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CT Gen Stat § 10-66s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66s - Survey re special education services and programs.

 Not later than July 1, 2016, each regional educational service center shall conduct, in consultation with the Department of Education, a survey of special education services and programs provided in the region serviced by the regional educational service center for the purpose of identifying the need for enhanced or new special education services and programs provided by the regional educational service center. Such survey shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an inventory of special education services and programs provided by local and regional boards of education and private providers to public school students, (2) the number of students receiving special education services or in special education programs provided by a local or regional board of education or private provider, (3) the total cost incurred by each school district for all such special education services and programs, and (4) the cost incurred by each school district for each such special education service and program. Each regional educational service center shall develop and maintain its own survey procedure and may conduct subsequent surveys as necessary.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 284.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66t - Survey re English language learner services and bilingual education programs.

 Not later than July 1, 2016, each regional educational service center shall conduct a survey of English language learner services and bilingual education programs provided in the region serviced by the regional educational service center for the purpose of identifying the need for enhanced or new English language learner services and bilingual education programs provided by the regional educational service center. Such survey shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an inventory of English language learner services and bilingual education programs provided by local and regional boards of education to public school students, (2) the number of students receiving English language learner services or enrolled in bilingual education programs provided by a local or regional board of education, and (3) the total cost incurred by each school district for all such English language learner services and bilingual education programs and the cost incurred by each school district for each such English language learner service and bilingual education program. Each regional educational service center shall develop and maintain its own survey procedure and may conduct subsequent surveys as necessary.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 297.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66cc - Strategic school profile report. Report on school's progress.

 (a) The governing council of a charter school shall submit annually, to the Commissioner of Education, a strategic school profile report as described in subsection (c) of section 10-220.(b) The governing council of each charter school shall submit annually, to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, and, in the case of a local charter school, to the local or regional board of education for the school district in which the school is located, a report on the school's progress in meeting the academic and organizational performance goals set forth in the charter, including a description of (1) the educational progress of students in the school, (2) the financial condition of the school, including a certified audit statement of all revenues from public and private sources and expenditures, (3) the school's accomplishment of the mission, purpose and any specialized focus of the charter school, (4) the racial and ethnic composition of the student body and efforts taken to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of the student body, and (5) best practices employed by the school that contribute significantly to the academic success of students.(P.A. 96-214, S. 3; P.A. 97-290, S. 8, 29; P.A. 05-245, S. 21; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 13; P.A. 15-239, S. 3.)History: P.A. 97-290 added Subsec. (b)(4) re racial and ethnic composition, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (b) by making a technical change and adding Subdiv. (5) re best practices, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to provide that the audit be of all revenues from public and private sources, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 15-239 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “school profile” with “strategic school profile report” and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “condition of the school” with “school's progress in meeting the academic and organizational performance goals set forth in the charter” and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66ff (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66ff - Powers. Liability limited. Participation in Short-Term Investment Fund.

 (a) Each charter school may (1) sue and be sued, (2) purchase, receive, hold and convey real and personal property for school purposes, and (3) borrow money for such purposes.(b) The state, a local or regional board of education or the applicant for a charter school shall have no liability for the acts, omissions, debts or other obligations of such charter school, except as may be provided in an agreement or contract with such charter school.(c) Charter schools established pursuant to sections 10-66aa to 10-66gg, inclusive, shall be eligible to invest in participation certificates of the Short-Term Investment Fund administered by the State Treasurer pursuant to sections 3-27a to 3-27f, inclusive.(P.A. 96-214, S. 6; P.A. 97-290, S. 26, 29.)History: P.A. 97-290 added Subsec. (c) re participation in the Short-Term Investment Fund, effective July 1, 1997.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66gg (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66gg - Report to General Assembly.

 Not later than January 1, 2012, and biennially thereafter, within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education shall review and report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the operation of such charter schools as may be established pursuant to sections 10-66aa to 10-66ff, inclusive, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. Such report shall include: (1) Recommendations for any statutory changes that would facilitate expansion in the number of charter schools; (2) a compilation of school profiles pursuant to section 10-66cc; (3) an assessment of the adequacy of funding pursuant to section 10-66ee; and (4) the adequacy and availability of suitable facilities for such schools.(P.A. 96-214, S. 8; P.A. 98-168, S. 19, 26; P.A. 11-136, S. 7.)History: P.A. 98-168 specified certain information to be included in the report, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 11-136 deleted “annually” and added “Not later than January 1, 2012, and biennially thereafter” re review and report, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66ii (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66ii - Report on best practices employed by charter schools.

 The Department of Education shall, annually, publish a report on all of the best practices reported by governing councils of charter schools pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 10-66cc and distribute a copy of such report to each public school superintendent and the governing council of each charter school.(P.A. 05-245, S. 22.)History: P.A. 05-245 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66kk (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66kk - Governing council. Internet posting of meeting schedules, agendas and minutes. Membership.

 (a) The governing council of each state charter school shall post on any Internet web site that the council operates the (1) schedule, (2) agenda, and (3) minutes of each meeting, including any meeting of subcommittees of the governing council.(b) The membership of the governing council of each state charter school shall meet the requirements concerning such membership set forth in the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 10-66bb at the time of application for a state charter and at all other times.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 14; P.A. 08-50, S. 2.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-50 designated existing language as Subsec. (a), made a technical change therein and added Subsec. (b) re membership of governing council, effective July 1, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66ll (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66ll - Random audits of charter schools.

 Annually, the Commissioner of Education shall randomly select one state charter school, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-66aa, to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an independent auditor selected and monitored by the commissioner. Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, the charter school shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 15; P.A. 12-116, S. 30; P.A. 15-239, S. 4.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 12-116 made a technical change, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 15-239 added “independent” and “and monitored”, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66mm (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66mm - Regulations concerning management of charter schools.

 On or before July 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to (1) prohibit a charter school and any affiliated charter management organization operating such charter school from sharing board members with other charter schools and such charter management organizations; (2) require the disclosure of sharing management personnel; (3) prohibit unsecured, noninterest bearing transfers of state and federal funds between charter schools and from charter schools to charter management organizations; (4) define allowable direct or indirect costs and the methodology to be used by charter management organizations to calculate per pupil service fees; and (5) permit charter management organizations to collect private donations for purposes of distributing to charter schools.(P.A. 10-111, S. 15.)History: P.A. 10-111 effective July 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66nn (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66nn - Grant to assist with start-up costs for new local charter school. Eligibility. Applications. Unexpended funds. Guidelines.

 (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education may award, within available appropriations, a grant of up to five hundred thousand dollars to any town in which a newly established local charter school is located, to be paid to the fiscal authority for such local charter school not later than July fifteenth to assist with the start-up costs associated with the establishment of such local charter school pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, provided the local or regional board of education for such local charter school and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b, mutually agree on staffing flexibility in such local charter school, and such agreement is approved by the State Board of Education.(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 English language 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.(P.A. 12-116, S. 31.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66oo (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66oo - Governing council. Training re responsibilities and best practices. Adoption of policies re antinepotism and conflict of interests.

 (a) On and after October 1, 2015, each member of a governing council of a state or local charter school shall complete training related to charter school governing council responsibilities and best practices at least once during the term of the charter.(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.(P.A. 15-239, S. 5.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66pp (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66pp - Annual submission of certified audit statement and Internal Revenue Service form 990.

 Each charter management organization of a state or local charter school or, if there is no charter management organization associated with a state or local charter school, the governing council of such charter school, shall submit annually, to the Commissioner of Education, (1) a certified audit statement of all revenues from public and private sources and expenditures related to such organization's function as a charter management organization in this state or to such council's function as a governing council of a state or local charter school in this state, and (2) a complete copy of such organization's or council's most recently completed Internal Revenue Service form 990, including all parts and schedules, other than Schedule B of such form.(P.A. 15-239, S. 6.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66qq (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66qq - Internet web site posting re reports, certified audit statements and forms.

 The Commissioner of Education shall post any reports, certified audit statements and forms submitted to the Department of Education pursuant to sections 10-66cc and 10-66pp on the department's Internet web site not later than thirty days after receiving such reports, statements or forms. The commissioner shall identify any charter management organization or governing council of a charter school that did not submit a report, certified audit statement or form for the current reporting period and post such information on the department's Internet web site not later than thirty days after failing to receive such reports, statements or forms.(P.A. 15-239, S. 7.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66rr (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66rr - Child abuse and neglect registry and criminal history records checks of governing council members, charter management organization members and contractors.

 On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall require members of the governing council of a state or local charter school and members of a charter management organization to submit to a records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry, established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and to state and national criminal history records checks before the state board grants initial certificates of approval for charters pursuant to section 10-66bb, or before such members may be hired by the governing council of a state or local charter school or charter management organization. The governing council of a state or local charter school shall require each contractor doing business with a state or local charter school, who performs a service involving direct student contact, to submit to a records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry, established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and to state and national criminal history records checks before such contractor begins to perform such service. Any criminal history records checks required under this section shall be conducted in accordance with section 29-17a.(P.A. 15-239, S. 8; P.A. 16-67, S. 5; P.A. 17-48, S. 3.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-67 deleted subsection designators, deleted reference to applicant for position in a state or local charter school and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-48 deleted provision re criminal history records checks required under subsection, deleted “such applicant may be hired” and made technical and conforming changes.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66ss (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66ss - Amendment to charter.

 (a) If a governing council of a state or local charter school plans to make a material change in the school's operations, such governing council of such charter school shall submit, in writing, a request to amend the school's charter to the State Board of Education. For purposes of this section, “material change” means a change that fundamentally alters a charter school's mission, organizational structure or educational program, including, but not limited to, (1) altering the educational model in a fundamental way, (2) opening an additional school building, (3) contracting for or discontinuing a contract for whole school management services with a charter management organization, (4) renaming the charter school, (5) changing the grade configurations of the charter school, or (6) increasing or decreasing the total student enrollment capacity of the charter school by twenty per cent or more.(b) In determining whether to grant a request by a state or local charter school to amend its charter, the State Board of Education shall (1) review the written request of the charter school, (2) solicit and review comments on the request from the local or regional board of education of the town in which the charter school is located, and (3) vote on the request not later than sixty days after the date of receipt of such request or as part of the charter renewal process. The state board may approve the material change 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 or for the purpose of considering whether to renew the charter of the charter school, pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10-66bb.(P.A. 15-239, S. 9.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-66uu (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-66uu - Applicability of Freedom of Information Act to records and files related to administration of charter school by charter management organization.

 Each contract for whole school management services between the governing council of a state or local charter school and a charter management organization shall (1) provide that such governing council is entitled to receive a copy of all records and files related to the administration of the charter school, including the compensation paid to the charter management organization and any expenditures of such compensation by the charter management organization, and (2) indicate that such records and files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by such governing council pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except that such governing council may redact such records and files to remove personally identifiable information of a contributor of a bona fide and lawful contribution, pursuant to a written request from such contributor. No request to inspect or copy such records or files shall be valid unless the request is made to such governing council in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act. Any complaint by a person who is denied the right to inspect or copy such records or files shall be brought to the Freedom of Information Commission in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-205 and 1-206.(P.A. 15-239, S. 11.)History: P.A. 15-239 effective July 7, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-68 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-68 - Appointment of director of adult education.

 Section 10-68 is repealed, effective July 1, 1996.(1949 Rev., S. 1386; 1957, P.A. 581, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 166, S. 1; P.A. 78-218, S. 52; P.A. 81-397, S. 2; P.A. 84-325, S. 1, 7; P.A. 96-244, S. 62, 63.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-69a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-69a - Adult education programs in New Haven and Bridgeport authorized to provide additional instructional services.

 The state Department of Education shall authorize the adult education programs located in the cities of New Haven and Bridgeport to provide additional instructional services including, but not limited to, training in technology, technical skills, literacy and numeracy and counseling.(P.A. 13-247, S. 172.)History: P.A. 13-247 effective July 1, 2013.