General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1104
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3857
*03857_______ED_*
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
(ED)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 1104
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3857
*03857_______ED_*
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 10-66dd of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2011):
(b) (1) Subject to the provisions of this subsection and except as may be waived pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-66bb, charter schools shall be subject to all federal and state laws governing public schools.
(2) At least one-half of the persons providing instruction or pupil services in a charter school shall possess the proper certificate other than (A) a certificate issued pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 10-145b, or (B) a temporary certificate issued pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-145f on the day the school begins operation and the remaining persons shall possess a certificate issued pursuant to said subdivision (1) or such temporary certificate on such day, except that the Commissioner of Education may waive the requirements of this subdivision upon a showing of good cause and teacher effectiveness for any person who does not possess the proper certification.
(3) The commissioner may not waive the provisions of chapters 163c and 169 and sections 10-15c, 10-153a to 10-153g, inclusive, 10-153i, 10-153j, 10-153m and 10-292.
(4) The state charter school governing council shall act as a board of education for purposes of collective bargaining. The school professionals employed by a local charter school shall be members of the appropriate bargaining unit for the local or regional school district in which the local charter school is located and shall be subject to the same collective bargaining agreement as the school professionals employed by said district. A majority of those employed or to be employed in the local charter school and a majority of the members of the governing council of the local charter school may modify, in writing, such collective bargaining agreement, consistent with the terms and conditions of the approved charter, for purposes of employment in the charter school.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2011 10-66dd(b)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2011
10-66dd(b)
Statement of Purpose:
To allow the Commissioner of Education to waive the requirement that teachers in charter schools hold certification when the charter school can demonstrate the effectiveness for any uncertified teacher.
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