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CT Gen Stat § 10-230 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-230 - Flags in schoolrooms and schools. Policy on the reciting of the “Pledge of Allegiance”.

 (a) Each local and regional board of education shall provide a United States flag for each schoolroom and shall cause such flag to be displayed therein during each day school is in session. Each such board shall also provide each school with a United States flag of silk or bunting, not less than four feet in length, and a suitable flagstaff or other arrangement whereby such flag may be displayed on the schoolhouse grounds each school day when the weather will permit and on the inside of the schoolhouse on other school days, and renew such flag and apparatus when necessary. If any board of education fails to provide either of the flags or the apparatus as required in this section or to renew any such flag or apparatus when necessary for a period of thirty days after the reception by it of written notice from the State Board of Education that such schoolhouse is not provided with such flag or apparatus or that such flag or apparatus should be renewed, each member of such board of education who has so received notice shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars.(b) The chief executive officer of any municipality is authorized to direct the board of education to display at half-staff all flags at all schools and other buildings administered by said board when flags are being displayed at half-staff on other buildings of the municipality.(c) Each local and regional board of education shall develop a policy to ensure that time is available each school day for students in the schools under its jurisdiction to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance”. The provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to require any person to recite the “Pledge of Allegiance”.(1949 Rev., S. 1488, 1489; 1969, P.A. 394; P.A. 78-218, S. 159; P.A. 02-119, S. 2.)History: 1969 act added Subsec. (b) re display of flags at half-mast; P.A. 78-218 specified local and regional boards rather than town boards in Subsec. (a) and simply referred to “school” rather than “schoolhouse in which a school is maintained within such town” and substituted “municipality” for “city or town” in Subsec. (b); P.A. 02-119 added Subsec. (c) re the reciting of the “Pledge of Allegiance”.
CT Gen Stat § 10-230a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-230a - Employment of instructors of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 166 relating to professional certification, a local or regional board of education may employ any person certified by the United States armed forces to be an instructor or assistant instructor of a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program to serve as an instructor or assistant instructor of a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program in a school, except that if such certified person is unavailable, a local or regional board of education may employ any person enrolled in a program of certification to be an instructor or assistant instructor of a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program administered by the United States armed forces.(P.A. 11-179, S. 10; P.A. 15-215, S. 18.)History: P.A. 11-179 effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 15-215 added exception re employment of person enrolled in program of certification, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-230b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-230b - Exemplary veterans education program distinction.

 The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall award, upon receipt of a request, an exemplary veterans education program distinction to those local and regional boards of education that offer a program that provides students with opportunities to learn about the contributions of veterans, as defined in section 27-103, or collaborate with local veterans organizations. Such opportunities may include, but need not be limited to, classes, extracurricular activities, presentations or symposiums. A local or regional board of education may submit, at such time and in such manner as the state board prescribes, a request for such distinction by providing details about such board's program to the state board. The state board shall make information about the distinction available on the Department of Education's Internet web site.(P.A. 16-188, S. 1.)History: P.A. 16-188 effective July 1, 2016 (Revisor's note: A reference to “Department of Veterans' Affairs” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Veterans Affairs” to conform with changes made by P.A. 16-167).
CT Gen Stat § 10-231 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-231 - Fire drills. Crisis response drills.

 (a) Each local and regional board of education shall provide for a fire drill to be held in the schools of such board not later than thirty days after the first day of each school year and at least once each month thereafter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.(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.(1949 Rev., S. 1490; P.A. 78-218, S. 160; P.A. 00-220, S. 12, 43; P.A. 09-131, S. 1.)History: P.A. 78-218 specified local and regional boards of education and deleted references to towns; P.A. 00-220 added provision re crisis response drill, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 09-131 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), amended same to add requirement re fire drill to be held not later than 30 days after first day of school and make conforming changes, and added Subsec. (b) re crisis response drills.
CT Gen Stat § 10-231a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-231a - Pesticide applications at schools: Definitions.

 As used in sections 10-231b to 10-231d, inclusive, (1) “pesticide” means a fungicide used on plants, an insecticide, a herbicide or a rodenticide, but does not mean a sanitizer, disinfectant, antimicrobial agent or pesticide bait, (2) “lawn care pesticide” means a pesticide registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and labeled pursuant to the federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act for use in lawn, garden and ornamental sites or areas. “Lawn care pesticide” does not include (A) a microbial pesticide or biochemical pesticide that is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, (B) a horticultural soap or oil that is registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and does not contain any synthetic pesticide or synergist, or (C) a pesticide classified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as an exempt material pursuant to 40 CFR 152.25, as amended from time to time, (3) “integrated pest management” means use of all available pest control techniques, including judicious use of pesticides, when warranted, to maintain a pest population at or below an acceptable level, while decreasing the use of pesticides, (4) “microbial pesticide” means a pesticide that consists of a microorganism as the active ingredient, and (5) “biochemical pesticide” means a naturally occurring substance that controls pests by nontoxic mechanisms.(P.A. 99-165, S. 1, 6; P.A. 05-252, S. 2; P.A. 06-14, S. 1; 06-196, S. 223; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 438.)History: P.A. 99-165 effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 05-252 added subdivision designators and definitions of “lawn care pesticide” and “integrated pest management”, effective January 1, 2006; P.A. 06-14 made a technical change; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 deleted reference to Sec. 19a-79a, redefined “lawn care pesticide” in Subdiv. (2) and added definition of “microbial pesticide” as Subdiv. (4) and “biochemical pesticide” as Subdiv. (5), effective June 30, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-231e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-231e - Maintenance of heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

 (a) For purposes of this section “Standard 62” means the American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineers Standard 62 entitled “Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality”, as referenced by the State Building Code adopted under section 29-252.(b) Each local or regional board of education shall ensure that its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system is (1) maintained and operated in accordance with the prevailing maintenance standards, such as Standard 62, at the time of installation or renovation of such system, and (2) operated continuously during the hours in which students or school personnel occupy school facilities, except (A) during scheduled maintenance and emergency repairs, and (B) during periods for which school officials can demonstrate to the local or regional board of education's satisfaction that the quantity of outdoor air supplied by an air supply system that is not mechanically driven meets the Standard 62 requirements for air changes per hour.(c) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain records of the maintenance of its heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems for a period of not less than five years.(P.A. 03-220, S. 7.)History: P.A. 03-220 effective July 1, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 10-231f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-231f - Indoor air quality committee.

 Each local and regional board of education may establish an indoor air quality committee for each school district or facility to increase staff and student awareness of facets of the environment that affect the health of the occupants of school facilities including, but not limited to, air quality, water quality and the presence of radon. Such committee shall include, but not be limited to, at least one administrator, one maintenance staff member, one teacher, one school health staff member, one parent of a student and two members-at-large from the school district. No local or regional board of education, superintendent or school administrator may prohibit a school safety committee established pursuant to section 10-220f from addressing indoor air quality issues that affect the health of occupants of school facilities.(P.A. 03-220, S. 9.)History: P.A. 03-220 effective July 1, 2003.
CT Gen Stat § 10-232 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-232 - Restrictions on employment of members of board of education.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act to the contrary, no member of the board of education shall be employed for compensation by the board of which he or she is a member in any position in the school system. If any member of such board is employed contrary to the provisions of this section, the office to which he or she was elected or appointed shall become vacant. No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit any member of a board of education from serving as a member of any school building committee established by a town or regional school district to undertake a school building project as defined in section 10-282.(1949 Rev., S. 1493; 1953, S. 948d; 1963, P.A. 303; February, 1965, P.A. 281, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 154; P.A. 78-218, S. 161.)History: 1963 act clarified that prohibition relates to employment as teacher or janitor “by” town rather than “in” town; 1965 act prohibited construction of statute to prevent school board member from serving on school building committee; 1967 act added “Notwithstanding the provisions of any special act to the contrary” and prohibited employment of board member, whether appointed or elected, “in any position in the school system”, replacing provisions prohibiting employment as teacher or school janitor; P.A. 78-218 added feminine personal pronouns.Cited. 152 C. 568; 182 C. 253.
CT Gen Stat § 10-232b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-232b - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of students in teacher preparation programs. Fee waiver.

 (a) Each eligible school operator and nongovernmental school operator shall require each student who is enrolled in a teacher preparation program, as defined in section 10-10a, and completing his or her student teaching experience with such eligible school operator or nongovernmental school operator, to (1) state, in writing, whether such student 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) 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 student begins such student teaching experience, and (3) on and after July 1, 2019, submit to state and national criminal history records checks within sixty days from the date such student begins to perform such student teaching experience. The criminal history records checks required by this section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall waive the fee for a criminal history records check required under this section.(P.A. 19-91, S. 3.)History: P.A. 19-91 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-232c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-232c - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of persons who will perform service involving direct contact with students.

 Each eligible school operator or nongovernmental school operator may require any person who will perform a service involving direct contact with students to (1) state, in writing, whether such person 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) 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 person performs a service involving direct contact with students, and (3) on and after July 1, 2019, submit to state and national criminal history records checks in accordance with section 29-17a and the National Child Protection Act of 1993, P.L. 103-209, as amended from time to time.(P.A. 19-91, S. 4.)History: P.A. 19-91 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-232d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-232d - Criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry records checks of certified school personnel. Denial of application for and revocation of certification.

 (a) The State Board of Education shall submit, periodically, to the State Police Bureau of Identification a database providing identification information of each applicant to the board for an initial issuance of certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive. The State Police Bureau of Identification shall conduct a state criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a against such database and notify the State Board of Education of any such applicant who has a criminal conviction. The State Board of Education shall not issue a certificate, authorization or permit until the board receives and evaluates the results of such check and may deny an application in accordance with the provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b.(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).(P.A. 19-91, S. 5.)History: P.A. 19-91 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-233 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-233 - Suspension of pupils.

 Section 10-233 is repealed.(1949, S. 959d; P.A. 75-609, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-233b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-233b - Removal of pupils from class.

 (a) Any local or regional board of education may authorize teachers in its employ to remove a pupil from class when such pupil deliberately causes a serious disruption of the educational process within the classroom, provided no pupil shall be removed from class more than six times in any school year nor more than twice in one week unless such pupil is referred to the building principal or such principal's designee and granted an informal hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c.(b) Whenever any teacher removes a pupil from the classroom, such teacher shall send such pupil to a designated area and shall immediately inform the building principal or such principal's designee as to the name of the pupil against whom such disciplinary action was taken and the reason therefor.(P.A. 75-609, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 163; P.A. 84-255, S. 11, 21.)History: P.A. 78-218 substituted “local” for “town” boards of education, deleted references to school boards and school districts and replaced masculine personal pronouns with appropriate nouns; P.A. 84-255 amended Subsec. (a) to clarify that removal of a pupil from the classroom may only occur six times per “school” year.Cited. 193 C. 93.
CT Gen Stat § 10-233e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-233e - Notice as to disciplinary policies and action.

 Each local or regional board of education shall inform all pupils within its jurisdiction and their parents, guardians and surrogate parents, if appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, at least annually, of the board policies governing student conduct and school discipline. Each board shall further provide an effective means of notifying the parents, guardian or surrogate parent, if appointed, of any minor pupil against whom the disciplinary action authorized by the provisions of this section and sections 10-233a to 10-233d, inclusive, has been taken. Such notice shall be given within twenty-four hours of the time such pupil has been excluded.(P.A. 75-609, S. 5; P.A. 78-218, S. 166; P.A. 94-221, S. 6; P.A. 00-48, S. 8, 12.)History: P.A. 78-218 substituted “local” for “town” board of education; P.A. 94-221 required that parents and guardians as well as students be informed of school policies on conduct and expanded the matters to be covered to include school discipline; P.A. 00-48 added provisions re surrogate parents, effective July 1, 2000.Cited. 193 C. 93.
CT Gen Stat § 10-233f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-233f - In-school suspension of pupils. Reassignment.

 (a) Any local or regional board of education may authorize the administration of schools under its direction to impose an in-school suspension on any pupil whose conduct endangers persons or property or is seriously disruptive of the educational process, or is violative of a publicized policy of such board. No pupil shall be placed in in-school suspension without an informal hearing before the building principal or such principal's designee at which such pupil shall be informed of the reasons for the disciplinary action and given an opportunity to explain the situation, provided no pupil shall be placed in in-school suspension more than fifteen times or a total of fifty days in one school year, whichever results in fewer days of exclusion.(b) A local or regional board of education may reassign a pupil to a regular classroom program in a different school in the school district and such reassignment shall not constitute a suspension pursuant to section 10-233c, or an expulsion pursuant to section 10-233d.(P.A. 79-236, S. 2; P.A. 80-233, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-546, S. 26, 173; P.A. 95-304, S. 6, 9.)History: P.A. 80-233 allowed in-school suspensions for conduct which “is violative of a publicized policy” of the board of education as well as for conduct which endangers persons or property or which disrupts the educational process as previously provided; P.A. 84-546 made technical change substituting “pupil” for “student”; P.A. 95-304 added Subsec. (b) re reassignment, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 193 C. 93.
CT Gen Stat § 10-233g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 170 - Boards of Education|Section 10-233g - Reports of principals to police authority concerning physical assaults upon school employees by students.

 (a) Where there is a physical assault made by a student upon a teacher or other school employee on school property or in performance of school duties and such teacher or employee files a written report with the school principal based upon such assault, the school building principal shall report such physical assault to the local police authority.(b) No school administrator shall interfere with the right of a teacher or other employee of a board of education to file a complaint with the local police authority in cases of threats of physical violence and in cases of physical assaults by a student against such teacher or employee.(P.A. 79-464; P.A. 83-44, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-353, S. 32, 52.)History: P.A. 83-44 amended Subsec. (a) to require filing of reports annually rather than semiannually; P.A. 93-353 deleted Subsec. (a) requiring each local or regional board of education to submit an annual report to the state board of education re school violence and Subsec. (d) requiring the state board of education to adopt regulations for such reports, relettering Subsecs. (b) and (c) as (a) and (b), effective July 1, 1993.