Sec. 10-15h. Pilot program to incorporate common core state standards.
Sec. 10-15o. Office of the Educational Ombudsperson.
Sec. 10-16z. Early Childhood Cabinet. Members. Duties.
Sec. 10-17g. Grants for the provision of programs of bilingual education. Annual evaluation report.
Sec. 10-21j. Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee.
Sec. 10-21l. Computer science education account.
Sec. 10-66w. Disclosure of tuition and cost for special education services.
Sec. 10-66hh. Program to assist charter schools with capital expenses.
Sec. 10-71. State grants for adult education programs.
Sec. 10-76h. Special education hearing and review procedure. Mediation of disputes.
Sec. 10-76mm. Individualized education program form.
Sec. 10-76aaa. Rate schedule for special education services and related services.
Sec. 10-76bbb. Requirements re cost increases charged by charging entities.
Sec. 10-76ccc. Billing standards for special education transportation services.
Sec. 10-76ddd. “Reasonable costs”, defined.
Sec. 10-76fff. Availability of certain data re special education.
Sec. 10-76ggg. Special education and expansion development grants.
Sec. 10-76iii. Listing of special education programs offered.
Sec. 10-76jjj. Notification re staffing changes at certain special education program placements.
Sec. 10-76lll. Special education family guide.
Sec. 10-76mmm. Special education training education and testing competitive grant program.
Sec. 10-91p. Report re enrollment data of private providers of special education services.
Sec. 10-95r. Executive director of the Technical Education and Career System.
Sec. 10-95v. Airframe and powerplant certificate program instructors.
Sec. 10-95w. Five-year capital plan for the Technical Education and Career System.
Sec. 10-15h. Pilot program to incorporate common core state standards. (a) On or before July 1, 2013, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, shall develop a pilot program to incorporate Connecticut's common core state standards into the curricula of the priority school districts, as described in section 10-266p, and, for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, to the school year ending June 30, 2018, inclusive, align such curricula with college level programs offered by the constituent units of the state system of higher education and the independent institutions of higher education in this state.
(b) The pilot program shall require the local or regional board of education for a priority school district to partner with the Board of Regents for Higher Education on behalf of the Connecticut State Community College or a state university, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university or the governing board of an independent institution of higher education on behalf of such institution to (1) evaluate and align curricula, (2) evaluate students in grade ten or eleven using a college readiness assessment developed or adopted by the Department of Education, (3) use the results of such evaluations to assess college readiness, and (4) offer a plan of support to any student in grade twelve who is found to be not ready for college based on such student's results on the college readiness assessment. Such local or regional board of education shall annually report such test results and assessments to the Department of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Office of Financial and Academic Affairs for Higher Education and The University of Connecticut.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 225; P.A. 25-22, S. 15.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 25-22 replaced a reference to regional community-technical college with Connecticut State Community College in Subsec. (b), effective June 9, 2025.
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Sec. 10-15o. Office of the Educational Ombudsperson. (a) There is established an Office of the Educational Ombudsperson, which shall be within the Office of Governmental Accountability for administrative purposes only. The Office of the Educational Ombudsperson shall serve students and families of students in the pursuit of preschool, elementary and secondary education, special education, vocational education and adult education. The Office of the Educational Ombudsperson shall be under the direction of an Educational Ombudsperson who shall be appointed by the Governor and be selected from among individuals with expertise and experience in educational advocacy, special education and educational law.
(b) The Office of the Educational Ombudsperson shall:
(1) Receive, review and attempt to resolve any complaints from students and students' families, including, but not limited to, attempts to resolve such complaints in collaboration with schools and educators;
(2) Compile and analyze data on students and young people, through available data systems, including, but not limited to, the Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and Workforce Information Network, established pursuant to section 10a-57g;
(3) Assist employees of local and regional boards of education involved in planning and placement team meetings;
(4) Provide information to the public, agencies, legislators and others regarding the issues and concerns of students and make recommendations for resolving such issues and concerns;
(5) Analyze and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies relating to students and recommend any changes the Educational Ombudsperson deems necessary;
(6) Disseminate information concerning the availability of the Office of the Educational Ombudsperson to assist students and families of students, as well as local and regional boards of education with educational resource concerns;
(7) On and after July 1, 2027, prioritize the office's efforts on those school districts that have been identified in the study conducted pursuant to section 10-76ooo as disproportionately or over-identifying minority students for special education and related services; and
(8) Take any other actions necessary to fulfill the duties of the Office of the Educational Ombudsperson and the Educational Ombudsperson as set forth in this subsection.
(c) On or before January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Educational Ombudsperson shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Office of Governmental Accountability and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and children. The Educational Ombudsperson shall report on: (1) The implementation of this section; (2) the overall effectiveness of the Educational Ombudsperson position; and (3) additional steps that need to be taken for the Educational Ombudsperson to be more effective.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-16z. Early Childhood Cabinet. Members. Duties. (a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or the chancellor's designee, (5) the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's designee, (7) the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, (8) the executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity or the executive director's designee, (9) the project director of the Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office, (10) a parent or guardian of a child who attends or attended a school readiness program appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, (11) a representative of a local provider of early childhood education appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, (12) a representative of the Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, (13) a representative of a state-funded child care center appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, (14) two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom is a member of a board of education for a town designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, and one of whom is a parent who has a child attending a school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, (15) two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom is a representative of an association of early education and child care providers and one of whom is a representative of a public elementary school with a prekindergarten program, (16) ten appointed by the Governor, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Head Start Association, one of whom is a representative of the business community in this state, one of whom is a representative of the philanthropic community in this state, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut State Employees Association, one of whom is an administrator of the child care development block grant pursuant to the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, one of whom is responsible for administering grants received under Section 1419 of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1419, as amended from time to time, one of whom is responsible for administering the provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., one of whom is responsible for coordinating education services to children and youth who are homeless, one of whom is a licensed family child care home provider and a member of a staffed family child care network identified by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, and one of whom is a parent recommended by a parent advisory group that has been appointed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, (17) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee, (18) the Lieutenant Governor, or the Lieutenant Governor's designee, (19) the Commissioner of Housing, or the commissioner's designee, (20) the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee, and (21) the executive director of the Connecticut Library Consortium, or a cooperating library service unit as defined in section 11-9e, or the executive director's designee.
(b) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall serve as a cochairperson of the cabinet. The other cochairperson of the cabinet shall be appointed from among its members by the Governor. The cabinet shall meet at least quarterly. Members shall not be compensated for their services, except the following members, who are parents or guardians, may, within available appropriations, be compensated for any time and travel related to meetings of the cabinet: (1) The parent or guardian of a child who attends or attended a school readiness program and was appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives under subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of this section, (2) the parent who has a child attending a school in an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-262u, and was appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives under subdivision (14) of subsection (a) of this section, and (3) the parent who was recommended by a parent advisory group and appointed by the Governor under subdivision (16) of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Within available resources, the Early Childhood Cabinet shall (1) advise the Office of Early Childhood, established pursuant to section 10-500, and (2) not later than December 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, develop an annual plan of action that assigns the appropriate state agency to complete the tasks specified in the federal Head Start Act of 2007, P.L. 110-134, as amended from time to time.
(d) The Early Childhood Cabinet shall be within the Office of Early Childhood for administrative purposes only.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 50; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 11-181, S. 1; P.A. 14-39, S. 18; P.A. 15-227, S. 13; P.A. 16-15, S. 16; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 141; P.A. 19-117, S. 114; P.A. 22-100, S. 1; P.A. 24-22, S. 14; P.A. 25-21, S. 3; 25-93, S. 40; 25-143, S. 5.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 effective October 5, 2009; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Commissioner of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-181 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner of Children and Families in Subdiv. (7), replacing representative from a Head Start program with a parent or guardian of a child who attends or attended a school readiness program in Subdiv. (10), redesignating existing Subdivs. (12) to (15) as Subdivs. (14) to (17), adding new Subdiv. (12) re representative of the Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance and new Subdiv. (13) re representative of a state funded child care center, adding additional appointment in redesignated Subdiv. (16) re representative of Connecticut Head Start Association and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-39 changed “Early Childhood Education Cabinet” to “Early Childhood Cabinet”, amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (1) re Commissioner of Early Childhood, redesignating existing Subdiv. (1) as Subdiv. (2), deleting former Subdiv. (2) re representative who is responsible for programs under federal act, deleting provision re representative from an institution of higher education in the state and adding “or the president's designee,” in Subdiv. (4), replacing appointments re member of House of Representatives and parent who has child attending school in priority school district with appointments re board of education member for an alliance district and parent who has child attending school in educational reform district in Subdiv. (14), replacing appointment re member of Senate with appointment re representative of association of early education and child care providers in Subdiv. (15), changing number of gubernatorial appointments from 2 to 4 and adding appointments re representatives of philanthropic community and Connecticut State Employees Association in Subdiv. (16) and deleting provision re chairperson appointed from among members by Governor, added new Subsec. (b) re cochairpersons, members and meetings, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c) and amended same by replacing “appropriations and such private funding as may be available” with “resources” and replacing provision re coordination among state agencies and public and private partnerships with provision re advising Office of Early Childhood in Subdiv. (1), and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (d) and amended same by replacing “Department of Education” with “Office of Early Childhood”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-227 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “four” with “eight” and adding additional appointments re administrator of child care development block grant, person responsible for administering grants under section 1419 of Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, person responsible for administering provisions of Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act and person responsible for coordinating education services to homeless children and youth in Subdiv. (16), adding Subdiv. (18) re Lieutenant Governor, adding Subdiv. (19) re Commissioner of Housing and adding Subdiv. (20) re Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-15 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by replacing “Commission on Children” with “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by replacing “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors” with “Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity”, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 22-100 amended Subsec. (a)(16) by replacing “eight” with “ten” and adding additional appointments re licensed family child care home provider and member of a staffed family child care network identified by the Commissioner of Early Childhood and a parent recommended by a parent advisory group that has been appointed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, and amended Subsec. (b) by adding exception re parent or guardian members may be compensated for time and travel related to meeting of cabinet and deleting provision re members who fail to attend three consecutive meetings deemed to have resigned from cabinet, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 24-22 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” with “chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-21 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-93 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (21) re executive director of the Connecticut Library Consortium or a cooperating library service unit, effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-143 deleted Subsec. (c)(3) re annual state-wide strategic report under federal Head Start Act, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-17g. Grants for the provision of programs of bilingual education. Annual evaluation report. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of education for each local and regional school district that is required to provide a program of bilingual education, pursuant to section 10-17f, may make application to the State Board of Education and shall annually receive, within available appropriations, a grant in an amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying three million eight hundred thirty-two thousand two hundred sixty by the ratio which the number of eligible children in the school district bears to the total number of such eligible children state-wide. The board of education for each local and regional school district receiving funds pursuant to this section shall annually, on or before September first, submit to the State Board of Education a progress report which shall include (1) measures of increased educational opportunities for eligible students, including language support services and language transition support services provided to such students, (2) program evaluation and measures of the effectiveness of its bilingual education and English as a second language programs, including data on students in bilingual education programs and students educated exclusively in English as a second language programs, and (3) certification by the board of education submitting the report that any funds received pursuant to this section have been used for the purposes specified. The State Board of Education shall annually evaluate programs conducted pursuant to section 10-17f. For purposes of this section, measures of the effectiveness of bilingual education and English as a second language programs include, but need not be limited to, mastery examination results, under section 10-14n, and graduation and school dropout rates. Any amount appropriated under this section in excess of three million eight hundred thirty-two thousand two hundred sixty dollars shall be spent in accordance with the provisions of section 10-17k. Any unexpended funds, as of November first, appropriated to the Department of Education for purposes of providing a grant to a local or regional board of education for the provision of a program of bilingual education, pursuant to section 10-17f, shall be distributed on a pro rata basis to each local and regional board of education receiving a grant under this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, the amount of grants payable to local or regional boards of education for the provision of a program of bilingual education under this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.
(P.A. 77-588, S. 3, 7; P.A. 84-255, S. 4, 21; P.A. 99-211, S. 8, 10; P.A. 00-220, S. 4, 43; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 5; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 43; P.A. 11-48, S. 177; P.A. 13-207, S. 14; 13-247, S. 159; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 287; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 170; P.A. 19-117, S. 265; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 366; P.A. 22-118, S. 260; P.A. 23-150, S. 24; 23-204, S. 317; P.A. 25-168, S. 306.)
History: P.A. 84-255 changed the date of the report to the state board from July to September first and required the state board to evaluate the programs annually rather than biennially; P.A. 99-211 in Subdiv. (1) added references to language support services and language transition support services, in Subdiv. (2) added measures of effectiveness of bilingual education and English as a second language programs, added language specifying some measures that are effectiveness measures for purposes of the section and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-220 made a technical change, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 added language re proportional reduction of grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, effective July 1, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-48 extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-207 replaced reference to “state-wide mastery examination” with reference to “mastery examination” and added reference to Sec. 10-14n, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 13-247 extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 replaced “Annually” with “For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017”, replaced “the total appropriation available for such purpose” with “one million nine hundred sixteen thousand one hundred thirty”, added “but need not be limited to” re measures of effectiveness, added provision re spending of funds appropriated in excess of $1,916,130, added provision re pro rata distribution of unexpended funds, extended proportional reduction of grants for provision of program of bilingual education through fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced “and June 30, 2017” with “to June 30, 2019, inclusive”, added “, within available appropriations,”, and replaced “2017” with “2019”, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-117 replaced “June 30, 2019” with “June 30, 2021” re program of bilingual education and extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced “June 30, 2021” with “June 30, 2023” re program of bilingual education and extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 replaced “fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2023, inclusive” with “fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter” and $1,916,130 with $3,832,260, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-150 deleted references to Secs. 10-17n and 10-66t and made a conforming change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-204 extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-168 extended proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-19f. (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2026.) High-dosage tutoring matching grant program. (a) As used in this section, “high-dosage tutoring” means tutoring that contains one or more of the following elements:
(1) One tutor per group of four or fewer students;
(2) Is provided for a minimum of three sessions per week and for at least thirty minutes per tutoring session;
(3) Occurs during the regular school day and is not a before or after school program or an at-home, on-demand program;
(4) Supplements core academic instruction and does not replace core instruction;
(5) Is provided in person by an in-person tutor;
(6) Is provided by high-quality tutors that may include certified teachers, paraeducators, community providers, private tutoring providers or other individuals who have received training to provide tutoring services;
(7) Uses a high-quality curriculum and instructional materials that are aligned with academic standards and core classroom, grade-level content approved by the State Board of Education;
(8) Is data driven and, where applicable, includes state-provided interim assessment blocks and other materials that are aligned with the state's summative assessment;
(9) Provides tutors with training and professional learning opportunities throughout the school year; and
(10) Requires collaboration between tutors and regular classroom educators to ensure such tutoring is instructionally aligned with classroom content.
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, establish a competitive high-dosage tutoring matching grant program for local and regional boards of education to accelerate student learning by supporting the implementation of high-dosage tutoring programs.
(c) The Commissioner of Education shall develop an application for local and regional boards of education to apply for grants under this section and shall develop the criteria for reviewing and approving such grant applications. The commissioner may award a grant under this section to any program that provides high-dosage tutoring and such grant shall be for a two-year period.
(d) Not later than January 31, 2029, the commissioner shall develop a report on the implementation and outcomes of the competitive high-dosage tutoring matching grant program for the two-year period in which grants were awarded. The commissioner shall submit such report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(e) The department may retain up to three per cent of the total amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for grant administration, technical assistance and program evaluation purposes.
(P.A. 25-168, S. 316.)
History: P.A. 25-168 effective July 1, 2026.
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Sec. 10-21j. Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee. (a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish the Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee to coordinate and identify (1) potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program integration, and (2) leveraged funding identification of career technical education programs within high schools and programs within higher education institutions for careers in various industries. Such committee shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) representatives from the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Labor Department, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative, the Technical Education and Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at the Connecticut State Community College, independent institutions of higher education in the state that offer training in the field of manufacturing, the Office of Workforce Strategy, companies and employee organizations that represent manufacturing workers, and (B) teachers, guidance counselors, school counselors, principals and superintendents.
(b) The committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may, in such committee's discretion, report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce, higher education and workforce development and labor and public employees an analysis of whether current apprenticeship training programs available to Connecticut residents are meeting workforce needs. The committee shall consult with members of the manufacturing industry when producing such report. In addition to consulting with manufacturing industries, the committee shall consult with members of insurance, health care, financial technology, biotechnology, STEM, construction trades and hospitality industries and any other appropriate industry to coordinate and identify potential modern preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs and shall review and consider European apprenticeship training programs when producing such report.
(c) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall introduce middle school and high school students, their parents or guardians, guidance counselors and school counselors to careers in the industries described in subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner may enter into partnerships with one or more private sector entities to further the goals of this subsection.
(d) The Department of Education, in consultation with representatives from the industries described in subsection (b) of this section, shall develop a best practices guide to help local and regional boards of education to incorporate relationships with the industries described in subsection (b) of this section in their middle school and high school curricula.
(P.A. 16-114, S. 1; P.A. 17-237, S. 47; P.A. 18-15, S. 1, 2; P.A. 19-68, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 208; P.A. 25-22, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 16-114 effective June 3, 2016; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “technical high school system” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-15 amended Subsecs. (a)(2) and (d) by adding reference to school counselors, and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-68 substantially amended Subsec. (a) including by replacing “a committee” with “the Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee”, replacing provision re coordination of education of middle school and high school students about careers in manufacturing with provisions re coordination and identification of potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program integration and leveraged funding identification of certain programs, adding reference to Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative and adding reference to principals and superintendents, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and amended same by replacing “February 1, 2017” with “July 1, 2020”, adding provision requiring report to labor and public employees committee, replacing “students” with “residents”, and adding provision re committee consulting with members of certain industries and review of European apprenticeship training programs, redesignating existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (c) and amending same by deleting “develop and administer a program to”, deleting provisions re promotional items program may include and visits may be included in partnerships, redesignated existing Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (d) and amended same by replacing provisions re representatives from manufacturing industry and Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology with reference to industries described in Subsec. (b), and made technical and conforming changes, effective June 26, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “Connecticut Employment and Training Commission” to “Office of Workforce Strategy” and amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “On or before July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the” and making a conforming change and by changing “shall” to “may, in such committee's discretion,”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College and made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 9, 2025.
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Sec. 10-21l. Computer science education account. There is established an account to be known as the “computer science education account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account shall contain any moneys required or permitted by law to be deposited in the account and any funds received from any public or private contributions, gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises to the account. The Department of Education may make expenditures from the account to support curriculum development, teacher professional development, capacity development for school districts, and other programs for the purposes of supporting computer science education.
(P.A. 19-128, S. 10; P.A. 25-110, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 19-128 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 25-110 deleted reference to General Fund, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-21q. Plan for promotion of health care professions as career options and job shadowing and internship experiences in health care fields. Amendment of plan to include specific promotion of professions of radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology and respiratory care. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall, in collaboration with the Chief Workforce Officer, utilize the plan required of the Office of Workforce Strategy pursuant to section 2 of special act 22-9 in (1) the promotion of the health care professions as career options to students in middle and high school, including, but not limited to, through career day presentations regarding health care career opportunities in the state, the development of partnerships with health care career education programs in the state and the creation of counseling programs directed to high school students to inform such students about, and recruit them to, the health care professions, and (2) job shadowing and internship experiences in health care fields for high school students.
(b) Not later than September 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Education shall provide each local and regional board of education with the plan described in subsection (a) of this section, and through the Governor's Workforce Council Education Committee, support implementation of such plan.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Education shall amend the plan described in subsection (a) of this section to include the specific promotion of the professions of radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology and respiratory care through (1) career day presentations regarding career opportunities in such health care professions, partnerships with education programs in radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology and respiratory care in the state and the creation of counseling programs directed to high school students to inform such students about, and recruit them to, such health care professions, and (2) job shadowing and internship experiences in such health care professions for high school students.
(P.A. 23-97, S. 7; P.A. 25-162, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 23-97 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-162 added Subsec. (c) requiring amendment of plan to include specific promotion of the professions of radiologic technology, nuclear medicine technology and respiratory care, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-29a. Certain days, weeks and months to be proclaimed by Governor. Distribution and number of proclamations. (a)(1) Martin Luther King Day. The Governor shall proclaim the fifteenth day of January of each year prior to 1986, and commencing on the twentieth day of January in 1986, the first Monday occurring on or after January fifteenth of each year, to be Martin Luther King Day, and the last school day before such day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state as a day honoring Martin Luther King for his selfless devotion to the advancement of equality and the preservation of human rights.
(2) Pan American Day. The Governor shall proclaim April fourteenth of each year to be Pan American Day, which day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state as a day honoring the Latin American republics, and shall otherwise be suitably observed by such public exercises in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates. If such schools are not in session on such day, Pan American Day shall be observed in the schools on the school day next succeeding or on a succeeding day designated by each local or regional board of education.
(3) Arbor Day. The last Friday of April in each year shall be observed in Connecticut as Arbor Day. The Governor shall annually designate this day with suitable proclamation or letter urging that on Arbor Day schools, civic organizations, governmental departments and all citizens and groups give serious thought to, and mark by appropriate exercises of a public nature, the value of trees and forests, the ornamentation of our streets, highways and parks with trees; and the economic benefits to be derived from well-cultivated orchards and forests.
(4) Loyalty Day. The Governor shall proclaim May first in each year to be Loyalty Day, which day shall be set aside as a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States of America and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom; and the flag of the United States shall be displayed on all state buildings on said day. Said day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state.
(5) Senior Citizens Day. The Governor shall proclaim the first Sunday in May in each year as Senior Citizens Day, in honor of the elderly citizens of the state and in recognition of their continued contribution to the state and the enrichment of the lives of all its citizens.
(6) Flag Day. The Governor shall, annually, designate by official proclamation or letter the fourteenth day of June as Flag Day and suitable exercises, having reference to the adoption of the national flag, shall be held in the public schools on the day so designated or, if that day is not a school day, on the school day preceding, or on any such other day as the local or regional board of education prescribes. On Flag Day suitable instruction in the method of displaying the flag and in the respect due the flag shall be given, based upon the flag code as adopted and revised by the National Flag Conference.
(7) School Safety Patrol Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Monday in September of each year to be School Safety Patrol Day, which shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state with a program on highway safety to call attention to the fine work of school safety patrols.
(8) Nathan Hale Day. The Governor shall proclaim September twenty-second of each year to be Nathan Hale Day, which day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state as a day honoring Nathan Hale for his selfless patriotism.
(9) Indian Day. The Governor shall proclaim the last Friday in September in each year to be Indian Day, which day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state as a day of commemoration of American Indians and their contribution to American life and civilization.
(10) Puerto Rico Day. The Governor shall proclaim the fourth Sunday in September in each year as Puerto Rico Day to honor the contribution to the welfare of the state made by persons of Puerto Rican ancestry, which day shall be suitably observed by such public exercises in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates. Puerto Rico Day shall be suitably observed in the public schools of the state on the school day next succeeding the fourth Sunday in September or on such succeeding day as may be designated by the local or regional board of education.
(11) Leif Erikson Day. The Governor shall proclaim a day within the first nine days of October of each year to be Leif Erikson Day, which day shall be suitably observed in all the public schools of the state as a day of commemoration of the Scandinavian peoples and their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country in the past and are now making, and also as a tribute to the gallant explorations of the Vikings.
(12) Fire Prevention Day. The Governor shall, also, by proclamation or letter, annually designate a day, on or about October ninth, to be known as Fire Prevention Day, which day shall be observed in the schools and in such other way as is indicated in such proclamation or letter.
(13) Columbus Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Monday in October of each year to be Columbus Day. Suitable exercises shall be held in the public schools, having reference to the historical events connected therewith and in commemoration of the Italian people, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country, such exercises to be held during the week within which Columbus Day occurs or on such other day as the local or regional board of education prescribes.
(14) Veterans' Day. The Governor shall annually issue a proclamation or letter calling for the observance of the eleventh day of November as Veterans' Day, in recognition of the service and sacrifice of the sons and daughters of Connecticut who served in the naval and military service of the United States in time of war. Suitable exercises shall be held in the public schools, having reference to the historical events connected therewith, such exercises to be held during the week within which Veterans' Day occurs or on any such other day as the local or regional board of education prescribes.
(15) St. Patrick's Day. The Governor shall proclaim March seventeenth of each year to be St. Patrick's Day to honor the Irish people, their culture and the contribution they have made to this state and country, which day shall be suitably observed by such public exercises in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates.
(16) German-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim October sixth of each year to be German-American Day to honor Americans of German ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(17) Friends Day. The Governor shall proclaim the fourth Sunday in April of each year to be Friends Day in honor of the enduring value of friendship and in recognition of the fundamental need, common to each member of our society, for a friend.
(18) Lithuanian Day. The Governor shall proclaim a date certain in each year as Lithuanian Day to honor the contribution to the welfare of the state made by persons of Lithuanian ancestry and to commemorate the culture of the Lithuanian people.
(19) Powered Flight Day. The Governor shall proclaim a date certain in each year as Powered Flight Day to honor the first powered flight by Gustave Whitehead and to commemorate the Connecticut aviation and aerospace industry.
(20) Ukrainian-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim August twenty-fourth of each year to be Ukrainian-American Day to honor Americans of Ukrainian ancestry, their culture and the contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(21) Retired Teachers Day. The Governor shall proclaim the third Wednesday in February in each year as Retired Teachers Day in honor of the retired teachers of the state and in recognition of their contributions.
(22) End of World War II Day. The Governor shall proclaim August fourteenth of each year as the day to commemorate the end of World War II. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(23) Honor Our Heroes and Remembrance Day. The Governor shall proclaim September eleventh of each year as Honor Our Heroes and Remembrance Day, in memory of those who lost their lives or suffered injuries in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and in honor of the service, sacrifice and contributions of the firefighters, police officers and other personnel who responded to such attacks. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(24) Workers' Memorial Day. The Governor shall proclaim April twenty-eighth of each year to be Workers' Memorial Day to commemorate and to honor workers who have died on the job in the state. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(25) Disability Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim July twenty-sixth of each year to be Disability Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of the needs of persons with disabilities. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(26) Volunteer Firefighter and Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Personnel Day. The Governor shall proclaim the first Saturday in August of each year to be Volunteer Firefighter and Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Personnel Day in recognition of the service, sacrifice and contributions of such volunteers to the public health and safety. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(27) Women's Independence Day. The Governor shall proclaim August twenty-sixth of each year to be Women's Independence Day to commemorate the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States granting women the right to vote. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(28) Destroyer Escort Day. The Governor shall proclaim the third Saturday in June of each year as Destroyer Escort Day to commemorate and honor the service of destroyer escort ships in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and the sailors who served on them. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(29) Iwo Jima Day. The Governor shall proclaim February twenty-third of each year to be Iwo Jima Day to commemorate the raising of the American flag over the battlefield at Iwo Jima. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(30) Korean Armistice Day. The Governor shall proclaim July twenty-seventh of each year to be Korean Armistice Day to commemorate the signing of the armistice ending the Korean hostilities. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(31) Prudence Crandall Day. The Governor shall proclaim September third of each year to be Prudence Crandall Day in honor of her birthday. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(32) Polish-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim May third of each year to be Polish-American Day to honor Americans of Polish ancestry, their culture and the contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(33) Green Up Day. The Governor shall proclaim the last Saturday in April of each year to be Green Up Day to encourage citizens to clean up their communities, to plant trees and flowers and to otherwise enhance the physical beauty of the state's communities and countryside. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(34) Romanian-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim December first of each year to be Romanian-American Day to honor Americans of Romanian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(35) Republic of China on Taiwan-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim October tenth of each year to be Republic of China on Taiwan-American Day to honor Americans of Chinese-Taiwanese ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(36) Austrian-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim May fifteenth of each year to be Austrian-American Day to honor Americans of Austrian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(37) Greek-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim March twenty-fifth of each year, the day that Greeks celebrate as Greek Independence Day, to be Greek-American Day to honor Americans of Greek ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(38) Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day. The Governor shall proclaim October twenty-third of each year to be Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day to honor the bravery of the Hungarian freedom fighters during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(39) National Children's Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Sunday in October of each year to be National Children's Day. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(40) Youth to Work Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Wednesday of February of each year to be Youth to Work Day to allow an adult to bring a youth to work for the purpose of exposing such youth to the workplace. Suitable programs shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(41) Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-fourth of each year to be Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Day to commemorate her valor and to honor the commitment and dedication of teachers throughout the United States. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(42) Gulf War Veterans Day. The Governor shall proclaim February twenty-eighth of each year to be Gulf War Veterans Day, in recognition of the service and sacrifice of the sons and daughters of Connecticut who served in the military service of the United States in the Persian Gulf War. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(43) Long Island Sound Day. The Governor shall proclaim the Friday before Memorial Day of each year to be Long Island Sound Day to encourage citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the economic, recreational and environmental values of the Sound. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(44) A Week to Remember Persons who have a Disability or are Shut-in. The Governor shall proclaim the third week in May of each year to be A Week to Remember Persons who have a Disability or are Shut-in. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(45) Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Week. The Governor shall proclaim the first week in August of each year to be Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Week in recognition of the service, sacrifice and contributions of such personnel to the public health and safety. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(46) Family Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Sunday in September of each year to be Family Day. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(47) Connecticut Aviation Pioneer Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-fifth of each year to be Connecticut Aviation Pioneer Day to commemorate and to honor Igor I. Sikorsky. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(48) Juneteenth Independence Day. The Governor shall proclaim the Saturday that is closest to June nineteenth of each year to be Juneteenth Independence Day in recognition of the formal emancipation of enslaved African-Americans pursuant to General Order No. 3 of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(49) Corsair Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-ninth of each year to be Corsair Day, to commemorate the first flight of the F4U Corsair and to honor the achievement of Connecticut workers at United Aircraft, Pratt and Whitney, Hamilton Standard and the Vought-Sikorsky companies in the production of the F4U Corsair, the only major combat aircraft of World War II that was the product of a single state. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(50) Frederick Law Olmsted Day. The Governor shall proclaim April twenty-sixth of each year to be Frederick Law Olmsted Day to honor his legacy as the founder of American landscape architecture. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(51) Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of November to be Lung Cancer Awareness Month to heighten public awareness of the fact that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death of both men and women in the United States. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(52) Woman-Owned Business Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May to be Woman-Owned Business Month to honor the contribution that women-owned businesses make to our state. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(53) Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of September to be Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month to heighten public awareness of Arnold-Chiari Malformation's attendant presentations and treatments. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(54) Missing Persons Day. The Governor shall proclaim August twenty-third of each year to be Missing Persons Day to raise awareness of the plight of the families of state citizens who have been reported as missing. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(55) Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twelfth of each year to be Fibromyalgia Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for fibromyalgia disorder. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(56) Fragile X Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim September thirteenth of each year to be Fragile X Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of Fragile X's attendant presentations and treatments. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(57) Self Injury Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim March first of each year to be Self Injury Awareness Day to increase awareness of the issues surrounding self injury. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(58) Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the third week in September of each year to be Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week to raise awareness of Mitochondrial Disease. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(59) Thomas Paine Day. The Governor shall proclaim the twenty-ninth day of January of each year to be Thomas Paine Day to honor Thomas Paine, the author and theorist, for his instrumental role in the cause of independence leading to the American Revolution. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(60) Canada Appreciation Day. The Governor shall proclaim July first, Canada Day, of each year to be Canada Appreciation Day to honor the close ties of geography, culture and economy between our two countries. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(61) Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. The Governor shall proclaim March thirtieth of each year to be Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, to commemorate and honor the return home of the members of the armed forces who served in Vietnam. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(62) Irish-American Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year to be Irish-American Month to honor Americans of Irish ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(63) Italian-American Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of October of each year to be Italian-American Month to honor Americans of Italian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(64) Native American Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of each year to be Native American Month to honor Americans of Native American ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(65) French Canadian-American Day. The Governor shall proclaim June twenty-fourth of each year to be French Canadian-American Day to honor Americans of French Canadian ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(66) First Responder Day. The Governor shall proclaim September twenty-seventh of each year to be First Responder Day in recognition of the service, sacrifice and contribution of such personnel to the public health and safety. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(67) Are You Dense? Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim October thirtieth of each year to be Are You Dense? Breast Cancer Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for breast cancer. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(68) Neurological Disorders Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim October ninth of each year to be Neurological Disorders Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for neurological disorders. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(69) Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim February tenth of each year to be Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Awareness Day to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(70) Dwarfism Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of October of each year to be Dwarfism Awareness Month to increase public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for dwarfism. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(71) Safe Haven Day. The Governor shall proclaim April fourth of each year to be Safe Haven Day to heighten public awareness of the safe haven law, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive, concerning the voluntary surrender of infants thirty days or younger and the availability of safe havens in the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(72) Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim October seventh of each year to be Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day to increase public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for trigeminal neuralgia. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(73) Bob Hope Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-ninth of each year to be Bob Hope Day to recognize Bob Hope's efforts across the globe in support of United States military service members. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(74) Purebred Dog Day. The Governor shall proclaim May first of each year to be Purebred Dog Day to honor purebred dogs and their breeders. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(75) Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the third week in October of each year to be Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for male breast cancer. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(76) Lyme Disease Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year to be Lyme Disease Awareness Month to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for Lyme disease. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(77) PJ Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Friday in December of each year to be PJ Day to raise awareness of all of those children being treated and cared for in hospitals across the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(78) Patriots' Day. The Governor shall proclaim the third Monday in April of each year to be Patriots' Day to commemorate the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolutionary War. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(79) National K9 Veterans' Day. The Governor shall proclaim March thirteenth of each year to be National K9 Veterans' Day to honor federal, state and local law enforcement K9 Corps units and their service to our local communities, state and country. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(80) Connecticut Maple Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year to be Connecticut Maple Month to recognize the continued contribution of maple producers in the state who perpetuate a cherished New England tradition and who positively impact our economy, environment and way of life. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(81) Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim November twenty-sixth of each year to be Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Awareness Day to raise public awareness of the rare connective tissue disease. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(82) Jewish American Heritage Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year to be Jewish American Heritage Month to honor Americans of Jewish ancestry, their culture and the great contribution they have made to this country. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(83) Cable Technician Recognition Day. The Governor shall proclaim September eighth of each year to be Cable Technician Recognition Day to honor cable technicians. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(84) Military Spouses' Day. The Governor shall proclaim November twelfth of each year to be Military Spouses' Day to acknowledge the significant contributions, support, and sacrifices of spouses of members of the Armed Forces. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(85) Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day. The Governor shall proclaim November first of each year to be Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day to remember the lives lost on November 1, 1984, during the Sikh Genocide. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(86) Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the fourth week in February of each year to be Eating Disorders Awareness Week to heighten public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for eating disorders. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(87) Cadet Nurse Corps Day. The Governor shall proclaim June fifteenth of each year to be Cadet Nurse Corps Day to honor women who served during the Second World War as members of the Cadet Nurse Corps. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(88) Connecticut Older Horse Week. The Governor shall proclaim the fourth week in May of each year to be Connecticut Older Horse Week to spread awareness of the active role that horses play in farming, sports and entertainment and to recognize the retired horses of the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(89) Kidney Disease Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the first week in September of each year to be Kidney Disease Awareness Week to raise public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for chronic kidney disease or kidney failure, the need for artificial filtering or dialysis, kidney donations and kidney transplants, and the diseases or conditions that impair kidney function such as diabetes and hypertension and the various types of kidney disease such as polycystic kidney disease. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(90) 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Day. The Governor shall proclaim November twenty-second of each year to be 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Day to raise public awareness of this genetic disease and available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(91) Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Day. The Governor shall proclaim May seventeenth of each year to be Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Day to raise public awareness of this type of brain cancer. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(92) Thirteenth Amendment Day. The Governor shall proclaim December sixth of each year to be Thirteenth Amendment Day to reflect upon, remember and celebrate the ratification of the thirteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished slavery. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(93) Clubfoot Day. The Governor shall proclaim June third of each year to be Clubfoot Day to raise public awareness of this musculoskeletal birth deformity and available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(94) Encephalitis Day. The Governor shall proclaim February twenty-second of each year to be Encephalitis Day to raise awareness of encephalitis and acknowledge those who have been directly or indirectly affected by encephalitis. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(95) U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day. The Governor shall proclaim July thirtieth of each year to be U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day to commemorate and honor the cruiser and the service, sacrifice and bravery of the sailors of Connecticut who served aboard the ship during World War II, and in recognition of the U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35's final sailing crew, the pilots who discovered the survivors and the rescue and recovery crews. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(96) Advance Directive Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the week of April sixteenth of each year to be Advance Directive Awareness Week, to raise public awareness of the importance of planning ahead for health care decisions and to encourage the use of advance directives. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(97) Moyamoya Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim May sixth of each year to be Moyamoya Awareness Day to raise public awareness of the symptoms and available treatments for this cerebrovascular disease. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(98) Connecticut Race Amity Day. The Governor shall proclaim the second Sunday of June annually to be Connecticut Race Amity Day, to reflect and affirm the dignity of the diverse racial, cultural and religious backgrounds of the residents of the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(99) Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of September annually to be Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, to raise public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for brain aneurysms. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(100) Xeroderma Pigmentosum Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth of each year to be Xeroderma Pigmentosum Awareness Day, to raise awareness of this genetic disorder characterized by an extreme sensitivity to ultraviolet rays. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(101) Kindness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the second week of February of each year to be Kindness Week, to promote acts of kindness among the residents of the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(102) Social Media Safety and Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the last week of June of each year to be Social Media Safety and Awareness Week, to raise awareness of social media usage's potential effect on mental health and social media safety. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(103) Peace Corps Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of March of each year to be Peace Corps Month, in recognition of the service provided by the volunteers of the Peace Corps in supporting the global community. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(104) Maternal Mental Health Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Month, to raise awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(105) Maternal Mental Health Day. The Governor shall proclaim May fifth of each year to be Maternal Mental Health Day, to raise awareness of issues surrounding maternal mental health. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(106) Get Outside and Play For Children's Mental Health Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-sixth of each year to be Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day to raise awareness about issues relating to children's mental health and the positive effect that being outdoors has on children's mental health and wellness. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and in the public schools on the day so designated or, if that day is not a school day, on the school day preceding, or on any such other day as the local or regional board of education prescribes.
(107) Health Equity Week. The Governor shall proclaim the first full week of April each year to be Health Equity Week to reaffirm the state's commitment to eliminating health inequities to ensure all residents have the opportunity to achieve optimal health. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(108) Bone Health and Osteoporosis Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year as Bone Health and Osteoporosis Month, to raise public awareness of this women's health issue. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(109) Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. The Governor shall proclaim the first week of May of each year to be Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, to raise public awareness of this neurological involuntary movement disorder and available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week.
(110) Ann Petry Day. The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as Ann Petry Day, in recognition of this Connecticut author and her contribution to literature as the first African-American female author to sell more than a million copies of a novel. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(111) Trinity College Day. The Governor shall proclaim May sixteenth of each year to be Trinity College Day, to recognize the contributions that Trinity College has made to the state upon the anniversary of when the college received its charter, on May 16, 1823. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(112) Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day. The Governor shall proclaim July eleventh of each year as Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day, to remember the more than eight thousand Bosniak civilians killed in Srebrenica during the Bosnian War. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(113) Free Enterprise Day. The Governor shall proclaim September fourteenth of each year to be Free Enterprise Day, to recognize the contributions that free enterprise has made to the state's economy. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(114) Constitution Day. The Governor shall proclaim September seventeenth of each year to be Constitution Day, to commemorate the formation and signing of the United States Constitution. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(115) PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim October ninth of each year as PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the autoimmune disorders of Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome and Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections and available treatments for them. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(116) Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the holiday period of November twentieth to December twentieth, inclusive, as Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, to support the family members of victims of homicide by educating and influencing the public about the impact of homicide on families and communities. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(117) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness and Advocacy Day. The Governor shall proclaim May twenty-third of each year to be Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness and Advocacy Day to promote awareness of and advocacy for persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities. Suitable exercises shall be held in the State Capitol and in public schools on the day so designated or, if that day is not a school day, on the school day preceding, or on any such other day as the local or regional board of education prescribes.
(118) Scouting America Day. The Governor shall proclaim February eighth of each year as Scouting America Day, to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of the former Boy Scouts of America in 1910, which became Scouting America. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(119) Neurofibromatosis Day. The Governor shall proclaim February fourteenth of each year as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, to raise awareness of this genetic condition that often begins in childhood and causes tumors to grow on nerves throughout the body and also may affect development of the brain, cardiovascular system, bones and skin. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(120) Connecticut Native Plant Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of April of each year as Connecticut Native Plant Month, in recognition of the importance of native plants to the state's rich biological heritage. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(121) Parkinson's Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim April eleventh of each year as Parkinson's Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the neurological condition of Parkinson's disease and available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(122) Tuskegee Airmen Day. The Governor shall proclaim April twenty-sixth of each year as Tuskegee Airmen Day, to recognize the significant contribution of the first African American military fighter pilots in American history who served during World War II, and whose impressive performance earned them more than one hundred fifty Distinguished Flying Crosses. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(123) Brain Tumor Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of May of each year as Brain Tumor Awareness Month, to raise awareness, educate and provide information to the public on available treatments for brain tumors. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(124) Local Journalism Appreciation Day. The Governor shall proclaim the first Wednesday in May of each year as Local Journalism Appreciation Day, to raise awareness of the value of local journalism. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(125) Red Dress Day. The Governor shall proclaim May fifth of each year as Red Dress Day, to commemorate missing and murdered indigenous women and children. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(126) Dystonia Awareness Day. The Governor shall proclaim May tenth of each year as Dystonia Awareness Day, to raise awareness of the movement disorder of dystonia that causes muscles to contract involuntarily and available treatments for it. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(127) Face Equity Week and Day. The Governor shall proclaim May thirteenth to May nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Week, and May nineteenth of each year as Face Equity Day, to recognize those with craniofacial abnormalities. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the week and day.
(128) Barber Recognition Day. The Governor shall proclaim June first of each year as Barber Recognition Day, to honor barbers in the state. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(129) National Women Veterans' Recognition Day. The Governor shall proclaim June twelfth of each year as National Women Veterans' Recognition Day, to recognize the significant contributions of women who bravely and honorably served in the United States armed forces. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(130) Connecticut Microbiome Day. The Governor shall proclaim June twenty-seventh of each year as Connecticut Microbiome Day, in recognition of the role of microbiome therapeutics in combatting diseases; to celebrate Connecticut research achievements in microbiome research; to recognize and raise awareness of the role human, animal and environmental microbiomes have on health and to encourage students and the public to learn more about the impacts of the human microbiome. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(131) Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of July of each year as Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the symptoms and treatment options for this condition and improve health outcomes for women. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(132) Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day. The Governor shall proclaim July twelfth of each year as Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day, to acknowledge residents of the state who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor for their courage and sacrifices. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(133) Lobster Roll Day. The Governor shall proclaim the third Saturday of September of each year as Lobster Roll Day. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(134) Varian Fry Day. The Governor shall proclaim October fifteenth of each year as Varian Fry Day, to remember the late Connecticut resident Varian Fry's heroic deeds in Marseille, France from 1940 to 1941, where he rescued more than one thousand five hundred refugees, many of whom were Jewish, from the Nazis. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(135) Veterans' Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of each year as Veterans' Month, in recognition of the service and sacrifice of individuals who have served in the armed forces to protect the United States and the state of Connecticut. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(136) Epilepsy Awareness Month. The Governor shall proclaim the month of November of each year as Epilepsy Awareness Month, to raise public awareness of the associated presentation and available treatments for epilepsy. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the month.
(137) Diwali. The Governor shall proclaim the fifteenth day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year as Diwali, to celebrate this festival of lights. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(138) Connecticut Liver Health Day. The Governor shall proclaim April nineteenth of each year as Connecticut Liver Health Day to raise awareness of issues surrounding liver health, including, but not limited to, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis. Suitable exercises may be held in the State Capitol and elsewhere as the Governor designates for the observance of the day.
(b) Distribution and number of proclamations. The number of the Governor's proclamations for the initial observance of a day under any subdivision of subsection (a) of this section that are printed, handled and mailed shall be limited to the following: (1) One copy of each proclamation issued by the Governor shall be distributed (A) to each municipality, (B) to each school in each municipality, (C) to each public and private institution of higher education and (D) to each public library. (2) One copy of those proclamations declaring a day of fasting and prayer, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day shall be distributed to each church and synagogue in the state. The Governor may issue either not more than one proclamation or not more than one letter to each such entity to proclaim the subsequent observance of each such day.
(P.A. 78-218, S. 26; P.A. 83-11; P.A. 84-56, S. 1; 84-546, S. 21, 173; P.A. 85-219; 85-229; P.A. 87-53, S. 1; P.A. 89-15, S. 1; 89-20, S. 1, 2; 89-118, S. 3; P.A. 90-180; P.A. 91-44; 91-130, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-117, S. 1, 2; 93-281, S. 1; P.A. 94-75, S. 2, 3; 94-88; P.A. 95-25, S. 1, 2; 95-67; P.A. 96-45; 96-84, S. 1, 2; 96-155, S. 1; 96-244, S. 50, 63; P.A. 97-75; 97-77; 97-146, S. 1, 2; 97-288, S. 5, 6; P.A. 02-126, S. 8; P.A. 03-29, S. 1; 03-79, S. 1; P.A. 05-49, S. 2; 05-179, S. 1; P.A. 06-77, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 67; P.A. 09-224, S. 1, 4; P.A. 10-40, S. 1; P.A. 13-210, S. 3, 7; P.A. 14-25, S. 1; 14-188, S. 9; P.A. 15-87, S. 1; 15-241, S. 1; P.A. 17-202, S. 15; 17-204, S. 1; P.A. 18-60, S. 1; P.A. 19-152, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 185, 186; P.A. 22-58, S. 77; 22-81, S. 10; 22-146, S. 21; P.A. 23-2, S. 1, 2; 23-22, S. 13; 23-137, S. 17; 23-195, S. 5; P.A. 25-15, S. 1; 25-20, S. 1; 25-59, S. 1; 25-97, S. 46.)
History: P.A. 83-11 required the governor to proclaim March 17 of each year St. Patrick's Day to pay honor to the Irish people; P.A. 84-56 amended Subsec. (a) to reflect date for observance of Martin Luther King Day under federal law and added provisions re German-American Day and Friends Day as Subsecs. (p) and (q), relettering former Subsec. (p) as (r); P.A. 84-546 made technical grammatical changes in Subsec. (c); P.A. 85-219 inserted new Subsec. (r) re Lithuanian Day and P.A. 85-229 inserted new Subsec. (s) re Powered Flight Day, relettering former Subsec. (r) accordingly; P.A. 87-53 added new Subsec. (t) re proclamation of Ukrainian-American Day and relettered Subsec. (t) as Subsec. (u); P.A. 89-15 added new Subsec. re proclamation of Retired Teachers Day; P.A. 89-20 inserted new Subsec. requiring governor to proclaim August fourteenth as day to commemorate end of World War II; P.A. 89-118 inserted new Subsec. re proclamation of 911 Day, relettering Subsecs. as necessary; P.A. 90-180 inserted a new Subsec. (x) re proclamation of Workers' Memorial Day and relettered former Subsec. (x) as Subsec. (y); P.A. 91-44 inserted new Subsec. re proclamation of Disability Awareness Day and relettered former Subsec. (y) accordingly; P.A. 91-130 inserted new Subsecs. re proclamation of Volunteer Firefighter and Volunteer Emergency Medical Services Personnel Day, and re Women's Independence Day, and relettered former Subsec. (y) accordingly; P.A. 93-117 inserted new Subsec. (bb) re proclamation of Destroyer Escort Day, relettered former Subsec. (bb) accordingly and authorized governor to issue letters to proclaim observance of any day under this section after initial observance of the day, effective June 14, 1993; P.A. 93-281 inserted new Subsec. (cc) re proclamation of Iwo Jima Day, necessitating the relettering of newly created (cc) as (dd); P.A. 94-75 inserted new Subsec. (dd) re proclamation of Korean Armistice Day and relettered former Subsec. (dd) accordingly, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-88 amended Subsec. (t) by changing date of Ukrainian-American Day from January twenty-second to August twenty-fourth, added new Subsec. (ee) re Prudence Crandall Day and relettered former Subsec. (dd) as (ff); P.A. 95-25 designated Subsecs. (a) to (ee), inclusive, as Subdivs. (1) to (31), inclusive, of Subsec. (a) and added Subdiv. (32) re proclamation of Polish-American Day and designated Subsec. (ff) as Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-67 added new Subdiv. (33) re Green Up Day; P.A. 96-45 added new Subdiv. in Subsec. (a), codified by the Revisors as (39), re National Children's Day; P.A. 96-84 added Subdivs. (34) to (38), inclusive, in Subsec. (a) re Romanian-American Day, Republic of China on Taiwan-American Day, Austrian-American Day, Greek-American Day and Hungarian Freedom Fighters Day, effective May 8, 1996; P.A. 96-155 added new Subdiv. in Subsec. (a), codified by the Revisors as (40), re Youth to Work Day; P.A. 96-244 added new Subdiv. in Subsec. (a), codified by the Revisors as (41), re Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Day, effective June 6, 1996; P.A. 97-75 added Subsec. (a)(42) re Gulf War Veterans Day; P.A. 97-77 added Subsec. (a)(43) re Long Island Sound Day; P.A. 97-146 added new Subdivs. (44) and (45) in Subsec. (a) re A Week to Remember Persons who are Disabled or Shut-in and Firefighter and Emergency Medical Services Personnel Week, effective June 13, 1997; P.A. 97-288 added new Subsec. (a)(46) re Family Day, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-126 amended Subsec. (a)(23) by proclaiming September eleventh of each year as Remembrance Day in lieu of 911 Day, effective July 1, 2002; P.A. 03-29 added Subsec. (a)(47) re Connecticut Aviation Pioneer Day, effective April 25, 2003; P.A. 03-79 added Subsec. (a)(48) re Juneteenth Independence Day, effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 05-49 added Subsec. (a)(49) re Corsair Day, effective May 9, 2005; P.A. 05-179 added Subsec. (a)(50) re Frederick Law Olmsted Day; P.A. 06-77 added Subsec. (a)(51) re Lung Cancer Awareness Month (Revisor's note: Although when it was enacted Subdiv. (51) included the catchline “Lung Cancer Awareness Month”, the Revisors have treated that catchline as though they had added it editorially and it will therefore be printed in boldface type for consistency with the other subdivision catchlines in this section); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 added Subsec. (a)(52) re Woman-Owned Business Month, effective June 29, 2007; P.A. 09-224 amended Subsec. (a)(23) to redesignate September eleventh of each year as “Honor Our Heroes and Remembrance Day” and added Subsec. (a)(53) re Arnold-Chiari Malformation Awareness Month, Subsec. (a)(54) re Missing Persons Day, Subsec. (a)(55) re Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, Subsec. (a)(56) re Fragile X Awareness Day, Subsec. (a)(57) re Self Injury Awareness Day, Subsec. (a)(58) re Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, Subsec. (a)(59) re Thomas Paine Day and Subsec. (a)(60) re Canada Appreciation Day, effective July 8, 2009; P.A. 10-40 added Subsec. (a)(61) re Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 13-210 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to the Wright Brothers with reference to Gustave Whitehead in Subdiv. (19), adding Subdiv. (62) re Irish-American Month, adding Subdiv. (63) re Italian-American Month, adding Subdiv. (64) re Native American Month and adding Subdiv. (65) re French Canadian-American Day, effective June 25, 2013; P.A. 14-25 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (66) re First Responder Day, effective May 16, 2014; P.A. 14-188 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provisions re Are You Dense? Breast Cancer Awareness Day and re Neurological Disorders Awareness Day, codified by the Revisors as Subdivs. (67) and (68), respectively, effective June 12, 2014; P.A. 15-87 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (69) re Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Respiratory Distress Awareness Day and Subdiv. (70) re Dwarfism Awareness Month, effective May 28, 2015; P.A. 15-241 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision, codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (71), re Safe Haven Day, effective July 6, 2015; P.A. 17-202 amended Subsec. (a)(44) by replacing “A Week to Remember Persons who are Disabled or Shut-in” with “A Week to Remember Persons who have a Disability or are Shut-in”; P.A. 17-204 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (72) re Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day, Subdiv. (73) re Bob Hope Day, Subdiv. (74) re Purebred Dog Day, Subdiv. (75) re Male Breast Cancer Awareness Week, Subdiv. (76) re Lyme Disease Awareness Month, Subdiv. (77) re PJ Day, Subdiv. (78) re Patriots' Day, Subdiv. (79) re National K9 Veterans' Day, Subdiv. (80) re Connecticut Maple Month, Subdiv. (81) re Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Awareness Day, and Subdiv. (82) re Jewish American Heritage Month, effective upon the passage of a biennial budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2019; P.A. 18-60 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (83) re Cable Technician Recognition Day, Subdiv. (84) re Military Spouses' Day, Subdiv. (85) re Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day, and Subdiv. (86) re Eating Disorders Awareness Week, effective June 1, 2018; P.A. 19-152 amended Subsec. (a) to change references from November 30th to November 1st in Subdiv. (85) and to add Subdiv. (87) re Cadet Nurse Corps Day, add Subdiv. (88) re Connecticut Older Horse Week, add Subdiv. (89) re Kidney Disease Awareness Week, add Subdiv. (90) re 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Day, add Subdiv. (91) re Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Day, add Subdiv. (92) re Thirteenth Amendment Day, add Subdiv. (93) re Clubfoot Day, add Subdiv. (94) re Encephalitis Day, add Subdiv. (95) re U.S.S. Indianapolis CA-35 Day, add Subdiv. (96) re Advance Directive Awareness Day and add Subdiv. (97) re Moyamoya Awareness Day, effective July 9, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a)(96) to change “Advance Directive Awareness Day” to “Advance Directive Awareness Week” and make conforming changes, effective October 1, 2021, and amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (98) re Connecticut Race Amity Day, Subdiv. (99) re Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, Subdiv. (100) re Xeroderma Pigmentosum Awareness Day, Subdiv. (101) re Kindness Week, Subdiv. (102) re Social Media Safety and Awareness Week and Subdiv. (103) re Peace Corps Month, effective June 23, 2021; P.A. 22-58 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (104) re Maternal Mental Health Month and Subdiv. (105) re Maternal Mental Health Day, effective May 23, 2022; P.A. 22-81 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (104), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (106), re Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day; P.A. 22-146 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (104), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (107), re Health Equity Week; P.A. 23-2 amended Subsec. (a)(103) to add “of each year” and Subsec. (a)(104) and (105) to make technical changes, and further amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (108) re Bone Health and Osteoporosis Month, Subdiv. (109) re Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week, Subdiv. (110) re Ann Petry Day, Subdiv. (111) re Trinity College Day, Subdiv. (112) re Bosnian Genocide Remembrance Day, Subdiv. (113) re Free Enterprise Day, Subdiv. (114) re Constitution Day, Subdiv. (115) re PANS and PANDAS Awareness Day and Subdiv. (116) re Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, effective May 30, 2023; P.A. 23-22 amended Subsec. (a)(103) to add “of each year” and Subsec. (a)(104) and (105) to make technical changes; P.A. 23-137 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (108), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (117), re Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness and Advocacy Day, effective June 27, 2023; P.A. 23-195 amended Subsec. (a)(104) and (105) by making technical changes; P.A. 25-15 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (118), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (135), re Veterans' Month, effective June 3, 2025; P.A. 25-20 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (118), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (129), re National Women Veterans' Recognition Day, effective June 9, 2025; P.A. 25-59 made identical changes as P.A. 25-15 and P.A. 25-20 and further amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (118) re Scouting America Day, Subdiv. (119) re Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, Subdiv. (120) re Connecticut Native Plant Month, Subdiv. (121) re Parkinson's Awareness Day, Subdiv. (122) re Tuskegee Airmen Day, Subdiv. (123) re Brain Tumor Awareness Month, Subdiv. (124) re Local Journalism Appreciation Day, Subdiv. (125) re Red Dress Day, Subdiv. (126) re Dystonia Awareness Day, Subdiv. (127) re Face Equity Week and Day, Subdiv. (128) re Barber Recognition Day, Subdiv. (130) re Connecticut Microbiome Day, Subdiv. (131) re Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month, Subdiv. (132) re Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day, Subdiv. (133) re Lobster Roll Day, Subdiv. (134) re Varian Fry Day, Subdiv. (136) re Epilepsy Awareness Month and Subdiv. (137) re Diwali, effective June 10, 2025; P.A. 25-97 amended Subsec. (a) to add Subdiv. (118), codified by the Revisors as Subdiv. (138), re Connecticut Liver Health Day, effective June 24, 2025.
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Sec. 10-51. Fiscal year. Budget. Payments by member towns; adjustments to payments. Investment of funds. Temporary borrowing. Reserve funds. (a) The fiscal year of a regional school district shall be July first to June thirtieth. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, not less than two weeks before the annual meeting held pursuant to section 10-47, the board shall hold a public district meeting to present a proposed budget for the next fiscal year. Any public district meeting held pursuant to this section may be accessible to the public by means of electronic equipment or by means of electronic equipment in conjunction with an in-person meeting, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-225a. Any person may recommend the inclusion or deletion of expenditures at such time. After the public hearing, the board shall prepare an annual budget for the next fiscal year, make available on request copies thereof and deliver a reasonable number to the town clerk of each of the towns in the district at least five days before the annual meeting. At the annual meeting on the first Monday in May, the board shall present a budget which includes a statement of (1) estimated receipts and expenditures for the next fiscal year, (2) estimated receipts and expenditures for the current fiscal year, (3) estimated surplus or deficit in operating funds at the end of the current fiscal year, (4) bonded or other debt, (5) estimated per pupil expenditure for the current and for the next fiscal year, and (6) such other information as is necessary in the opinion of the board. Persons present and eligible to vote under section 7-6 may accept or reject the proposed budget except as provided below. No person who is eligible to vote in more than one town in the regional school district is eligible to cast more than one vote on any issue considered at a regional school district meeting or referendum held pursuant to this section. Any person who violates this section by fraudulently casting more than one vote or ballot per issue shall be fined not more than three thousand five hundred dollars and shall be imprisoned not more than two years and shall be disenfranchised. The regional board of education may, in the call to the meeting, designate that the vote on the motion to adopt the budget shall be by paper ballots at the district meeting held on the budget or by a “yes” or “no” vote on the voting tabulators in each of the member towns on the day following the district meeting. If submitted to a vote by voting tabulator, questions may be included on the ballot for persons voting “no” to indicate whether the budget is too high or too low, provided the vote on such questions shall be for advisory purposes only and not binding upon the board. Two hundred or more persons qualified to vote in any regional district meeting called to adopt a budget may petition the regional board, in writing, at least three days prior to such meeting, requesting that any item or items on the call of such meeting be submitted to the persons qualified to vote in the meeting for a vote by paper ballot or on the voting tabulators in each of the member towns on the day following the district meeting and in accordance with the appropriate procedures provided in section 7-7. If a majority of such persons voting reject the budget, the board shall, within four weeks thereafter and upon notice of not less than one week, call a district meeting to consider the same or an amended budget. Such meetings shall be convened at such intervals until a budget is approved. If the budget is not approved before the beginning of a fiscal year, the disbursing officer for each member town, or the designee of such officer, shall make necessary expenditures to such district in amounts equal to the total of the town's appropriation to the district for the previous year and the town's proportionate share in any increment in debt service over the previous fiscal year, pursuant to section 7-405 until the budget is approved. The town shall receive credit for such expenditures once the budget is approved for the fiscal year. After the budget is approved, the board shall estimate the share of the net expenses to be paid by each member town in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and notify the treasurer thereof. With respect to adoption of a budget for the period from the organization of the board to the beginning of the first full fiscal year, the board may use the above procedure at any time within such period. If the board needs to submit a supplementary budget, the general procedure specified in this section shall be used.
(b) For the purposes of this section, “net expenses” means estimated expenditures, including estimated capital expenditures, less estimated receipts as presented in a regional school district budget. On the date or dates fixed by the board, each town in the district shall pay a share of the cost of capital outlay, including costs for school building projects under chapter 173, and current expenditures necessary for the operation of the district. The board shall determine the amount to be paid by each member town as follows: (1) In an amount that bears the same ratio to the net expenses of the district as the number of pupils resident in such town in average daily membership in the regional school district during the preceding school year bears to the total number of such pupils in all the member towns, provided that the board may recalculate such amount based on the number of pupils in average daily membership in the regional school district for the current school year and may adjust each member town's payment to the regional school district for the following fiscal year by the difference between the last such payment and the recalculated amount, or (2) in an amount established pursuant to an agreement, approved by the State Board of Education, among such member towns, provided if the payment by any such member town deviates in an amount that is greater than or equal to one per cent of the amount established in such agreement, the state board shall review and may approve or reject such deviation. Until the regional school district has been in operation for one year, such amounts shall be based on the average daily membership of pupils in like grades from each of such towns at any school at which children were in attendance at the expense of such towns during the preceding school year or in accordance with the provisions of the agreement between the member towns described in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
(c) The board shall deposit or invest temporarily any funds which are not needed immediately for the operation of the school district as permitted in section 7-400 or 7-402. Any income derived from such deposits or investments shall be used at least semiannually to reduce the net expenses. The board shall use any budget appropriation which has not been expended by the end of the fiscal year to reduce the net expenses of the district for the following fiscal year. The board may borrow funds temporarily and issue notes or other obligations, and pay interest thereon, in anticipation of payments to be made to it by a member town or the state, for the operation of its schools. Such notes or obligations shall be authorized by resolution of the board, and shall be general obligations of the regional school district and its member towns. The date, maturity, interest rate, form, manner of sale and other terms of such notes or other obligations shall be determined by the board or any officer or body to whom the board delegates authority to make such determinations. Such notes may be renewed from time to time, provided all such notes shall mature and be payable no later than the end of the fiscal year during which such member town or state payments are payable.
(d) (1) Prior to June 7, 2006, upon the recommendation and the approval of a majority of members on the board, a regional board of education may create a reserve fund to finance a specific capital improvement or the acquisition of any specific piece of equipment. Such fund shall thereafter be termed “reserve fund for specific capital improvements or equipment purchases”. No annual appropriation to such fund shall exceed one per cent of the annual district budget. Appropriations to such fund shall be included in the share of net expenses to be paid by each member town until the fund established pursuant to this subdivision is discontinued. The board shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the condition of such fund to the member towns. Such fund may be discontinued, after recommendation by the board and approval by the board, and any amounts held in the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the district.
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional board of education, by a majority vote of its members, may create a reserve fund for educational expenditures. Such fund shall thereafter be termed “reserve fund for educational expenditures”. The aggregate amount of annual and supplemental appropriations by a district to such fund shall not exceed two per cent of the annual district budget for such fiscal year. Annual appropriations to such fund shall be included in the share of net expenses to be paid by each member town. Supplemental appropriations to such fund may be made from estimated fiscal year end surplus in operating funds. Interest and investment earnings received with respect to amounts held in the fund shall be credited to such fund. The board shall annually submit a complete and detailed report of the condition of such fund to the member towns. Upon the recommendation and approval by the regional board of education, any part or the whole of such fund may be used for educational expenditures. Upon the approval of any such expenditure an appropriation shall be set up, plainly designated for the educational expenditure for which it has been authorized. Any unexpended portion of such appropriation remaining shall revert to said fund. If any authorized appropriation is set up pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and through unforeseen circumstances the board is unable to expend the total amount of such appropriation, the board, by a majority vote of its members, may terminate such appropriation which then shall no longer be in effect. Such fund may be discontinued, after the recommendation and approval by the regional board of education, and any amounts held in the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the district. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, each board shall make available, and annually update, information regarding such fund, including, but not limited to, the total balance of the fund, the amount deposited into such fund in a fiscal year and an accounting of the expenditures made from such fund.
(1949 Rev., S. 1378; 1951, 1953, S. 906d; 1969, P.A. 698, S. 13; 1971, P.A. 679, S. 3, 4; P.A. 81-188; P.A. 83-82, S. 1, 2; 83-309, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-255, S. 6, 21; 84-476, S. 1, 2; P.A. 92-262, S. 7, 42; P.A. 93-158, S. 5, 11; P.A. 94-245, S. 20, 46; P.A. 95-282, S. 5, 11; P.A. 96-244, S. 38, 63; P.A. 01-173, S. 9, 67; P.A. 04-117, S. 3; P.A. 06-192, S. 4; P.A. 11-20, S. 1; P.A. 13-258, S. 10; P.A. 15-215, S. 20; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 363; P.A. 22-3, S. 2; P.A. 24-45, S. 8; P.A. 25-175, S. 7.)
History: 1969 act added Subsec. (a) concerning budget adoption procedure, defined “net expenses” in Subsec. (b) and incorporated former provisions in Subsec. (b) in newly simplified wording and added Subsec. (c) concerning investment of funds and use of proceeds to reduce net expenses; 1971 act expanded voting provisions in Subsec. (a) to include provisions concerning fraudulent voting and voting by machine and amended Subsec. (c) to permit temporary borrowing by board; P.A. 81-188 added proviso in Subsec. (b) re recalculation of town's payment; P.A. 83-82 and 83-309 amended Subsec. (a) allowing all regional school districts to designate in the call to the meeting that vote on motion to adopt budget shall be by paper ballot or vote on machines where previously only districts comprised of four or more towns could do so; P.A. 84-255 amended Subsec. (a) clarifying that the vote on the motion to adopt the budget shall be by paper ballots at the district meeting held on the budget or by a “yes” or “no” vote on the voting machines in each of the member towns on the day following the district meeting; P.A. 84-476 added new Subsec. (d) re creation of a reserve fund to finance a specific capital improvement or the acquisition of any specific piece of equipment; P.A. 92-262 amended Subsec. (a) to add the provisions concerning a vote by voting machine; P.A. 93-158 amended Subsec. (c) by authorizing board to issue and pay interest on notes and other obligations and adding provision specifying that notes or obligations issued in anticipation of payment shall be obligations of the district and its members, effective June 23, 1993; P.A. 94-245 amended Subsec. (a) to change the time frame for the board to call a district meeting if a budget is rejected from “two” to “four” weeks, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 95-282 made technical changes in Subsec. (c), effective July 6, 1995, provided “any designation of a depository of public funds of the state or any municipality or regional school district, and any prescription of the method of supervision of the investment and reinvestment of trust funds of a municipality, made in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 4-33, 7-401, 7-402, 7-403, subsection (c) of section 10-52 or subsection (d) of section 10-56 in effect on or before July 6, 1995, shall remain in effect until rescinded or otherwise modified in accordance with the provisions of public act 95-282” (Revisor's note: The reference to “section 10-52” appears to be a clerical error since Subsec. (c) of Sec. 10-51 was amended by Sec. 5 of P.A. 95-282); P.A. 96-244 revised effective date section of P.A. 95-282 but without affecting this section; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (b) to redefine “net expenses” to include estimated capital expenditures, and to include costs for school building projects in capital outlay, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 04-117 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and to authorize necessary expenditures by the disbursing officer for each member town of a regional school district if the budget is not approved before the beginning of a fiscal year, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 06-192 amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing language as Subdiv. (1) and amending same by allowing for termination of existing reserve fund and by adding new Subdiv. (2) re reserve fund for capital and nonrecurring expenditures, effective June 7, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 11-20, “machine” and “machines” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “tabulator” and “tabulators”, respectively, in Subsec. (a), effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 13-258 amended Subsec. (a) to change fine for fraudulently casting more than one vote or ballot per issue from not less than $300 or more than $500 to not more than $3,500, and imprisonment for same from not less than one year or more than two years to not more than two years; P.A. 15-215 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provision re determination of amount to be paid by each member town as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re amount established pursuant to an agreement among member towns and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by replacing “one per cent” with “two per cent”, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-3 amended Subsec. (a) re the conduct of public district meetings by means of, or in conjunction with, electronic equipment; P.A. 24-45 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by making provisions applicable to fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, replacing “capital and nonrecurring expenditures” with “educational expenditures”, renaming “reserve fund for capital and nonrecurring expenditures” as “reserve fund for educational expenditures”, and deleting provisions re capital improvement projects and acquisition of equipment, effective May 21, 2024; P.A. 25-175 amended Subsec. (d)(2) by adding provision re board to make available and annually update information regarding reserve fund, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-66j. Regulations. Annual grants, proportional reduction. Support of regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators. (a) The State Board of Education shall encourage the formation of a state-wide system of regional educational service centers and shall adopt regulations with respect to standards for review and approval of regional education service centers in accordance with sections 10-66a and 10-66h.
(b) Each regional educational service center shall receive an annual grant equal to the sum of the following:
(1) An amount equal to fifty per cent of the total amount appropriated for purposes of this section divided by six;
(2) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the number of its member boards of education to the total number of member boards of education state-wide; and
(3) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the sum of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h for all of its member boards of education to the total amount of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h state-wide.
(c) Within the available appropriation, no regional educational service center shall receive less aid pursuant to subsection (b) of this section than it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. Amounts determined for regional educational service centers pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in excess of the amounts received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, shall be reduced proportionately to implement such provision if necessary.
(d) Each regional educational service center shall support regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, the amount of grants payable to regional educational service centers shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.
(1972, P.A. 117, S. 10; P.A. 78-295, S. 7, 9; P.A. 83-554, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-475, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-377, S. 1, 13; 85-520, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-301, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-327, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-358, S. 6, 9; P.A. 89-124, S. 1, 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 3, 22; P.A. 95-226, S. 8, 30; P.A. 96-244, S. 8, 63; P.A. 00-187, S. 68, 75; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 31, 54; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 12; P.A. 04-26, S. 2; P.A. 05-245, S. 44; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 8; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 44; P.A. 11-48, S. 178; 11-179, S. 2; P.A. 13-247, S. 160; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 248; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 577; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 371; P.A. 23-204, S. 315; P.A. 25-168, S. 305.)
History: P.A. 78-295 made reference to state-wide system, required state board to adopt resolutions for review and approval of centers and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) re appropriations and disbursement of surplus appropriations; P.A. 83-554 amended Subsec. (b) allowing, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, for a grant payment of $56,000 and amended Subsec. (c) directing that any funds appropriated in excess of $325,000 be expended in implementing educational goals and objectives identified by the state board of education; P.A. 84-475 added new Subsec. (d) re competitive state grants to encourage innovative or exemplary programs; P.A. 85-377 substituted commissioner of education for state board in Subsec. (d); P.A. 85-520 increased amount of annual grant from $50,000 to $70,000 and eliminated former Subsec. (d) re competitive grants for innovative or exemplary programs; P.A. 86-301 amended Subsec. (b) to increase grant amount from $70,000 to $75,000; P.A. 87-327 amended Subsec. (b) to increase grant amount from to $85,000; P.A. 88-358 added new Subsec. (d) re listing of grants to regional educational service centers; P.A. 89-124 amended Subsec. (c) to substitute state aid pursuant to Sec. 10-262h for proportionate shares as determined in accordance with Sec. 10-262c which was repealed by Sec. 8 of public act 88-358 and made technical changes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 amended Subsec. (d) to change the amount of the grants; P.A. 95-226 amended Subsec. (d) to authorize grant to RESCUE, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-244 substituted “EDUCATION CONNECTION” for “RESCUE” in Subsec. (d), effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 00-187 replaced former Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) that specified amounts for grants to each center with the formula in new Subsec. (b), added new Subsec. (c) re requirement for the expenditure of specified percentage of the amount received, and added new Subsec. (d) to provide that within available appropriations no center receive less aid under the formula than it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, and to provide a method for proportionately reducing grants if necessary, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 added Subsec. (e) re support of minority educator recruitment and data collection and analysis, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 added new Subsec., designated Subsec. (f) by the Revisors, re proportional reduction of grants for fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-26 made a technical change in Subsec. (f), effective April 28, 2004; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (f) by extending the proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subsec. (f) to extend proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, effective July 1, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (f) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (f) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-179 deleted former Subsec. (c) re requirement for expenditure of specified percentage of amount received, redesignated existing Subsecs. (d) to (f) as Subsecs. (c) to (e) and amended redesignated Subsec. (d) by deleting provision re data collection and analysis on efforts to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (e) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (e) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (e) to replace “June 30, 2017” with “June 30, 2019”, effective October 31, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (e) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-204 amended Subsec. (e) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (e) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-66w. Disclosure of tuition and cost for special education services. Each regional educational resource center providing special education services for a local or regional board of education shall submit a base tuition and cost for services for each school year in which services are to be provided for such local or regional board of education not later than December thirty-first preceding the school year in which services are to be provided.
(P.A. 25-143, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 25-143 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-66hh. Program to assist charter schools with capital expenses. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall establish, within available bond authorizations, a grant program to assist state charter schools in financing (1) school building projects, as defined in section 10-282, (2) general improvements to school buildings, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10-265h, and (3) repayment of debt incurred for school building projects. The governing authorities of such state charter schools may apply for such grants to the Department of Education at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes. The commissioner shall give preference to (A) applications that provide for matching funds from nonstate sources, or (B) applications that do not provide matching funds from nonstate sources if the accountability index score, as defined in section 10-223e, for such applicant meets or exceeds the state-wide average accountability index score for at least two of the previous three school years.
(b) All final calculations for grant awards pursuant to this section in an amount equal to or greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars shall include a computation of the state grant amount amortized on a straight line basis over a ten-year period. Any state charter school which abandons, sells, leases, demolishes or otherwise redirects the use of a school building which benefited from such a grant award during such amortization period, including repayment of debt for the purchase, renovation or improvement of the building, shall refund to the state the unamortized balance of the state grant remaining as of the date that the abandonment, sale, lease, demolition or redirection occurred. The amortization period shall begin on the date the grant award is paid. A state charter school required to make a refund to the state pursuant to this subsection may request forgiveness of such refund if the building is redirected for public use.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 28, 54; P.A. 03-76, S. 50; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6, S. 36; P.A. 07-249, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7, S. 45; P.A. 10-111, S. 14; P.A. 25-174, S. 147.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-76 made a technical change, effective June 3, 2003; Sept. 8 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-2 amended section to extend grant program through fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, limiting eligibility for grants to state charter schools whose charters were renewed in fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, June 30, 2002, and June 30, 2003, effective September 10, 2003; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-6 replaced reference to fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2004, with reference to fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, eliminated provision re within available appropriations, added language re assistance for repayment of debt incurred prior to July 1, 2005, removed restriction that eligibility be for schools with charters renewed during the fiscal years ending June 30, 2001, to June 30, 2003, eliminated language limiting schools to one grant not to exceed $500,000 and added language permitting commissioner to give preference to schools with matching funds from nonstate sources, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 07-249 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re amortization, effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-7 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, with reference to fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2009, and eliminating limitation on repayment of debt in Subdiv. (3) by deleting “prior to July 1, 2005”, effective November 2, 2007; P.A. 10-111 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “years” with “year” and replacing “and June 30, 2009” with “and each fiscal year thereafter”, effective May 26, 2010; P.A. 25-174 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provision re applications that provide for matching funds from nonstate sources as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re applications that do not provide matching funds from nonstate sources if accountability index score for applicant meets or exceeds the state-wide average accountability index score for at least 2 of the previous 3 school years, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-71. State grants for adult education programs. (a) Each local or regional board of education or regional educational service center which has submitted an adult education proposal to the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-71a shall, annually, be eligible to receive, within available appropriations, a state grant based on a percentage of eligible costs for adult education as defined in section 10-67, provided such percentage shall be determined as follows:
(1) The percentage of the eligible costs for adult education a local board of education shall receive, under the provisions of this section, shall be determined as follows: (A) Each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; and (B) based upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than zero or more than sixty-five shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except that the percentage for a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p shall not be less than twenty. Any such percentage shall be increased by seven and one-half percentage points but shall not exceed sixty-five per cent for any local board of education which provides basic adult education programs for adults at facilities operated by or within the general administrative control and supervision of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, provided such adults reside at such facilities.
(2) The percentage of the eligible costs for adult education a regional board of education shall receive under the provisions of this section shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under (A), and (C) dividing the total computed under (B) by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank, except that the reimbursement percentage for a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p shall not be less than twenty.
(3) The percentage of the eligible costs for adult education a regional educational service center shall receive under the provisions of this subsection and section 10-66i shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each member town in the regional educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under (A), and (C) dividing the total computed under (B) by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 10-67, a local or regional board of education or regional educational service center shall be eligible to receive an amount to be paid pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. The amount shall equal the eligible expenditures from funds received from private sources by the local or regional board of education, regional educational service center or cooperating eligible entity multiplied by the appropriate percentage, as determined under subsection (a) of this section, provided such amount shall not exceed twenty per cent of the amount received by the local or regional board of education or regional educational service center pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the previous fiscal year. For payments from private sources to be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this subsection, (1) based upon estimated eligible costs approved by the Department of Education, the eligible expenditures from local taxes in a fiscal year shall not be less than seventy per cent of the eligible expenditures from local taxes for the previous fiscal year, and (2) the local or regional board of education, regional educational service center or cooperating eligible entity shall provide, not later than a date to be determined by the Commissioner of Education, evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of a written commitment of a payment from a private source. Evidence of actual payment shall be submitted to the commissioner not later than a date established by the commissioner. Upon receipt by a board of education or regional educational service center of state funds pursuant to this subsection attributable to expenditures of a cooperating eligible entity, the board or center shall provide for the distribution of such funds to the cooperating eligible entity for the provision of adult education programs and services pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69.
(c) Payments pursuant to this section for each estimated total grant of fifteen hundred dollars or more shall be made during the fiscal year in which such programs are offered as follows: Two-thirds of the grant entitlement based on estimated eligible costs of adult education, included in the approved proposal, in August and the adjusted balance, based on a revised estimate of such eligible costs to be filed with the Commissioner of Education at such time as the commissioner prescribes, in May. Payments pursuant to this section for each estimated total grant of less than fifteen hundred dollars shall be made in a single installment in May of the fiscal year in which such programs are offered, based on a revised estimate of the eligible costs of adult education filed with the Commissioner of Education at such time as the commissioner prescribes. Each recipient of a grant pursuant to this section shall submit a report of actual revenue and expenditures to the Commissioner of Education in such manner and on such forms as the commissioner prescribes on or before the September first immediately following the end of the grant year. Based on the report data, the commissioner shall calculate any underpayment or overpayment of the grant paid pursuant to this section and shall adjust the grant for the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such underpayment or overpayment occurred or any subsequent fiscal year.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2022, inclusive, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the amount of the grants payable to towns, regional boards of education or regional educational service centers in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for such year.
(1949 Rev., S. 1389; 1957, P.A. 581, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 512, S. 2; 1967, P.A. 166, S. 2; P.A. 74-281, S. 2; P.A. 75-479, S. 6, 25; 75-576, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 55; P.A. 79-128, S. 6, 36; P.A. 81-397, S. 6; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4, S. 5, 8; P.A. 84-325, S. 2, 7; P.A. 85-476, S. 1, 6; 85-557, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-333, S. 5, 32; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 31, 58; P.A. 87-499, S. 31, 34; P.A. 88-360, S. 8, 9, 63; P.A. 89-355, S. 4, 20; P.A. 90-33, S. 2, 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 4, 22; P.A. 92-262, S. 20, 42; P.A. 93-126, S. 2, 3; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 31, 58; 95-259, S. 7, 32; P.A. 99-224, S. 8, 9; P.A. 03-76, S. 8, 9; 03-100, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 10; P.A. 04-257, S. 10; P.A. 05-245, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 3; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 42; P.A. 11-48, S. 176; P.A. 12-59, S. 4; P.A. 13-247, S. 158; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 247; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 171, 576; P.A. 19-117, S. 264; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 372; P.A. 22-118, S. 255; P.A. 25-168, S. 302.)
History: 1961 act increased rate of reimbursement from six to $0.12 per pupil clock hour and added exception for classes defined as largely recreational in nature; 1967 act required certification of attendance before August first rather than “on the first day of July”; P.A. 74-281 substituted “school district” for “town” in first sentence and deleted other references to town boards, required certification by school districts providing services to other districts, changed reimbursement from $0.12 per pupil clock hour to formula multiplying average daily membership grant by pupil clock hours and dividing by 1,260 and substituted “persons sixty-two years of age or over” for “aged persons, as defined by the state board”; P.A. 75-479 changed divisor in formula to 1,080 and excluded from payment classes or activities “offered pursuant to subdivisions (1) or (2) of section 10-69” rather than those “defined by the state board of education to be largely recreational in nature”; P.A. 75-576 added phrase specifying that approval of state board necessary for cooperative arrangements between school districts and allowed payment for classes “primarily” for handicapped or elderly persons; P.A. 78-218 referred to any local or regional board rather than the board of any school district and made other technical changes; P.A. 79-128 changed formula by substituting “product” for “sum” and “the sum of two hundred fifty dollars” for “the average daily membership grant”; P.A. 81-397 terminated previous provisions re reimbursement for adult education as of June 30, 1981, and added Subsec. (b) providing for annual grants based on eligible costs as determined by specified formula; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-4 amended Subsec. (b)(3) to clarify that population figures used in calculating grants are to be total population figures as defined in Sec. 10-261; P.A. 84-325 deleted former Subsec. (a) re reimbursement of school districts for adult education programs offered during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1981; P.A. 85-476 amended section to specify that reimbursement percentage is determined by ranking, to provide that ranking is to be rounded to next higher whole number and to provide for reimbursement at same percentage as for a town with the same rank; P.A. 85-557 amended section to provide for payment of grants of less than $1,500 in a single installment; P.A. 86-333 substituted 1986 for 1983 in the introductory paragraph, inserted “total” in Subdiv. (2)(A), and in Subdiv. (3) provided for the submission of a report and adjustments in grant amounts for overpayments and underpayments; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1 added “total” in Subdiv. (2)(A) and in Subdiv. (3) amended the payment schedules by substituting March for April and May for June and by providing that for grants of $1,500 or more, two-thirds be paid in August rather than one-third in August and one-third in December; P.A. 87-499 added new Subsec. (b) re reimbursement for payments from private sources, divided old section into Subsecs. (a) and (c) and made technical changes; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (b) added in Subdiv. (1) that eligible expenditures from local taxes be based on estimated eligible costs approved by the state department of education, specified that the board or center distribute state funds attributable to the expenditures of a cooperating eligible entity to the entity for providing certain adult education programs and services upon receipt of such funds and made technical changes and in Subsec. (c) substituted two-thirds of the grant entitlement based on estimated eligible costs for two-thirds of the estimated eligible costs, substituted February fifteenth for March fifteenth as the date on or before which a revised estimate is to be filed and made technical changes; P.A. 89-355 in Subsec. (a)(1) changed the reimbursement percentage sliding scale of 30% to 70% to 10% to 70% and provided for a 5% increase for boards of education which provide basic adult education programs for certain adults; P.A. 90-33 in Subsec. (b) provided that for payments from private sources to be eligible for reimbursement the eligible expenditures from local taxes be not less than 70% of the eligible expenditures from local taxes for the previous fiscal year; June Sp. Sess. 91-7 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring that grants be “within available appropriations”; P.A. 92-262 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision specifying that grants be within available appropriations and in Subdiv. (1) to change ten to zero, seventy to sixty-five and five to seven and one-half and to add the exceptions for boards serving 4,000 or 2,000 students; P.A. 93-126 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, Subsec. (b) to change the percentage limit from 10% to 20% and Subsec. (c) to change the filing date in two places from February fifteenth to a time prescribed by the commissioner and to allow the commissioner to adjust the grant in any subsequent fiscal year for an underpayment or overpayment, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 deleted Subsec. (a)(1)(ii) re facilities operated by the former Department of Public Health and Addiction Services and replaced Department of Mental Health with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-259 amended Subsec. (c) to extend the time for the report from “August” to “September” and made technical changes throughout the section, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 99-224 amended Subsec. (a) to add the requirement in Subdivs. (1) and (2) that the percentage for a priority school district be at least 20%, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), effective June 3, 2003; P.A. 03-100 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by inserting “and” after Subpara. (A), deleting provisions in Subpara. (B) re percentage increase for service of 4,000 or more students and deleting Subpara. (C) re service of 2,000 or more students, effective July 1, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 added Subsec. (d) re proportional reduction of grants for fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-257 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(1)(B), effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (d) to extend the proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, effective July 1, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-59 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 31, 2012; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “within available appropriations” re eligibility to receive state grant, and amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (d) to limit proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (d) to extend proportional reduction of grants for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-74u. Annual audits of special education programs and annual site visits of regional educational service centers and private providers. (a) The Department of Education shall conduct audits of special education programs in randomly selected school districts each year to oversee the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. Such audits shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) interviewing teachers and staff who provide special education services and parents or guardians of children requiring special education, (2) conducting unannounced on-site visits to observe classroom practice and any other facet of the administration or provision of special education services in order to ensure compliance with individual education plans and all state and federal law and guidance, and (3) reviewing individualized education programs.
(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2027, the Department of Education shall conduct annual unannounced on-site visits of randomly selected sites located in the state at which a regional educational service center is providing special education services or a private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, is providing special education services pursuant to a contract with a local or regional board of education for such school year, whether or not such private provider of special education services is approved by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-76d. Such site visit shall include, but need not be limited to, (A) review of documentation of employee qualifications and compliance with certification and in-service training requirements relevant to each employee, (B) review of proof of completion of a criminal history and child abuse and neglect registry check for each employee pursuant to sections 10-221d or 10-232a to 10-232d, inclusive, (C) administration of a questionnaire to the parents or legal guardians of students receiving special education services from such regional educational service center or private provider of special education services concerning the quality of such services, and (D) review of student outcomes, including attendance data and rates of restraint and seclusion.
(2) Not later than ten business days following such site visit, the Commissioner of Education shall notify such regional educational service center or private provider of special education services in writing of the findings from such site visit and any required corrective actions.
(3) Each regional educational service center or private provider of special education services that receives written findings of a site visit with required corrective actions shall submit to the department written proof of compliance with such corrective actions not later than thirty days following receipt of such written findings. Any regional educational service center or private provider of special education services that does not submit such proof of compliance by such deadline shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars per day for each day of noncompliance with the provisions of this subdivision.
(4) No local or regional board of education shall knowingly place any additional students who require special education services with a regional educational service center or private provider of special education services that is not in compliance with the provisions of subdivision (3) of this subsection.
(5) Not later than fifteen days following the submission or receipt of the written records required pursuant to this subsection, the department shall, in a manner that complies with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time, post such written record to the online public database maintained by the department on its Internet web site and send such written record to the Child Advocate and each local or regional board of education that has placed a student for the provision of special education services with the regional educational service center or the private provider of special education services that is the subject of such written record.
(P.A. 23-137, S. 48; P.A. 25-67, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-67 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re annual site visits of regional education service centers and private providers providing special education services, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76a. Definitions. Whenever used in sections 10-76a to 10-76i, inclusive:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Education.
(2) “Child” means any person twenty-two years of age or younger or, for children requiring special education, until such child is graduated from high school or at the end of the school year during which such child reaches age twenty-two, whichever occurs first.
(3) An “exceptional child” means a child who deviates either intellectually, physically or emotionally so markedly from normally expected growth and development patterns that he or she is or will be unable to progress effectively in a regular school program and needs a special class, special instruction or special services.
(4) “Special education” means specially designed instruction developed in accordance with the regulations of the commissioner, subject to approval by the State Board of Education offered at no cost to parents or guardians, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability, including instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings and instruction in physical education and special classes, programs or services, including related services, designed to meet the educational needs of exceptional children.
(5) “A child requiring special education” means any exceptional child who (A) meets the criteria for eligibility for special education pursuant to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400, et seq., as amended from time to time, (B) has extraordinary learning ability or outstanding talent in the creative arts, the development of which requires programs or services beyond the level of those ordinarily provided in regular school programs but which may be provided through special education as part of the public school program, or (C) is age three to eight, inclusive, and is experiencing developmental delay that causes such child to require special education.
(6) “Developmental delay” means significant delay in one or more of the following areas: (A) Physical development; (B) communication development; (C) cognitive development; (D) social or emotional development; or (E) adaptive development, as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures and demonstrated by scores obtained on an appropriate norm-referenced standardized diagnostic instrument.
(7) “Related services” means related services, as defined in the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time.
(8) “Extraordinary learning ability” and “outstanding creative talent” shall be defined by regulation by the commissioner, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, after consideration by said commissioner of the opinions of appropriate specialists and of the normal range of ability and rate of progress of children in the Connecticut public schools.
(9) “Charging entity” means an approved private provider of special education services, regional educational service center, operator of an interdistrict magnet school program, state charter school, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, a local or regional board of education operating an outplacement program or as part of the state-wide interdistrict public school attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, or a provider of special education transportation services.
(10) “Provider of special education transportation services” means an entity that contracts with a local or regional board of education to provide transportation for students receiving special education and related services in an educational placement or facility that is not under the jurisdiction of such board of education, to and from the location of such educational placement or facility.
(11) “Private provider of special education services” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-91g.
(1967, P.A. 627, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 793, S. 1; P.A. 75-567, S. 60, 80; P.A. 77-587, S. 7, 9; 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 78-218, S. 59–61; 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-35, S. 1; P.A. 80-136, S. 1, 2; 80-185, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-613, S. 94, 154; P.A. 91-277, S. 1, 6; P.A. 92-262, S. 9, 42; P.A. 96-146, S. 1, 12; 96-161, S. 8, 13; P.A. 98-168, S. 1, 26; P.A. 00-48, S. 2, 12; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 2; P.A. 22-80, S. 31; P.A. 23-137, S. 36; P.A. 25-67, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act made technical changes to Subsec. (f); P.A. 75-567 substituted Sec. “10-76j” for “10-76g”, broadening applicability of definitions; P.A. 77-587 changed definitions in Subsec. (f), deleting exclusion of children who require custodial care, who do not have clean bodily habits, responsiveness to directions or means of intelligible communication from definition of “mentally retarded child”, redefining “trainable” mentally retarded child by replacing description of such child as one who can walk, has clean bodily habits and is responsive to simple direction with description of child as one who can be expected to function at a level greater than that of a four-year-old and added definition of “severely or profoundly” mentally retarded child; P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of the state board of education, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-218 made technical changes; P.A. 79-35 deleted definitions of “educable”, “trainable” and “severely or profoundly” mentally retarded child in Subsec. (f); P.A. 80-136 inserted a new Subsec. (j) defining child with “identifiable learning disability”, deleted “learning disabilities” from former Subsec. (j) and redesignated the subsection as Subsec. (k); P.A. 80-185 redefined “special education” to include related services, defined “related services” in new Subsec. (h) and relettered former Subsec. (h) and remaining subsections accordingly; P.A. 85-613 made technical changes, deleting reference to Sec. 10-94a; P.A. 91-277 redefined “children requiring special education” to include autistic and traumatically brain injured children; P.A. 92-262 redefined “special education”, added counseling services to the definition of “related services” and added definition of “transition services”; P.A. 96-146 changed the Subdiv. designations from letters to numbers, added a definition of “seriously emotionally disturbed”, deleted a definition of “socially and emotionally maladjusted”, amended Subdiv. (6) to define “child with mental retardation” based on the federal law and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 96-161 amended introductory language re applicability to omit reference to Sec. 10-76j, repealed by the same act, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-168 added Subdiv. (5)(C) re children age 3 to 5, inclusive, and new Subdiv. (6) defining “developmental delay”, renumbering the remaining Subdivs. and redefined “identifiable learning disability” to exclude certain learning problems, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-48 amended Subdiv. (9) to replace the existing definition of “related services” with the federal definition under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, effective July 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subdiv. (5) by redefining “children requiring special education” as “a child requiring special education”, making technical and conforming changes re federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, deleted Subdivs. (7) and (8) defining “child with mental retardation” and “child with a physical handicap”, renumbered Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (7), deleted Subdivs. (10) to (13), inclusive, defining “child with a neurological impairment”, “seriously emotionally disturbed”, “school age children” and “identifiable learning disability”, renumbered Subdiv. (14) as Subdiv. (8) and deleted Subdiv. (15) defining “transition services”, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 22-80 amended Subdiv. (2) by redefining “child” as any person under 22 years of age, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-137 redefined “child”, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-67 amended Subdiv. (5)(C) by redefining “a child requiring special education” by increasing age to 8 years and added Subdivs. (9) to (11) defining “charging entity”, “provider of special education transportation services” and “private provider of special education services”, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76b. State supervision of special education programs and services. Regulations. Coordinating agency. (a) The State Board of Education shall provide for the development and supervision of the educational programs and services for children requiring special education and may regulate curriculum, conditions of instruction, including the use of physical restraint and seclusion pursuant to section 10-236b, physical facilities and equipment, class composition and size, admission of students, and the requirements respecting necessary special services and instruction to be provided by local and regional boards of education. The approval and supervision of approved private providers of special education services and the educational aspects of all programs and instructional facilities in any day or residential child-caring agency or school which provides training for children requiring special education and which receives funding from the state or is paid with funds distributed under the provisions of sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, or section 10-76ggg, shall be subject to the approval and supervision of the commissioner in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning requirements for such programs and accommodations.
(b) The commissioner shall designate by regulation, subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, the procedures which shall be used to identify exceptional children.
(c) Said board shall be the agency for cooperation and consultation with federal agencies, other state agencies and private bodies on matters of public school education of children requiring special education, provided the full responsibilities for other aspects of the care of such children shall be reserved to such other agencies.
(d) The State Board of Education shall ensure that local and regional boards of education are providing the information described in subparagraph (D) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d to the parent or guardian of a child requiring special education or the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g and, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil.
(1967, P.A. 627, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 326; P.A. 73-319; P.A. 75-137; P.A. 76-408; 76-435, S. 78, 82; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 78-218, S. 62, 63; P.A. 82-314, S. 48, 63; P.A. 85-377, S. 2, 13; P.A. 96-161, S. 2, 13; P.A. 07-147, S. 4; P.A. 15-141, S. 7; 15-209, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 53; P.A. 25-67, S. 20.)
History: 1971 act added Subsec. (d) re evaluation and review of programs; P.A. 73-319 amended Subsec. (d) to specify February first deadline for review; P.A. 75-137 amended Subsec. (a) to include power to adopt and enforce regulations concerning special education programs and accommodations for children in institutions; P.A. 76-408 clarified programs and facilities which are subject to state board's control in Subsec. (a); P.A. 76-435 substituted Secs. 10-76a to 10-76g for Sec. 10-76 in Subsec. (a) and included supervision of programs and facilities among state board's powers; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of the state board of education, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-218 substituted “local” for “town” boards of education in Subsec. (a) and changed review deadline in Subsec. (d) from February first to the fifteenth; P.A. 82-314 changed official name of education committee; P.A. 85-377 amended Subsecs. (a) and (d) to transfer responsibility for approval, supervision and evaluation of special education programs and facilities from board of education to commissioner of education; P.A. 96-161 deleted Subsec. (d) concerning an evaluation and report to the General Assembly on special education programs, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 07-147 amended Subsec. (a) to specify State Board of Education may regulate conditions of instruction, “including the use of physical restraint and seclusion pursuant to chapter 814e” and to require board to adopt regulations concerning the use of physical restraint and seclusion; P.A. 15-141 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing reference to Ch. 814e with reference to Sec. 10-236b and deleting provision re State Board of Education adopting regulations, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 15-209 added Subsec. (d) re State Board of Education to ensure local and regional boards of education are providing information, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing reference to Sec. 10-76d(a)(8)(D) with reference to Sec. 10-76d(a)(10)(D), effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 25-67 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “approval and supervision of approved private providers of special education services and the”, “or is paid with funds distributed”, “, or section 10-76ggg” and “, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,”, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76d. Duties and powers of boards of education to provide special education programs and services. Medicaid enrollment, participation and billing requirements. Development of individualized education program. Planning and placement team meetings. Public agency placements; apportionment of costs. Relationship of insurance to special education costs. Prohibition on punishing members of planning and placement teams and birth-to-three service coordinators and qualified personnel for certain conduct. Requirements re transferring out-of-district placement students. (a)(1) In accordance with the regulations and procedures established by the Commissioner of Education and approved by the State Board of Education, each local or regional board of education shall provide the professional services requisite to identification of children requiring special education, identify each such child within its jurisdiction, determine the eligibility of such children for special education pursuant to sections 10-76a to 10-76h, inclusive, prescribe appropriate educational programs for eligible children, maintain a record thereof and make such reports as the commissioner may require. No child may be required to obtain a prescription for a substance covered by the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC 801 et seq., as amended from time to time, as a condition of attending school, receiving an evaluation under section 10-76ff or receiving services pursuant to sections 10-76a to 10-76h, inclusive, or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time.
(2) Not later than December 1, 2017, each local and regional board of education shall (A) enroll as a provider in the state medical assistance program, (B) participate in the Medicaid School Based Child Health Program administered by the Department of Social Services, and (C) submit billable service information electronically to the Department of Social Services, or its billing agent. For each local or regional board of education with a student population of less than one thousand students, a cost benefit analysis may be conducted by such local or regional board of education in a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Social Services to determine whether the cost to participate in the medical assistance program exceeds the revenue that would be generated for the local or regional board of education. A local or regional board of education exempted from the requirements of this subdivision after such cost benefit analysis shall complete and submit such analysis to the commissioner every three years in order to remain exempt. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a cost benefit analysis model and determine the feasibility of directly certifying students as eligible for Medicaid benefits on behalf of a local or regional board of education.
(3) Any local or regional board of education may enter into an agreement with a third-party vendor or another local or regional board of education to comply with the requirements of subdivision (2) of this subsection. Such agreement may provide that costs for services provided on behalf of a local or regional board of education shall be paid from the grant received pursuant to subdivision (5) of this subsection and shall be contingent on receipt of funds from such grant in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of providing such service. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-99, the Commissioner of Social Services shall not assess or extrapolate any overpayments to any third-party provider that contracts with the local or regional board of education to provide Medicaid services, when the error is determined by the department to be caused by (A) a clerical error; (B) information provided by the local or regional board of education; or (C) another third-party vendor in the submission of billable service information.
(4) Each local or regional board of education, through the planning and placement team established in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education under this section, shall determine a child's Medicaid enrollment status. In determining Medicaid enrollment status, the planning and placement team shall: (A) Inquire of the parents or guardians of each such child whether the child is enrolled in or may be eligible for Medicaid; and (B) if the child may be eligible for Medicaid, (i) request that the parent or guardian of the child apply for Medicaid, and (ii) comply with the requirements under 34 CFR 300.154, as amended from time to time, prior to billing for services under the Medicaid School Based Child Health Program administered by the Department of Social Services. For the purpose of determining Medicaid rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services based on a representative cost sampling method, the board of education shall make available documentation of the provision and costs of Medicaid eligible special education and related services for any students receiving such services, regardless of an individual student's Medicaid enrollment status, to the Commissioner of Social Services or to the commissioner's authorized agent at such time and in such manner as prescribed. For the purpose of determining Medicaid rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services based on an actual cost method, the local or regional board of education shall submit documentation of the costs and utilization of Medicaid eligible special education and related services for all students receiving such services to the Commissioner of Social Services or to the commissioner's authorized agent at such time and in such manner as prescribed. The commissioner or such agent may use information received from local or regional boards of education for the purposes of (I) ascertaining students' Medicaid eligibility status, (II) submitting Medicaid claims, (III) complying with state and federal audit requirements, and (IV) determining Medicaid rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services. No child shall be denied special education and related services in the event the parent or guardian refuses to apply for Medicaid.
(5) Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, the Commissioner of Social Services shall make grant payments to local or regional boards of education in amounts representing fifty per cent of the federal portion of Medicaid claims processed for Medicaid eligible special education and related services provided to Medicaid eligible students in the school district. Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the commissioner shall exclude any enhanced federal medical assistance percentages in calculating the federal portion of such Medicaid claims processed. Such grant payments shall be made on at least a quarterly basis and may represent estimates of amounts due to local or regional boards of education. Any grant payments made on an estimated basis, including payments made by the Department of Education for the fiscal years prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, shall be subsequently reconciled to grant amounts due based upon filed and accepted Medicaid claims and Medicaid rates. If, upon review, it is determined that a grant payment or portion of a grant payment was made for ineligible or disallowed Medicaid claims, the local or regional board of education shall reimburse the Department of Social Services for any grant payment amount received based upon ineligible or disallowed Medicaid claims.
(6) Pursuant to federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services, as the state's Medicaid agent, shall determine rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection. The Commissioner of Social Services may request and the Commissioner of Education and towns and regional school districts shall provide information as may be necessary to set such rates.
(7) Based on school district special education and related services expenditures, the state's Medicaid agent shall report and certify to the federal Medicaid authority the state match required by federal law to obtain Medicaid reimbursement of eligible special education and related services costs.
(8) Payments received pursuant to this section shall be paid to the local or regional board of education which has incurred such costs in addition to the funds appropriated by the town to such board for the current fiscal year.
(9) (A) The planning and placement team shall, in accordance with the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400, et seq., as amended from time to time, develop and include a statement of transition service needs in the individualized education program for each child requiring special education, beginning not later than the first individualized education program to be in effect when such child becomes fourteen years of age, or younger if the planning and placement team determines it is appropriate. Such individualized education program shall include (i) appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment and, where appropriate, independent living skills; and (ii) the transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist such child in reaching those goals. Such individualized education program shall be updated annually thereafter in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as requiring the Department of Aging and Disability Services to lower the age of transitional services for a child with disabilities from sixteen to fourteen years of age.
(B) At the first planning and placement team meeting when a child reaches the age of fourteen and has a statement of transition service needs included in such child's individualized education program pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the planning and placement team shall, for each transition program, as defined in section 10-74o operated by the local or regional board of education or the regional educational service center where the board is located and each program for adult services for which such child may be eligible after graduation, (i) upon the approval of the parent or guardian of such child, or a surrogate parent of such child appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or such child if such child is an emancipated minor, notify the state agency that provides such program about the potential eligibility of such child, and (ii) provide such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child a listing of such programs that includes, but is not limited to, (I) a plain language description of such program, (II) eligibility requirements for such program, and (III) deadlines and instructions for applications for such programs.
(C) Not later than the planning and placement team meeting that occurs approximately two years prior to a child's anticipated graduation from high school or the end of the school year in which a child will reach twenty-two years of age, whichever is expected to occur first based on such child's individualized education program, the planning and placement team shall (i) upon the approval of the parent or guardian of such child, or a surrogate parent of such child appointed pursuant to section 10-94g or such child if such child is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, (I) notify any state agency that provides a program for adults for which such child may be eligible about the potential eligibility of such child, (II) invite a representative from each such agency to attend the planning and placement team meeting for the purpose of establishing contact with and counseling the parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child on the process for the anticipated transfer of services upon such child graduating from high school or upon the end of the school year in which such child reaches twenty-two years of age, whichever is sooner, and (III) permit and facilitate contact and coordination between each such agency and such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child for the purpose of easing the process for the transfer of services, (ii) provide such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child a listing of each program for adults for which such child may be eligible that includes, but is not limited to, (I) a plain language description of such program, (II) eligibility requirements for such program, and (III) deadlines and instructions for applications to such programs, and (iii) assist such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child in completing an application to any such programs.
(10) (A) Each local and regional board of education responsible for providing special education and related services to a child or pupil shall notify the parent or guardian of a child who requires or who may require special education, a pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older who requires or who may require special education or a surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, in writing, at least five school days before such board proposes to, or refuses to, initiate or change the child's or pupil's identification, evaluation or educational placement or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child or pupil.
(B) Upon request by a parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent, the responsible local or regional board of education shall provide such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent an opportunity to meet with a member of the planning and placement team designated by such board prior to the referral planning and placement team meeting at which the assessments and evaluations of the child or pupil who requires or may require special education is presented to such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent for the first time. Such meeting shall be for the sole purpose of discussing the planning and placement team process and any concerns such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent has regarding the child or pupil who requires or may require special education.
(C) Such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent shall (i) be given at least five school days' prior notice of any planning and placement team meeting conducted for such child or pupil, (ii) have the right to be present at and participate in all portions of such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised, (iii) have the right to have (I) advisors of such person's own choosing and at such person's own expense, (II) the paraeducator assigned to such child or pupil, if any, (III) such child or pupil's birth-to-three service coordinator, if any, and (IV) a language interpreter, including a registered interpreter for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or deafblind, who is present in person or available by telephone or through an online technology platform, or through an Internet web site or other electronic application approved by the State Board of Education, provided by the responsible local or regional board of education if there is an apparent need or upon the request of such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent, who shall attend and participate or be available in all portions of such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised, and (iv) have the right to have each recommendation made in such child or pupil's birth-to-three individualized transition plan, as required by section 17a-248e, if any, addressed by the planning and placement team during such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed. The notice given pursuant to clause (i) of this subparagraph shall include, but need not be limited to, specification of the rights enumerated in this subparagraph.
(D) Immediately upon the formal identification of any child as a child requiring special education and at each planning and placement team meeting for such child, the responsible local or regional board of education shall inform the parent or guardian of such child or surrogate parent or, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil of (i) the laws relating to special education, (ii) the rights of such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil under such laws and the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education relating to special education, including the right of a parent, guardian or surrogate parent to (I) withhold from enrolling such child in kindergarten, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-184, (II) have advisors and the paraeducator assigned to such child or pupil attend and participate in all portions of such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised, in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, (III) obtain the plain language resources available on the Department of Education's Internet web site pursuant to subsection (g) of section 10-76h explaining the hearing and appeals process, as provided in section 10-76h, available to such child or pupil if there is a disagreement about the individualized education program, identification, evaluation or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child or pupil, and (IV) receive information regarding free and low-cost legal assistance, and (iii) any relevant information and resources relating to individualized education programs created by the Department of Education, including, but not limited to, information relating to transition resources and services for high school students and the Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut developed by the department. If such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil does not attend a planning and placement team meeting, the responsible local or regional board of education shall mail such information to such person. Each responsible local or regional board of education shall provide a child or pupil's individualized education program, any documents relating to such program and all the information required pursuant to this subparagraph translated into the primary language spoken by such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil if there is an apparent need or upon the request of the parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil.
(E) (i) Each local and regional board of education shall have in effect at the beginning of each school year an educational program for each child or pupil who has been identified as eligible for special education, and shall provide (I) the informational handout described in section 10-74v to each child with an individualized education program or plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and (II) the Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut developed by the Department of Education and the rights and resources available to such child in the provision of special education and related services.
(ii) If, after the start of a school year, a child of a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, enrolls in a school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education, as a result of such member having received military orders directing such member to the state or any other documents from the armed forces indicating the transfer of such member to the state, and such child enrolls with an individualized education program or plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 from such child's prior school, such board shall take necessary steps, including, but not limited to, the transfer of any records and prior evaluations, the performance of any reevaluations and, not later than thirty school days after such child's enrollment, the holding of any planning and placement team meeting or meeting to establish a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for such child, to ensure a minimally disruptive transition to the provision of comparable services.
(F) (i) At each initial planning and placement team meeting for a child or pupil, the responsible local or regional board of education shall inform the parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil of the laws relating to physical restraint and seclusion pursuant to section 10-236b and the rights of such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil under such laws and the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education relating to physical restraint and seclusion and the right of such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil, during such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, to have (I) such child or pupil's birth-to-three service coordinator attend and participate in all portions of such meeting, and (II) each recommendation made in the transition plan, as required by section 17a-248e, by such child or pupil's birth-to-three service coordinator addressed by the planning and placement team.
(ii) At the first planning and placement team meeting after a child who requires special education and related services reaches the age of fourteen, each responsible local or regional board of education shall provide information to the child and the parent, guardian or surrogate parent about the full range of decision-making supports, including alternatives to guardianship and conservatorship, and the online resource developed by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-74s. The responsible local or regional board of education shall continue to provide such information to the child and the parent, guardian or surrogate parent at least annually thereafter.
(iii) Each responsible local or regional board of education shall provide the notice created by the Mediation Services Coordinator pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-76z to each parent, guardian or surrogate parent of any child who requires special education by (I) distributing such notice to such parents, guardians or surrogate parents at the beginning of each school year, and (II) reading such notice out loud at the conclusion of the first planning and placement team meeting at the beginning of each school year.
(G) Upon request by a parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent, the responsible local or regional board of education shall provide the results of the assessments and evaluations used in the determination of eligibility for special education for a child or pupil to such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil at least three school days before the referral planning and placement team meeting at which such results of the assessments and evaluations will be discussed for the first time.
(H) Each local or regional board of education shall monitor the development of each child who, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 17a-248e, has been (i) referred for a registration on a mobile application designated by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, in partnership with such child's parent, guardian or surrogate parent, or (ii) provided a form for such child's parent, guardian or surrogate parent to complete and submit to such local or regional board of education that screens for developmental and social-emotional delays using a validated screening tool, such as the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and the Ages and Stages Social-Emotional Questionnaire, or its equivalent. If such monitoring results in suspecting a child of having a developmental delay, the board shall schedule a planning and placement team meeting with such child's parent, guardian or surrogate parent for the purposes of identifying services for which such child may be eligible, including, but not limited to, a preschool program under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Act, 20 USC 1471 et seq. If a parent, guardian or surrogate parent of any child referred for a registration on the mobile application or provided a form to complete and submit, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 17a-248e, fails to complete such registration or complete and submit such form after a period of six months from the date of such referral or provision of such form, the board shall send a reminder, in the form and manner determined by the board, to such parent, guardian or surrogate parent to complete such registration or complete and submit such form. The board shall send another reminder after a period of one year from such referral or provision of such form if such registration remains incomplete or such form is not submitted.
(I) Prior to any planning and placement team meeting for a child or pupil in which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised, if the parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent has requested that the paraeducator assigned to such child or pupil attend such meeting, then the responsible local or regional board of education shall provide (i) adequate notice of such meeting to such paraeducator so that such paraeducator may adequately prepare for such meeting, and (ii) training, upon request of such paraeducator, on the role of such paraeducator at such meeting. Following such meeting, such paraeducator, or any other paraprofessional who is providing special education or related services to such child, shall review such educational program with a supervisor, as needed, and be permitted to view such educational program in order to be able to provide special education or related services to such child or pupil in accordance with such educational program.
(11) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement, when recommended by the planning and placement team and specified on the individualized education program, a service eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid program shall be deemed to be authorized by a practitioner of the healing arts under 42 CFR 440.130, provided such service is recommended by an appropriately licensed or certified individual and is within the individual's scope of practice. Certain items of durable medical equipment, recommended pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, may be subject to prior authorization requirements established by the Commissioner of Social Services. Diagnostic and evaluation services eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid program and recommended by the planning and placement team shall also be deemed to be authorized by a practitioner of the healing arts under 42 CFR 440.130 provided such services are recommended by an appropriately licensed or certified individual and are within the individual's scope of practice.
(12) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement the policies and procedures necessary for the purposes of this subsection while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementing the policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.
(b) In accordance with the regulations of the State Board of Education, each local and regional board of education shall: (1) Provide special education for school-age children requiring special education who are described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a. The obligation of the school district under this subsection shall terminate when such child is graduated from high school or at the end of the school year during which such child reaches age twenty-two, whichever occurs first; and (2) provide special education for children requiring special education who are described in subparagraph (A) or (C) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a. The State Board of Education shall define the criteria by which each local or regional board of education shall determine whether a given child is eligible for special education pursuant to this subdivision, and such determination shall be made by the board of education when requested by a parent or guardian, or upon referral by a physician, clinic or social worker, provided the parent or guardian so permits. To meet its obligations under this subdivision, each local or regional board of education may, with the approval of the State Board of Education, make agreements with any private school, agency or institution to provide the necessary preschool special education program, provided such private facility has an existing program which adequately meets the special education needs, according to standards established by the State Board of Education, of the preschool children for whom such local or regional board of education is required to provide such an education and provided such district does not have such an existing program in its public schools. Such private school, agency or institution may be a facility which has not been approved by the Commissioner of Education for special education, provided such private facility is approved by the commissioner as an independent school or licensed by the Office of Early Childhood as a child care center, group child care home or family child care home, as described in section 19a-77, or be both approved and licensed. The State Board of Education shall adopt or update regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this subsection.
(c) Each local or regional board of education may provide special education for children requiring it who are described by subparagraph (B) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a and for other exceptional children for whom provision of special education is not required by law.
(d) To meet its obligations under sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, any local or regional board of education may make agreements with another such board or subject to the consent of the parent or guardian of any child affected thereby, make agreements, or on and after July 1, 2019, enter into a contract with any private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, private school, or public or private agency or institution, including a group home, to provide the necessary programs or services, but no expenditures made pursuant to a contract with a private provider of special education services, private school, agency or institution for such special education shall be paid under the provisions of section 10-76g, unless (1) such contract includes a description of the educational program and other treatment the child is to receive, a statement of minimal goals and objectives which it is anticipated such child will achieve, an estimated time schedule for returning the child to the community or transferring such child to another appropriate facility, and an explanation of how the tuition, rates or other fees charged for services provided under the agreement or contract are to be calculated in accordance with the rate schedule established pursuant to section 10-76aaa, (2) subject to the provisions of this subsection, the educational needs of the child for whom such special education is being provided cannot be met by public school arrangements in the opinion of the commissioner who, before granting approval of such contract for purposes of payment, shall consider such factors as the particular needs of the child, the appropriateness and efficacy of the program offered by such private school, agency or institution, and the economic feasibility of comparable alternatives, and (3) commencing with the 1987-1988 school year and for each school year thereafter, each such private provider of special education services, private school, agency or institution has been approved for special education by the Commissioner of Education or by the appropriate agency for facilities located out of state, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education setting placement priorities, placements pursuant to this section and payments under section 10-76g, may be made pursuant to such a contract if the public arrangements are more costly than the private provider of special education services, private school, institution or agency, provided the private provider of special education services, private school, institution or agency meets the educational needs of the child and its program is appropriate and efficacious. Any payment under the provisions of section 10-76g or section 10-76ggg, shall include all expenditures incurred by a local or regional board of education pursuant to a contract with a private provider of special education services, private school, agency or institution that is in accordance with the rate schedule and to the extent permitted under said sections, during the school year in which such private provider of special education services, private school, agency or institution provided such services, even if such private provider of special education services, private school, agency or institution is approved for special education by the Commissioner of Education during such school year. Each child placed in a nonapproved facility may continue at such nonapproved facility provided the planning and placement team, a hearing officer appointed pursuant to section 10-76h or a court determines that such placement provides an appropriate public education and that there is not another charging entity able to offer a placement for such child that provides an appropriate public education. Expenditures incurred by any local or regional board of education as a result of such placement in such nonapproved facilities (A) by a planning and placement team shall not be paid pursuant to the provisions of section 10-76g or section 10-76ggg, and (B) pursuant to an order of a hearing officer appointed pursuant to section 10-76h or a court may be paid pursuant to the provisions of section 10-76g and section 10-76ggg. Any local or regional board of education may enter into a contract with the owners or operators of any sheltered workshop or rehabilitation center for provision of an education occupational training program for children requiring special education who are at least sixteen years of age, provided such workshop or institution shall have been approved by the appropriate state agency. Whenever any child is identified by a local or regional board of education as a child requiring special education and such board of education determines that the requirements for special education could be met by a program provided within the district or by agreement with another board of education except for the child's need for services other than educational services such as medical, psychiatric or institutional care or services, such board of education may meet its obligation to furnish special education for such child by paying the reasonable cost of special education instruction in a private provider of special education services, private school, hospital or other institution provided such board of education or the commissioner concurs that placement in such institution is necessary and proper and no state institution is available to meet such child's needs. Any such private provider of special education services, private school, hospital or other institution receiving such reasonable cost of special education instruction by such board of education shall submit all required documentation to such board of education for purposes of submitting claims to the Medicaid School Based Child Health Program administered by the Department of Social Services.
(e) (1) Any local or regional board of education which provides special education pursuant to any mandates in this section shall provide transportation, to and from, but not beyond the curb of, the residence of the child, unless otherwise agreed upon by the board and the parent or guardian of the child, tuition, room and board and other items necessary to the provision of such special education except for children who are placed in a residential facility because they need services other than educational services, in which case the financial responsibility of the school district and payment to such district shall be limited to the reasonable costs of special education instruction as defined in the regulations of the State Board of Education. If a hearing board, pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-76h, rejects the educational program prescribed by the local or regional board of education and determines that a placement by a parent or guardian was appropriate, the local or regional board of education shall reimburse the parent or guardian for the reasonable costs incurred for the provision of special education pursuant to this section from the initiation of review procedures as provided by said section 10-76h.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “public agency” includes the offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, and each fiscal year thereafter, whenever a public agency, other than a local or regional board of education, the State Board of Education or the Superior Court acting pursuant to section 10-76h, places a child in a foster home, group home, hospital, state institution, receiving home, custodial institution or any other residential or day treatment facility, and such child requires special education, the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such board can be identified, the local or regional board of education of the town where the child is placed, shall provide the requisite special education and related services to such child in accordance with the provisions of this section. Within one business day of such a placement by the Department of Children and Families or offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, said department or offices shall orally notify the local or regional board of education responsible for providing special education and related services to such child of such placement. The department or offices shall provide written notification to such board of such placement within two business days of the placement. Such local or regional board of education shall convene a planning and placement team meeting for such child within thirty days of the placement and shall invite a representative of the Department of Children and Families or offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe to participate in such meeting. (A) The local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school shall be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such special education and related services in an amount equal to the lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (B) Whenever a child is placed pursuant to this subdivision, on or after July 1, 1995, by the Department of Children and Families and the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of removal from the home by said department shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of special education and related services provided to such child, for one calendar year or until the child is committed to the state pursuant to section 46b-129 or 46b-140 or is returned to the child's parent or guardian, whichever is earlier. If the child remains in such placement beyond one calendar year the Department of Children and Families shall be responsible for such costs. During the period the local or regional board of education is responsible for the reasonable cost of special education and related services pursuant to this subparagraph, the board shall be responsible for such costs in an amount equal to the lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education and related services or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. The costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed the child. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the school districts established within the Department of Children and Families, pursuant to section 17a-37 or the Department of Correction, pursuant to section 18-99a, provided in any case in which special education is being provided at a private residential institution, including the residential components of regional educational service centers, to a child for whom no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection (b) of this section, Unified School District #2 shall provide the special education and related services and be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such special education instruction for such children. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of section 10-76g if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year.
(3) Payment for children who require special education and who reside on state-owned or leased property, and who are not the educational responsibility of the unified school districts established pursuant to section 17a-37 or section 18-99a, shall be made in the following manner: The State Board of Education shall pay to the school district which is responsible for providing instruction for each such child pursuant to the provisions of this subsection one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of such instruction. In the fiscal year following such payment, the State Board of Education shall deduct from the special education grant due the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school, where such board has been identified, the amount for which such board would otherwise have been financially responsible pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection. No such deduction shall be made for any school district which is responsible for providing special education instruction for children whose parents or legal guardians do not reside within such district. The amount deducted shall be included as a net cost of special education by the Department of Education for purposes of the state's special education grant calculated pursuant to section 10-76g. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall provide regular education and special education and related services to eligible residents in facilities operated by the department who are eighteen to twenty-one years of age. In the case of a resident who requires special education, the department shall provide the requisite identification and evaluation of such resident in accordance with the provisions of this section. The department shall be financially responsible for the provision of educational services to eligible residents. The Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Children and Families and Education shall develop and implement an interagency agreement which specifies the role of each agency in ensuring the provision of appropriate education services to eligible residents in accordance with this section. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be responsible for one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of such educational services provided to eligible residents of such facilities.
(5) Application for the grant to be paid by the state for costs in excess of the local or regional board of education's basic contribution shall be made by such board of education by filing with the State Board of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, annually on or before December first a statement of the cost of providing special education, as defined in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for a child of the board placed by a state agency in accordance with the provisions of said subdivision or, where appropriate, a statement of the cost of providing educational services other than special educational services pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) or (g) of section 10-253, provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, claims for additional children or costs not included in the December filing. Payment by the state for such excess costs shall be made to the local or regional board of education as follows: Seventy-five per cent of the cost in February and the balance in May. The amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and the amount due to each town as tuition from other towns pursuant to this section shall be paid to the treasurer of each town entitled to such aid, provided the treasurer shall treat such grant or tuition received, or a portion of such grant or tuition, which relates to special education expenditures incurred pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection in excess of such board's budgeted estimate of such expenditures, as a reduction in expenditures by crediting such expenditure account, rather than town revenue. The state shall notify the local or regional board of education when payments are made to the treasurer of the town pursuant to this subdivision.
(f) No children placed out primarily for special education services shall be placed in a private school, agency or institution outside of the state, except when in the opinion of the Commissioner of Education it is determined that: (1) No public or approved private facility which can reasonably provide appropriate special education programs for such children is available in the state; (2) no public or approved private facility which can reasonably provide appropriate special education programs for such children is available in the state and the out-of-state placement is required for a period of time not to exceed two years, during which time the local or regional board of education responsible for providing such children with a special education shall develop an appropriate special education program or cause such program to be developed within the state; or (3) an out-of-state placement is more economically feasible than an existing special education program in the state or any such program that could be developed within the state within a reasonable period of time. No placement in an out-of-state private special education school, agency or facility shall be approved unless such school, agency or facility first agrees in writing to submit to the state Department of Education any such financial program and student progress reports as the commissioner may require for the purpose of making an annual determination as to the economic feasibility and program adequacy of the special education program provided. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to children placed out primarily for services other than educational services as described in subsection (d) of this section.
(g) (1) Each local or regional board of education shall review annually and make a report as to the progress of each child for whom such board is obligated to provide a special education and who receives special education services in any private school, agency or institution and shall, upon request of the commissioner, submit such reports to the State Board of Education.
(2) Whenever a local or regional board of education determines that a child who has for three years received special education services in private facilities pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-76d must receive such services from private facilities for an additional period of time, the State Board of Education, shall annually thereafter review the progress of such child prior to approving or disapproving for purposes of reimbursement, pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-76d, any continuation of private placement, considering such factors as the educational and other needs of the child.
(h) The provisions of this section and sections 10-76a, 10-76b, 10-76c, 10-76f and 10-76g shall not be construed to relieve any insurer or provider of health or welfare benefits from paying any otherwise valid claim.
(i) (1) No local or regional board of education shall discipline, suspend, terminate or otherwise punish any member of a planning and placement team employed by such board who discusses or makes recommendations concerning the provision of special education and related services for a child during a planning and placement team meeting for such child.
(2) No birth-to-three service coordinator or qualified personnel, as those terms are defined in section 17a-248, who discusses or makes recommendations concerning the provision of special education and related services for a child during a planning and placement team meeting for such child or in a transition plan, as required by section 17a-248e, shall be subject to discipline, suspension, termination or other punishment on the basis of such recommendations.
(3) No local or regional board of education shall discipline, suspend, terminate or otherwise punish any school employee, as defined in section 10-222d, who discusses or makes recommendations concerning the provision of services or accommodations for a student as part of a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, during any meeting held to discuss such plan for such student.
(j) No local or regional board of education, interdistrict magnet school operator, governing council of a state or local charter school or private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, that receives an out-of-district placement of a student who receives special education services through an agreement or contract with a sending local or regional board of education pursuant to subsection (d) of this section or section 10-91j shall transfer such student to any other school or facility unless (1) upon initiation of the sending local or regional board of education or upon the request of a parent or guardian of such student, or such student if such student is eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor, such sending local or regional board of education holds a planning and placement team meeting for the purpose of determining the appropriateness of such transfer, and (2) the planning and placement team determines that such transfer is more appropriate for the educational needs of such student than the current out-of-district placement. A representative of the local or regional board of education, interdistrict magnet school operator, governing council of a state or local charter school or private provider of special education services that has received such out-of-district student placement shall be invited to attend and participate in such planning and placement team meeting, but may not request that such planning and placement team meeting be held.
(1967, P.A. 627, S. 4, 11; 1969, P.A. 793, S. 2; P.A. 73-111; P.A. 75-255; 75-364; 75-521, S. 3, 6; 75-585; P.A. 76-310, S. 1, 2; 76-341; P.A. 77-36; 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 78-218, S. 65; P.A. 79-128, S. 19, 36; P.A. 80-113, S. 1, 2; 80-138, S. 2, 3; P.A. 81-187; 81-432, S. 1, 11; P.A. 82-311, S. 1, 4; P.A. 83-169, S. 8; 83-265, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-255, S. 7, 21; P.A. 85-473, S. 1, 3; 85-491, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-333, S. 6, 32; P.A. 87-324, S. 1, 2; 87-499, S. 2, 25, 26, 34; P.A. 88-360, S. 11, 12, 63; P.A. 89-315, S. 1, 3; P.A. 90-230, S. 14, 101; P.A. 91-16, S. 1, 2; 91-277, S. 4, 6; P.A. 92-170, S. 8, 26; 92-262, S. 10, 11, 42; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-352, S. 1, 3; 93-353, S. 47, 52; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-245, S. 29, 41, 46; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6, S. 1, 28; P.A. 95-237, S. 1, 5, 7; 95-257, S. 11, 12, 21, 32, 58; 95-259, S. 10, 32; P.A. 96-146, S. 2–4, 12; P.A. 97-114, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-168, S. 2, 3, 26; 98-252, S. 8, 80; P.A. 99-279, S. 4, 45; P.A. 00-48, S. 3, 10–12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 39, 54; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 54; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 3, 4, 244, 245; P.A. 05-141, S. 3; 05-245, S. 18; P.A. 06-13, S. 4; 06-18, S. 1–3; 06-188, S. 26; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); 07-147, S. 5; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 61; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 45; P.A. 11-48, S. 179; 11-51, S. 29; P.A. 12-116, S. 67; 12-173, S. 1; P.A. 13-40, S. 9; 13-247, S. 161; P.A. 14-39, S. 3; 14-231, S. 64; P.A. 15-141, S. 8; 15-209, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 249, 277; P.A. 16-163, S. 27; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 51, 52, 578; P.A. 18-182, S. 15; 18-183, S. 6; P.A. 19-49, S. 1; 19-117, S. 266; 19-184, S. 1; P.A. 21-46, S. 25, 26; 21-144, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 367; P.A. 22-116, S. 9; P.A. 23-1, S. 9; 23-137, S. 32, 39, 40, 52; 23-150, S. 16; 23-159, S. 12; P.A. 24-29, S. 7, 8; 24-41, S. 23; 24-78, S. 16; 24-93, S. 17; P.A. 25-15, S. 7; 25-67, S. 10; 25-93, S. 16.)
History: 1969 act amended Subsec. (a) to delete reference to repealed Sec. 10-94a, to substitute Sec. 10-76g for 10-76h and to require school board to “prescribe suitable educational programs for eligible children”, amended Subsec. (b) to delete provisions concerning special classes for educable and trainable mentally retarded children, making former Subdiv. (2) applicable to all children requiring special education and renumbering Subdivs. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), made minor changes to Subsecs. (c) and (d) and added provisions in Subsec. (d) concerning school board's payments to meet child's needs in private school, hospital or other institution and amended Subsec. (e) to add limitation on board's financial responsibility toward expenses of children placed in residential facilities; P.A. 73-111 amended Subsec. (a) to replace Sec. 10-76g with 10-76h reference and to require boards to inform parents of children requiring special education of special education laws; P.A. 75-255 amended Subsec. (a) to require notice to parents of meeting to prepare educational program for child and to allow parent's participation in meeting; P.A. 75-364 amended Subsec. (d) to clarify provisions concerning private schools which may supply child's needs; P.A. 75-521 added Subsecs. (f) and (g); P.A. 75-585 added provisions in Subsec. (b) concerning preschool education supplied through private school; P.A. 76-310 required that contracts between school board and private school contain program description, goals and objectives of child's progress and timetable for returning child to community or transferring him to another institution in order for expenses to be reimbursable; P.A. 76-341 added Subsec. (g)(2) re children in private facilities for more than three years; P.A. 77-36 amended Subsec. (a) to allow parents to have advisors at meetings to determine child's educational program; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of the state board of education, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-218 substituted “board of education” for “district” and “local” for “town”; P.A. 79-128 substituted “grant” for “reimbursement” in Subsec. (b) and “payment” for “reimbursement” in Subsecs. (d) and (e); P.A. 80-113 added Subsec. (h); P.A. 80-138 amended Subsec. (e) to provide for reimbursement of parent or guardian when parent's placement preferred to board's program by hearing board; P.A. 81-187 amended Subsec. (e) to specify transportation of children requiring special education be “curb-to-curb” transportation to and from child's residence, unless otherwise agreed upon by the board and child's parent or guardian; P.A. 81-432 added Subsec. (e)(2) and (3) clarifying educational and financial responsibility for children placed by public agencies; P.A. 82-311 amended Subsec. (e) clarifying provisions of P.A. 81-432 concerning state agency placements of children by: Limiting school board responsibility for transporting handicapped children “curb to curb” to mean not beyond the curb of their residence, clarifying that the educational and financial responsibility for children for whom no other board of education can be identified rests with the school district in which the child is placed, requiring the placing agency to provide to the district where the child is placed current and accurate information for the purpose of determining if a responsible school district exists, creating a uniform system of payments for towns which educate children who reside on state property, and clarifying that funding or tuition received by school boards for educating handicapped children placed by state agencies is credited to the school board's accounts only when such payments exceed the receiving board's budget estimates for educating these children; P.A. 83-169 amended Subsec. (e) to delete reference to “special” school districts; P.A. 83-265 clarified provisions relating to payment for children who reside on state-owned or leased property or in permanent family residences and who are not educational responsibility of unified school districts; P.A. 84-255 amended Subsec. (a) deleting obsolete provision relating to the exclusion or exemption from school privileges of any child requiring special education; P.A. 85-473 inserted new Subsec. (e)(4) re residents of department of mental health facilities who are between the ages of 18 and 21, renumbering former Subdiv. (4) accordingly; P.A. 85-491 amended Subsec. (e)(3) to provide that adoption of a child residing in a permanent family residence by a person providing foster care in the residence does not affect school district's eligibility for reimbursement; P.A. 86-333 in Subsec. (e)(2) substituted 1987 for 1982 and added placements in day treatment facilities to types of placements to which the subdivision applies, in Subsec. (e)(4) provided that boards submit reports of expenditures and that grant adjustments be made for overpayments or underpayments, in Subsec. (e)(5) substituted October for September as the time on or before which estimates of the cost of providing special education must be filed and made other technical changes; P.A. 87-324, in Subsec. (a), provided for individual transition plans commencing with the 1988-1989 school year; P.A. 87-499 amended Subsec. (b) to describe when a private facility need not be approved by the commissioner of education, added Subsec. (d)(3) requiring, with phase-in provisions, that private facilities be approved and changed a payment date in Subsec. (e)(4) from August to September and the report submission date from January to August fifteenth; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (a) increased the minimum number of school days for prior notice of a planning and placement team meeting from 3 to 5 and in Subsec. (e)(4) added references to the Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission; P.A. 89-315 in Subsec. (a) added provisions re reimbursement from Medicaid for special education costs and made a technical change; P.A. 90-230 made a technical change in Subsec. (b); P.A. 91-16 divided Subsec. (a) into Subdivs., limited the determination of eligibility for Medicaid to towns in which the number of children receiving aid to families with dependent children exceeds 75, and added language requiring parents or guardians to be notified of the possible consequences of accessing private insurance and prohibiting the denial of special education due to refusal to access private insurance or Medicaid; P.A. 91-277 made a technical change in Subsec. (e)(1); the references in Subdivs. (2) and (3) of Subsec. (e) to “section 17a-38” were corrected editorially to “section 17a-37” in 1993; P.A. 92-170 amended Subsec. (e) to require that board of education be notified when payments are made to town treasurer; P.A. 92-262 amended Subsec. (a)(6) to add provisions concerning transition services and authorized transition services as part of a child's program before his fifteenth birthday and amended Subsec. (d) to add the reference to group homes; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-352 designated Subsec. (e)(4) as Subpara. (A) and deleted provisions dealing with the department of mental health and added separate Subpara. (B) concerning the department of mental health, effective August 15, 1993; P.A. 93-353 amended Subsec. (a) to specify in Subdiv. (7) that notice shall be given before the board proposes to or refuses to initiate or change the child's identification, evaluation, or educational placement and added requirement that each board have in effect at the beginning of the school year an educational program for each child who has been identified as eligible for special education, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services and Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission and executive director with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, respectively, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-245 amended Subsec. (b) to remove obsolete language concerning preschool special education, effective June 2, 1994, and amended Subsec. (e)(2) to add provisions dealing with school districts which have a large number of children placed in foster homes, effective July 1, 1994; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-6 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to change the criteria for towns to be required to determine Medicaid eligibility from any town in which the number of children exceeds 75 to any town in which the “average number of children ages three to twenty-one enrolled in the Medicaid program on October first of each of the previous three years equals or exceeds one thousand”, to remove requirement for the towns to request permission of the parent or guardian of such child to access private insurance and to notify them that accessing private insurance may affect benefits available through such insurance or costs to be paid to maintain such insurance, to replace the requirement for the board of education to request written permission of the parent or guardian to request Medicaid payment and to request such payment with a requirement, upon notification by the planning and placement team that the child is a recipient, to submit documentation of the provision and costs of Medicaid eligible special education and related services to the commissioner; added Subdivs. (4) to (7), inclusive, re Medicaid eligible payments and grants and renumbered Subdivs. (8) to (11), inclusive, in Subdiv. (8) requiring that payments be made to the town or regional school district which has incurred such costs and be deemed to be appropriated to the board of education and removed language limiting the districts use of such payments and in Subdiv. (9) changing the date for notification of whether a town will be required to comply from “by August 1, 1991” and “annually thereafter” to “by July 30, 1994, and by April first annually thereafter” and making the description of the children consistent with Subdiv. (2), effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-237 amended Subsec. (a)(11) to increase the requirements for notification and to make technical changes in said Subdiv. and amended Subsec. (e) to change the party who is financially liable for the cost of special education for children placed by the Department of Children and Families after July 1, 1995, in cases in which the local or regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school cannot be identified and to make numerous technical changes, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995 and deleted Subsec. (e)(4)(A) re services by the former Department of Public Health and Addiction Services and replaced Department of Mental Health with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 95-259 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to raise the threshold for the determination of Medicaid eligibility from 1,000 to 5,000 children, effective July 6, 1995; P.A. 96-146 amended Subsec. (a)(2) to (4), inclusive, to substitute determination of a child's Medicaid enrollment status for a determination of whether a child is eligible for Medicaid, to provide for the sharing of information with the state's Medicaid agent for specified purposes, to add references to the commissioner's authorized agent and to make technical changes and made technical changes in Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective July 1, 1996, and amended Subsec. (e)(2) to add the notification requirements for the Department of Children and Families and the requirement for the convening of a planning and placement team meeting within 30 days of placement and participation of said department at the meeting, to remove a requirement that said department meet with representatives of the board of education under whose jurisdiction the child attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of removal to review the child's individualized education plan, to cap the financial responsibility of a board of education during the period it is responsible for the cost of special education and related services and to provide for the payment of any costs in excess of such board's basic contributions by the State Board of Education on a current basis, and to add provision concerning the responsibility of Unified School District #2 for the provision of special education and related services and the cost of such education and services provided at a private residential institution to a child for whom no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under Subsec. (b), effective May 29, 1996; P.A. 97-114 amended Subsec. (d) to add provision that notwithstanding Subdiv. (2) and regulations concerning placement priorities, placements and payment pursuant to Sec. 10-76g may be made if public arrangements are more costly and private facilities meet the educational needs of the child and their programs are suitable and efficacious, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-168 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change and amended Subsec. (e)(2) to change one method for determining the financial responsibility of local and regional boards of education from “two and one-half times” the average to the average per pupil educational costs, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 98-252 amended Subsec. (e)(5) to change the time frames for the original submission from October to December, for the claim for additional children or costs from April to February and for the payments from December and June to February and April, to increase the amount of the first payment from 50% to 75% and to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1998 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a)(11) a reference to “… pupil who is an emaciated minor …” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “… pupil who is an emancipated minor …” to correct an error in the codification of P.A. 95-237); P.A. 99-279 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting requirement that local or regional board of education determine Medicaid enrollment status of children for any town in which the average number of children ages 3 to 21 enrolled in the Medicaid program equals or exceeds 5,000 and by substituting in lieu thereof that any local or regional board of education may determine a child's Medicaid enrollment status and by adding “For the purpose of determining Medicaid rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services based on an actual cost method, the local or regional board of education shall submit documentation of the costs and utilization of Medicaid eligible special education and related services for all students receiving such services to the Commissioner of Social Services or to the commissioner's authorized agent at such time and in such manner as prescribed.” and provision authorizing commissioner to use information received from local or regional boards of education for purposes of determining Medicaid rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services, deleted all provisions in former Subsec. (a)(3) and (4), adding in new Subdiv. (3) provisions as follows: “Beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, the Commissioner of Social Services shall make grant payments to local or regional boards of education in amounts representing 60% of the federal portion of Medicaid claims processed for Medicaid eligible special education and related services provided to Medicaid eligible students in the school district. Such grant payments shall be made on at least a quarterly basis and may represent estimates of amounts due to local or regional boards of education. Any grant payments made on an estimated basis, including payments made by the Department of Education for the fiscal years prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, shall be subsequently reconciled to grant amounts due based upon filed and accepted Medicaid claims and Medicaid rates. If, upon review, it is determined that a grant payment or portion of a grant payment was made for ineligible or disallowed Medicaid claims, the local or regional board of education shall reimburse the Department of Social Services for any grant payment amount received based upon ineligible or disallowed Medicaid claims.”, deleting from the new Subdiv. (4) (formerly Subdiv. (5)) requirement that rates for Medicaid eligible special education and related services be determined annually and that such rates reflect the reasonable average monthly cost per student of Medicaid eligible special education and related services for the current year, deleted all provisions in former Subsec. (a)(7), substituting in the new Subdiv. (6) (formerly Subdiv. (8)) “local or regional board of education” for “town or regional school district”, deleted all provisions in former Subdiv. (9), renumbering the remaining Subdivs. accordingly, added in new Subsec. (a)(9) provisions re regulations and made technical changes throughout, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 00-48 rewrote Subsec. (a)(7), changing the time frame for the development of the statement of transition service needs from age 15 to age 14 and requiring the statement to focus on courses of study, made a technical change in Subsec. (d) and amended Subsec. (e)(4) to change the time for the payment of 85% of the estimated cost from September to July, effective July 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (e)(5) to change the submission deadline for claims from February to March first and to change the date for the payment of the balance from April to May, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended Subsec. (a)(3) to provide that beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, grant payments made by the Commissioner of Social Services to local or regional boards of education shall be reduced from 60% to 50% of the federal portion of Medicaid claims processed for Medicaid eligible special education and related services provided to Medicaid eligible students in the school district”, effective August 20, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by changing “school-age children” to “children”, amended Subsec. (a)(7) by adding provision re federal Individuals With Disabilities Education Act and by deleting provisions re a student's individualized education program and a detailed provision of transition services including interagency responsibilities, and amended Subsec. (e)(2) by making a technical change, adding language re proportional reductions in grants for fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, and June 30, 2005, in Subdivs. (2) and (3), effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-141 added new Subsec. (a)(9) re services deemed eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid program, redesignating existing Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (10), effective June 24, 2005; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to include offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe as a public agency making placements and to extend the proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 06-13 made technical changes in Subsec. (e)(1), effective May 2, 2006; P.A. 06-18 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing “suitable” with “appropriate” and adding language re the Controlled Substances Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, amended Subsec. (d) by changing “suitability” to “appropriateness” and “suitable” to “appropriate”, and amended Subsec. (f) by changing “suitable” to “appropriate”, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 06-188 amended Subsec. (a)(9) to insert provision notwithstanding the general statutes, provide that certain recommended items of durable medical equipment, eligible for reimbursement under the Medicaid program, may be subject to prior authorization requirements established by the Commissioner of Social Services, delete requirement that diagnostic and evaluation services be specified on the individualized education program for Medicaid reimbursement purposes and make a technical change, effective July 1, 2006; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-147 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by designating existing language as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) to require local or regional boards of education at each initial planning and placement team meeting to inform the parent, guardian, surrogate parent or pupil of laws relating to physical restraint and seclusion; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 amended Subsec. (a)(3) by adding provision requiring Commissioner of Social Services to exclude enhanced federal medical assistance percentages in calculating federal portion of Medicaid claims processed beginning with fiscal year 2009, effective October 5, 2009; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to extend proportional reduction of grants through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (e)(2) and (3) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-51 amended Subsec. (e)(5) to add reference to Sec. 10-253(g), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-116 amended Subsec. (e)(4) by deleting “State Board of Education shall pay to the”, adding “shall be responsible for” re Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and deleting provision re payment schedule, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-173 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by adding “responsible for providing special education and related services to a child or pupil” in Subpara. (A), adding new Subpara. (B) re meeting to discuss planning and placement team process and concerns, designating existing provision re notice and participation at planning and placement team meeting as Subpara. (C), designating existing provision re board of education to provide information as Subpara. (D) and amending same to designate existing provisions re laws and rights as clauses (i) and (ii) and add clause (iii) re relevant information and resources, designating existing provision re education program in effect at beginning of school year as Subpara. (E) and making conforming changes in same, redesignating existing Subpara. (B) as Subpara. (F) and adding Subpara. (G) re results of assessments and evaluations to be provided prior to referral planning and placement team meeting, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-40 amended Subsec. (e)(3) by deleting provisions re permanent family residences; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-39 amended Subsec. (a)(8)(D)(ii) by adding provision re right of parent, guardian or surrogate parent to withhold enrolling child in kindergarten, effective May 28, 2014; P.A. 14-231 amended Subsec. (e) by deleting references to Department of Developmental Services and Sec. 17a-240 in provision re applicability of subdivision in Subdiv. (2) and deleting reference to Sec. 17a-240 in Subdiv. (3), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-141 amended Subsec. (a) by making a technical change in Subdiv. (2) and replacing reference to Ch. 814e with reference to Sec. 10-236b in Subdiv. (8)(F), effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 15-209 amended Subsec. (a)(8)(D)(iii) by adding provision re information relating to transition resources and services for high school students, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (a)(8) by designating existing language in Subpara. (C) as clauses (i) to (iii) and amending same to add “all portions of such meeting at which an educational program for such child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised”, “have the right” and “and to have the school paraprofessional assigned to such child or pupil, if any”, designating existing language re withhold from enrolling child in kindergarten in Subpara. (D) as subclause (I) and adding subclause (II) re advisors and school paraprofessional to be present at and participate in all portions of meeting, and making conforming changes, amended Subsec. (e)(2) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-163 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Department of Public Health as a day care or nursery facility” with “Office of Early Childhood as a child care center, group child care home or family child care home, as described in section 19a-77,”, effective June 9, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdivs. (2) and (3) re Medicaid School Based Child Health Program, redesignating existing Subsec. (2) as Subsec. (4) and amending same by replacing “may” with “shall” re determination of child's Medicaid enrollment status, designating existing provisions re request that parent or guardian of child apply for Medicaid as new clause (i) and adding new clause (ii) re compliance with requirements prior to billing for services, and redesignating existing clauses (i) to (iv) as subclauses (I) to (IV), redesignating existing Subdivs. (3) to (10) as Subdivs. (5) to (12), amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re submitting claims to Medicaid School Based Child Health Program, amended Subsec. (e)(2) by replacing “June 30, 2017” with “June 30, 2019” re reduction of grants, and made technical and conforming changes, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-182 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding provisions re cost benefit analysis and exemption for boards of education with student populations less than one thousand students, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 18-183 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re authorizing board of education, on and after July 1, 2019, to enter into contract with private provider of special education services, adding provision re explanation of how tuition or costs for services provided under agreement or contract are to be calculated, adding references to private provider of special education services, and making conforming changes, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-49 amended Subsec. (a)(9) by adding provisions re transitional services requirements for children with autism at least 14 years of age, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 19-184 added Subsec. (i) re prohibition on disciplining, suspending, terminating or otherwise punishing member of planning and placement team for discussing or making recommendations during planning and placement team meeting, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-46 amended Subsec. (a)(10) by adding provision re parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent's right to have child or pupil's birth-to-three service coordinator attend and participate in planning and placement team meeting at which educational program for child or pupil is developed, reviewed or revised in Subpara. (C)(iii), adding Subpara. (C)(iv) re right to have recommendations made in birth-to-three transition plan addressed by planning and placement team, substituting “attend and participate in all portions” for “to be present at, and to participate in, all portions” in Subpara. (D), designating existing provisions in Subpara. (F) re laws and rights relating to physical restraint and seclusion as Subpara. (F)(i), adding Subpara. (F)(ii) re right to have birth-to-three service coordinator attend and participate in planning and placement team meeting and recommendations made by birth-to-three service coordinator addressed by planning and placement team, adding Subpara. (H) requiring local and regional boards of education to monitor development of certain children, schedule planning and placement team meetings and send reminder to parent, guardian or surrogate parent of child referred for registration on mobile application, and making technical and conforming changes, and amended Subsec. (i) by designating existing provision as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re prohibition on punishment of birth-to-three service coordinator or qualified personnel, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 21-144 amended Subsec. (a)(9) by replacing “update annually” with “include”, adding “in the individualized education program”, replacing “. Commencing not later than the date on which the first individual education program takes effect for a child who is at least fourteen years of age and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, such” with “, beginning not later than the first individualized education program to be in effect when such child becomes fourteen years of age, or younger if the planning and placement team determines it is appropriate. Such individualized education”, replacing “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”, and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (e)(2) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 22-116 amended Subsec. (a)(10) by adding Subpara. (I) re notice and training provided to paraprofessional prior to planning and placement team meeting and any paraprofessional providing services to a child permitted to view child's educational program, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 23-1 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by replacing provision re proportional reduction of grants if total amount of grants payable exceed amount appropriated with provision re amount of grants calculated in accordance with provisions of Sec. 10-76g(d) and (e) and making technical changes, effective February 14, 2023; P.A. 23-137 amended Subsec. (a)(9) by designating existing provisions re inclusion of statement of transition service needs in an individualized education program as Subpara. (A), redesignating existing Subparas. (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), adding new Subpara. (B) re requirements for planning and placement team meetings when child reaches age 14 and adding Subpara. (C) re requirements for planning and placement team meetings 2 years prior to graduation or end of school year in which a child reaches age 22, amended Subsec. (a)(10) by adding Subpara. (C)(iii)(IV) re attendance of a language interpreter at planning and placement team meetings, adding provision in Subpara. (D) re boards of education to provide individualized education programs and other documents translated into the primary language of a parent or pupil, adding Subpara. (D)(ii)(III) re obtaining a plain language resource explaining the hearing and appeals process, adding provision in Subpara. (D)(iii) re informing parents and pupils about the Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut, adding Subpara. (E)(i) and (ii) re provision of the informational handout described in Sec. 10-74v and the Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut, respectively, redesignating existing provisions of Subpara. (F) as clause (i), removing existing designators Subpara. (F)(i) and (ii) and adding new Subpara. (F)(ii) re provision of information about decision-making supports and Subpara. (F)(iii) re provision of notice about mediation services, amended Subsec. (b) by changing deadline for termination of school district obligations from reaching age 21 to end of school year during which a child reaches age 22, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-159 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(I) by adding provision re paraprofessional to review educational program with supervisor, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 23-150 amended Subsec. (i) by adding Subdiv. (3) re prohibition on disciplining, suspending, terminating or otherwise punishing any school employee for discussing or making recommendations during meeting to discuss provision of services or accommodations for a student under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-29 made technical changes in Subsec. (a)(9)(A) and (10)(D), effective May 21, 2024; P.A. 24-41 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(C), (D) and (I) by replacing “school paraprofessional” with “paraeducator” and further amended Subsec. (a)(10)(C) to add requirement to specify rights in notice to parent, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 24-78 amended Subsec. (a)(9)(B) by replacing “public transition program” with “transition program”, adding “operated by the local or regional board or the regional educational service center where the board is located” and replacing “program for adults” to “program for adult services”, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 24-93 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re payments during school year in which a private provider is approved by Commissioner of Education, effective July 1, 2024; P.A. 25-15 amended Subsec. (a)(10)(E) by designating existing provisions as clause (i), redesignating existing clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II) and adding new clause (ii) re enrollment after start of school year of military service member's child with individualized education program or plan pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-67 added Subsec. (j) re transferring of out-of-district placement students, effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-93 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “or costs” with “rates or other fees charged”, adding references to the rate schedule established pursuant to Sec. 10-76aaa, adding references to Sec. 10-76ggg, deleting former Subparas. (A) and (B) re obsolete provision re removal of a child from a nonapproved facility, adding provision re placement of a child in a nonapproved facility if hearing officer or court determines such placement provides an appropriate public education and there is not another charging entity able to offer a placement, adding new Subparas. (A) and (B) re expenditures incurred as a result of placement in a nonapproved facility may be paid under Sec. 10-76g or 10-76ggg, and making technical and conforming changes, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76h. Special education hearing and review procedure. Mediation of disputes. (a)(1) A parent or guardian of a child requiring special education and related services pursuant to sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, a pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older requiring such services, a surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or the Commissioner of Children and Families, or a designee of said commissioner, on behalf of any such child in the custody of said commissioner, may request a hearing of the local or regional board of education or the unified school district responsible for providing such services whenever such board or district proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such child or pupil. Such request shall be made by sending a written request to such board or district with a copy to the Department of Education.
(2) The local or regional board of education or the unified school district responsible for providing special education and related services for a child or pupil requiring such services under sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, may request, upon written notice to the parent or guardian of such child, the pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older, the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or the Commissioner of Children and Families, or a designee of said commissioner, on behalf of any such child or pupil in the custody of said commissioner, a hearing concerning the decision of the planning and placement team established pursuant to section 10-76d, whenever such board or district proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education placement to such child or pupil, including, but not limited to, refusal of the parent or guardian, pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older or the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, to give consent for initial evaluation or reevaluation or the withdrawal of such consent. The local or regional board of education or unified school district shall provide a copy of the request to the Department of Education. In the event a planning and placement team proposes private placement for a child or pupil who requires or may require special education and related services and the parent, guardian, pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older or surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g withholds or revokes consent for such placement, the local or regional board of education shall request a hearing in accordance with this section and may request mediation pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, provided such action may be taken only in the event such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent has consented to the initial receipt of special education and related services and subsequent to the initial placement of the child, the local or regional board of education seeks a private placement. For purposes of this section, a “local or regional board of education or unified school district” includes any public agency which is responsible for the provision of special education and related services to children requiring special education and related services.
(3) The request for a hearing shall contain a statement of the specific issues in dispute.
(4) A party shall have two years to request a hearing from the time the board of education proposed or refused to initiate or change the identification, evaluation or educational placement or the provision of a free appropriate public education placement to such child or pupil provided, if the parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent is not given notice of the procedural safeguards, in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, including notice of the limitations contained in this section, such two-year limitation shall be calculated from the time notice of the safeguards is properly given.
(b) Upon receipt of a written request for a special education hearing made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Education shall appoint an impartial hearing officer who shall schedule a hearing which shall be held and the decision written and mailed not later than forty-five days after the commencement of the hearing pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. An extension of the forty-five-day time limit may be granted by the hearing officer at the request of either party to the hearing.
(c) (1) The Department of Education shall provide training to hearing officers in administrative hearing procedures, including due process, and in the special educational needs of children. Hearing officers and members of hearing boards shall not be employees of the Department of Education or any local or regional board of education, unified school district or public agency involved in the education or care of the child. A person who is paid to serve as a hearing officer is not deemed to be an employee of the Department of Education. No person who participated in the previous identification, evaluation or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child or pupil nor any member of the board of education of the school district under review, shall be a hearing officer or a member of a hearing board.
(2) Both parties shall participate in a prehearing conference to resolve the issues in dispute, if possible and narrow the scope of the issues. Each party to the hearing shall disclose, not later than five business days prior to the date the hearing commences, (A) documentary evidence such party plans to present at the hearing and a list of witnesses such party plans to call at the hearing, (B) all completed evaluations and recommendations based on the offering party's evaluations that the party intends to use at the hearing, and (C) all claims such party will raise at the hearing. Except for good cause shown, the hearing officer shall limit each party to such documentary evidence and witnesses as were properly disclosed and are relevant to the issues in dispute. A hearing officer may bar any party who fails to comply with the requirements concerning disclosure of (i) evaluations and recommendations from introducing any undisclosed evaluation or recommendation at the hearing without the consent of the other party, and (ii) all claims from raising any such claims.
(3) The hearing officer or board shall hear testimony relevant to the issues in dispute offered by the party requesting the hearing and any other party directly involved, and may hear any additional testimony the hearing officer or board deems relevant. The hearing officer or board shall consider all evaluations presented and used during the hearing. The hearing officer or board shall hear the testimony offered by the local or regional board of education or the unified school district responsible for providing special education to a child or pupil first in any dispute concerning the provision of free appropriate public education. The hearing officer or board may require a complete and independent evaluation or prescription of educational programs by qualified persons, the cost of which shall be paid by the board of education or the unified school district. The hearing officer or board shall cause all formal sessions of the hearing and review to be recorded in order to provide a verbatim record. The hearing officer or board shall limit the amount of time for the offering of testimony or arguments to four days, unless there is good cause for the presentation of additional testimony or arguments. The hearing officer or board shall issue a written decision to permit such additional testimony or arguments.
(d) (1) The hearing officer or board shall have the authority (A) to confirm, modify, or reject the identification, evaluation or educational placement of or the provision of a free appropriate public education to the child or pupil, (B) to determine the appropriateness of an educational placement where the parent or guardian of a child requiring special education or the pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, has placed the child or pupil in a program other than that prescribed by the planning and placement team, or (C) to prescribe alternate special educational programs for the child or pupil. If the parent or guardian of such a child who previously received special education and related services from the district enrolls the child, or the pupil who previously received special education and related services from the district enrolls in a private elementary or secondary school without the consent of or referral by the district, a hearing officer may, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time, require the district to reimburse the parents or the pupil for the cost of that enrollment if the hearing officer finds that the district had not made a free appropriate public education available to the child or pupil in a timely manner prior to that enrollment. In the case where a parent or guardian, or pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older, or a surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, has refused consent for initial evaluation or reevaluation, the hearing officer or board may order an initial evaluation or reevaluation without the consent of such parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent except that if the parent, guardian, pupil or surrogate parent appeals such decision pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection, the child or pupil may not be evaluated or placed pending the disposition of the appeal. The hearing officer or board shall inform the parent or guardian, or the emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older, or the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or the Commissioner of Children and Families, as the case may be, and the board of education of the school district or the unified school district of the decision in writing and mail such decision not later than forty-five days after the commencement of the hearing pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time, except that a hearing officer or board may grant specific extensions of such forty-five-day period in order to comply with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such written decision shall include specific findings of fact determining (i) whether the district has made reasonable efforts to accommodate the child in a regular classroom, (ii) the educational benefits available to the child in a regular classroom, with appropriate supplementary aids and services, as compared to the benefits provided in a special education classroom, (iii) the possible negative effects on the provision of education to other students in a classroom if the child is included in such classroom, and (iv) whether the school has included the child in school programs with nondisabled students to the maximum extent appropriate. The hearing officer may include in the decision a comment on the conduct of the proceedings. The findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision shall be written without personally identifiable information concerning such child or pupil, so that such decisions may be promptly indexed and published and available for public inspections pursuant to sections 4-167 and 4-180a.
(2) If the local or regional board of education or the unified school district responsible for providing special education for such child or pupil requiring special education does not take action on the findings or prescription of the hearing officer or board within fifteen days after receipt thereof, the State Board of Education shall take appropriate action to enforce the findings or prescriptions of the hearing officer or board. Such action may include application to the Superior Court for injunctive relief to compel such local or regional board or school district to implement the findings or prescription of the hearing officer or board without the necessity of establishing irreparable harm or inadequate remedy at law.
(3) If the hearing officer or board upholds the local or regional board of education or the unified school district responsible for providing special education and related services for such child or pupil who requires or may require special education on the issue of evaluation, reevaluation or placement in a private school or facility, such board or district may evaluate or provide such services to the child or pupil without the consent of the parent or guardian, pupil if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older, or the surrogate parent appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, subject to an appeal pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection.
(4) Appeals from the decision of the hearing officer or board shall be taken in the manner set forth in section 4-183, except the court shall hear additional evidence at the request of a party. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-183, such appeal shall be taken to the judicial district wherein the child or pupil resides. In the event of an appeal, upon request and at the expense of the State Board of Education, said board shall supply a copy of the transcript of the formal sessions of the hearing officer or board to the parent or guardian or the emancipated minor or pupil eighteen years of age or older or surrogate parent or said commissioner and to the board of education of the school district or the unified school district.
(e) Hearing officers and members of the hearing board shall be paid reasonable fees and expenses as established by the State Board of Education.
(f) (1) In lieu of proceeding directly to a hearing, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, any party may request mediation through the Mediation Services Coordinator, employed pursuant to section 10-76z. Upon the receipt of a request for mediation, the coordinator shall, in accordance with the notification process pursuant to section 10-76aa, and, if all parties agree to mediate, appoint a mediator, and invite all parties to a mediation with a person selected from the list of special education mediators maintained by said coordinator. The mediator shall attempt to resolve the issues in a manner which is acceptable to the parties. The mediator shall certify in writing to the Bureau of Special Education and to the parties whether the mediation was successful or unsuccessful.
(2) If the dispute is not resolved through mediation, any party may proceed to a hearing.
(g) The Department of Education shall provide translations into the most commonly spoken languages in the state on its Internet web site of the plain language resources on such site explaining the process by which the department resolves complaints and the hearing process established pursuant to this section.
(1967, P.A. 627, S. 10; 1971, P.A. 667, S. 1–6; P.A. 73-556, S. 1–3; P.A. 75-94; 75-438; 75-493, S. 1–4; P.A. 76-436, S. 296, 681; P.A. 77-603, S. 6, 125; 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 78-47; 78-132; 78-218, S. 67; 78-224, S. 1–6; 78-280, S. 1, 127; P.A. 79-87, S. 1, 2; P.A. 80-138, S. 1, 3; 80-175, S. 1, 5; P.A. 83-338, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-284, S. 1, 2; P.A. 85-312, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-317, S. 54, 107; P.A. 91-277, S. 2, 6; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-352, S. 2, 3; 93-353, S. 10, 52; P.A. 94-245, S. 28, 46; P.A. 95-237, S. 3, 7; P.A. 96-146, S. 7, 12; P.A. 00-48, S. 4, 12; P.A. 03-76, S. 11; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 5–7; P.A. 06-18, S. 4; P.A. 23-137, S. 47; P.A. 25-67, S. 18, 19.)
History: 1971 act created section, replacing special program of 1967 act; P.A. 73-556 amended Subsec. (c) to place 30-day deadline on establishment of hearing board, amended Subsec. (d) to require hearing within 30 days and to require transcriptions of formal sessions and amended Subsec. (e) to require decision within 60 days of first meeting, to require state board to take action by substituting “shall” for “may”, to include “county” of residence in reference to common pleas court and to require that copies of transcripts be sent to parent or guardian and to board of education if requested to do so in the event of an appeal; P.A. 75-94 added exception to 60-day deadline for decision in Subsec. (e) for cases requiring independent diagnosis; P.A. 75-438 incorporated former Subsec. (b) into Subsec. (a) as Subdiv. (2) and inserted new Subsec. (b) allowing mediation by secretary of the state board; P.A. 75-493 amended section to allow action on behalf of child in his custody by commissioner of children and youth services; P.A. 76-436 amended Subsec. (e) to substitute superior court for court of common pleas and to specify judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-603 made appeals in accordance with Sec. 4-183 except with regard to location; P.A. 77-614 substituted commissioner of education for secretary of the state board of education, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-47 amended Subsec. (b) to change deadline for mediation results from 15 to 30 days after request for mediation is received; P.A. 78-132 changed hearing board from at least three persons to one or more and excluded education department employees from serving as one-member boards in Subsec. (c); P.A. 78-218 substituted “local or regional” boards for boards “of the school district”; P.A. 78-224 clarified review process by making provisions in Subsec. (a)(1) applicable to administrative review to be followed by hearing if requested and deleting former provisions relating to hearing and appeal and making Subdiv. (2) and subsequent subsections applicable to hearings and mediation procedures, also including in Subdiv. (2) a 30-day period for making request, deleting 30-day periods in Subsecs. (c) and (d) and amending Subsec. (e) to change deadline for decision from within 60 days of first meeting to within 30 days of request for hearing and to replace exception for cases requiring independent diagnosis with general provision regarding extensions; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties in Subsec. (e); P.A. 79-87 deleted references to repealed Sec. 10-94a, amended Subsec. (a) to require notice to be sent within 15 days of request for review rather than within 10 days of the review, allowed mediation “in lieu of” review rather than “following” review and amended Subsec. (c) to require “impartial” hearing board, allowing deletion of provision excluding education department members from serving as one-person boards; P.A. 80-138 amended Subsec. (e) to give board authority to judge appropriateness of parental placement as opposed to program prescribed by planning and placement team; P.A. 80-175 allowed action by emancipated minors or pupils 18 or older on their own behalf and amended Subsec. (a) to allow school board responsible for child to initiate review procedure; P.A. 83-338 amended Subsec. (e) to provide for exception to appeal on the record if court finds that presentation of evidence is warranted; P.A. 84-284 substantially revised special education appeal procedure; P.A. 85-312 amended section by adding references to unified school districts and authorization to apply for injunctive relief to enforce order of hearing officer or board without necessity of establishing irreparable harm or inadequate remedy at law; P.A. 88-317 inserted reference to Sec. 4-180a in Subsec. (e)(1), effective July 1, 1989, and applicable to all agency proceedings commencing on or after that date; P.A. 91-277 added provision in Subsec. (a) that the hearing may address the refusal to give consent for evaluation or placement in special education or the withdrawal of such consent, added provision in Subsec. (b) re mailing, making technical changes and removing requirement that the parties participate in conciliation procedures prior to convening the hearing, deleted Subsec. (c) which outlined the conciliation procedures, relettering the remaining Subsecs. and in Subsec. (d)(1) adding provision allowing the hearing officer to order special education evaluation and placement in instances where consent has been refused and adding Subdiv. (3) re provision of special education without consent of guardian or parent, and added Subsec. (f) re mediation; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-352 amended Subsec. (a) to apply the provisions of the section concerning a local or regional board of education or a unified school district to a public agency responsible for the provision of education and services to children requiring special education, effective August 15, 1993; P.A. 93-353 amended Subsec. (a)(4) to specify the consent is for “preplacement” evaluation and “initial” placement and to add the provision concerning the refusal of consent in the event a planning and placement team proposes private placement and amended Subsec. (b) to remove an exception for the time limit as provided in Subsec. (d) and to substitute the basis for an extension by the hearing officer from “for compelling reasons” to “at the request of either party to the hearing”, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-245 added new Subsec. (c)(2) re disclosure of documentary evidence and a list of witnesses and renumbered former Subdiv. (2) as (3), effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 95-237 amended Subsec. (a) to change the reasons for which a hearing may be requested, require issues to be raised at a planning and placement team meeting prior to a hearing, specify that the subsection does not limit the right to initiate a planning and placement team meeting at any time, add Subdiv. (2) re statement of specific issues and Subdiv. (3) re time limit and notice requirements and make technical changes, amended Subsec. (c) to add the prehearing conference requirement and limitation on the introduction of evidence and witnesses to those properly disclosed and testimony relevant to the issues in dispute and make technical changes, and amended Subsec. (d) to allow the hearing officer to include a comment on the conduct of the proceedings in his decision and make technical changes, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-146 amended Subsec. (c) to remove requirement that the hearing officer or board appointed be knowledgeable in the fields and areas significant to the review of the special education needs of the child or pupil and to add requirement that the Department of Education provide training to hearing officers, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 00-48 amended Subsec. (c)(2) to clarify the time frame for disclosure is “business” days, to require the disclosure of completed evaluations and recommendations based on evaluations that the offering party intends to use at the hearing, and to allow the hearing officer to bar a party who failed to comply with the disclosure provisions from introducing undisclosed evaluations and recommendations without the consent of the other party, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 03-76 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(1), (b), (c)(1) and (f)(1), effective June 3, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by deleting provisions re the raising of issues at hearings not raised at planning and placement team meetings and re a parent's rights to request a planning and placement team meeting at any time, by making technical changes and by adding provision re parental consent to initial receipt of special education services prior to a hearing for private placement of a child against the parent's wishes, amended Subsec. (c)(2) by deleting provision requiring prehearing conference to be at least 10 days prior to date hearing is scheduled to commence, and amended Subsec. (d) by changing provision re evaluation or placement in special education to provision re initial evaluation or reevaluation in Subdiv. (1), by adding provisions re reevaluation and placement in private school or facility in Subdiv. (3) and by replacing provision in Subdiv. (4) re exception to appeal hearing procedure in Sec. 4-183 concerning presentation of evidence and review of such evidence for its value with provision re hearing of additional evidence at a party's request, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 06-18 amended Subsec. (a) by requiring a copy of the written request for hearing be sent to the Department of Education, by eliminating the 7-day notification period in Subdiv. (1), by redesignating language re consent hearing concerning decision by planning and placement team as new Subdiv. (2) and adding therein language re a copy of the request for the hearing, and by redesignating existing Subdivs. (2) and (3) as Subdivs. (3) and (4), amended Subsec. (b) by adding language re impartial hearing officer and re federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act, amended Subsec. (c)(1) by deleting language re appointment of impartial hearing officer or board, amended Subsec. (d)(1) by redesignating existing language as Subparas. (A),(B) and (C) and by adding language re previously received services and re federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, amended Subsec. (f)(1) by deleting language re 30-day requirements, and made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(4), (b) and (d)(1), effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 23-137 amended Subsec. (c)(3) by adding provisions re hearing testimony from boards of education first in disputes concerning provision of free appropriate public education, amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding “promptly indexed and published and” re making decisions available for public inspection, amended Subsec. (f)(1) by deleting the requirement for all parties to agree to request mediation in writing, adding provisions to allow any party to request mediation, requiring appointment of a mediator from the list of special education mediators if all parties agree to mediate and replacing Department of Education with Bureau of Special Education in which to certify results of the mediation and added Subsec. (g) re translations of plain language resources re hearing and complaint resolution processes, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 25-67 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by adding Subpara. (C) re all claims such party will raise at the hearing, designating existing provision re failure to comply with requirements concerning disclosure of evaluations and recommendations as clause (i) and adding clause (ii) re failure to comply with requirements concerning disclosure of all claims from raising any such claims, and amended Subsec. (c)(3) by adding provision re hearing officer or board shall consider all evaluations presented and used during hearing and adding provision re requirements re limiting amount of time for offering of testimony or arguments, and amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding clauses (i) to (iv) re written decisions to include specific findings of fact, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76mm. Individualized education program form. (a) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Individualized Education Program Advisory Council established pursuant to section 10-76nn, shall develop a new individualized education program form that is easier for practitioners to use and easier for parents and students to understand. Such individualized education program form shall include a brief description of, and contact information for, the parent training and information center for Connecticut established pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time, and the Bureau of Special Education within the Department of Education in a conspicuous place on the first page of the individualized education program form using at least twelve-point Times New Roman font.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the commissioner shall submit the new individualized education program form developed pursuant to this section to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall update the individualized education program form to remove the list of the individuals who will be implementing the individualized education program.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 267; P.A. 25-67, S. 21.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 25-67 added Subsec. (c) re updating form to remove list of individuals who will be implementing individualized education program, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76aaa. Rate schedule for special education services and related services. (a) As used in this section:
(1) “Related services” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-76a, except it does not include special education transportation services;
(2) “Charging entity” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-76a;
(3) “Public provider of special education services” means a regional educational service center, operator of an interdistrict magnet school program, state charter school, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, or a local or regional board of education operating an outplacement program or as part of the state-wide interdistrict public school attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa; and
(4) “Special education transportation services” means transportation services to and from special education outplacements provided by a provider of special education transportation services.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2028, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, shall establish a rate schedule for: (1) Related services provided by a charging entity pursuant to an individualized education program, including, but not limited to, speech, behavioral and occupational therapies; and (2) all costs charged to a local or regional board of education related to the provision of special education services, excluding special education transportation services, provided by a public provider of special education services. In establishing such rate schedule, the department shall (A) consult with stakeholders and education officials in other states with experience in establishing rates or rate schedules for the provision of special education and related services, and (B) take into account the operating expenses of the charging entities, the costs paid by local and regional boards of education, the educator-to-student ratio of the environment in which the special education or related service is being delivered, the professional qualifications of the service provider and any other considerations the department deems relevant. The rate schedule shall be accompanied by standards for billing that describe how the charging entity's operational expenses should be proportionally and appropriately attributed to the services provided to individual students. The department shall, at least biennially, review such rate schedule and billing standards and may revise such rate schedule and billing standards as necessary.
(c) (1) Not later than December 31, 2027, the department shall establish the individual rates for each special education and related service, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, except for the period commencing July 1, 2025, until December 31, 2027, the department may establish individual rates for each special education and related service, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Following the establishment of each such rate, the department shall notify each local and regional board of education of such rate and post such rate on the department's Internet web site not later than the January first following such establishment. Any such rate shall become effective on the July first following such posting.
(2) On or before January 1, 2028, the department shall notify each local and regional board of education of the full rate schedule and post such rate schedule on the department's Internet web site. The full rate schedule shall become effective on July 1, 2028.
(d) (1) For the school years commencing July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027, all amounts charged to a local or regional board of education by a (A) charging entity related to the provision of related services, or (B) public provider of special education services for special education services, shall be in accordance with any rates established by the department pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, provided such rates were posted on or before January first of the prior school year.
(2) For the school year commencing July 1, 2028, and each school year thereafter, all amounts charged to a local or regional board of education by a (A) charging entity related to the provision of related services, or (B) public provider of special education services for special education services, shall be in accordance with the rate schedule established pursuant to this section, provided such rate schedule was posted on or before January first of the prior school year.
(3) Any amount charged to and paid by a local or regional board of education for such special education and related services that exceeds the amount established pursuant to this section shall not be eligible for reimbursement under section 10-76g and shall be deemed to be an expenditure that does not constitute a special education purpose for purposes of the special education and expansion development grant under section 10-76ggg.
(e) (1) Not later than January 1, 2026, and January 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report of all the rates that have been established under this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit the rate schedule established under this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(f) The Commissioner of Education shall consult with approved nonprofit private providers of special education services and approved for-profit private providers of special education services for the purpose of developing proposed rates for special education services, excluding transportation services, for all approved private providers of special education services. Not later than December 31, 2027, the commissioner shall develop proposed individual rates for each special education service, excluding transportation services, for all approved private providers of special education services, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, except for the period commencing July 1, 2025, until December 31, 2027, the commissioner may develop such individual rates for each special education service, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Following the development of any such proposed rates, the commissioner shall submit all such proposed rates not later than January first following such development to the General Assembly for approval or disapproval. If the General Assembly fails to approve or disapprove such proposed rates on or before the March fifteenth after such submission, such proposed rates shall be deemed approved. Any such proposed rate that is approved by the General Assembly or deemed approved shall become effective on the July first following such approval.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76bbb. Requirements re cost increases charged by charging entities. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, for the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year thereafter, a charging entity, as defined in section 10-76a, shall not increase the amount charged to a local or regional board of education for a service provided pursuant to an individualized education program for a student during said school year, except a charging entity may increase or lower the total amount charged to such board if the charging entity adds or decreases the services provided pursuant to a change in such student's individualized education program.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education may permit, upon request, a charging entity to increase the amount it charges for special education services to a local or regional board of education if there is a substantial increase in costs (1) for the services being provided for a student, or (2) of the operation of such charging entity. The Commissioner of Education shall prescribe the form and manner in which a charging entity may make such request, including any documentation such charging entity is to provide showing such substantial increase in costs. The commissioner shall review each request and provide a written decision approving or denying such request not later than sixty days after receiving such request.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76ccc. Billing standards for special education transportation services. (a) Not later than January 1, 2027, the Department of Education shall develop, and update as necessary, billing standards for the costs charged to local and regional boards of education for special education transportation services to and from special education outplacements provided by providers of special education transportation services. The department shall notify each local and regional board of education of such billing standards and post such billing standards on the department's Internet web site.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2027, and each school year thereafter, all costs for special education transportation services to and from special education outplacements provided by providers of special education transportation services charged to a local or regional board of education shall be in accordance with the billing standards developed under this section.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit such billing standards to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76ddd. “Reasonable costs”, defined. For purposes of determining the reasonable costs associated with the provision of special education and related services pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (d) of section 10-66ee, subsection (d) of section 10-76d, section 10-76g, subsection (a) of section 10-76i, subsection (b) of section 10-253, subsection (h) of section 10-264l and subsection (i) of section 10-266aa, (1) on and after July 1, 2026, “reasonable costs” means the amount allowed to be charged to a local or regional board of education by a charging entity, as defined in section 10-76a, under the individualized special education and related services rate schedule established pursuant to section 10-76aaa for the provision of special education and related services pursuant to a student's individualized education program, and (2) on and after July 1, 2025, there shall be no presumption that “reasonable costs” means the actual cost incurred for the provision of special education and related services pursuant to a student's individualized education program.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76eee. Report re placements of students receiving special education services for which a board is paying any portion of the cost. Not later than June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall report to the Department of Education each placement of a student receiving special education services for which such board is paying any portion of the cost. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) whether such placement is a result of a decision of a planning and placement team meeting, a settlement agreement or a special education hearing pursuant to section 10-76h, (2) whether such placement is with an approved or nonapproved private provider of special education services, regional educational service center, operator of an interdistrict magnet school program, state charter school, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, a local or regional board of education operating an outplacement program or as part of the state-wide interdistrict public school attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, (3) the amount being paid by such board, (4) the special education services being provided, (5) the location of the facility at which such special education services are being provided, (6) the total number of any agreements such board enters into with a student, parent or guardian during the preceding school year that includes provisions for nondisclosure of special education services or a waiver of the rights to which such student, parent or guardian is entitled pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time, and (7) any other information requested by the department. The department shall disaggregate and annually report such information, in a manner that complies with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time, on the special education data system maintained by the department.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective June 23, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76fff. Availability of certain data re special education. (a) Not later than February 28, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall make the following available on the Internet web site of the Department of Education:
(1) Data relating to the special education and expansion development grant under section 10-76ggg, disaggregated by the (A) total number of special education students statewide and by each school district, (B) state aid percentage, and (C) total grant paid to each local and regional board of education.
(2) Student-level data relating to those students who are included in a board's December first filing described in subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including, but not limited to, the (A) school district, (B) net current expenditures per pupil threshold for each school district, (C) total anticipated costs above a school district's net current expenditures per pupil threshold, (D) total anticipated costs for (i) transportation, (ii) tuition, and (iii) any room and board, (E) facility code, and (F) grant type category, such as a grant under section 10-76g, section 10-76ggg or any other state or federal grant, provided such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.
(3) State-wide student population data relating to those students who are included in a board's December first filing described in subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including, but not limited to, the (A) number of students by (i) status as a multilingual learner, (ii) qualifying primary disability, (iii) the age categories of (I) ages three and four, (II) ages five to twelve, inclusive, (III) ages thirteen to eighteen, inclusive, and (IV) ages nineteen and older, and (iv) each facility, and (B) average number of tuition days, provided such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.
(b) Not later than January 30, 2026, and March 30, 2026, and each January thirtieth and March thirtieth thereafter, the commissioner shall submit the following information concerning annual projections for grants to be paid to each local and regional board of education under section 10-76g to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the Office of Fiscal Analysis, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a: (1) The total amount a local or regional board is eligible to be paid under section 10-76g, (2) the board's net current expenditures per pupil threshold, (3) the board's tiered reimbursement percentage under section 10-76g, (4) the capped amount to be paid to the board, (5) the number of students with expenses projected to exceed four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board, (6) the total number of students statewide with expenses projected to exceed four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board responsible for such student, and (7) the number of students with expenses projected to exceed three times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board for each child who was previously outplaced by such board and for whom such board is now providing direct in-district special education and related services without the assistance of any third-party contractor who is not an employee of such board provided all such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76ggg. Special education and expansion development grants. (a) As used in this section:
(1) “Base aid ratio” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f.
(2) “Foundation” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f.
(3) “Resident students” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f.
(4) “Special education need students” means fifty per cent of the number of resident students who are children requiring special education and related services, as such terms are defined in section 10-76a.
(5) “Fully funded grant” means the product of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation and the town's special education need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid.
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, each board of education for a town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to a special education and expansion development grant in an amount equal to its fully funded grant.
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of education for a town shall be paid a special education and expansion development grant equal to the amount such board is entitled to receive under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. Such grant shall be calculated using the data of record as of the December first prior to the fiscal year such grant is to be paid, adjusted for the difference between the final entitlement for the prior fiscal year and the preliminary entitlement for such fiscal year as calculated using the data of record as of the December first prior to the fiscal year when such grant was paid.
(d) The amount due each board of education pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the board of education for each town entitled to such aid in installments during the fiscal year as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the grant in October, twenty-five per cent of the grant in January and the balance of the grant in April. The balance of the grant due boards under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid in March rather than April to any board that has not adopted the uniform fiscal year and that would not otherwise receive such final payment within the fiscal year of such board.
(e) (1) All aid distributed to a board of education pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be expended for special education purposes only. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, if a board receives an increase in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the prior fiscal year, such increase shall not be used to supplant funding for special education purposes. The budgeted appropriation for special education for any board receiving an increase in funds pursuant to this section shall be not less than the amount appropriated for special education for the prior year plus such increase in funds. For purposes of this subsection, “special education purposes” means the direct provision of special education and related services to students, Tier 2 interventions, academic and behavioral interventions, the hiring and salaries of special education teachers, paraeducators and behavioral and reading specialists who work directly with students, equipment purchases and maintenance and curriculum materials. “Special education purposes” does not include any (A) administrative functions or operating expenses related to the provision of special education and related services, or (B) special education and related services provided by any third-party contractor.
(2) Upon a determination by the State Board of Education that a local or regional board of education failed in any fiscal year to meet the requirements pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the board of education shall forfeit an amount equal to two times the amount that was not expended for special education purposes. The amount so forfeited shall be withheld by the Department of Education from the grant payable to the board of education in the second fiscal year immediately following such failure by deducting such amount from the board of education's special education and expansion development grant payment pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, the State Board of Education may waive such forfeiture upon agreement with the board of education that the board of education shall increase its appropriation for special education during the fiscal year in which the forfeiture would occur by an amount not less than the amount of said forfeiture or for other good cause shown.
(f) Not later than July 15, 2026, and annually thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall submit an annual expenditure report to the Commissioner of Education, except any board of education that receives a grant under this section that is less than ten thousand dollars in any fiscal year shall not be responsible for submitting such report for such fiscal year. Such report shall include a summary and itemization of how grant funds received pursuant to this section were expended during the prior fiscal year for the direct provision of special education and related services to students, including whether such grant was used to hire any new special education teachers, paraeducators or behavioral or reading specialists.
(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of grants payable to local or regional boards of education under this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 7; 25-168, S. 317.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025; P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (g) by adding “and each fiscal year thereafter”, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76hhh. Competitive grant program for boards of education to support in-district or regional special education programming and services. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, administer a competitive grant program for local and regional boards of education to support in-district or regional special education programming and services for students with disabilities. Grants awarded to local and regional boards of education under the program may be used (1) to enhance and improve existing special education programming and services in the school district or start-up costs related to the creation of in-district or regional special education programming and services for students who are currently enrolled in a program operated by a provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, and (2) for planning and operational expenses related to such in-district or regional special education programming and services.
(b) The Commissioner of Education shall develop the application to be used by local and regional boards of education in applying for a grant under this section. The application shall include, but need not be limited to, a description of (1) the program location, (2) the student population who will be served by the programming and services, (3) the staffing needs for the programming and services, (4) any assistive technology and materials necessary to implement the programming and services, (5) any capital improvement needs, (6) the budget allocation for the programming and services, and (7) any professional development necessary for implementation of the programming and services. A local or regional board of education shall submit such application in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education.
(c) The commissioner shall develop criteria for reviewing and approving grant applications. Such criteria shall be based upon (1) increasing students' access to high-quality general education instruction, and (2) enhancing in-district or regional programming, such as unified classes and increased time with nondisabled peers, for students with intensive needs, including giving priority to a board of education for a town designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u.
(d) Any local or regional board of education that receives a grant under this section shall not expend such grant on special education programming and services provided pursuant to a contract with a third party or a private provider of special education services.
(e) Not later than September 30, 2027, and annually thereafter, any local or regional board of education that has received a grant under the program in the prior fiscal year shall submit a report to the commissioner that assesses the impact of the grant on student outcomes, including the increase in time with nondisabled peers across the school district and the number of outplaced students, and district expenditures. The report shall contain any information and data requested by the commissioner.
(f) Not later than February 1, 2028, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report on the progress of the program that assesses the impact of the grant on student outcomes, including the increase in time with nondisabled peers across the school district and the number of outplaced students, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76iii. Listing of special education programs offered. (a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Child Advocate, shall develop, and update not less than annually thereafter, a listing of each special education program offered by (1) any regional educational service center, (2) any private provider of special education, as defined in section 10-91g, approved by the Commissioner of Education, and (3) any local or regional board of education that accepts out-of-district student placements. Such listing shall specify for each program the (A) types of services provided, (B) physical location where such program offers special education, (C) ages served, and (D) approved classroom size of the program.
(b) Not later than January 15, 2027, the Department of Education shall post such list on the public database maintained by the department on its Internet web site and send such list to each local and regional board of education in the state.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 20.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76jjj. Notification re staffing changes at certain special education program placements. Each regional educational service center and private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, shall send written notification to the parent or legal guardian of a student receiving special education services, the local or regional board of education that has placed such student with such regional educational service center or private provider for the provision of special education services and the Department of Education regarding all staffing changes that impact the provision of such special education services, including, but not limited to, vacancies, long-term absences and assignments of long-term substitutes, not later than five business days from the occurrence of such staffing change. Such written notice shall include, but need not be limited to, specification of (1) any change in services provided by specialists, (2) any change to student to teacher ratios, and (3) the plan to mitigate the impact of such staffing change on such student. As used in this section, “long-term” means ten or more consecutive school days.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 22.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76kkk. Model contract for special education transportation services to and from special education outplacements. The Department of Education shall establish a model contract for special education transportation services to and from special education outplacements provided by providers of special education transportation services. Not later than July 1, 2026, the department shall make such model contract available to local and regional boards of education for use by such boards to enter into a contract with providers of special education transportation services for such special education transportation services.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 23.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76lll. Special education family guide. Not later than July 1, 2026, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, shall develop, and annually update, a special education family guide that assists the parents and guardians of students receiving special education and related services in understanding the process and laws governing the provision of special education. Such guide shall include, but need not be limited to, an explanation of (1) the allowable number of days to (A) diagnose that a student requires special education or related services, and (B) hold an initial planning and placement team meeting, (2) the consequences for failure of the school district to (A) meet the deadlines described in subdivision (1) of this section, and (B) include the appropriate administrators at the initial and subsequent planning and placement team processes, and (3) recourses available to parents and guardians if an in-home tutor does not attend to tutoring sessions. The department shall make such guide available on its Internet web site.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76mmm. Special education training education and testing competitive grant program. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall administer the special education training, education and testing competitive grant program. Under the grant program, the department shall award grants to individual educators and paraeducators for the purpose of covering the costs associated with any professional training, education and testing requirements relating to such individual's ability to provide special education and related services. The department shall develop criteria for reviewing and awarding grants under the program, and such criteria shall take into consideration the financial need of the applicant and give priority to those applicants with the greatest financial need. As used in this section, “educators and paraeducators” includes individuals who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program, as defined in section 10-10a, candidates for professional certification as an educator under chapter 166, teachers employed by a local or regional board of education, prospective paraeducators and paraeducators employed by a local or regional board of education.
(b) An educator or paraeducator may apply, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, for a grant under this section. Any educator or paraeducator receiving a grant award under the program shall use such grant to assist in covering the cost of (1) tuition or other fees associated with enrollment in a teacher preparation program offered at the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, (2) obtaining or renewal of professional certification under chapter 166 with an endorsement in special education, (3) testing for paraeducators, (4) continuing education credits, and (5) any other education or testing requirements relating to such educator's or paraeducator's ability to provide special education and related services. No educator or paraeducator may receive a grant award under the program unless such educator or paraeducator commits to three years of employment to provide special education and related services in a school under the jurisdiction of a town designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u.
(c) The department shall develop repayment criteria for educators and paraeducators who do not complete three years of employment in a school under the jurisdiction of a town designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u. Any amounts repaid to the department shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 25.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76nnn. Grant program to support boards of education in providing support services for special education students who have experienced trauma or have behavioral health needs. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department Education shall establish a grant program to support local and regional boards of education in providing support services for students who require special education and have experienced trauma or have behavioral health needs. Such grant shall be available to each local or regional board of education that provides support services, including, but not limited to, trauma-informed care coordination and family outreach, for such students and such students' families in partnership with community service providers, including, but not limited to, family service centers. Grants shall be funded in an amount prescribed by the Commissioner of Education.
(b) On or before September 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall post in a conspicuous location on its Internet web site (1) a description of the grant program, including, but not limited to, the amount of funding available for each grant under such program, and (2) the application form for such program.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 26.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-76ooo. Study re disproportionate or over-identification of minority students for special education and related services. The Department of Education shall conduct a study concerning the disproportionate or over-identification of minority students for special education and related services. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of the rates of identification for special education and related services, disaggregated by race and gender for each school district. Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the Office of the Educational Ombudsperson, established pursuant to section 10-15o, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
(P.A. 25-93, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 25-93 effective June 23, 2025.
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Sec. 10-91j. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Agreements and contracts between boards of education and private providers of special education services. (a) Any agreement entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2018, but prior to June 30, 2019, or any contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2019, pursuant to section 10-76d, between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, shall include an explanation of how the tuition or costs for services provided under the agreement or contract are to be calculated. Any such agreement or contract may include the following provisions: (1) A requirement that such private provider of special education services submit monthly or quarterly reports to such board regarding the specific services and frequency of such services being provided by such private provider of special education services to students under the agreement or contract, and (2) authorization for such board to (A) review and reconcile such reports to the contracted services described in the agreement or contract, or (B) conduct periodic site visits at the location where such private provider of special education services provides services.
(b) On and after July 1, 2019, a local or regional board of education shall not be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-76g for any costs of special education paid by such board of education to a private provider of special education services unless such board of education has entered into a written contract with such private provider of special education services for the provision of such special education services. The individualized education program of a child shall not be considered a contract between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services for purposes of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or interrupt the provision of special education and related services to a child by a local or regional board of education or private provider of special education services.
(c) Any written contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2025, between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services shall include a provision that requires such private provider of special education services to submit a base tuition and cost for services for each school year in which services are to be provided pursuant to such contract to such local or regional board of education not later than December thirty-first preceding the school year in which services are to be provided.
(P.A. 17-68, S. 7; P.A. 18-183, S. 1; P.A. 19-139, S. 1; P.A. 25-143, S. 16.)
*Note: On and after July 1, 2026, this section, as amended by section 24 of public act 25-67, is to read as follows:
“Sec. 10-91j. Agreements and contracts between boards of education and private providers of special education services. (a)(1) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection, any agreement entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2018, but prior to June 30, 2019, or any contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2019, pursuant to section 10-76d, between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, shall include an explanation of how the tuition or costs for services provided under the agreement or contract are to be calculated. Any such agreement or contract may include the following provisions: (A) A requirement that such private provider of special education services submit monthly or quarterly reports to such board regarding the specific services and frequency of such services being provided by such private provider of special education services to students under the agreement or contract, and (B) authorization for such board to (i) review and reconcile such reports to the contracted services described in the agreement or contract, or (ii) conduct periodic site visits at the location where such private provider of special education services provides services.
(2) Any contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026, pursuant to section 10-76d, between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services that is subject to the provisions of section 10-76aaa, shall be in accordance with the rates or the rate schedule, as the case may be, established pursuant to section 10-76aaa.
(b) On and after July 1, 2026, a local or regional board of education shall not be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-76g for any costs of special education paid by such board of education to a private provider of special education services unless such board of education has entered into a written contract with such private provider of special education services for the provision of such special education services. The individualized education program of a child shall not be considered a contract between a local or regional board of education and a private provider of special education services for purposes of this section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or interrupt the provision of special education and related services to a child by a local or regional board of education or private provider of special education services.”
(P.A. 17-68, S. 7; P.A. 18-183, S. 1; P.A. 19-139, S. 1; P.A. 25-67, S. 24; 25-143, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 17-68 effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 18-183 designated existing provisions re agreement between board of education and private provider of special education services as Subsec. (a) and amended same by deleting “2017”, adding “2018, but prior to June 30, 2019, or any contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2019”, adding provision re agreement or contract to include explanation of how tuition or costs for services are calculated and making conforming changes, and added Subsec. (b) re board not eligible for reimbursement for special education costs unless board has entered into contract and individualized education programs not considered contracts, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-139 amended Subsec. (b) by adding “subsection (b) of”, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 25-67 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Subdiv. (2) and designating existing provisions as Subdivs. (1), (2)(A) and (B), and adding Subdiv. (2) re any contract entered into or amended on or after July 1, 2026, shall be in accordance with rates or rate schedule established pursuant to Sec. 10-76aaa, and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “July 1, 2019” with “July 1, 2026”, effective July 1, 2026 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (a), existing provisions were designated editorially as Subdiv. (1) and designators therein added by P.A. 25-67 were changed editorially to Subparas. (A), (B)(i) and (ii) by the Revisors for clarity and consistency with statutory usage); P.A. 25-143 added Subsec. (c) requiring contract provision to submit base tuition and cost for services not later than December 31 preceding the school year in which services are to be provided, effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-91n. Functional behavior assessment required prior to out-of-district placement for challenging behavior. (a) As used in this section:
(1) “Functional behavior assessment” means a systematic process of gathering and analyzing data to identify the reasons for a student's challenging behavior; and
(2) “Challenging behavior” has the same meaning as provided in section 10-222aa.
(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, on and after September 1, 2025, prior to placing any student in an out-of-district placement due to the challenging behavior of such student, each local and regional board of education shall conduct a functional behavior assessment of such student and develop or update a behavioral intervention plan for such student.
(2) A functional behavior assessment and a behavioral intervention plan shall not be required if the time required to conduct such assessment or develop or update such plan would put the safety of such student, any other student or any staff at such student's school at risk. Not later than two business days following the decision to not conduct such assessment or develop or update such plan for such student, the local or regional board of education shall file a notice with the Department of Education of the reasons that such assessment was not conducted or such plan was not developed or updated.
(c) Not later than September 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall develop guidance for local and regional boards of education to determine circumstances in which the time required to conduct a functional behavior assessment and develop or update a behavioral intervention plan would put at risk the safety of any student or school staff.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-91o. Model contract for the placement of students with private providers of special education services. (a) The Department of Education shall establish a model contract for the placement of a student with a private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, approved by the Commissioner of Education for special education. Not later than July 1, 2026, the department shall make such model contract available to local and regional boards of education in the state for use by such boards to enter into a contract with such private provider of special education services pursuant to section 10-76d or 10-91j.
(b) The Department of Education shall establish a model contract for the placement of a student with a regional educational service center. Not later than July 1, 2026, the department shall make such model contract available to local and regional boards of education in the state for use by such boards to enter into a contract with a regional educational service center.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-91p. Report re enrollment data of private providers of special education services. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, each private provider of special education services, as defined in section 10-91g, that is approved by the Commissioner of Education shall submit to the Department of Education a report concerning enrollment at such private provider of special education services that specifies (1) the total number of enrolled students, (2) the total number of enrolled students by each student's state of residence or, for a residential facility, by the state in which each student resided prior to placement in such residential facility, (3) the total number of enrolled students by residence in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection and the types of special education services provided, and (4) if such private provider of special education services maintains a waitlist, (A) the total number of students on the waitlist, (B) the total number of students on the waitlist by such student's state of residence, and (C) the total number of students on the waitlist by state of residence and the special education services sought.
(b) Not later than February 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Office of Policy and Management, the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government oversight, education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies the enrollment data compiled from the reports received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 25-67, S. 26.)
History: P.A. 25-67 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-95r. Executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. (a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be under the direction of the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System, whose appointment shall be made by the Governor. Such appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive. Any person appointed to be the executive director shall have experience with educational systems. The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the operation, supervision and administration and the financial accountability and oversight of the Technical Education and Career System in matters relating to the central office, system-wide management and other noneducational matters. The executive director shall organize the Technical Education and Career System into such bureaus, divisions and other units as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the system, and may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer or consolidate within the system any bureau, division or other unit as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the system. The executive director may appoint, and may prescribe the duties of any subordinates, agents and employees as he or she finds necessary in the conduct of the system.
(b) The executive director shall review and approve all contracts for the Technical Education and Career System.
(c) The executive director may enter into cooperative arrangements with local and regional boards of education, private career schools, nonprofit career schools, a nonprofit training institute in the state that provides training in the building trades to underserved populations, institutions of higher education, job training agencies and employers in order to provide (1) general education, (2) vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary education, and (3) work experience.
(d) The executive director may, upon approval of the board, accept gifts, grants and donations on behalf of the system, including, but not limited to, in-kind donations, designated for the purchase of equipment or materials, the hiring of teachers at a technical education and career school or the acquisition of real property and the construction of facilities, except no employee of the system may accept any gift, grant or donation as an individual, or on behalf of the system, that is for personal use. Any gift, grant or donation accepted on behalf of the system shall be in accordance with the state code of ethics for public officials set forth in chapter 10. The executive director shall submit quarterly reports to the Office of Policy and Management concerning all gifts, grants or donations received pursuant to this subsection.
(e) The executive director shall ensure that the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System establishes a master schedule for the Technical Education and Career System and may amend such master schedule from time to time.
(f) The executive director shall communicate directly with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management when requesting the creation or filling of staff positions included in the operating budget for the Technical Education and Career System. When reviewing such requests, priority shall be given to any request for instructional staff, as identified in the statement of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g, and every effort shall be made to avoid interruption to instructional time during such review. The secretary shall review and approve a request for the filling of instructional staff positions not later than thirty days after the date the statement of staffing needs is submitted for such positions by the superintendent.
(g) If the New England Association of Schools and Colleges places a technical education and career school on probation or otherwise notifies the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System that a technical education and career school is at risk of losing its accreditation, the executive director shall notify the Commissioner of Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education of such placement or problems relating to accreditation.
(P.A. 17-237, S. 4; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 74; P.A. 18-182, S. 19; P.A. 19-117, S. 282; P.A. 22-118, S. 282, 283; 22-123, S. 29; P.A. 25-143, S. 18.)
History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re any person appointed to be executive director shall have experience with educational systems and amended Subsec. (d) by adding provision re gifts, grants and donations, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 18-182 changed effective date of P.A. 17-237, S. 4, from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-117 changed effective date of P.A. 17-237, S. 4, from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2022, effective June 26, 2019; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “supervision” and amended Subsec. (e) by replacing “establish” with “ensure that the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System establishes”, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 22-123 amended Subsec. (c) by changing “private occupational school” to “private career school”, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 25-143 added reference to nonprofit career schools and nonprofit building trades training institute in Subsec. (c) and added requirement for review and approval for instructional staff not later than 30 days in Subsec. (f), effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-95v. Airframe and powerplant certificate program instructors. The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System shall permit any person to be an instructor for an airframe and powerplant certificate program operated by said system who (1) meets the requirements specified in 14 CFR 147.19, and (2) if such person holds an airframe and powerplant certificate, has not less than ten years of experience as an aerospace technician. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a person to hold any certification or endorsement from the Department of Education to be an instructor for an airframe and powerplant certificate program.
(P.A. 25-128, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 25-128 effective July 1, 2025.
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Sec. 10-95w. Five-year capital plan for the Technical Education and Career System. On or before January 1, 2027, and biennially thereafter, the Technical Education and Career System shall develop a five-year capital plan for such system and submit such plan, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding.
(P.A. 25-174, S. 135.)
History: P.A. 25-174 effective January 1, 2026.
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Sec. 10-98b. Executive director to consult with Connecticut State Community College and certain boards of education re career technical education programs. The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall consult with (1) the Connecticut State Community College, and (2) each local or regional board of education (A) for a town in which a technical education and career school is located, and (B) that offers any career technical education programs, for the purpose of establishing partnerships, reducing redundancies and consolidating programmatic offerings and to fulfill workforce needs in the state.
(P.A. 17-237, S. 15; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 78; P.A. 22-118, S. 289; P.A. 25-22, S. 17.)
History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 added “and to fulfill workforce needs in the state”, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 22-118 replaced “superintendent” with “executive director”, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 25-22 replaced reference to regional community-technical colleges with Connecticut State Community College, effective June 9, 2025.
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