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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › B - External Diploma Program and Noncredit Mandated Programs › Section 10-145d-600 - Provisional educator certificate requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive a provisional educator certificate for
						external diploma program and noncredit mandated programs an applicant shall
						present evidence of meeting the preparation and eligibility requirements for an
						initial educator certificate, in addition to meeting the following
						requirements:
(a) Has successfully
					 completed the BEST assessment, as may have been made available by the Board,
					 and one year of successful teaching as defined in general conditions in Section
					 10-145d-400(ii)
					 and Section
					 10-145d-400(pp)
					 under the initial educator certificate, interim educator certificate or an
					 adult education authorization; or
(b) Has completed, within 10 years prior to
					 application, at least three years of appropriate successful adult education
					 teaching or 30 school months of successful teaching in a subject area or field
					 appropriate to the subject area or field for which the provisional educator
					 certificate is being sought, in a public, approved nonpublic school or
					 nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state or
					 in a cooperating eligible entity pursuant to Section
					 10-69
					 of the Connecticut general statutes; or
(c) Has served a board of education
					 successfully under a provisional teaching certificate for the school year
					 immediately preceding application. The subject area or field taught during the
					 preceding year shall be the same for which provisional educator certification
					 is sought.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › B - External Diploma Program and Noncredit Mandated Programs › Section 10-145d-601 - Professional educator certificate requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive a professional educator certificate for
						external diploma program and noncredit mandated programs an applicant shall
						present evidence of having met the following requirements:
(a) Has completed three years of successful
					 teaching as defined in Section
					 10-145d-400(ii)
					 and Section
					 10-145d-400(pp)
					 under the provisional teaching certificate or provisional educator certificate
					 or interim educator certificate; and
(b) Has completed not less than 30 semester
					 hours of credit beyond the bachelor's degree at an approved institution or
					 institutions. Such course work need not necessarily lead to a master's degree
					 and may include graduate or undergraduate courses. It shall consist of:
(1) A planned program at an approved
					 institution, related directly to the subject areas or grade levels of the
					 endorsement or in an area or areas related to the teacher's ability to provide
					 instruction effectively or to meet locally determined goals and objectives;
					 or
(2) An individual program which
					 is mutually determined or approved by the teacher and the employing agent of
					 the board of education and which is designed to increase the ability of the
					 teacher to improve student learning; or
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › C - English to Non-English Speaking Adults › Section 10-145d-602 - When required

Current through July 10, 2024
This certificate, or a bilingual or tesol certificate,
						shall be required for anyone employed by a board of education to teach English
						to non-English speaking adults in a public adult education
						program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › C - English to Non-English Speaking Adults › Section 10-145d-603 - Validity of certificate

Current through July 10, 2024
This certificate shall authorize the teaching of English
						to non-English speaking adults in adult education programs mandated by
						statute.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › C - English to Non-English Speaking Adults › Section 10-145d-604 - Initial educator certificate requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive an initial educator certificate for teaching
						English to non-English speaking adults an applicant shall present evidence of
						meeting the following requirements, in addition to meeting the assessment
						requirements, as appropriate:
(a)
					 Holds a bachelor's degree from an approved institution;
(b) Has completed three semester hours of
					 credit in methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages;
					 and
(c) Has completed a course of
					 study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, which
					 shall include study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional
					 children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children
					 who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for
					 and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular
					 classroom.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › C - English to Non-English Speaking Adults › Section 10-145d-605 - Provisional educator certificate requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive a provisional educator certificate for
						teaching English to non-English speaking adults an applicant shall present
						evidence of meeting the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial
						educator certificate, in addition to meeting the following requirements:
(a) Has successfully completed the BEST
					 assessment, as may have been made available by the Board, and one year of
					 successful teaching as defined in Section
					 10-145d-400(ii)
					 and Section
					 10-145d-400(pp)
					 under the initial educator certificate, interim educator certificate or an
					 adult education authorization; or
(b) Has completed, within 10 years prior to
					 application, at least three years of appropriate successful adult education
					 teaching or 30 school months of successful teaching in a subject area or field
					 appropriate to the subject area or field for which the provisional educator
					 certificate is being sought, in a public, approved nonpublic school or
					 nonpublic school approved by the appropriate governing body in another state or
					 in a cooperating eligible entity pursuant to Section
					 10-69
					 of the Connecticut general statutes; or
(c) Has served a board of education
					 successfully under a provisional teaching certificate for the school year
					 immediately preceding application. The subject area or field taught during the
					 preceding year shall be the same for which provisional educator certification
					 is sought.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › C - English to Non-English Speaking Adults › Section 10-145d-606 - Professional educator certificate requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive a professional educator certificate for
						teaching English to non-English speaking adults, an applicant shall present
						evidence of having met the following requirements:
(a) Has completed three years of successful
					 teaching under the provisional teaching certificate or provisional educator
					 certificate or interim educator certificate; and
(b) Has completed not fewer than 30 semester
					 hours of credit beyond the bachelor's degree at an approved institution or
					 institutions. Such course work need not necessarily lead to a master's degree
					 and may include graduate or undergraduate courses. It shall consist of:
(1) A planned program at an approved
					 institution, related directly to the subject areas or grade levels of the
					 endorsement or in an area or areas related to the teacher's ability to provide
					 instruction effectively or to meet locally determined goals and objectives;
					 or
(2) An individual program which
					 is mutually determined or approved by the teacher and the employing agent of
					 the board of education and which is designed to increase the ability of the
					 teacher to improve student learning; or
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XV - Adult Education › D - General Interest Programs › Section 10-145d-607 - When required

Current through July 10, 2024
No certificate or permit shall be required for adult
						education teachers of general interest or avocational courses which are not
						mandated by General Statute or other sections of these regulations, and for
						which no high school credit is provided.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVI - Discontinued Endorsements and Prior Authorization › A - Discontinued Endorsements › Section 10-145d-608 - Endorsements previously issued, but no longer available

Current through July 10, 2024
A number of certification endorsement categories which
						were previously issued are no longer available on new certificates. Existing
						certificates bearing those endorsements will continue to be valid in all
						endorsed subject areas, fields and grade levels, as long as the certificate
						remains in effect.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVI - Discontinued Endorsements and Prior Authorization › A - Discontinued Endorsements › Section 10-145d-609 - Professional educator certificate for discontinued endorsements

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive a professional educator certificate in a
						discontinued endorsement area, except adult in-service distributive education,
						as hereinafter provided, an applicant shall present evidence of having met the
						assessment requirements, as appropriate, in addition to meeting the following
						requirements to each specific endorsement area:
(a) Has completed 30 school months of
					 successful teaching under the provisional teaching certificate, except that
					 adult in-service distributive education teachers shall complete 96 clock hours,
					 or the equivalent, of successful service in a position covered by the
					 provisional teaching certificate; or
(b) Has fulfilled the following course work
					 requirements:
(1) Evening vocational schools,
					 skilled trades: has completed at an approved institution or institutions a
					 minimum of two courses teaching vocational and industrial education, which may
					 include the one course which was necessary to meet requirements for the
					 provisional teaching certificate;
(2) Evening vocational schools, trade-related
					 subjects: has completed at an approved institution or institutions a minimum of
					 two courses teaching vocational and industrial education, which may include the
					 one course which was necessary to meet requirements for the provisional
					 teaching certificate;
(3) Adult
					 vocational homemaking: has completed at an approved institution or institutions
					 a minimum of four semester hours of credit teaching adult vocational
					 homemaking, which may include the two semester hours of credit which was
					 necessary to meet requirements for the provisional teaching certificate;
					 and
(4) Adult in-service
					 distributive education: has completed at an approved institution or
					 institutions a total of 24 clock hours, or the equivalent in semester hours,
					 teaching in distributive education; and
(5) Library-teacher: has completed at least
					 30 semester hours of credit in library science, either as part of or in
					 addition to the course work required for professional educator
					 certification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVI - Discontinued Endorsements and Prior Authorization › B - Prior Authorizations › Section 10-145d-610 - Prior authorizations

Current through July 10, 2024
To receive an endorsement on the basis of prior
						authorization, an applicant may file an application and present evidence of
						meeting the following requirements, in addition to meeting the assessment
						requirements, as appropriate:
(a) Any
					 person who holds a secondary guidance counselor certificate may serve as a
					 school counselor in grades five through 12;
(b) Any person who served as a health
					 occupations instructor prior to July 1, 1989, in a vocational-technical school
					 with a certificate endorsed for service as an instructor in licensed practical
					 nursing, occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools (formerly
					 skilled trades) or school nurse teaching, may continue to serve in that
					 capacity;
(c) Any person employed
					 continuously by one approved private special education facility prior to
					 September 1, 1980, may not be required to hold appropriate certification so
					 long as they remain employed in the same position by the same approved private
					 special education facility;
(d) Any
					 person who holds or held a certificate endorsed to serve as library-teacher, or
					 for teaching any subject or any grade level and who served as a school library
					 media specialist before September 1, 1978, may be eligible for endorsement for
					 school librarymedia specialist;
(e)
					 Any person who served as a health occupations instructor prior to July 1, 1989,
					 under a certificate for trade and industrial occupational subjects in
					 comprehensive high schools (formerly occupational subjects), school nurse
					 teacher or health education, may continue to serve in that capacity;
(f) Any person who held a secondary teaching
					 or special services certificate and served as a teacher-coordinator of
					 cooperative work education, diversified occupations prior to July 1, 1989, may
					 be eligible for cooperative work education endorsement in accordance with the
					 following:
(1) The holder of a provisional
					 teaching certificate may be eligible for endorsement of such certificate for
					 cooperative work education; or
(2)
					 The holder of a professional educator certificate who has completed at least 30
					 school months of successful teaching as a teacher-coordinator of cooperative
					 work education may be eligible for endorsement on the professional educator
					 certificate for cooperative work education; or
(3) The holder of a professional educator
					 certificate who has completed less than three years of successful service as a
					 teacher-coordinator of cooperative work education, may be eligible for issuance
					 of a provisional educator certificate for cooperative work education.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › B - Revocation › Section 10-145d-612 - Revocation of certificate, permit and authorization

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Causes.
Any certificate issued by the Board may be revoked by the
					 Board in accordance with procedures hereinafter established if the Board finds
					 that one or more of the following just causes exist:
(1) The holder of the certificate,
					 hereinafter called "the holder," obtained the certificate through fraud or
					 misrepresentation of a material fact;
(2) The holder has persistently neglected to
					 perform the duties for which certification was granted;
(3) The holder is professionally unfit to
					 perform the duties for which certification was granted;
(4) The holder is convicted in a court of law
					 of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any other crime of such nature that,
					 in the opinion of the Board, continued certification would impair the standing
					 of certificates issued by the Board; or
(5) Other due and sufficient cause.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › B - Revocation › Section 10-145d-612a - Automatic revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When the
					 commissioner is notified, pursuant to subsection (f) of section
					 17a-101
					 of the general statutes, that a certificate holder has been convicted of a
					 crime referenced in said statute, all certificates issued by the board and held
					 by the convicted certificate holder are revoked as of the date notification is
					 received by the commissioner. Upon receipt of notice of conviction, the
					 commissioner shall notify, by certified mail, return receipt requested, the
					 certificate holder of the revocation and his right to file a request for
					 reinstatement.
(b) Within 15 days
					 of receipt of the commissioner's notification, the former certificate holder
					 may file a request for reinstatement with the board, requesting the board
					 reconsider the revocation. A request for reinstatement shall include the name
					 of the former certificate holder, a detailed explanation of why the former
					 certificate holder believes the board should reinstate the certificate
					 previously held and any other pertinent information which would be useful to
					 the board. A copy of the request for reinstatement shall also be filed with the
					 commissioner.
(c) Within 15 days
					 after receipt of the request for reinstatement, the Commissioner shall file
					 with the board a statement in support of or opposition to the reinstatement. A
					 copy of the statement shall be provided to the former certificate holder by the
					 commissioner.
(d) The board shall
					 review the request for reinstatement and the Commissioner's statement and make
					 a determination, within 90 days of receipt of the commissioner's statement, as
					 to whether to reinstate the certificate. In determining whether to reinstate
					 the certificate of the former certificate holder the board shall consider, if
					 appropriate: the nature of the crime; the exemplary status of a certificate
					 holder; the crime and its relationship to the education profession; the effect
					 the crime has on the public health, safety and welfare; and whether, in the
					 opinion of the board, reinstatement impairs the standing of other certificates
					 issued by the board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › B - Revocation › Section 10-145d-613 - Revocation of permits and authorizations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Causes.
Any permit issued by the Board may be revoked by the
						Board in accordance with procedures hereinafter established if the Board finds
						that one or more of the following just causes exist:
(1) The holder of the permit, hereinafter
					 called "the holder," obtained the permit through fraud or the misrepresentation
					 of a material fact;
(2) The holder
					 has persistently neglected to perform the duties for which the permit was
					 granted;
(3) The holder is
					 professionally unfit to perform the duties for which the permit was
					 granted;
(4) The holder is
					 convicted in a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any
					 other crime of such nature that, in the opinion of the Board, continued
					 possessing of a permit would impair the standing of permits issued by the
					 Board; or
(5) Other due and
					 sufficient cause, which includes but is not limited to failure to successfully
					 complete the BEST assessment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › C - Equivalency › Section 10-145d-614 - Certification through equivalency

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Certification
					 may be granted if an applicant presents a combination of education and
					 experience which is determined by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's
					 designee to be the equivalent of the experience and education required by the
					 regulations applicable to the certificate for which application is made, and
					 all other conditions are met.
(b)
					 The decision of the denial of certification through equivalency by the
					 Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee shall be final.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › D - Extension › Section 10-145d-615 - Extension of time to complete certification requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
					 A request may be made to the Commissioner for good cause for an extension of
					 time to complete certification requirements by a person who:
(1) Holds a provisional educator or
					 provisional teaching certificate or held such certificate within one year of
					 application for extension of such certificate and is unable to complete the
					 requirements for a professional educator certificate within the period
					 required; or
(2) Holds a
					 professional educator certificate or held such certificate within one year of
					 application for extension of such certificate and is unable to complete the
					 requirements for continuation of said professional educator certificate within
					 the period required.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › F - Nullification of Certificate, Permit, Authorization or Endorsement › Section 10-145d-618 - Nullification of certificate, permit, authorization or endorsement issued through administrative error

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A certificate,
					 permit, authorization or endorsement, issued through administrative error may
					 be nullified by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee. Once a holder
					 or employing agency in possession of an erroneously issued certificate, permit,
					 authorization or endorsement, is notified by the Commissioner or the
					 Commissioner's designee that such certificate, permit, authorization or
					 endorsement has been issued in error, the holder or employing agent shall
					 return immediately such certificate, permit, authorization or endorsement to
					 the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee.
(b) Any person who has knowledge that his or
					 her certificate, permit, authorization or endorsement, was issued in error,
					 shall be required to notify the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee and
					 immediately return such certificate, permit, authorization or endorsement to
					 the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee.
(c) Nullification will be effective from the
					 date the certificate, permit, authorization or endorsement was erroneously
					 issued regardless of whether it is returned.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates for School Marriage and Family Therapist › Part XVII - Appeal Process › G - New Endorsements › Section 10-145d-619 - Endorsement for education positions having unique requirements peculiar to an assignment

Current through July 10, 2024
In cases where existing endorsements do not cover a
						unique certification area, the Department may issue certificates with
						endorsements other than those contained in these regulations. Issuance of such
						unique endorsement shall be based on completion by the applicant of general,
						specialized and professional education clearly appropriate to the duties of the
						position and similar in quality, quantity and degrees to that required for
						other positions of comparable importance in a board of
						education.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145f - Application Fee for The Teacher Competency Examination › Section 10-145f-2 - Fee schedule (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145f - Application Fee for The Teacher Competency Examination › Section 10-145f-3 - Fee schedule for subject area assessment (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see
				  Sec.
				  54 of
				  Public
				  Act 14-187. (June 11,
				  2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145g - Reports of Child Abuse by a Certified School Employee › Section 10-145g-1 - Reports of child abuse by a certified school employee

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Reports received by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of
			 Section
			 17a-101
			 of the General Statutes, as may be amended from time to time, shall be
			 considered confidential.
(b) If as
			 a result of information contained in the report received pursuant to subsection
			 (a) of this Section or as a result of any investigation conducted pursuant to
			 the provisions of Section
			 17a-101
			 of the General Statutes, as may be amended from time to time, the Commissioner
			 of Education determines that probable cause exists to institute revocation
			 procedures pursuant to subsection (m) of Section
			 10-145b of
			 the General Statutes and regulations promulgated thereunder, as may be amended
			 from time to time, information received from the aforementioned reports or
			 investigations may be used in any revocation proceeding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-1 - Creation and authority

Current through July 10, 2024
The Connecticut State Board of Labor Relations was
				  established in 1945 by section
				  31-102
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes and administers various labor relations
				  statutes including the Act Concerning School Board-Teacher Negotiations,
				  sections
				  10-153a
				  to
				  10-153o,
				  inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.
The three board members are appointed by the Governor with
				  the advice and consent of the General Assembly. Alternate board members shall
				  be appointed pursuant to section
				  31-102(b)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes and shall serve in place of an absent
				  member of the board when so directed by the board and while so serving shall
				  have all of the powers of members of the board. Pursuant to section
				  31-103
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, the board appoints an agent and a general
				  counsel for four (4) year terms of office, and may appoint such assistant
				  agents and other employees as are needed to carry out the work of the board
				  without undue delay.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-2 - Functions

Current through July 10, 2024
It is the function of the quasi-judicial Board to enforce the
				  collective bargaining statutes by deciding prohibited practice cases. The board
				  also promulgates regulations and exercises other powers necessary to the
				  administration of the collective bargaining statutes under its
				  jurisdiction.
The agent and assistant agents hold informal investigation
				  and mediation conferences with parties to a complaint in an effort to resolve
				  the labor relations dispute before a board hearing. If settlement is not
				  possible the agent may recommend dismissal of a complaint or assign the matter
				  for a hearing before the Board.
The general counsel is the legal advisor to the Board and
				  staff and represents the Board in court appeals, enforcement proceedings and
				  other judicial and administrative proceedings to which the Board is a party or
				  is interested.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-4 - Public information

Current through July 10, 2024
The public may inspect the regulations, decisions and public
				  records of the board at its offices in Wethersfield. There is no prescribed
				  form for requests for information. Written requests should be submitted to the
				  Board at its above stated official address.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-5 - Signature of documents

Current through July 10, 2024
The duly authorized and official documents of the Board of
				  every description, and without exception, including but not limited to the
				  Board decisions, orders, notices, subpoenas, and communications shall be signed
				  in behalf of the Board by any Board member, the agent, the general counsel, or
				  any staff member empowered to sign in the Board's behalf. Such a signature
				  shall be presumed to be duly authorized by the Board unless and until the
				  contrary is demonstrated in any board proceeding or hearing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-6 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
The term "Act" as used herein means the Act Concerning School
				  Board-Teacher Negotiations, section
				  10-153e
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, and the term "Board" means the Connecticut
				  State Board of Labor Relations. The term "Filing" as used herein means the
				  delivery of required document(s) to the board's office address and any other
				  means of delivery prescribed by the board. In proceedings under this section,
				  the party charging a prohibited practice shall be called the "Complainant"; and
				  the party alleged to have committed such prohibited practice shall be called
				  the "Respondent." The term "Agent" herein shall mean the agent of the board and
				  shall include the assistant agents. The terms defined in section
				  10-153b(a)
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes shall have the same meanings in these
				  regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article I - Description Organization and Definitions › Section 10-153e-8 - Time limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever the time limited in these regulations for any act is
				  seven (7) days or more, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and other days when the
				  board's offices are closed to the public shall be included in making the
				  computation. Whenever the time so limited is less than seven (7) days, such
				  days shall be excluded in making the computation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-9 - Complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
A complaint that any person, employee representative
				  organization or school board has engaged in or is engaging in any prohibited
				  practice under the Act may be filed by a board of education or an employee
				  representative organization or a complaint that an employee representative
				  organization has violated section
				  10-153e(c)(3)
				  may be filed by an employee, any of which may hereafter be referred to as the
				  person filing the complaint.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-10 - Complaint; form and filing; certification of service

Current through July 10, 2024
A complaint shall be in writing. The original shall be signed
				  and sworn to before any person authorized to administer an oath. The original
				  complaint shall be filed with the board. The complaint shall include a
				  certification also signed and sworn to before any person authorized to
				  administer an oath, stating that a copy of the complaint has been served upon
				  the Respondent by registered or certified mail or in person. Blank forms for
				  making the complaint shall be supplied by the board upon
				  request.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-11 - Contents of complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
A complaint shall contain the following:
(a) The full name and address of the person
				making the complaint;
(b) The full
				name and address of the person against whom the complaint is filed;
(c) A clear and concise description of the
				acts which are claimed to constitute prohibited practices, including, where
				known, the appropriate dates and places of such acts and names of Respondent's
				agents or other representatives by whom committed. If, in any such case, the
				required specification is impossible, the reason why it is impossible shall be
				stated, and other facts shall be included which are sufficient to describe the
				nature of the conduct complained of;
(d) An enumeration of the subdivision or
				subdivisions of the Act claimed to have been violated;
(e) A statement of the relief to which the
				Complainant deems himself entitled. Such claim for relief shall not limit the
				powers of the Board vested in it by the Act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-13 - Reference of complaint to agent; investigation

Current through July 10, 2024
All complaints filed with the board shall be automatically
				  referred to the agent, who shall investigate the same with due diligence;
				  provided, however, that the agent may return to the Complainant, without
				  investigation, any complaint which does not comply with section l0-153e-11 of
				  these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-14 - Report by agent to board

Current through July 10, 2024
Within 90 days of the date when a sufficient complaint was
				  filed, the Agent shall report to the Board upon the complaint, recommending its
				  dismissal or issuing a complaint of his own. If the Agent recommends dismissal,
				  he shall do so in writing and shall forthwith serve a copy of his
				  recommendation upon all parties in interest. If the Agent issues a complaint,
				  he may use the original complaint filed by the Complainant in whole or in part.
				  He may also draft new language to conform with the facts adduced by his
				  investigation. If any such party files a written objection to the Agent's
				  recommendation of dismissal within fourteen (14) days of its service upon him,
				  the Board shall order a hearing to be held upon the complaint, in the manner
				  provided in section
				  10-153e-15.
				  Unless such objection is so filed, the Board will dismiss the
				  complaint.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-15 - Action by board upon agent's report; notice of hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
The Board shall act promptly upon the Agent's report. If it
				  orders a hearing, it shall cause to be issued and served upon each person
				  complained of a copy of the complaint and a notice of hearing before the Board
				  at the time and place therein fixed, to be held not less than seven (7) days
				  after the service of such complaint. Notice of the hearing shall be given to
				  the person filing the complaint or his representative.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-18 - Service and filing of answer

Current through July 10, 2024
The Respondent against whom the complaint is issued shall
				  have the right to file an answer thereto within five (5) days from the service
				  of the complaint. Such answer shall be in writing, the original being signed by
				  the Respondent or his, or its, attorney. The Respondent or his, or its,
				  attorney, shall file the answer and four (4) copies thereof with the Board and
				  serve copies of the answer on each party to the proceeding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-19 - Denial

Current through July 10, 2024
The Respondent shall admit or deny each of the allegations
				  contained in the complaint unless the Respondent is without knowledge or
				  information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of an averment, in
				  which case the Respondent shall so state, such statement operating as a denial.
				  The answer may contain a plain statement of any explanation or new matter which
				  constitutes the grounds of defense.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-21 - Extension of time to answer; amendment

Current through July 10, 2024
Upon the Board's own motion or upon application of the
				  Respondent, the Board may extend the time within which the answer may be filed.
				  The answer may be amended at any time with the permission of the Board, upon
				  such terms and conditions as it deems just.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-22 - Amendment of answer; following amendment of complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
In any case where a complaint has been amended, the
				  Respondent shall have an opportunity to amend his answer within such period as
				  may be fixed by the Board.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-23 - Failure to file answer

Current through July 10, 2024
Notwithstanding any failure of the Respondent to file an
				  answer within the time provided in section
				  10-153e-18,
				  the Board may proceed to hold a hearing at the time and place specified in the
				  notice of hearing, and may make its findings of fact and enter its order upon
				  the testimony so taken. In any case where a respondent fails to answer and
				  appear at the hearing the board may take the allegations in the complaint as
				  admitted and may issue an appropriate order.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article II - Prohibited Practice Complaints › Section 10-153e-25 - Back pay proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) After a board
				order has been issued or after enforcement of such order by the Superior Court,
				if informal efforts to dispose of the matter prove unsuccessful, the agent is
				then authorized in the agent's discretion to issue a specification in the name
				of the board and a notice of hearing before the board, both of which shall be
				sent by registered or certified mail to the parties involved. The specification
				sets forth the relief owed, including but not limited to the computations
				showing the amount of back pay or other monetary relief due and any other
				pertinent information. Each party shall file an answer within fifteen (15) days
				of the receipt of the specification setting forth a particularized response,
				including, when appropriate, alternative computations showing the amount of
				back pay or other monetary relief due and any other pertinent
				information.
(b) In the
				alternative, and in his discretion, the agent under the circumstances specified
				above, may issue and send to the parties a notice of hearing only without a
				specification. Such notice shall contain in addition to the time and place of
				hearing before the Board, a brief statement of the matters in
				controversy.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article III - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 10-153e-26 - Declaratory ruling; form of petition

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever there is a substantial and immediate threat to
				  rights protected by the Act Concerning School Board-Teacher Negotiations a
				  person or organization may request a declaratory ruling by the Board with
				  respect to the applicability to such person or organization of any statute,
				  regulation, or order enforced, administered or promulgated by the Board in the
				  following form:
(a) A petition stating
				the factual background of the issue must be in writing and sent to the board by
				mail or delivered in person during normal business hours.
(b) The petition shall be signed by a person
				or representative of an organization in whose behalf the inquiry is made and
				shall state the address of such person or organization and the name and address
				of the petitioner's attorney, if applicable.
(c) A petitioner shall send a copy of the
				petition by registered or certified mail to any person or organization that may
				be immediately affected by the petition. The petition shall state the persons
				or organizations so notified. If the petitioner is in doubt as to who should be
				notified it may apply to the Board for an order of notice.
(d) The petition shall state clearly and
				concisely the substance and nature of the request. It shall identify the
				statute, regulation or order concerning which the request is made and shall
				identify the particular aspect thereof to which the question of applicability
				is directed.
(e) The petition shall
				state the position of the petitioner with respect to the question of
				applicability.
(f) The petition or
				brief attached thereto may include an argument in support of the position of
				the petitioner with such legal citation as may be appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article III - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 10-153e-27 - Declaratory ruling; procedure after filing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Board may
				give notice to any other person or organization that such a declaratory ruling
				has been requested and may receive and consider facts, arguments, and opinions
				from persons other than the petitioner.
(b) If the Board deems a hearing necessary or
				helpful in determining any issue concerning the request for declaratory ruling,
				the Board shall schedule such hearing and give such notice thereof as shall be
				appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article III - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 10-153e-28 - Scope of bargaining determination

Current through July 10, 2024
Any employee organization, employer, or arbitrator may
				  request the Board to determine the scope of collective bargaining if
(1) during the course of collective
				negotiations one party seeks to negotiate with respect to a matter or matters
				which the other party contends is not a mandatory subject for collective
				negotiations or
(2) one party seeks
				to submit a matter to a fact finder or binding interest arbitrator which the
				other party contends is not a mandatory subject for collective negotiations
				or
(3) a party alleges that an
				illegal subject of bargaining is improperly submitted to a grievance
				arbitrator.
A request for such a determination shall be submitted to the
				  Board in the same form as a request for a declaratory ruling and shall be
				  subject to the same procedure. If such a request has the effect of delaying
				  negotiations or arbitration, the Board shall make every effort to expedite the
				  proceeding.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 153e - School Board-Teacher Negotiations › Article III - Miscellaneous Proceedings › Section 10-153e-29 - Petitions concerning adoption of regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any
				person or organization may at any time petition the Board to promulgate, amend
				or repeal any regulation. The petition shall set forth clearly and concisely
				the text of the proposed regulation, amendment, or repeal. Such petition shall
				also state the facts and arguments that favor the action it proposes by
				including such data, facts and arguments in the petition or in a brief annexed
				thereto. The petition shall be signed by the petitioner and shall furnish the
				address of the petitioner and the name of the petitioner's attorney, if
				applicable.
(b) Within thirty (30)
				days following receipt of the petition, the Board shall determine whether to
				deny the petition, or to initiate regulation making proceedings in accordance
				with the petition. If the petition is denied, the petitioner shall be notified
				in writing of the reasons for said denial.