| 1 | 1 | | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5351 |
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| 2 | 2 | | February Session, 2012 LCO No. 1557 |
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| 3 | 3 | | *01557_______ED_* |
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| 4 | 4 | | Referred to Committee on Education |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: |
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| 6 | 6 | | (ED) |
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| 8 | 8 | | General Assembly |
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| 10 | 10 | | Raised Bill No. 5351 |
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| 12 | 12 | | February Session, 2012 |
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| 14 | 14 | | LCO No. 1557 |
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| 16 | 16 | | *01557_______ED_* |
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| 18 | 18 | | Referred to Committee on Education |
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| 20 | 20 | | Introduced by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (ED) |
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| 24 | 24 | | AN ACT CONCERNING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Section 10-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) The State Board of Education may establish and maintain a state-wide system of [regional vocational-technical schools offering] technical high schools to be known as the technical high school system. The technical high school system shall be governed by a board of education. Such board shall consist of eleven members as follows: (1) Four executives of Connecticut-based employers who shall be nominated by the state-wide industry advisory committees described in section 4-124gg, as amended by this act, and appointed by the Governor, (2) five members appointed by the State Board of Education, (3) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, and (4) the Labor Commissioner. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson. The chairperson of the technical high school system board shall serve as a nonvoting ex-officio member of the State Board of Education. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (b) The technical high school system board shall offer full-time, part-time and evening programs in vocational, technical and technological education and training. The board may make regulations controlling the admission of students to any such school. The Commissioner of Education, in accordance with policies established by the board, may appoint and remove members of the staffs of such schools and make rules for the management of and expend the funds provided for the support of such schools. The board may enter into cooperative arrangements with local and regional boards of education, private occupational schools, institutions of higher education, job training agencies and employers in order to provide general education, vocational, technical or technological education or work experience. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (c) The board shall recommend a superintendent of the technical high school system who shall be appointed by the State Board of Education. Such superintendent shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the technical high school system. |
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| 36 | 36 | | [(b)] (d) If the New England Association of Schools and Colleges places a [regional vocational-technical] technical high school on probation or otherwise notifies the superintendent of the [vocational-technical] technical high school system that a regional vocational-technical school is at risk of losing its accreditation, the Commissioner of Education, on behalf of the technical high school system board, shall notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education of such placement or problems relating to accreditation. |
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| 38 | 38 | | [(c)] (e) The [State Board of Education] technical high school system board shall establish specific achievement goals for students at the [vocational-technical] technical high schools at each grade level. The board shall measure the performance of each vocational-technical school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. The measures shall include factors such as performance on the state-wide tenth grade mastery examination under section 10-14n, trade-related assessment tests, dropout rates and graduation rates. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Sec. 2. Section 10-99g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) (1) Each technical high school shall prepare a proposed operating budget for the next succeeding school year beginning July first and submit such proposed operating budget to the superintendent of the technical high school system. The superintendent shall collect, review and use the proposed operating budgets for each technical high school to prepare a proposed operating budget for the technical high school system. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (2) The superintendent of the technical high school system shall submit a proposed operating budget for the technical high school system to the technical high school system board. The board shall review such proposed operating budget and approve or disapprove such proposed operating budget. If the board disapproves such proposed operating budget, the board shall adopt an interim budget and such interim budget shall take effect at the commencement of the fiscal year and shall remain in effect until the superintendent submits and the board approves a modified operating budget. The superintendent shall submit a copy of the approved operating budget to the Office of Policy and Management. |
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| 46 | 46 | | [(a)] (b) The superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system shall biannually submit the operating budget and expenses for each individual [regional vocational-technical] technical high school, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the director of the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. |
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| 48 | 48 | | [(b)] (c) The superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system shall make available and update on the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system web site and the web site of each [regional vocational-technical] technical high school the operating budget for the current school year of each individual [regional vocational-technical] technical high school. |
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| 50 | 50 | | Sec. 3. Section 10-95h of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 52 | 52 | | (a) Not later than November thirtieth each year, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor shall meet with the chairperson of the technical high school system board and the superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, the Labor Commissioner, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and such other persons as they deem appropriate to consider the items submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: |
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| 56 | 56 | | (1) The Labor Commissioner shall submit the following to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor: (A) Information identifying general economic trends in the state; (B) occupational information regarding the public and private sectors, such as continuous data on occupational movements; and (C) information identifying emerging regional, state and national workforce needs over the next thirty years. |
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| 58 | 58 | | (2) The superintendent of the [vocational-technical] technical high school system shall submit the following to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor: (A) Information ensuring that the curriculum of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system is incorporating those workforce skills that will be needed for the next thirty years, as identified by the Labor Commissioner in subdivision (1) of this subsection, into the [regional vocational-technical] technical high schools; (B) information regarding the employment status of students who graduate from the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system; (C) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available to the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system as the system develops and refines programs to meet existing and emerging workforce needs; and (D) recommendations to the State Board of Education to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of this subdivision. |
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| 60 | 60 | | (3) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall submit the following to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, higher education and employment advancement and labor: (A) Information regarding the relationship between the Department of Economic and Community Development and the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, (B) information regarding coordinated efforts of the department and the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system to collaborate with the business community, (C) information on workforce training needs identified by the department through its contact with businesses, (D) recommendations regarding how the department and the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system can coordinate or improve efforts to address the workforce training needs identified in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, (E) information regarding the efforts of the department to utilize the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system in business assistance and economic development programs offered by the department, and (F) any additional information the commissioner deems relevant. |
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| 62 | 62 | | Sec. 4. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 64 | 64 | | (a) On and after July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall replace any school bus that (1) is twelve years or older and is in service at any [regional vocational-technical] technical high school, or (2) has been subject to an out-of-service order, as defined in section 14-1, for two consecutive years for the same reason. |
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| 66 | 66 | | (b) On or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and bonding a report on the replacement of school buses in service in the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall include the number of school buses replaced in the previous school year and a projection of the number of school buses anticipated to be replaced in the upcoming school year. |
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| 68 | 68 | | Sec. 5. Section 4-124gg of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 70 | 70 | | Not later than October 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner, with the assistance of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness and in consultation with the chairperson of the technical high school system board and the superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, shall create an integrated system of state-wide industry advisory committees for each career cluster offered as part of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school and regional community-technical college systems. Said committees shall include industry representatives of the specific career cluster. Each committee for a career cluster shall, with support from the Labor Department, [regional vocational-technical] technical high school and regional community-technical college systems and the Department of Education, establish specific skills standards, corresponding curriculum and a career ladder for the cluster which shall be implemented as part of the schools' core curriculum. |
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| 72 | 72 | | Sec. 6. Section 10-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 74 | 74 | | (a) (1) Prior to July 1, 1998, the State Board of Education shall consist of nine members. On and after July 1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall consist of eleven members, two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. |
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| 76 | 76 | | (2) On and after July 1, 2010, but prior to April 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school and two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or are alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board. |
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| 78 | 78 | | (3) On and after April 1, 2011, but prior to July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board. |
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| 80 | 80 | | (4) On and after July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of fourteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the technical high schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a technical high school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. |
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| 82 | 82 | | (b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, the members of said board, provided each student member (1) is on the list submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 10-2a, (2) is enrolled in a public high school in the state, (3) has completed eleventh grade prior to the commencement of his term, (4) has at least a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references from teachers in the school he is attending. The nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on March first in the year of their appointment. The student members shall serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their appointment. The president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the chairperson of the technical high school system board shall serve as an ex-officio [member] members without a vote. Any vacancy in said State Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19. |
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| 84 | 84 | | Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 3-20f of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 86 | 86 | | (b) Notwithstanding section 3-20, to the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds approved by the General Assembly pursuant to any bond act for the purposes of general maintenance and trade and capital equipment for any school in the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, but not allocated by the State Bond Commission, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of at least two million dollars of such bonds for such maintenance and equipment at each of said commission's regularly scheduled meetings occurring in August and February of each year. If no meeting is held in said months, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of such bonds at its next regularly scheduled meeting. To the extent there is a sufficient balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly and there are pending general maintenance and trade and capital equipment transactions in excess of two million dollars, the [superintendent] chairperson of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system may request, and the State Bond Commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of, bonds in excess of two million dollars. To the extent the balance of bonds so approved by the General Assembly is below two million dollars at the time of said commission's August or February meeting, said commission shall vote on whether to authorize the issuance of the remaining balance of such bonds. |
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| 88 | 88 | | Sec. 8. Section 10-4r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 90 | 90 | | On or before July 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall develop recommendations regarding the definition of region for purposes of attendance in the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system. The board shall submit such recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. |
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| 92 | 92 | | Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 10-20a of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 94 | 94 | | (a) Local and regional boards of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, postsecondary institutions and regional educational service centers, may (1) in consultation with regional workforce development boards established pursuant to section 31-3k, local employers, labor organizations and community-based organizations establish career pathway programs leading to a Connecticut career certificate in accordance with this section, and (2) enroll students in such programs based on entry criteria determined by the establishing agency. Such programs shall be approved by the Commissioner of Education and the Labor Commissioner. Applications for program approval shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education in such form and at such time as the commissioner prescribes. All programs leading to a Connecticut career certificate shall provide equal access for all students and necessary accommodations and support for students with disabilities. |
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| 96 | 96 | | Sec. 10. Section 10-95i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 98 | 98 | | (a) Not later than January 1, 1990, and every five years thereafter, the State Board of Education shall adopt a long-range plan of priorities and goals for the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system. The plan shall address coordination with other providers of vocational, technical or technological education or training and shall include (1) an analysis of the activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and how such activities relate to the long-range plan of priorities and goals, and (2) a summary of activities related to capital improvements and equipment pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Upon adoption of the plan, the state board shall file the plan with the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. The state board shall use the plan in preparing its five-year comprehensive plan pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-4. |
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| 100 | 100 | | (b) During the five-year period beginning January 1, 1990, and during each five-year period thereafter, the State Board of Education shall evaluate each existing [regional vocational-technical] technical high school trade program in accordance with a schedule which the state board shall establish. A trade program may be reauthorized for a period of not more than five years following each evaluation on the basis of: The projected employment demand for students enrolled in the trade program, including consideration of the employment of graduates of the program during the preceding five years; anticipated technological changes; the availability of qualified instructors; the existence of similar programs at other educational institutions; and student interest in the trade program. As part of the evaluation, the state board shall consider geographic differences that may make a trade program feasible at one school and not another and whether certain combinations of program offerings shall be required. Prior to any final decision on the reauthorization of a trade program, the state board shall consult with the craft committees for the trade program being evaluated. |
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| 102 | 102 | | (c) The state board shall consider the addition of new trade programs. Decisions by the state board to add such programs shall at a minimum be based on the projected employment demand for graduates of the program, the cost of establishing the program, the availability of qualified instructors, the existence of similar programs at other educational institutions and the interest of students in the trade. The state board shall authorize new trade programs for a maximum of five years. The state board shall provide a process for the public, including, but not limited to, employers, parents, students or teachers, to request consideration of the establishment of a new trade program. |
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| 104 | 104 | | (d) The State Board of Education shall maintain a rolling five-year capital improvement and capital equipment plan that identifies: (1) Alterations, renovations and repairs that each [vocational-technical] technical high school is expected to need, including, but not limited to, grounds and athletic fields, heating and ventilation systems, wiring, roofs, and windows, and the cost of such projects, (2) recommendations for energy efficiency improvements to each school and the cost of such improvements, and (3) the specific equipment each [regional vocational-technical] technical high school is expected to need, based on the useful life of existing equipment and projections of changing technology and the estimated cost of the equipment. The State Board of Education shall submit such plan, annually, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, finance, revenue and bonding and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies. |
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| 106 | 106 | | Sec. 11. Section 10-95k of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 108 | 108 | | (a) Not later than January 1, 1995, and biennially thereafter, the State Board of Education shall prepare a summary report concerning the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system and shall submit the report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. The report shall include demographic information for the preceding two school years on applicants for admission, students enrolled and graduates, and a summary of the capital and operating expenditures. Such information shall be provided for the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system and for each [regional vocational-technical] technical high school and satellite facility. Enrollment information shall be reported by race and sex and by specific trade programs. Applicant information shall include the number of applicants, the number accepted and the number enrolled reported by race and sex. Enrollment capacity for each school and projected enrollment capacity for the subsequent school year shall be developed on the basis of a standardized format and shall be reported for each school and satellite facility. The report shall also include assessment of student outcomes including, but not limited to, mastery examination results pursuant to section 10-14n, retention and completion rates, and postsecondary education or employment based on graduate follow-up and, for purposes of employment placement, state unemployment insurance wage records. |
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| 110 | 110 | | (b) Reports prepared and submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section on and after January 1, 1995, shall identify each [regional vocational-technical] technical high school for which enrollment on the preceding October first was less than seventy per cent of the enrollment capacity identified in the report pursuant to this section for the prior year. For each such school the report shall include an analysis of: (1) The reasons for such enrollment, including, but not limited to, the interest in the specific trade programs offered, the resources needed to serve special education students, demographic changes and the existence of alternative vocational, technical and technological educational training programs in the region in which the school is located; (2) the likelihood that enrollment will increase or decrease in the future; (3) any alternative uses for unused space in the facility; and (4) a recommendation on the steps to be taken to improve enrollment or a timetable for closing the school. In preparing the analysis, the State Board of Education shall provide an opportunity for public comment. |
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| 112 | 112 | | Sec. 12. Section 10-95m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 114 | 114 | | (a) The Department of Education shall conduct a study of the relationship between admissions scores and performance within the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system using the classes graduating in 2003, 2004 and 2005. |
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| 116 | 116 | | (b) The department shall report periodically, in accordance with this subsection and section 11-4a, on the study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. |
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| 118 | 118 | | (1) On or before January 1, 2002, the department shall describe (A) the number and distribution of students by class in each of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high schools, (B) the format and contents of the initial data base developed to carry out the study, (C) the measures, such as the scores on the state-wide tenth grade mastery examination under section 10-14n, grade point average, class rank, dropout rates, or trade specific assessment tests, selected to assess the ability of the individual components of the admissions score to predict success in the [vocational-technical] technical high school, and (D) any other factors the department deems relevant to conducting the study or understanding the results of the study; |
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| 120 | 120 | | (2) On or before January 1, 2003, the department shall present preliminary results of the study based on data analysis through the first quarter of the school year commencing in 2002, including the relevance of the individual components of the admissions score to the assessment measures, and shall provide statistics on the number of students from each class for the classes graduating in 2003, 2004 and 2005 who have withdrawn from a [vocational-technical] technical high school; |
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| 122 | 122 | | (3) On or before January 1, 2004, the department shall (A) present final results for the class of 2003, including graduation rates and the results of the postgraduation survey, (B) using such results, predict the probability of a [vocational-technical] technical high school student's being successful based on the components of the student's admissions score, and (C) evaluate the results and discuss whether it feels any changes are needed in the admissions policies; |
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| 124 | 124 | | (4) On or before January 1, 2005, the department shall present the final results for the class of 2004, and explain any differences between said class and the class of 2003; and |
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| 126 | 126 | | (5) On or before January 1, 2006, the department shall submit its final report, including (A) final results for the class of 2005, (B) using such results, predict the probability of a [vocational-technical] technical high school student being successful based on the elements of the student's admissions score, and (C) describe any changes it intends to make in the system's admissions policies. |
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| 128 | 128 | | Sec. 13. Section 10-96c of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 130 | 130 | | The Commissioner of Education may indemnify and hold harmless any person, as defined in section 1-79, who makes a gift of tangible property or properties with a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars to the Department of Education or the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system for instructional purposes. Any indemnification under this section shall be solely for any damages caused as a result of the use of such tangible property, provided there shall be no indemnification for any liability resulting from (1) intentional or wilful misconduct by the person providing such tangible property to the department or the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, or (2) hidden defects in such tangible property that are known to and not disclosed by the person providing such tangible property to the department or the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system at the time the gift is made. |
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| 132 | 132 | | Sec. 14. Section 10-97a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 134 | 134 | | On or before July 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the State Board of Education shall arrange for the inspection, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-282a, of those school buses, as defined in section 14-275, in operation in the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system. |
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| 136 | 136 | | Sec. 15. Section 10-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 138 | 138 | | For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and each fiscal year thereafter, the budget for the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system shall be a separate budgeted agency from the Department of Education. |
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| 140 | 140 | | Sec. 16. Section 10-215b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 142 | 142 | | (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to expend in each fiscal year an amount equal to (1) the money required pursuant to the matching requirements of said federal laws and shall disburse the same in accordance with said laws, and (2) ten cents per lunch served in the prior school year in accordance with said laws by any local or regional board of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system or governing authority of a state charter school, interdistrict magnet school or endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program and certifies pursuant to section 10-215f, as amended by this act, that the nutrition standards established by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e shall be met. |
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| 144 | 144 | | (b) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner and time of application by such board of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, such governing authority or controlling authority of the nonpublic schools for such funds, provided such application shall include the certification that any funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the program approved. The State Board of Education shall determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive such grants pursuant to regulations provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant for which the board of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, the governing authority or the controlling authority of a nonpublic school is eligible. Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer in the amount, at the time and to the payee so certified. |
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| 146 | 146 | | (c) The State Board of Education may adopt such regulations as may be necessary in implementing sections 10-215 to 10-215b, inclusive, as amended by this act. |
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| 148 | 148 | | (d) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by boards of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, or governing authorities with certifications submitted in accordance with section 10-215f, as amended by this act, and may adjust grant amounts pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section based on failure to comply with said certification. |
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| 149 | 149 | | |
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| 150 | 150 | | Sec. 17. Section 10-215f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 151 | 151 | | |
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| 152 | 152 | | (a) Each local and regional board of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system, and the governing authority for each state charter school, interdistrict magnet school and endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program shall certify in its annual application to the Department of Education for school lunch funding whether, during the school year for which such application is submitted, all food items made available for sale to students in schools under its jurisdiction and not exempted from the nutrition standards published by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e will meet said standards. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, such certification shall include food not exempted from said nutrition standards and offered for sale to students at all times, and from all sources, including, but not limited to, school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, and any fundraising activities on school premises, whether or not school sponsored. |
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| 153 | 153 | | |
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| 154 | 154 | | (b) Each board of education, the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system and each governing authority that certifies pursuant to this section compliance with the department's nutrition standards for food may exclude from such certification the sale to students of food items that do not meet such standards, provided (1) such sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such food is not sold from a vending machine or school store. |
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| 156 | 156 | | Sec. 18. Subsection (a) of section 10-283b of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): |
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| 157 | 157 | | |
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| 158 | 158 | | (a) On and after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Construction Services shall include school building projects for the [regional vocational-technical] technical high schools on the list developed pursuant to section 10-283. The adoption of the list by the General Assembly and authorization by the State Bond Commission of the issuance of bonds pursuant to section 10-287d shall fund the full cost of the projects. On or after July 1, 2011, the Commissioner of Construction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, may approve applications for grants to assist school building projects for the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, to correct safety, health and other code violations, to replace roofs, to remedy a certified school indoor air quality emergency, or to purchase and install portable classroom buildings at any time within the limit of available grant authorization and to make payments on such a project within the limit of appropriated funds, provided portable classroom building projects do not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the Commissioner of Construction Services. Such projects shall be subject to the requirements of chapters 59 and 60. |
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| 159 | 159 | | |
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| 160 | 160 | | Sec. 19. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) Whenever the term "regional vocational-technical school" or "regional vocational-technical schools" is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term "technical high school" or "technical high schools" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 4-124ff, 4a-11a, 4d-83, 5-275, 8-265pp, 10-9, 10-19d, 10-19e, 10-21g, 10-66p, 10-67, 10-74d, 10-76q, 10-95a, 10-95j, 10-95n, 10-95o, 10-97, 10-98a, 10-233d, 10-235, 10-264l, 10-283, 10-287d, 10a-55e, 10a-55g, 10a-72d, 17b-610, 31-3c, 31-3h, 31-3k, 31-11p, 32-4i, 32-6j and 32-475. |
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| 161 | 161 | | |
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| 162 | 162 | | (b) Whenever the term "vocational-technical school" or "vocational-technical schools" is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term "technical high school" or "technical high schools" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 1-79, 1-84d, 1-91, 4-67g, 4-124z, 4-124hh, 4a-2, 10-15d, 10-19e, 10-21g, 10-69, 10-95a, 10-95l, 10-235, 10-262n, 10-284, 10a-25b, 17b-688i, 31-3ee and 31-51ww. |
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| 163 | 163 | | |
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| 164 | 164 | | (c) Whenever the term "vocational school" or "vocational schools" is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term "technical high school" or "technical high schools" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 4-29, 10-13, 10-55, 10-64, 10-97, 10-186, 10a-123, 10a-166, 14-36, 20-90, 31-23, 31-24, 38a-682 and 48-9. |
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| 165 | 165 | | |
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| 167 | 167 | | |
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| 168 | 168 | | |
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| 169 | 169 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 170 | 170 | | Section 1 July 1, 2012 10-95 |
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| 171 | 171 | | Sec. 2 July 1, 2012 10-99g |
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| 172 | 172 | | Sec. 3 July 1, 2012 10-95h |
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| 173 | 173 | | Sec. 4 July 1, 2012 10-97b |
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| 174 | 174 | | Sec. 5 July 1, 2012 4-124gg |
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| 175 | 175 | | Sec. 6 July 1, 2012 10-1 |
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| 176 | 176 | | Sec. 7 July 1, 2012 3-20f(b) |
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| 177 | 177 | | Sec. 8 July 1, 2012 10-4r |
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| 178 | 178 | | Sec. 9 July 1, 2012 10-20a(a) |
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| 179 | 179 | | Sec. 10 July 1, 2012 10-95i |
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| 180 | 180 | | Sec. 11 July 1, 2012 10-95k |
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| 181 | 181 | | Sec. 12 July 1, 2012 10-95m |
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| 182 | 182 | | Sec. 13 July 1, 2012 10-96c |
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| 183 | 183 | | Sec. 14 July 1, 2012 10-97a |
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| 184 | 184 | | Sec. 15 July 1, 2012 10-99f |
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| 185 | 185 | | Sec. 16 July 1, 2012 10-215b |
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| 186 | 186 | | Sec. 17 July 1, 2012 10-215f |
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| 187 | 187 | | Sec. 18 July 1, 2012 10-283b(a) |
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| 188 | 188 | | Sec. 19 July 1, 2012 New section |
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| 189 | 189 | | |
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| 190 | 190 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 191 | 191 | | |
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| 192 | 192 | | Section 1 |
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| 193 | 193 | | |
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| 194 | 194 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 195 | 195 | | |
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| 196 | 196 | | 10-95 |
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| 197 | 197 | | |
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| 198 | 198 | | Sec. 2 |
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| 199 | 199 | | |
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| 200 | 200 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 201 | 201 | | |
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| 202 | 202 | | 10-99g |
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| 203 | 203 | | |
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| 204 | 204 | | Sec. 3 |
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| 205 | 205 | | |
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| 206 | 206 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 207 | 207 | | |
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| 208 | 208 | | 10-95h |
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| 209 | 209 | | |
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| 210 | 210 | | Sec. 4 |
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| 211 | 211 | | |
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| 212 | 212 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 213 | 213 | | |
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| 214 | 214 | | 10-97b |
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| 215 | 215 | | |
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| 216 | 216 | | Sec. 5 |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 219 | 219 | | |
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| 220 | 220 | | 4-124gg |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | Sec. 6 |
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| 223 | 223 | | |
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| 224 | 224 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 225 | 225 | | |
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| 226 | 226 | | 10-1 |
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| 227 | 227 | | |
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| 228 | 228 | | Sec. 7 |
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| 229 | 229 | | |
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| 230 | 230 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 231 | 231 | | |
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| 232 | 232 | | 3-20f(b) |
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| 233 | 233 | | |
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| 234 | 234 | | Sec. 8 |
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| 235 | 235 | | |
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| 236 | 236 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 237 | 237 | | |
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| 238 | 238 | | 10-4r |
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| 239 | 239 | | |
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| 240 | 240 | | Sec. 9 |
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| 241 | 241 | | |
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| 242 | 242 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 243 | 243 | | |
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| 244 | 244 | | 10-20a(a) |
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| 245 | 245 | | |
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| 246 | 246 | | Sec. 10 |
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| 247 | 247 | | |
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| 248 | 248 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 249 | 249 | | |
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| 250 | 250 | | 10-95i |
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| 251 | 251 | | |
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| 252 | 252 | | Sec. 11 |
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| 253 | 253 | | |
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| 254 | 254 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 255 | 255 | | |
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| 256 | 256 | | 10-95k |
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| 257 | 257 | | |
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| 258 | 258 | | Sec. 12 |
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| 259 | 259 | | |
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| 260 | 260 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | 10-95m |
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| 263 | 263 | | |
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| 264 | 264 | | Sec. 13 |
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| 265 | 265 | | |
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| 266 | 266 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 267 | 267 | | |
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| 268 | 268 | | 10-96c |
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| 269 | 269 | | |
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| 270 | 270 | | Sec. 14 |
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| 271 | 271 | | |
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| 272 | 272 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 273 | 273 | | |
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| 274 | 274 | | 10-97a |
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| 275 | 275 | | |
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| 276 | 276 | | Sec. 15 |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 279 | 279 | | |
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| 280 | 280 | | 10-99f |
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| 281 | 281 | | |
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| 282 | 282 | | Sec. 16 |
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| 283 | 283 | | |
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| 284 | 284 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 285 | 285 | | |
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| 286 | 286 | | 10-215b |
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| 287 | 287 | | |
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| 288 | 288 | | Sec. 17 |
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| 289 | 289 | | |
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| 290 | 290 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 291 | 291 | | |
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| 292 | 292 | | 10-215f |
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| 293 | 293 | | |
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| 294 | 294 | | Sec. 18 |
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| 295 | 295 | | |
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| 296 | 296 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 297 | 297 | | |
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| 298 | 298 | | 10-283b(a) |
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| 299 | 299 | | |
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| 300 | 300 | | Sec. 19 |
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| 301 | 301 | | |
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| 302 | 302 | | July 1, 2012 |
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| 303 | 303 | | |
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| 304 | 304 | | New section |
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| 305 | 305 | | |
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| 306 | 306 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 307 | 307 | | |
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| 308 | 308 | | To rename the regional vocational-technical high school system to the technical high school system, to establish a technical high school system board, to amend the budget adoption process for the technical high school system, to clarify the responsibilities of the superintendent of the technical high school system and to make conforming changes. |
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| 309 | 309 | | |
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| 310 | 310 | | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] |
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