obligations of the municipality and shall not be payable from nor charged upon any funds other than revenues pledged to the payment thereof, nor shall the municipality be subject to any liability thereon except to the extent of any pledged revenues. No holder or holders of any bonds shall have the right to compel any exercise of the taxing power of the municipality to pay any bonds or the interest thereon, or to enforce payment thereon against any property of the municipality except property encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of this section. The bonds shall not constitute a charge, lien or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any property of the municipality except property encumbered under the provisions and for the purposes of this section.

(e) The authority shall adopt procedures to carry out the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-64 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-64
Sec. 10-64. Establishment of regional agricultural science and technology education centers. Moratorium; exception. Tuition and transportation.
Status: in_force

(b) No new agricultural science and technology education center shall be approved by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-65 during the three-year period from July 1, 1993, to June 30, 1996, except that the State Board of Education may approve such a center if it is to be operated by the board of education of a local or regional school district with fifteen thousand or more resident students, as defined in subdivision (19) of section 10-262f . If a new regional agricultural science and technology education center is established for a school district pursuant to this subsection, any resident student of such school district who, during the school year immediately preceding the initial operation of such center, was enrolled in grades 10 to 12, inclusive, in a regional agricultural science and technology education center operated by another local or regional board of education, may continue to be enrolled in such regional agricultural science and technology education center.

(c) For purposes of this section and sections 10-65 and 10-66 , the term “agricultural science and technology education” includes vocational aquaculture and marine-related employment.

(d) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish agricultural science and technology education approved by the State Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay any tuition charged under section 10-65 and the reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or technical education and career school or an agricultural science and technology education center and who attends the designated school, provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c . Each such board's reimbursement percentage pursuant to section 10-266m for expenditures in excess of eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16v — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16v
Sec. 10-16v. After school committee established. Appointment of members. Reports and recommendations. Acceptance of funding. Reports to General Assembly.
Status: in_force

(b) The after school committee shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, and the executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity and shall include, but not be limited to, persons having expertise in after school programs, after school program providers, local elected officials, members of community agencies, members of the business community and professional educators.

(c) The after school committee may report on and make recommendations, including, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Identification of existing state, federal and private resources to support and sustain after school programs; (2) methods and practices to enhance coordination and goal setting among state agencies to achieve efficiencies and to encourage training and local technical assistance with respect to after school programs; (3) identification of best practices; (4) methods of encouraging community-based providers; (5) professional development; (6) measures to address barriers to after school programs; and (7) a private and public governance structure that ensures sustainability for after school programs.

(d) The Commissioner of Education may seek and accept funding from private organizations that do not receive grants or other funding from the Department of Education to implement the provisions of this section.

(e) The after school committee shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , its findings pursuant to this section to the General Assembly by February 1, 2004.

(f) Not later than February 1, 2019, the after school committee shall submit a report, and any recommendations for legislation, on how to better coordinate, expand, finance and improve the quality, accessibility and affordability of summer and after school programming for school-age children in all settings to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145w — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145w
Sec. 10-145w. Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Higher Education, shall develop or review and approve proposals for alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Any alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section shall (A) include instruction in classroom management and culturally responsive pedagogy and practice, (B) align with the standards of teaching competencies adopted by the State Board of Education, and (C) meet such other criteria as the department requires.

(2) Any alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section shall reserve ten per cent of available seats for persons from an alternate profession described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. If such seats are not filled by such persons from an alternate profession, such seats shall be made available for all persons from an alternate profession described in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-145b , on and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) successfully completed an alternate route to certification program developed or approved under this section, and (2) meets the requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f .

(d) The department shall include on its Internet web site a description of, and the requirements for, each alternate route to certification program for persons from an alternate profession developed or approved by the department.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-26 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-26
Sec. 10a-26. (Formerly Sec. 10-329b). Status of students for purposes of tuition charges.
Status: in_force

(b) In order to defray part of the cost of the higher education institutional programs at the constituent units of the state system of higher education, tuition shall be charged as provided in said sections 10a-77 , 10a-99 and 10a-105 for each full-time student or shall be prorated in the case of a student carrying less than seventy-five per cent of the credit hours defined as a full-time load by the institution. Any person enrolled in and paying extension fees for a course in an educational extension program or a summer session shall not be charged tuition for such course.

(c) Fees charged for educational extension programs and for summer school sessions under sections 10a-77 , 10a-99 and 10a-105 shall not be deemed to be tuition within the meaning of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145ee — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145ee
Sec. 10-145ee. Initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education may issue an initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools to an applicant who has (1) provided a written request from a local or regional board of education, (2) obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent, (3) completed a minimum of three years of approved successful work experience appropriate to the field for which such certificate is sought, which may include not more than two years of specialized appropriate schooling, (4) completed a minimum of six semester hours of credit in professional education in areas such as (A) teaching vocational and industrial education, or (B) foundations of education, educational psychology, adolescent psychology, psychology of learning, curriculum and methods of teaching, classroom instruction and management, multicultural diversity or equity issues in education, and (5) completed a course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than three semester hours, which shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, including children with a disability, gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special needs children in the regular classroom. An initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools shall authorize the holder to teach in a comprehensive high school trade and industrial program in grades six to twelve, inclusive, except such initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools shall not be valid to teach in the Technical Education and Career System.

(c) An applicant who is otherwise eligible for an initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools, but is deficient in meeting the course requirements to the extent of not more than six semester hours of credit, as described in subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section, and a course of study in special education, as described in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of this section, may be issued an interim educator certificate, valid for one year, which may be reissued for a second year by the Commissioner of Education. If the holder of such interim educator certificate fails to meet such course requirements at the expiration of such interim educator certificate, the commissioner shall prevent the holder from serving in the employ of a board of education in a position covered by the initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools, except that the course work in which the applicant is deficient may be deferred for one additional year for good cause shown.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15i
Sec. 10-15i. Connecticut Achievement and Resource Equity in Schools Commission.
Status: in_force

(b) The commission shall consist of the following members who shall reflect the state's geographic, population, socio-economic, racial and ethnic diversity:

(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 an economist with expertise in measures of poverty;

(3) Two appointed by the Senate Republican president pro tempore, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators and one of whom is a representative of a regional agricultural science and technology education center;

(4) 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;

(5) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education;

(6) Two appointed by the deputy Senate Republican president pro tempore, one of whom is an employee of the bureau of choice programs within the Department of Education and one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut PTA;

(7) 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 Administrators of Programs for English Language Learners;

(8) One appointed jointly by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of School Business Officials; and

(9) One appointed jointly by the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Senate Republican president pro tempore who shall be a representative of the State Education Resource Center.

(c) All appointments to the commission shall be made not later than thirty days after October 31, 2017. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(d) There shall be two chairpersons of the commission appointed as follows: (1) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall select a chairperson of the commission from among the members of the commission, and (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Senate Republican president pro tempore shall jointly select the other chairperson of the commission from among the members of the commission. If the chairperson appointed pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection becomes vacant, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Senate Republican president pro tempore, or the president pro tempore of the Senate, as the case may be, shall fill such vacancy. The chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, which shall be held not later than sixty days after October 31, 2017.

(e) Not later than April 1, 2018, the commission shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and 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 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-55r — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-55r
Sec. 10a-55r. Council on Sexual Misconduct Climate Assessments. Membership. Duties.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall consist of the following members:

(1) The cochairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and employment advancement;

(2) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who has expertise in the development and design of sexual misconduct climate assessments;

(3) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who has expertise in statistics, data analytics or econometrics related to higher education assessments;

(4) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of the Victim Rights Center of Connecticut;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a Title IX coordinator at an institution of higher education in the state;

(6) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee;

(7) The president of The University of Connecticut, or the president's designee;

(8) Two designated by the Board of Regents for Higher Education, one of whom represents the Connecticut State University System and one of whom represents the regional community-technical college system;

(9) One designated by the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, who represents the independent institutions of higher education in the state;

(10) Three designated by the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, one of whom is a victim of sexual assault or intimate partner violence who resides in a rural community in the state, one of whom is a victim of sexual assault or intimate partner violence who resides in an urban community in the state and at least one of whom is a person who is black, indigenous or a person of color;

(11) One designated by the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, who is a victim of intimate partner violence;

(12) One designated by True Colors, Inc., who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or a queer;

(13) The staff director of the Every Voice Coalition of Connecticut, or the staff director's designee; and

(14) Three students, designated by the Every Voice Coalition of Connecticut, one of whom is enrolled at a public institution of higher education, one of whom is enrolled at an independent institution of higher education and at least one of whom is a person who is black, indigenous or a person of color.

(c) Any member of the council appointed or designated under subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All initial appointments to the council shall be made not later than sixty days after July 1, 2021, and shall terminate on June 30, 2026, regardless of when the initial appointment or designation was made. Any member of the council may serve more than one term.

(e) The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education shall jointly select the chairperson of the council from among the members of the council. The chairperson of the council shall schedule the first meeting of the council, which shall be held not later than sixty days after July 1, 2021.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education shall serve as administrative staff of the council.

(g) Members of the council who are appointed or designated shall serve for four-year terms, which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as provided in subsection (d) of this section. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed or designated.

(h) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing or designating authority not later than thirty days after the vacancy occurs. Any vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.

(i) A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.

(j) The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall, within the limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties.

(k) The council shall meet as often as deemed necessary by the chairperson or a majority of the council. Any appointed or designated 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 council.

(l) Not later than January 1, 2022, and every two years thereafter, the council shall submit, 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 and to each institution of higher education in the state the (1) list of data points developed by the council, and (2) recommended sexual misconduct climate assessments and guidelines for the implementation of such assessments.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183f
Sec. 10-183f. Benefit eligibility.
Status: repealed

(b) Proratable retirement. A member is eligible to receive a proratable retirement benefit if such member has attained age sixty prior to termination of service and has accumulated at least ten years of credited service in the public schools of Connecticut.

(c) Early retirement. A member is eligible to receive an early retirement benefit if such member has accumulated twenty-five years of credited service at least twenty years of which are service in the public schools of Connecticut, or if such member has attained the age of fifty-five and has accumulated at least twenty years of credited service, at least fifteen of which are service in the public schools of Connecticut.

(d) Deferred vested retirement. A member is eligible to receive a deferred vested retirement benefit beginning at age sixty if such member: (1) Has accumulated ten years of credited service in the public schools of Connecticut; and (2) terminates service before becoming eligible for any other retirement benefit; and (3) leaves his or her accumulated contributions with the system.

(e) Disability retirement. Repealed by P.A. 79-541, S. 5, 6.

(f) Survivors' benefits. The survivors of a member who dies (1) while in service in the public schools of Connecticut, (2) within two months after withdrawal from such service and prior to the effective date of such member's retirement or (3) while receiving a disability benefit under section 10-183aa , shall receive survivors' benefits. Before any survivors' benefits are paid, the board shall receive such applications and other documents and information as it deems necessary.

(g) Receipt of benefits. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, pursuant to Section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, a member shall begin receiving benefits under this chapter no later than April first of the calendar year following the calendar year in which (1) the member attains age seventy and one-half, or seventy-two for members who attain such age on or after January 1, 2020, or (2) if the member retires after age seventy and one-half, or seventy-two for members who attain such age on or after January 1, 2020, in the calendar year in which such member retires.

See Secs. 10-183aa, 10-183bb re disability retirement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222z — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222z
Sec. 10-222z. Title IX compliance report.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall annually review the Title IX compliance reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and develop a report based on its findings of such review. The department shall make such report available on its Internet web site and submit such report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-22g — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-22g
Sec. 10a-22g. (Formerly Sec. 10-7h). Additional classroom sites, branch schools and distance learning programs.
Status: in_force

(b) The buildings and premises for such additional classroom site or branch school shall meet all applicable state and local fire and zoning requirements, and certificates attesting the same signed by the local fire marshal and zoning enforcement officer shall be filed with the commissioner prior to offering such occupational instruction. The additional classroom site or branch school shall be in compliance with the relevant requirements set forth in subsection (g) of section 10a-22b , or on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 10a-22k , the requirements set forth in such regulations.

(c) The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, not later than thirty days after the proposed date for establishment of a branch school, may issue an order prohibiting any such establishment of a branch school if it would constitute a material or substantial deviation from the conditions of authorization or if the private career school fails to meet the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) If the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, fails to take action upon the request for revision by the thirtieth day after the proposed date for establishment of such additional classroom site or branch school or such distance learning program, such request shall be deemed approved.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-22a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-22a
Sec. 10a-22a. (Formerly Sec. 10-7a). Private career schools. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Private career school” means a postsecondary career school operated by a person, board, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other entity offering or advertising vocational instruction in any form or manner in any trade, industrial, commercial, service, professional or other occupation for any remuneration, consideration, reward or fee of whatever nature, including, but not limited to, a hospital-based career school, or any program, school or entity offering postsecondary instruction in barbering, hairdressing and cosmetology or the occupation of esthetician, nail technician or eyelash technician, as such terms are defined in section 20-265a . “Private career school” does not include (A) instruction offered under public supervision and control, (B) instruction conducted by a firm or organization solely for the training of its own employees or members, (C) instruction offered by a school authorized by the General Assembly to confer degrees, or (D) instruction offered in the arts or recreation, including, but not limited to, the training of students to provide such instruction;

(2) “Additional classroom site” means a facility that (A) is geographically located close to the school or branch that oversees the site, such that students must utilize services provided at such school or branch, (B) conducts permanent or temporary educational activities, and (C) offers courses or full programs of study;

(3) “Branch” means a subdivision of a school (A) located at a different facility and geographical site from the school, except for a site that is an additional classroom site as determined by the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, and (B) that (i) offers one or more complete programs leading to a diploma or certificate; (ii) operates under the school's certificate of operation; (iii) meets the same conditions of authorization as the school; and (iv) exercises administrative control and is responsible for its own academic affairs;

(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Higher Education; and

(5) “Postsecondary career school” means an institution authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-104c — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-104c
Sec. 10a-104c. Recruitment of research faculty and staff. Progress report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than April 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, said board shall develop a plan for the recruitment and hiring of research faculty, including those whose research is focused on societal needs or can be commercialized. Such plan shall outline the operating and capital costs associated with the plan and include recruitment and hiring goals.

(c) (1) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut shall commence a research faculty recruitment and hiring program in accordance with the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such program shall be used (A) to hire faculty who meet the qualifications specified in subsection (a) of this section and who will assist the university in achieving the goals and requirements set forth in said subsection, and (B) to support the compensation of such faculty and related construction, renovation and equipment costs.

(2) Under such program, the university shall encourage and facilitate the creation of new business ventures in the state that fuel economic growth and shall provide resources for proof of concept, technology maturation, early-stage and later-stage venture capital funding and other measures that encourage expansion of the university's entrepreneurial ecosystem.

(d) The president of The University of Connecticut shall submit an annual report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , on the university's progress in meeting hiring goals under this section and the implementation of the program under subsection (c) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance, revenue and bonding.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76b
Sec. 10-76b. State supervision of special education programs and services. Regulations. Coordinating agency.
Status: reserved

(b) The commissioner shall designate by regulation, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, the procedures which shall be used to identify exceptional children.

(c) Said board shall be the agency for cooperation and consultation with federal agencies, other state agencies and private bodies on matters of public school education of children requiring special education, provided the full responsibilities for other aspects of the care of such children shall be reserved to such other agencies.

(d) The State Board of Education shall ensure that local and regional boards of education are providing the information described in subparagraph (D) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d to the parent or guardian of a child requiring special education or the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g and, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil.

See Sec. 10-184a re exemption of local or regional boards of education or State Board of Education from providing special education for children being educated at home or in private school.

Cited. 172 C. 615; 179 C. 694; 198 C. 445; 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1; 238 C. 1.

Violates Art. I, Sec. 20 and Art. VIII, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 31 CS 377. Cited. 34 CS 257; 35 CS 501; 39 CS 443; 44 CS 527.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66k — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66k
Sec. 10-66k. Revocation of participation; effect on pledge for security of bonds. Existence of center and repayment of obligations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section and section 10-66a , no withdrawal or termination of participation by any member board of education shall affect any pledge, agreement, assignment or mortgage of any income, revenue, proceeds or property of a regional educational service center made for the benefit or security of any bonds, notes or other obligations or any repayment obligations under any credit or liquidity facility provided pursuant to this chapter.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no regional educational service center shall cease to exist until such time as payment or provision for payment of all such center's outstanding bonds, notes or other obligations, including any outstanding repayment obligations under any credit or liquidity facility, is made.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-221o — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-221o
Sec. 10-221o. Lunch periods. Recess. Undirected play. Boards to adopt policies addressing limitation of physical exercise.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a policy, as the board deems appropriate, concerning the circumstances when a school employee may prevent or otherwise restrict a student from participating in the entire time devoted to physical exercise in the regular school day, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as a form of discipline. Such policy shall (1) permit such prevention or restriction (A) when a student poses a danger to the health or safety of other students or school personnel, or (B) when such prevention or restriction is limited to the period devoted to physical exercise that is the shortest in duration if there are two or more periods devoted to physical exercise in a school day, provided the period of time devoted to physical exercise that such student may participate in during such school day is at least twenty minutes in duration, (2) only permit such prevention or restriction once during a school week, unless such student is a danger to the health or safety of other students or school personnel, (3) not include any provisions that such board determines are unreasonably restrictive or punitive, (4) distinguish between (A) discipline imposed prior to the start of such time devoted to physical exercise and discipline imposed during such time devoted to physical exercise, and (B) discipline that (i) prevents or otherwise restricts a student from participating in such time devoted to physical exercise prior to such time devoted to physical exercise, and (ii) methods used to redirect a student's behavior during such time devoted to physical exercise, and (5) not permit such prevention or restriction if a student does not complete such student's work on time or for such student's academic performance. For purposes of this section, “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.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222i
Sec. 10-222i. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) State-wide safe school climate resource network.
Status: in_force

(b) The department may seek federal, state and municipal funding and may accept private donations for the administration of the state-wide safe school climate resource network.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-266u — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-266u
Sec. 10-266u. Retention of funds by the department. Grant to supplement existing programs. Reports. Audits.
Status: in_force

(b) Each grant pursuant to section 10-266t shall be awarded on an annual basis. Funding in subsequent years shall be based on available appropriations, compliance with this section and section 10-266t and program evaluations.

(c) Each school district which receives a grant pursuant to section 10-266t shall use the grant to supplement existing programs. If the Commissioner of Education finds that any grant is being used for other purposes, or to decrease the local share of support for schools or to supplant a previous source of funds, he may require repayment of such grant to the state.

(d) Each such district shall prepare an annual program report which describes and documents program operation, student participation and other indicators of success and shall submit the report to the Commissioner of Education in such form and at such time as he prescribes.

(e) Within sixty days after the close of the school year, each such district shall file with the Commissioner of Education a financial statement of expenditures, in such form as the commissioner prescribes. On or before December thirty-first of the fiscal year following the grant year, each district shall file, as part of the local government single audit process, an appropriate financial audit of the grant funds.

(f) On or before December first annually, the Commissioner of Education shall file, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , an evaluation report of the program established pursuant to section 10-266t with the Governor, the General Assembly and the Office of Policy and Management.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-262j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-262j
Sec. 10-262j. Minimum budget requirement.
Status: in_force

(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection (d) of section 10-262i , such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction;

(2) If a district experiences a net reduction in its resident student count during a period that may include any of the five fiscal years immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted appropriation for education is calculated, such district may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the number of such net reduction multiplied by fifty per cent of the net current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided no district may use the resident student count for (A) any fiscal year that was previously used to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education, or (B) the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, in any calculation of a net reduction of resident students for purposes of reducing its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this subdivision for any subsequent fiscal year;

(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the number of resident students attending high school for such district for October first of the prior school year, using the data of record as of January thirty-first of the prior school year, is lower than such district's number of resident students attending high school for October first of the school year before the prior school year, using the data of record as of January thirty-first of the school year before the prior school year, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in the number of resident students attending high school for such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33 , except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, the number of resident students attending high school for such district for the prior school year shall be the number of resident students attending high school for such district for October 1, 2019, using the data of record as of January 31, 2020; or

(4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through (A) increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of Education, including, but not limited to, (i) reductions in costs associated with transportation services, school district administration or contracts that are not the result of collective bargaining or other labor agreements, (ii) an agreement to provide medical or health care benefits pursuant to section 7-464b , (iii) a cooperative agreement relating to the performance of administrative and central office functions, such as business manager functions, for the municipality and the school district pursuant to section 10-241b , (iv) reductions in costs associated with the purchasing or joint purchasing of property insurance, casualty insurance and workers' compensation insurance, following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district pursuant to section 10-241c , (v) reductions in costs associated with the purchasing of payroll processing or accounts payable software systems, following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district to determine whether such systems may be purchased or shared on a regional basis pursuant to section 10-241e , (vi) consolidation of information technology services, and (vii) reductions in costs associated with the care and maintenance of athletic fields, or (B) regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the prior fiscal year.

(b) For any fiscal year, the Commissioner of Education may permit a town to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in an amount determined by the commissioner if the school district in such town has permanently ceased operations and closed one or more schools in the school district due to declining enrollment at such closed school or schools in the seven fiscal years immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted appropriation for education is calculated.

(c) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections (g) and (h) of this section, a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u , shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this section.

(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any district that is in the top ten per cent of school districts based on the accountability index, as defined in section 10-223e .

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the member towns of a regional school district during the first full fiscal year following the establishment of the regional school district, provided the budgeted appropriation for education for member towns of such regional school district for each subsequent fiscal year shall be determined in accordance with this section.

(f) Any district that has (1) elected to act as a self-insurer, pursuant to section 10-236 , (2) experienced a loss incurred as a result of one or more catastrophic events, as declared by a nationally recognized catastrophe loss index provider, during the prior fiscal year, and (3) increased its budgeted appropriation for education during said prior fiscal year as a result of such loss, shall not be required to include the amount of such increase in the calculation of such district's budgeted appropriation for education for the subsequent fiscal year.

(g) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2024, inclusive, any district that has received (1) a supplemental appropriation from the board of finance for a town having a board of finance, the board of selectmen for a town having no board of finance or the authority making appropriations for the school district, for the purpose of covering costs associated with COVID-19 expenditures because the budgeted appropriation for education for the district was insufficient to cover such costs, or (2) federal funds received pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, as amended from time to time, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, P.L. 116-260, as amended from time to time, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, shall not be required to include the amount of such supplemental appropriation or federal funds in the calculation of such district's budgeted appropriation for education for the subsequent fiscal year. As used in this subsection, “COVID-19” means the respiratory disease designated by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, as coronavirus 2019, and any related mutation thereof recognized by the World Health Organization as a communicable respiratory disease.

(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, any district that has been awarded a grant under the school security infrastructure competitive grant program, established pursuant to section 84 of public act 13-3*, during the prior fiscal year, shall not be required to include the amount of such grant in the calculation of such district's budgeted appropriation for education for the subsequent fiscal year.

(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act, municipal charter, local ordinance, home rule ordinance or other ordinance that prohibits or otherwise limits a town from appropriating additional funds to its budgeted appropriation for education after the adoption of such appropriation, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, a town may appropriate additional funds to its budgeted appropriation for education to satisfy the requirements of this section if the amount of the equalization aid grant the town is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h is greater than the amount of such grant that was anticipated by such town when it originally adopted its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.

*Note: Section 84 of public act 13-3 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

Minimum expenditure requirement cited. 228 C. 699.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-166 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 186 / Section 10a-166
Sec. 10a-166. (Formerly Sec. 10-116q). Education grant to child of deceased or disabled veteran or missing in action member of armed forces.
Status: in_force

(b) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a child of a person missing in action in Vietnam must apply for such aid while his or her serviceman parent is still missing in action. Once the application of such child has been approved, the return of the parent of such child shall not result in the termination of such aid.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-55t — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-55t
Sec. 10a-55t. Policy re availability and use of opioid antagonists on campus required.
Status: in_force

(b) The policy of each institution of higher education concerning the availability and use of opioid antagonists shall (1) designate a medical professional or public safety professional to oversee the purchase, storage and distribution of opioid antagonists on each of its campuses, (2) identify the location or locations on each of its campuses where the opioid antagonists are stored, which location or locations shall be made known and accessible to students and employees of such institution, (3) require maintenance of the supply of opioid antagonists in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines, and (4) require a representative of the institution to call 911 or notify a local emergency medical services provider prior to, during or as soon as practicable after each use of an opioid antagonist on the institution's campus that is reported to the institution or observed by a medical professional or public safety professional, unless the person to whom the opioid antagonist was administered has already received medical treatment for his or her opioid-related drug overdose.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-233r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-233r
Sec. 10-233r. Connecticut School Discipline Collaborative. Duties.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2023, the duties of the Connecticut School Discipline Collaborative shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) developing guidance to reduce the number of out-of-school suspensions and expulsions of students in grades preschool to two, inclusive, (2) providing evidence-based and developmentally appropriate definitions and examples of conduct that is of a violent or sexual nature in the context that such conduct may allow an out-of-school suspension of a student in grades preschool to two, inclusive, pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10-233c , and (3) recommending developmentally appropriate interventions for a student in grades preschool to two, inclusive, as an alternative to out-of-school suspension.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-17e
Sec. 10-17e. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Eligible students” means students enrolled in public schools in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, whose dominant language is other than English and whose proficiency in English is not sufficient to assure equal educational opportunity in the regular school program;

(2) “Program of bilingual education” means a program that: (A) Makes instructional use of both English and an eligible student's native language; (B) enables eligible students to achieve English proficiency and academic mastery of subject matter content and higher order skills, including critical thinking, so as to meet appropriate grade promotion and graduation requirements; (C) provides for the continuous increase in the use of English and corresponding decrease in the use of the native language for the purpose of instruction within each year and from year to year and provides for the use of English for more than half of the instructional time by the end of the first year; (D) may develop the native language skills of eligible students; and (E) may include the participation of English-proficient students if the program is designed to enable all enrolled students to become more proficient in English and a second language.

(3) “English as a second language program” means a program that uses only English as the instructional language for eligible students and enables such students to achieve English proficiency and academic mastery of subject matter content and higher order skills, including critical thinking, so as to meet appropriate grade promotion and graduation requirements.

Cited. 226 C. 704.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-266m — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-266m
Sec. 10-266m. Transportation grants.
Status: in_force

(1) The percentage of pupil transportation costs reimbursed to a local board of education shall be determined by (A) ranking each town in the state in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261 ; (B) based upon such ranking, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-32a , (i) except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, a percentage of zero shall be assigned to towns ranked from one to thirteen and a percentage of not less than zero nor more than sixty shall be determined for the towns ranked from fourteen to one hundred sixty-nine on a continuous scale, except that any such percentage shall be increased by twenty percentage points in accordance with section 10-97 , where applicable, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, and for each fiscal year thereafter, a percentage of zero shall be assigned to towns ranked from one to seventeen and a percentage of not less than zero nor more than sixty shall be determined for the towns ranked from eighteen to one hundred sixty-nine on a continuous scale.

(2) The percentage of pupil transportation costs reimbursed to a regional board of education shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 , of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank, provided such percentage shall be increased in the case of a secondary regional school district by an additional five percentage points and, in the case of any other regional school district by an additional ten percentage points.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, and for each fiscal year thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall receive a grant of less than one thousand dollars.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and June 30, 2025, inclusive, the amount of transportation grants payable to local or regional boards of education shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the Commissioner of Education may provide grants, within available appropriations, in an amount not to exceed two thousand dollars per pupil, to local and regional boards of education and regional educational service centers that transport (A) out-of-district students to a technical education and career school located in Hartford, or (B) Hartford students attending a technical education and career school or a regional agricultural science and technology education center outside of the district, to assist 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 of Education, for the costs associated with such transportation.

(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, in addition to the reimbursements and grants payable under subdivisions (1) to (5), inclusive, of this subsection, the Commissioner of Education shall provide a grant when (A) two or more boards of education enter into a cooperative agreement in accordance with section 10-158a to transport students to schools operated by the boards of education during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and (B) such cooperative arrangement results in a savings, as determined by the commissioner, over the transportation costs incurred by the boards of education during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010. This grant, which shall be returned to the municipalities in which the participating boards of education are located in accordance with the terms of the written cooperative arrangement, shall be equal to half of the difference in the amount the boards of education would have been reimbursed in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, for pupil transportation costs but for the savings realized in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, pursuant to the cooperative arrangement.

(b) A cooperative arrangement established pursuant to section 10-158a which provides transportation in accordance with said section shall be reimbursed for a percentage of such transportation costs in accordance with its ranking pursuant to this subsection. The ranking shall be determined by (1) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 , of each town in the cooperative arrangement by such town's ranking as determined pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, (2) adding such products, and (3) dividing such sum by the total population of all towns in the cooperative arrangement. The ranking of each cooperative arrangement shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each cooperative arrangement shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as a town with the same rank.

Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15
Sec. 10-15. Towns to maintain schools.
Status: in_force

What constitutes residence of a child for school purposes. 59 C. 491. Discretion of board of education to prescribe particular subjects is to be independently exercised. 127 C. 351. Cited. 135 C. 582; 147 C. 374; 152 C. 151; 218 C. 1; 238 C. 1.

Cited. 26 CS 123. When health instruction and physical education courses authorized. 29 CS 397. Plaintiff, eligible for public schooling, has standing to bring action for declaratory judgment that the distribution of funds for public schools do not meet constitutional standards. 31 CS 379.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-146c
Sec. 10-146c. Reciprocity agreements, interstate agreements and recognition statement to facilitate educator certification.
Status: in_force

(1) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories or possessions of the United States; and

(2) “Educator preparation program” means a program designed to qualify an individual for certification as an educator provided by institutions of higher education or other providers, including, but not limited to, an alternate route to certification program.

(b) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, as agent for the state shall enter into reciprocity agreements concerning educator certification reciprocity with the chief education officials for each state. If the commissioner is unable to establish a reciprocity agreement with another state, the commissioner may establish or join an interstate agreement pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(c) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, as agent for the state shall establish or join interstate agreements with other states to facilitate the certification of qualified educators from other states. Any such interstate agreement shall include provisions requiring candidates for certification to, at a minimum, (1) hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, (2) have fulfilled post-preparation assessments as approved by the commissioner, and (3) have successfully completed an approved educator preparation program. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-145b and 10-145f , the State Board of Education shall issue the appropriate certificate to any applicant, based on such applicant's qualifications, who satisfies the requirements of the appropriate interstate agreement.

(d) If the commissioner is unable to establish or join a reciprocity agreement or an interstate agreement with another state, the commissioner may create and make available a recognition statement that specifies the states, assessments and educator preparation programs that the commissioner will recognize for purposes of issuing certification under sections 10-145b and 10-145f .

(e) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit a progress report on the development and implementation of reciprocity agreements and interstate agreements and any recommendations for legislation 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. § 10-221r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-221r
Sec. 10-221r. Advanced placement course program. Guidelines.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education shall develop guidelines to aid local and regional boards of education in training teachers for teaching advanced placement courses to a diverse student body.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-155l — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-155l
Sec. 10-155l. Minority teacher recruitment.
Status: in_force

(b) The Regional Educational Service Center Minority Recruiting Alliance, in consultation with the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, shall study methods to (1) encourage minority middle and secondary school students to attend institutions of higher education and enter teacher preparation programs, (2) recruit minority students attending institutions of higher education to enroll in teacher preparation programs and pursue teaching careers, and (3) recruit and maintain minority teachers in Connecticut schools.

(c) Not later than October 1, 2007, the Regional Educational Service Center Minority Recruiting Alliance, in consultation with the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, shall propose guidelines to the Commissioner of Education and the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities for pilot programs to recruit and retain minority teachers and may consider, but such consideration need not be limited to, the establishment and operation of the following pilot programs:

(1) A fellows program leading to the eligibility for an educator certificate for minority individuals who have (A) completed an intensive summer session focusing on classroom management and methodology, (B) received a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited, (C) achieved a satisfactory score on the examination required pursuant to section 10-145f or have had such requirement waived pursuant to said section, and (D) have such other qualifications for the issuance of an educator certificate as are required for individuals participating in the alternate route to certification program under section 10-155d ;

(2) A competitive grant program to assist local and regional boards of education to form and operate future teachers' clubs as part of the extracurricular activities at middle and high schools under their jurisdiction; and

(3) A program to allow minority college seniors who are majoring in subject shortage areas pursuant to section 10-8b but who are not enrolled in a teacher preparation program to receive up to three credits for working as cadet teachers in a public school and, upon graduation and recommendation by school officials, to allow such cadet teachers to enter a fellows program pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection if such a program is in operation.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2008, the Regional Educational Service Center Minority Recruiting Alliance shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , on (1) the results of the study pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, (2) the guidelines for pilot programs developed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and (3) the establishment and operation of any pilot program pursuant to subsection (c) of this section to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and higher education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222k — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222k
Sec. 10-222k. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) District safe school climate coordinator. Safe school climate specialist. Safe school climate committee.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year thereafter, the principal of each school, or the principal's designee, shall serve as the safe school climate specialist and shall (1) investigate or supervise the investigation of reported acts of bullying in the school in accordance with the district's safe school climate plan, (2) collect and maintain records of reports and investigations of bullying in the school, and (3) act as the primary school official responsible for preventing, identifying and responding to reports of bullying in the school.

(c) (1) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year thereafter, the principal of each school shall establish a committee or designate at least one existing committee in the school to be responsible for developing and fostering a safe school climate and addressing issues relating to bullying in the school. Such committee shall include at least one parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school appointed by the school principal, and for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, such committee shall also include (A) school personnel, including, but not limited to, at least one teacher selected by the exclusive bargaining representative for certified employees chosen pursuant to section 10-153b , (B) medical and mental health personnel assigned to such school, and (C) in the case of a committee for a high school, at least one student enrolled at such high school who is selected by the students of such school in a manner determined by the school principal.

(2) Any such committee shall: (A) Receive copies of completed reports following investigations of bullying, (B) identify and address patterns of bullying among students in the school, (C) implement the provisions of the school security and safety plan, developed pursuant to section 10-222m , regarding the collection, evaluation and reporting of information relating to instances of disturbing or threatening behavior that may not meet the definition of bullying, (D) review and amend school policies relating to bullying, (E) review and make recommendations to the district safe school climate coordinator regarding the district's safe school climate plan based on issues and experiences specific to the school, (F) educate students, school employees and parents and guardians of students on issues relating to bullying, (G) collaborate with the district safe school climate coordinator in the collection of data regarding bullying, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10-222d and subsection (a) of section 10-222h , and (H) perform any other duties as determined by the school principal that are related to the prevention, identification and response to school bullying for the school.

(3) Any parent, guardian or student serving as a member of any such committee shall not participate in the activities described in subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection or any other activity that may compromise the confidentiality of a student.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-405 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-405
Sec. 10-405. (Formerly Sec. 10-373n). Definitions: Arts organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Arts organization” means a nonprofit organization in the state which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as from time to time amended, the primary purpose of which is to create, perform, present or otherwise promote the visual, performing or literary arts in the state, but shall not mean an organization, the primary purpose of which is instructional, or an organization, the primary purpose of which is to receive contributions for and provide funding to arts organizations;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Economic and Community Development;

(3) “Connecticut Arts Council” means the council established pursuant to section 10-408a ;

(4) “Contribution” means cash, negotiable securities or other gifts of similar liquidity;

(5) “Donor” means a private organization, the primary purpose of which is to receive contributions for and provide funding to arts organizations, a private foundation or private corporation, partnership, single proprietorship or association or person making a contribution to an arts organization;

(6) “Fiscal year” means a period of twelve calendar months as determined by the arts organization's bylaws.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76i
Sec. 10-76i. Advisory Council for Special Education.
Status: in_force

(b) The advisory council shall elect annually its own chairperson and other officers as deemed necessary. The council shall meet at least once during each calendar quarter and at such other times as the chairperson deems necessary or upon the request of a majority of members in office. The State Board of Education shall meet at least annually with the council to review the state plan for the provision of special education. A majority of the members in office, but not less than ten, shall constitute a quorum. Any member who fails to attend fifty per cent of all meetings held during any calendar year shall be deemed to have resigned from office. The member appointed by the Commissioner of Education who is an official of the department shall meet with and act as secretary to the advisory council. Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of Education shall provide secretarial and administrative assistance to facilitate the activity of the advisory council. The Board of Regents for Higher Education shall appoint a liaison person to the advisory council.

(c) The advisory council shall: (1) Advise the Department of Education of unmet needs in educating children with disabilities and on the administration of the provisions of sections 10-94f to 10-94k , inclusive; (2) review periodically the laws, regulations, standards and guidelines pertaining to special education and recommend to the General Assembly and the State Board of Education any changes which it finds necessary; (3) comment on any new or revised regulations, standards and guidelines proposed for issuance; (4) participate with the State Board of Education in the development of any state eligibility documents for provision of special education; (5) comment publicly on any procedures necessary for distributing federal funds received pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as from time to time amended; (6) assist the Department of Education in developing and reporting such data and evaluations as may be conducted pursuant to the provisions of said act; (7) report to the General Assembly not later than January fifteenth in the odd-numbered years and not later than February fifteenth in the even-numbered years, concerning recommendations for effecting changes in the special education laws; and (8) perform any other activity that is required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400, et seq., as from time to time amended.

Cited. 179 C. 694; 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.

Cited. 35 CS 501; 44 CS 527.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-232 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-232
Sec. 10-232. Restrictions on employment of members of board of education.
Status: in_force

Cited. 152 C. 568; 182 C. 253.