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CT Gen Stat § 10-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163 - State Board of Education. Department of Education|Section 10-14 - Expenses of the board.

 The expenses of the State Board of Education shall be paid by the state upon vouchers certified by the Commissioner of Education or other person designated by said board.(1949 Rev., S. 1348; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610.)History: P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of state board of education, effective January 1, 1979.
CT Gen Stat § 10-14m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14m - Development and submission of educational evaluation and remedial assistance plan. Contents of plan.

 Section 10-14m is repealed, effective June 28, 1995.(P.A. 78-194, S. 1, 9; P.A. 83-454, S. 1, 4; P.A. 84-293, S. 1, 5; P.A. 95-182, S. 10, 11.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-14r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14r - Regulations.

 The State Board of Education shall promulgate such regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(P.A. 78-194, S. 6, 9.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-14s (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14s - Examination times.

 Section 10-14s is repealed, effective July 1, 2006.(P.A. 03-174, S. 5; P.A. 06-8, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-14t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14t - Reading assessments for students in kindergarten to grade three.

 (a) On or before January 1, 2016, the Department of Education shall develop or approve reading assessments for use by local and regional boards of education for the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, to identify students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who are below proficiency in reading, provided any reading assessments developed or approved by the department include frequent screening and progress monitoring of students. Such reading assessments shall (1) measure phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, (2) provide opportunities for periodic formative assessment during the school year, (3) produce data that is useful for informing individual and classroom instruction, including the grouping of students based on such data and the selection of instructional activities based on data of individual student response patterns during such progress monitoring, (4) be compatible with best practices in reading instruction and research, and (5) assist in identifying, in whole or in part, students at risk for dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d, or other reading-related learning disabilities.(b) Not later than February 1, 2016, the Commissioner of Education shall submit the reading assessments developed or approved under this section 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. 5; P.A. 13-245, S. 11; P.A. 15-97, S. 4.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-245 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2013” with “January 1, 2014” and replacing “July 1, 2013” with “July 1, 2014”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 15-97 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2014” with “January 1, 2016”, replacing “July 1, 2014” with “July 1, 2016” and adding Subdiv. (5) re assist in identifying students at risk for dyslexia or other reading-related learning disabilities, and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “February 1, 2013” with “February 1, 2016”, effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-14v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14v - Coordinated state-wide reading plan for students in kindergarten to grade three.

 On or before January 1, 2014, the Department of Education shall develop a coordinated state-wide reading plan for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, that contains strategies and frameworks that are research-driven to produce effective reading instruction and improvement in student performance. Such plan shall include: (1) The alignment of reading standards, instruction and assessments for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive; (2) teachers' use of data on the progress of all students to adjust and differentiate instructional practices to improve student reading success; (3) the collection of information concerning each student's reading background, level and progress so that teachers can use such information to assist in the transition of a student's promotion to the next grade level; (4) an intervention for each student who is not making adequate progress in reading to help such student read at the appropriate grade level; (5) enhanced reading instruction for students who are reading at or above their grade level; (6) the coordination of reading instruction activities between parents, students, teachers and administrators of the school district at home and in school; (7) school district reading plans; (8) parental involvement by providing parents and guardians of students with opportunities for partnering with teachers and school administrators to (A) create an optimal learning environment, and (B) receive updates on the reading progress of their student; (9) teacher training and reading performance tests aligned with teacher preparation courses and professional development activities; (10) incentives for schools that have demonstrated significant improvement in student reading; (11) research-based literacy training for early childhood care and education providers and instructors working with children birth to five years of age, inclusive, and transition plans relating to oral language and preliteracy proficiency for children between prekindergarten and kindergarten; (12) the alignment of reading instruction with the common core state standards adopted by the State Board of Education; and (13) the alignment of reading instruction with the two-generational initiative established pursuant to section 17b-112l.(P.A. 12-116, S. 91; P.A. 13-245, S. 14; P.A. 18-129, S. 1.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-245 replaced “July 1, 2013” with “January 1, 2014” re development of state-wide reading plan and added provision re transition plans relating to oral language and preliteracy proficiency in Subdiv. (11), effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 18-129 added Subdiv. (13) re alignment of reading instruction with two-generational initiative and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 10-14w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14w - Incentive program for schools.

 On or before July 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, an incentive program for schools that (1) increase by ten per cent the number of students who meet or exceed the state-wide goal level in reading on the state-wide examination under section 10-14n, and (2) demonstrate the methodology and instruction used by the school to improve student reading skills and scores on such state-wide examination. Such incentive program may, at the commissioner's discretion, include public recognition, financial awards, and enhanced autonomy or operational flexibility. The Department of Education may accept private donations for the purpose of this section.(P.A. 12-116, S. 94.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-14x (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 163c - Education Evaluation and Remedial Assistance|Section 10-14x - Agreement re use of college readiness assessment for purposes of grade eleven mastery examination requirement.

 To the extent permitted by federal law or the terms of a federal waiver of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 USC 6301, et seq., as amended from time to time, as it relates to the grade eleven mastery examination requirement pursuant to section 10-14n, not later than January 1, 2016, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Mastery Examination Committee, established pursuant to section 1 of public act 15-238*, shall enter into an agreement with a provider of a nationally recognized college readiness assessment for the provision and administration of such college readiness assessment as part of such grade eleven mastery examination requirement, provided such college readiness assessment offers accommodations for students with disabilities and students who are English language learners.(P.A. 15-238, S. 2.)*Note: Section 1 of public act 15-238 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: P.A. 15-238 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 10-15a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15a - Discontinuance of kindergarten programs restricted.

 Section 10-15a is repealed.(February, 1965, P.A. 87; 1967, P.A. 288, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-15c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15c - Discrimination in public schools prohibited. School attendance by five-year-olds.

 (a) The public schools shall be open to all children five years of age and over who reach age five on or before the first day of January of any school year, and each such child shall have, and shall be so advised by the appropriate school authorities, an equal opportunity to participate in the activities, programs and courses of study offered in such public schools, at such time as the child becomes eligible to participate in such activities, programs and courses of study, without discrimination on account of race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or sexual orientation; provided boards of education may, by vote at a meeting duly called, admit to any school children under five years of age.(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to amend other provisions of the general statutes with respect to curricula, facilities or extracurricular activities.(P.A. 78-218, S. 10; P.A. 79-128, S. 12, 36; P.A. 80-405, S. 1, 4; P.A. 81-472, S. 10, 159; P.A. 88-360, S. 3, 63; P.A. 97-247, S. 6, 27; P.A. 11-55, S. 8.)History: P.A. 79-128 required equal opportunity to participate in activities, programs and courses of study, deleting former possible limitation of equal opportunity, i.e. “within the limits of existing expenditures in any one school year”; P.A. 80-405 required school authorities to advise children of opportunities available when they are eligible to participate; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 88-360 substituted the provision that public schools be open to all children “who reach age five on or before the first day of January of any school year” for the provision that boards of education “may exclude children who will not attain the age of five years until after the first day of January of any school year”; P.A. 97-247 designated the existing section as Subsec. (a), added “sexual orientation” and added Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 11-55 amended Subsec. (a) to prohibit discrimination on account of gender identity or expression.Cited. 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 238 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 10-15d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15d - Applicability of education statutes to the Unified School Districts and the Technical Education and Career System.

 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and annually thereafter, all provisions of the general statutes concerning education, except those provisions relating to the eligibility for noncompetitive state aid unless otherwise provided, shall apply to the operation of the State of Connecticut-Unified School District #2 established pursuant to section 17a-37 within the Department of Children and Families and State of Connecticut-Unified School District #1 established pursuant to section 18-99a within the Department of Correction. All provisions of the general statutes concerning education, except those provisions relating to the eligibility for state aid unless otherwise provided, shall apply to the operation of the Technical Education and Career System, established pursuant to the provisions of section 10-95. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, where such a school or school district shows that a particular statutory provision should not apply, the commissioner may grant an exception.(P.A. 81-197; P.A. 83-169, S. 7; P.A. 87-499, S. 1, 34; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 14-231, S. 63; P.A. 17-237, S. 42.)History: P.A. 83-169 changed name designations of special school districts, amending internal references accordingly; P.A. 87-499 substituted 1987 for 1981, made the unified school districts eligible for competitive state aid and deleted the reference to the E.O. Smith School; (Revisor's note: In 1993 an incorrect internal reference to “section 17a-38” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 17a-37”); P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 14-231 deleted reference to State of Connecticut-Unified School District #3 and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high schools” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.Cited. 45 CS 57.
CT Gen Stat § 10-15e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15e - Applicability of education statutes to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies.

 All provisions of the general statutes concerning teachers shall apply to teachers employed by incorporated or endowed high schools or academies approved under the provisions of section 10-34. Teachers who are not certified and employed by such high schools or academies prior to June 30, 1983, shall be excluded from the provisions of this section until certified.(P.A. 83-219, S. 1, 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-15g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15g - Exemplary schools.

 The Department of Education may publicly recognize exemplary schools and promote the best practices used at such exemplary schools.(P.A. 12-116, S. 13.)History: P.A. 12-116 effective July 1, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-15h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-15h - Pilot program to incorporate common core state standards.

 (a) On or before July 1, 2013, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, shall develop a pilot program to incorporate Connecticut's common core state standards into the curricula of the priority school districts, as described in section 10-266p, and, for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, to the school year ending June 30, 2018, inclusive, align such curricula with college level programs offered by the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the independent institutions of higher education in this state.(b) The pilot program shall require the local or regional board of education for a priority school district to partner with the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of a regional community-technical college or a state university, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university or the governing board of an independent institution of higher education on behalf of such institution to (1) evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven using a college readiness assessment developed or adopted by the Department of Education, (3) use the results of such evaluations to assess college readiness, and (4) offer a plan of support to any student in grade twelve who is found to be not ready for college based on such student's results on the college readiness assessment. Such local or regional board of education shall annually report such test results and assessments to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut.(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 225.)History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective June 15, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16 - Length of school year.

 Each school district shall provide in each school year no less than one hundred and eighty days of actual school sessions for grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, nine hundred hours of actual school work for full-day kindergarten and grades one to twelve, inclusive, and four hundred and fifty hours of half-day kindergarten, provided school districts shall not count more than seven hours of actual school work in any school day towards the total required for the school year. If weather conditions result in an early dismissal or a delayed opening of school, a school district which maintains separate morning and afternoon half-day kindergarten sessions may provide either a morning or afternoon half-day kindergarten session on such day.(1949 Rev., S. 1350; 1961, P.A. 86; 1967, P.A. 186, S. 1; P.A. 77-262; P.A. 79-128, S. 4, 36; P.A. 81-78, S. 1, 2; P.A. 82-106, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-37, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-161, S. 1, 13; P.A. 98-243, S. 13, 25.)History: 1961 act added provisions for computing half a school day and for dismissal because of weather conditions, and changed the technical language; 1967 act included nursery schools in provision for two and one-half hour school day; P.A. 77-262 established two hour session as school day when nursery school or kindergarten dismissed early because of weather conditions or scheduled early closing; P.A. 79-128 deleted qualifying phrase “For the purpose of apportionment” with regard to determination of school days; P.A. 81-78 required that beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1983, each school district shall provide no less than 450 hours of actual school work for nursery schools and kindergartens and no less than 900 of actual school work for grades one to twelve; P.A. 82-106 repealed requirement that no less than 450 hours of actual school work be provided for nursery school and kindergarten students; P.A. 85-37 amended section to require 180 days of actual school sessions and to allow school districts to count up to seven hours per school day towards the required yearly number of hours; P.A. 96-161 removed requirements for the length of the school day, added requirement for no less than 450 hours of kindergarten for a school year and added provision allowing school districts which maintain separate kindergarten sessions to provide either a morning or afternoon session if weather conditions result in an early dismissal or delayed opening of school, effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 98-243 added language to set different requirements for half and full-day kindergarten programs, effective July 1, 1998.Cited. 152 C. 151; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 238 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16a - Silent meditation.

 Each local or regional board of education shall provide opportunity at the start of each school day to allow those students and teachers who wish to do so, the opportunity to observe such time in silent meditation.(P.A. 75-367, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 13.)History: P.A. 78-218 substituted “Each local or regional board of education” for “The board of education of each town and of each regional school district”.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16aa - Competitive district grant account.

 There is established an account to be known as the competitive district grant account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Early Childhood for the purposes of providing grants to competitive school districts to make slots available in school readiness programs. For purposes of this section, “competitive school district” means a school district described in subsection (d) of section 10-16p that has more than nine thousand students enrolled in schools in the district.(P.A. 10-151, S. 5; P.A. 14-39, S. 19.)History: P.A. 10-151 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 14-39 replaced reference to Commissioner of Education with reference to Commissioner of Early Childhood and deleted “preschool” and “subdivision (1) of”, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 10-16c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16c - State board to develop family life education curriculum guides.

 The State Board of Education shall, on or before September 1, 1980, develop curriculum guides to aid local and regional boards of education in developing family life education programs within the public schools. The curriculum guides shall include, but not be limited to, information on developing a curriculum including family planning, human sexuality, parenting, nutrition and the emotional, physical, psychological, hygienic, economic and social aspects of family life, provided the curriculum guides shall not include information pertaining to abortion as an alternative to family planning.(P.A. 79-463, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-16d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16d - Family life education programs not mandatory.

 Nothing in sections 10-16c to 10-16f, inclusive, shall be construed to require any local or regional board of education to develop or institute such family life education programs.(P.A. 79-463, S. 2.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-16e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16e - Students not required to participate in family life education programs.

 No student shall be required by any local or regional board of education to participate in any such family life program which may be offered within such public schools. A written notification to the local or regional board by the student's parent or legal guardian shall be sufficient to exempt the student from such program in its entirety or from any portion thereof so specified by the parent or legal guardian.(P.A. 79-463, S. 3.)
CT Gen Stat § 10-16f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 10 - Education and Culture|Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities|Section 10-16f - Family life programs to supplement required curriculum.

 Any such family life program instituted by any local or regional board of education shall be in addition to and not a substitute for any health, education, hygiene or similar curriculum requirements in effect on October 1, 1979.(P.A. 79-463, S. 4.)