Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-291 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-291
Sec. 10-291. Approval of plans and site. Expense limit.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall not approve a school building project plan or site, as applicable, if:

(1) The site is in an area of moderate or high radon potential, as indicated in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Radon Potential Map, or similar subsequent publications, except where the school building project plan incorporates construction techniques to mitigate radon levels in the air of the facility;

(2) The plans incorporate new roof construction or total replacement of an existing roof and do not provide for the following: (A) A minimum roof pitch that conforms with the requirements of the State Building Code, (B) a minimum twenty-year unlimited manufacturer's guarantee for water tightness covering material and workmanship on the entire roofing system, (C) the inclusion of vapor retarders, insulation, bitumen, felts, membranes, flashings, metals, decks and any other feature required by the roof design, and (D) that all manufacturer's materials to be used in the roofing system are specified to meet the latest standards for individual components of the roofing systems of the American Society for Testing and Materials;

(3) In the case of a major alteration, renovation or extension of a building to be used for public school purposes, the plans do not incorporate the guidelines set forth in the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association's publication entitled “Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction” or similar subsequent publications;

(4) In the case of a new construction, extension, renovation or replacement, the plans do not provide that the building maintenance staff responsible for such facility are trained in or are receiving training in, or that the applicant plans to provide training in, the appropriate areas of plant operations including, but not limited to, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems pursuant to section 10-231e , with specific training relative to indoor air quality;

(5) In the case of a project for new construction, extension, major alteration, renovation or replacement involving a school entrance for inclusion on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with section 10-283 on or after July 1, 2008, the plans do not provide for a security infrastructure for such entrance;

(6) In the case of a project for new construction, extension, major alteration, renovation or replacement on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with section 10-283 on or after July 1, 2022, the plans do not provide for the installation of at least one water bottle filling station (A) per one hundred students of the projected enrollment for the school building, (B) on each new floor or wing of the school building, and (C) in any food service area of the school building;

(7) In the case of a project for new construction of a school building on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with section 10-283 on or after July 1, 2023, the plans do not provide for the installation of level two electric vehicle charging stations, as defined in section 4b-77 , in at least twenty per cent of the designated parking spaces for cars or light duty trucks at the school building; or

(8) In the case of a project for new construction of a school building on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with section 10-283 , on or after July 1, 2025, the plans do not provide for single-user toilet and bathing rooms that are identified as being available for use by all students and school personnel.

Prior approval by town board of education and town building committee not applicable to acquisition of a school building site. 168 C. 135.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-227 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-227
Sec. 10-227. Returns of receipts, expenditures and statistics to Commissioner of Education. Verification mandated. Penalty. Publication.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than March 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall publish on its Internet web site the data contained in the reports and returns filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by education program type, expense function, expense object and funding source, including, but not limited to, federal, combined state and local and combined private and other sources for the school and district level. The department shall develop and publish a guide that contains definitions for each category of expenditure and funding source.

(c) Not later than March 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall develop and publish the data contained in the reports and returns filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in a format that allows financial comparisons between school districts and schools, including student enrollment and demographic statistics as of October first of the school year in which such reports and returns were filed.

Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145dd — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145dd
Sec. 10-145dd. Initial educator certificate for occupational subjects in technical education and career schools.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education may issue an initial educator certificate for occupational subjects in technical education and career schools to an applicant who has (1) obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent, (2) completed five years of experience in the field for which the certificate is sought, which may include not more than two years of in a registered apprenticeship, work-based learning program or other specialized schooling, (3) completed a minimum of six semester hours of credit teaching vocational and industrial education, and (4) 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 occupational subjects in technical education and career schools shall authorize the holder to teach an occupational subject in the Technical Education and Career System.

(c) An applicant who is otherwise eligible for an initial educator certificate for occupational subjects in technical education and career 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 (3) of subsection (b) of this section, and a course of study in special education, as described in subdivision (4) 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 occupational subjects in technical education and career 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. § 10-265e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265e
Sec. 10-265e. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Priority school district” means a school district described in section 10-266p ; and

(2) “Priority school” means a school in which forty per cent or more of the lunches served are served to students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, excluding such a school located in a priority school district.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-286d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-286d
Sec. 10-286d. Site-acquisition grant.
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for a priority school district under section 10-266p , the Department of Administrative Services shall allow the reasonable cost, as determined by the commissioner, of acquiring property adjacent to an existing school site as an eligible cost if the acreage of the existing school site is less than half of the number of the acres permitted under regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this chapter.

(c) For projects authorized, and sites selected for school use, on and after July 1, 2007, remediation costs of the site and site improvements eligible for grant assistance under this chapter shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of the site with improvements unless the purchase price is such that the sum of the purchase price plus remediation costs of the site and site improvements does not exceed one hundred twenty-five per cent of the appraised value of the site and improvements.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-232d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-232d
Sec. 10-232d. Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of certified school personnel. Denial of application for and revocation of certification.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education shall submit, periodically, to the State Police Bureau of Identification a database providing identification information of each person who holds a certificate, authorization or permit. The State Police Bureau of Identification shall conduct a state criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a against such database and shall notify the State Board of Education of any such person who has a criminal conviction. The State Board of Education may revoke the certificate, authorization or permit of such person in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b .

(c) The State Board of Education shall require each applicant seeking an initial issuance or renewal of a certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149 , inclusive, to submit to a records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k . If notification is received that the applicant is listed as a perpetrator of abuse or neglect on the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry, the board shall deny an application for the certificate, authorization or permit in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b , or may revoke the certificate, authorization or permit in accordance with the provisions of said subsection (i).
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95h
Sec. 10-95h. Legislative committees to meet to consider issues re the Technical Education and Career System and the state workforce. Required submissions.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall submit the following to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor: (1) Information ensuring that the curriculum of the Technical Education and Career System is incorporating those workforce skills required for future workforce development; (2) information regarding the employment status of students who graduate from or complete an approved program of study at the Technical Education and Career System, including, but not limited to: (A) Demographics such as age and gender, (B) course and program enrollment and completion, (C) employment status, and (D) available wage data; (3) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available to the Technical Education and Career System as the system develops and refines programs to meet existing and emerging workforce needs; (4) recommendations to the Technical Education and Career System board to carry out the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection; and (5) information regarding staffing needs at each technical education and career school for the current academic year. The executive director shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to obtain information as needed to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-4g — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-4g
Sec. 10-4g. Parental and community involvement in schools; model program; school-based teams.
Status: in_force

(b) The State Board of Education shall develop a program to encourage local and regional boards of education to develop and implement plans to involve parents of students in the educational process in that district and to increase community involvement in the schools. The local programs shall include, but not be limited to, providing regular contact with all parents, including opportunities for parents to meet with their children's instructors for the purpose of reviewing the curriculum of their child's program, and developing strategies for parents to actively assist in the educational process. Such local programs shall also include the development of written materials designed to familiarize parents with their child's curriculum and to detail specific activities parents and students may undertake together to enrich the child's education experience and development. The State Board of Education shall develop such program on or before July 1, 1998, and shall immediately distribute the materials explaining the program to all local and regional boards of education.

Cited. 226 C. 704.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-192 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187 / Section 10a-192
Sec. 10a-192. (Formerly Sec. 10-351). Refunding bonds.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of any such bonds issued for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds may, in the discretion of the authority, be applied to the purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption of such outstanding bonds either on their earliest or any subsequent redemption date or upon the purchase or at the maturity thereof and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to such purchase or retirement at maturity or redemption on such date as may be determined by the authority.

(c) Any such escrowed proceeds, pending such use, may be invested and reinvested in direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America and certificates of deposit or time deposits secured by direct obligations of, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America, or obligations of a state, a territory, or a possession of the United States of America, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing, or of the District of Columbia, within the meaning of Section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, the full and timely payment of the principal of and interest on which are secured by an irrevocable deposit of direct obligations of the United States of America which, if the outstanding bonds are then rated by a nationally recognized rating agency, are rated in the highest rating category by such rating agency, maturing at such time or times as shall be appropriate to assure the prompt payment, as to principal, interest and redemption premium, if any, of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on any such investment may also be applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds to be so refunded. After the terms of the escrow have been fully satisfied and carried out, any balance of such proceeds and interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on the investments thereof may be returned to the authority for use by it in any lawful manner.

(d) The portion of the proceeds of any such bonds issued for the additional purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of constructing and acquiring additions, improvements, extensions or enlargements of a project may be invested and reinvested as the provisions of this chapter and the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or the trust agreement securing such bonds may provide. The interest, income and profits, if any, earned or realized on such investment may be applied to the payment of all or any part of such cost or may be used by the authority in any lawful manner.

(e) All such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as other bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-33 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-33
Sec. 10-33. Tuition in towns in which no high school is maintained.
Status: in_force

Cited. 103 C. 160; 181 C. 544.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222ff — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222ff
Sec. 10-222ff. School climate committee membership and duties.
Status: in_force

(b) The school climate committee shall be responsible for (1) assisting in the development, annual scheduling and administration of the school climate survey, pursuant to section 10-222gg , and reviewing of the school climate survey data, (2) using the school climate survey data to identify strengths and challenges to improve school climate, and to create or propose revisions to the school climate improvement plan, developed pursuant to section 10-222hh , (3) assisting in the implementation of the school climate improvement plan and recommending any improvements or revisions to the plan, (4) advising on strategies to improve school climate and implementing evidence and research-based interventions, including, but not limited to, restorative practices, in the school community, (5) annually providing notice of the uniform bullying complaint form created pursuant to section 10-222bb , or similar complaint form used by the school, to the school community, and (6) engaging the school community, at community meetings held at least twice during the school year, in the implementation of the school climate improvement plan.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-151f — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-151f
Sec. 10a-151f. Exemption for qualified, revenue and nonmonetary contracts.
Status: in_force

(1) “Qualified contract” means a purchase contract entered into (A) pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-151b , and (B) by the chief executive officer of a constituent unit of the state system of higher education or the chief executive officer of an institution within the jurisdiction of such a unit;

(2) “Purchase contract” means a contract for the purchase of equipment, supplies or contractual services, a personal service agreement, as defined in section 4-212 , or a lease of personal property;

(3) “Revenue contract” means a contract entered into by a chief executive officer with another entity where the constituent unit or an institution within the jurisdiction of such a unit is receiving monetary consideration from the other entity;

(4) “Nonmonetary contract” means a contract entered into by a chief executive officer with another entity where neither the constituent unit or institution or the other entity provides monetary consideration;

(5) “State and certain other institutional funds” means any (A) funds appropriated or bonds authorized by the General Assembly, (B) revenue generated from tuition, (C) funds collected from student fees, housing fees or dining services, (D) revenue generated from athletic sponsorship deals or ticket sales, or (E) revenue collected from the clinical operations of The University of Connecticut Health Center and the John Dempsey Hospital; and

(6) “Chief executive officer” has the same meaning as provided in section 10a-151b .

(b) The provisions of sections 4-252 and 4a-81 shall not apply to:

(1) Any qualified contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2017, that: (A) Does not involve the expenditure of state and certain other institutional funds, (B) is for the purchase of equipment, supplies or services or the lease of personal property (i) to be used outside of the United States, and (ii) where the other party to the contract is located outside of the United States, or (C) is a collaboration with another entity and involves at least two of the following: (i) Philanthropic support, (ii) sponsored research, (iii) research collaboration, (iv) employment opportunities for students, or (v) some other substantial value to the constituent unit or the state; or

(2) Any revenue contract or nonmonetary contract entered into by the chief executive officer that is not a qualified contract.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-266dd — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-266dd
Sec. 10-266dd. Sheff Lighthouse Schools.
Status: in_force

(b) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, the Department of Education shall award, within available appropriations, an annual grant, in an amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars, to the Hartford school district to assist in the development of curricula and the training of staff for the conversion of a neighborhood school to a Sheff Lighthouse School.

(c) Any school identified for conversion to a Sheff Lighthouse School shall be so identified through a collaborative process that has been approved by the Hartford board of education and the Commissioner of Education.

(d) For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter, any student who is not a resident of the Hartford school district may apply for enrollment in a Sheff Lighthouse School. Any such student enrolled in a Sheff Lighthouse School shall be so enrolled as a participant in the interdistrict public school attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-112g — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-112g
Sec. 10a-112g. State Museum of Art. Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(b) The Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut may establish an advisory committee to advise the president of The University of Connecticut with respect to the policies, collections, programs, activities and operations of the State Museum of Art.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-21o — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-21o
Sec. 10-21o. Model program for paraeducator training for high school students.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education may adopt the model program for paraeducator training developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive. Not later than one year after adopting such program, and annually thereafter, such board of education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students who (1) participated and completed such program by grade, and (2) found employment as a paraeducator after graduation from high school.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-4a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-4a
Sec. 10-4a. Educational interests of state identified.
Status: in_force

State's interest in educational equality recognized; present system of school financing, relying principally on local property taxes, violates this principle and is unconstitutional. 172 C. 615. Cited. 179 C. 694; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 226 C. 704; 228 C. 699; 238 C. 1.

Cited. 44 CA 179.

Cited. 29 CS 397; 36 CS 293.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-151g — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-151g
Sec. 10a-151g. Adoption of policies for entering into or amending qualified contracts.
Status: in_force

(2) On and after July 1, 2017, the Board of Regents for Higher Education may adopt, and update as necessary, policies relating to the process for entering into or amending a qualified contract, as described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10a-151f , provided the board provides a reasonable opportunity for interested persons to present their views on such policies prior to adoption, and such policies are subject to the provisions of section 4-175 . The board shall post such policies on its Internet web site.

(3) Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a constituent unit from complying with the provisions of title 4e applicable to constituent units, provided any policies adopted pursuant to this section shall supersede any regulations of Connecticut state agencies adopted pursuant to section 4e-47 .

(b) Not later than January 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, The University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall each submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and government administration. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) any policies adopted pursuant to this section, (2) a description of any revisions or amendments made in the previous fiscal year to any previously adopted policies, and (3) a description of each contract entered into or amended in the previous fiscal year pursuant to such policies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-148d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-148d
Sec. 10-148d. Professional development for paraeducators.
Status: in_force

(b) Local and regional boards of education shall offer professional development activities to paraeducators as part of the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-220a or for any individual paraeducator. Such professional development activities may be made available by a board of education directly, through a regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement with another board of education or through arrangements with any professional development provider approved by the Commissioner of Education and shall be consistent with any goals identified by the paraeducators and the local or regional board of education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-232a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-232a
Sec. 10-232a. Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of applicants and employees of nongovernmental school operators. Termination or dismissal. Fingerprinting. Availability of information re applicant's history.
Status: in_force

(b) Each nongovernmental school operator shall, subject to the provisions of section 31-51i , (1) require each applicant for a position with such nongovernmental 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 nongovernmental 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 nongovernmental 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 , the federal National Child Protection Act of 1993 and the federal Volunteers for Children Act of 1998. If the nongovernmental school operator receives notice of a conviction of a crime which has not previously been disclosed by such person to the nongovernmental school operator, the nongovernmental school operator may (A) terminate the contract of a certified employee, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-151 , if applicable, and (B) dismiss a noncertified employee, provided such employee is notified of the reason for such dismissal. If the nongovernmental 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 nongovernmental school operator shall send such notice to the State Board of Education. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to cause a nongovernmental school operator to disseminate the results of any national criminal history records check.

(c) If a nongovernmental 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 , the federal National Child Protection Act of 1993 and the federal Volunteers for Children Act of 1998. 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 nongovernmental 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 a nongovernmental school operator and submitted to the employing nongovernmental school operator shall meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section. A nongovernmental 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 nongovernmental 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 a nongovernmental school operator if they are employed at least one day of each school year by such nongovernmental school operator.

(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) a student employed by the nongovernmental school operator that operates a school which the student attends, or (2) a person employed by a nongovernmental 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 a nongovernmental school operator, make available to such nongovernmental school operator requesting information concerning an applicant for a position with such nongovernmental school operator, (1) any information concerning the applicant's eligibility for employment in a position with such nongovernmental 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. § 10-235 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-235
Sec. 10-235. Indemnification of teachers, board members, employees and certain volunteers and students in damage suits; expenses of litigation.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition to the protection provided under subsection (a) of this section, each local and regional board of education and each charter school shall protect and save harmless any member of such local or regional board of education or charter school governing council, or any teacher or other employee thereof or any member of its supervisory or administrative staff from financial loss and expense, including legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand or suit instituted against such member, teacher or other employee by reason of alleged malicious, wanton or wilful act or ultra vires act, on the part of such member, teacher or other employee while acting in the discharge of his duties. In the event such member, teacher or other employee has a judgment entered against him for a malicious, wanton or wilful act in a court of law, such board of education or charter school shall be reimbursed by such member, teacher or other employee for expenses it incurred in providing such defense and shall not be held liable to such member, teacher or other employee for any financial loss or expense resulting from such act.

(c) Legal fees and costs incurred as a result of the retention, by a member of the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education or the board of trustees of any state institution or by a teacher or other employee of any of them or any member of the supervisory or administrative staff of any of them, or by a teacher employed by any other state agency, of an attorney to represent his or her interests shall be borne by said State Board of Education, Board of Regents for Higher Education, board of trustees of such state institution or such state agency employing such teacher, other employee or supervisory or administrative staff member, as the case may be, only in those cases wherein the Attorney General, in writing, has stated that the interests of said board, Board of Regents for Higher Education, board of trustees or state agency differ from the interests of such member, teacher or employee and has recommended that such member, teacher, other employee or staff member obtain the services of an attorney to represent his interests and such member, teacher or other employee is thereafter found not to have acted wantonly, recklessly or maliciously.

See Sec. 10-212a re immunity from liability in cases involving administration of medications.

Cited. 180 C. 96; 196 C. 151; 203 C. 324.

Cited. 28 CA 272; 30 CA 594; 42 CA 542.

Statute provides teacher with indemnification from loss, not indemnification from liability; board of education not deprived of defense of governmental immunity. 19 CS 396. Board of education could not interpose defense of governmental immunity to action by student against teacher which joined board as defendant as well as teacher. 27 CS 337. Demurrer to count of complaint for injuries sustained in school track meet which joined board of education in suit against school coaches was proper as statute provides for indemnification from loss of coaches who may ultimately have cause of action against board for reimbursement. 28 CS 198.

Subsec. (a):

Indemnification available for losses sustained from claims or suits for injunctive relief as well as for damages. 195 C. 70.

Subsec. (b):

Board of education not required to provide teacher with legal representation in suit alleging malicious, wanton or willful conduct, but board may have duty to indemnify under specified circumstances. 260 C. 167.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-209 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-209
Sec. 10-209. Records not to be public. Provision of reports to schools.
Status: in_force

(b) Each health care provider, as defined in section 19a-7h , who has provided immunizations pursuant to section 10-204a , each health care provider as described in section 10-206 who has provided health assessments pursuant to section 10-206 and each dentist, dental hygienist, legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who has provided an oral health assessment pursuant to section 10-206d , to a child who is seeking to enroll in a public school in this state shall provide reports of such immunizations, health assessments and oral health assessments to the designated representative of the local or regional school district governing the school in which the child seeks to enroll. Such health care providers shall also report the results of health assessments required pursuant to section 10-206 and report on immunizations provided pursuant to section 10-204a to such representative for each child enrolled in such public school. Such dentists, dental hygienists, legally qualified practitioners of medicine, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses shall also report the results of oral health assessments performed under section 10-206d to such representative for each child enrolled in such public school. Each local and regional board of education shall annually designate a representative to receive such reports from health care providers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-34e — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-34e
Sec. 10a-34e. Review, inspection or investigation of applications for authorization or violations. Teach-outs. Closure plans.
Status: in_force

(b) If the Commissioner of Higher Education determines that an institution of higher education that is not regionally accredited is exhibiting financial and administrative indicators that such institution is in danger of closing, the commissioner may require such institution to facilitate a teach-out, as defined in section 10a-22m , provided the commissioner and such institution previously discussed a teach-out that ensures that current students of such institution are able to complete their programs without significant impact.

(c) (1) Not later than January 1, 2022, each independent institution of higher education shall submit to the Office of Higher Education a closure plan, which shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) how such institution will respond to a natural disaster, pandemic, data security threat or other catastrophic event that impacts the operations of such institution, and (B) how such institution will manage student records, provide a continuity of education for enrolled students and administer student financial aid and refunds. An independent institution of higher education that is regionally accredited may comply with the requirements of this subsection by submitting to said office the same closure plan that the institution submitted to the regional accreditation agency. If an independent institution of higher education updates its closure plan, then such institution shall submit such updated closure plan not later than thirty days after the governing board of such institution approves such updated closure plan.

(2) On an after July 1, 2023, upon receiving a summary from the Office of Higher Education that an independent institution of higher education has been determined to be at risk of imminent closure as a result of a financial screening conducted pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-34h , the governing board of such institution shall update its closure plan to include plans for the following: (A) Providing notice of impending closure to relevant stakeholders of the institution, including, but not limited to, enrolled students, applicants for admission, recent graduates, faculty, staff and surrounding communities, (B) disseminating information regarding the rights and responsibilities of student borrowers, (C) managing the institution's finances, accreditation status and any compliance issues with federal or state financial aid programs, and (D) refunding student deposits and paying the cost of student record maintenance through means such as the provision of a bond with surety or a letter of credit in an amount sufficient to meet the costs of such refunds and costs.

(d) Any independent institution of higher education that plans to close permanently shall submit a written notice to the Office of Higher Education not later than thirty days after the governing board of such institution authorizes such closure. Such written notice shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the planned date of termination of operations; (2) the planned date and location for the transfer of student records; (3) the name and address of the organization that will receive and maintain student records; (4) the name and contact information of the designated office or official who will manage transcript requests; (5) the arrangement for the continued education of enrolled students through the facilitation of a teach-out, as defined in section 10a-22m , or other means; (6) evidence of communication with the United States Department of Education regarding the management of student refunds, state or federal grants and scholarships and state loans; and (7) if such institution is regionally accredited, evidence of communication with the regional accreditation agency regarding such closure.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-35a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-35a
Sec. 10a-35a. Authority over establishment of new academic programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding sections 10a-34 to 10a-35 , inclusive, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall (1) have the authority, in accordance with the provisions of said sections and the standards set forth in any regulations promulgated thereunder, to review and approve recommendations for the establishment of new academic programs at the university, and (2) until June 30, 2024, report all new programs and program changes to the Office of Higher Education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66oo — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66oo
Sec. 10-66oo. Governing council. Training re responsibilities and best practices. Adoption of policies re antinepotism and conflict of interests.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2015, each governing council of state and local charter schools shall adopt antinepotism and conflict of interest policies consistent with state law and best practices in nonprofit corporate governance.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-286e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-286e
Sec. 10-286e. Audits.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall not make any adjustment to a school construction grant based on the result of an audit finding that a change order was not publicly bid.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145a
Sec. 10-145a. (Formerly Sec. 10-146). *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Specific components of teacher preparation programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to complete a (1) health component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited to, human growth and development, nutrition, first aid, disease prevention and community and consumer health, and (2) mental health component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited to, youth suicide, child abuse and alcohol and drug abuse.

*(c) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall complete a school violence, bullying, as defined in section 10-222d , and suicide prevention and conflict resolution component of such a program.

(d) On and after July 1, 2020, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in computer science, and instruction in information technology skills as applied to student learning and classroom instruction that are grade-level and subject area appropriate.

(e) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in literacy skills and processes that reflects current research and best practices in the field of literacy training. Such instruction shall (1) be incorporated into requirements of student major and concentration, and (2) on and after July 1, 2015, include not fewer than twelve clock hours of instruction in the detection and recognition of, and evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students with dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d .

(f) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in the concepts of second language learning and second language acquisition and processes that reflects current research and best practices in the field of second language learning and second language acquisition. Such instruction shall be incorporated into requirements of student major and concentration.

(g) On and after July 1, 2011, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification may permit teaching experience in a nonpublic school, approved by the State Board of Education, and offered through a public or private institution of higher education to count towards the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial educator certificate, provided such teaching experience is completed as part of a cooperating teacher program, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-220a .

(h) On and after July 1, 2019, any candidate entering a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be required to complete training in competency areas contained in the professional teaching standards established by the State Board of Education, including, but not limited to, development and characteristics of learners, evidence-based and standards-based instruction, evidence-based classroom and behavior management, assessment and professional behaviors and responsibilities and the awareness and identification of the unique learning style of gifted and talented children, social and emotional development and learning of children, and culturally responsive pedagogy and practice. The training in social and emotional development and learning of children shall include instruction concerning a comprehensive, coordinated social and emotional assessment and early intervention for children displaying behaviors associated with social or emotional problems, the availability of treatment services for such children and referring such children for assessment, intervention or treatment services. The training in culturally responsive pedagogy and practice shall include instruction concerning the awareness of students' background and experience that lead to the development of skills, knowledge and behaviors that enable educators and students to build positive relationships and work effectively in cross-cultural situations.

(i) On and after July 1, 2023, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall require, as part of the curriculum, clinical experience, field experience or student teaching experience in a classroom during four semesters of such program of teacher preparation. Such clinical experience, field experience or student teaching experience may include a cooperating teacher serving as a mentor to student teachers.

(j) On and after July 1, 2012, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in the implementation of student individualized education programs as it relates to the provision of special education and related services, including, but not limited to, the provision of services to gifted and talented children.

(k) On and after July 1, 2025, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification in the endorsement area of elementary education shall also be aligned with any professional standards and competencies for early childhood educators developed by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (c) of this section, as amended by section 57 of public act 23-167, is to read as follows:

“(c) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall complete a school violence, bullying, as defined in section 10-222aa, and suicide prevention and conflict resolution component of such a program.”

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

See Sec. 10-19 re teaching of courses on effect of alcohol, nicotine or tobacco and drugs.

See Sec. 10-226f re coordinator of intergroup relations.

See Sec. 10-226g re intergroup relations training for teachers.

Annotations to former section 10-146:

Cited. 138 C. 280; 152 C. 151. Teacher's contract of employment over two 5-year periods terminated on his failure to obtain the standard certificate; renewal of his employment thereafter was illegal. 167 C. 444.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 210 C. 286.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-48 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-48
Sec. 10a-48. (Formerly Sec. 10-334e). Community service programs. Connecticut Campus Compact for Student Community Service.
Status: in_force

(b) The office may expend its appropriations and receipts received for the purpose of initiating and supporting community service programs by means of contracts, grants or other arrangements which it deems effective and appropriate, provided nothing in this section or section 10a-48a shall prevent the Office of Higher Education from accepting volunteer services or receiving and expending federal or private funds for purposes of this section and section 10a-48a .

(c) There is established a Connecticut Campus Compact for Student Community Service to review opportunities and initiatives for, and develop plans to encourage and support, student community service programs at institutions of higher education in the state or which involve cooperation and coordination among such institutions. The compact shall be composed of the chief executive officer or president of each public and independent institution of higher education in the state and the Commissioner of Higher Education, or their designees. On or before October 1, 1989, and at least annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Higher Education shall convene the members of the compact.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-206f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-206f
Sec. 10-206f. Interagency coalition to expand access to Medicaid-covered school health services. Membership. Reporting.
Status: in_force

(b) The coalition shall convene not later than sixty days after May 30, 2024, and shall meet at least quarterly. The coalition shall consist of:

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

(2) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee; and

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

(c) Not later than January first annually, the coalition shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, children, education and human services. The report shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The number of school children receiving Medicaid-covered health care services in the prior school year and any increase or decrease in the percentage of such students per total student enrollment; (2) steps taken to expand Medicaid coverage of student health care services, including, but not limited to, any Medicaid waivers or state plan amendments; and (3) a survey of efforts in other states to expand Medicaid-covered health care services for students.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-156a — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-156a
Sec. 10a-156a. Security protocol plan. Threat assessment team.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, each constituent unit and independent institution of higher education shall establish a trained threat assessment team for each of its campuses. The threat assessment team shall consist of individuals selected by the president of each state college, regional community-technical college or independent institution of higher education in consultation with its chief of police or head of campus security and may include not less than one member of its special police force or campus security personnel, administration, faculty and senior and mid-level staff. The chief of police or head of campus security at each state college, regional community-technical college and independent institution of higher education shall be responsible for ensuring that every member of the threat assessment team (1) is capable of executing the security protocol plan developed in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and (2) receives comprehensive training in identifying potentially at-risk students, other potentially at-risk individuals on campus and any other potential threats to campus safety.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-109f — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-109f
Sec. 10a-109f. Financing transactions. Submission of resolutions to the Governor. UConn 2000 philanthropic commitment and gift requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) The board of trustees shall submit each resolution for the issuance of securities approved pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to the Governor accompanied by a summary report of the estimated total completion costs of projects that will not be completed within the issuance which is the subject of the resolution. The Governor may, not later than thirty days after such submission, disapprove such resolution by notifying the board in writing of his disapproval and the reasons for it. If the Governor does not act within such thirty-day period, the resolution is deemed approved.

(c) (1) For purposes of this subsection, “UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts” means commitments or gifts received by the university or the foundation of the university operating pursuant to section 4-37f designated to support the construction or renovation of a new life sciences building to replace the George Stafford Torrey Life Sciences Building, the North Wing of the Edward V. Gant Science Complex, the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the Hugh S. Greer Field House, the Volleyball Center, the Boathouse or the Tennis Courts, or to support operational expenses associated with departments or programs housed in such facilities. “UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts” shall not include more than twenty million dollars of commitments or gifts made prior to July 1, 2024.

(2) Not later than June 30, 2031, the university or the foundation of the university operating pursuant to section 4-37f shall raise one hundred million dollars of UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts, at least ten million dollars of which shall be endowed. At least sixty million dollars of such commitments and gifts shall be designated for construction or renovation expenses.

(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2031, inclusive, if the cumulative amount of UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts received during a specified period in subdivision (4) of this subsection is less than the target milestone applicable to such period as set forth in subdivision (4) of this subsection, the total amount of securities requested by the board of trustees in resolutions during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each subsequent fiscal year through June 30, 2031, inclusive, pursuant to this subsection for such year, shall not exceed an amount which shall be calculated by:

(A) Taking the sum of the annual caps provided in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, to the then current fiscal year, inclusive, and

(B) Multiplying such sum by a fraction equal to the UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts received during the specified period divided by the target milestone for the then current fiscal year.

(4) The university shall meet the following target milestones for UConn 2000 philanthropic commitments and gifts during the following periods:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19s — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-19s
Sec. 10-19s. Memorandum of understanding between boards of education and youth service bureaus re sharing of educational records.
Status: in_force

(1) “Education records” has the same meaning as provided in 34 CFR 99.3, as amended from time to time; and

(2) “Youth service bureau” means a youth service bureau established pursuant to section 10-19m .

(b) A local or regional board of education shall, upon request of the youth service bureau that provides services for such board, enter into a memorandum of understanding with such youth service bureau regarding the circumstances under which educational records of students may be shared between the board and the youth service bureau in the provision of services for which such youth service bureau is providing for such board.

(c) Any memorandum of understanding entered into under this section shall require that the local or regional board of education shall provide, and such youth service bureau shall receive and maintain, any educational records of students in a manner that is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time, and 34 CFR 99.1 et seq., as amended from time to time.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-290f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 173 / Section 10-290f
Sec. 10-290f. Standard school construction contracts. Guidance for projects.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Administrative Services shall provide leadership and guidance to recipients of grants pursuant to this chapter concerning the efficient and effective means for constructing and renovating school buildings. Such leadership and guidance shall include: (1) Identification and publication of exemplary plans and specifications for new school buildings and other school projects; (2) publication of pamphlets and materials describing the school construction process; (3) information about economical, safe and efficient buildings; (4) incorporation of technology in building designs to promote student learning; and (5) information about the proper maintenance of buildings.

(c) The Department of Administrative Services may use the services of the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a , to carry out the provisions of this section.

(d) The Department of Administrative Services may use up to one hundred thousand dollars of the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to section 10-287d to carry out the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-156jj — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-156jj
Sec. 10-156jj. Increasing educator diversity plans: Submission; review; approval; revision; implementation; made available.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall review each increasing educator diversity plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The commissioner may approve such plan or may return such plan to the local or regional board of education that submitted such plan with instructions to revise such plan. Not later than May 15, 2024, any such board shall revise such plan in accordance with such instructions and submit such revised plan to the commissioner for approval.

(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall implement the increasing educator diversity plan approved by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Each such board shall make such plan available on the Internet web site of such board.

(d) The Department of Education shall make each increasing educator diversity plan available on the Internet web site of the department.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-409 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-409
Sec. 10-409. (Formerly Sec. 10-320b). Historic Preservation Council. Appointment of members, duties and powers. Disclosure to public of location of archaeological sites. Development of model ballot for local historic districts.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section or section 1-210 , the Department of Economic and Community Development may withhold from disclosure to the public information relating to the location of archaeological sites under consideration for listing by the department or those listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the state register of historic places whenever the department determines that disclosure of specific information would create a risk of destruction or harm to such sites.

(c) The Historic Preservation Council of the Department of Economic and Community Development shall develop a model ballot form to be mailed by clerks of municipalities on the question of creation of historic districts or districts as provided for in section 7-147a to 7-147k , inclusive.

See Sec. 4b-64 re notice of intent to dispose of, demolish or transfer state-owned structures more than fifty years old.

See Sec. 10-384 re designation of site as state archaeological preserve.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-505b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-505b
Sec. 10-505b. Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The program shall be established for a minimum of two years and the office shall select a regional or state-wide organization as the administrator of the program. Such administrator shall (A) determine employers' and employees' eligibility for participation in the program, (B) ensure that child care facilities to which payments will be made under the program are licensed by the state, (C) collect and ensure timely payment from participating employers, participating employees and the state, (D) disburse funds to the appropriate child care provider, (E) recruit employers to participate in the program, (F) coordinate adequate communication between all parties, and (G) collect and submit to the Office of Early Childhood data concerning participating employees, including, but not limited to, the annual household income of such employees, provided any such submitted data shall be deidentified.

(2) To be eligible to participate in the program:

(A) An employer shall have a physical facility located in New London County that is the principal workplace of its employees; and

(B) An employee shall (i) be employed by a participating employer, (ii) reside in the state, (iii) have as such employee's principal workplace a location in New London County, and (iv) not be receiving other public assistance for child care costs.

(c) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall enter into an agreement with such administrator to perform the duties described under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section. Such agreement shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) a provision that the administrator shall receive, for administrative costs of the program, up to ten per cent of the funds allocated by the state for the program, (2) a requirement that the administrator not commingle funds received for purposes of the program, other than funds for administrative costs allowed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, with other funds held or controlled by the administrator, (3) any restrictions or prohibitions on the disclosure of data received or collected by the administrator in the performance of its duties under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, and (4) penalties for violation of a provision of the agreement or of this section.

(d) Commencing with the fiscal year immediately following the first year of the program and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall submit to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, finance, revenue and bonding, education and children, a report on the program. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) for the fiscal year immediately preceding, (A) the number of participating employers and participating employees, (B) the percentage of participating employees whose household incomes are below the asset limited, income constrained, employed population threshold, as calculated in the most recent ALICE report by the United Way of Connecticut, and (C) the amounts disbursed by the administrator for child care costs and the amounts retained by the administrator for administrative costs, and (2) any programmatic or legislative changes the commissioner recommends to improve the program or further its purposes.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-231b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-231b
Sec. 10-231b. Pesticide applications at schools: Authorized applications. Ban. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) No person shall apply a lawn care pesticide on the grounds of any public or private preschool or public or private school with students in grade eight or lower, except that (1) on and after January 1, 2006, until July 1, 2010, an application of a lawn care pesticide may be made at a public or private school with students in grade eight or lower on the playing fields and playgrounds of such school pursuant to an integrated pest management plan, which plan (A) shall be consistent with the model pest control management plan developed by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to section 22a-66 l , and (B) may be developed by a local or regional board of education for all public schools under its control, and (2) an emergency application of a lawn care pesticide may be made to eliminate a threat to human health, as determined by the local health director, the Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or, in the case of a public school, the school superintendent.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-11c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-11c
Sec. 10-11c. Distribution of Title IX compliance toolkit to boards of education.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall post the Title IX compliance toolkit on the department's Internet web site.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-4 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-4
Sec. 10-4. Duties of board. Reports. Comprehensive plan for elementary, secondary, vocational, career and adult education.
Status: in_force

(b) Said board shall submit to the Governor and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education an account of the condition of the public schools and of the amount and quality of instruction therein and such other information as will assess the true condition, progress and needs of public education.

(c) Said board shall prepare every five years a five-year comprehensive plan for elementary, secondary, vocational, career and adult education. Such comprehensive plan shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) a policy statement of the State Board of Education's long-term goals and short-term objectives, including, for any comprehensive plan prepared on or after July 1, 2018, a policy statement that the demographics of educators in the public schools should reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the total population of the state, (2) an analysis of cost implications and measurement criteria and how said board's programs and operations relate to such goals and objectives, and (3) specific action plans, target dates and strategies and methods of implementation for achieving such goals and objectives. The State Board of Education shall establish, every five years, an advisory committee to assist the board in the preparation of the comprehensive plan. Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the State Board of Education with representation on the committee to include, but not be limited to, representatives of the Connecticut Advisory Council on Vocational and Career Education, education organizations, parent organizations, student organizations, business and industry, organized labor and appropriate state agencies. Notwithstanding any requirement for submission of a plan for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, pursuant to section 10-96a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1983, the State Board of Education shall not be required to submit the master plan for vocational and career education but shall submit, pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the comprehensive plan for elementary and secondary, vocational, career and adult education to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on or before September 1, 1996, and every five years thereafter provided, the master plan currently in effect shall remain in effect until the comprehensive plan is submitted. The State Board of Education shall be responsible for annually updating the progress in implementing the goals and objectives of the comprehensive plan and shall report on such progress to the Governor and to said standing committee annually. The State Board of Education shall provide opportunity for public comment prior to its adoption of a plan.

Cited. 147 C. 374; 152 C. 151; 179 C. 694; 198 C. 445; 210 C. 286; 226 C. 704; 228 C. 699.

Cited. 29 CS 397; 39 CS 443.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 167a / Section 10-183r
Sec. 10-183r. Funding of system. Payment of administration expenses, benefit costs and professional fees for administration of health benefit plans.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of this section, all expenses of the administration of the system, exclusive of payment of benefits, shall be paid for out of amounts appropriated by the General Assembly on certifications and recommendations submitted by the board.

(2) The cost of all benefits payable from the system shall be paid out of the retirement fund which shall consist of contributions paid by members, appropriations by the General Assembly based upon certifications and recommendations submitted by the board, the proceeds of bonds held by the system under section 10-183m , the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to section 10-183qq and earnings of the system.

(3) Professional fees associated with the administration of the health benefit plans offered pursuant to section 10-183t may be paid for out of the retired teachers' health insurance premium account established pursuant to said section 10-183t .

Basis for ascertainment of payments into annuity fund is amount teacher is entitled to receive from employer. 116 C. 505.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-415 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184b / Section 10-415
Sec. 10-415. (Formerly Sec. 10-320h). Federal contracts and assistance. Gifts, devises and bequests.
Status: in_force

(b) The department may enter into and carry out contracts with the federal government or any agency thereof under which said government or agency grants financial or other assistance to the department to further the purposes of sections 10-409 to 10-416 , inclusive. The department may agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions not inconsistent with state law which are imposed on such grants. The department may further enter into and carry out contracts with municipalities or their agencies and with any private party to disburse federal funds to further the purpose of sections 10-409 to 10-416 , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95q — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95q
Sec. 10-95q. Superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System.
Status: in_force

(2) The term of office of the superintendent shall be three years and may be extended by the executive director, after consultation with the Technical Education and Career System board regarding such extension, for no more than three years at any one time.

(3) (A) No candidate may be hired as, or assume the duties and responsibilities of, the superintendent until the executive director receives written confirmation from the Commissioner of Education that such candidate is properly certified under chapter 166 or has been granted a waiver of certification by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-157 .

(B) The board may recommend, and the executive director may hire, a candidate who is not properly certified under chapter 166 to serve as acting superintendent for a probationary period not to exceed one school year, provided the executive director receives approval from 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, the executive director may request the commissioner to grant a waiver of certification for such acting superintendent pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-157 , or a one-time extension of such probationary period, not to exceed one additional school year, if the commissioner determines that the executive director has demonstrated a significant need or hardship for such extension.

(b) (1) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the operation, supervision and administration of the technical education and career schools and all other matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education in the system. The superintendent, in consultation with the executive director, shall develop and revise, as necessary, administrative policies for the operation of the technical education and career schools and programs offered in the system. Any such administrative policies developed or revised under this subdivision shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166 .

(2) The executive director, in consultation with the board, shall evaluate, at least annually, the performance of the superintendent in accordance with guidelines and criteria established by the executive director and the board.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16pp — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16pp
Sec. 10-16pp. Plan to provide instruction in financial literacy. Funds for implementation. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut shall work with the Department of Banking to leverage any available federal, state or private funds to implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education, the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Banking Commissioner shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to banks on the status of the plan described in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145bb — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145bb
Sec. 10-145bb. Pathways to professional certification.
Status: in_force

(1) Successful completion of an educator preparation program approved by the State Board of Education.

(2) Successful completion of an alternate route to certification program pursuant to section 10-145p , 10-145t , 10-145w or 10-155d .

(3) Is an educator from another state and meets the requirements set forth in subsections (c) and (f) of section 10-145f , section 10-146c or section 10-146i .

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the State Board of Education may waive any of the requirements of this section and issue an initial educator certificate to any person who presents a combination of education and experience that the state board determines is the equivalent of the education and experience required under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-212f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-212f
Sec. 10-212f. School Nurse Advisory Council. Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) One representative from each state-wide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses;

(2) One representative of the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut;

(3) One representative of the Connecticut Nurses Association;

(4) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents;

(5) One representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators;

(6) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education;

(7) Two school district medical advisors, one of whom is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics;

(8) One representative of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home who is a school nurse; and

(9) The Commissioners of Education and Public Health, or the commissioners' designees who shall be ex-officio, nonvoting members and shall attend meetings of the advisory council.

(b) The advisory council shall advise the Commissioners of Education and Public Health concerning professional development for school nurses, school nurse staffing levels, the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools and other matters that affect school nurses.

(c) Members shall receive no compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties.

(d) The Commissioner of Education shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory council, which shall be held not later than September 1, 2013. The members shall elect the chairperson of the advisory council from among the members of the council who are school nurses. A majority of the council members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of a quorum shall be required for any official action of the advisory council. The advisory council shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or upon the majority request of the council members.

(e) Not later than February 1, 2014, and not less than annually thereafter, the advisory council shall submit a report on its recommendations to the Commissioners of Education and Public Health and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a . Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, recommendations concerning: (1) Professional development for school nurses; (2) school nurse staffing levels; (3) the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools; (4) protocols for emergency medication administration; and (5) protocols for evaluating certain temporary medical conditions that may be symptomatic of serious illnesses or injuries.

(f) The Commissioner of Education shall notify each local and regional board of education of the advisory council's recommendations not later than thirty days after the commissioner's receipt of the advisory council's report containing such recommendations.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16vv — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16vv
Sec. 10-16vv. Native American studies instruction.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the development and implementation of the Native American studies curriculum under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-74f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-74f
Sec. 10-74f. School reorganization model.
Status: in_force

(1) (A) The school be organized in academies, each containing a maximum of one hundred seventy-five students divided into different classes based on grade. (B) Each academy include all grade levels at the school. (C) Students be randomly assigned to academies. (D) The academies have different themes but the curriculum be the same in all.

(2) (A) The school principal appoint a teacher as team leader for each academy based on evaluations pursuant to section 10-151b . (B) Team leaders not be teacher supervisors, but be literacy, mathematics or science specialists. (C) Team leaders work with the school's regular classroom teachers to: (i) Plan lessons; (ii) look at student data; (iii) work with small groups of students; (iv) provide model lessons; and (v) plan school and academy-wide activities.

(3) Each class in each academy have a ninety-minute mathematics block and a two-hour literacy block every day.

(4) Each student in the school have an individual education plan that incorporates the student's personal reading plan if the student is required to have a reading plan pursuant to section 10-265g or 10-265 l , provided any child with an individual educational program developed pursuant to section 10-76d follows such program.

(5) All teachers in the school of the same grade level meet weekly to plan lessons.

(6) Teachers meet daily in teams based on grade level to plan lessons.

(7) Teachers meet once a week with the team leader and the school principal to look at student work and data, evaluate instruction and make adjustments and changes in instruction.

(8) Students receive regular assessments, including short assessment tests every two weeks, that evaluate short-term progress and district-wide assessment tests every six weeks that evaluate a student's progress toward long-term objectives.

(9) Any child who is falling behind based on assessments conducted under subdivision (8) of this section be the subject of a meeting with teachers, school principal and parents.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-215h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-215h
Sec. 10-215h. Child nutrition outreach program.
Status: in_force

(b) The child nutrition outreach program shall:

(1) Encourage schools to (A) participate in the federal School Breakfast Program; (B) employ innovative breakfast service methods where students eat their breakfast in their classrooms or elsewhere after school starts, rather than only before school and only in the cafeteria; and (C) apply to the in-classroom breakfast grant program pursuant to section 10-215g ;

(2) (A) Encourage local and regional school districts to sponsor Summer Food Service Program sites; (B) recruit other sponsors of such sites; and (C) make grants to site sponsors to assist them in increasing child participation;

(3) Encourage child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77 , to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, including, but not limited to, through the sharing of relevant data between the department and the office; and

(4) Publicize the availability of federally funded child nutrition programs throughout the state.

See Sec. 4-165c re immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-19h — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-19h
Sec. 10a-19h. Establishment and administration of Kirklyn M. Kerr program.
Status: in_force

(b) The president of The University of Connecticut shall establish and administer the Kirklyn M. Kerr program to support the veterinary medicine education of not more than five veterinary students per cohort. Each cohort may be funded for a four-year period.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-205 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187a / Section 10a-205
Sec. 10a-205. (Formerly Sec. 10-362). Maximum interest on loans. Maintenance of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) In the case of loans made by the corporation, the rate of simple interest charged to the borrower and the term of the loan shall be at the discretion of the board but shall not exceed the rate or term provided by the provisions of Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, where applicable. Loans not governed by Title IV, Part B of said act shall bear simple interest at a rate and shall have a term that is in compliance with state or federal consumer lending laws, where appropriate. Such loans may bear an interest rate that is in accordance with the rate that may be charged by an institution of higher education that offers loans pursuant to subdivision (8) of section 37-9 .

(c) The corporation shall at all times maintain its funds in accordance with the requirements set forth in Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, where applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-280a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-280a
Sec. 10-280a. Transportation for pupils in nonprofit private schools outside school district.
Status: in_force

Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95s — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95s
Sec. 10-95s. Technical Education and Career System board.
Status: in_force

(b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its business.

(c) The board may recommend to the executive director and superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students to any technical education and career school in compliance with state and federal law.

(d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The board shall measure the performance of each technical education and career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment tests, dropout rates and graduation rates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-153i
Sec. 10-153i. Designation of statutory agent for service of process.
Status: in_force

(b) If a statutory agent for service dies, dissolves, removes from the state or resigns, the organization shall forthwith appoint another statutory agent for service. If the statutory agent for service changes such agent's address within the state from that appearing upon the record in the office of the commissioner, the organization shall forthwith file with the commissioner notice of the new address. A statutory agent for service may resign by filing with the commissioner a signed statement in duplicate to that effect. The commissioner shall forthwith file one copy and mail the other copy of such statement to the organization at its principal office. Upon the expiration of thirty days after such filing, the resignation shall be effective and the authority of such statutory agent for service shall terminate. An organization may revoke the appointment of a statutory agent for service by making a new appointment as provided in this section and any new appointment so made shall revoke all appointments theretofore made.

Secs. 10-153a–10-153j include coverage of teachers employed in summer school programs. 177 C. 68. Cited. 186 C. 725; 190 C. 235; 200 C. 376; 201 C. 685; 202 C. 492; 205 C. 116; 206 C. 113; 216 C. 253; 217 C. 110; 234 C. 704; 239 C. 32.

Cited. 5 CA 253; 23 CA 727; 35 CA 111.

Cited. 38 CS 80.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-389 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184a / Section 10-389
Sec. 10-389. Regulations establishing procedures for storage, analysis and reburial of human skeletal remains.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall designate state lands for use as sites for the reburial of Native American human skeletal remains. Such sites shall be deemed sacred lands and designated as state archaeological preserves in accordance with section 10-384 .

(c) Any such human remains discovered on and after October 1, 1989, shall be reburied. The State Archaeologist, the Native American Heritage Advisory Council and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall jointly determine the contents and organization of each reburial ceremony for Native Americans.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66tt — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66tt
Sec. 10-66tt. Contract for whole school management services with a charter management organization.
Status: in_force

(b) The governing council of a state or local charter school shall not enter into any contract for whole school management services that is contrary to state or federal law or regulations, which entails any financial or other conflicts of interest, or which amends, alters or modifies any provision of the charter. To the extent that there is a conflict between the terms of the charter of the school and a contract for whole school management services, the terms of the charter shall govern.

(c) The governing council of a state or local charter school shall submit any contract for whole school management services between such governing council and charter management organization to the State Board of Education for approval. The state board, in determining whether to approve such contract, shall (1) review such contract, (2) solicit and review comments on such contract from the local or regional board of education of the town in which the charter school is located or in which the proposed charter school is to be located, and (3) vote on such contract not later than sixty days after the date of receipt of such contract. The state board may approve such contract by a majority vote of the members of the state board present and voting at a regular or special meeting of the state board called for such purpose. Any contract for whole school management services between the governing council of a state or local charter school and a charter management organization shall not take effect unless such contract has been approved by the State Board of Education.

(d) The governing council of a state or local charter school shall not enter into any contract for whole school management services that would have the effect of reducing the governing council's responsibility for the operation of the charter school, or which would hinder the governing council in exercising effective supervision of the charter school.

(e) Any governing council of a state or local charter school that enters into a contract for whole school management services shall directly select, retain and compensate the attorney, accountant or audit firm representing the governing council.

(f) A contract for whole school management services shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The roles and responsibilities of the governing council of the charter school and the charter management organization, including all services to be provided under the contract, (2) the performance measures, mechanisms and consequences by which the governing council will hold the charter management organization accountable for performance, (3) the compensation to be paid to the charter management organization, including all fees, bonuses and what such compensation includes or requires, (4) financial reporting requirements and provisions for the governing council's financial oversight, (5) a choice of law provision that states that Connecticut state law shall be the controlling law for the contract, (6) a statement that the governing council of the charter school and the charter management organization shall ensure compliance with the provisions of section 10-66uu , and (7) any such information required by the Commissioner of Education to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-202 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187a / Section 10a-202
Sec. 10a-202. (Formerly Sec. 10-359). Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Corporation” means the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation that is a subsidiary of the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority as provided in section 10a-203a ;

(2) “Board” means the board of directors of the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, as provided in section 10a-203a ;

(3) “Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority” means the authority established pursuant to section 10a-179 ;

(4) “Eligible institution” means “eligible institution”, as defined in Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965;

(5) “An institution of higher education” means “institution of higher education”, as defined in Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965;

(6) “Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965” means the applicable provisions of Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder and as the same may from time to time be amended;

(7) “Eligible lender” means “eligible lender”, as defined in Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, where applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-15b
Sec. 10-15b. Access of parent or guardian to student's records. Inspection and subpoena of school or student records.
Status: in_force

(b) The parent or legal guardian with whom the student does not primarily reside shall be provided with all school notices that are provided to the parent or legal guardian with whom the student primarily resides. Such notices shall be mailed to the parent or legal guardian requesting them at the same time they are provided to the parent or legal guardian with whom the child primarily resides. Such requests shall be effective for as long as the child remains in the school the child is attending at the time of the request.

(c) If any private or public school is served with a subpoena issued by competent authority directing the production of school or student records in connection with any proceedings in any court, the school upon which such subpoena is served may deliver such record or at its option a copy thereof to the clerk of such court. Such clerk shall give a receipt for the same, shall be responsible for the safekeeping thereof, shall not permit the same to be removed from the premises of the court and shall notify the school to call for the same when it is no longer needed for use in court. Any such record or copy so delivered to such clerk shall be sealed in an envelope which shall indicate the name of the school or student, the name of the attorney subpoenaing the same and the title of the case referred to in the subpoena. No such record or copy shall be open to inspection by any person except upon the order of a judge of the court concerned, and any such record or copy shall at all times be subject to the order of such judge. Any and all parts of any such record or copy, if not otherwise inadmissible, shall be admitted in evidence without any preliminary testimony, if there is attached thereto the certification in affidavit form of the person in charge of such records indicating that such record or copy is the original record or a copy thereof, made in the regular course of the business of the school, and that it was the regular course of such business to make such record at the time of the transactions, occurrences or events recorded therein or within a reasonable time thereafter. A subpoena directing production of such school or student records shall be served not less than eighteen hours before the time for production, provided such subpoena shall be valid if served less than eighteen hours before the time of production if written notice of intent to serve such subpoena has been delivered to the person in charge of such records not less than eighteen hours or more than two weeks before such time for production.

Cited. 211 C. 555; 230 C. 43.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-263e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-263e
Sec. 10-263e. Safe learning grant program.
Status: in_force

(b) The department may accept private donations for purposes of the program provided such donations shall in no way limit the scope of program grants pursuant to this section.

(c) Any unexpended funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall not lapse at the end of the fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal year for similar programs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76ee — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76ee
Sec. 10-76ee. Administrative representative required for planning and placement team meetings.
Status: in_force

Cited. 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-112 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-112
Sec. 10a-112. (Formerly Sec. 10-132a). State Archaeologist. Duties.
Status: in_force

(b) The Board of Directors of the State Museum of Natural History shall appoint a State Archaeologist and staff for the Office of Archaeology established pursuant to section 10a-112a . The State Archaeologist shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To supervise the care and study of the archaeological collection of the State Museum of Natural History; (2) to coordinate (A) the archaeological salvage of properties threatened with destruction, (B) public and private archaeological research and the encouragement of the highest possible standards in archaeological investigations, and (C) the preservation of native American and other human osteological remains and cemeteries with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Indian Affairs Council and other state agencies; (3) to conduct research on the state's prehistory and history and disseminate the results of such research through publications and other means; (4) to educate the public about the significance and fragility of archaeological resources; (5) to respond to inquiries about the state's archaeological resources; and (6) to maintain comprehensive site files and maps.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265k — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265k
Sec. 10-265k. Longitudinal study of educational progress of children participating in early reading success grant programs. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on the longitudinal study by January 1, 2002.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-247b — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187b / Section 10a-247b
Sec. 10a-247b. Nursing, Mental Health Care and Emergency Medical Service Professionals Loan Subsidy Program. Eligibility criteria and administrative guidelines.
Status: in_force

(b) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall establish, subject to available funding in the account established and maintained pursuant to section 10a-247c , a Nursing, Mental Health Care and Emergency Medical Service Professionals Loan Subsidy Program for the purpose of subsidizing interest rates on authority loans issued to refinance eligible loans for health care professionals who (1) are actively employed in a clinical or an emergency medical service setting, (2) are (A) licensed pursuant to chapter 378, 378a, 383, 383a, 383b or 383c, or (B) certified as an emergency medical responder or emergency medical technician under the provisions of section 20-206 ll or 20-206mm or as an advanced emergency medical technician by the Department of Public Health, and (3) meet the eligibility criteria established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(c) The Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Commissioner of Education to establish eligibility criteria and administrative guidelines for the program established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Such eligibility criteria and guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) applicant eligibility criteria, (2) interest rate subsidies and principal limits on authority loans offered under the program, (3) a process for verifying that applicants are actively employed in a clinical or an emergency medical service setting, and (4) a requirement that an interest rate subsidy on an authority loan issued under the program be terminated if the subsidy recipient fails to meet the requirements of the program at any time during the term of such loan.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-91j — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-91j
Sec. 10-91j. Agreements and contracts between boards of education and private providers of special education services.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after July 1, 2019, a local or regional board of education shall not be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-76g for any costs of special education paid by such board of education to a private provider of special education services unless such board of education has entered into a written contract with such private provider of special education services for the provision of such special education services. The individualized education program of a child shall not be considered a contract between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services for purposes of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or interrupt the provision of special education and related services to a child by a local or regional board of education or private provider of special education services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-223f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-223f
Sec. 10-223f. Use of charter school student performance data in the calculation of accountability index scores for alliance districts.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than October 1, 2014, the Department of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , the district performance indices results, calculated in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-74m — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-74m
Sec. 10-74m. Memoranda of understanding with other state agencies re provision of special education services. Liaisons from other state agencies to State-wide Transition Services Coordinator.
Status: in_force

(b) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and Families, Social Services and Correction shall, as necessary, enter into memoranda of understanding regarding the provision of special education and related services to children as such services relate to one another. Such memoranda of understanding shall account for current programs and services, utilize best practices and be updated or renewed at least every five years.

(c) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and Families, the Labor Department, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Public Health, Social Services and Correction shall each appoint an employee to act as a liaison to the Department of Education's State-wide Transition Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o . Each liaison shall provide information and advice to such coordinator concerning the transition resources, transition services and transition programs provided by the agency such liaison represents.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-220c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-220c
Sec. 10-220c. Transportation of children over private roads. Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(b) No town, or local or regional board of education or member thereof nor the school bus owner or operator authorized thereby shall be liable to any person for personal injuries received while being transported to or from school or school activities on a private road in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, provided the proximate cause of such injuries was the negligent construction or maintenance of such private road.

Cited. 239 C. 769.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16uu — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16uu
Sec. 10-16uu. Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education shall offer the black and Latino studies course, approved pursuant to section 10-16tt , in grades nine to twelve, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145k — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145k
Sec. 10-145k. Issuance of international teacher permit.
Status: in_force

(b) The local or regional board of education requesting the issuance of an international teacher permit shall attest to the existence of a plan for the supervision of the teacher.

(c) The teacher shall:

(1) Hold a J-1 visa issued by the United States Department of State;

(2) Be in the United States to teach (A) in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between Connecticut and the country from which the teacher is entering, or (B) as part of the Exchange Visitor Program administered by the United States Department of State Teacher Exchange Branch;

(3) (A) Hold the equivalent of a bachelor's degree, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, as determined by a foreign credentialing agency recognized by the Commissioner of Education, with a major in or closely related to the certification endorsement area in which the teacher is to teach, (B) hold such a degree without such a major and have successfully completed the teacher assessment for the appropriate subject area, as approved by the State Board of Education, or (C) have completed coursework or training prescribed by the State Board of Education to achieve proficiency deemed equivalent to a bachelor's degree, if such person will be providing instruction as part of a program of bilingual instruction, as defined in section 10-17e ;

(4) Have completed, in the country from which the teacher is entering, the equivalent of a regionally accredited teacher preparation program; and

(5) Have achieved the level of oral proficiency in English as determined by an examination approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-505a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-505a
Sec. 10-505a. Emergency stabilization grant program for school readiness programs and certain other child care centers receiving state financial assistance.
Status: in_force

(b) The office shall develop (1) eligibility criteria for school readiness programs and child care centers to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, and (2) guidelines for the expenditure of funds from a grant awarded under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153c — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-153c
Sec. 10-153c. Disputes as to elections.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education or the exclusive representative of a teachers' or administrators' unit may file a unit clarification petition with the Commissioner of Education in order to clarify questions concerning the appropriate composition of an existing unit if no question concerning representation is pending. Upon receipt of a properly filed petition, the commissioner shall render a final decision on the petition pursuant to chapter 54.

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

Secs. 10-153a–10-153j include coverage of teachers employed in summer school programs. 177 C. 68. Cited. 184 C. 116; 190 C. 235; 200 C. 376; 201 C. 685; 202 C. 492; 205 C. 116; 206 C. 113; 216 C. 253; 217 C. 110; 226 C. 704; 234 C. 704; 239 C. 32.

Cited. 5 CA 253; 23 CA 727; 35 CA 111.

Cited. 27 CS 298; 28 CS 266; 38 CS 80.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-256 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187c / Section 10a-256
Sec. 10a-256. Hospital Insurance Fund. Exemption from certain provisions of chapter 368z.
Status: in_force

(b) In lieu of the procedures set forth in section 4a-20 , the corporation shall procure or provide insurance coverage for the hospital against the liabilities described in subsection (a) of this section. The corporation shall procure such insurance coverages including coverage of related legal expenses which the corporation determines is necessary or desirable for the operations of the hospital. The corporation may cause sufficient amounts to be available in the Hospital Insurance Fund to self-insure against the liabilities which are charges against the Hospital Insurance Fund.

(c) The corporation shall designate the agent or agents of record and shall select the companies from whom insurance coverage shall be purchased. The corporation shall have full authority to negotiate all elements of insurance premiums, including the agent's commission. Any refund, dividend or other payment from any insurance company in connection with insurance for the hospital shall be deposited in the Hospital Insurance Fund. The corporation shall establish specifications for each contract of insurance and shall request bids for each such contract through the agent of record. Each such contract shall be for a specified period of time. The corporation shall purchase such insurance policies, develop and administer a self-insurance program, or any combination thereof, as will provide the insurance coverages or combinations thereof determined in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The amount of money necessary to fund the amount that has been determined to be necessary to protect the hospital for the purposes for which the Hospital Insurance Fund was created, as determined and approved by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, shall be transferred to the Hospital Insurance Fund from the revolving fund of the hospital. Such determination shall not be subject to other review and shall be legally conclusive for purposes of this section.

(e) If from time to time in the opinion of the corporation the addition of money to the fund is required to meet the obligations of the Hospital Insurance Fund as provided in sections 10a-250 to 10a-263 , inclusive, the hospital shall upon written direction from the corporation provide sufficient funds to maintain the Hospital Insurance Fund at a level deemed necessary, that is exclusively determined and approved by the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut.

(f) The corporation may purchase such risk management, actuarial or other professional services as may be required to carry out the purposes of this section.

(g) The corporation and its subsidiaries shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 368z, except those relating to certificates of need applications and capital expenditures, to the same extent as the hospital.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-72e — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-72e
Sec. 10a-72e. Articulation agreements for nursing programs.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2004, such boards of trustees shall implement the plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-181 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 187 / Section 10a-181
Sec. 10a-181. (Formerly Sec. 10-340). Payment of expenses.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 10a-180(n) re authority's power to charge and apportion expenses incurred by it.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-35 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-35
Sec. 10-35. Notice of discontinuance of high school service to nonresidents. Cooperative arrangements and school building projects for school accommodations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, boards of education which enter into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a for the purpose of a school building project for school accommodations for students residing within the school districts that are members of such cooperative arrangement, may enter into agreements to provide such school accommodations for a period of not less than twenty years.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-42 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-42
Sec. 10-42. Expenses of committee.
Status: in_force

Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-321q — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 177b / Section 10-321q
Sec. 10-321q. State Historic Preservation Review Board. Municipal boards.
Status: in_force

(b) The legislative body of each municipality may appoint a municipal preservation board, which shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members. The members of such municipal board shall serve from the date of their original appointment until the next succeeding June thirtieth, and shall thereafter be appointed for a term of one year from July first of each year.

(c) The State Historic Preservation Officer shall notify the municipal preservation board or, if there is no board, the chief executive officer of the municipality, at least thirty days prior to the scheduled consideration by the State Historic Preservation Review Board of the nomination of property in such municipality to the National Register of Historic Places. The notification shall be accompanied by all information on the nomination that is provided to the members of the State Historic Preservation Review Board for their consideration, which information shall be available for public inspection. The municipal board may hold a public hearing in the municipality on the nomination of any parcel of real property at least fifteen days prior to the scheduled meeting of the State Historic Preservation Review Board on such matter and may make recommendations to the State Historic Preservation Review Board on the nomination of districts containing two or more parcels of real property located in such municipality. Notice of the time, place and subject matter of the hearing shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality not more than fifteen nor less than seven days prior to such hearing. A copy of the notice shall be sent to the State Historic Preservation Officer at least ten days prior to such hearing. The State Historic Preservation Officer or said officer's designee may attend the hearing to testify on such nomination and to explain the consequences of listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In preparing its recommendation on the nomination, the municipal board shall consider whether the properties being proposed for nomination meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, as set forth in 36 CFR S. 60.4, and may consider such other matters as it deems appropriate. The municipal board shall submit its recommendation, if any, with the reasons for the recommendation, to the state board not later than seven days prior to the scheduled consideration of the nomination by the State Historic Preservation Review Board. The State Historic Preservation Review Board shall consider the recommendations of a municipal board, if any, before acting on a nomination if such written recommendation is received by the State Historic Preservation Officer not later than seven days prior to the scheduled consideration of the nomination by the State Historic Preservation Review Board. Failure of the municipal board to present such recommendation shall not prevent the State Historic Preservation Review Board from acting on any nomination.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-222h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-222h
Sec. 10-222h. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Analysis of school districts' efforts re prevention of and response to bullying in schools. School climate assessment instruments.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before February 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the department shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , submit a report on the status of its efforts pursuant to this section including, but not limited to, the number of verified acts of bullying in the state, an analysis of the responsive action taken by school districts, an analysis of student responses on the uniform grade-level appropriate questions described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section and any recommendations it may have regarding additional activities or funding to prevent bullying in schools and improve school climate to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children and to the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(c) The department may accept private donations for the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76ll — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76ll
Sec. 10-76ll. Bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall draft a written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services to guarantee that the rights of such parents and children are adequately safeguarded and protected during the provision of special education and related services until such children have graduated from high school or at the end of the school year during which such children reach age twenty-two, whichever occurs first, under this chapter. Such bill of rights shall inform parents of: (1) The right to request consideration of the provision of transition services for a child receiving special education services who is eighteen years of age until such child has graduated from high school or at the end of the school year during which such child reaches age twenty-two, whichever occurs first, (2) the right to receive transition resources and materials from the department and the local or regional board of education responsible for such child, (3) the requirement that the local or regional board of education responsible for such child shall create a student success plan for each student enrolled in a public school, beginning in grade six, pursuant to subsection (k) of section 10-221a , and (4) the right of such child to receive realistic and specific postgraduation goals as part of such child's individualized education program.

(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall annually distribute to local and regional boards of education the written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services, which shall be provided to parents, at a planning and placement team meeting for a child receiving special education services in grades six to twelve, inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-184a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-184a
Sec. 10-184a. Special education programs or services for children educated in a home or private school.
Status: in_force

(b) If any such board of education provides special education programs or services for any child whose parent or guardian has chosen to educate such child in a private school in accordance with the provisions of section 10-184 , such programs or services shall be in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-151h — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-151h
Sec. 10-151h. Training and orientation programs for educators re teacher evaluation and support program.
Status: in_force

(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall (1) conduct the training programs and orientation described in subsection (a) of this section at least annually to all evaluators and teachers employed by such board, (2) conduct such training programs for all new evaluators prior to any evaluations conducted by such evaluators, and (3) provide such orientation to all new teachers hired by such board before such teachers receive an evaluation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-550i — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-550i
Sec. 10-550i. Policies and procedures re Early Start CT and infant, toddler and school-age ratios, groups and teacher staffing requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) Any existing regulations relating to infant and toddler and school-age ratios, group size requirements and head teacher staffing requirements for programs that serve only school-age children that are generally applicable to child care centers and group child care homes shall continue to be applicable to such centers and homes that serve infants and toddlers and school-age children until replaced and superseded by the policies and procedures described in this section.

(c) The commissioner shall post notice of the intent to adopt regulations on the department's Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation of such policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265cc — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265cc
Sec. 10-265cc. Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(A) Four directors appointed by the director of the philanthropic enterprise;

(B) Three directors appointed by the Governor;

(C) The Governor;

(D) The president pro tempore of the Senate;

(E) The speaker of the House of Representatives;

(F) The minority leader of the Senate;

(G) The minority leader of the House of Representatives; and

(H) The president of the corporation.

(2) Each director shall serve until a successor is qualified and appointed.

(b) (1) All appointments under subsection (a) of this section shall be made on or before July 15, 2019, with the exception of the president of the corporation, who shall be appointed upon being hired. If the director of the philanthropic enterprise fails to appoint any director within the time period prescribed in this subsection, such director shall instead be appointed by the Governor.

(2) Any vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment was made. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority not later than thirty days after the date of such vacancy. If such vacancy appointment is not made within the time period prescribed in this subsection, the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor.

(3) An interim board of directors shall govern the corporation until the appointments are made as set forth in this section.

(c) The philanthropic enterprise, the Governor, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall collaborate to determine the criteria and composition of the succeeding board of directors, including, but not limited to, the number of directors; legislative, gubernatorial and philanthropic appointments; length of terms; and the experience necessary for membership, including experience in public education, social-emotional behavioral supports, family involvement and support, student engagement, physical health and wellness, social work and case management, workforce development, philanthropy or community enterprise development, including social entrepreneurship and microfinance.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-215d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-215d
Sec. 10-215d. Regulations re nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches. Facilitation of purchases from local farmers.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, the regulations described in subsection (a) of this section shall be amended, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to facilitate purchases from local farmers by local and regional boards of education, in furtherance of the state's farm to school program established in section 22-38d .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-239 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-239
Sec. 10-239. Use of school facilities for other purposes.
Status: in_force

(b) Any local or regional board of education may grant the temporary use of rooms, halls, school buildings or grounds or any other school facilities under its management or control for public, educational or other purposes or for the purpose of holding political discussions therein, at such time when the school is not in session and shall grant such use for any purpose of voting under the provisions of title 9 whether or not school is in session, in each case subject to such restrictions as the authority having control of such room or building, grounds or other school facility considers expedient.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76f — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76f
Sec. 10-76f. Definition of terms used in formula for state aid for special education.
Status: in_force

(1) “Per pupil cost” in a school district is the quotient of net current expenditures and such school district's average daily membership.

(2) “Special education instructional personnel” includes those employees of a board of education who, for at least one-half of their employment time, are assigned exclusively to the task of implementing or supervising special education programs. “Pupil personnel staff” includes those employees of a board of education who, for at least one-third of their employment time, are assigned exclusively to the task of identifying and implementing special education programs and services.

(3) “Special education equipment and materials” means such equipment and materials as are used primarily to implement special education in accordance with regulations made pursuant to said sections.

(4) “Special education tuition” means the tuition, board, room and other fees paid to another public or private school, agency or institution by a board of education to meet the educational needs of children requiring special education, provided such payments have been pursuant to an agreement approved by the commissioner.

(5) “Special education transportation costs” are the amounts paid by a claimant town or regional board of education for transporting any child to and from any clinic, physician's office, agency or institution to which the board requests the child go for the purposes of determining the need for special education and amounts paid for transporting such child to and from any school, agency or institution for the purposes of special education unless such transportation is on a bus which is transporting, at the same time, children in the standard educational program provided by the claimant board.

(6) “Special education rent” means any expenditure for rental of space or equipment to implement special education in accordance with regulations made pursuant to said sections.

(7) “Special education consultant services” means noninstructional services rendered concerning children requiring special education by professional persons other than employees of a board of education for programs approved pursuant to said sections.

(8) “Net cost of special education” means the result obtained by subtracting from the expenditures made by a claimant board for special education personnel, equipment, materials, tuition, transportation, rent and consultant services, (A) the total amount of any funds from other state or federal grants, private grants or special education tuition received by the board or town in such year and used to implement special education programs approved pursuant to said sections, (B) the total amount of any funds from Medicaid payments expended by the board in such year and used to implement special education programs, and (C) expenditures for special education provided to children requiring special education who are described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a .

(9) “Net current expenditures” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-261 .

(10) “Average daily membership” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-261 .

(11) “Net current expenditures per pupil” means the quotient of net current expenditures of a school district and such school district's average daily membership.

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; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699; 229 C. 1.

Violates Art. I, Sec. 20 and Art. VIII, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 31 CS 379. Cited. 34 CS 257; 35 CS 501; 44 CS 527.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-262l — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-262l
Sec. 10-262l. Grants for improvement in student achievement.
Status: in_force

(b) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this section shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of education is entitled.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16o — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16o
Sec. 10-16o. (Note: This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.) Development of network of school readiness programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Provide open access for children to quality programs that promote the health and safety of children and prepare them for formal schooling;

(2) Provide opportunities for parents to choose among affordable and accredited programs;

(3) Encourage coordination and cooperation among programs and prevent the duplication of services;

(4) Recognize the specific service needs and unique resources available to particular municipalities and provide flexibility in the implementation of programs;

(5) Prevent or minimize the potential for developmental delay in children prior to their reaching the age of five;

(6) Enhance federally funded school readiness programs;

(7) Strengthen the family through: (A) Encouragement of family engagement and partnership in a child's development and education; and (B) enhancement of a family's capacity to meet the special needs of the children, including children with disabilities;

(8) Reduce educational costs by decreasing the need for special education services for school age children and to avoid grade repetition;

(9) Assure that children with disabilities are integrated into programs available to children who do not have disabilities;

(10) Improve the availability and quality of school readiness programs and their coordination with the services of child care providers; and

(11) Facilitate the racial, ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of the children, families and staff in school readiness programs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-1 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 163 / Section 10-1
Sec. 10-1. Appointment of board members.
Status: in_force

(2) On and after July 1, 2010, but prior to April 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school and two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or are alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board.

(3) On and after April 1, 2011, but prior to July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board.

(4) On and after July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of fourteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the technical education and career schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a technical education and career school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members.

(b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, the members of said board, provided each student member (1) is on the list submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 10-2a , (2) is enrolled in a public high school in the state, (3) has completed eleventh grade prior to the commencement of his term, (4) has at least a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references from teachers in the school the student member is attending. The nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on March first in the year of their appointment. The student members shall serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their appointment. The chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System board and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve as ex-officio members without a vote. Any vacancy in the State Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19 .

Cited. 210 C. 286.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-204a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 169 / Section 10-204a
Sec. 10-204a. Required immunizations. Temporary waiver.
Status: in_force

(b) The immunization requirements provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any child who is enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade on or before April 28, 2021, if such child presented a statement, prior to April 28, 2021, from the parents or guardian of such child that such immunization is contrary to the religious beliefs of such child or the parents or guardian of such child, and such statement was acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32 , 1-34 and 1-35 , by (1) a judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate, (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (3) a town clerk, (4) a notary public, (5) a justice of the peace, (6) an attorney admitted to the bar of this state, or (7) notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6, a school nurse.

(c) Any child who is enrolled in a preschool program or other prekindergarten program prior to April 28, 2021, who presented a statement, prior to April 28, 2021, from the parents or guardian of such child that the immunization is contrary to the religious beliefs of such child or the parents or guardian of such child, which statement was acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32 , 1-34 and 1-35 , by (1) a judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate, (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (3) a town clerk, (4) a notary public, (5) a justice of the peace, (6) an attorney admitted to the bar of this state, or (7) notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6, a school nurse, but did not present a written declaration from a physician, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse stating that additional immunizations are in process as recommended by such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, rather than as recommended under guidelines and schedules specified by the Commissioner of Public Health, shall comply with the immunization requirements provided for in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section on or before September 1, 2022, or not later than fourteen days after transferring to a program operated by a public or nonpublic school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, whichever is later.

(d) If the parents or guardian of any child are unable to pay for any immunization required by subsection (a) of this section, the expense of such immunization shall, on the recommendation of such child's local or regional board of education, or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, be paid by the town.

(e) The definitions of adequate immunization shall reflect the schedule for active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f and be established by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 by the Commissioner of Public Health, who shall also be responsible for providing procedures under which such boards and such similar governing bodies shall collect and report immunization data on each child to the Department of Public Health for (1) compilation and analysis by the department, and (2) release by the department of annual immunization rates for each public and nonpublic school in the state, provided such immunization data may not contain information that identifies a specific individual.

(f) The Commissioner of Public Health may issue a temporary waiver to the schedule for active immunization for any vaccine if the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes a nation-wide shortage of supply for such vaccine.

See Sec. 10-204c re immunity from liability for civil damages resulting from adverse reaction to nondefective vaccine.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-281 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-281
Sec. 10-281. Transportation for pupils in nonprofit private schools within school district.
Status: in_force

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

Held constitutional as long as “school fund” not used for transportation purposes. 147 C. 374. “Same kind of transportation services” means that children attending nonpublic schools will ride to and from school under same safe and reliable conditions as students transported to public schools; it does not mean that they shall be transported only on days when public schools are in session. 243 C. 772.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-25g — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185 / Section 10a-25g
Sec. 10a-25g. Grants to develop high technology projects and programs.
Status: in_force

See Secs. 32-41t, 32-41u re cooperative high technology research and development program involving corporations and institutions of higher learning.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-276a — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-276a
Sec. 10-276a. Priority school district phase-out grants. Reduced grants for first year of eligibility for priority school district grants.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) For the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to twenty-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c . (2) For the second fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to fifty per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c . (3) For the third fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the amount of such final grant, and (B) an amount equal to seventy-five per cent of the difference between (i) the amount of such final grant, and (ii) the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or the amount of the grants received by transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c .

(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, if a school district that was not eligible to receive a priority school district grant pursuant to subsection (a) of said section 10-266p , for the prior fiscal year becomes eligible to receive such a grant, the amount of the grant such town receives pursuant to said section for the first year of such eligibility shall be reduced by fifty per cent.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, any school district that would have been in the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such school district received its final priority school district grant, shall receive a grant equal to the amount it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-239d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-239d
Sec. 10-239d. Demonstration board and staff. Scholarships.
Status: in_force

(1) The demonstration board may: (A) Employ a staff for the demonstration board, (B) receive and expend funds to support the demonstration board and scholarships for children in the demonstration area, (C) contract with other government agencies and private persons or organizations to provide or receive services, supplies, facilities and equipment, (D) determine rules and regulations for use of scholarships in the demonstration area, (E) adopt rules and regulations for its own government, (F) receive and expend funds from the federal governmental agency necessary to pay for the costs incurred in administering the program, (G) otherwise provide the specified programs, services and activities.

(2) The demonstration board shall award a scholarship to each school child residing in the demonstration area, subject only to such age and grade restrictions which it may establish. The scholarship funds shall be made available to the parents or legal guardian of a scholarship recipient in the form of a drawing right, certificate or other document which may not be redeemed except for educational purposes.

(3) The demonstration board shall establish the amount of the scholarship in a fair and impartial manner as follows: There shall be a basic scholarship equal in amount to every other basic scholarship for every eligible student in the demonstration area. In no case shall the amount of the basic scholarship fall below the level of average current expense per pupil for corresponding grade levels in the public schools in the demonstration area in the year immediately preceding the demonstration program.

(4) In addition to each base scholarship, compensatory scholarships shall be given to disadvantaged children. The amount of such compensatory scholarships and the manner by which children may qualify for them shall be established by the demonstration board.

(5) Adequate provision for the pro rata or incremental redemption of scholarships shall be made.

(6) The contract shall provide sufficient money to pay all actual and necessary transportation costs incurred by parents in sending their children to the school of their choice within the demonstration area, subject to distance limitations imposed by existing law.

(7) The contract shall specify that the contracting federal governmental agency shall hold harmless the participating board from any possible decreased economies of scale or increased costs per pupil caused by the transition to a demonstration program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-127 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-127
Sec. 10a-127. (Formerly Sec. 10-141e). Operation of hospital facilities. Uncas-on-Thames Hospital Fund.
Status: reserved

(b) For the period beginning on July 1, 1989, and ending on June 30, 1995, the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut is authorized to establish and administer a fund, to be known as the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital Fund, for the operation of the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital facilities, clinics and programs. All balance sheet accounts, including assets, liabilities and fund balance, of the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital Fund on June 30, 1995, shall be transferred to the Hospital Fund on July 1, 1995, for the operation of the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital facilities, clinics and programs. Revenues received on and after July 1, 1995, from and in connection with such balance sheet accounts, including moneys received from federal, state, municipal and private sources, shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Hospital Fund for purposes of maintaining operations at the Uncas-on-Thames campus. The sum of four hundred thousand dollars of the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital Fund balance shall be reserved within the Hospital Fund for renovations in conjunction with the possible replacement of equipment at the Uncas-on-Thames Phelps Clinic. If a sum of less than four hundred thousand dollars is required for such renovations, the difference between the amount required for such renovations and four hundred thousand dollars shall be transferred to the General Fund at such time as such renovations have been completed, or a determination has been made that no renovations are necessary.

(c) For the period beginning on July 1, 1989, and ending on June 30, 1995, any revenue received by the state which is attributable to services provided by Uncas-on-Thames Hospital on and after July 1, 1989, and prior to July 1, 1995, shall be credited to the Uncas-on-Thames Hospital Fund.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-156b — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-156b
Sec. 10a-156b. (Formerly Sec. 10a-142). Special police forces.
Status: in_force

(b) Members of the special police forces shall continue to be state employees and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 67, and parts II and III of this chapter. The provisions of part V of chapter 104 and section 7-433c shall not apply to such members.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, positions in the special police forces for The University of Connecticut at Storrs and its several campuses and The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington shall be unclassified in state service and shall not be subject to the provisions of section 5-206 , section 5-208 and subsection (b) of section 5-200a . The positions held by such special police forces shall be within the bargaining unit that represents protective services employees and shall not be severed.

(d) The president of The University of Connecticut shall establish classifications for the special police forces positions for The University of Connecticut at Storrs and its several campuses, including The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, using objective job-related criteria, including, but not limited to: (1) Knowledge and skill required to carry out the duties of each position, (2) mental and physical effort required to carry out the duties of each position, and (3) the level of accountability assigned to each position. The president shall establish and administer all necessary examinations for such special police forces.

(e) The special police force for any institution listed in subsection (a) of this section shall have access to, and use of, the Connecticut on-line law enforcement communications teleprocessing system without charge.

(f) The chief executive officer of any institution listed in subsection (a) of this section which maintains a special police force may enter into an agreement with one or more of said other institutions which maintain a special police force to furnish or receive police assistance under the same conditions and terms specified in subsection (a) of section 7-277a .

(g) The state shall protect and save harmless any member of the special police force for any institution listed in subsection (a) of this section from financial loss and expense, including reasonable legal fees and costs, if any, arising out of any claim, demand, suit or judgment by reason of the alleged deprivation by such member of any person's civil rights, which deprivation was not wanton, reckless or malicious, provided such member, at the time of such acts resulting in such alleged deprivation, was acting in the discharge of such member's duties or within the scope of such member's employment or under the direction of a superior officer.

(h) Reasonable legal fees and costs incurred as a result of the retention, by any member of the special police force for any institution listed in subsection (a) of this section, of an attorney to represent such member's interests in any action referred to in subsection (g) of this section shall be borne by the state in those cases in which (1) such member is ultimately found not to have acted in a wanton, reckless or malicious manner, or (2) no punitive damages are ultimately assessed against such member.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16tt — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-16tt
Sec. 10-16tt. Development of black and Latino studies course. Audit to ensure course being offered. Technical assistance.
Status: in_force

(2) Not later than January 15, 2021, the state board, in consultation with the State Education Resource Center, shall submit a description of the black and Latino studies course, which includes the scope and sequence and course objective, and a report on the development and review of such course 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 .

(b) The State Education Resource Center shall develop a black and Latino studies course. Such course shall be one credit and offered at the high school level. In developing such course, the State Education Resource Center may utilize existing and appropriate public or private materials, personnel and other resources, including, but not limited to, persons and organizations with subject matter expertise in African-American, black, Puerto Rican or Latino studies, and the curriculum materials made available pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b .

(c) For the school years commencing July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, inclusive, the Department of Education shall conduct an annual audit to ensure that the black and Latino studies course approved pursuant to this section is being offered by each local and regional board of education. The department shall annually submit a report on such audit 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 .

(d) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, the State Education and Resource Center shall provide technical assistance to local and regional boards of education in the provision of professional development, pursuant to section 10-148a , and in-service training, pursuant to section 10-220a , related to the teaching of the black and Latino studies course approved pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-266t — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-266t
Sec. 10-266t. Grants for extended school building hours for academic enrichment and support and recreation programs.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall provide a grant estimate annually to each priority school district. The estimated grant shall be calculated as follows: Each district's average daily membership, as defined in subdivision (2) of section 10-261 , divided by the total of all priority school districts' average daily membership, multiplied by the amount appropriated for the grant program minus the amounts specified in subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-266u .

(c) (1) Annually, each such district shall file a grant application with the Commissioner of Education, in such form and at such time as he prescribes. The application shall identify the local distribution of funds by school and operator, with program specification, hours and days of operation.

(2) Each such district shall solicit applications for individual school programs, on a competitive basis, from town and nonprofit agencies, prioritize the applications and select applications for funding within the total grant amount allocated to the district. District decisions to fund individual school programs shall be based on specified criteria including: (A) Total hours of operation, (B) number of students served, (C) total student hours of service, (D) total program cost, (E) estimate of volunteer hours, or other sources of support, (F) community involvement, commitment and support, (G) nonduplication of existing services, (H) needs of the student body of the school, (I) unique qualities of the proposal, and (J) responsiveness to the requirements of this section and section 10-266u . Each district shall submit to the commissioner all proposals received as part of its grant application and documentation of the review and ranking process for such proposals.

(3) Grants to individual school programs shall be limited to a range of twenty to eighty thousand dollars per school, based on school enrollment.

(d) Each district, shall: (1) Demonstrate, in its grant application, that a district-wide and school building needs assessment was conducted, including an inventory of existing academic enrichment and support, and recreational opportunities available during nonschool hours both within and outside of school buildings; (2) ensure equal program access for all students and necessary accommodations and support for students with disabilities; (3) provide a summer component, unless it is able to document that sufficient summer opportunity already exists; (4) include in its application a schedule and total number of hours that it determines to be reasonable and sufficient for individual school programs; (5) support no less than ten per cent of the cost of the total district-wide extended school building hours program and provide documentation of local dollars or in-kind contributions, or both; and (6) contract for the direct operation of the program, unless it is able to document that no providers are interested or able to provide a cost efficient program.

(e) All programs funded pursuant to this section shall: (1) Offer both academic enrichment and support and recreation experiences, (2) be open to all resident students in the district, (3) be designed to ensure communication with the child's teacher and ties to the regular school curriculum, (4) be clearly articulated with structured and specified experiences for children but able to accommodate the irregular participation of any one child, (5) provide for community involvement, (6) investigate the use of the National Service Corps, (7) coordinate operations and activities with existing programs and the agencies which operate such programs, (8) provide for parent involvement in program planning and the use of parents as advisers and volunteers, and (9) provide for business involvement or sponsorship. Programs within a district may vary in terms of times of operation and nature of the program. All programs which operate in a public school shall have access to existing special facilities and equipment in the public school and shall have the written endorsement of the school principal and superintendent of schools for the school district.

(f) Grant funds may be used to hire personnel to provide for the instruction and supervision of children and for necessary support costs such as food, program supplies, equipment and materials, direct cost of building maintenance, personnel supervision and transportation but shall not be used for indirect costs.

(g) The Commissioner of Education may negotiate the contents of a district's grant application or refuse to authorize a grant if he finds the proposal costs are not reasonable or necessary or the selection of specific local building programs over others was not justified by the process and the data.

(h) Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of this section, a school district may charge fees for participation in after-school academic enrichment, support or recreational programs, provided the fees are calculated on a sliding scale based on ability to pay and no fee exceeds seventy-five per cent of the average cost of participation. No school district may exclude a student from participation in such after-school academic enrichment, support and recreational programs due to inability to pay a fee.

(i) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if a school district that received a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the prior fiscal year is no longer eligible to receive such a grant, such school district shall receive a phase-out grant for each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year such school district received a grant under this section. The amount of such phase-out grants shall be determined as follows: (1) Seventy-five per cent of the amount of the final grant under this section for the first fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, (2) fifty per cent of the amount of such final grant for the second fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount of such final grant for the third fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-146b
Sec. 10-146b. Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National Guard. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the State Board of Education shall renew a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the board to an individual which expires while the individual is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or a member of the National Guard when ordered out by the Governor for military service, if the individual submits an application for renewal of such certificate, authorization or permit not later than one year after discharge from such active duty or ordered military service. Such renewal shall be valid for not less than the amount of time the individual was on active duty or ordered out for military service not to exceed the amount of time the original certificate, authorization or permit was valid. Such individual applying for renewal of a certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to this subsection shall submit to the State Board of Education such documentation as the board may require. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to reservists or National Guard members on active duty for annual training that is a regularly scheduled obligation for reservists or members of the National Guard for training which is not a part of mobilization.

Cited. 210 C. 286.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-156ii — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-156ii
Sec. 10-156ii. Aspiring educators diversity scholarship program.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the department shall, in consultation with the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, develop a policy concerning the administration of the scholarship. Such policy shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding (1) any additional eligibility criteria, (2) payment and distribution of the scholarships to diverse students through the teacher preparation programs in which they are enrolled, and (3) the notification of students in high school in alliance districts of the scholarship program, including the opportunity to apply for a scholarship under the program while enrolled in high school and prior to graduation if such student will be enrolled in a teacher preparation program during the following fall semester at a four-year institution of higher education.

(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall award scholarships in accordance with the provisions of this section and the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The Commissioner of Education shall develop scholarship repayment criteria for recipients who are not employed as a certified teacher by a local or regional board of education in the state following graduation from a teacher preparation program. Any amounts repaid to the department shall be deposited in the General Fund.

(e) The department may accept gifts, grants and donations, from any source, public or private, for the aspiring educators diversity scholarship program.

(f) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall develop a report that includes annual data on the race and ethnicity of the diverse students who receive a scholarship under the program and the teacher preparation program in which they are enrolled. The department shall submit such report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95u — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95u
Sec. 10-95u. Identification and creation or expansion of programs in critical construction trades.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2020, the board shall, within available appropriations, develop a plan to create new or expand existing programs in critical construction trades identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Upon the subsequent identification of additional critical construction trades, the board shall develop a plan to create new or expand existing programs for such additional critical construction trades.

(c) The board shall post, and update as necessary, a list of the critical construction trades and all programs in critical construction trades offered at technical education and career schools on the Internet web site of the Technical Education and Career System.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-252b — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-252b
Sec. 10-252b. Calculation of estimates for certain grant amounts.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than June 30, 2024, and then again on December 31, 2024, the Department of Education shall calculate an estimated amount that each town is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h , for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, and notify each such town of such estimated amount.

(c) Not later than June 30, 2024, and then again on February 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall calculate an estimated amount of the grant under subsection (d) of section 10-66ee for each fiscal authority for a state charter school for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, and notify each such fiscal authority of such estimated amount.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-221w — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-221w
Sec. 10-221w. Policy re eligibility criteria for enrollment in advanced course or program.
Status: in_force

(1) “Advanced course or program” means an honors class, advanced placement class, International Baccalaureate program, Cambridge International program, dual enrollment, dual credit, early college or any other advanced or accelerated course or program offered by a local or regional board of education in grades nine to twelve, inclusive; and

(2) “Prior academic performance” means the course or courses that a student has taken, the grades received for such course or courses and a student's grade point average.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2022, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a policy, or revise an existing policy, concerning the eligibility criteria for student enrollment in an advanced course or program. Such policy shall provide for multiple methods by which a student may satisfy the eligibility criteria for enrollment in an advanced course or program, including, but not limited to, recommendations from teachers, administrators, school counselors or other school personnel. Such eligibility criteria shall not be based exclusively on a student's prior academic performance and any use of a student's prior academic performance shall rely on evidence-based indicators of how a student will perform in an advanced course or program.

(c) Any policy adopted or revised and implemented under this section shall be in accordance with guidance provided by the Department of Education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-266r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-266r
Sec. 10-266r. Evaluation of program. Financial statement of expenditures.
Status: in_force

(b) Each school district participating in the priority school district grant program shall prepare an annual program evaluation, which shall include a description of program activities and whether such program is (1) improving student achievement and enhancing educational opportunities in the school district, and (2) achieving the objectives and performance targets approved by the Commissioner of Education as stated in the proposal submitted by the school district pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-266q or the plan developed by the commissioner pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 10-266q . Each such evaluation shall be submitted to the commissioner on or before August fifteenth of the fiscal year following each fiscal year in which the school district participated in the priority school district program.

(c) Not later than sixty days after the close of the school year, each local board of education which received a priority school district grant shall file with the commissioner a financial statement of expenditures in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe. The State Board of Education shall periodically review grant payments made pursuant to this section in order to determine that such state funds received are being used for the purposes specified in the application. On or before December thirty-first of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which payment was received, each local board which received a priority school district grant shall file with the commissioner a financial audit in such form as prescribed by the commissioner.

Cited. 195 C. 24; 228 C. 699.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76z — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76z
Sec. 10-76z. Mediation Services Coordinator, duties. List of special education mediators. Required training. Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(b) The Bureau of Special Education shall verify that each mediator included on the list of special education mediators maintained by the Mediation Services Coordinator completes (1) not less than forty hours of training in mediation skills through a module or course that has been approved by the Department of Education, and (2) training in special education law for a minimum number of hours prescribed by the bureau through a module or course provided by the Department of Education or by another provider approved by the bureau. The bureau may, in its discretion, (A) waive the mediation skills training requirement for any applicant for inclusion on the list of special education mediators who submits proof of completion of a forty-hour mediation skills training or an equivalent course of study related to mediation skills from an institution of higher education, or (B) waive the special education law training requirement for any applicant who has sufficient and direct professional experience in special education law or submits proof of completion of a comparable course of study related to special education law from an institution of higher education. Each mediator approved by the bureau for inclusion on the list of special education mediators shall complete at least two hours of continuing education every two years in subject areas prescribed by the bureau which may be provided by the Department of Education or any other organization approved by the bureau. Each mediator shall remain impartial and maintain the confidentiality of any matter discussed during mediation.

(c) The Bureau of Special Education shall exempt not less than five mediators who conducted special education mediation for the Department of Education prior to July 1, 2023, from the initial training requirements set forth in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this section and include such mediators on the list of special education mediators maintained by the Mediation Services Coordinator pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145z — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145z
Sec. 10-145z. Issuance of adjunct professor permit.
Status: in_force

(b) During a period of such employment, a person holding an adjunct professor permit shall be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools or of a principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the performance of assigned duties by such holder of an adjunct professor permit.

(c) Each such adjunct professor permit shall be valid for three years and may be renewed by the Commissioner of Education for good cause upon the request of the superintendent of schools for the district employing such person.

(d) Any local or regional board of education employing a person who holds an adjunct professor permit issued under this section shall provide a program to assist each such person. Such program shall include academic and classroom support service components.

(e) Any person holding an adjunct professor permit pursuant to this section shall become a member of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees chosen pursuant to section 10-153b and shall be subject to the same collective bargaining agreement as the members of such exclusive bargaining unit, unless otherwise agreed to by the employing local or regional board of education and such exclusive bargaining unit.

(f) No person holding an adjunct professor permit shall fill a position that will result in the displacement of any person holding a teaching certificate under section 10-145b who is already employed at such school.

(g) Any person holding an adjunct professor permit pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be eligible for membership in the teachers' retirement system solely by reason of such permit, provided any such person who holds a regular teacher's certificate issued by the State Board of Education shall not be excluded from membership in said system.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-550e — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 184c / Section 10-550e
Sec. 10-550e. (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.) Early Start CT. Unexpended funds.
Status: in_force

(b) If any unexpended funds described in subsection (a) of this section are not expended by the office under said subsection, the commissioner, with the consent of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may use such unexpended funds to provide support for purposes that include, but are not limited to, (1) assisting early care and education programs in meeting and maintaining accreditation requirements, (2) providing training in implementing preschool assessments and curricula, including training to enhance literacy teaching skills, (3) developing and implementing best practices for parents in supporting preschool and kindergarten student learning, (4) developing and implementing strategies for children to successfully transition to preschool and from preschool to kindergarten, including through parental engagement and whole-family supports that may be utilized through the two-generational initiative, established pursuant to section 17b-112 l , or through other available resources, and (5) providing for professional development.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-241 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 171 / Section 10-241
Sec. 10-241. Powers of school districts.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former statutes:

Every inhabitant of a school district is a party to a suit brought against it and his property may be taken on an execution issued against it. 10 C. 395, see also 26 C. 527. A vote laying a tax is sufficiently definite if it is reasonably clear that the tax was imposed for legitimate purposes. 12 C. 437. Districts may sue by the name by which they are generally known. 13 C. 227. What is sufficient warning of meeting of school district. Id., 234. The records of a school district are evidence of its votes in a suit to which it is a party. Id., 235. The votes and proceedings of school districts, if within their jurisdiction, will be liberally construed. 15 C. 332, 454. The character and cost of school buildings, within broad limits, is left to the school district; courts will not interfere with this discretion except in clear cases of abuse. 25 C. 227; 63 C. 131. Extent of discretionary power of school district illustrated. 25 C. 227, 228. Schoolhouse may not be used for religious purposes against objection of taxpayers, and injunction will lie against such use. 27 C. 503. A school district has all necessary power to establish and maintain a school within its limits; district committee must obey the vote of the district as to rooms and teachers; the committee's authority is contingent on the district failing to act. 33 C. 304. A debt owed by a school district may be taken by foreign attachment; status of teacher as to district defined. 53 C. 509. School districts are limited in power to raise and expend money for the sole purposes set forth in statute. 60 C. 234. Right to build sewer and liability for neglect. 72 C. 564. Nature of school district. 73 C. 170; 85 C. 33. Power to borrow money carries with it power to issue negotiable bonds. 101 C. 261. Cited. 103 C. 420. Powers given cannot be circumscribed by vote at a town meeting. Id., 422. History of school district statutes; chapter applies only to towns which have not consolidated school districts. 122 C. 36, see also 77 C. 194.

The town as the school district of the town of Stamford may be sued. 5 CS 301. Indemnification of a school officer for counsel fees incurred in a libel action. 9 CS 442. Board of education as agent of the state, when. 19 CS 158.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 149 C. 600; 170 C. 318. Present system of financing public education, principally embodied in Sec. 10-240 and this section, insofar as it purports to delegate to the town of Canton the state's duty to operate and maintain free public schools and raise taxes therefor, violates Art. I, Secs. 1, 20 and Art. VIII, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution. 172 C. 615. Cited. 237 C. 169; 238 C. 1. Legislature did not expressly extend sovereign immunity to boards of education for special education services, and also did not render the general delegation of control to municipalities inapplicable in the case of special education, therefore, defendants not entitled to sovereign immunity defense when claim is that defendants were negligent in verifying the credentials of someone who was hired to provide special education services because this act is not control over state functions, but rather a human resources or contract administration action. 334 C. 564.

Section, insofar as it delegates to Canton the state's duty to operate and maintain free public schools and raise taxes therefor, violates Art. I, Sec. 20 and Art. VIII, Sec. 1 of Connecticut Constitution; duty to educate is that of state and delegating it will not discharge it. 31 CS 377.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76pp — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-76pp
Sec. 10-76pp. Use of digital individualized education program form software by school districts.
Status: in_force

(b) A local or regional board of education and the Technical Education and Career System shall use the digital individualized education program form software when such software is provided by the department, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(c) Nothing in this section shall affect or impair any agreement entered into between a local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System and a software company for purposes of creating and sharing digital copies of a student's individualized education program and related documents prior to the department providing a digital individualized education program form software to such local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. When any such agreement terminates or expires, the local or regional board of education or the Technical Education and Career System, as applicable, shall use the digital individualized education program form software provided by the department.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-153 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-153
Sec. 10-153. Discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity or expression or marital status prohibited.
Status: in_force

Cited. 152 C. 151; 216 C. 253.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-130 — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-130
Sec. 10a-130. (Formerly Sec. 10-141h). The University of Connecticut Health Center Research Fund.
Status: in_force

See chapter 187c re John Dempsey Hospital Finance Corporation.

See Sec. 4-73a re determination of actual rate for fringe benefits for funds of the constituent units of the state system of higher education.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145x — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 166 / Section 10-145x
Sec. 10-145x. Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with one or more teacher licensure assessment vendors regarding the provision of licensure examinations required under section 10-145f for eligible applicants. Such memorandum of understanding shall include, but need not be limited to, a requirement that, upon the request of an eligible applicant, (1) such eligible applicant be allowed to retake any licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation, provided the score of such eligible applicant on the initial licensure examination was within a range prescribed by the commissioner, (2) the cost of any retaken licensure examination, as described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be assumed by the teacher licensure assessment vendor, and (3) the teacher licensure assessment vendor shall provide the Department of Education with an individualized score report of such eligible applicant on the licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation.

(c) The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, provide, upon the request of an eligible applicant, educational materials to assist such eligible applicant in obtaining an initial educator certificate. Such educational materials shall be provided using the results of the individualized score report of such eligible applicant on the licensure examination on which such eligible applicant was unable to achieve a satisfactory evaluation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-231 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 170 / Section 10-231
Sec. 10-231. Fire drills. Crisis response drills.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such board shall substitute a crisis response drill for a fire drill once every three months and shall develop the format of such crisis response drill in consultation with the appropriate local law enforcement agency. A representative of such agency may supervise and participate in any such crisis response drill.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-242 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 171 / Section 10-242
Sec. 10-242. Meetings.
Status: in_force

Cited. 9 CS 442. Town meeting not superior to board of education in business relating to public schools. 16 CS 339.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-72h — Connecticut Code / Title 10a / Chapter 185b / Section 10a-72h
Sec. 10a-72h. Oversight board and pilot program re technical high school courses for college credit.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2010, the oversight board established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, in consultation with the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges and the Commissioner of Education, shall establish, within existing budgetary resources and staffing levels, a pilot program to operate during the school year commencing July 1, 2010, and each school year thereafter, to allow students to complete courses at the J. M. Wright Technical High School for college credit at Norwalk Community College. Such program shall coordinate courses between the J. M. Wright Technical High School and Norwalk Community College and provide students with access to vocational employment or postsecondary education.

(c) On or before June 30, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges and the Commissioner of Education 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 education and higher education and employment advancement on the curriculum offered as part of the pilot program and the number of students who have earned course credit under the program established in subsection (b) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-144d — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 165 / Section 10-144d
Sec. 10-144d. Advisory Council for Teacher Professional Standards.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established the Connecticut Advisory Council for Teacher Professional Standards. The council shall be composed of nineteen members as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint one public member who shall represent business and industry; the State Board of Education shall appoint two members, both of whom shall be a member of the faculty or administration of a State Board of Education approved teacher preparation program; the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a school administrator employed by a local or regional board of education; the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a parent or guardian of a child attending a public elementary or secondary school; the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a member of a local or regional board of education; the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a school superintendent; the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a parent of a child attending a secondary school; the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a superintendent for a regional school district; the Connecticut Education Association shall appoint four members who shall be classroom teachers at the time of their appointment and during the term of their membership on the council, two of whom shall be elementary school teachers, one of whom shall be a special education teacher and one of whom shall be a secondary school teacher; and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut shall appoint four members who shall be classroom teachers at the time of their appointment and during the term of their membership on the council, two of whom shall be secondary school teachers, one of whom shall be an elementary school teacher and one of whom shall be a special education teacher; and (2) the Teacher of the Year for the prior year and the current Teacher of the Year. All appointments shall be made and the names of the persons appointed shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education not later than October 1, 1990.

(c) The initial terms for the members appointed by the Governor, the State Board of Education and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives, two of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association and one of the members appointed by the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut shall terminate on September 30, 1991. The initial terms for all other members shall terminate on September 30, 1992. Terms following the initial terms shall be for three years, except that terms following the initial terms for the members appointed by the Governor and the State Board of Education, and terms following the initial terms for two of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association, shall terminate on September 30, 1993; and terms following the initial terms for the members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and terms following the initial terms for one of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association shall terminate on September 30, 1994; thereafter, terms for such appointees shall be for three years. Any appointments made on or after July 1, 2023, shall be for three years.

(d) The Commissioner of Education shall convene the first meeting of the council not later than November 15, 1990. The council shall establish its procedures and shall select from its membership a chairperson who shall be a classroom teacher.

(e) The council shall (1) advise the Commissioner of Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education concerning teacher recruitment, teacher retention, teacher professional development, teacher assessment and evaluation, teacher professional discipline, the equitable distribution of teachers, diversity of the teaching workforce, special education, testing and assessment of students, school safety and social-emotional learning; (2) share perspectives on the impact of proposed policies and initiatives on classroom practice with the commissioner and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education; (3) provide suggestions and feedback on guidance to be sent to school districts related to the implementation of such policies and initiatives with the commissioner; and (4) report to the commissioner and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education not later than January 15, 1991, and annually thereafter, on its activities and recommendations, if any, concerning the condition of the teaching profession.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-199 — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 168 / Section 10-199
Sec. 10-199. Attendance officers. Duties.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 10-225 re salaries.

Cited. 193 C. 93.

Cited. 36 CS 357.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66nn — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66nn
Sec. 10-66nn. Grant to assist with start-up costs for new local charter school. Eligibility. Applications. Unexpended funds. Guidelines.
Status: in_force

(b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant for a grant shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Education, pursuant to section 10-66bb , for the establishment of a local charter school to be established on or after July 1, 2012, and such application shall satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) Such applicant has high quality, feasible strategies or a record of success in serving students from among the following populations: (A) Students with histories of low academic performance, (B) students who receive free or reduced price school lunches, (C) students with histories of behavioral and social difficulties, (D) students eligible for special education services, (E) students who are multilingual learners, or (F) students of a single gender; or (2) such applicant has a high quality, feasible plan for turning around existing schools that have demonstrated consistently substandard student performance, or a record of success in turning around such schools. The department shall determine whether such applicant satisfies the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.

(c) Grant applications shall be submitted to the department at such time and in such manner as the department prescribes. Each applicant receiving a grant award under this section shall submit, at such time and in such form as the department prescribes, any reports and financial statements required by the department. If the department finds that any grant awarded pursuant to this section is being used for purposes that are not in conformity with the purposes of this section, the department may require the repayment of the grant to the state.

(d) Any unexpended funds appropriated to the Department of Education for purposes of this section shall be available for redistribution as a grant in the next fiscal year.

(e) The department may develop guidelines and grant criteria as it deems necessary to administer the grant program under this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66jj — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-66jj
Sec. 10-66jj. Bond authorization for program to assist charter schools with capital expenses.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Education for the purpose of grants pursuant to section 10-66hh .

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95r — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-95r
Sec. 10-95r. Executive director of the Technical Education and Career System.
Status: in_force

(b) The executive director shall review and approve all contracts for the Technical Education and Career System.

(c) The executive director may enter into cooperative arrangements with local and regional boards of education, private career schools, institutions of higher education, job training agencies and employers in order to provide (1) general education, (2) vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary education, and (3) work experience.

(d) The executive director may, upon approval of the board, accept gifts, grants and donations on behalf of the system, including, but not limited to, in-kind donations, designated for the purchase of equipment or materials, the hiring of teachers at a technical education and career school or the acquisition of real property and the construction of facilities, except no employee of the system may accept any gift, grant or donation as an individual, or on behalf of the system, that is for personal use. Any gift, grant or donation accepted on behalf of the system shall be in accordance with the state code of ethics for public officials set forth in chapter 10. The executive director shall submit quarterly reports to the Office of Policy and Management concerning all gifts, grants or donations received pursuant to this subsection.

(e) The executive director shall ensure that the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System establishes a master schedule for the Technical Education and Career System and may amend such master schedule from time to time.

(f) The executive director shall communicate directly with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management when requesting the creation or filling of staff positions included in the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System. When reviewing such requests, priority shall be given to any request for instructional staff, as identified in the statement of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g , and every effort shall be made to avoid interruption to instructional time during such review.

(g) If the New England Association of Schools and Colleges places a technical education and career school on probation or otherwise notifies the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System that a technical education and career school is at risk of losing its accreditation, the executive director shall notify the Commissioner of Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education of such placement or problems relating to accreditation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-63n — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 164 / Section 10-63n
Sec. 10-63n. Referendum for regional school reapportionment. Establishment of plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The referenda shall be held in accordance with the provisions of section 10-45 , except that the question on the voting tabulator ballot shall be “Shall representation on the regional school board be established in accordance with the plan approved by the State Board of Education on .... (date)?” and the ballot used shall conform with the provisions of section 9-250 .

(c) If the majority of the votes in each of the towns in the regional school district is affirmative, the plan of representation is established.

(d) If the majority vote of one or more towns is negative, the provisions of subsection (c) of said section 10-45 shall apply. If the majority of votes cast in each town on a second referendum is affirmative, the plan of representation is established.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-265dd — Connecticut Code / Title 10 / Chapter 172 / Section 10-265dd
Sec. 10-265dd. Funding to further the purposes of the collaboration.
Status: in_force

(b) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2019, the state shall transfer the sum of twenty million dollars to the Philanthropic Match account established in section 10-265ff , upon certification by the philanthropic enterprise to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that it has transferred twenty million dollars to the corporation. The transfer of such state sum shall be in furtherance of the corporation's purposes described in section 10-265aa .

(c) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2020, and the three succeeding fiscal years, the state and the philanthropic enterprise shall evaluate the funding needs of the collaboration and each endeavor to maintain at least the level of financial commitment which it made to the collaboration during the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2019, with the same match and certification requirements as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.