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CT Gen Stat § 10-145l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145l - Waiver from subject area major requirements for certain teachers.

 (a) On and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education shall allow an applicant for certification to teach in a subject shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b or a certified employee seeking to teach in such a subject shortage area to substitute achievement of a satisfactory score, as determined by the State Board of Education, on any appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area assessment for the subject area requirements for certification pursuant to section 10-145f.(b) On and after July 1, 2020, the State Board of Education shall allow an applicant for certification to teach computer science, or a certified employee seeking to teach computer science, to substitute achievement of a satisfactory score, as determined by the State Board of Education, on the appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area assessment for the subject area requirements for certification pursuant to section 10-145f.(June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 10; P.A. 19-74, S. 3; 19-128, S. 6.)History: June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 19-74 replaced “2010” with “2019” and replaced “an excellent” with “a satisfactory”, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 19-128 designated existing provisions re teaching in subject shortage area as Subsec. (a) and amending same to replace “an excellent score” with “a satisfactory score”, and added Subsec. (b) re teaching computer science, effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145q (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145q - Issuance of charter school educator permit.

 Subject to the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd, the State Board of Education, upon the request of the state charter school governing council, may issue a charter school educator permit to a person who is employed by a charter school as a teacher or administrator and does not hold the initial educator, provisional educator or professional educator certificate if such person (1) achieves satisfactory scores on the state reading, writing and mathematics competency examination prescribed by and administered under the direction of the State Board of Education, or qualifies for a waiver of such test based on criteria approved by the State Board of Education, (2) achieves a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate State Board of Education approved subject area assessment, and (3) demonstrates evidence of effectiveness. Such permit shall authorize a person to serve as an administrator or teacher in the charter school employing such person. Each such charter school educator permit may be renewed by the Commissioner of Education for good cause upon the request of the state charter school governing council employing such person at the time the charter for the school is renewed.(P.A. 11-60, S. 2; 11-234, S. 3.)History: P.A. 11-60 and 11-234 effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145r - Survey on reading instruction.

 For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the local or regional board of education that employs a certified individual who holds an initial, provisional or professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement in a position requiring such an endorsement in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, shall require each such certified individual to take a survey on reading instruction, developed by the Department of Education that is based on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009. The department shall design such survey in a manner that identifies the strengths and weaknesses of such certified individuals in reading instruction practices and knowledge on an individual, school and district level. Such survey shall be administered at no financial cost to such certified individual. The results of such survey shall be confidential and shall not be included as part of any summative ratings for performance evaluations, conducted pursuant to section 10-151b, and not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except such results shall be (1) distributed to such certified individual and the supervisor of such certified individual who is responsible for designing and facilitating the program of professional development conducted pursuant to section 10-148b for such certified individual, and (2) used for the purpose of improving reading instruction by developing student learning objectives and teacher practice goals that will be included in the professional development conducted pursuant to section 10-148b for such certified individuals.(P.A. 12-116, S. 6; P.A. 13-245, S. 13; P.A. 17-101, S. 1.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-245 replaced “each school year thereafter” with “biennially thereafter”, replaced provisions re practice version of reading instruction examination with provisions re survey on reading instruction and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-101 deleted “and in a manner that protects the anonymity of such certified individual” re administration of survey, added “be confidential” re results of survey, added Subdiv. (1) re distribution of survey results, designated existing provision re results to be used for purpose of improving reading instruction as Subdiv. (2), and made technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145s - Distinguished educator designation.

 (a) The State Board of Education shall award, upon receipt of a proper application, a distinguished educator designation to any person who (1) has successfully completed not less than five years of teaching in a public school or private special education facility approved by the State Board of Education, (2) holds a professional educator certificate, pursuant to section 10-145b, (3) has additional, advanced education beyond a master's degree from a degree or nondegree granting institution in areas to include, but not be limited to, mentorship or coaching of teachers, and (4) meets the performance requirements established by the Department of Education with consideration given to the demonstration of distinguished practice as validated by the department or an entity approved by the department.(b) Such designation shall be renewed every five years after issuance upon the demonstration that such person meets performance requirements established by the department with consideration given to the demonstration of distinguished practice as validated by the department or an entity approved by the department.(c) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the designation as a distinguished educator there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of the applicant a nonrefundable fee of two hundred dollars. With each request for a duplicate copy of such designation there shall be paid to the board a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars. The Commissioner of Education may, upon request by the applicant, waive any fee required under this subsection if the commissioner determines that the applicant is unable to pay such fee due to extenuating circumstances.(P.A. 12-116, S. 37; P.A. 13-31, S. 9.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-31 made technical changes, effective May 28, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145u - Requirements for certification as a teacher at a technical education and career school.

 The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145b, to any applicant in the certification endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools who has completed six years of work experience in the field for which the certificate is to be endorsed, which may include apprenticeship experience, provided such applicant otherwise meets the requirements established in this chapter and any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to this chapter.(P.A. 17-237, S. 118.)History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145v - Information and guidance re requirements for endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools.

 The Department of Education shall provide information and guidance to applicants for an initial educator certificate in the certification endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools on how such applicant is to present evidence of meeting the requirements of section 10-145b and section 10-145d-511 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies when such applicant has completed an online program of study. The department shall make such information and guidance available on the department's Internet web site.(P.A. 17-237, S. 119.)History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-145x (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-145x - Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants.

 (a) As used in this section, “eligible applicant” means any person applying for an initial educator certificate who has successfully met the preparation and eligibility requirements specified by the State Board of Education, except for the requirement that such person achieve a satisfactory evaluation on any licensure examination required under section 10-145f.(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.(P.A. 18-34, S. 9.)History: P.A. 18-34 effective May 31, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 10-146a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-146a - Advisory board on state certification of teachers.

 Section 10-146a is repealed.(1967, P.A. 560, S. 1–3; 1969, P.A. 376, S. 1; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-146f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-146f - Waiver of certification requirements for bilingual teachers.

 Section 10-146f is repealed.(1971, P.A. 462, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-331, S. 5, 7; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-218, S. 98; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 88-360, S. 62, 63.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-146g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-146g - Teachers of specialized courses.

 The Commissioner of Education, upon request from a local or regional board of education for a district that has a school with grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive, in the district, may permit a certified teacher employed by such board in such school who holds an endorsement in elementary education and who is otherwise qualified to teach a specialized course to teach such specialized course in grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive. For purposes of this section, “specialized course” means a course in a subject area that requires specialized knowledge and skills, such as computer and information technology.(P.A. 11-136, S. 3.)History: P.A. 11-136 effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 10-146h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-146h - Report re quality of teacher preparation programs.

 On and after July 1, 2015, the Department of Education shall annually submit a report on the quality of teacher preparation programs leading to professional certification offered at institutions of higher education in the state to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and higher education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (1) information and data relating to the extent to which graduates of such teacher preparation programs help their students learn, including, but not limited to, data relating to the academic achievement and progress of the students of such graduates, (2) measures for assessing the classroom teaching performance of such graduates, (3) retention rates in the teaching profession of such graduates, (4) survey results from such graduates and the employers of such graduates regarding such teacher preparation programs, (5) data relating to the employment of such graduates in a teaching position, (6) certification issuance rates, including first-time pass rates for such graduates, and (7) recommendations regarding the recruitment of minority teachers and administrators pursuant to section 10-155l.(P.A. 15-243, S. 1.)History: P.A. 15-243 effective July 10, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-146i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-146i - Military spouse teacher permit.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-146c and subsection (h) of section 10-145b, upon receipt of a proper application, the State Board of Education shall issue a military spouse teacher permit to any person who (1) is the spouse of any member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, which member has received military orders directing such member to the state, and (2) has taught under an appropriate certificate issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for two or more years. Any person issued a military spouse teacher permit shall be exempt from completing the teacher education and mentoring program, established pursuant to section 10-145o. An applicant who has successfully completed a teacher preparation program or an alternate route to certification program in another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and holds an appropriate certificate issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall complete a course of study in special education, pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-145b, unless such applicant can demonstrate equivalent knowledge in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Each military spouse teacher 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.(P.A. 18-144, S. 1.)History: P.A. 18-144 effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 10-148b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-148b - Professional development program re scientifically-based reading research and instruction. Review and assessment of professional development.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall create a program of professional development for teachers, as defined in section 10-144d, and principals in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, as defined in section 10-14u. Such program of professional development shall (1) count towards the professional development requirements pursuant to section 10-148a, (2) be based on data collected from student reading assessments, (3) provide differentiated and intensified training in reading instruction for teachers, (4) outline how mentor teachers will train teachers in reading instruction, (5) outline how model classrooms will be established in schools for reading instruction, (6) inform principals on how to evaluate classrooms and teacher performance in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, and (7) be job-embedded and local whenever possible. In the case of any certified individual who is required to complete the reading instruction survey, pursuant to section 10-145r, the program of professional development for such individual shall be designed using the results of such survey, in accordance with said section 10-145r.(b) The Commissioner of Education shall annually review the professional development required under section 10-148a for certified employees who hold a professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement and who hold a position requiring such an endorsement. The commissioner shall assess whether such professional development meets the state goals for student academic achievement through implementation of the common core state standards adopted by the State Board of Education, research-based interventions in reading and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. The commissioner shall submit such review 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. 12-116, S. 7; P.A. 13-31, S. 11; 13-245, S. 19.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-31 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective May 28, 2013; P.A. 13-245 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re program of professional development to be designed using results of reading instruction survey for certain individuals, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-148c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-148c - Subject matter to be made available to boards of education for in-service training programs.

 The State Board of Education, within available appropriations and utilizing available materials, shall make the following subject matter available to local and regional boards of education: (1) Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American history; (4) Puerto Rican history; (5) Native American history; (6) personal financial management; (7) domestic violence and teen dating violence; (8) mental health first aid training; (9) trauma-informed practices for the school setting to enable teachers, administrators and pupil personnel to more adequately respond to students with mental, emotional or behavioral health needs; (10) second language acquisition, including, but not limited to, language development and culturally responsive pedagogy; and (11) topics approved by the state board upon the request of local or regional boards of education as part of in-service training programs pursuant to this subsection. A local or regional board of education may include any of the items described in subdivisions (1) to (11), inclusive, of this section in the in-service training program provided by such board, pursuant to section 10-220a.(P.A. 17-37, S. 3.)History: P.A. 17-37 effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 10-149 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-149 - Qualifications for athletic coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics.

 The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt regulations fixing the qualifications of athletic coaches, as defined in section 10-149d, of intramural and interscholastic athletics. Such regulations shall make provision for qualified persons who do not possess a teaching certificate to coach intramural and interscholastic athletics if a qualified person possessing a teaching certificate is not available.(1949 Rev., S. 1436; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 13; P.A. 82-218, S. 39, 46; P.A. 83-154, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-236, S. 1, 2; P.A. 89-137, S. 9, 14; P.A. 13-41, S. 3.)History: 1959 act changed teachers colleges to state colleges and confined necessity to take instruction in physical education at said colleges to those preparing to teach; P.A. 82-218 replaced “state colleges” with the “Connecticut State University” pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 83-154 entirely replaced previous provisions re qualifications necessary for teaching physical education with new provisions re qualifications of coaches; P.A. 85-236 added Subsec. (b) authorizing issuance of temporary coaching permit and requiring current certificate of training in first aid for all persons coaching in the public schools on and after August 1, 1985; P.A. 89-137 deleted Subsec. (b) re issuance of temporary coaching permits and requirement that no person coach without a certificate of training in first aid; P.A. 13-41 replaced “coaches” with “athletic coaches” and added reference to Sec. 10-149d re definition of athletic coach, effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 10-149a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents|Section 10-149a - Felony conviction or fine pursuant to mandated reporting provisions. Notification by state's attorney.

 If a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, is convicted of a felony or fined pursuant to section 17a-101a, the state's attorney or assistant state's attorney for the judicial district in which the conviction or fine occurred shall notify, in writing, the Commissioner of Education of such conviction or fine.(P.A. 02-106, S. 7.)History: P.A. 02-106 effective July 1, 2002.