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CT Gen Stat § 10-16l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16l - Establishment of graduation date.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, a local or regional board of education may establish for any school year a firm graduation date for students in grade twelve which is no earlier than the one hundred eightieth day noted in the school calendar originally adopted by the board for that school year.(P.A. 87-270, S. 3, 4; P.A. 88-360, S. 54, 63; P.A. 93-353, S. 50, 52; P.A. 96-108, S. 2, 3; P.A. 19-195, S. 1.)History: P.A. 88-360 substituted “each grade participating in graduation exercises” for “grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive,” and “grades one to twelve, inclusive,”; P.A. 93-353 deleted the existing provisions and substituted new provisions concerning the date of graduation exercises, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-108 added exception for the establishment of graduation dates after April first in any school year, effective April 30, 1996; P.A. 19-195 deleted “to the contrary”, replaced “one hundred eighty-fifth” with “one hundred eightieth”, deleted “, except that a board on or after April first in any school year may establish such a firm graduation date for that school year which at the time of such establishment provides for at least one hundred eighty days of school” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16m - Extended-day kindergarten. Grants.

 Section 10-16m is repealed.(P.A. 87-357, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-360, S. 45, 63; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 21, 22.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-16nn (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16nn - Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap.

 (a) There is established an Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap. The council shall consist of: (1) The Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the president's designee, (7) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (8) the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee, (9) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (10) the Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, and (11) the Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court Administrator's designee. The chairperson of the council shall be the Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee. The council shall meet at least quarterly.(b) The Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap shall (1) assist the achievement gap task force, established pursuant to section 10-16mm, in the development of the master plan to eliminate the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut, described in section 10-16mm, (2) implement the provisions of such master plan, and, if necessary, make recommendations for legislation relating to such master plan to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, and (3) submit annual progress reports on the implementation of such master plan to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and the achievement gap task force established pursuant to section 10-16mm, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.(c) The Interagency Council for Ending the Achievement Gap shall be within the Department of Education for administrative purposes only.(P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 11-85, S. 2; P.A. 13-234, S. 57; P.A. 16-15, S. 17; P.A. 17-173, S. 9.)History: P.A. 11-85 effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Commissioner of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” in Subsec. (a)(6), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-234 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (10) re including Commissioner of Housing on council, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-15 amended Subsec. (a)(6) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-173 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (11) re Chief Court Administrator, effective July 6, 2017.See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16o - Development of network of school readiness programs.

 The state shall encourage the development of a network of school readiness programs pursuant to sections 10-16p to 10-16r, inclusive, 10-16u and 17b-749a in order to:(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 parental involvement 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; and(10) Improve the availability and quality of school readiness programs and their coordination with the services of child care providers.(P.A. 97-259, S. 1, 41; P.A. 00-187, S. 10, 75; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 10, 54; P.A. 03-76, S. 39; P.A. 04-215, S. 1; P.A. 17-202, S. 14.)History: P.A. 97-259 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 00-187 added reference to Sec. 10-16u, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subdiv. (10) to add provision re coordination with the services of child care providers, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made a technical change in Subdiv. (5), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 04-215 amended Subdiv. (2) by deleting reference to “approved” programs, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 17-202 amended Subdiv. (9) by replacing “are not disabled” with “do not have disabilities”.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16oo (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16oo - Model curricula and frameworks in reading and mathematics for schools and districts identified as having academic achievement gaps.

 Not later than July 1, 2012, the Department of Education shall approve and make available model curricula and frameworks in reading and mathematics for grades prekindergarten to grade four, inclusive, for use by local and regional boards of education for school districts or individual schools identified by the department as having academic achievement gaps. Such curricula and frameworks shall be culturally relevant, research-based and aligned with student achievement standards adopted by the State Board of Education. For purposes of this section, “achievement gaps” means the existence of a significant disparity in the academic performance of students among and between (1) racial groups, (2) ethnic groups, (3) socioeconomic groups, (4) genders, and (5) English language learners and students whose primary language is English.(P.A. 11-85, S. 8.)History: P.A. 11-85 effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16pp (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16pp - Plan to provide instruction in financial literacy. Funds for implementation. Report.

 (a) The Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, and the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, in consultation with the Department of Banking, may develop a plan to provide to each student of a public high school or a constituent unit, as defined in section 10a-1, instruction in financial literacy, including, but not limited to, banking, investing, savings, the handling of personal finance matters, and the impact of using credit cards and debit cards. Upon development and implementation of such plan, such instruction may occur during a student's final year of high school and, for a student of a constituent unit, not later than such student's completion of his or her second semester at such constituent unit.(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 president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Board of Trustees for 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.(P.A. 14-217, S. 199; P.A. 15-63, S. 1; 15-138, S. 2; P.A. 16-15, S. 18.)History: P.A. 14-217 effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-63 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change, effective June 19, 2015; P.A. 15-138 amended Subsec. (a) to expand list of topics for financial literacy instruction; P.A. 16-15 amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16qq (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16qq - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction.

 (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction as part of the health and safety curriculum for the school district. Such instruction shall be based on guidelines for emergency cardiovascular care issued by the American Heart Association, and include, but need not be limited to, hands-on training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.(b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants and donations, including, but not limited to, in-kind donations, designated for the purchase of equipment or materials needed to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction under this section.(P.A. 15-94, S. 2.)History: P.A. 15-94 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16rr (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16rr - Preschool program accreditation.

 For the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, (1) the local or regional board of education or regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program, or (2) the governing council of a state or local charter school offering a preschool program shall obtain accreditation for such preschool program from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.(P.A. 15-134, S. 2.)History: P.A. 15-134 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16s - Interagency agreement on school readiness. Assessment measures.

 Section 10-16s is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.(P.A. 97-259, S. 6, 41; P.A. 99-230, S. 4, 10; P.A. 05-245, S. 3; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 19–21; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 51; P.A. 14-39, S. 88.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-16ss (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16ss - African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies instruction.

 (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b. In developing and implementing the African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies curriculum, the board may utilize the curriculum materials made available by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b or other existing and appropriate public or private materials, personnel and resources, provided such curriculum is in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4.(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 African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies curriculum under this section.(P.A. 19-12, S. 2.)History: P.A. 19-12 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16t - Participation by five-year-olds in school readiness programs.

 A local school readiness council may elect to reserve up to five per cent of the spaces in its school readiness programs for children who are five years of age and are eligible to attend school pursuant to section 10-15c. Such children shall only be eligible to participate in the school readiness program if they have been in the program for at least one year and the parent or legal guardian of such a child, the school readiness program provider and the local or regional school district in which the child would otherwise be attending school agree that the child is not ready for kindergarten.(P.A. 99-230, S. 9, 10.)History: P.A. 99-230 effective July 1, 1999.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16tt (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16tt - Development of Black and Latino studies course. Audit to ensure course being offered.

 (a)(1) Not later than January 1, 2021, the State Board of Education shall review and approve the black and Latino studies course developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section by the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a. The state board shall approve such course if, following a review of such course, the state board determines that the content of such course is rigorous, aligned with curriculum guidelines approved by the state board, and in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4.(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.(P.A. 19-12, S. 3.)History: P.A. 19-12 effective June 21, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16u - Grants for school readiness programs in transitional school districts.

 For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Early Childhood shall provide grants, within available appropriations, to eligible school readiness program providers pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-16p to provide spaces in accredited school readiness programs for eligible children who reside in transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c, except for transitional school districts eligible for grants pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-16p. Under the program, the grant shall be provided to the town in which such transitional school district is located. Eligibility shall be determined for a five-year period based on a school district's designation as a transitional school district in the initial year of application, except that grants pursuant to this section shall not be provided for transitional school districts eligible for grants pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-16p. Grant awards shall be made annually contingent upon available funding and a satisfactory annual evaluation. The chief elected official of such town and the superintendent of schools for such transitional school district shall submit a plan for the expenditure of grant funds and responses to the local request for proposal process to the commissioner. The commissioner shall review and approve such plans, provided such plans meet the requirements specified in subsection (c) of section 10-16p.(P.A. 00-187, S. 9, 75; P.A. 04-215, S. 4; P.A. 14-39, S. 16.)History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 04-215 deleted reference to “approved” programs, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 14-39 replaced “2002” with “2015” and “Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services,” with “Early Childhood”, replaced provision re departments jointly reviewing and approving plans with provision re commissioner review and approval of plans and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16uu (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16uu - Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve.

 (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, a local or regional board of education may offer the black and Latino studies course, approved pursuant to section 10-16tt, in grades nine to twelve, inclusive.(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, a local or regional board of education shall offer the black and Latino studies course in grades nine to twelve, inclusive.(P.A. 19-12, S. 4.)History: P.A. 19-12 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16w - Early learning and development standards; technical assistance and training.

 The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall provide, within available appropriations, technical assistance and training to early childhood providers to assist in the implementation of the early learning and development standards developed by the Office of Early Childhood, pursuant to section 10-500.(P.A. 05-245, S. 11; P.A. 14-39, S. 17.)History: P.A. 05-245 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 14-39 replaced reference to Commissioner of Education with reference to Commissioner of Early Childhood, replaced “school readiness programs” with “early childhood providers”, replaced provision re preschool curriculum guidelines with provision re early learning and development standards and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16y (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16y - Office of Early Childhood Planning, Outreach and Coordination. Duties.

 Section 10-16y is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 49; P.A. 10-71, S. 1; P.A. 11-181, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-17 - English language to be medium of instruction. Exception.

 The medium of instruction and administration in all public and private elementary schools shall be the English language, except that instruction as provided in sections 10-17a and 10-17f may be given in any language other than English to any pupil who, by reason of foreign birth, ancestry or otherwise, experiences difficulty in reading and understanding English.(1949 Rev., S. 1351; 1971, P.A. 432, S. 1; P.A. 77-588, S. 4, 7.)History: 1971 act deleted restriction limiting foreign language study to one hour a day, added provision allowing bilingual education and deleted penalty provision for violation of former section; P.A. 77-588 substituted reference to Sec. 10-17f for Sec. 10-17b.Cited. 152 C. 151; 226 C. 704.
CT Gen Stat § 10-17a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-17a - Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program.

 Any local or regional board of education may establish at any level of instruction a bilingual and bicultural program of study involving a culture in which a language other than English is predominantly spoken, provided the purpose of such program shall be to enable children to become proficient in English. A private school may, with the approval of the State Board of Education, establish such a program of bilingual education.(1971, P.A. 432, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 14.)History: P.A. 78-218 specified “local or regional” boards of education.Cited. 226 C. 704; 238 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 10-17d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-17d - Application for and receipt of federal funds.

 Subject to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-11, each local or regional board of education shall have the power to apply for and to receive federal funds made available directly to local communities for the programs provided in sections 10-17, 10-17a and 10-17f.(1971, P.A. 432, S. 5; P.A. 77-588, S. 5, 7; P.A. 78-218, S. 17; P.A. 84-255, S. 5, 21.)History: P.A. 77-588 substituted “10-17c” for “10-17d” and added reference to Sec. 10-17f; P.A. 78-218 substituted “local or regional board of education” for “board of education of a school district”; P.A. 84-255 deleted reference to Secs. 10-17b and 10-17c, repealed in the act.Cited. 226 C. 704.