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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-16vv. - Native American studies instruction.

(a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include Native American studies as part of the social studies curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b. Such Native American studies curriculum shall include, but need not be limited to, a focus on the Northeastern Woodland Native American Tribes of Connecticut. In developing and implementing the Native American 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 Native American studies curriculum under this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 377.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-21c. - Donation of teaching services by private sector specialists; neighborhood assistance.

(a) Any local or regional board of education that has a demonstrated shortage of certified teachers in those fields designated by the State Board of Education or that elects to expand the academic offerings to students in the areas identified by the Chief Workforce Officer pursuant to the provisions of section 4-124w may solicit and accept qualified private sector specialists, not necessarily certified to teach, whose services to teach in shortage areas have been donated by business firms, as defined in section 12-631. Private sector specialists who donate their services may be permitted to offer instruction in existing or specially designed curricula, provided no private sector specialist shall be permitted to work more than one-half of the maximum classroom hours of a full-time certified teacher, and provided further no private sector specialist teaching in an area identified by the Chief Workforce Officer pursuant to section 4-124w shall have sole responsibility for a classroom. No certified teacher may be terminated, transferred or reassigned due to the utilization of any private sector specialist. Local or regional boards of education shall annually review the need for private sector specialists and shall not renew or place a private sector specialist if certified teachers are available.
(b) No employer-employee relationship shall be deemed to exist between any local or regional board of education and a private sector specialist whose services are donated pursuant to this section. No local or regional board of education shall expend any funds for compensation or benefits in lieu of compensation when accepting the donation of services from a private sector specialist.
(c) The provisions of section 10-235 shall apply to any private sector specialist who donates services pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 84-448, S. 2, 5; P.A. 03-66, S. 1; P.A. 13-247, S. 183; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 232.)
History: P.A. 03-66 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change, to add provision allowing local and regional boards of education to expand academic offerings in identified workforce shortage areas by permitting boards to hire qualified private sector specialists to teach in such shortage areas, and to eliminate provision re notice by Department of Education, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to Sec. 10a-163, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “Labor Commissioner and the Office of Workforce Competitiveness” with “Chief Workforce Officer”, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-25b. - Model curriculum for grades kindergarten to eight.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State Education Resource Center, shall develop a model curriculum for grades kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive, that may be used by local and regional boards of education.
(b) The content of the model curriculum shall (1) be rigorous, age-appropriate, aligned with curriculum guidelines approved by the State Board of Education and in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4, (2) be in accordance with the program of instruction and subject matter requirements prescribed in section 10-16b, and (3) include and integrate throughout such model curriculum at least the following: (A) The subject matter prescribed in section 10-16b, (B) Native American studies, (C) Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, (D) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual orientations and gender identities studies, (E) climate change, (F) personal financial management and financial literacy, (G) the military service and experience of American veterans, (H) civics and citizenship, including instruction in digital citizenship and media literacy that provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely, ethically, responsibly and effectively use digital technologies to create and consume digital content, communicate with others and participate in social and civic activities, (I) the principles of social-emotional learning, and (J) racism.
(c) In developing the model curriculum, the Department of Education and State Education Resource Center (1) shall consult with persons and organizations with subject matter expertise in developing the model curriculum, and (2) may utilize existing and appropriate public or private materials, personnel and other resources, and accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the development of the model curriculum under this section.
(d) The Department of Education shall make the model curriculum available to local and regional boards of education and on the department's Internet web site.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 374.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 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.
(P.A. 15-239, S. 8; P.A. 16-67, S. 5; P.A. 17-48, S. 3; P.A. 21-144, S. 6.)
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; P.A. 21-144 deleted provision re criminal history records checks required under section to be conducted in accordance with Sec. 29-17a, effective July 7, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-74n. - Transition resources, services and programs. Fact sheet. Collection and distribution of information.

(a) The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, the Department of Developmental Services and the Office of Workforce Strategy, shall: (1) Coordinate the provision of transition resources, services and programs to children requiring special education and related services, (2) create, and update as necessary, a fact sheet that lists the state agencies that provide transition resources, services and programs and a brief description of such transition resources, services and programs and disseminate such fact sheet to local and regional boards of education for distribution to parents, teachers, administrators and boards of education, and (3) annually collect information related to transition resources, programs and services provided by other state agencies and make such information available to parents, teachers, administrators and boards of education.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2016, and each school year thereafter, the State Board of Education shall distribute the information described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section to each local or regional board of education. Each local or regional board of education shall annually distribute such information to the parent of a child requiring special education and related services in grades six to twelve, inclusive, at a planning and placement team meeting for such child. As used in this section, “parent” means the parent or guardian of a child requiring special education or the surrogate parent or, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 266; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 233.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Office of Workforce Competitiveness” with “Office of Workforce Strategy”, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-76q. - Special education at technical education and career schools.

(a) The State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations adopted by said board, shall: (1) Provide the professional services necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, children requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical education and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine the appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career System.
(b) Where it is deemed appropriate that a child enrolled in a technical education and career school receive special education, the parents or guardian of such child shall have a right to the hearing and appeal process as provided for in section 10-76h.
(c) Prior to a student's enrollment in a technical education and career school, the local or regional board of education for the town in which such student resides shall convene a planning and placement team meeting. The purpose of such meeting shall be to address such student's transition to such technical education and career school and ensure that such student's individualized education program reflects the current supports and services that such student requires in order to access a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. A representative from such technical education and career school shall be invited to such meeting.
(P.A. 78-259, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-281, S. 4, 6; P.A. 06-18, S. 5; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 54; P.A. 21-144, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 99-281 added Subsec. (c) re determination that special education services required by a student preclude participation in vocational-technical school program, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 06-18 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing “suitable” with “appropriate” and making conforming changes, effective July 1, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” and “regional vocational-technical school” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools” and “technical high school”, respectively, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced references to technical high school with references to technical education and career school and amended Subsec. (a)(6) to replace “at state technical high schools” with “provided by the Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-144 deleted former Subsec. (c) re preclusion of student from participation in vocational education and referral of student to board of education of town in which student resides and added new Subsec. (c) re convening of planning and placement team meeting to address student's transition to technical education and career school, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities › Section 10-76xx. - Notification of student identified as gifted and talented. Adoption of policy re equitable identification of gifted and talented students.

(a) A local or regional board of education shall, upon the identification of a student as gifted and talented, provide electronic notice of such identification to the parent or guardian of such student. Such notice shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) an explanation of how such student was identified as gifted and talented, and (2) the contact information for (A) the employee of the school district in charge of the provision of services to gifted and talented students, or, if there is no such employee, the employee of the school district in charge of the provision of special education and related services, (B) the employee at the Department of Education who has been designated as responsible for providing information and assistance to boards of education and parents or guardians of students related to gifted and talented students, pursuant to section 10-3e, and (C) any associations in the state that provide support to gifted and talented students.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2022, each local and regional board of education shall adopt a policy for the equitable identification of gifted and talented students. Such policy shall require the use of multiple methods of identification of gifted and talented students that are in compliance with guidance provided by the Department of Education.
(P.A. 19-184, S. 7; P.A. 21-199, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 19-184 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-199 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re adoption of policy re equitable identification of gifted and talented students, effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 165 - (The University of Connecticut) Advisory Council for Professional Standards › Section 10-119b. (Formerly Sec. 10-119a). - Waiver of fees for persons over sixty-two.

Section 10-119b is repealed.
(February, 1965, P.A. 372, S. 1; June, 1971, P.A. 5, S. 127.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 165 - (The University of Connecticut) Advisory Council for Professional Standards › Section 10-121 and 10-122. - Gifts to university. Appointment and compensation of professional staff.

Sections 10-121 and 10-122 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3276, 3277; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; February, 1965, P.A. 102; 1967, P.A. 657, S. 75; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 502, S. 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 82-218, S. 45, 46.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145c. - Election of persons certified provisionally before July 1, 1974.

Section 10-145c is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 74-331, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-353, S. 51, 52.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145e. - Certification for occupational subjects.

Section 10-145e is repealed, effective July 1, 2009.
(P.A. 77-297; P.A. 78-18; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145g. - Regulations.

The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to govern the use and access of information concerning child abuse in reports received by the Commissioner of Education, or his representative, pursuant to sections 17a-101b and 17a-101c.
(P.A. 92-76, S. 2; P.A. 96-246, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 96-246 changed reference to Sec. 17a-101 to Secs. 17a-101b and 17a-101c.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145i. - Limitation on issuance and reissuance of certificates, authorizations or permits to certain individuals.

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-146b, inclusive, and 10-149, the State Board of Education shall not issue or reissue any certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to said sections if (1) the applicant for such certificate, authorization or permit has been convicted of any of the following: (A) A capital felony, as defined under the provisions of section 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012; (B) arson murder, as defined in section 53a-54d; (C) any class A felony; (D) any class B felony except a violation of section 53a-122, 53a-252 or 53a-291; (E) a crime involving an act of child abuse or neglect as described in section 46b-120; or (F) a violation of section 17a-101a, 53-21, 53-37a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-99, 53a-103a, 53a-181c, 53a-191, 53a-196, 53a-196c, 53a-216, 53a-217b or 21a-278 or a violation of subsection (a) of section 21a-277, and (2) the applicant completed serving the sentence for such conviction within the five years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(P.A. 00-220, S. 41, 43; P.A. 01-173, S. 54, 67; P.A. 03-168, S. 5; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 5; P.A. 11-93, S. 19; P.A. 12-5, S. 9; P.A. 15-205, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 00-220 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 amended Subdiv. (1) to redesignate Subpara. (E) as Subpara. (F), add new Subpara. (E) re crime involving act of child abuse or neglect, expand the list of crimes in Subpara. (F), and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-168 added “authorization or permit”, effective July 1, 2003; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 amended Subdiv. (1)(F) by adding references to Secs. 53a-49 and 53a-90a, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 11-93 deleted reference to Sec. 53a-49 in Subdiv. (1)(F), effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 12-5 amended Subdiv. (1)(A) re capital felony to reference provisions of Sec. 53a-54b in effect prior to April 25, 2012, effective April 25, 2012; P.A. 15-205 added reference to Sec. 17a-101a in Subdiv. (1)(F), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145j. - Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates.

(a) Prior to July 1, 2015, the Department of Education may permit qualified graduates of a national corps of teachers' training program, approved by the Commissioner of Education, to be employed under a durational shortage area permit in public schools located in the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven and state charter schools located in Stamford.
(b) Such persons may only be employed in a position at the elementary or secondary level where no certified teacher suitable to the position is available. Such persons shall (1) be enrolled in a planned program leading to certification in the subject area they are teaching, or enrolled in an approved alternate route to certification program or a program with state approval pending and that meets the standards for an alternate route to certification program, and (2) have completed at least twelve semester hours of credit or have passed the assessment approved by the State Board of Education in the subject area they will teach. The State Board of Education may grant a durational shortage area permit, endorsed consistent with this section, to a person who meets the qualifications for such permit as modified by this section. In granting such permits, the board shall give priority to addressing the needs of the schools operated by the boards of education for the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, and then to the needs of state charter schools located in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford. Such permit shall be valid for one year and shall be renewable once.
(P.A. 06-192, S. 3; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 14; P.A. 11-179, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 06-192 effective July 1, 2006; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “Prior to July 1, 2011,” and provisions re durational shortage area permit and state charter schools located in Stamford and amended Subsec. (b) by enumerating Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 11-179 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2011” with “2015”, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145k. - Issuance of international teacher permit.

(a) The State Board of Education shall, upon the request of a local or regional board of education, issue an international teacher permit in a subject shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b, provided the conditions for issuance of such permit pursuant to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section are met. Such permits shall be issued for one year and may be renewed for a period of up to one year, upon the request of the local or regional board of education, provided the teacher whose permit is to be renewed maintains, at the time of such renewal, a valid J-1 Visa issued by the United States Department of State at the time such permit is renewed.
(b) The local or regional board of education requesting the issuance of an international teacher permit shall attest to the existence of a plan for the supervision of the teacher.
(c) The teacher shall:
(1) Hold a J-1 visa issued by the United States Department of State;
(2) Be in the United States to teach (A) in accordance with a memorandum of understanding between Connecticut and the country from which the teacher is entering, or (B) as part of the Exchange Visitor Program administered by the United States Department of State Teacher Exchange Branch;
(3) (A) Hold the equivalent of a bachelor's degree, from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, as determined by a foreign credentialing agency recognized by the Commissioner of Education, with a major in or closely related to the certification endorsement area in which the teacher is to teach, (B) hold such a degree without such a major and have successfully completed the teacher assessment for the appropriate subject area, as approved by the State Board of Education, or (C) have completed coursework or training prescribed by the State Board of Education to achieve proficiency deemed equivalent to a bachelor's degree, if such person will be providing instruction as part of a program of bilingual instruction, as defined in section 10-17e;
(4) Have completed, in the country from which the teacher is entering, the equivalent of a regionally accredited teacher preparation program; and
(5) Have achieved the level of oral proficiency in English as determined by an examination approved by the Commissioner of Education.
(P.A. 07-30, S. 1; P.A. 11-179, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 340.)
History: P.A. 07-30 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 11-179 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing limitation on number of times permit can be renewed with requirement that teacher seeking renewal maintains valid J-1 Visa at time of renewal, effective July 13, 2011; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (c)(3) by adding Subpara. (C) re completion of coursework or training prescribed by State Board of Education for person providing bilingual instruction, effective July 1, 2015.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-145y. - Issuance of career and technical pathways instructor permit.

(a) For the school years commencing July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, the State Board of Education, upon the request of a local or regional board of education or a regional educational service center, may issue a career and technical pathways instructor permit to any person with specialized training, experience or expertise in the field of manufacturing, allied health, computer technology, engineering or any of the construction trades. Such permit shall authorize such person to hold a part-time position of not more than twenty classroom instructional hours per week as a teacher of a class in such person's area of specialized training, experience or expertise. Such person shall (1) hold (A) an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in the field of manufacturing, allied health, computer technology, engineering or any of the construction trades, from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited, or (B) a credential, as defined in section 10a-34h, in the field of manufacturing, allied health, computer technology, engineering or any of the construction trades; and (2) have a minimum of two years of work experience in the field of such person's associate degree, bachelor's degree or credential.
(b) During a period of such employment, a person holding a career and technical pathways instructor permit shall be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools or of a principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the performance of assigned duties by such holder of a career and technical pathways instructor permit.
(c) Each such career and technical pathways instructor permit shall be valid for the school years commencing July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023.
(d) Any board of education or regional educational service center employing a person who holds a career and technical pathways instructor permit issued under this section shall provide a program to assist each such person. Such program, developed in consultation with the Department of Education, shall include academic and classroom support service components.
(e) No person holding a career and technical pathways instructor permit shall fill a position that will result in the displacement of any person holding a teaching certificate under section 10-145b who is already employed at such school.
(f) Any person holding a career and technical pathways instructor permit pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to be eligible for membership in the teachers' retirement system solely by reason of such permit, provided any such person who holds a regular teacher's certificate issued by the State Board of Education shall not be excluded from membership in said system.
(P.A. 22-80, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 22-80 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 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.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-146d and 10-146e. - Commissioner of Education as agent for state. Filing of contracts under agreement.

Sections 10-146d and 10-146e are repealed, effective July 1, 2009.
(1969, P.A. 269, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 26.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 10 - Education and Culture › Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents › Section 10-147 and 10-148. - Kindergarten certificates. Teacher to have certificate.

Sections 10-147 and 10-148 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 1434, 1435; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 117; 1963, P.A. 196.)
2023 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.

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.
(P.A. 12-116, S. 7; P.A. 13-31, S. 11; 13-245, S. 19; P.A. 21-144, S. 11.)
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; P.A. 21-144 deleted Subsec. (a) designator and deleted former Subsec. (b) re annual review and assessment of professional development required under Sec. 10-148a, effective July 1, 2021.