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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00458

Connecticut 2012 Regular Session

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2+February Session, 2012 LCO No. 5186
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4+Referred to Committee on No Committee
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6+SEN. WILLIAMS, 29th Dist. REP. DONOVAN, 84th Dist.
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8+General Assembly
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10+Bill No. 458
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12+February Session, 2012
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18+Referred to Committee on No Committee
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22+SEN. WILLIAMS, 29th Dist.
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24+REP. DONOVAN, 84th Dist.
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526 AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL REFORM.
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728 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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9-Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall provide funding to educational reform districts, as defined in section 34 of this act, for the creation of five hundred new slots in school readiness programs located in such educational reform districts pursuant to section 10-16p of the general statutes.
30+Strike everything after the enacting clause and substitute the following in lieu thereof:
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32+"Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall provide funding to educational reform districts, as defined in section 34 of this act, for the creation of five hundred new slots in school readiness programs located in such educational reform districts pursuant to section 10-16p of the general statutes.
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1134 (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall provide funding to school districts described in subsection (c) of section 10-16p of the general statutes that are not educational reform districts, as defined in section 34 of this act, for the creation of two hundred fifty new slots in school readiness programs located in such school districts pursuant to section 10-16p of the general statutes.
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1336 (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall provide funding to school districts described in subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 10-16p of the general statutes, for the creation of two hundred fifty new slots in school readiness programs located in such competitive school districts pursuant to section 10-16p of the general statutes.
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1538 Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Any unused funds, in an amount not to exceed eighty thousand dollars, appropriated for the creation of new slots in school readiness programs, pursuant to section 1 of this act, shall not lapse, but shall be available to the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority to update a study conducted by the authority in 2008 concerning the space and facilities needed to provide universal early childhood education for children three and four years of age in the state. Not later than April 1, 2013, the authority shall report the results of such updated study and any recommendations 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 of the general statutes.
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1740 Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10-16bb 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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1942 (b) The coordinated system of early care and education and child development shall (1) create a unified set of reporting requirements for the programs described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-16cc, for the purpose of collecting the data elements necessary to perform quality assessments and longitudinal analysis; (2) compare and analyze the data collected pursuant to reporting requirements created under subdivision (1) of this subsection with the data collected in the state-wide public school information system, pursuant to section 10-10a, for population-level analysis of children and families; (3) develop and update appropriate early learning standards and assessment tools for children from birth to five years of age, inclusive, that are age and developmentally appropriate and that are aligned with existing learning standards as of July 1, 2013, and assessment tools for students in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive; (4) continually monitor and evaluate all early childhood education and child care programs and services, focusing on program outcomes in satisfying the health, safety, developmental and educational needs of all children; (5) develop indicators that assess strategies designed to strengthen the family through parental involvement in a child's development and education, including children with special needs; (6) increase the availability of early childhood education and child care programs and services and encourage the providers of such programs and services to work together to create multiple options that allow families to participate in programs that serve the particular needs of each family; (7) provide information and technical assistance to persons seeking early childhood education and child care programs and services; (8) assist state agencies and municipalities in obtaining available federal funding for early childhood education and child care programs and services; (9) provide technical assistance and consultation to licensed providers of early childhood education and child care programs and services and assist any potential provider of such programs and services in obtaining the necessary licensure and certification; (10) [create, implement and maintain a] incorporate the quality rating and improvement system developed by the Department of Education that covers home-based, center-based and school-based early child care and learning; (11) maintain a system of accreditation facilitation to assist early childhood education and child care programs and services in achieving national standards and program improvement; (12) create partnerships between state agencies and philanthropic organizations to assist in the implementation of the coordinated system of early care and education and child development; (13) align the system's policy and program goals with those of the Early Childhood Education Cabinet, pursuant to section 10-16z, and the Head Start advisory committee, pursuant to section 10-16n; (14) ensure a coordinated and comprehensive state-wide system of professional development for providers of early childhood education and child care programs and services; (15) develop family-centered services that assist families in their communities; (16) provide families with opportunities for choice in services including quality child care; (17) integrate early childhood education and special education services; (18) emphasize targeted research-based interventions; (19) organize services into a coherent system; (20) coordinate a comprehensive and accessible delivery system for early childhood education and child care services; (21) focus on performance measures to ensure that services are accountable, effective and accessible to the consumer; (22) promote universal access to early childhood care and education; (23) ensure nonduplication of monitoring and evaluation; (24) encourage, promote and coordinate funding for the establishment and administration of local and regional early childhood councils that implement local and regional birth-to-eight systems; and (25) perform any other activities that will assist in the provision of early childhood education and child care programs and services.
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2144 Sec. 4. Section 5 of public act 11-85 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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2346 [The] For the school years commencing July 1, 2011, to July 1, 2013, inclusive, the Commissioner of Education may identify schools to participate in a pilot study for the purposes of promoting best practices in early literacy and closing the academic achievement gaps. The pilot study may assess the reading levels of students more than two times a year and utilize various assessment tools, including, but not limited to, assessments conducted pursuant to section 10-265g of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 11-85. The Commissioner of Education may waive the assessments, described in said section 10-265g, for certain grade levels in participating schools. The schools participating in the pilot study shall comply with federal assessment requirements. The Department of Education may research and evaluate participating schools and such research and evaluation may be conducted in conjunction with external groups or organizations. The commissioner may accept funds from private sources and from any state or federal grants. Not later than October 1, [2013] 2014, the department shall 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 of the general statutes, on the findings of the pilot study. For purposes of this section, "achievement gaps" means the existence of a significant disparity in the academic performance of students among and between (1) racial groups, (2) ethnic groups, (3) socioeconomic groups, (4) genders, and (5) English language learners and students whose primary language is English.
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2548 Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) On or before January 1, 2013, the Department of Education shall develop or approve reading assessments for use by local and regional boards of education for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year thereafter, to identify students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who are below proficiency in reading, provided any reading assessments developed or approved by the department include frequent screening and progress monitoring of students. Such reading assessments shall (1) measure phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, (2) provide opportunities for periodic formative assessment during the school year, (3) produce data that is useful for informing individual and classroom instruction, including the grouping of students based on such data and the selection of instructional activities based on data of individual student response patterns during such progress monitoring, and (4) be compatible with best practices in reading instruction and research.
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2750 (b) Not later than February 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall submit the reading assessments developed or approved under 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 of the general statutes.
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2952 Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and each school year thereafter, the local or regional board of education for all certified employees who hold an initial, provisional or professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement and are employed in a position requiring such an endorsement in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, shall require all such certified employees to take the practice version of the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009. Each local and regional board of education shall annually report the results of such practice examination to the Department of Education.
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3154 Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) On or before July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall create a program of professional development for teachers, as defined in section 10-144d of the general statutes, and principals in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, as defined in section 89 of this act. Such program of professional development shall (1) count towards the professional development requirements pursuant to section 39 of this act, (2) be based on data collected from student reading assessments, (3) provide differentiated and intensified training in reading instruction for teachers, (4) outline how mentor teachers who will train teachers in reading instruction, (5) outline how model classrooms will be established in schools for reading instruction, (6) inform principals on how to evaluate classrooms and teacher performance in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, and (7) be job-embedded and local whenever possible.
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3356 (b) The Commissioner of Education shall annually review the professional development required under section 39 of this act for certified employees who hold a professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement and who hold a position requiring such an endorsement. The commissioner shall assess whether such professional development meets the state goals for student academic achievement through implementation of the common core state standards adopted by the State Board of Education, research-based interventions in reading and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. The commissioner shall submit such review 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 of the general statutes.
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3558 Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Education shall establish a minimum of ten family resource centers, pursuant to section 10-4o of the general statutes, that are located in alliance districts, as defined in section 34 of this act.
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3760 (b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Public Health shall establish or expand a minimum of twenty school-based health clinics that are located in alliance districts, as defined in section 34 of this act.
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3962 Sec. 9. Section 10-221o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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4164 Each local and regional board of education shall require each school under its jurisdiction to (1) offer all full day students a daily lunch period of not less than twenty minutes, and (2) include in the regular school day for each student enrolled in grades kindergarten to five, inclusive, [a period of] time devoted to physical exercise of not less than twenty minutes in total, except that a planning and placement team may develop a different schedule for a child requiring special education and related services in accordance with chapter 164 and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. In the event of a conflict with this section and any provision of chapter 164, such other provision of chapter 164 shall be deemed controlling.
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4366 Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall establish the municipal aid for new educators grant program. On or before March first of each year, the program shall, within available appropriations, provide grants of up to two hundred thousand dollars to the local or regional board of education for an educational reform district, as defined in section 34 of this act, for the purpose of extending offers of employment to up to five students who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program offered by a public or private institution of higher education in the state who are graduating seniors and are academically in the top ten per cent of their graduating class.
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4568 Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) The Commissioner of Education may provide, within available appropriations, grants for technical assistance and regional cooperation to support any local or regional boards of education that develops a plan to implement significant cost-saving strategies while simultaneously maintaining or improving the quality of education in the district.
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4770 Sec. 12. Subsection (g) of section 10-266aa 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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4972 (g) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the Department of Education shall provide, within available appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving district in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the program.
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5174 (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2012] 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the department shall provide, within available appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving district [in an amount equal to (A) three] if one of the following conditions are met as follows: (A) Three thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two per cent of the total student population of such receiving district, (B) four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to two per cent but less than three per cent of the total student population of such receiving district, [and] (C) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to three per cent of the total student population of such receiving district, or (D) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the program if the Commissioner of Education determines that the receiving district has an enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has increased the number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent on October 1, 2012.
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5376 (3) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of education is entitled.
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5578 Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) The Department of Education may publicly recognize exemplary schools and promote the best practices used at such exemplary schools.
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5780 Sec. 14. Section 10-220d 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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5982 Each local and regional board of education shall provide full access to [regional vocational-technical] technical high schools, regional agricultural science and technology education centers, interdistrict magnet schools, charter schools and interdistrict student attendance programs for the recruitment of students attending the schools under the board's jurisdiction, provided such recruitment is not for the purpose of interscholastic athletic competition. Each local and regional board of education shall provide information relating to technical high schools, regional agricultural science and technology education centers, interdistrict magnet schools, charter schools, alternative high schools and interdistrict student attendance programs on the board's web site. Each local and regional board of education shall inform students and parents of students in middle and high schools within such board's jurisdiction of the availability of (1) vocational, technical and technological education and training at [regional vocational-technical] technical high schools, and (2) agricultural science and technology education at regional agricultural science and technology education centers.
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6184 Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a uniform system of accounting for school revenues and expenditures. Such uniform system of accounting shall include a chart of accounts to be used at the school and district level. Such chart of accounts shall include, but not be limited to, all amounts and sources of revenue and donations of cash and real or personal property in the aggregate totaling five hundred dollars or more received by a local or regional board of education, regional educational service center, charter school or charter management organization on behalf of a school district or individual school. Select measures shall be required at the individual school level, as determined by the department. The department shall make such chart of accounts available on its Internet web site.
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6386 (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, each local or regional board of education, regional educational service center and state charter school shall implement such uniform system of accounting by completing and filing annual financial reports with the department using the chart of accounts and meet the provisions of section 10-227 of the general statutes.
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6588 (c) The Office of Policy and Management may annually audit the financial reports submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section for any local or regional board of education, regional educational service center or state charter school.
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6790 (d) Not later than July 1, 2013, the Department of Education shall submit the chart of accounts described in subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
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6992 Sec. 16. Section 10-222 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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7194 [(a)] Each local board of education shall prepare an itemized estimate of the cost of maintenance of public schools for the ensuing year and shall submit such estimate to the board of finance in each town or city having a board of finance, to the board of selectmen in each town having no board of finance or otherwise to the authority making appropriations for the school district, not later than two months preceding the annual meeting at which appropriations are to be made. The money appropriated by any municipality for the maintenance of public schools shall be expended by and in the discretion of the board of education. Except as provided in this subsection, any such board may transfer any unexpended or uncontracted-for portion of any appropriation for school purposes to any other item of such itemized estimate. Boards may, by adopting policies and procedures, authorize designated personnel to make limited transfers under emergency circumstances if the urgent need for the transfer prevents the board from meeting in a timely fashion to consider such transfer. All transfers made in such instances shall be announced at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board. Expenditures by the board of education shall not exceed the appropriation made by the municipality, with such money as may be received from other sources for school purposes. If any occasion arises whereby additional funds are needed by such board, the chairman of such board shall notify the board of finance, board of selectmen or appropriating authority, as the case may be, and shall submit a request for additional funds in the same manner as is provided for departments, boards or agencies of the municipality and no additional funds shall be expended unless such supplemental appropriation shall be granted and no supplemental expenditures shall be made in excess of those granted through the appropriating authority. The annual report of the board of education shall, in accordance with section 10-224, include a summary showing (1) the total cost of the maintenance of schools, (2) the amount received from the state and other sources for the maintenance of schools, and (3) the net cost to the municipality of the maintenance of schools. For purposes of this subsection, "meeting" means a meeting, as defined in section 1-200.
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7396 [(b) The Commissioner of Education shall develop a financial information system to assist local and regional boards of education in providing to the State Board of Education budget and year-end expenditure data in conformance with the provisions of section 10-227. The financial information system shall be consistent with regulations concerning guidelines for municipal financial reports adopted by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to the provisions of section 7-394a.]
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7598 Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Education shall study issues relating to small school districts. The department shall consider (1) financial disincentives for any small district in which the per pupil cost of the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost of the prior fiscal year, such as a small district reduction percentage, (2) financial incentives for small district consolidation, (3) the regional bonus provisions described in section 10-262f of the general statutes, (4) the effect of regional districts and cooperative arrangements, as described in section 10-158a of the general statutes, on bonus provisions as they relate to state reimbursement, and (5) the minimum budget requirement, described in subsection (f) of section 10-262i of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
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77100 (b) On or before January 1, 2013, the department shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations 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 of the general statutes.
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79102 (c) As used in this section:
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81104 (1) "Small district" means any local or regional board of education with an average daily membership, as defined in section 10-261 of the general statutes, of less than one thousand pupils.
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83106 (2) "Per pupil cost" means, for a local or regional board of education, the quotient of the net current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261 of the general statutes, divided by the average daily membership of such local or regional board of education.
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85108 (3) "State average per pupil cost" means the quotient of the sum of the net current expenditures, of all local and regional boards of education, divided by the sum of the average daily membership of all local and regional boards of education.
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87110 (4) "Small district reduction percentage" means (A) ten per cent for the first fiscal year in which the per pupil cost of the local or regional board of education for the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year by at least ten per cent, (B) twenty per cent for the second consecutive fiscal year in which the per pupil cost of the local or regional board of education for the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year by at least ten per cent, (C) thirty per cent for the third consecutive fiscal year in which the per pupil cost of the local or regional board of education for the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year by at least ten per cent, (D) forty per cent for the fourth consecutive fiscal year in which the per pupil cost of the local or regional board of education for the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year by at least ten per cent, or (E) fifty per cent for the fifth consecutive fiscal year in which the per pupil cost of the local or regional board of education for the prior fiscal year exceeds the state average per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year by at least ten per cent.
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89112 Sec. 18. Section 10-223e of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
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91114 (a) As used in this section:
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93116 (1) "School performance index" means the weighted sum of the subject performance indices for mathematics, reading, writing and science.
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95118 (2) "School subject performance index for mathematics" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f, for mathematics weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
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97120 (3) "School subject performance index for reading" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f, for reading weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
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99122 (4) "School subject performance index for writing" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f, for writing weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
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101124 (5) "School subject performance index for science" means the sum of the school mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f, for science weighted based on: (A) The percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) the percentage of students scoring at advanced, except that the State Board of Education may authorize the use of alternative versions of this formula at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
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103126 (6) "Category five schools" means schools with the lowest performance as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
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105128 (7) "Category four schools" means schools with the lowest performance other than category five schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
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107130 (8) "Category three schools" means schools with higher performance than category four and five schools, but lower performance than category one and two schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
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109132 (9) "Category two schools" means schools that have higher performance than category three, category four and category five schools, but lower performance than category one schools as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
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111134 (10) "Category one schools" means schools that have the highest performance as indicated by factors set forth in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, that may include, but are not limited to, the school performance index, change in school performance index over time, growth in student achievement as measured by standardized assessments, and high school graduation and dropout rates for the entire student population and for subgroups of students.
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113136 (11) "Focus schools" means schools that have a low performing subgroup of students using measures of student academic achievement and growth in the aggregate or for such subgroups over time, including any period of time prior to July 1, 2014.
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115138 [(a) In] (b) (1) For the school years commencing July 1, 2002, to July 1, 2011, inclusive, in conformance with the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, the Commissioner of Education shall prepare a state-wide education accountability plan, consistent with federal law and regulation. Such plan shall identify the schools and districts in need of improvement, require the development and implementation of improvement plans and utilize rewards and consequences.
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117140 (2) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall prepare a state-wide performance management and support plan, consistent with federal law and regulation. Such plan shall (A) identify districts in need of improvement, (B) classify schools as category one, two, three, four or five schools based on their school performance index and other factors, and (C) identify focus schools.
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119142 [(b)] (c) (1) Public schools identified by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-223b of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2001, as schools in need of improvement shall: [(1)] (A) Continue to be identified as schools in need of improvement, and continue to operate under school improvement plans developed pursuant to said section 10-223b through June 30, 2004; [(2)] (B) on or before February 1, 2003, be evaluated by the local board of education and determined to be making sufficient or insufficient progress; [(3)] (C) if found to be making insufficient progress by a local board of education, be subject to a new remediation and organization plan developed by the local board of education; [(4)] (D) continue to be eligible for available federal or state aid; [(5)] (E) beginning in February, 2003, and ending June 30, 2012, be monitored by the Department of Education for adequate yearly progress, as defined in the state accountability plan prepared in accordance with subsection (a) of this section; and [(6)] (F) be subject to rewards and consequences as defined in said plan.
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121144 (2) Public schools and school districts identified by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-223e of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes, as schools or districts in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-223e of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes, or low achieving schools or districts pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 10-223e of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes shall: (A) Continue to be identified as schools in need of improvement and low achieving schools, and continue to operate under a state accountability plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of section 10-223e of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes, through June 30, 2012; (B) on or before July 1, 2012, be evaluated by the local or regional board of education and determined to be making adequate yearly progress; (C) if found to be failing to make adequate yearly progress by a local or regional board of education, be subject to the state-wide performance management and support plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section; (D) continue to be eligible for available federal or state aid; (E) beginning July 1, 2012, be monitored by the Department of Education to determine if student achievement for such school or district is at an acceptable level, as defined in the state-wide performance management and support plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section; and (F) be subject to rewards and consequences as defined in such state-wide performance management and support plan.
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123146 (d) (1) For those schools classified as category three schools, the department may require such schools to (A) develop and implement plans consistent with this section and federal law to elevate the school from low achieving status, and (B) be the subject of actions as described in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section.
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125148 (2) For those schools classified as category three schools, the department may require the local or regional board of education for such schools to collaborate with the regional educational service center that serves the area in which such schools are located to develop plans to ensure such schools provide (A) early education opportunities, (B) summer school, (C) extended school day or year programming, (D) weekend classes, (E) tutorial assistance to their students, or (F) professional development to their administrators, principals, teachers and paraprofessionals. In requiring any educational program authorized by this subdivision, the Commissioner of Education may limit the offering of such program to the subgroup of students that have failed to reach performance benchmarks or those in transitional or milestone grades or those who are otherwise at substantial risk of educational failure as described in the state-wide performance management and support plan, prepared in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section.
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127150 [(c)] (e) (1) (A) Any school or school district identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection [(a)] (b) of this section and requiring corrective action pursuant to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, shall be designated and listed as a low achieving school or school district and shall be subject to intensified supervision and direction by the State Board of Education.
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129152 (B) Any school classified as a category four school or category five school or a school designated as a focus school shall be designated as low achieving and shall be subject to intensified supervision and direction by the State Board of Education.
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131154 (2) Notwithstanding any provision of this title or any regulation adopted pursuant to said [statutes] title, except as provided in subdivision (3) of this subsection, in carrying out the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection and this subdivision, the State Board of Education shall take any of the following actions to improve student performance of the school district, a particular school in the district or among student subgroups, and remove the school or district from the list of schools or districts designated and listed as a low achieving school or district pursuant to said subdivision (1), and to address other needs of the school or district: (A) Require an operations audit to identify possible programmatic savings and an instructional audit to identify any deficits in curriculum and instruction or in the learning environment of the school or district; (B) require the local or regional board of education for such school or district to use state and federal funds for critical needs, as directed by the State Board of Education; (C) provide incentives to attract highly qualified teachers and principals; (D) direct the transfer and assignment of teachers and principals; (E) require additional training and technical assistance for parents and guardians of children attending the school or a school in the district and for teachers, principals, and central office staff members hired by the district; (F) require the local or regional board of education for the school or district to implement model curriculum, including, but not limited to, recommended textbooks, materials and supplies approved by the Department of Education; (G) identify schools for reconstitution, as may be phased in by the commissioner, as state or local charter schools, schools established pursuant to section 10-74g, innovation schools established pursuant to section 10-74h, or schools based on other models for school improvement, or for management by an entity other than the local or regional board of education for the district in which the school is located; (H) direct the local or regional board of education for the school or district to develop and implement a plan addressing deficits in achievement and in the learning environment as recommended in the instructional audit; (I) assign a technical assistance team to the school or district to guide school or district initiatives and report progress to the Commissioner of Education; (J) establish instructional and learning environment benchmarks for the school or district to meet as it progresses toward removal from the list of low achieving schools or districts; (K) provide funding to any proximate district to a district designated as a low achieving school district so that students in a low achieving district may attend public school in a neighboring district; (L) direct the establishment of learning academies within schools that require continuous monitoring of student performance by teacher groups; (M) require local and regional boards of education to (i) undergo training to improve their operational efficiency and effectiveness as leaders of their districts' improvement plans, and (ii) submit an annual action plan to the Commissioner of Education outlining how, when and in what manner their effectiveness shall be monitored; (N) require the appointment of (i) a superintendent, approved by the Commissioner of Education, or (ii) a special master, selected by the commissioner, whose authority is consistent with the provisions of section 138 of public act 11-61, and whose term shall be for one school year, except that the State Board of Education may extend such period; or [(N)] (O) any combination of the actions described in this subdivision or similar, closely related actions.
132155
133156 (3) If a directive of the State Board of Education pursuant to subparagraph (C), (D), (E), (G) or (L) of subdivision (2) of this subsection or a directive to implement a plan pursuant to subparagraph (H) of said subdivision (2) affects working conditions, such directive shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-153a to 10-153n, inclusive.
134157
135158 [(4) The Comptroller shall, pursuant to the provisions of section 10-262i, withhold any grant funds that a town is otherwise required to appropriate to a local or regional board of education due to low academic achievement in the school district pursuant to section 10-262h. Said funds shall be transferred to the Department of Education and shall be expended by the department on behalf of the identified school district. Said funds shall be used to implement the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection and to offset such other local education costs that the Commissioner of Education deems appropriate to achieve school improvements. These funds shall be awarded by the commissioner to the local or regional board of education for such identified school district upon condition that said funds shall be spent in accordance with the directives of the commissioner.]
136159
137160 [(d)] (f) The State Board of Education shall monitor the progress of each school or district designated as a low achieving school or district pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (e) of this section and provide notice to the local or regional board of education for each such school or district of the school or district's progress toward meeting the benchmarks established by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection [(c)] (e) of this section. If a school or district fails to make acceptable progress toward meeting such benchmarks established by the State Board of Education [and] or fails to make adequate yearly progress pursuant to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, for two consecutive years while designated as a low achieving school district, the State Board of Education, after consultation with the Governor and chief elected official or officials of the district, may (1) request that the General Assembly enact legislation authorizing that control of the district be reassigned to the State Board of Education or other authorized entity, or (2) notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 146, any special act, charter or ordinance, grant the Commissioner of Education the authority to reconstitute the local or regional board of education for such school district in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(h)] (i) of this section.
138161
139162 [(e)] (g) Any school district or elementary school after two successive years of failing to make adequate yearly progress shall be designated as a low achieving school district or school and shall be evaluated by the Commissioner of Education. After such evaluation, the commissioner may require that such school district or school provide full-day kindergarten classes, summer school, extended school day, weekend classes, tutorial assistance to its students or professional development to its administrators, principals, teachers and paraprofessional teacher aides if (1) on any subpart of the third grade state-wide mastery examination, thirty per cent or more of the students in any subgroup, as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, do not achieve the level of proficiency or higher, or (2) the commissioner determines that it would be in the best educational interests of the school or the school district to have any of these programs. In ordering any educational program authorized by this subsection, the commissioner may limit the offering of the program to the subgroup of students that have failed to achieve proficiency as determined by this subsection, those in particular grades or those who are otherwise at substantial risk of educational failure. The costs of instituting the ordered educational programs shall be borne by the identified low achieving school district or the school district in which an identified low achieving school is located. The commissioner shall not order an educational program that costs more to implement than the total increase in the amount of the grant that a town receives pursuant to section 10-262i, as amended by this act, in any fiscal year above the prior fiscal year.
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141164 [(f)] (h) The Commissioner of Education shall conduct a study, within the limits of the capacity of the Department of Education to perform such study, of academic achievement of individual students over time as measured by performance on the state-wide mastery examination in grades three to eight, inclusive. If this study evidences a pattern of continuous and substantial growth in educational performance on said examinations for individual students, then the commissioner may determine that the school district or elementary school shall not be subject to the requirements of subsection [(e)] (g) of this section, but shall still comply with the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, if applicable.
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143166 [(g) (1) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, on and after July 1, 2010, the local or regional board of education for a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may establish, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a school governance council for each school so identified.
144167
145168 (B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, on and after July 1, 2010, the local or regional board of education for a school that has been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level shall establish, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a school governance council for each school so designated.
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147170 (C) The provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision shall not apply to a school described in said subparagraphs if (i) such school consists of a single grade level, or (ii) such school is under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education that has adopted a similar school governance council model on or before July 1, 2011, that consists of parents, teachers from each grade level or subject area, administrators and paraprofessionals and such school governance council model is being administered at such school at the time such school is so identified as in need of improvement or so designated as a low achieving school.
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149172 (2) (A) The school governance council for high schools shall consist of (i) seven members who shall be parents or guardians of students attending the school, (ii) two members who shall be community leaders within the school district, (iii) five members who shall be teachers at the school, (iv) one nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her designee, and (v) two nonvoting student members who shall be students at the school. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the teachers of the school. The nonvoting student members shall be elected by the student body of the school.
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151174 (B) The school governance council for elementary and middle schools shall consist of (i) seven members who shall be parents or guardians of students attending the school, (ii) two members who shall be community leaders within the school district, (iii) five members who shall be teachers at the school, and (iv) one nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her designee. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the teachers of the school.
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153176 (C) Terms of voting members elected pursuant to this subdivision shall be for two years and no members shall serve more than two terms on the council. The nonvoting student members shall serve one year and no student member shall serve more than two terms on the council.
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155178 (D) (i) Except for those schools described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, schools that have been designated as a low achieving school pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level prior to July 1, 2010, and are among the lowest five per cent of schools in the state based on achievement shall establish a school governance council for the school not later than January 15, 2011.
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157180 (ii) Except for those schools described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, schools that have been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level prior to July 1, 2010, but are not among the lowest five per cent of schools in the state based on achievement, shall establish a school governance council for the school not later than November 1, 2011.
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159182 (3) The school governance council shall have the following responsibilities: (A) Analyzing school achievement data and school needs relative to the improvement plan for the school prepared pursuant to this section; (B) reviewing the fiscal objectives of the draft budget for the school and providing advice to the principal of the school before such school's budget is submitted to the superintendent of schools for the district; (C) participating in the hiring process of the school principal or other administrators of the school by conducting interviews of candidates and reporting on such interviews to the superintendent of schools for the school district and the local and regional board of education; (D) assisting the principal of the school in making programmatic and operational changes for improving the school's achievement, including program changes, adjusting school hours and days of operation, and enrollment goals for the school; (E) working with the school administration to develop and approve a school compact for parents, legal guardians and students that includes an outline of the criteria and responsibilities for enrollment and school membership consistent with the school's goals and academic focus, and the ways that parents and school personnel can build a partnership to improve student learning; (F) developing and approving a written parent involvement policy that outlines the role of parents and legal guardians in the school; (G) utilizing records relating to information about parents and guardians of students maintained by the local or regional board of education for the sole purpose of the election described in subdivision (2) of this subsection. Such information shall be confidential and shall only be disclosed as provided in this subparagraph and shall not be further disclosed; and (H) if the council determines it necessary and subject to the provisions of subdivision (8) of this subsection recommending reconstitution of the school in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (6) of this subsection.
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161184 (4) The school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may: (A) In those schools that require an improvement plan, review the annual draft report detailing the goals set forth in the state accountability plan prepared in accordance with subsection (a) of this section and provide advice to the principal of the school prior to submission of the report to the superintendent of schools; (B) in those schools where an improvement plan becomes required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, assist the principal of the school in developing such plan prior to its submission to the superintendent of schools; (C) work with the principal of the school to develop, conduct and report the results of an annual survey of parents, guardians and teachers on issues related to the school climate and conditions; and (D) provide advice on any other major policy matters affecting the school to the principal of the school, except on any matters relating to provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between the exclusive bargaining unit for teachers pursuant to section 10-153b and local or regional boards of education.
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163186 (5) The local or regional board of education shall provide appropriate training and instruction to members of the school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to aid them in the execution of their duties.
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165188 (6) (A) The school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, at a school that has been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section may, by an affirmative vote of the council, recommend the reconstitution of the school into one of the following models: (i) The turnaround model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (ii) the restart model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (iii) the transformation model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (iv) any other model that may be developed by federal law; (v) a CommPACT school, pursuant to section 10-74g; or (vi) an innovation school, pursuant to section 10-74h. Not later than ten days after the school governance council informs the local or regional board of education of its recommendation for the school, such board shall hold a public hearing to discuss such vote of the school governance council and shall, at the next regularly scheduled meeting of such board or ten days after such public hearing, whichever is later, conduct a vote to accept the model recommended by the school governance council, select an alternative model described in this subdivision or maintain the current school status. If the board selects an alternative model, the board shall meet with such school governance council to discuss an agreement on which alternative to adopt not later than ten days after such vote of the board. If no such agreement can be achieved, not later than forty-five days after the last such meeting between the board and the school governance council, the Commissioner of Education shall decide which of the alternatives to implement. If the board votes to maintain the current school status, not later than forty-five days after such vote of the board, the Commissioner of Education shall decide whether to implement the model recommended by the school governance council or to maintain the current school status. If the final decision pursuant to this subdivision is adoption of a model, the local or regional board of education shall implement such model during the subsequent school year in conformance with the general statutes and applicable regulations, and the provisions specified in federal regulations and guidelines for schools subject to restructuring pursuant to Section 1116(b)(8) of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110 or any other applicable federal laws or regulations.
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167190 (B) Any school governance council for a school or any similar school governance council model, described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section may recommend reconstitution, pursuant to subparagraph (H) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, during the third year after such school governance council or such similar school governance council model was established if the school for such governance council has not reconstituted as a result of receiving a school improvement grant pursuant to Section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., or such reconstitution was initiated by a source other than the school governance council.
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169192 (7) A school governance council or any similar school governance council model, described in subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of this subsection, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be considered a component of parental involvement for purposes of federal funding pursuant to Section 1118 of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110.
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171194 (8) The Department of Education shall allow not more than twenty-five schools per school year to reconstitute pursuant to this subsection. The department shall notify school districts and school governance councils when this limit has been reached. For purposes of this subdivision, a reconstitution shall be counted towards this limit upon receipt by the department of notification of a final decision regarding reconstitution by the local or regional board of education.]
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173196 [(h)] (i) The State Board of Education may authorize the Commissioner of Education to reconstitute a local or regional board of education pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection [(d)] (f) of this section and in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection, for a period of not more than five years. The board shall not grant such authority to the commissioner unless the board has required the local or regional board of education to complete the training described in subparagraph (M) of subdivision (2) of subsection [(c)] (e) of this section. Upon such authorization by the board, the commissioner shall terminate the existing local or regional board of education and appoint the members of a new local or regional board of education for the school district. Upon the termination of an existing local or regional board of education, the electoral process for such board shall be suspended during the period of reconstitution. Such appointed members may include members of the board of education that was terminated. The terms of the members of the new board of education shall be three years. The Department of Education shall offer training to the members of the new board of education. The new board of education shall annually report to the commissioner regarding the district's progress toward meeting the benchmarks established by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection [(c)] (e) of this section and making adequate yearly progress, as defined in the state accountability plan prepared in accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection [(a)] (b) of this section. [If the district fails to show adequate improvement, as determined by the State Board of Education, after three years,] Not later than one hundred eighty days before the conclusion of the three-year term of the reconstituted board of education, the commissioner may reappoint the members of the new board of education or appoint new members to such board of education for terms of two years, to commence at the conclusion of the initial three-year term, if the district fails to show adequate improvement, as determined by the State Board of Education, after three years.
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175198 (2) Upon terminating an existing local or regional board of education pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the town clerk in the school district, or in the case of a regional board of education, the town clerk of each member town, and the office of the Secretary of the State of such termination. Such notice shall include the date of such termination and the positions terminated.
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177200 (3) Not later than one hundred seventy-five days before the conclusion of the term of the reconstituted board of education, the commissioner shall notify the town clerk in the school district, or in the case of a regional board of education, the town clerk of each member town, and the office of the Secretary of the State of the date that such period of reconstitution will conclude. Upon receipt of such notice by the Secretary of the State, the electoral process shall commence in accordance with the provisions of section 9-164, except that if such notice is delivered before the time specified in section 9-391 to nominate candidates for municipal office in the year of a municipal election, such offices may be placed on the ballot of a regular election, as defined in section 9-1, with the approval of the legislative body of the municipality. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 146 and section 10-46, the legislative body of the municipality or municipalities involved shall determine the terms of office of the new members to be elected for such office.
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179202 (4) For purposes of this subsection, "electoral process" includes, but is not limited to, the nominations of candidates by political parties, nominating petitions, write-in candidacies and the filling of vacancies on the board of education.
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181204 Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a commissioner's network of schools to improve student academic achievement in low-performing schools. On or before July 1, 2014, the commissioner may select not more than twenty-five schools that have been classified as a category four school or a category five school pursuant to section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to participate in the commissioner's network of schools. The commissioner shall issue guidelines regarding the development of turnaround plans, and such guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, annual deadlines for the submission or nonsubmission of a turnaround plan and annual deadlines for approval or rejection of turnaround plans. The commissioner shall give preference for selection in the commissioner's network of schools to such schools (1) that volunteer to participate in the commissioner's network of schools, provided the local or regional board of education for such school and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes mutually agree to participate in the commissioner's network of schools, or (2) in which an existing collective bargaining agreement between the local or regional board of education for such school and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes will have expired for the school year in which a turnaround plan will be implemented. The commissioner shall not select more than two schools from a single school district in a single school year and shall not select more than four schools in total from a single district. Each school so selected shall begin implementation of a turnaround plan, as described in subsection (d) of this section, not later than the school year commencing July 1, 2014. Each school so selected shall participate in the commissioner's network of schools for three school years, and may continue such participation for an additional year, not to exceed two additional years, upon approval from the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of this section. The commissioner shall provide funding, technical assistance and operational support to schools participating in the commissioner's network of schools and may provide financial support to teachers and administrators working at a school that is participating in the commissioner's network of schools. All costs attributable to developing and implementing a turnaround plan in excess of the ordinary operating expenses for such school shall be paid by the State Board of Education.
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183206 (b) (1) Upon the selection by the Commissioner of Education of a school for participation in the commissioner's network of schools, the local or regional board of education for such school shall establish a turnaround committee for the school district. The turnaround committee shall consist of the following members: (A) Two appointed by the local or regional board of education, at least one of whom shall be an administrator employed by such board of education and at least one of whom shall be the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district for such board of education; (B) three appointed by the exclusive bargaining unit for teachers chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, at least two of whom shall be teachers employed by such board of education and at least one of whom shall be the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in the school district for such board of education; and (C) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. The superintendent of schools for the district, or the superintendent's designee, where such school is located shall be a nonvoting ex-officio member and serve as the chairperson of the turnaround committee.
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185208 (2) The turnaround committee, in consultation with the school governance council, as described in section 23 of this act, for a school selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools, shall (A) assist the Department of Education in conducting the operations and instructional audit pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (B) develop a turnaround plan for such school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section and guidelines issued by the commissioner, and (C) monitor the implementation of such turnaround plan.
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187210 (c) Following the establishment of a turnaround committee, the Department of Education shall conduct, in consultation with the local or regional board of education for a school selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools, the school governance council for such school and such turnaround committee, an operations and instructional audit, as described in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for such school. Such operations and instructional audit shall be conducted pursuant to guidelines issued by the department and shall determine the extent to which the school (1) has established a strong family and community connection to the school; (2) has a positive school environment, as evidenced by a culture of high expectations, a safe and orderly workplace, and that address other nonacademic factors that impact student achievement, such as students' social, emotional, arts, cultural, recreational and health needs; (3) has effective leadership, as evidenced by the school principal's performance appraisals, track record in improving student achievement, ability to lead turnaround efforts, and managerial skills and authority in the areas of scheduling, staff management, curriculum implementation and budgeting; (4) has effective teachers and support staff as evidenced by performance evaluations, policies to retain staff determined to be effective and who have the ability to be successful in the turnaround effort, policies to prevent ineffective teachers from transferring to the schools, and job-embedded, ongoing professional development informed by the teacher evaluation and support programs that are tied to teacher and student needs; (5) uses time effectively as evidenced by the redesign of the school day, week, or year to include additional time for student learning and teacher collaboration; (6) has a curriculum and instructional program that is based on student needs, is research-based, rigorous and aligned with state academic content standards, and serves all children, including students at every achievement level; and (7) uses evidence to inform decision-making and for continuous improvement, including by providing time for collaboration on the use of data. Such operations and instructional audit shall be informed by an inventory of the following: (A) Before and after school programs, (B) any school-based health centers, family resource centers or other community services offered at the school, including, but not limited to, social services, mental health services and parenting support programs, (C) whether scientific research-based interventions are being fully implemented at the school, (D) resources for scientific research-based interventions during the school year and summer school programs, (E) resources for gifted and talented students, (F) the length of the school day and the school year, (G) summer school programs, (H) the alternative high school, if any, available to students at the school, (I) the number of teachers employed at the school and the number of teachers who have left the school in each of the previous three school years, (J) student mobility, including the number of students who have been enrolled in and left the school, (K) the number of students whose primary language is not English, (L) the number of students receiving special education services, (M) the number of truants, (N) the number of students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches, (O) the number of students who are eligible for HUSKY Plan, Part A, (P) the curricula used at the school, (Q) the reading curricula and programs for kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, if any, at the school, (R) arts and music programs offered at the school, (S) physical education programs offered and periods for recess or physical activity, (T) the number of school psychologists at the school and the ratio of school psychologists to students at the school, (U) the number of social workers at the school and the ratio of social workers to students at the school, (V) the teacher and administrator performance evaluation program, including the frequency of performance evaluations, how such evaluations are conducted and by whom, the standards for performance ratings and follow-up and remediation plans and the aggregate results of teacher performance evaluation ratings conducted pursuant to section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and any other available measures of teacher effectiveness, (W) professional development activities and programs, (X) teacher and student access to technology inside and outside of the classroom, (Y) student access to and enrollment in mastery test preparation programs, (Z) the availability of textbooks, learning materials and other supplies, (AA) student demographics, including race, gender and ethnicity, and (BB) chronic absenteeism, and (CC) preexisting school improvement plans, for the purpose of (i) determining why such school improvement plans have not improved student academic performance, and (ii) identifying governance, legal, operational, staffing or resource constraints that contributed to the lack of student academic performance at such school and should be addressed, modified or removed for such school to improve student academic performance.
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189212 (d) Following the operations and instructional audit for the school selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools, the turnaround committee shall develop a turnaround plan for such school. The school governance council for each turnaround school may recommend to the turnaround committee for the school district one of the turnaround models described in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of subdivision (3) of this subsection. The turnaround committee may accept such recommendation or may choose a different turnaround model for inclusion in the application submitted under this subsection. The turnaround plan for such school shall (1) include a description of how such turnaround plan will improve student academic achievement in the school, (2) address deficiencies identified in the operations and instructional audit, and (3) utilize one of the following turnaround models: (A) A CommPACT school, as described in section 10-74g of the general statutes, (B) a social development model, (C) the management, administration or governance of the school to be the responsibility of a regional educational service center, a public or private institution of higher education located in the state, or, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, an approved educational management organization, (D) a school described in section 10-74f of the general statutes, (E) a model developed by the turnaround committee that utilizes strategies, methods and best practices that have been proven to be effective in improving student academic performance, including, but not limited to, strategies, methods and best practices used at public schools, interdistrict magnet schools and charter schools or collected by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, or (F) a model developed in consultation with the commissioner or by the commissioner subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section. The turnaround plan shall not assign the management, administration or governance of such school to a (i) for-profit corporation, or (ii) a private not-for-profit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, other than a public or private institution of higher education located in the state or, subject to the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, an approved not-for-profit educational management organization, as defined in subsection (e) of this section. Such turnaround plan may include proposals changing the hours and schedules of teachers and administrators at such school, the length and schedule of the school day, the length and calendar of the school year, the amount of time teachers shall be present in the school beyond the regular school day and the hiring or reassignment of teachers or administrators at such school. If a turnaround committee does not develop a turnaround plan, or if the commissioner determines that a turnaround plan developed by a turnaround committee is deficient, the commissioner may develop a turnaround plan for such school in accordance with the provisions of this subsection and, if the commissioner deems necessary, the commissioner may appoint a special master for such school to implement the provisions of the turnaround plan developed by the commissioner. The turnaround plan shall direct all resources and funding to programs and services delivered at such school for the educational benefit of the students enrolled at such school and be transparent and accountable to the local community. The State Board of Education shall approve the turnaround plan developed by a turnaround committee before a school may implement such turnaround plan.
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191214 (e) (1) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Education shall develop one turnaround plan for a school selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools. Such turnaround plan shall be implemented for the school year commencing July 1, 2012. Such plan may assign the management, administration or governance of such school to an approved not-for-profit educational management organization, and shall negotiate matters relating to such turnaround plan in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 20 of this act.
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193216 (2) The commissioner shall permit not more than five total turnaround committees for schools selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools implementing turnaround plans beginning in the school year commencing July 1, 2013, or July 1, 2014, to assign the management, administration or governance of such school to an approved not-for-profit educational management organization, provided the commissioner shall not permit such assignment in a turnaround plan to more than three schools in a single school year.
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195218 (3) For purposes of this section, and section 22 of this act, "approved not-for-profit educational management organization" means a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended, that (A) operates a state charter school located in the state that has a record of student academic success for students enrolled in such state charter school, or (B) is located out-of-state and has experience and a record of success in improving student achievement for low income or low performing students through measures, including, but not limited to, reconstituting schools while respecting existing contracts of employees of such schools, if applicable.
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197220 (f) The Commissioner of Education may partner with any public or private institution of higher education in the state, for a period not to exceed twelve months, to assist the Department of Education in collecting, compiling and replicating strategies, methods and best practices that have been proven to be effective in improving student academic performance in public schools, interdistrict magnet schools and charter schools. The commissioner shall make such strategies, methods and best practices available to local and regional boards of education and turnaround committees for use in developing a turnaround model, pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and in implementing the turnaround plan for a school that is participating in the commissioner's network of schools.
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199222 (g) Nothing in this section shall alter the collective bargaining agreements applicable to the administrators and teachers employed by the local or regional board of education, subject to the provisions of sections 10-153a to 10-153n, inclusive, of the general statutes, and such collective bargaining agreements shall be considered to be in operation at schools participating in the commissioner's network of schools, except to the extent the provisions are modified by any memorandum of understanding between the local or regional board of education and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining units for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, or are modified by a turnaround plan, including, but not limited to, any election to work agreement pursuant to such turnaround plan for such schools and negotiated in accordance with the provisions of section 20 of this act.
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201224 (h) Each school participating in the commissioner's network of schools shall participate for three school years, and may continue such participation for an additional year, not to exceed two additional years, upon approval from the State Board of Education. Before the end of the third year that a school is participating in the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall conduct an evaluation to determine whether such school is prepared to exit the commissioner's network of schools. In determining whether such school may exit the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall consider whether the local or regional board of education has the capacity to ensure that such school will maintain or improve its student academic performance. If the commissioner determines that such school is ready to exit the commissioner's network of schools, the local or regional board of education for such school shall develop, in consultation with the commissioner, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education. If such school is not ready to exit the commissioner's network of schools and participates in the commissioner's network of schools for an additional year, the commissioner shall conduct an evaluation in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. Before the end of the fifth year that a school is participating in the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall develop, in consultation with the local or regional board of education for such school, a plan, subject to the approval by the State Board of Education, for the transition of such school back to full control by the local or regional board of education.
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203226 (i) Not later than thirty days after the approval of the turnaround plan for a school selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools by the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education shall submit the operations and instructional audit and the turnaround plan for such school 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 of the general statutes.
204227
205228 (j) (1) The Commissioner of Education shall annually submit a report on the academic performance of each school participating in the commissioner's network of schools 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 of the general statutes. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (A) the school performance index score, as defined in section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for such school, (B) trends for the school performance index scores during the period that such school is participating in the commissioner's network of schools, (C) adjustments for subgroups of students at such school, including, but not limited to, students whose primary language is not English, students receiving special education services and students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches, and (D) performance evaluation results in the aggregate for teachers and administrators at such school.
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207230 (2) The Commissioner of Education shall annually submit a report comparing and analyzing the academic performance of all the schools participating in the commissioner's network of schools 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 of the general statutes. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, (A) the school performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for the school, (B) trends for the school performance indices during the period that such schools are participating in the commissioner's network of schools, (C) adjustments for subgroups of students at such schools, including, but not limited to, students whose primary language is not English, students receiving special education services and students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches, and (D) performance evaluation results in the aggregate for teachers and administrators at such schools.
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209232 (3) Following the expiration of the turnaround plan for each school participating in the commissioner's network of schools, the commissioner shall submit a final report that (A) evaluates such turnaround plan and the academic performance of such school during the period that such turnaround plan was in effect, and (B) makes recommendations for the operation of such school 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 of the general statutes.
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211234 (4) Not later than January 1, 2020, the commissioner shall submit a report (A) evaluating the commissioner's network of schools and its effect on improving student academic achievement in participating schools, and (B) making any recommendations for the continued operation of the commissioner's network of schools 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 of the general statutes.
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213236 Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) (a) Upon approval of the turnaround plan, developed pursuant to subsection (d) of section 19 of this act, by the State Board of Education or, if the Commissioner of Education develops a turnaround plan for a school because the turnaround committee (1) is unable to reach consensus on a turnaround plan, (2) does not develop a turnaround plan, or (3) develops a turnaround plan that the commissioner determines is deficient, the local or regional board of education for a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools, pursuant to section 19 of this act, shall negotiate with the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
214237
215238 (b) (1) If the turnaround committee, as described in section 19 of this act, is able to reach consensus on the turnaround plan, developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 19 of this act, and such turnaround plan is approved by the State Board of Education, the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented and the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, shall negotiate with respect to salaries, hours and other conditions of employment of such turnaround plan. Such negotiations shall be completed not later than thirty days from the date when consensus is reached by the turnaround committee.
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217240 (2) Any agreement reached by the parties following negotiations, conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, shall be submitted for approval by the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by such board of education at such school. Such agreement shall be ratified upon a majority vote of such members. Upon such ratification, such turnaround plan shall be implemented at such school.
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219242 (3) If (A) the parties reach an impasse on one or more issues following negotiations conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, or (B) the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented fail to ratify the agreement reached by the parties following such negotiations, the parties shall proceed to the expedited arbitration process described in subsection (d) of this section. The decision resulting from such expedited arbitration shall be final and binding and included in the turnaround plan. Such turnaround plan shall then be implemented at such school.
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221244 (c) (1) If the turnaround committee (A) is unable to reach consensus on a turnaround plan, (B) does not develop a turnaround plan, or (C) develops a turnaround plan that the Commissioner of Education determines is deficient, the commissioner, in consultation with teachers employed at the school in which a turnaround plan is to be implemented and parents or guardians of students enrolled in such school, may develop a turnaround plan for such school.
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223246 (2) (A) If the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented and the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, agree on (i) all components of such turnaround plan, or (ii) certain components of such turnaround plan, such board of education and such exclusive bargaining unit shall negotiate only the financial impact of such agreed upon components of such turnaround plan. Such negotiations shall be completed not later than thirty days from the date when such agreement is reached by the turnaround committee.
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225248 (B) Any agreement reached by the parties following negotiations, conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall be submitted for approval by the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by such board of education at such school. Such agreement shall be ratified upon a majority vote of such members. Upon such ratification, such agreed upon components of such turnaround plan shall be implemented at such school.
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227250 (C) If (i) the parties reach an impasse on one or more issues following negotiations, conducted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, or (ii) the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented fail to ratify the agreement reached by the parties following such negotiations, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, the parties shall proceed to the expedited arbitration process described in subsection (d) of this section. The decision resulting from such expedited arbitration shall be final and binding and included in the turnaround plan. Such components of such turnaround plan shall then be implemented at such school.
228251
229252 (3) (A) If the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented and the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, do not agree (i) on all components of the turnaround plan developed by the commissioner, or (ii) on certain components of such turnaround plan, the parties shall jointly select a turnaround plan referee from the list created pursuant to section 21 of this act. Such turnaround plan referee shall review the components of such turnaround plan that the parties do not agree on to determine whether the parties shall negotiate on such components, pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of this subdivision. Such turnaround plan referee shall examine each such component and determine whether such component is comparable to a public school with a record of academic success. If such turnaround plan referee determines that such component is comparable to a public school with a record of academic success, the parties shall negotiate such component pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. If such turnaround plan referee determines that such component is significantly different from what is comparable to a public school with a record of academic success, the parties shall negotiate such component pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. Each party shall share equally the cost of the reasonable expenses for such turnaround plan referee in implementing the provisions of this subdivision.
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231254 (B) If such turnaround plan referee determines that such component is comparable to a public school with a record of academic success, such board of education and such exclusive bargaining unit shall negotiate only the financial impact of such component of such turnaround plan. Such negotiations shall be completed not later than thirty days from the date when such agreement is reached by the turnaround committee.
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233256 (C) If such turnaround plan referee determines that such component is significantly different from what is comparable to a public school with a record of academic success, such board of education and such exclusive bargaining unit shall negotiate with respect to salaries, hours and other conditions of employment of such component of such turnaround plan. Such negotiations shall be completed not later than thirty days from the date when consensus is reached by the turnaround committee.
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235258 (D) Any agreement reached by the parties following negotiations conducted pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this subdivision shall be submitted for approval by the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by such board of education at such school. Such agreement shall be ratified upon a majority vote of such members. Upon such ratification, such components of such turnaround plan shall be implemented at such school.
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237260 (E) If (i) the parties reach an impasse on one or more issues following negotiations, conducted pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of this subdivision, or (ii) the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented fail to ratify the agreement reached by the parties following such negotiations, pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision, the parties shall proceed to the expedited arbitration process described in subsection (d) of this section. The decision resulting from such expedited arbitration shall be final and binding and included in the turnaround plan. Such components of such turnaround plan shall then be implemented at such school.
238261
239262 (d) Not later than five days after the date the parties reach impasse on one or more issues or the members of the exclusive bargaining representative employed by the local or regional board of education for a school in which such turnaround plan is to be implemented fail to ratify an agreement following negotiations, the parties shall select a single impartial arbitrator in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 10-153f of the general statutes. Not later than ten days after the selection of the single impartial arbitrator, such arbitrator shall conduct a hearing in the town that such school is located. At such hearing, the parties shall submit to such arbitrator their respective positions on each individual issue in dispute between them in the form of a last best offer. The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, shall have an opportunity to make a presentation at such hearing. Not later than twenty days following the close of such hearing, such arbitrator shall render a decision, in writing, signed by such arbitrator, which states in detail the nature of the decision and the disposition of the issues by such arbitrator. Such arbitrators shall give the highest priority to the educational interests of the state, pursuant to section 10-4a of the general statutes, as such interests relate to the children enrolled in such school in arriving at a decision and shall consider other factors, pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 10-153f of the general statutes, in light of such educational interests. Such decision shall be final and binding and included in the turnaround plan. Such turnaround plan shall then be implemented at such school.
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241264 Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) On or before July 1, 2012, the Department of Education shall create a list of turnaround plan referees to be used by local or regional boards of education for schools selected to participate in the commissioner's network of schools and the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes in implementing the provisions of section 20 of this act. The list shall contain the name of five persons mutually agreed upon by the Commissioner of Education and representatives of the exclusive bargaining units for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes and such persons shall have expertise in education policy and school operations and administration.
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243266 Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) (a) The local or regional board of education for a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools, as described in section 19 of this act, that is implementing a turnaround plan that assigns the management, administration or governance of such school to a not-for-profit educational management organization, as defined in section 19 of this act, shall include in each contract with such approved not-for-profit educational management organization a requirement that such not-for-profit educational management organization annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, and make publicly available, a report on the operations of such school, including (1) the educational progress of students in such school, (2) the financial relationship between such approved not-for-profit educational management organization and the school, including a certified audit statement of all revenues from public and private sources and expenditures, (3) the time devoted by employees and consultants of such approved not-for-profit educational management organization to the school, (4) best practices used by such approved not-for-profit educational management organization at the school that contribute significantly to the academic success of students, (5) attrition rates for students and teachers, and (6) annual revenues and expenditures of such approved not-for-profit educational management organization for the school.
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245268 (b) The contract between a local or regional board of education for a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools and a not-for-profit educational management organization shall (1) state the specific services provided by such not-for-profit educational management organization and the fees charged by such not-for-profit educational management organization for such services, and (2) include provisions outlining the circumstances in which such board of education is permitted to terminate such contract with such not-for-profit educational management organization.
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247270 (c) Any not-for-profit educational management organization that is assigned the management, administration or governance of a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools shall continue the enrollment policies and practices of such school that were in effect prior to such participation in the commissioner's network of schools.
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249272 (d) The not-for-profit educational management organization that is assigned the management, administration or governance of a school participating in the commissioner's network of schools shall not be the employer of the principal, administrators and teachers employed at such school.
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251274 Sec. 23. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, on and after July 1, 2012, the local or regional board of education for a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, may establish, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a school governance council for each school so identified.
252275
253276 (2) Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, on and after July 1, 2012, the local or regional board of education for a school that has been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level shall establish, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a school governance council for each school so designated.
254277
255278 (3) Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, on and after July 1, 2012, the local or regional board of education for a school that has been classified as a category four school or a category five school, pursuant to 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall establish, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, a school governance council for each school so designated.
256279
257280 (4) The provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection shall not apply to a school described in said subdivisions if (A) such school consists of a single grade level, or (B) such school is under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education that has adopted a similar school governance council model on or before July 1, 2011, that consists of parents, teachers from each grade level or subject area, administrators and paraprofessionals and such school governance council model is being administered at such school at the time such school is so identified as in need of improvement or so designated as a low achieving school.
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259282 (b) (1) The school governance council for a high school shall consist of (A) seven members who shall be parents or guardians of students attending the school, (B) two members who shall be community leaders within the school district, (C) five members who shall be teachers at the school, (D) one nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her designee, and (E) two nonvoting student members who shall be students at the school. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the teachers of the school. The nonvoting student members shall be elected by the student body of the school.
260283
261284 (2) The school governance council for an elementary or a middle school shall consist of (A) seven members who shall be parents or guardians of students attending the school, (B) two members who shall be community leaders within the school district, (C) five members who shall be teachers at the school, and (D) one nonvoting member who is the principal of the school, or his or her designee. The parent or guardian members shall be elected by the parents or guardians of students attending the school, provided, for purposes of the election, each household with a student attending the school shall have one vote. The community leader members shall be elected by the parent or guardian members and teacher members of the school governance council. The teacher members shall be elected by the teachers of the school.
262285
263286 (3) Terms of voting members elected pursuant to this subdivision shall be for two years and no members shall serve more than two terms on the council. The nonvoting student members shall serve one year and no student member shall serve more than two terms on the council.
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265288 (c) (1) Except for those schools described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, schools that have been designated as a low achieving school pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level prior to July 1, 2012, and are among the lowest five per cent of schools in the state based on achievement shall establish a school governance council for the school.
266289
267290 (2) Except for those schools described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, schools that have been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, due to such school failing to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics and reading at the whole school level prior to July 1, 2012, but are not among the lowest five per cent of schools in the state based on achievement, shall establish a school governance council for the school.
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269292 (d) The school governance council shall have the following responsibilities: (1) Analyzing school achievement data and school needs relative to the improvement plan for the school prepared pursuant to this section; (2) reviewing the fiscal objectives of the draft budget for the school and providing advice to the principal of the school before such school's budget is submitted to the superintendent of schools for the district; (3) participating in the hiring process of the school principal or other administrators of the school by conducting interviews of candidates and reporting on such interviews to the superintendent of schools for the school district and the local and regional board of education; (4) assisting the principal of the school in making programmatic and operational changes for improving the school's achievement, including program changes, adjusting school hours and days of operation, and enrollment goals for the school; (5) working with the school administration to develop and approve a school compact for parents, legal guardians and students that includes an outline of the criteria and responsibilities for enrollment and school membership consistent with the school's goals and academic focus, and the ways that parents and school personnel can build a partnership to improve student learning; (6) developing and approving a written parent involvement policy that outlines the role of parents and legal guardians in the school; (7) utilizing records relating to information about parents and guardians of students maintained by the local or regional board of education for the sole purpose of the election described in subsection (b) of this section. Such information shall be confidential and shall only be disclosed as provided in this subdivision and shall not be further disclosed; and (8) if the council determines it necessary and subject to the provisions of subsection (i) of this section recommending reconstitution of the school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (g) of this section.
270293
271294 (e) The school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, may: (1) In those schools that require an improvement plan, review the annual draft report detailing the goals set forth in the state accountability plan prepared in accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and provide advice to the principal of the school prior to submission of the report to the superintendent of schools; (2) in those schools where an improvement plan becomes required pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, assist the principal of the school in developing such plan prior to its submission to the superintendent of schools; (3) work with the principal of the school to develop, conduct and report the results of an annual survey of parents, guardians and teachers on issues related to the school climate and conditions; and (4) provide advice on any other major policy matters affecting the school to the principal of the school, except on any matters relating to provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between the exclusive bargaining unit for teachers pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes and local or regional boards of education.
272295
273296 (f) The local or regional board of education shall provide appropriate training and instruction to members of the school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to aid the members in the execution of their duties.
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275298 (g) (1) The school governance council or a similar school governance council model, described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, at a school that has been designated as a low achieving school, pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (e) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, may, by an affirmative vote of the council, recommend the reconstitution of the school into one of the following models: (A) The turnaround model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (B) the restart model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (C) the transformation model, as described in the Federal Register of December 10, 2009; (D) any other model that may be developed by federal law; (E) a CommPACT school, pursuant to section 10-74g of the general statutes; or (F) an innovation school, pursuant to section 10-74h of the general statutes. Not later than ten days after the school governance council informs the local or regional board of education of its recommendation for the school, such board shall hold a public hearing to discuss such vote of the school governance council and shall, at the next regularly scheduled meeting of such board or ten days after such public hearing, whichever is later, conduct a vote to accept the model recommended by the school governance council, select an alternative model described in this subdivision or maintain the current school status. If the board selects an alternative model, the board shall meet with such school governance council to discuss an agreement on which alternative to adopt not later than ten days after such vote of the board. If no such agreement can be achieved, not later than forty-five days after the last such meeting between the board and the school governance council, the Commissioner of Education shall decide which of the alternatives to implement. If the board votes to maintain the current school status, not later than forty-five days after such vote of the board, the Commissioner of Education shall decide whether to implement the model recommended by the school governance council or to maintain the current school status. If the final decision pursuant to this subdivision is adoption of a model, the local or regional board of education shall implement such model during the subsequent school year in conformance with the general statutes and applicable regulations, and the provisions specified in federal regulations and guidelines for schools subject to restructuring pursuant to Section 1116(b)(8) of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110 or any other applicable federal laws or regulations.
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277300 (2) Any school governance council for a school or any similar school governance council model, described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, may recommend reconstitution, pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of this subsection, during the third year after such school governance council or such similar school governance council model was established if the school for such governance council has not reconstituted as a result of receiving a school improvement grant pursuant to Section 1003(g) of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., or such reconstitution was initiated by a source other than the school governance council.
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279302 (h) A school governance council or any similar school governance council model, described in subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section, at a school that has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall be considered a component of parental involvement for purposes of federal funding pursuant to Section 1118 of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110.
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281304 (i) The Department of Education shall allow not more than twenty-five schools per school year to reconstitute pursuant to this subsection. The department shall notify school districts and school governance councils when this limit has been reached. For purposes of this subdivision, a reconstitution shall be counted towards this limit upon receipt by the department of notification of a final decision regarding reconstitution by the local or regional board of education.
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283306 Sec. 24. Section 9-185 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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285308 Unless otherwise provided by special act or charter, (1) members of boards of assessment appeals, (2) selectmen, (3) town clerks, (4) town treasurers, (5) collectors of taxes, (6) constables, (7) registrars of voters, (8) subject to the provisions of subsection [(h)] (i) of section 10-223e, as amended by this act, members of boards of education, and (9) library directors shall be elected, provided any town may, by ordinance, provide for the appointment, by its chief executive authority, of (A) a constable or constables in lieu of constables to be elected under section 9-200, or (B) a town clerk, town treasurer or collector of taxes in lieu of the election of such officers as provided in section 9-189. Unless otherwise provided by special act or charter, all other town officers shall be appointed as provided by law and, if no other provision for their appointment is made by law, then (i) by the chief executive officer of such municipality, (ii) where the legislative body is a town meeting, by the board of selectmen, or (iii) by such other appointing authority as a town may by ordinance provide, and except that, if a board of finance is established under the provisions of section 7-340, the members thereof shall be elected as provided in section 9-202. Any town may, by a vote of its legislative body, determine the number of its officers and prescribe the mode by which they shall be voted for at subsequent elections.
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287310 Sec. 25. Section 10-4s of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
288311
289312 (a) On or before December 1, 2011, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Education shall report, 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 on the number of school governance councils established pursuant to [subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act.
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291314 (b) On or before December 1, 2013, and biennially thereafter, the department shall include in the report described in subsection (a) of this section an evaluation of the establishment and effectiveness of the school governance councils established pursuant to [subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act.
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293316 (c) On or before December 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter, the department shall include in the report described in subsection (a) of this section: (1) The number of school governance councils that have recommended reconstitution pursuant to [subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act; (2) the number of such school governance councils that have initiated reconstitution pursuant to [said subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act, and the reconstitution models adopted; and (3) recommendations whether to continue to allow school governance councils to recommend reconstitution pursuant to [said subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act.
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295318 (d) On or before December 1, 2017, and biennially thereafter, the department shall include in the report described in subsection (a) of this section an evaluation of those schools that have reconstituted pursuant to [subsection (g) of section 10-223e] section 23 of this act. Such evaluation shall determine whether such schools have demonstrated progress with regard to the following indicators: (1) The reconstitution model adopted by the school; (2) the length of the school day and school year; (3) the number and type of disciplinary incidents; (4) the number of truants; (5) the dropout rate; (6) the student attendance rate; (7) the average scale scores on the state-wide mastery examination pursuant to section 10-14n; (8) for high schools, the number and percentage of students completing advanced placement coursework; (9) the teacher attendance rate; and (10) the existence and size of the parent-teacher organization for the school.
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297320 Sec. 26. Section 10-15 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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299322 Public schools including kindergartens shall be maintained in each town for at least one hundred eighty days of actual school sessions during each year. When public school sessions are cancelled for reasons of inclement weather or otherwise, the rescheduled sessions shall not be held on Saturday or Sunday. Public schools may conduct weekend education programs to provide supplemental and remedial services to students. A local or regional board of education for a school that has been designated as a low achieving school pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (e) of section 10-223e, as amended by this act, or a category four school or a category five school pursuant to said section 10-223e, may increase the number of actual school sessions during each year, and may increase the number of hours of actual school work per school session in order to improve student performance and remove the school from the list of schools designated as a low achieving school maintained by the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education (1) may authorize the shortening of any school year for a school district, a school or a portion of a school on account of an unavoidable emergency, and (2) may authorize implementation of scheduling of school sessions to permit full year use of facilities which may not offer each child one hundred eighty days of school sessions within a given school year, but which assures an opportunity for each child to average a minimum of one hundred eighty days of school sessions per year during thirteen years of educational opportunity in the elementary and secondary schools. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and section 10-16, the State Board of Education may, upon application by a local or regional board of education, approve for any single school year, in whole or in part, a plan to implement alternative scheduling of school sessions which assures at least four hundred fifty hours of actual school work for nursery schools and half-day kindergartens and at least nine hundred hours of actual school work for full-day kindergartens and grades one to twelve, inclusive.
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301324 Sec. 27. Subsection (a) of section 10-223f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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303326 (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, there shall be a pilot program concerning the determination of adequate yearly progress and academic performance for the school districts for Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven. Under the program, the Department of Education shall determine the adequate yearly progress or academic performance, as [defined] described in the [state] state-wide education accountability plan or the state-wide performance management and support plan prepared in accordance with subsection [(a)] (b) of section 10-223e, as amended by this act, for each district with data from each school under the jurisdiction of the board of education for such district and data from any state charter school, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-66aa, located in such district, provided the local board of education for such district and the charter school reach mutual agreement for the inclusion of the data from the charter schools and the terms of such agreement are approved by the State Board of Education.
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305328 Sec. 28. Section 10-74f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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307330 Each local or regional board of education with jurisdiction over an elementary or middle school that fails to [make adequate yearly progress based on whole school academic achievement] meet performance benchmarks in mathematics, reading, or both, as determined under the state-wide [accountability] performance management and support plan adopted [under] pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-223e, as amended by this act, [for two consecutive years] and is classified as a category four school or a category five school, may reorganize such school to provide that:
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309332 (1) (A) The school be organized in academies, each containing a maximum of one hundred seventy-five students divided into different classes based on grade. (B) Each academy include all grade levels at the school. (C) Students be randomly assigned to academies. (D) The academies have different themes but the curriculum be the same in all.
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311334 (2) (A) The school principal appoint a teacher as team leader for each academy based on evaluations pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act. (B) Team leaders not be teacher supervisors, but be literacy, mathematics or science specialists. (C) Team leaders work with the school's regular classroom teachers to: (i) Plan lessons; (ii) look at student data; (iii) work with small groups of students; (iv) provide model lessons; and (v) plan school and academy-wide activities.
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313336 (3) Each class in each academy have a ninety-minute mathematics block and a two-hour literacy block every day.
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315338 (4) Each student in the school have an individual education plan that incorporates the student's personal reading plan if the student is required to have a reading plan pursuant to section 10-265g or 10-265l, provided any child with an individual educational program developed pursuant to section 10-76d, as amended by this act, follows such program.
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317340 (5) All teachers in the school of the same grade level meet weekly to plan lessons.
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319342 (6) Teachers meet daily in teams based on grade level to plan lessons.
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321344 (7) Teachers meet once a week with the team leader and the school principal to look at student work and data, evaluate instruction and make adjustments and changes in instruction.
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323346 (8) Students receive regular assessments, including short assessment tests every two weeks, that evaluate short-term progress and district-wide assessment tests every six weeks that evaluate a student's progress toward long-term objectives.
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325348 (9) Any child who is falling behind based on assessments conducted under subdivision (8) of this section be the subject of a meeting with teachers, school principal and parents.
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327350 Sec. 29. Section 10-66ee 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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329352 (a) For the purposes of [education] equalization aid under section 10-262h a student enrolled (1) in a local charter school shall be considered a student enrolled in the school district in which such student resides, and (2) in a state charter school shall not be considered a student enrolled in the school district in which such student resides.
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331354 (b) (1) The local board of education of the school district in which a student enrolled in a local charter school resides shall pay, annually, in accordance with its charter, to the fiscal authority for the charter school for each such student the amount specified in its charter, including the reasonable special education costs of students requiring special education. The board of education shall be eligible for reimbursement for such special education costs pursuant to section 10-76g.
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333356 (2) The local or regional board of education of the school district in which the local charter school is located shall be responsible for the financial support of such local charter school at a level that is at least equal to the product of (A) the per pupil cost for the prior fiscal year, less the reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g for the current fiscal year, and (B) the number of students attending such local charter school in the current fiscal year. As used in this subdivision, "per pupil cost" means, for a local or regional board of education, the quotient of the net current expenditures, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-261, divided by the average daily membership, as defined in subdivision (2) of section 10-261, of such local or regional board of education.
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335358 (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the State Board of Education may approve, within available appropriations, a per student grant to a local charter school described in subsection (b) of section 31 of this act in an amount not to exceed three thousand dollars for each student enrolled in such local charter school, provided the local or regional board of education for such local charter school and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b, mutually agree on staffing flexibility in such local charter school, and such agreement is approved by the State Board of Education. For the purposes of equalization aid grants pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act, the state shall make such payments, in accordance with this subsection, to the town in which a local charter school is located as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July first and September first based on estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than April fifteenth, each based on student enrollment on October first.
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337360 (2) The town shall pay to the fiscal authority for a local charter school the portion of the amount paid to the town pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection attributable for students enrolled in such local charter school. Such payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July fifteenth and September fifteenth and twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January fifteenth and the remaining amount not later than April fifteenth.
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339362 [(c)] (d) (1) [The] For the purposes of equalization aid grants pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the [fiscal authority for] town in which a state charter school is located for each student enrolled in such school, [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, seven thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, eight thousand dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, eight thousand six hundred fifty dollars, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2011, inclusive, nine thousand three hundred dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year thereafter, nine thousand four hundred dollars] for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, ten thousand five hundred dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, eleven thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year thereafter, eleven thousand five hundred dollars. Such payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July first and September first based on estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than April fifteenth, each based on student enrollment on October first.
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341364 (2) The town shall pay to the fiscal authority for a state charter school the portion of the amount paid to the town pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection attributable for students enrolled in such state charter school. Such payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July fifteenth and September fifteenth [based on estimated student enrollment on May first,] and twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January fifteenth and the remaining amount not later than April fifteenth. [, each based on student enrollment on October first. If the total amount appropriated for grants pursuant to this subdivision exceeds eight thousand six hundred fifty dollars per student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and exceeds nine thousand three hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the amount of such grants payable per student shall be increased proportionately, except that such per student increase shall not exceed seventy dollars. Any amount of such appropriation remaining after such per student increase may be used by the Department of Education for supplemental grants to interdistrict magnet schools pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-264l to pay for a portion of the audit required pursuant to section 10-66ll, to pay for expenses incurred by the Department of Education to ensure the continuity of a charter school where required by a court of competent jurisdiction and, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, to pay expenses incurred in the creation of a school pursuant to section 10-74g. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, such increase shall be limited to one hundred ten dollars per student.]
342365
343366 [(2)] (3) In the case of a student identified as requiring special education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter school for such student pursuant to subdivision [(1)] (2) of this subsection and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the student's individualized education program whether such services are provided by the charter school or by the school district in which the student resides.
344367
345368 [(d) On or before October fifteenth of the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2001, and July 1, 2002, the Commissioner of Education shall determine if the enrollment in the program for the fiscal year is below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner for (1) grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10-74d, (2) grants for open choice programs pursuant to section 10-266aa, or (3) grants for interdistrict magnet schools pursuant to section 10-264l.]
346369
347370 (e) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, [to the contrary,] if at the end of a fiscal year amounts received by a state charter school, pursuant to subdivision [(1)] (2) of subsection [(c)] (d) of this section, are unexpended, the charter school (1) may use, for the expenses of the charter school for the following fiscal year, up to ten per cent of such amounts, and (2) may (A) create a reserve fund to finance a specific capital or equipment purchase or another specified project as may be approved by the commissioner, and (B) deposit into such fund up to five per cent of such amounts.
348371
349372 (f) The local or regional board of education of the school district in which the charter school is located shall provide transportation services for students of the charter school who reside in such school district pursuant to section 10-273a unless the charter school makes other arrangements for such transportation. Any local or regional board of education may provide transportation services to a student attending a charter school outside of the district in which the student resides and, if it elects to provide such transportation, shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-266m for the reasonable costs of such transportation. Any local or regional board of education providing transportation services under this subsection may suspend such services in accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c. The parent or guardian of any student denied the transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 10-186 and 10-187.
350373
351374 (g) Charter schools shall be eligible to the same extent as boards of education for any grant for special education, competitive state grants and grants pursuant to sections 10-17g and 10-266w.
352375
353376 (h) If the commissioner finds that any charter school uses a grant under this section for a purpose that is inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the commissioner may require repayment of such grant to the state.
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355378 (i) Charter schools shall receive, in accordance with federal law and regulations, any federal funds available for the education of any pupils attending public schools.
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357380 (j) The governing council of a charter school may (1) contract or enter into other agreements for purposes of administrative or other support services, transportation, plant services or leasing facilities or equipment, and (2) receive and expend private funds or public funds, including funds from local or regional boards of education and funds received by local charter schools for out-of-district students, for school purposes.
358381
359382 (k) If in any fiscal year, more than one new state or local charter school is approved pursuant to section 10-66bb, as amended by this act, and is awaiting funding pursuant to the provisions of this section, the State Board of Education shall determine which school is funded first based on a consideration of the following factors in order of importance as follows: (1) The quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria required in the charter school application process pursuant to section 10-66bb, as amended by this act, (2) whether the applicant has a demonstrated record of academic success by students, (3) whether the school is located in a school district with a demonstrated need for student improvement, and (4) whether the applicant has plans concerning the preparedness of facilities, staffing and outreach to students.
360383
361384 (l) Within available appropriations, the state may provide a grant in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars to any town in which a newly approved state charter school that assists the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as determined by the Commissioner of Education, is located, to be paid to the fiscal authority for such charter school for start-up costs associated with the new charter school program.
362385
363386 (m) Charter schools may, to the same extent as local and regional boards of education, enter into cooperative arrangements as described in section 10-158a, provided such arrangements are approved by the Commissioner of Education. Any state charter school participating in a cooperative arrangement under this subsection shall maintain its status as a state charter school and not be excused from any obligations pursuant to sections 10-66aa to 10-66ll, inclusive, as amended by this act.
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365388 (n) The Commissioner of Education shall provide any town receiving aid pursuant to subsection (c), subsection (d) or (l) of this section with the amount of such aid to be paid to each state or local charter school located in such town.
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367390 Sec. 30. Section 10-66ll of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
368391
369392 Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one state charter school, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10-66aa, to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an auditor selected by the Commissioner of Education. Except as provided for in subsection [(c)] (d) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, the charter school shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section.
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371394 Sec. 31. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education may award, within available appropriations, a grant of up to five hundred thousand dollars to any town in which a newly established local charter school is located, to be paid to the fiscal authority for such local charter school not later than July fifteenth to assist with the start-up costs associated with the establishment of such local charter school pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, provided the local or regional board of education for such local charter school and the representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, mutually agree on staffing flexibility in such local charter school, and such agreement is approved by the State Board of Education.
372395
373396 (b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant for a grant shall submit an application to the Commissioner of Education, pursuant to section 10-66bb of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for the establishment of a local charter school to be established on or after July 1, 2012, and such application shall satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) Such applicant has high quality, feasible strategies or a record of success in serving students from among the following populations: (A) Students with histories of low academic performance, (B) students who receive free or reduced price school lunches, (C) students with histories of behavioral and social difficulties, (D) students eligible for special education services, (E) students who are English language learners, or (F) students of a single gender; or (2) such applicant has a high quality, feasible plan for turning around existing schools that have demonstrated consistently substandard student performance, or a record of success in turning around such schools. The department shall determine whether such applicant satisfies the provisions of subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.
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375398 (c) Grant applications shall be submitted to the department at such time and in such manner as the department prescribes. Each applicant receiving a grant award under this section shall submit, at such time and in such form as the department prescribes, any reports and financial statements required by the department. If the department finds that any grant awarded pursuant to this section is being used for purposes that are not in conformity with the purposes of this section, the department may require the repayment of the grant to the state.
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377400 (d) Any unexpended funds appropriated to the Department of Education for purposes of this section shall be available for redistribution as a grant in the next fiscal year.
378401
379402 (e) The department may develop guidelines and grant criteria as it deems necessary to administer the grant program under this section.
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381404 Sec. 32. Section 10-66bb of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
382405
383406 (a) On and after July 1, 1997, the State Board of Education may grant charters for local and state charter schools in accordance with this section.
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385408 (b) Any person, association, corporation, organization or other entity, public or independent institution of higher education, local or regional board of education or two or more boards of education cooperatively, or regional educational service center may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, to establish a charter school, provided no nonpublic elementary or secondary school may be established as a charter school and no parent or group of parents providing home instruction may establish a charter school for such instruction.
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387410 (c) [The] On and after July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall review, annually, all applications and grant charters, in accordance with [subsection] subsections (e) and (f) of this section, for a local or state charter school located in a town that has one or more schools that have been designated as a commissioner's network school, pursuant to section 19 of this act, at the time of such application, or a town that has been designated as a low achieving school district, pursuant to section 10-223e, as amended by this act, at the time of such application. (1) Except as provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection, no state charter school shall enroll (A) (i) more than two hundred fifty students, or (ii) in the case of a kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive, school, more than three hundred students, or (B) twenty-five per cent of the enrollment of the school district in which the state charter school is to be located, whichever is less. (2) In the case of a state charter school found by the State Board of Education to have a demonstrated record of achievement, said board shall, upon application by such school to said board, waive the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection for such school. (3) The State Board of Education shall give preference to applicants for charter schools (A) whose primary purpose is the establishment of education programs designed to serve one or more of the following student populations: (i) Students with a history of low academic performance, (ii) students who receive free or reduced priced lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, (iii) students with a history of behavioral and social difficulties, (iv) students identified as requiring special education, (v) students who are English language learners, or (vi) students of a single gender; (B) whose primary purpose is to improve the academic performance of an existing school that has consistently demonstrated substandard academic performance, as determined by the Commissioner of Education; (C) that will serve students who reside in a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p; [or] (D) that will serve students who reside in a district in which seventy-five per cent or more of the enrolled students are members of racial or ethnic minorities; [and to applicants for state charter schools that] (E) that demonstrate highly credible and specific strategies to attract, enroll and retain students from among the populations described in subparagraph (A)(i) to (A)(vi), inclusive, of this subdivision; or (F) that, in the case of an applicant for a state charter school, such state charter school will be located at a work-site or [that are institutions] such applicant is an institution of higher education. In determining whether to grant a charter, the State Board of Education shall consider the effect of the proposed charter school on the reduction of racial, ethnic and economic isolation in the region in which it is to be located, the regional distribution of charter schools in the state and the potential of over-concentration of charter schools within a school district or in contiguous school districts.
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389412 (d) Applications pursuant to this section shall include a description of: (1) The mission, purpose and any specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (2) the interest in the community for the establishment of the charter school; (3) the school governance and procedures for the establishment of a governing council that (A) includes (i) teachers and parents and guardians of students enrolled in the school, and (ii) the chairperson of the local or regional board of education of the town in which the charter school is located and which has jurisdiction over a school that resembles the approximate grade configuration of the charter school, or the designee of such chairperson, provided such designee is a member of the board of education or the superintendent of schools for the school district, and (B) is responsible for the oversight of charter school operations, provided no member or employee of the governing council may have a personal or financial interest in the assets, real or personal, of the school; (4) the financial plan for operation of the school, provided no application fees or other fees for attendance, except as provided in this section, may be charged; (5) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students; (6) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed in the school; (7) the organization of the school in terms of the ages or grades to be taught and the total estimated enrollment of the school; (8) the student admission criteria and procedures to (A) ensure effective public information, (B) ensure open access on a space available basis, including the enrollment of students during the school year if spaces become available in the charter school, (C) promote a diverse student body, and (D) ensure that the school complies with the provisions of section 10-15c and that it does not discriminate on the basis of disability, athletic performance or proficiency in the English language, provided the school may limit enrollment to a particular grade level or specialized educational focus and, if there is not space available for all students seeking enrollment, the school may give preference to siblings but shall otherwise determine enrollment by a lottery, except the State Board of Education may waive the requirements for such enrollment lottery pursuant to subsection (j) of this section; (9) a means to assess student performance that includes participation in state-wide mastery examinations pursuant to chapter 163c; (10) procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (11) the provision of school facilities, pupil transportation and student health and welfare services; (12) procedures to encourage involvement by parents and guardians of enrolled students in student learning, school activities and school decision-making; (13) procedures to document efforts to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of staff; [and] (14) a five-year plan to sustain the maintenance and operation of the school; and (15) a student recruitment and retention plan that shall include, but not be limited to, a clear description of a plan and the capacity of the school to attract, enroll and retain students from among the populations described in subparagraph (A)(i) to (A)(v), inclusive, of subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of this section. Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd, an application may include, or a charter school may file, requests to waive provisions of the general statutes and regulations not required by sections 10-66aa to 10-66ff, inclusive, as amended by this act, and which are within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education.
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391414 (e) An application for the establishment of a local charter school shall be submitted to the local or regional board of education of the school district in which the local charter school is to be located for approval pursuant to this subsection. The local or regional board of education shall: (1) Review the application; (2) hold a public hearing in the school district on such application; (3) survey teachers and parents in the school district to determine if there is sufficient interest in the establishment and operation of the local charter school; and (4) vote on a complete application not later than sixty days after the date of receipt of such application. Such board of education may approve the application by a majority vote of the members of the board present and voting at a regular or special meeting of the board called for such purpose. If the application is approved, the board shall forward the application to the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall vote on the application not later than seventy-five days after the date of receipt of such application. Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the State Board of Education may approve the application and grant the charter for the local charter school or reject such application by a majority vote of the members of the state board present and voting at a regular or special meeting of the state board called for such purpose. The State Board of Education may condition the opening of such school on the school's meeting certain conditions determined by the Commissioner of Education to be necessary and may authorize the commissioner to release the charter when the commissioner determines such conditions are met. The state board may grant the charter for the local charter school for a period of time of up to five years and may allow the applicant to delay its opening for a period of up to one school year in order for the applicant to fully prepare to provide appropriate instructional services.
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393416 (f) [An] (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, an application for the establishment of a state charter school shall be [(1)] (A) submitted to the State Board of Education for approval in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, and [(2)] (B) filed with the local or regional board of education in the school district in which the charter school is to be located. The state board shall: [(A)] (i) Review such application; [(B)] (ii) hold a public hearing on such application in the school district in which such state charter school is to be located; [(C)] (iii) solicit and review comments on the application from the local or regional board of education for the school district in which such charter school is to be located and from the local or regional boards of education for school districts that are contiguous to the district in which such school is to be located; and [(D)] (iv) vote on a complete application not later than ninety days after the date of receipt of such application. The State Board of Education may approve an application and grant the charter for the state charter school by a majority vote of the members of the state board present and voting at a regular or special meeting of the state board called for such purpose. The State Board of Education may condition the opening of such school on the school's meeting certain conditions determined by the Commissioner of Education to be necessary and may authorize the commissioner to release the charter when the commissioner determines such conditions are met. Charters shall be granted for a period of time of up to five years and may allow the applicant to delay its opening for a period of up to one school year in order for the applicant to fully prepare to provide appropriate instructional services.
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395418 (2) On and after July 1, 2012, and before July 1, 2017, the State Board of Education shall not approve more than four applications for the establishment of new state charter schools unless two of the four such applications are for the establishment of two new state charter schools whose mission, purpose and specialized focus is to provide dual language programs or other models focusing on language acquisition for English language learners. Approval of applications under this subdivision shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section.
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397420 (g) Charters may be renewed, upon application, in accordance with the provisions of this section for the granting of such charters. Upon application for such renewal, the State Board of Education may commission an independent appraisal of the performance of the charter school that includes, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the school's compliance with the provisions of this section. The State Board of Education shall consider the results of any such appraisal in determining whether to renew such charter. The State Board of Education may deny an application for the renewal of a charter if (1) student progress has not been sufficiently demonstrated, as determined by the commissioner, (2) the governing council has not been sufficiently responsible for the operation of the school or has misused or spent public funds in a manner that is detrimental to the educational interests of the students attending the charter school, [or] (3) the school has not been in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, or (4) the efforts of the school have been insufficient to effectively attract, enroll and retain students from among the following populations: (A) Students with a history of low academic performance, (B) students who receive free or reduced priced lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, (C) students with a history of behavioral and social difficulties, (D) students identified as requiring special education, or (E) students who are English language learners. If the State Board of Education does not renew a charter, it shall notify the governing council of the charter school of the reasons for such nonrenewal.
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399422 (h) The Commissioner of Education may at any time place a charter school on probation if (1) the school has failed to (A) adequately demonstrate student progress, as determined by the commissioner, (B) comply with the terms of its charter or with applicable laws and regulations, (C) achieve measurable progress in reducing racial, ethnic and economic isolation, or (D) maintain its nonsectarian status, or (2) the governing council has demonstrated an inability to provide effective leadership to oversee the operation of the charter school or has not ensured that public funds are expended prudently or in a manner required by law. If a charter school is placed on probation, the commissioner shall provide written notice to the charter school of the reasons for such placement, not later than five days after the placement, and shall require the charter school to file with the Department of Education a corrective action plan acceptable to the commissioner not later than thirty-five days from the date of such placement. The charter school shall implement a corrective action plan accepted by the commissioner not later than thirty days after the date of such acceptance. The commissioner may impose any additional terms of probation on the school that the commissioner deems necessary to protect the educational or financial interests of the state. The charter school shall comply with any such additional terms not later than thirty days after the date of their imposition. The commissioner shall determine the length of time of the probationary period, which may be up to one year, provided the commissioner may extend such period, for up to one additional year, if the commissioner deems it necessary. In the event that the charter school does not file or implement the corrective action plan within the required time period or does not comply with any additional terms within the required time period, the Commissioner of Education may withhold grant funds from the school until the plan is fully implemented or the school complies with the terms of probation, provided the commissioner may extend the time period for such implementation and compliance for good cause shown. Whenever a charter school is placed on probation, the commissioner shall notify the parents or guardians of students attending the school of the probationary status of the school and the reasons for such status. During the term of probation, the commissioner may require the school to file interim reports concerning any matter the commissioner deems relevant to the probationary status of the school, including financial reports or statements. No charter school on probation may increase its student enrollment or engage in the recruitment of new students without the consent of the commissioner.
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401424 (i) The State Board of Education may revoke a charter if a charter school has failed to: (1) Comply with the terms of probation, including the failure to file or implement a corrective action plan; (2) demonstrate satisfactory student progress, as determined by the commissioner; (3) comply with the terms of its charter or applicable laws and regulations; or (4) manage its public funds in a prudent or legal manner. Unless an emergency exists, prior to revoking a charter, the State Board of Education shall provide the governing council of the charter school with a written notice of the reasons for the revocation, including the identification of specific incidents of noncompliance with the law, regulation or charter or other matters warranting revocation of the charter. It shall also provide the governing council with the opportunity to demonstrate compliance with all requirements for the retention of its charter by providing the State Board of Education or a subcommittee of the board, as determined by the State Board of Education, with a written or oral presentation. Such presentation shall include an opportunity for the governing council to present documentary and testimonial evidence to refute the facts cited by the State Board of Education for the proposed revocation or in justification of its activities. Such opportunity shall not constitute a contested case within the meaning of chapter 54. The State Board of Education shall determine, not later than thirty days after the date of an oral presentation or receipt of a written presentation, whether and when the charter shall be revoked and notify the governing council of the decision and the reasons therefor. A decision to revoke a charter shall not constitute a final decision for purposes of chapter 54. In the event an emergency exists in which the commissioner finds that there is imminent harm to the students attending a charter school, the State Board of Education may immediately revoke the charter of the school, provided the notice concerning the reasons for the revocation is sent to the governing council not later than ten days after the date of revocation and the governing council is provided an opportunity to make a presentation to the board not later than twenty days from the date of such notice.
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403426 (j) (1) The governing council of a state or local charter school may apply to the State Board of Education for a waiver of the requirements of the enrollment lottery described in subsection (d) of this section, provided such state or local charter school has as its primary purpose the establishment of education programs designed to serve one or more of the following populations: (A) Students with a history of behavioral and social difficulties, (B) students identified as requiring special education, (C) students who are English language learners, or (D) students of a single gender.
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405428 (2) An enrollment lottery described in subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of this section shall not be held for a local charter school that is established at a school that is among the schools with a percentage equal to or less than five per cent when all schools are ranked highest to lowest in school performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e, as amended by this act.
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407430 Sec. 33. (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) The Department of Education shall conduct a study of a charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process for students who reside in the school districts in which a charter school is located. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, (1) the feasibility of conducting a charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process on the part of the governing authority for the state charter school and the local or regional board of education in which such state charter school is located, (2) the cost of conducting and administering such charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process, and (3) the methods by which such charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process can be conducted and administered. For purposes of this section, "charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process" means a student enrollment lottery process, conducted pursuant to subparagraph (D) of subdivision (8) of subsection (d) of section 10-66bb of the general statutes, as amended by this act, that automatically includes the names of all students who reside in a school district in which a charter school is located and who is enrolled in a grade served by such charter school in such enrollment lottery, unless a student affirmatively elects to not participate in such enrollment lottery.
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409432 (b) Not later than February 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Education shall submit the study described in subsection (a) of this section and any recommendations regarding a charter school opt-out enrollment lottery process 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 of the general statutes.
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411434 Sec. 34. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) As used in this section and section 10-262i of the general statutes, as amended by this act:
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413436 (1) "Alliance district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the towns with the lowest district performance indices.
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415438 (2) "District performance index" means the sum of the district subject performance indices for mathematics, reading, writing and science.
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417440 (3) "District subject performance index for mathematics" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f of the general statutes, for a district for mathematics weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
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419442 (4) "District subject performance index for reading" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f of the general statutes, for a district for reading weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
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421444 (5) "District subject performance index for writing" means thirty per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f of the general statutes, for a district for writing weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
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423446 (6) "District subject performance index for science" means ten per cent multiplied by the sum of the mastery test data of record, as defined in section 10-262f of the general statutes, for a district for science weighted as follows: (A) Zero for the percentage of students scoring below basic, (B) twenty-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at basic, (C) fifty per cent for the percentage of students scoring at proficient, (D) seventy-five per cent for the percentage of students scoring at goal, and (E) one hundred per cent for the percentage of students scoring at advanced.
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425448 (7) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in a town that is among the ten lowest district performance indices when all towns are ranked highest to lowest in district performance indices scores.
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427450 (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts. Any school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a period of five years. On or before June 30, 2016, the Department of Education shall determine if there are any additional alliance districts.
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429452 (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act. The Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of Education.
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431454 (2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the Commissioner of Education may award such funds to the local or regional board of education for an alliance district on the condition that such funds shall be expended in accordance with the plan described in subsection (d) of this section and any guidelines developed by the State Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to improve student achievement in such alliance district and to offset any other local education costs approved by the commissioner.
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433456 (d) The local or regional board of education for a town designated as an alliance district may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes, to receive any increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Applications pursuant to this subsection shall include objectives and performance targets and a plan that may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) A tiered system of interventions for the schools under the jurisdiction of such board based on the needs of such schools, (2) ways to strengthen the foundational programs in reading to ensure reading mastery in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, with a focus on standards and instruction, proper use of data, intervention strategies, current information for teachers, parental engagement, and teacher professional development, (3) additional learning time, including extended school day or school year programming administered by school personnel or external partners, (4) a talent strategy that includes, but is not limited to, teacher and school leader recruitment and assignment, career ladder policies that draw upon guidelines for a model teacher evaluation program adopted by the State Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and adopted by each local or regional board of education. Such talent strategy may include provisions that demonstrate increased ability to attract, retain, promote and bolster the performance of staff in accordance with performance evaluation findings and, in the case of new personnel, other indicators of effectiveness, (5) training for school leaders and other staff on new teacher evaluation models, (6) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with early childhood education providers to ensure alignment with district expectations for student entry into kindergarten, including funding for an existing local Head Start program, (7) provisions for the cooperation and coordination with other governmental and community programs to ensure that students receive adequate support and wraparound services, including community school models, and (8) any additional categories or goals as determined by the commissioner. Such plan shall demonstrate collaboration with key stakeholders, as identified by the commissioner, with the goal of achieving efficiencies and the alignment of intent and practice of current programs with conditional programs identified in this subsection. The commissioner may require changes in any plan submitted by a local or regional board of education before the commissioner approves an application under this subsection.
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435458 (e) The State Board of Education may develop guidelines and criteria for the administration of such funds under this section.
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437460 (f) The commissioner may withhold such funds if the local or regional board of education fails to comply with the provisions of this section. The commissioner may renew such funding if the local or regional board of education provides evidence that the school district of such board is achieving the objectives and performance targets approved by the commissioner stated in the plan submitted under this section.
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439462 (g) Any local or regional board of education receiving funding under this section shall submit an annual expenditure report to the commissioner on such form and in such manner as requested by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine if (A) the local or regional board of education shall repay any funds not expended in accordance with the approved application, or (B) such funding should be reduced in a subsequent fiscal year up to an amount equal to the amount that the commissioner determines is out of compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
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441464 (h) Any balance remaining for each local or regional board of education at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward for such local or regional board of education for the next fiscal year.
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443466 Sec. 35. Section 10-145a 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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445468 (a) The State Board of Education may, in accordance with section 10-19 and such regulations and qualifications as it prescribes, issue certificates of qualification to teach, to administer, to supervise or to serve in other positions requiring certification pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in any public school in the state and may revoke the same. Any such regulations shall provide that the qualifications to maintain any administrator, supervisor or special service certificate shall incorporate the continuing education provisions of subsection (i) of section 10-145b. The certificates of qualification issued under this section shall be accepted by boards of education in lieu of any other certificate, provided additional qualifications may be required by a board of education, in which case the state certificate shall be accepted for such subjects as it includes.
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447470 (b) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to successfully complete an intergroup relations component of such a program which shall be developed with the participation of both sexes, and persons of various ethnic, cultural and economic backgrounds. Such intergroup relations program shall have the following objectives: (1) The imparting of an appreciation of the contributions to American civilization of the various ethnic, cultural and economic groups composing American society and an understanding of the life styles of such groups; (2) the counteracting of biases, discrimination and prejudices; and (3) the assurance of respect for human diversity and personal rights. The State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities and the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women shall establish a joint committee composed of members of the four agencies, which shall develop and implement such programs in intergroup relations.
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449472 (c) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encouraged to complete a (1) health component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited to, human growth and development, nutrition, first aid, disease prevention and community and consumer health, and (2) mental health component of such a program, which includes, but need not be limited to, youth suicide, child abuse and alcohol and drug abuse.
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451474 (d) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall complete a school violence, bullying, as defined in section 10-222d, and suicide prevention and conflict resolution component of such a program.
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453476 (e) On and after July 1, 1998, any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall complete a computer and other information technology skills component of such program, as applied to student learning and classroom instruction, communications and data management.
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455478 (f) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in literacy skills and processes that reflects current research and best practices in the field of literacy training. Such instruction shall be incorporated into requirements of student major and concentration.
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457480 (g) On and after July 1, 2006, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall include, as part of the curriculum, instruction in the concepts of second language learning and second language acquisition and processes that reflects current research and best practices in the field of second language learning and second language acquisition. Such instruction shall be incorporated into requirements of student major and concentration.
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459482 (h) On and after July 1, 2011, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification may permit teaching experience in a nonpublic school, approved by the State Board of Education, and offered through a public or private institution of higher education to count towards the preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial educator certificate, provided such teaching experience is completed as part of a cooperating teacher program, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-220a.
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461484 (i) On and after July 1, 2012, any candidate entering a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be required to complete training in competency areas contained in the professional teaching standards established by the State Board of Education, including, but not limited to, development and characteristics of learners, evidence-based and standards-based instruction, evidence-based classroom and behavior management, and assessment and professional behaviors and responsibilities.
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463486 (j) On and after July 1, 2015, any program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall require, as part of the curriculum, clinical experience, field experience or student teaching experience in a classroom during four semesters of such program of teacher preparation.
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465488 Sec. 36. Section 10-145b 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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467490 (a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who has graduated (1) from a four-year baccalaureate program of teacher education as approved by said state board, or (2) from a four-year baccalaureate program approved by said state board or from a college or university accredited by the board of regents or regionally accredited, provided such person has taken such teacher training equivalents as the State Board of Education shall require and, unless such equivalents are taken at institutions outside of this state, as the board of regents shall accredit. In addition, on and after July 1, 1993, each applicant shall have completed a subject area major as defined by the State Board of Education, except as provided in section 10-145l. Each such initial educator certificate shall be valid for three years, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, and may be extended by the Commissioner of Education for an additional year for good cause upon the request of the superintendent in whose school district such person is employed or upon the request of the assessment team reviewing such person's performance.
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469492 (b) During the period of employment in a public school, a person holding an initial educator certificate shall (1) be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools or of a principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the performance of assigned duties by such holder of an initial certificate, and (2) participate in a beginning educator program if there is such a program for such person's certification endorsement area.
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471494 (c) (1) The State Board of Education, upon request of a local or regional board of education, shall issue a temporary ninety-day certificate to any applicant in the certification endorsement areas of elementary education, middle grades education, secondary academic subjects, special subjects or fields, special education, early childhood education and administration and supervision when the following conditions are met:
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473496 (A) The employing agent of a board of education makes a written request for the issuance of such certificate and attests to the existence of a special plan for supervision of temporary ninety-day certificate holders;
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475498 (B) The applicant meets the following requirements, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision:
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477500 (i) Holds a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or regionally accredited with a major either in or closely related to the certification endorsement area in which the requesting board of education is placing the applicant or, in the case of secondary or special subject or field endorsement area, possesses at least the minimum total number of semester hours of credit required for the content area, except as provided in section 10-145l;
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479502 (ii) Has met the requirements pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-145f;
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481504 (iii) Presents a written application on such forms as the Commissioner of Education shall prescribe;
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483506 (iv) Has successfully completed an alternate route to certification program provided by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or public or independent institutions of higher education, regional educational service centers or private teacher or administrator training organizations and approved by the State Board of Education;
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485508 (v) Possesses an undergraduate college overall grade point average of at least "B" or, if the applicant has completed at least twenty-four hours of graduate credit, possesses a graduate grade point average of at least "B"; and
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487510 (vi) Presents supporting evidence of appropriate experience working with children; and
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489512 (C) The Commissioner of Education may waive the requirements of subparagraphs (B)(v) or (B)(vi), or both, of this subdivision upon a showing of good cause.
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491514 (2) A person serving under a temporary ninety-day certificate shall participate in a beginning support and assessment program pursuant to section 10-220a, as amended by this act, which is specifically designed by the state Department of Education for holders of temporary ninety-day certificates.
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493516 (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to the contrary, on and after July 1, 1989, the State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, which shall be valid for three years, to any person who has taught successfully while holding a temporary ninety-day certificate and meets the requirements pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to section 10-145d, as amended by this act.
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495518 (d) In order to be eligible to obtain a provisional teaching certificate, a provisional educator certificate or an initial educator certificate, each person shall be required to complete a course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than thirty-six hours, which shall include an understanding of the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special needs children in a regular classroom. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, each applicant for such certificates who has met all requirements for certification except the completion of the course in special education shall be entitled to a certificate (1) for a period not to exceed one year, provided the applicant completed a teacher preparation program either in the state prior to July 1, 1987, or outside the state, or completed the necessary combination of professional experience or coursework as required by the State Board of Education or (2) for a period not to exceed two years if the applicant applies for certification in an area for which a bachelor's degree is not required.
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497520 (e) On and after July 1, 1989, the State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue a provisional educator certificate to any person who (1) has successfully completed a beginning educator program and one school year of successful teaching as attested to by the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in whose local or regional school district such person was employed, (2) has completed at least three years of successful teaching in a public school in another state or a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education or appropriate governing body in another state within ten years prior to application for such provisional educator certificate, as attested to by the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in whose school district such person was employed, or by the supervising agent of the nonpublic school in which such person was employed, and has met preparation and eligibility requirements for an initial educator certificate, or (3) has successfully taught with a provisional teaching certificate for the year immediately preceding an application for a provisional educator certificate as an employee of a local or regional board of education or facility approved for special education by the State Board of Education.
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499522 (f) Any person holding a standard or permanent certificate on July 1, 1989, shall be eligible to receive upon application a professional educator certificate to replace said standard or permanent certificate. On and after July 1, 1989, standard and permanent certificates shall no longer be valid.
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501524 (g) On or after July 1, 1989, and prior to July 1, 2016, to qualify for a professional educator certificate, a person who holds or has held a provisional educator certificate under subsection (e) of this section shall have completed thirty credit hours of course work beyond the baccalaureate degree. It is not necessary that such course work be taken for a master's degree and such work may include graduate or undergraduate courses. On and after July 1, 2016, to qualify for a professional educator certificate, a person who holds or has held a provisional educator certificate under subsection (d) of this section shall [have completed thirty credit hours of graduate coursework at a regionally accredited institution of higher education] hold a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area, as determined by the State Board of Education, related to such teacher's certification endorsement area.
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503526 (h) (1) Unless otherwise provided in regulations adopted under section 10-145d, as amended by this act, in not less than three years or more than eight years after the issuance of a provisional educator certificate pursuant to subsection (e) of this section and upon the statement of the superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, in whose school district such certificate holder was employed, or the supervisory agent of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education, in whose school such certificate holder was employed, that the provisional educator certificate holder and such superintendent, or such superintendent's designee, or supervisory agent have mutually determined or approved an individual program pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of this section and upon the statement of such superintendent, or such superintendent's designee, or supervisory agent that such certificate holder has a record of competency in the discharge of such certificate holder's duties during such provisional period, the state board upon receipt of a proper application shall issue such certificate holder a professional educator certificate. A signed recommendation from the superintendent of schools, or the superintendent's designee, for the local or regional board of education or from the supervisory agent of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education shall be evidence of competency. Such recommendation shall state that the person who holds or has held a provisional educator certificate has successfully completed at least three school years of satisfactory teaching for one or more local or regional boards of education or such nonpublic schools. Each applicant for a certificate pursuant to this subsection shall provide to the Department of Education, in such manner and form as prescribed by the commissioner, evidence that the applicant has successfully completed coursework pursuant to subsection (g) of this section, as appropriate.
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505528 (2) Each professional educator certificate shall be valid for five years and continued every five years thereafter.
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507530 [(2)] (3) Upon receipt of a proper application, the State Board of Education shall issue to a teacher from another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who (A) is nationally board certified by an organization deemed appropriate by the Commissioner of Education to issue such certifications, [and] (B) has taught in another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for a minimum of three years in the preceding ten years, [(i) a provisional educator certificate with the appropriate endorsement, or (ii) if such teacher has, prior to July 1, 2016, completed thirty credit hours of undergraduate or graduate coursework beyond the baccalaureate degree, and on and after July 1, 2016, completed thirty credit hours of graduate coursework] and (C) holds a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area, as determined by the State Board of Education, related to such teacher's certification endorsement area, a professional educator certificate with the appropriate endorsement, subject to the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of this section relating to denial of applications for certification. Applicants who have taught under an appropriate certificate issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three or more years shall be exempt from completing the beginning educator program based upon such teaching experience. An applicant with three or more years of teaching experience in this state at a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education in the past ten years shall be exempt from completing the beginning educator program based upon such teaching experience.
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509532 [(i) (1) For certified employees of local and regional boards of education or nonpublic schools, except as provided in this subdivision, each professional educator certificate shall be valid for five years and continued every five years thereafter upon the successful completion of professional development activities which shall consist of not less than ninety hours of continuing education, as determined by the employing local or regional board of education or the employing supervisory agent of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education in accordance with this section, or documented completion of a national board certification assessment in the appropriate endorsement area, during each successive five-year period. (A) Such continuing education completed by certified employees with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement who hold a position requiring such an endorsement shall include at least fifteen hours of training in the teaching of reading and reading readiness and assessment of reading performance, including methods of teaching language skills necessary for reading, reading comprehension skills, phonics and the structure of the English language during each five-year period. (B) Such continuing education requirement completed by certified employees with elementary, middle grades or secondary academic endorsements who hold a position requiring such an endorsement shall include at least fifteen hours of training in the use of computers in the classroom during each five-year period unless such employees are able to demonstrate technology competency, in a manner determined by their local or regional board of education, based on state-wide standards for teacher competency in the use of technology for instructional purposes adopted pursuant to section 4d-85. (C) Such continuing education completed by (i) the superintendent of schools, and (ii) employees employed in positions requiring an intermediate administrator or supervisory certificate, or the equivalent thereof, and whose administrative or supervisory duties equal at least fifty per cent of their assigned time, shall include at least fifteen hours of training in the evaluation of teachers pursuant to section 10-151b during each five-year period. (D) In the case of certified employees with a bilingual education endorsement who hold positions requiring such an endorsement (i) in an elementary school and who do not hold an endorsement in elementary education, such continuing education taken on or after July 1, 1999, shall only count toward the ninety-hour requirement if it is in language arts, reading and mathematics, and (ii) in a middle or secondary school and who do not hold an endorsement in the subject area they teach, such continuing education taken on or after July 1, 1999, shall only count toward the ninety-hour requirement if it is in such subject area or areas. On and after July 1, 2011, such continuing education shall be as determined by the local or regional board of education in full consideration of the provisions of this section and the priorities and needs related to student outcomes as determined by the State Board of Education. During each five-year period in which a professional educator certificate is valid, a holder of such certificate who has not completed the ninety hours of continuing education required pursuant to this subdivision, and who has not been employed while holding such certificate by a local or regional board of education for all or part of the five-year period, shall, upon application, be reissued such certificate for five years minus any period of time such holder was employed while holding such certificate by a local or regional board of education, provided there shall be only one such reissuance during each five-year period in which such certificate is valid. A certified employee of a local or regional board of education who is a member of the General Assembly and who has not completed the ninety hours of continuing education required pursuant to this subdivision for continuation of a certificate, upon application, shall be reissued a professional educator certificate for a period of time equal to six months for each year the employee served in the General Assembly during the previous five years. Continuing education hours completed during the previous five years shall be applied toward such ninety-hour requirement which shall be completed during the reissuance period in order for such employee to be eligible to have a certificate continued. The cost of the professional development activities required under this subsection for certified employees of local or regional boards of education shall be shared by the state and local or regional boards of education, except for those activities identified by the State Board of Education as the responsibility of the certificate holder. Each local and regional board of education shall make available, annually, at no cost to its certified employees not fewer than eighteen hours of professional development activities for continuing education credit. Such activities may be made available by a board of education directly, through a regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement with another board of education or through arrangements with any continuing education provider approved by the State Board of Education. Local and regional boards of education shall grant continuing education credit for professional development activities which the certified employees of the board of education are required to attend, professional development activities offered in accordance with the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-220a, or professional development activities which the board may approve for any individual certified employee. Each board of education shall determine the specific professional development activities to be made available with the advice and assistance of the teachers employed by such board, including representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for such teachers pursuant to section 10-153b, and on and after July 1, 2011, in full consideration of priorities and needs related to student outcomes as determined by the State Board of Education. The time and location for the provision of such activities shall be in accordance with either an agreement between the board of education and the exclusive bargaining unit pursuant to said section 10-153b or, in the absence of such agreement or to the extent such agreement does not provide for the time and location of all such activities, in accordance with a determination by the board of education.
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511534 (2) Each local and regional board of education or supervisory agent of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education shall attest to the state Department of Education, in such form and at such time as the commissioner shall prescribe, that professional development activities for which continuing education credit is granted by the board: (A) Are planned in response to identified needs, (B) are provided by qualified instructional personnel, as appropriate, (C) have the requirements for participation in the activity shared with participants before the commencement of the activity, (D) are evaluated in terms of its effectiveness and its contribution to the attainment of school or district-wide goals, and (E) are documented in accordance with procedures established by the State Board of Education. At the end of each five-year period each professional educator shall attest to the state Department of Education, in such form and at such time as the commissioner shall prescribe, that the professional educator has successfully completed ninety hours of continuing education.
512535
513536 (3) In the event that the state Department of Education notifies the local or regional board of education that the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection have not been met and that specific corrective action is necessary, the local or regional board of education shall take such corrective action immediately. The department shall not invalidate continuing education credit awarded prior to such notice.]
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515538 [(j)] (i) (1) The State Board of Education may revoke any certificate, authorization or permit issued pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, as amended by this act, for any of the following reasons: (A) The holder of the certificate, authorization or permit obtained such certificate, authorization or permit through fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact; (B) the holder has persistently neglected to perform the duties for which the certificate, authorization or permit was granted; (C) the holder is professionally unfit to perform the duties for which the certificate, authorization or permit was granted; (D) the holder is convicted in a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any other crime of such nature that in the opinion of the board continued holding of a certificate, authorization or permit by the person would impair the standing of certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the board; or (E) other due and sufficient cause. The State Board of Education shall revoke any certificate, authorization or permit issued pursuant to said sections if the holder is found to have intentionally disclosed specific questions or answers to students or otherwise improperly breached the security of any administration of a state-wide examination pursuant to section 10-14n. In any revocation proceeding pursuant to this section, the State Board of Education shall have the burden of establishing the reason for such revocation by a preponderance of the evidence. Revocation shall be in accordance with procedures established by the State Board of Education pursuant to chapter 54.
516539
517540 (2) When the Commissioner of Education is notified, pursuant to section 10-149a or 17a-101i, as amended by this act, that a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, has been convicted of (A) a capital felony, pursuant to section 53a-54b, (B) arson murder, pursuant to section 53a-54d, (C) a class A felony, (D) a class B felony, except a violation of section 53a-122, 53a-252 or 53a-291, (E) a crime involving an act of child abuse or neglect as described in section 46b-120, or (F) a violation of section 53-21, 53-37a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-71, 53a-72a, 53a-72b, 53a-73a, 53a-88, 53a-90a, 53a-99, 53a-103a, 53a-181c, 53a-191, 53a-196, 53a-196c, 53a-216, 53a-217b or 21a-278 or subsection (a) of section 21a-277, any certificate, permit or authorization issued by the State Board of Education and held by such person shall be deemed revoked and the commissioner shall notify such person of such revocation, provided such person may request reconsideration pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. As part of such reconsideration process, the board shall make the initial determination as to whether to uphold or overturn the revocation. The commissioner shall make the final determination as to whether to uphold or overturn the revocation.
518541
519542 (3) The State Board of Education may deny an application for a certificate, authorization or permit for any of the following reasons: (A) The applicant seeks to obtain a certificate, authorization or permit through fraud or misrepresentation of a material fact; (B) the applicant has been convicted in a court of law of a crime involving moral turpitude or of any other crime of such nature that in the opinion of the board issuance of a certificate, authorization or permit would impair the standing of certificates, authorizations or permits issued by the board; or (C) other due and sufficient cause. Any applicant denied a certificate, authorization or permit shall be notified in writing of the reasons for denial. Any applicant denied a certificate, authorization or permit may request a review of such denial by the State Board of Education.
520543
521544 (4) A person whose certificate, permit or authorization has been revoked may not be employed in a public school during the period of revocation.
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523546 (5) Any local or regional board of education or private special education facility approved by the commissioner shall report to the commissioner when an employee, who holds a certificate, permit or authorization, is dismissed pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of section 10-151.
524547
525548 [(k)] (j) Not later than thirty days after receipt of notification, any initial educator certificate holder who is not granted a provisional educator certificate, or any provisional educator certificate holder who is not granted a professional educator certificate, or any professional educator certificate holder who is not granted a continuation, under the provisions of sections 10-145a to 10-145d, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 10-146b, may appeal to the State Board of Education for reconsideration. Said board shall review the records of the appropriate certification period, and, if a hearing is requested in writing, hold such hearing not later than sixty days after such request and render a written decision not later than thirty days after the conclusion of such hearing. Any teacher aggrieved by the decision of said board may appeal from such decision in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 and such appeal shall be privileged with respect to assignment of such appeal.
526549
527550 [(l)] (k) For the purposes of this section "supervisory agent" means the superintendent of schools or the principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such superintendent to provide direct supervision to a provisional certificate holder.
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529552 [(m)] (l) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the issuance of any certificate in accordance with this section and section 10-145d, as amended by this act, there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of the applicant a nonreturnable fee of two hundred dollars in the case of an applicant for an initial educator certificate, two hundred fifty dollars in the case of an applicant for a provisional educator certificate and three hundred seventy-five dollars in the case of an applicant for a professional educator certificate, except that applicants for certificates for teaching adult education programs mandated under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 shall pay a fee of one hundred dollars; persons eligible for a certificate or endorsement for which the fee is less than that applied for shall receive an appropriate refund; persons not eligible for any certificate shall receive a refund of the application fee minus fifty dollars; and persons holding standard or permanent certificates on July 1, 1989, who apply for professional certificates to replace the standard or permanent certificates, shall not be required to pay such a fee. Upon application to the State Board of Education for the issuance of a subject area endorsement there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of such applicant a nonreturnable fee of one hundred dollars. With each request for a duplicate copy of any such certificate or endorsement there shall be paid to the board a nonreturnable fee of fifty dollars.
530553
531554 Sec. 37. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) The State Board of Education shall award, upon receipt of a proper application, a distinguished educator designation to any person who (1) has successfully completed not less than five years of teaching in a public school or private special education facility approved by the State Board of Education, (2) holds a professional educator certificate, pursuant to section 10-145b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, (3) has additional, advanced education beyond a master's degree from a degree or non-degree granting institution in areas to include, but not be limited to, mentorship or coaching of teachers, and (4) meets the performance requirements established by the Department of Education with consideration to the demonstration of distinguished practice as validated by the department or an entity approved by the department.
532555
533556 (b) Such designation shall be renewed every five years after issuance upon the demonstration that such person meets performance requirements established by the department with consideration to the demonstration of distinguished practice as validated by the department or an entity approved by the department.
534557
535558 (c) Upon application to the State Board of Education for the designation as a distinguished educator there shall be paid to the board by or on behalf of the applicant a nonreturnable fee of two hundred dollars. With each request for a duplicate copy of such designation there shall be paid to the board a nonreturnable fee of fifty dollars. The Commissioner of Education may, upon request by the applicant, waive any fee required under this subsection if the commissioner determines that the applicant is unable to pay such fee due to extenuating circumstances.
536559
537560 Sec. 38. Subsection (f) of section 10-145o of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
538561
539562 (f) Local and regional boards of education, in cooperation with the Department of Education, institutions of higher education and regional educational service centers, shall recruit mentors for their teacher education and mentoring program. Those persons eligible to serve as mentors for such programs shall hold a provisional educator certificate or a professional educator certificate or a distinguished educator designation, pursuant to section 37 of this act, and have at least three years teaching experience in Connecticut, including at least one year of experience in the district in which they are presently employed. Retired certified teachers may also serve as mentors, provided they successfully complete a mentor training program offered by a regional educational service center. Each mentor shall be assigned two beginning teachers, except that in certain circumstances, a mentor may be assigned three beginning teachers. Such assignment shall be reflected in each district's three-year plan. Each mentor shall provide fifty contact hours to each beginning teacher during the program, with the expectation of approximately ten contact hours per module. Mentors shall receive a minimum of a five-hundred-dollar annual stipend for each beginning teacher assigned to such mentor from the local or regional board of education for participation in the teacher education and mentoring program. Such stipend shall be included in a person's total earnings for purposes of retirement.
540563
541564 Sec. 39. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year thereafter, each certified employee shall participate in a program of professional development. Each local and regional board of education shall make available, annually, at no cost to its certified employees, a program of professional development that is not fewer than eighteen hours in length, of which a preponderance is in a small group or individual instructional setting. Such program of professional development shall (1) be a comprehensive, sustained and intensive approach to improving teacher and administrator effectiveness in increasing student knowledge achievement, (2) focus on refining and improving various effective teaching methods that are shared between and among educators, (3) foster collective responsibility for improved student performance, and (4) be comprised of professional learning that (A) is aligned with rigorous state student academic achievement standards, (B) is conducted among educators at the school and facilitated by principals, coaches, mentors, distinguished educators, as described in section 37 of this act, or other appropriate teachers, (C) occurs frequently on an individual basis or among groups of teachers in a job-embedded process of continuous improvement, and (D) includes a repository of best practices for teaching methods developed by educators within each school that is continuously available to such educators for comment and updating. Each program of professional development shall include professional development activities in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
542565
543566 (b) Local and regional boards of education shall offer professional development activities to certified employees as part of the plan developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-220a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or for any individual certified employee. Such professional development activities may be made available by a board of education directly, through a regional educational service center or cooperative arrangement with another board of education or through arrangements with any professional development provider approved by the Commissioner of Education. Such professional development activities shall (1) improve the integration of reading instruction, literacy and numeracy enhancement, and cultural awareness into instructional practice, (2) include strategies to improve English language learner instruction into instructional practice, (3) be determined by each board of education with the advice and assistance of the teachers employed by such board, including representatives of the exclusive bargaining unit for such teachers pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes, and on and after July 1, 2012, in full consideration of priorities and needs related to student outcomes as determined by the State Board of Education, and (4) use the results and findings of teacher and administrator performance evaluations, conducted pursuant to section 10-151b of the general statutes, to improve teacher and administrator practice and provide professional growth. Professional development completed by superintendents of schools and administrators, as defined in section 10-144e of the general statutes, shall include at least fifteen hours of training in the evaluation and support of teachers under the teacher and administrator evaluation and support program, pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, during each five-year period. The time and location for the provision of such activities shall be in accordance with either an agreement between the board of education and the exclusive bargaining unit pursuant to section 10-153b of the general statutes or, in the absence of such agreement or to the extent such agreement does not provide for the time and location of all such activities, in accordance with a determination by the board of education.
544567
545568 (c) Each local and regional board of education or supervisory agent of a nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education shall attest to the Department of Education, in such form and at such time as the commissioner shall prescribe, that professional development activities under this section: (1) Are planned in response to identified needs, (2) are provided by qualified instructional personnel, as appropriate, (3) have the requirements for participation in the activity shared with participants before the commencement of the activity, (4) are evaluated in terms of its effectiveness and its contribution to the attainment of school or district-wide goals, and (5) are documented in accordance with procedures established by the State Board of Education. In the event that the Department of Education notifies the local or regional board of education that the provisions of this subsection have not been met and that specific corrective action is necessary, the local or regional board of education shall take such corrective action immediately.
546569
547570 (d) The Department of Education shall conduct audits of the professional development programs provided by local and regional boards of education. If the State Board of Education determines, based on such audit, that a local or regional board of education is not in compliance with any provision of this section, the State Board of Education may require the local or regional board of education to forfeit of the total sum which is paid to such board of education from the State Treasury an amount determined by the State Board of Education. The amount so forfeited shall be withheld from a grant payment, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which noncompliance is determined. The State Board of Education may waive such forfeiture if the State Board of Education determines that the failure of the local or regional board of education to comply with the provisions of this section was due to circumstances beyond its control.
548571
549572 Sec. 40. Subdivision (7) of section 10-144o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
550573
551574 (7) "Professional educator certificate" means a license to teach issued on or after July 1, 1989, initially to a person who has successfully completed not less than three school years of teaching in a public school or nonpublic school approved by the State Board of Education while holding a provisional educator or provisional teaching certificate and prior to July 1, 2016, has successfully completed not fewer than thirty semester hours of credit beyond a bachelor's degree, and on and after July 1, 2016, holds a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area, as determined by the State Board of Education, related to such person's certification endorsement area. Said certificate shall be continued every five years after issuance; [upon the successful completion of continuing education, in accordance with subsection (i) of section 10-145b, during each successive five-year period. The successful completion of continuing education units shall only be required for certified employees of local and regional boards of education;]
552575
553576 Sec. 41. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-16p of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
554577
555578 (b) (1) The Department of Education shall be the lead agency for school readiness. For purposes of this section and section 10-16u, school readiness program providers eligible for funding from the Department of Education shall include local and regional boards of education, regional educational service centers, family resource centers and providers of child day care centers, as defined in section 19a-77, Head Start programs, preschool programs and other programs that meet such standards established by the Commissioner of Education. The department shall establish standards for school readiness programs. The standards may include, but need not be limited to, guidelines for staff-child interactions, curriculum content, including preliteracy development, lesson plans, parent involvement, staff qualifications and training, transition to school and administration. The department shall develop age-appropriate developmental skills and goals for children attending such programs. The commissioner, in consultation with the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Commissioner of Social Services and other appropriate entities, shall develop a [continuing education training] professional development program for the staff of school readiness programs.
556579
557580 Sec. 42. Subsection (a) of section 10-145a of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
558581
559582 (a) The State Board of Education may, in accordance with section 10-19 and such regulations and qualifications as it prescribes, issue certificates of qualification to teach, to administer, to supervise or to serve in other positions requiring certification pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in any public school in the state and may revoke the same. Any such regulations shall provide that the qualifications to maintain any administrator, supervisor or special service certificate shall incorporate the [continuing education] professional development provisions of [subsection (i) of section 10-145b] section 62 of this act. The certificates of qualification issued under this section shall be accepted by boards of education in lieu of any other certificate, provided additional qualifications may be required by a board of education, in which case the state certificate shall be accepted for such subjects as it includes.
560583
561584 Sec. 43. Subsection (d) of section 10-220a of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
562585
563586 (d) The Department of Education may fund, within available appropriations, in cooperation with one or more regional educational service centers: (1) A cooperating teacher program to train Connecticut public school teachers, certified teachers at private special education facilities approved by the Commissioner of Education, certified teachers at nonpublic schools approved by the commissioner and certified teachers at other facilities designated by the commissioner, who participate in the supervision, training and evaluation of student teachers, provided such certified teachers at nonpublic schools pay for the cost of participation in such cooperating teacher program and provided further that enrollment in such program shall first be made available to public school teachers; and (2) institutes to provide [continuing education] professional development for Connecticut public school educators and cooperating teachers, including institutes to provide [continuing education] professional development for Connecticut public school educators offered in cooperation with the Connecticut Humanities Council. Funds available under this subsection shall be paid directly to school districts for the provision of substitute teachers when cooperating teachers are released from regular classroom responsibilities and for the provision of professional development activities for cooperating and student teachers, except that such funds shall not be paid to nonpublic schools for such professional development activities. The cooperating teacher program shall operate in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with chapter 54, except in cases of placement in other countries pursuant to written cooperative agreements between Connecticut institutions of higher education and institutions of higher education in other countries. A Connecticut institution may enter such an agreement only if the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents for Higher Education have jointly approved the institution's teacher preparation program to enter into such agreements. Student teachers shall be placed with trained cooperating teachers. Cooperating teachers who are Connecticut public school teachers shall be selected by local and regional boards of education. Cooperating teachers at such private special education facilities, nonpublic schools and other designated facilities shall be selected by the authority responsible for the operation of such facilities. If a board of education is unable to identify a sufficient number of individuals to serve in such positions, the commissioner may select qualified persons who are not employed by the board of education to serve in such positions. Such regulations shall require primary consideration of teachers' classroom experience and recognized success as educators. The provisions of sections 10-153a to 10-153n, inclusive, shall not be applicable to the selection, placement and compensation of persons participating in the cooperating teacher program pursuant to the provisions of this section and to the hours and duties of such persons. The State Board of Education shall protect and save harmless, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-235, any cooperating teacher while serving in such capacity.
564587
565588 Sec. 44. Subsection (a) of section 10-4q of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
566589
567590 (a) The State Board of Education shall establish a State Education Resource Center to assist the board in the provision of programs and activities that will promote educational equity and excellence. Such activities, to be provided by the State Education Resource Center or a regional educational service center, may include training and [continuing education] professional development seminars, publication of technical materials, research and evaluation, and other related activities. The center may support programs and activities concerning early childhood education, the federal No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, and closing the academic achievement gap between socio-economic subgroups, and other related programs.
568591
569592 Sec. 45. Subsection (c) of section 10-149b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
570593
571594 (c) The State Board of Education may revoke the coaching permit, in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act, of any coach found to be in violation of this section.
572595
573596 Sec. 46. Subsection (b) of section 10-149c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
574597
575598 (b) The State Board of Education may revoke the coaching permit, in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act, of any coach found to be in violation of this section.
576599
577600 Sec. 47. Subsections (e) to (g), inclusive, of section 10-221d of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
578601
579602 (e) The State Board of Education shall submit, periodically, a database of applicants for an initial issuance of certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, to the State Police Bureau of Identification. The State Police Bureau of Identification shall conduct a state criminal history records check against such database and notify the State Board of Education of any such applicant who has a criminal conviction. The State Board of Education shall not issue a certificate, authorization or permit until it receives and evaluates the results of such check and may deny an application in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act.
580603
581604 (f) The State Board of Education shall submit, periodically, a database of all persons who hold certificates, authorizations or permits to the State Police Bureau of Identification. The State Police Bureau of Identification shall conduct a state criminal history records check against such database and shall notify the State Board of Education of any such person who has a criminal conviction. The State Board of Education may revoke the certificate, authorization or permit of such person in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act.
582605
583606 (g) The State Board of Education shall require each applicant seeking an initial issuance or renewal of a certificate, authorization or permit pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, to submit to a records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k. If notification is received that the applicant is listed as a perpetrator of abuse or neglect on the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry, the board shall deny an application for the certificate, authorization or permit in accordance with the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act, or may revoke the certificate, authorization or permit in accordance with the provisions of said subsection [(j)] (i).
584607
585608 Sec. 48. Subsection (a) of section 17a-101i 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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587610 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, after an investigation has been completed and the Commissioner of Children and Families, based upon the results of the investigation, (1) has reasonable cause to believe that a child has been abused or neglected by a school employee, as defined in section 53a-65, who has been entrusted with the care of a child and who holds a certificate, permit or authorization issued by the State Board of Education, or (2) has recommended that such employee be placed on the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k, the commissioner shall, not later than five working days after such finding, notify the employing superintendent and the Commissioner of Education of such finding and shall provide records, whether or not created by the department, concerning such investigation to the superintendent and the Commissioner of Education. The superintendent shall suspend such school employee. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall provide such notice whether or not the child was a student in the employing school or school district. Such suspension shall be with pay and shall not result in the diminution or termination of benefits to such employee. Not later than seventy-two hours after such suspension the superintendent shall notify the local or regional board of education and the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's representative, of the reasons for and conditions of the suspension. The superintendent shall disclose such records to the Commissioner of Education and the local or regional board of education or its attorney for purposes of review of employment status or the status of such employee's certificate, permit or authorization. The suspension of a school employee employed in a position requiring a certificate shall remain in effect until the board of education acts pursuant to the provisions of section 10-151. If the contract of employment of such certified school employee is terminated, or such certified school employee resigns such employment, the superintendent shall notify the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's representative, within seventy-two hours after such termination or resignation. Upon receipt of such notice from the superintendent, the Commissioner of Education may commence certification revocation proceedings pursuant to the provisions of subsection [(j)] (i) of section 10-145b, as amended by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1-210 and 1-211, information received by the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's representative, pursuant to this section shall be confidential subject to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education under section 10-145g.
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589612 Sec. 49. Subsection (d) of section 20-195u of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
590613
591614 (d) A person licensed pursuant to this chapter who holds a professional educator certificate that is endorsed for school social work and issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, may satisfy the continuing education requirements contained in this section by successfully completing professional development activities pursuant to [subdivision (1) of subsection (l) of section 10-145b] section 39 of this act, provided the number of continuing education hours completed by such person is equal to the number of hours per registration period required by this section.
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593616 Sec. 50. Subsection (a) of section 10-145d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
594617
595618 (a) The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 10-144o, 10-145a to 10-145d, inclusive, as amended by this act, 10-145f and 10-146b. Such regulations shall provide for (1) the establishment of an appeal panel to review any decision to deny the issuance of a certificate authorized under [said] section 10-145b, as amended by this act; (2) the establishment of requirements for subject area endorsements; (3) the extension of the time to complete requirements for certificates under [said] section 10-145b, as amended by this act; (4) the establishment of requirements for administrator and supervisor certificates; (5) the composition of, and the procedures to be utilized by, the assessment teams in implementing the beginning educator program; (6) procedures and criteria for issuing certificates to persons whose certificates have lapsed or persons with non-public-school or out-of-state teaching experience; (7) the criteria for defining a major course of study; (8) a requirement that on and after July 1, 1993, in order to be eligible to obtain an initial educator certificate with an elementary endorsement, each person be required to complete a survey course in United States history comprised of not fewer than three semester hours; and (9) a requirement that on and after July 1, 2004, in order to be eligible to obtain an initial educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement, each person be required to complete a comprehensive reading instruction course comprised of not less than six semester hours. Such regulations may provide for exceptions to accommodate specific certification endorsement areas.
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597620 Sec. 51. Section 10-151b of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
598621
599622 (a) The superintendent of each local or regional board of education shall [continuously] annually evaluate or cause to be evaluated each teacher, in accordance with guidelines established by the State Board of Education, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and such other guidelines as may be established by mutual agreement between the local or regional board of education and the teachers' representative chosen pursuant to section 10-153b, and may conduct additional formative evaluations toward producing an annual summative evaluation. An evaluation pursuant to this subsection shall include, but need not be limited to, strengths, areas needing improvement, strategies for improvement and multiple indicators of student academic growth. Claims of failure to follow the established procedures of such evaluation and support programs shall be subject to the grievance procedure in collective bargaining agreements negotiated subsequent to July 1, 2004. In the event that a teacher does not receive a summative evaluation during the school year, such teacher shall receive a "not rated" designation for such school year. The superintendent shall report the status of teacher evaluations to the local or regional board of education on or before June first of each year. For purposes of this section, the term "teacher" shall include each professional employee of a board of education, below the rank of superintendent, who holds a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of Education.
600623
601624 (b) [Each] (1) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, each local and regional board of education shall develop and implement teacher evaluation programs consistent with guidelines [established] adopted by the State Board of Education, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and consistent with the plan developed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10-220a.
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603626 (2) Not later than June thirtieth of each year, each superintendent shall report to the Commissioner of Education the status of the implementation of teacher evaluations, including the frequency of evaluations, aggregate evaluation ratings, the number of teachers who have not been evaluated and other requirements as determined by the Department of Education.
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605628 (c) On or before July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall adopt, in consultation with the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council established pursuant to section 10-151d, guidelines for a model teacher evaluation and support program. Such guidelines shall [provide guidance on] include, but not be limited to, (1) the use of four performance evaluations designators: Exemplary, proficient, developing and below standard; (2) the use of multiple indicators of student academic growth and development in teacher evaluations; [. Such guidelines shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Methods] (3) methods for assessing student academic growth and development; [(2)] (4) a consideration of control factors tracked by the state-wide public school information system, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-10a, that may influence teacher performance ratings, including, but not limited to, student characteristics, student attendance and student mobility; [and (3)] (5) minimum requirements for teacher evaluation instruments and procedures, including scoring systems to determine exemplary, proficient, developing and below standard ratings; (6) the development and implementation of periodic training programs regarding the teacher evaluation and support program to be offered by the local or regional board of education or regional educational service center for the school district to teachers who are employed by such local or regional board of education and whose performance is being evaluated and to administrators who are employed by such local or regional board of education and who are conducting performance evaluations; (7) the provision of professional development services based on the individual or group of individuals' needs that are identified through the evaluation process; (8) the creation of individual teacher improvement and remediation plans for teachers whose performance is developing or below standard, designed in consultation with such teacher and his or her exclusive bargaining representative for certified teachers chosen pursuant to section 10-153b, and that (A) identify resources, support and other strategies to be provided by the local or regional board of education to address documented deficiencies, (B) indicate a timeline for implementing such resources, support, and other strategies, in the course of the same school year as the plan is issued, and (C) include indicators of success including a summative rating of proficient or better immediately at the conclusion of the improvement and remediation plan; (9) opportunities for career development and professional growth; and (10) a validation procedure to audit evaluation ratings of exemplary or below standard by the department, or a third-party entity approved by the department, to validate such exemplary or below standard evaluation ratings. The State Board of Education, following the completion of the teacher evaluation and support pilot program, pursuant to section 52 of this act, and the submission of the study of such pilot program, pursuant to section 53 of this act, shall validate the guidelines adopted under this subsection.
606629
607630 (d) The State Board of Education may waive the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section for any local or regional board of education that has developed a teacher evaluation program prior to the validation of the model teacher evaluation and support program guidelines described in subsection (c) of this section and that the State Board of Education determines is in substantial compliance with such model teacher evaluation and support program guidelines.
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609632 Sec. 52. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Education shall administer a teacher evaluation and support pilot program. Not later than June 1, 2012, the commissioner shall select, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, at least eight school districts, but not more than ten school districts to participate in a teacher evaluation and support program based on the guidelines adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. For purposes of this section, the term "teacher" shall include each professional employee of a board of education, below the rank of superintendent, who holds a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of Education.
610633
611634 (b) The teacher evaluation and support pilot program described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall (1) assess and evaluate the implementation of a teacher evaluation and support program developed by a local or regional board of education pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, that is in compliance with the guidelines for a teacher evaluation and support program adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, (2) identify district needs for technical assistance and support in implementing such teacher evaluation and support program, (3) provide training to administrators in how to conduct performance evaluations under the teacher evaluation and support program, (4) provide training to teachers being evaluated under the teacher evaluation and support program, (5) include a validation process for performance evaluations to be conducted by the Department of Education, or the department's designee, and (6) provide funding for the administration of the teacher evaluation and support program developed by the local or regional board of education.
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613636 (c) On or before May 25, 2012, a local or regional board of education may apply, on a form provided and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, to participate in the teacher evaluation and support pilot program.
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615638 (d) The commissioner shall select a diverse group of rural, suburban and urban school districts with varying levels of student academic performance to participate in the teacher evaluation and support pilot program. If the commissioner does not receive an adequate amount of applications for participation in the teacher evaluation and support pilot program, the commissioner shall select school districts for participation in such teacher evaluation and support pilot program to satisfy the representation requirements under this subsection.
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617640 Sec. 53. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Neag School of Education at The University of Connecticut shall study the implementation of the teacher evaluation and support pilot program described in section 52 of this act. Such study shall (1) analyze and evaluate the implementation of the teacher evaluation and support program adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for each local or regional board of education participating in the teacher evaluation and support pilot program, (2) compare such teacher evaluation and support program adopted by each local or regional board of education pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to the teacher evaluation and support program guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (c) of said section 10-151b, and (3) compare and evaluate the use of student performance data on the state-wide mastery examination, pursuant to section 10-14n of the general statutes, and the use of student performance data on progress monitoring tests approved by the State Board of Education as an indicator of and method for student academic growth and development.
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619642 (b) Upon completion of such study, but not later than January 1, 2014, the Neag School of Education at The University of Connecticut shall (1) submit to the State Board of Education such study and any recommendation concerning validation of the teacher evaluation and support program guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and (2) submit such study 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 of the general statutes.
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621644 Sec. 54. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) Prior to the implementation of the teacher evaluation and support program developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, but not later than July 1, 2014, each local and regional board of education shall conduct training programs for all evaluators and orientation for all teachers employed by such board relating to the provisions of such teacher evaluation and support program developed by such board of education. Such training shall provide instruction to evaluators in how to conduct proper performance evaluations prior to conducting an evaluation under the teacher evaluation and support program. Such orientation shall be completed by each teacher before a teacher receives an evaluation under the teacher evaluation and support program. For purposes of this section, the term "teacher" shall include each professional employee of a board of education, below the rank of superintendent, who holds a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of Education.
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623646 Sec. 55. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) On July 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall randomly select, within available appropriations, at least ten teacher evaluation and support programs developed pursuant to section 10-151b of the general statutes, as amended by this act, to be subject to a comprehensive audit conducted by the Department of Education. The department shall submit the results of such audits 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 of the general statutes.
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625648 Sec. 56. Subsection (a) of section 10-220a 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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627650 (a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide an in-service training program for its teachers, administrators and pupil personnel who hold the initial educator, provisional educator or professional educator certificate. Such program shall provide such teachers, administrators and pupil personnel with information on (1) the nature and the relationship of drugs, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 21a-240, and alcohol to health and personality development, and procedures for discouraging their abuse, (2) health and mental health risk reduction education which includes, but need not be limited to, the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV-infection and AIDS, as defined in section 19a-581, violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence, child abuse and youth suicide, (3) the growth and development of exceptional children, including handicapped and gifted and talented children and children who may require special education, including, but not limited to, children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or learning disabilities, and methods for identifying, planning for and working effectively with special needs children in a regular classroom, (4) school violence prevention, conflict resolution, the prevention of and response to youth suicide and the identification and prevention of and response to bullying, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10-222d, except that those boards of education that implement any evidence-based model approach that is approved by the Department of Education and is consistent with subsection (d) of section 10-145a, subsection (a) of section 10-220a, as amended by this act, sections 10-222d, 10-222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of and response to bullying, (5) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency life saving procedures, (6) computer and other information technology as applied to student learning and classroom instruction, communications and data management, (7) the teaching of the language arts, reading and reading readiness for teachers in grades kindergarten to three, inclusive, (8) second language acquisition in districts required to provide a program of bilingual education pursuant to section 10-17f, [and] (9) the requirements and obligations of a mandated reporter. Each local and regional board of education may allow any paraprofessional or noncertified employee to participate, on a voluntary basis, in any in-service training program provided pursuant to this section, and (10) the teacher evaluation and support program developed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-151b, as amended by this act. The State Board of Education, within available appropriations and utilizing available materials, shall assist and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (A) Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (B) the historical events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (C) African-American history; (D) Puerto Rican history; (E) Native American history; (F) personal financial management; (G) domestic violence and teen dating violence; and (H) topics approved by the state board upon the request of local or regional boards of education as part of in-service training programs pursuant to this subsection.
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629652 Sec. 57. Section 10-151 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
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631654 (a) For the purposes of this section:
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633656 (1) "Board of education" means a local or regional board of education, a cooperative arrangement committee established pursuant to section 10-158a, or the board of trustees of an incorporated or endowed high school or academy approved pursuant to section 10-34, which is located in this state;
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635658 (2) "Teacher" includes each certified professional employee below the rank of superintendent employed by a board of education for at least ninety calendar days in a position requiring a certificate issued by the State Board of Education;
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637660 (3) "Continuous employment" means that time during which the teacher is employed without any break in employment as a teacher for the same board of education;
638661
639662 (4) "Full-time employment" means a teacher's employment in a position at a salary rate of fifty per cent or more of the salary rate of such teacher in such position if such position were full-time;
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641664 (5) "Part-time employment" means a teacher's employment in a position at a salary rate of less than fifty per cent of the salary rate of such teacher in such position, if such position were full-time;
642665
643666 (6) "Tenure" means:
644667
645668 (A) The completion of [thirty] forty school months of full-time continuous employment for the same board of education, [for teachers initially hired prior to July 1, 1996; and forty such school months for teachers initially hired on or after said date] provided the superintendent offers the teacher a contract to return for the following school year on the basis of effective practice as informed by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act. For purposes of calculating continuous employment towards tenure, the following shall apply: (i) For a teacher who has not attained tenure, two school months of part-time continuous employment by such teacher shall equal one school month of full-time continuous employment except, for a teacher employed in a part-time position at a salary rate of less than twenty-five per cent of the salary rate of a teacher in such position, if such position were full-time, three school months of part-time continuous employment shall equal one school month of full-time continuous employment; (ii) a teacher who has not attained tenure shall not count layoff time towards tenure, except that if such teacher is reemployed by the same board of education within five calendar years of the layoff, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment immediately prior to the layoff towards tenure; (iii) a teacher who has not attained tenure shall not count authorized leave time towards tenure if such time exceeds ninety student school days in any one school year, provided only the student school days worked that year by such teacher shall count towards tenure and shall be computed on the basis of eighteen student school days or the greater fraction thereof equaling one school month; and (iv) for a teacher who has not attained tenure and who is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment with such board immediately prior to such cooperative arrangement towards tenure.
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647670 (B) For a teacher who has attained tenure prior to layoff, tenure shall resume if such teacher is reemployed by the same board of education within five calendar years of the layoff.
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649672 (C) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (D) and (E) of this subdivision, any teacher who has attained tenure with any one board of education and whose employment with such board ends for any reason and who is reemployed by such board or is subsequently employed by any other board, shall attain tenure after completion of twenty school months of continuous employment, provided the superintendent offers the teacher a contract to return for the following school year on the basis of effective practice as informed by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act. The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply if, (i) prior to completion of the twentieth school month following commencement of employment by such board such teacher has been notified in writing that his or her contract will not be renewed for the following school year, or (ii) for a period of five or more calendar years immediately prior to such subsequent employment, such teacher has not been employed by any board of education.
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651674 (D) Any certified teacher or administrator employed by a local or regional board of education for a school district identified as a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p may attain tenure after ten months of employment in such priority school district, if such certified teacher or administrator previously attained tenure with another local or regional board of education in this state or another state.
652675
653676 (E) For a teacher who has attained tenure and is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, such teacher shall not experience a break in continuous employment for purposes of tenure as a result of such cooperative arrangement.
654677
655678 (7) "School month" means any calendar month other than July or August in which a teacher is employed as a teacher at least one-half of the student school days.
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657680 (b) Any board of education may authorize the superintendent to employ teachers. Any superintendent not authorized to employ teachers shall submit to the board of education nominations for teachers for each of the schools in the town or towns in such superintendent's jurisdiction and, from the persons so nominated, teachers may be employed. Such board shall accept or reject such nominations [within] not later than thirty-five calendar days from their submission. Any such board of education may request the superintendent to submit multiple nominations of qualified candidates, if more than one candidate is available for nomination, for any supervisory or administrative position, in which case the superintendent shall submit such a list and may place the candidates on such list in the order in which such superintendent recommends such candidates. If such board rejects such nominations, the superintendent shall submit to such board other nominations and such board may employ teachers from the persons so nominated and shall accept or reject such nominations [within] not later than one month from their submission. Whenever a superintendent offers a teacher who has not attained tenure a contract to return for another year of employment, such offer shall be based on records of evaluations pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-151b, as amended by this act. The contract of employment of a teacher shall be in writing.
658681
659682 (c) The contract of employment of a teacher who has not attained tenure may be terminated at any time for any of the reasons enumerated in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (d) of this section; otherwise the contract of such teacher shall be continued into the next school year unless such teacher receives written notice by May first in one school year that such contract will not be renewed for the following year. Upon the teacher's written request, not later than three calendar days after such teacher receives such notice of nonrenewal or termination, a notice of nonrenewal or termination shall be supplemented [within seven] not later than four calendar days after receipt of the request by a statement of the reason or reasons for such nonrenewal or termination. Such teacher, upon written request filed with the board of education [within twenty] not later than ten calendar days after the receipt of notice of termination, or nonrenewal shall be entitled to a hearing, except as provided in this subsection, (1) before the board, or (2) if indicated in such request and if designated by the board, before an impartial hearing [panel established and conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, or (3) if the parties mutually agree before a single impartial hearing] officer chosen by the teacher and the superintendent in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of this section. Such hearing shall commence [within] not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of such request unless the parties mutually agree to an extension not to exceed fifteen calendar days. The impartial hearing [panel or] officer or a subcommittee of the board of education, if the board of education designates a subcommittee of three or more board members to conduct hearings, shall submit written findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition. The teacher shall have the right to appear with counsel of the teacher's choice at the hearing. A teacher who has not attained tenure shall not be entitled to a hearing concerning nonrenewal if the reason for such nonrenewal is either elimination of position or loss of position to another teacher. The board of education shall rescind a nonrenewal decision only if the board finds such decision to be arbitrary and capricious. Any such teacher whose contract is terminated for the reasons enumerated in subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (d) of this section shall have the right to appeal in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section.
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661684 (d) The contract of employment of a teacher who has attained tenure shall be continued from school year to school year, except that it may be terminated at any time for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Inefficiency, [or] incompetence or ineffectiveness, provided, if a teacher is notified on or after July 1, [2000] 2014, that termination is under consideration due to incompetence or ineffectiveness, the determination of incompetence or ineffectiveness is based on evaluation of the teacher using teacher evaluation guidelines established pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act; (2) insubordination against reasonable rules of the board of education; (3) moral misconduct; (4) disability, as shown by competent medical evidence; (5) elimination of the position to which the teacher was appointed or loss of a position to another teacher, if no other position exists to which such teacher may be appointed if qualified, provided such teacher, if qualified, shall be appointed to a position held by a teacher who has not attained tenure, and provided further that determination of the individual contract or contracts of employment to be terminated shall be made in accordance with either (A) a provision for a layoff procedure agreed upon by the board of education and the exclusive employees' representative organization, or (B) in the absence of such agreement, a written policy of the board of education; or (6) other due and sufficient cause. Nothing in this section or in any other section of the general statutes or of any special act shall preclude a board of education from making an agreement with an exclusive bargaining representative which contains a recall provision. Prior to terminating a contract, the superintendent shall give the teacher concerned a written notice that termination of such teacher's contract is under consideration and [, upon written request filed by such teacher with the superintendent, within seven days after receipt of such notice, shall within the next succeeding seven days] give such teacher a statement [in writing] of the reasons [therefor. Within twenty] for such consideration of termination. Not later than ten calendar days after receipt of written notice by the superintendent that contract termination is under consideration, such teacher may file with the local or regional board of education a written request for a hearing. A board of education may designate a subcommittee of three or more board members to conduct hearings and submit written findings and recommendations to the board for final disposition in the case of teachers whose contracts are terminated. Such hearing shall commence [within] not later than fifteen calendar days after receipt of such request, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension, not to exceed fifteen calendar days (A) before the board of education or a subcommittee of the board, or (B) if indicated in such request or if designated by the board before an impartial hearing [panel, or (C) if the parties mutually agree, before a single impartial hearing] officer chosen by the teacher and the superintendent. If the parties are unable to agree upon the choice of a hearing officer [within] not later than five calendar days after [their] the decision to use a hearing officer, the hearing [shall be held before the board or panel, as the case may be. The impartial hearing panel shall consist of three members appointed as follows: The superintendent shall appoint one panel member, the teacher shall appoint one panel member, and those two panel members shall choose a third, who shall serve as chairperson. If the two panel members are unable to agree upon the choice of a third panel member within five days after the decision to use a hearing panel, the third panel member] officer shall be selected with the assistance of the American Arbitration Association using its expedited selection process and in accordance with its rules for selection of a neutral arbitrator in grievance arbitration. If the [third panel member] hearing officer is not selected with the assistance of such association [within] after five days, the hearing shall be held before the board of education or a subcommittee of the board. [Within seventy-five] When the reason for termination is incompetence or ineffectiveness, the hearing shall (i) address the question of whether the performance evaluation ratings of the teacher were determined in good faith in accordance with the program developed by the local or regional board of education pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act, and were reasonable in light of the evidence presented, and (ii) be limited to twelve total hours of evidence and testimony, with each side allowed not more than six hours to present evidence and testimony except the board, subcommittee of the board or impartial hearing officer may extend the time period for evidence and testimony at the hearing when good cause is shown. Not later than forty-five calendar days after receipt of the request for a hearing, the [impartial hearing panel,] subcommittee of the board or hearing officer, unless the parties mutually agree to an extension not to exceed fifteen calendar days, shall submit written findings and a recommendation to the board of education as to the disposition of the charges against the teacher and shall send a copy of such findings and recommendation to the teacher. The board of education shall give the teacher concerned its written decision [within] not later than fifteen calendar days of receipt of the written recommendation of the [impartial hearing panel,] subcommittee or hearing officer. Each party shall [pay the fee of the panel member selected by it and shall] share equally the fee of the [third panel member or] hearing officer and all other costs incidental to the hearing. If the hearing is before the board of education, the board shall render its decision [within] not later than fifteen calendar days after the close of such hearing and shall send a copy of its decision to the teacher. The hearing shall be public if the teacher so requests or the board, subcommittee [,] or hearing officer [or panel] so designates. The teacher concerned shall have the right to appear with counsel at the hearing, whether public or private. A copy of a transcript of the proceedings of the hearing shall be furnished by the board of education, upon written request by the teacher within fifteen days after the board's decision, provided the teacher shall assume the cost of any such copy. Nothing herein contained shall deprive a board of education or superintendent of the power to suspend a teacher from duty immediately when serious misconduct is charged without prejudice to the rights of the teacher as otherwise provided in this section.
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663686 (e) Any teacher aggrieved by the decision of a board of education after a hearing as provided in subsection (d) of this section may appeal therefrom, [within] not later than thirty calendar days of such decision, to the Superior Court. Such appeal shall be made returnable to said court in the same manner as is prescribed for civil actions brought to said court. Any such appeal shall be a privileged case to be heard by the court as soon after the return day as is practicable. The board of education shall file with the court a copy of the complete transcript of the proceedings of the hearing and the minutes of board of education meetings relating to such termination, including the vote of the board on the termination, together with such other documents, or certified copies thereof, as shall constitute the record of the case. The court, upon such appeal, shall review the proceedings of such hearing. The court, upon such appeal and hearing thereon, may affirm or reverse the decision appealed from in accordance with subsection (j) of section 4-183. Costs shall not be allowed against the board of education unless it appears to the court that it acted with gross negligence or in bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed from.
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665688 Sec. 58. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 10-157 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
666689
667690 (b) A local or regional board of education may appoint as acting superintendent a person who is or is not properly certified for a [specified] probationary period, [of time,] not to exceed [ninety days] one school year, with the approval of the Commissioner of Education. [Such] During such probationary period such acting superintendent shall assume all duties of the superintendent for the time specified [, provided] and shall successfully complete a school leadership program, approved by the State Board of Education, offered at a public or private institution of higher education in the state. At the conclusion of such probationary period, [of time may be extended with the approval of the commissioner, which he shall grant for good cause shown] such appointing local or regional board of education may request the commissioner to grant a waiver of certification for such acting superintendant pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
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669692 (c) The commissioner may, upon request of an employing local or regional board of education, grant a waiver of certification to a person (1) who has successfully completed at least three years of experience as a certified administrator with a superintendent certificate issued by another state in a public school in another state during the ten-year period prior to the date of application, or (2) who has successfully completed a probationary period as an acting superintendent pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, [or (2)] and who the commissioner deems to be exceptionally qualified for the position of superintendent. [In order for the commissioner to find a person exceptionally qualified, such person shall (A) be an acting superintendent pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, (B) have worked as a superintendent in another state for no fewer than fifteen years, and (C) be certified or have been certified as a superintendent by such other state.]
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671694 Sec. 59. Subsection (d) of section 10-262h of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
672695
673696 (d) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2012, [and June 30, 2013,] each town shall receive an equalization aid grant in an amount provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, each town shall receive an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the sum of any amounts paid to such town pursuant to subsection (c), subdivision (1) of subsection (d) and subsection (l) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, and the amount provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection.
674697
675698 (2) Equalization aid grant amounts.
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679- Town Grant for Fiscal Grant for Fiscal
680- Year 2012 Year 2013
681- Andover 2,330,856 [2,330,856] 2,367,466
682- Ansonia 15,031,668 [15,031,668] 15,571,383
683- Ashford 3,896,069 [3,896,069] 3,931,796
684- Avon 1,232,688 1,232,688
685- Barkhamsted 1,615,872 [1,615,872] 1,654,360
686- Beacon Falls 4,044,804 [4,044,804] 4,109,097
687- Berlin 6,169,410 [6,169,410] 6,280,132
688- Bethany 2,030,845 [2,030,845] 2,042,361
689- Bethel 8,157,837 [8,157,837] 8,228,760
690- Bethlehem 1,318,171 [1,318,171] 1,318,800
691- Bloomfield 5,410,345 [5,410,345] 5,614,895
692- Bolton 3,015,660 [3,015,660] 3,038,788
693- Bozrah 1,229,255 [1,229,255] 1,242,936
694- Branford 1,759,095 [1,759,095] 1,824,612
695- Bridgeport 164,195,344 [164,195,344] 168,599,571
696- Bridgewater 137,292 137,292
697- Bristol 41,657,314 [41,657,314] 43,047,496
698- Brookfield 1,530,693 [1,530,693] 1,545,179
699- Brooklyn 6,978,295 [6,978,295] 7,058,407
700- Burlington 4,295,578 [4,295,578] 4,354,540
701- Canaan 207,146 [207,146] 209,258
702- Canterbury 4,733,625 [4,733,625] 4,754,383
703- Canton 3,348,790 [3,348,790] 3,421,074
704- Chaplin 1,880,888 [1,880,888] 1,893,247
705- Cheshire 9,298,837 [9,298,837] 9,376,495
706- Chester 665,733 665,733
707- Clinton 6,465,651 [6,465,651] 6,502,667
708- Colchester 13,547,231 [13,547,231] 13,723,859
709- Colebrook 495,044 [495,044] 506,256
710- Columbia 2,550,037 [2,550,037] 2,563,631
711- Cornwall 85,322 85,322
712- Coventry 8,845,691 [8,845,691] 8,918,028
713- Cromwell 4,313,692 [4,313,692] 4,423,837
714- Danbury 22,857,956 [22,857,956] 24,554,515
715- Darien 1,616,006 1,616,006
716- Deep River 1,687,351 [1,687,351] 1,711,882
717- Derby 6,865,689 [6,865,689] 7,146,221
718- Durham 3,954,812 [3,954,812] 3,986,743
719- Eastford 1,109,873 [1,109,873] 1,116,844
720- East Granby 1,301,142 [1,301,142] 1,349,822
721- East Haddam 3,718,223 [3,718,223] 3,765,035
722- East Hampton 7,595,720 [7,595,720] 7,665,929
723- East Hartford 41,710,817 [41,710,817] 43,425,561
724- East Haven 18,764,125 [18,764,125] 19,253,992
725- East Lyme 7,100,611 [7,100,611] 7,132,157
726- Easton 593,868 593,868
727- East Windsor 5,482,135 [5,482,135] 5,650,470
728- Ellington 9,504,917 [9,504,917] 9,649,604
729- Enfield 28,380,144 [28,380,144] 28,810,492
730- Essex 389,697 389,697
731- Fairfield 3,590,008 3,590,008
732- Farmington 1,611,013 1,611,013
733- Franklin 941,077 [941,077] 948,235
734- Glastonbury 6,201,152 [6,201,152] 6,415,031
735- Goshen 218,188 218,188
736- Granby 5,394,276 [5,394,276] 5,477,633
737- Greenwich 3,418,642 3,418,642
738- Griswold 10,735,024 [10,735,024] 10,878,817
739- Groton 25,374,989 [25,374,989] 25,625,179
740- Guilford 3,058,981 3,058,981
741- Haddam 1,728,610 [1,728,610] 1,776,625
742- Hamden 23,030,761 [23,030,761] 23,913,747
743- Hampton 1,337,582 [1,337,582] 1,339,928
744- Hartford 187,974,890 [187,974,890] 192,783,001
745- Hartland 1,350,837 [1,350,837] 1,358,660
746- Harwinton 2,728,401 [2,728,401] 2,760,313
747- Hebron 6,872,931 [6,872,931] 6,969,354
748- Kent 167,342 167,342
749- Killingly 15,245,633 [15,245,633] 15,625,767
750- Killingworth 2,227,467 [2,227,467] 2,237,730
751- Lebanon 5,467,634 [5,467,634] 5,523,871
752- Ledyard 12,030,465 [12,030,465] 12,141,501
753- Lisbon 3,899,238 [3,899,238] 3,927,193
754- Litchfield 1,479,851 [1,479,851] 1,508,386
755- Lyme 145,556 145,556
756- Madison 1,576,061 1,576,061
757- Manchester 30,619,100 [30,619,100] 31,962,679
758- Mansfield 10,070,677 [10,070,677] 10,156,014
759- Marlborough 3,124,421 [3,124,421] 3,171,682
760- Meriden 53,783,711 [53,783,711] 55,561,122
761- Middlebury 684,186 [684,186] 714,234
762- Middlefield 2,100,239 [2,100,239] 2,132,776
763- Middletown 16,652,386 [16,652,386] 17,449,023
764- Milford 10,728,519 [10,728,519] 11,048,292
765- Monroe 6,572,118 [6,572,118] 6,592,969
766- Montville 12,549,431 [12,549,431] 12,715,670
767- Morris 657,975 657,975
768- Naugatuck 29,211,401 [29,211,401] 29,846,550
769- New Britain 73,929,296 [73,929,296] 76,583,631
770- New Canaan 1,495,604 1,495,604
771- New Fairfield 4,414,083 [4,414,083] 4,451,451
772- New Hartford 3,143,902 [3,143,902] 3,167,099
773- New Haven 142,509,525 [142,509,525] 146,351,428
774- Newington 12,632,615 [12,632,615] 12,895,927
775- New London 22,940,565 [22,940,565] 23,749,566
776- New Milford 11,939,587 [11,939,587] 12,080,862
777- Newtown 4,309,646 [4,309,646] 4,338,374
778- Norfolk 381,414 381,414
779- North Branford 8,117,122 [8,117,122] 8,225,632
780- North Canaan 2,064,592 [2,064,592] 2,091,544
781- North Haven 3,174,940 [3,174,940] 3,295,851
782- North Stonington 2,892,440 [2,892,440] 2,906,538
783- Norwalk 10,095,131 [10,095,131] 10,672,607
784- Norwich 32,316,543 [32,316,543] 33,341,525
785- Old Lyme 605,586 605,586
786- Old Saybrook 652,677 652,677
787- Orange 1,055,910 [1,055,910] 1,107,407
788- Oxford 4,606,861 [4,606,861] 4,667,270
789- Plainfield 15,353,204 [15,353,204] 15,560,284
790- Plainville 10,161,853 [10,161,853] 10,346,140
791- Plymouth 9,743,272 [9,743,272] 9,876,832
792- Pomfret 3,092,817 [3,092,817] 3,130,001
793- Portland 4,272,257 [4,272,257] 4,347,783
794- Preston 3,057,025 [3,057,025] 3,077,693
795- Prospect 5,319,201 [5,319,201] 5,377,654
796- Putnam 8,071,851 [8,071,851] 8,251,714
797- Redding 687,733 687,733
798- Ridgefield 2,063,814 2,063,814
799- Rocky Hill 3,355,227 [3,355,227] 3,481,162
800- Roxbury 158,114 158,114
801- Salem 3,099,694 [3,099,694] 3,114,216
802- Salisbury 187,266 187,266
803- Scotland 1,444,458 [1,444,458] 1,450,305
804- Seymour 9,836,508 [9,836,508] 10,004,094
805- Sharon 145,798 145,798
806- Shelton 4,975,852 [4,975,852] 5,146,279
807- Sherman 244,327 244,327
808- Simsbury 5,367,517 [5,367,517] 5,513,204
809- Somers 5,918,636 [5,918,636] 5,975,301
810- Southbury 2,422,233 [2,422,233] 2,518,902
811- Southington 19,839,108 [19,839,108] 20,191,195
812- South Windsor 12,858,826 [12,858,826] 13,017,444
813- Sprague 2,600,651 [2,600,651] 2,632,445
814- Stafford 9,809,424 [9,809,424] 9,930,162
815- Stamford 7,978,877 [7,978,877] 8,899,110
816- Sterling 3,166,394 [3,166,394] 3,211,166
817- Stonington 2,061,204 [2,061,204] 2,079,926
818- Stratford 20,495,602 [20,495,602] 21,072,199
819- Suffield 6,082,494 [6,082,494] 6,183,966
820- Thomaston 5,630,307 [5,630,307] 5,712,479
821- Thompson 7,608,489 [7,608,489] 7,674,408
822- Tolland 10,759,283 [10,759,283] 10,866,063
823- Torrington 23,933,343 [23,933,343] 24,402,168
824- Trumbull 3,031,988 [3,031,988] 3,195,332
825- Union 239,576 [239,576] 241,460
826- Vernon 17,645,165 [17,645,165] 18,316,776
827- Voluntown 2,536,177 [2,536,177] 2,550,166
828- Wallingford 21,440,233 [21,440,233] 21,712,580
829- Warren 99,777 99,777
830- Washington 240,147 240,147
831- Waterbury 113,617,182 [113,617,182] 118,012,691
832- Waterford 1,445,404 [1,445,404] 1,485,842
833- Watertown 11,749,383 [11,749,383] 11,886,760
834- Westbrook 427,677 427,677
835- West Hartford 16,076,120 [16,076,120] 16,996,060
836- West Haven 41,399,303 [41,399,303] 42,781,151
837- Weston 948,564 948,564
838- Westport 1,988,255 1,988,255
839- Wethersfield 8,018,422 [8,018,422] 8,313,255
840- Willington 3,676,637 [3,676,637] 3,710,213
841- Wilton 1,557,195 1,557,195
842- Winchester 7,823,991 [7,823,991] 8,031,362
843- Windham 24,169,717 [24,169,717] 24,933,574
844- Windsor 11,547,663 [11,547,663] 11,854,648
845- Windsor Locks 4,652,368 [4,652,368] 4,904,674
846- Wolcott 13,539,371 [13,539,371] 13,685,912
847- Woodbridge 721,370 721,370
848- Woodbury 876,018 [876,018] 895,683
849- Woodstock 5,390,055 [5,390,055] 5,453,688
702+T1 Town Grant for Fiscal Grant for Fiscal
703+T2 Year 2012 Year 2013
704+T3 Andover 2,330,856 [2,330,856] 2,367,466
705+T4 Ansonia 15,031,668 [15,031,668] 15,571,383
706+T5 Ashford 3,896,069 [3,896,069] 3,931,796
707+T6 Avon 1,232,688 1,232,688
708+T7 Barkhamsted 1,615,872 [1,615,872] 1,654,360
709+T8 Beacon Falls 4,044,804 [4,044,804] 4,109,097
710+T9 Berlin 6,169,410 [6,169,410] 6,280,132
711+T10 Bethany 2,030,845 [2,030,845] 2,042,361
712+T11 Bethel 8,157,837 [8,157,837] 8,228,760
713+T12 Bethlehem 1,318,171 [1,318,171] 1,318,800
714+T13 Bloomfield 5,410,345 [5,410,345] 5,614,895
715+T14 Bolton 3,015,660 [3,015,660] 3,038,788
716+T15 Bozrah 1,229,255 [1,229,255] 1,242,936
717+T16 Branford 1,759,095 [1,759,095] 1,824,612
718+T17 Bridgeport 164,195,344 [164,195,344] 168,599,571
719+T18 Bridgewater 137,292 137,292
720+T19 Bristol 41,657,314 [41,657,314] 43,047,496
721+T20 Brookfield 1,530,693 [1,530,693] 1,545,179
722+T21 Brooklyn 6,978,295 [6,978,295] 7,058,407
723+T22 Burlington 4,295,578 [4,295,578] 4,354,540
724+T23 Canaan 207,146 [207,146] 209,258
725+T24 Canterbury 4,733,625 [4,733,625] 4,754,383
726+T25 Canton 3,348,790 [3,348,790] 3,421,074
727+T26 Chaplin 1,880,888 [1,880,888] 1,893,247
728+T27 Cheshire 9,298,837 [9,298,837] 9,376,495
729+T28 Chester 665,733 665,733
730+T29 Clinton 6,465,651 [6,465,651] 6,502,667
731+T30 Colchester 13,547,231 [13,547,231] 13,723,859
732+T31 Colebrook 495,044 [495,044] 506,256
733+T32 Columbia 2,550,037 [2,550,037] 2,563,631
734+T33 Cornwall 85,322 85,322
735+T34 Coventry 8,845,691 [8,845,691] 8,918,028
736+T35 Cromwell 4,313,692 [4,313,692] 4,423,837
737+T36 Danbury 22,857,956 [22,857,956] 24,554,515
738+T37 Darien 1,616,006 1,616,006
739+T38 Deep River 1,687,351 [1,687,351] 1,711,882
740+T39 Derby 6,865,689 [6,865,689] 7,146,221
741+T40 Durham 3,954,812 [3,954,812] 3,986,743
742+T41 Eastford 1,109,873 [1,109,873] 1,116,844
743+T42 East Granby 1,301,142 [1,301,142] 1,349,822
744+T43 East Haddam 3,718,223 [3,718,223] 3,765,035
745+T44 East Hampton 7,595,720 [7,595,720] 7,665,929
746+T45 East Hartford 41,710,817 [41,710,817] 43,425,561
747+T46 East Haven 18,764,125 [18,764,125] 19,253,992
748+T47 East Lyme 7,100,611 [7,100,611] 7,132,157
749+T48 Easton 593,868 593,868
750+T49 East Windsor 5,482,135 [5,482,135] 5,650,470
751+T50 Ellington 9,504,917 [9,504,917] 9,649,604
752+T51 Enfield 28,380,144 [28,380,144] 28,810,492
753+T52 Essex 389,697 389,697
754+T53 Fairfield 3,590,008 3,590,008
755+T54 Farmington 1,611,013 1,611,013
756+T55 Franklin 941,077 [941,077] 948,235
757+T56 Glastonbury 6,201,152 [6,201,152] 6,415,031
758+T57 Goshen 218,188 218,188
759+T58 Granby 5,394,276 [5,394,276] 5,477,633
760+T59 Greenwich 3,418,642 3,418,642
761+T60 Griswold 10,735,024 [10,735,024] 10,878,817
762+T61 Groton 25,374,989 [25,374,989] 25,625,179
763+T62 Guilford 3,058,981 3,058,981
764+T63 Haddam 1,728,610 [1,728,610] 1,776,625
765+T64 Hamden 23,030,761 [23,030,761] 23,913,747
766+T65 Hampton 1,337,582 [1,337,582] 1,339,928
767+T66 Hartford 187,974,890 [187,974,890] 192,783,001
768+T67 Hartland 1,350,837 [1,350,837] 1,358,660
769+T68 Harwinton 2,728,401 [2,728,401] 2,760,313
770+T69 Hebron 6,872,931 [6,872,931] 6,969,354
771+T70 Kent 167,342 167,342
772+T71 Killingly 15,245,633 [15,245,633] 15,625,767
773+T72 Killingworth 2,227,467 [2,227,467] 2,237,730
774+T73 Lebanon 5,467,634 [5,467,634] 5,523,871
775+T74 Ledyard 12,030,465 [12,030,465] 12,141,501
776+T75 Lisbon 3,899,238 [3,899,238] 3,927,193
777+T76 Litchfield 1,479,851 [1,479,851] 1,508,386
778+T77 Lyme 145,556 145,556
779+T78 Madison 1,576,061 1,576,061
780+T79 Manchester 30,619,100 [30,619,100] 31,962,679
781+T80 Mansfield 10,070,677 [10,070,677] 10,156,014
782+T81 Marlborough 3,124,421 [3,124,421] 3,171,682
783+T82 Meriden 53,783,711 [53,783,711] 55,561,122
784+T83 Middlebury 684,186 [684,186] 714,234
785+T84 Middlefield 2,100,239 [2,100,239] 2,132,776
786+T85 Middletown 16,652,386 [16,652,386] 17,449,023
787+T86 Milford 10,728,519 [10,728,519] 11,048,292
788+T87 Monroe 6,572,118 [6,572,118] 6,592,969
789+T88 Montville 12,549,431 [12,549,431] 12,715,670
790+T89 Morris 657,975 657,975
791+T90 Naugatuck 29,211,401 [29,211,401] 29,846,550
792+T91 New Britain 73,929,296 [73,929,296] 76,583,631
793+T92 New Canaan 1,495,604 1,495,604
794+T93 New Fairfield 4,414,083 [4,414,083] 4,451,451
795+T94 New Hartford 3,143,902 [3,143,902] 3,167,099
796+T95 New Haven 142,509,525 [142,509,525] 146,351,428
797+T96 Newington 12,632,615 [12,632,615] 12,895,927
798+T97 New London 22,940,565 [22,940,565] 23,749,566
799+T98 New Milford 11,939,587 [11,939,587] 12,080,862
800+T99 Newtown 4,309,646 [4,309,646] 4,338,374
801+T100 Norfolk 381,414 381,414
802+T101 North Branford 8,117,122 [8,117,122] 8,225,632
803+T102 North Canaan 2,064,592 [2,064,592] 2,091,544
804+T103 North Haven 3,174,940 [3,174,940] 3,295,851
805+T104 North Stonington 2,892,440 [2,892,440] 2,906,538
806+T105 Norwalk 10,095,131 [10,095,131] 10,672,607
807+T106 Norwich 32,316,543 [32,316,543] 33,341,525
808+T107 Old Lyme 605,586 605,586
809+T108 Old Saybrook 652,677 652,677
810+T109 Orange 1,055,910 [1,055,910] 1,107,407
811+T110 Oxford 4,606,861 [4,606,861] 4,667,270
812+T111 Plainfield 15,353,204 [15,353,204] 15,560,284
813+T112 Plainville 10,161,853 [10,161,853] 10,346,140
814+T113 Plymouth 9,743,272 [9,743,272] 9,876,832
815+T114 Pomfret 3,092,817 [3,092,817] 3,130,001
816+T115 Portland 4,272,257 [4,272,257] 4,347,783
817+T116 Preston 3,057,025 [3,057,025] 3,077,693
818+T117 Prospect 5,319,201 [5,319,201] 5,377,654
819+T118 Putnam 8,071,851 [8,071,851] 8,251,714
820+T119 Redding 687,733 687,733
821+T120 Ridgefield 2,063,814 2,063,814
822+T121 Rocky Hill 3,355,227 [3,355,227] 3,481,162
823+T122 Roxbury 158,114 158,114
824+T123 Salem 3,099,694 [3,099,694] 3,114,216
825+T124 Salisbury 187,266 187,266
826+T125 Scotland 1,444,458 [1,444,458] 1,450,305
827+T126 Seymour 9,836,508 [9,836,508] 10,004,094
828+T127 Sharon 145,798 145,798
829+T128 Shelton 4,975,852 [4,975,852] 5,146,279
830+T129 Sherman 244,327 244,327
831+T130 Simsbury 5,367,517 [5,367,517] 5,513,204
832+T131 Somers 5,918,636 [5,918,636] 5,975,301
833+T132 Southbury 2,422,233 [2,422,233] 2,518,902
834+T133 Southington 19,839,108 [19,839,108] 20,191,195
835+T134 South Windsor 12,858,826 [12,858,826] 13,017,444
836+T135 Sprague 2,600,651 [2,600,651] 2,632,445
837+T136 Stafford 9,809,424 [9,809,424] 9,930,162
838+T137 Stamford 7,978,877 [7,978,877] 8,899,110
839+T138 Sterling 3,166,394 [3,166,394] 3,211,166
840+T139 Stonington 2,061,204 [2,061,204] 2,079,926
841+T140 Stratford 20,495,602 [20,495,602] 21,072,199
842+T141 Suffield 6,082,494 [6,082,494] 6,183,966
843+T142 Thomaston 5,630,307 [5,630,307] 5,712,479
844+T143 Thompson 7,608,489 [7,608,489] 7,674,408
845+T144 Tolland 10,759,283 [10,759,283] 10,866,063
846+T145 Torrington 23,933,343 [23,933,343] 24,402,168
847+T146 Trumbull 3,031,988 [3,031,988] 3,195,332
848+T147 Union 239,576 [239,576] 241,460
849+T148 Vernon 17,645,165 [17,645,165] 18,316,776
850+T149 Voluntown 2,536,177 [2,536,177] 2,550,166
851+T150 Wallingford 21,440,233 [21,440,233] 21,712,580
852+T151 Warren 99,777 99,777
853+T152 Washington 240,147 240,147
854+T153 Waterbury 113,617,182 [113,617,182] 118,012,691
855+T154 Waterford 1,445,404 [1,445,404] 1,485,842
856+T155 Watertown 11,749,383 [11,749,383] 11,886,760
857+T156 Westbrook 427,677 427,677
858+T157 West Hartford 16,076,120 [16,076,120] 16,996,060
859+T158 West Haven 41,399,303 [41,399,303] 42,781,151
860+T159 Weston 948,564 948,564
861+T160 Westport 1,988,255 1,988,255
862+T161 Wethersfield 8,018,422 [8,018,422] 8,313,255
863+T162 Willington 3,676,637 [3,676,637] 3,710,213
864+T163 Wilton 1,557,195 1,557,195
865+T164 Winchester 7,823,991 [7,823,991] 8,031,362
866+T165 Windham 24,169,717 [24,169,717] 24,933,574
867+T166 Windsor 11,547,663 [11,547,663] 11,854,648
868+T167 Windsor Locks 4,652,368 [4,652,368] 4,904,674
869+T168 Wolcott 13,539,371 [13,539,371] 13,685,912
870+T169 Woodbridge 721,370 721,370
871+T170 Woodbury 876,018 [876,018] 895,683
872+T171 Woodstock 5,390,055 [5,390,055] 5,453,688
873+
874+T1
850875
851876 Town
852877
853878 Grant for Fiscal
854879
855880 Grant for Fiscal
856881
882+T2
883+
857884 Year 2012
858885
859886 Year 2013
860887
888+T3
889+
861890 Andover
862891
863892 2,330,856
864893
865894 [2,330,856] 2,367,466
866895
896+T4
897+
867898 Ansonia
868899
869900 15,031,668
870901
871902 [15,031,668] 15,571,383
872903
904+T5
905+
873906 Ashford
874907
875908 3,896,069
876909
877910 [3,896,069] 3,931,796
878911
912+T6
913+
879914 Avon
880915
881916 1,232,688
882917
883918 1,232,688
884919
920+T7
921+
885922 Barkhamsted
886923
887924 1,615,872
888925
889926 [1,615,872] 1,654,360
890927
928+T8
929+
891930 Beacon Falls
892931
893932 4,044,804
894933
895934 [4,044,804] 4,109,097
896935
936+T9
937+
897938 Berlin
898939
899940 6,169,410
900941
901942 [6,169,410] 6,280,132
902943
944+T10
945+
903946 Bethany
904947
905948 2,030,845
906949
907950 [2,030,845] 2,042,361
908951
952+T11
953+
909954 Bethel
910955
911956 8,157,837
912957
913958 [8,157,837] 8,228,760
914959
960+T12
961+
915962 Bethlehem
916963
917964 1,318,171
918965
919966 [1,318,171] 1,318,800
920967
968+T13
969+
921970 Bloomfield
922971
923972 5,410,345
924973
925974 [5,410,345] 5,614,895
926975
976+T14
977+
927978 Bolton
928979
929980 3,015,660
930981
931982 [3,015,660] 3,038,788
932983
984+T15
985+
933986 Bozrah
934987
935988 1,229,255
936989
937990 [1,229,255] 1,242,936
938991
992+T16
993+
939994 Branford
940995
941996 1,759,095
942997
943998 [1,759,095] 1,824,612
944999
1000+T17
1001+
9451002 Bridgeport
9461003
9471004 164,195,344
9481005
9491006 [164,195,344] 168,599,571
9501007
1008+T18
1009+
9511010 Bridgewater
9521011
9531012 137,292
9541013
9551014 137,292
9561015
1016+T19
1017+
9571018 Bristol
9581019
9591020 41,657,314
9601021
9611022 [41,657,314] 43,047,496
9621023
1024+T20
1025+
9631026 Brookfield
9641027
9651028 1,530,693
9661029
9671030 [1,530,693] 1,545,179
9681031
1032+T21
1033+
9691034 Brooklyn
9701035
9711036 6,978,295
9721037
9731038 [6,978,295] 7,058,407
9741039
1040+T22
1041+
9751042 Burlington
9761043
9771044 4,295,578
9781045
9791046 [4,295,578] 4,354,540
9801047
1048+T23
1049+
9811050 Canaan
9821051
9831052 207,146
9841053
9851054 [207,146] 209,258
9861055
1056+T24
1057+
9871058 Canterbury
9881059
9891060 4,733,625
9901061
9911062 [4,733,625] 4,754,383
9921063
1064+T25
1065+
9931066 Canton
9941067
9951068 3,348,790
9961069
9971070 [3,348,790] 3,421,074
9981071
1072+T26
1073+
9991074 Chaplin
10001075
10011076 1,880,888
10021077
10031078 [1,880,888] 1,893,247
10041079
1080+T27
1081+
10051082 Cheshire
10061083
10071084 9,298,837
10081085
10091086 [9,298,837] 9,376,495
10101087
1088+T28
1089+
10111090 Chester
10121091
10131092 665,733
10141093
10151094 665,733
10161095
1096+T29
1097+
10171098 Clinton
10181099
10191100 6,465,651
10201101
10211102 [6,465,651] 6,502,667
10221103
1104+T30
1105+
10231106 Colchester
10241107
10251108 13,547,231
10261109
10271110 [13,547,231] 13,723,859
10281111
1112+T31
1113+
10291114 Colebrook
10301115
10311116 495,044
10321117
10331118 [495,044] 506,256
10341119
1120+T32
1121+
10351122 Columbia
10361123
10371124 2,550,037
10381125
10391126 [2,550,037] 2,563,631
10401127
1128+T33
1129+
10411130 Cornwall
10421131
10431132 85,322
10441133
10451134 85,322
10461135
1136+T34
1137+
10471138 Coventry
10481139
10491140 8,845,691
10501141
10511142 [8,845,691] 8,918,028
10521143
1144+T35
1145+
10531146 Cromwell
10541147
10551148 4,313,692
10561149
10571150 [4,313,692] 4,423,837
10581151
1152+T36
1153+
10591154 Danbury
10601155
10611156 22,857,956
10621157
10631158 [22,857,956] 24,554,515
10641159
1160+T37
1161+
10651162 Darien
10661163
10671164 1,616,006
10681165
10691166 1,616,006
10701167
1168+T38
1169+
10711170 Deep River
10721171
10731172 1,687,351
10741173
10751174 [1,687,351] 1,711,882
10761175
1176+T39
1177+
10771178 Derby
10781179
10791180 6,865,689
10801181
10811182 [6,865,689] 7,146,221
10821183
1184+T40
1185+
10831186 Durham
10841187
10851188 3,954,812
10861189
10871190 [3,954,812] 3,986,743
10881191
1192+T41
1193+
10891194 Eastford
10901195
10911196 1,109,873
10921197
10931198 [1,109,873] 1,116,844
10941199
1200+T42
1201+
10951202 East Granby
10961203
10971204 1,301,142
10981205
10991206 [1,301,142] 1,349,822
11001207
1208+T43
1209+
11011210 East Haddam
11021211
11031212 3,718,223
11041213
11051214 [3,718,223] 3,765,035
11061215
1216+T44
1217+
11071218 East Hampton
11081219
11091220 7,595,720
11101221
11111222 [7,595,720] 7,665,929
11121223
1224+T45
1225+
11131226 East Hartford
11141227
11151228 41,710,817
11161229
11171230 [41,710,817] 43,425,561
11181231
1232+T46
1233+
11191234 East Haven
11201235
11211236 18,764,125
11221237
11231238 [18,764,125] 19,253,992
11241239
1240+T47
1241+
11251242 East Lyme
11261243
11271244 7,100,611
11281245
11291246 [7,100,611] 7,132,157
11301247
1248+T48
1249+
11311250 Easton
11321251
11331252 593,868
11341253
11351254 593,868
11361255
1256+T49
1257+
11371258 East Windsor
11381259
11391260 5,482,135
11401261
11411262 [5,482,135] 5,650,470
11421263
1264+T50
1265+
11431266 Ellington
11441267
11451268 9,504,917
11461269
11471270 [9,504,917] 9,649,604
11481271
1272+T51
1273+
11491274 Enfield
11501275
11511276 28,380,144
11521277
11531278 [28,380,144] 28,810,492
11541279
1280+T52
1281+
11551282 Essex
11561283
11571284 389,697
11581285
11591286 389,697
11601287
1288+T53
1289+
11611290 Fairfield
11621291
11631292 3,590,008
11641293
11651294 3,590,008
11661295
1296+T54
1297+
11671298 Farmington
11681299
11691300 1,611,013
11701301
11711302 1,611,013
11721303
1304+T55
1305+
11731306 Franklin
11741307
11751308 941,077
11761309
11771310 [941,077] 948,235
11781311
1312+T56
1313+
11791314 Glastonbury
11801315
11811316 6,201,152
11821317
11831318 [6,201,152] 6,415,031
11841319
1320+T57
1321+
11851322 Goshen
11861323
11871324 218,188
11881325
11891326 218,188
11901327
1328+T58
1329+
11911330 Granby
11921331
11931332 5,394,276
11941333
11951334 [5,394,276] 5,477,633
11961335
1336+T59
1337+
11971338 Greenwich
11981339
11991340 3,418,642
12001341
12011342 3,418,642
12021343
1344+T60
1345+
12031346 Griswold
12041347
12051348 10,735,024
12061349
12071350 [10,735,024] 10,878,817
12081351
1352+T61
1353+
12091354 Groton
12101355
12111356 25,374,989
12121357
12131358 [25,374,989] 25,625,179
12141359
1360+T62
1361+
12151362 Guilford
12161363
12171364 3,058,981
12181365
12191366 3,058,981
12201367
1368+T63
1369+
12211370 Haddam
12221371
12231372 1,728,610
12241373
12251374 [1,728,610] 1,776,625
12261375
1376+T64
1377+
12271378 Hamden
12281379
12291380 23,030,761
12301381
12311382 [23,030,761] 23,913,747
12321383
1384+T65
1385+
12331386 Hampton
12341387
12351388 1,337,582
12361389
12371390 [1,337,582] 1,339,928
12381391
1392+T66
1393+
12391394 Hartford
12401395
12411396 187,974,890
12421397
12431398 [187,974,890] 192,783,001
12441399
1400+T67
1401+
12451402 Hartland
12461403
12471404 1,350,837
12481405
12491406 [1,350,837] 1,358,660
12501407
1408+T68
1409+
12511410 Harwinton
12521411
12531412 2,728,401
12541413
12551414 [2,728,401] 2,760,313
12561415
1416+T69
1417+
12571418 Hebron
12581419
12591420 6,872,931
12601421
12611422 [6,872,931] 6,969,354
12621423
1424+T70
1425+
12631426 Kent
12641427
12651428 167,342
12661429
12671430 167,342
12681431
1432+T71
1433+
12691434 Killingly
12701435
12711436 15,245,633
12721437
12731438 [15,245,633] 15,625,767
12741439
1440+T72
1441+
12751442 Killingworth
12761443
12771444 2,227,467
12781445
12791446 [2,227,467] 2,237,730
12801447
1448+T73
1449+
12811450 Lebanon
12821451
12831452 5,467,634
12841453
12851454 [5,467,634] 5,523,871
12861455
1456+T74
1457+
12871458 Ledyard
12881459
12891460 12,030,465
12901461
12911462 [12,030,465] 12,141,501
12921463
1464+T75
1465+
12931466 Lisbon
12941467
12951468 3,899,238
12961469
12971470 [3,899,238] 3,927,193
12981471
1472+T76
1473+
12991474 Litchfield
13001475
13011476 1,479,851
13021477
13031478 [1,479,851] 1,508,386
13041479
1480+T77
1481+
13051482 Lyme
13061483
13071484 145,556
13081485
13091486 145,556
13101487
1488+T78
1489+
13111490 Madison
13121491
13131492 1,576,061
13141493
13151494 1,576,061
13161495
1496+T79
1497+
13171498 Manchester
13181499
13191500 30,619,100
13201501
13211502 [30,619,100] 31,962,679
13221503
1504+T80
1505+
13231506 Mansfield
13241507
13251508 10,070,677
13261509
13271510 [10,070,677] 10,156,014
13281511
1512+T81
1513+
13291514 Marlborough
13301515
13311516 3,124,421
13321517
13331518 [3,124,421] 3,171,682
13341519
1520+T82
1521+
13351522 Meriden
13361523
13371524 53,783,711
13381525
13391526 [53,783,711] 55,561,122
13401527
1528+T83
1529+
13411530 Middlebury
13421531
13431532 684,186
13441533
13451534 [684,186] 714,234
13461535
1536+T84
1537+
13471538 Middlefield
13481539
13491540 2,100,239
13501541
13511542 [2,100,239] 2,132,776
13521543
1544+T85
1545+
13531546 Middletown
13541547
13551548 16,652,386
13561549
13571550 [16,652,386] 17,449,023
13581551
1552+T86
1553+
13591554 Milford
13601555
13611556 10,728,519
13621557
13631558 [10,728,519] 11,048,292
13641559
1560+T87
1561+
13651562 Monroe
13661563
13671564 6,572,118
13681565
13691566 [6,572,118] 6,592,969
13701567
1568+T88
1569+
13711570 Montville
13721571
13731572 12,549,431
13741573
13751574 [12,549,431] 12,715,670
13761575
1576+T89
1577+
13771578 Morris
13781579
13791580 657,975
13801581
13811582 657,975
13821583
1584+T90
1585+
13831586 Naugatuck
13841587
13851588 29,211,401
13861589
13871590 [29,211,401] 29,846,550
13881591
1592+T91
1593+
13891594 New Britain
13901595
13911596 73,929,296
13921597
13931598 [73,929,296] 76,583,631
13941599
1600+T92
1601+
13951602 New Canaan
13961603
13971604 1,495,604
13981605
13991606 1,495,604
14001607
1608+T93
1609+
14011610 New Fairfield
14021611
14031612 4,414,083
14041613
14051614 [4,414,083] 4,451,451
14061615
1616+T94
1617+
14071618 New Hartford
14081619
14091620 3,143,902
14101621
14111622 [3,143,902] 3,167,099
14121623
1624+T95
1625+
14131626 New Haven
14141627
14151628 142,509,525
14161629
14171630 [142,509,525] 146,351,428
14181631
1632+T96
1633+
14191634 Newington
14201635
14211636 12,632,615
14221637
14231638 [12,632,615] 12,895,927
14241639
1640+T97
1641+
14251642 New London
14261643
14271644 22,940,565
14281645
14291646 [22,940,565] 23,749,566
14301647
1648+T98
1649+
14311650 New Milford
14321651
14331652 11,939,587
14341653
14351654 [11,939,587] 12,080,862
14361655
1656+T99
1657+
14371658 Newtown
14381659
14391660 4,309,646
14401661
14411662 [4,309,646] 4,338,374
14421663
1664+T100
1665+
14431666 Norfolk
14441667
14451668 381,414
14461669
14471670 381,414
14481671
1672+T101
1673+
14491674 North Branford
14501675
14511676 8,117,122
14521677
14531678 [8,117,122] 8,225,632
14541679
1680+T102
1681+
14551682 North Canaan
14561683
14571684 2,064,592
14581685
14591686 [2,064,592] 2,091,544
14601687
1688+T103
1689+
14611690 North Haven
14621691
14631692 3,174,940
14641693
14651694 [3,174,940] 3,295,851
14661695
1696+T104
1697+
14671698 North Stonington
14681699
14691700 2,892,440
14701701
14711702 [2,892,440] 2,906,538
14721703
1704+T105
1705+
14731706 Norwalk
14741707
14751708 10,095,131
14761709
14771710 [10,095,131] 10,672,607
14781711
1712+T106
1713+
14791714 Norwich
14801715
14811716 32,316,543
14821717
14831718 [32,316,543] 33,341,525
14841719
1720+T107
1721+
14851722 Old Lyme
14861723
14871724 605,586
14881725
14891726 605,586
14901727
1728+T108
1729+
14911730 Old Saybrook
14921731
14931732 652,677
14941733
14951734 652,677
14961735
1736+T109
1737+
14971738 Orange
14981739
14991740 1,055,910
15001741
15011742 [1,055,910] 1,107,407
15021743
1744+T110
1745+
15031746 Oxford
15041747
15051748 4,606,861
15061749
15071750 [4,606,861] 4,667,270
15081751
1752+T111
1753+
15091754 Plainfield
15101755
15111756 15,353,204
15121757
15131758 [15,353,204] 15,560,284
15141759
1760+T112
1761+
15151762 Plainville
15161763
15171764 10,161,853
15181765
15191766 [10,161,853] 10,346,140
15201767
1768+T113
1769+
15211770 Plymouth
15221771
15231772 9,743,272
15241773
15251774 [9,743,272] 9,876,832
15261775
1776+T114
1777+
15271778 Pomfret
15281779
15291780 3,092,817
15301781
15311782 [3,092,817] 3,130,001
15321783
1784+T115
1785+
15331786 Portland
15341787
15351788 4,272,257
15361789
15371790 [4,272,257] 4,347,783
15381791
1792+T116
1793+
15391794 Preston
15401795
15411796 3,057,025
15421797
15431798 [3,057,025] 3,077,693
15441799
1800+T117
1801+
15451802 Prospect
15461803
15471804 5,319,201
15481805
15491806 [5,319,201] 5,377,654
15501807
1808+T118
1809+
15511810 Putnam
15521811
15531812 8,071,851
15541813
15551814 [8,071,851] 8,251,714
15561815
1816+T119
1817+
15571818 Redding
15581819
15591820 687,733
15601821
15611822 687,733
15621823
1824+T120
1825+
15631826 Ridgefield
15641827
15651828 2,063,814
15661829
15671830 2,063,814
15681831
1832+T121
1833+
15691834 Rocky Hill
15701835
15711836 3,355,227
15721837
15731838 [3,355,227] 3,481,162
15741839
1840+T122
1841+
15751842 Roxbury
15761843
15771844 158,114
15781845
15791846 158,114
15801847
1848+T123
1849+
15811850 Salem
15821851
15831852 3,099,694
15841853
15851854 [3,099,694] 3,114,216
15861855
1856+T124
1857+
15871858 Salisbury
15881859
15891860 187,266
15901861
15911862 187,266
15921863
1864+T125
1865+
15931866 Scotland
15941867
15951868 1,444,458
15961869
15971870 [1,444,458] 1,450,305
15981871
1872+T126
1873+
15991874 Seymour
16001875
16011876 9,836,508
16021877
16031878 [9,836,508] 10,004,094
16041879
1880+T127
1881+
16051882 Sharon
16061883
16071884 145,798
16081885
16091886 145,798
16101887
1888+T128
1889+
16111890 Shelton
16121891
16131892 4,975,852
16141893
16151894 [4,975,852] 5,146,279
16161895
1896+T129
1897+
16171898 Sherman
16181899
16191900 244,327
16201901
16211902 244,327
16221903
1904+T130
1905+
16231906 Simsbury
16241907
16251908 5,367,517
16261909
16271910 [5,367,517] 5,513,204
16281911
1912+T131
1913+
16291914 Somers
16301915
16311916 5,918,636
16321917
16331918 [5,918,636] 5,975,301
16341919
1920+T132
1921+
16351922 Southbury
16361923
16371924 2,422,233
16381925
16391926 [2,422,233] 2,518,902
16401927
1928+T133
1929+
16411930 Southington
16421931
16431932 19,839,108
16441933
16451934 [19,839,108] 20,191,195
16461935
1936+T134
1937+
16471938 South Windsor
16481939
16491940 12,858,826
16501941
16511942 [12,858,826] 13,017,444
16521943
1944+T135
1945+
16531946 Sprague
16541947
16551948 2,600,651
16561949
16571950 [2,600,651] 2,632,445
16581951
1952+T136
1953+
16591954 Stafford
16601955
16611956 9,809,424
16621957
16631958 [9,809,424] 9,930,162
16641959
1960+T137
1961+
16651962 Stamford
16661963
16671964 7,978,877
16681965
16691966 [7,978,877] 8,899,110
16701967
1968+T138
1969+
16711970 Sterling
16721971
16731972 3,166,394
16741973
16751974 [3,166,394] 3,211,166
16761975
1976+T139
1977+
16771978 Stonington
16781979
16791980 2,061,204
16801981
16811982 [2,061,204] 2,079,926
16821983
1984+T140
1985+
16831986 Stratford
16841987
16851988 20,495,602
16861989
16871990 [20,495,602] 21,072,199
16881991
1992+T141
1993+
16891994 Suffield
16901995
16911996 6,082,494
16921997
16931998 [6,082,494] 6,183,966
16941999
2000+T142
2001+
16952002 Thomaston
16962003
16972004 5,630,307
16982005
16992006 [5,630,307] 5,712,479
17002007
2008+T143
2009+
17012010 Thompson
17022011
17032012 7,608,489
17042013
17052014 [7,608,489] 7,674,408
17062015
2016+T144
2017+
17072018 Tolland
17082019
17092020 10,759,283
17102021
17112022 [10,759,283] 10,866,063
17122023
2024+T145
2025+
17132026 Torrington
17142027
17152028 23,933,343
17162029
17172030 [23,933,343] 24,402,168
17182031
2032+T146
2033+
17192034 Trumbull
17202035
17212036 3,031,988
17222037
17232038 [3,031,988] 3,195,332
17242039
2040+T147
2041+
17252042 Union
17262043
17272044 239,576
17282045
17292046 [239,576] 241,460
17302047
2048+T148
2049+
17312050 Vernon
17322051
17332052 17,645,165
17342053
17352054 [17,645,165] 18,316,776
17362055
2056+T149
2057+
17372058 Voluntown
17382059
17392060 2,536,177
17402061
17412062 [2,536,177] 2,550,166
17422063
2064+T150
2065+
17432066 Wallingford
17442067
17452068 21,440,233
17462069
17472070 [21,440,233] 21,712,580
17482071
2072+T151
2073+
17492074 Warren
17502075
17512076 99,777
17522077
17532078 99,777
17542079
2080+T152
2081+
17552082 Washington
17562083
17572084 240,147
17582085
17592086 240,147
17602087
2088+T153
2089+
17612090 Waterbury
17622091
17632092 113,617,182
17642093
17652094 [113,617,182] 118,012,691
17662095
2096+T154
2097+
17672098 Waterford
17682099
17692100 1,445,404
17702101
17712102 [1,445,404] 1,485,842
17722103
2104+T155
2105+
17732106 Watertown
17742107
17752108 11,749,383
17762109
17772110 [11,749,383] 11,886,760
17782111
2112+T156
2113+
17792114 Westbrook
17802115
17812116 427,677
17822117
17832118 427,677
17842119
2120+T157
2121+
17852122 West Hartford
17862123
17872124 16,076,120
17882125
17892126 [16,076,120] 16,996,060
17902127
2128+T158
2129+
17912130 West Haven
17922131
17932132 41,399,303
17942133
17952134 [41,399,303] 42,781,151
17962135
2136+T159
2137+
17972138 Weston
17982139
17992140 948,564
18002141
18012142 948,564
18022143
2144+T160
2145+
18032146 Westport
18042147
18052148 1,988,255
18062149
18072150 1,988,255
18082151
2152+T161
2153+
18092154 Wethersfield
18102155
18112156 8,018,422
18122157
18132158 [8,018,422] 8,313,255
18142159
2160+T162
2161+
18152162 Willington
18162163
18172164 3,676,637
18182165
18192166 [3,676,637] 3,710,213
18202167
2168+T163
2169+
18212170 Wilton
18222171
18232172 1,557,195
18242173
18252174 1,557,195
18262175
2176+T164
2177+
18272178 Winchester
18282179
18292180 7,823,991
18302181
18312182 [7,823,991] 8,031,362
18322183
2184+T165
2185+
18332186 Windham
18342187
18352188 24,169,717
18362189
18372190 [24,169,717] 24,933,574
18382191
2192+T166
2193+
18392194 Windsor
18402195
18412196 11,547,663
18422197
18432198 [11,547,663] 11,854,648
18442199
2200+T167
2201+
18452202 Windsor Locks
18462203
18472204 4,652,368
18482205
18492206 [4,652,368] 4,904,674
18502207
2208+T168
2209+
18512210 Wolcott
18522211
18532212 13,539,371
18542213
18552214 [13,539,371] 13,685,912
18562215
2216+T169
2217+
18572218 Woodbridge
18582219
18592220 721,370
18602221
18612222 721,370
18622223
2224+T170
2225+
18632226 Woodbury
18642227
18652228 876,018
18662229
18672230 [876,018] 895,683
18682231
2232+T171
2233+
18692234 Woodstock
18702235
18712236 5,390,055
18722237
18732238 [5,390,055] 5,453,688
18742239
18752240 Sec. 60. Subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
18762241
18772242 (6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and each fiscal year thereafter, a grant in an amount equal to the sum of any amounts paid to the town pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) and subsection (l) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, and the amount of its target aid as described in subdivision (32) of section 10-262f except that such amount of target aid shall be capped in accordance with the following: (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, for each town, the maximum percentage increase over its previous year's base revenue shall be the product of five per cent and the ratio of the wealth of the town ranked one hundred fifty-third when all towns are ranked in descending order to each town's wealth, provided no town shall receive an increase greater than five per cent. (B) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, June 30, 2001, June 30, 2002, June 30, 2003, and June 30, 2004, for each town, the maximum percentage increase over its previous year's base revenue shall be the product of six per cent and the ratio of the wealth of the town ranked one hundred fifty-third when all towns are ranked in descending order to each town's wealth, provided no town shall receive an increase greater than six per cent. (C) No such cap shall be used for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, or any fiscal year thereafter. (D) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, for each town, the maximum percentage reduction from its previous year's base revenue shall be equal to the product of three per cent and the ratio of each town's wealth to the wealth of the town ranked seventeenth when all towns are ranked in descending order, provided no town's grant shall be reduced by more than three per cent. (E) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 1997, June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, for each town, the maximum percentage reduction from its previous year's base revenue shall be equal to the product of five per cent and the ratio of each town's wealth to the wealth of the town ranked seventeenth when all towns are ranked in descending order, provided no town's grant shall be reduced by more than five per cent. (F) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town's grant shall be less than the grant it received for the prior fiscal year. (G) For each fiscal year prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, in addition to the amount determined pursuant to this subdivision, a town shall be eligible for a density supplement if the density of the town is greater than the average density of all towns in the state. The density supplement shall be determined by multiplying the density aid ratio of the town by the foundation level and the town's total need students for the prior fiscal year provided, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town's density supplement shall be less than the density supplement such town received for the prior fiscal year. (H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, the grant determined in accordance with this subdivision for a town ranked one to forty-two when all towns are ranked in descending order according to town wealth shall be further reduced by one and two-hundredths of a per cent and such grant for all other towns shall be further reduced by fifty-six-hundredths of a per cent. (I) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town whose school district is a priority school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision in an amount that is less than the amount received under such grant for the prior fiscal year. (J) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, no town whose school district is a priority school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision that provides an amount of aid per resident student that is less than the amount of aid per resident student provided under the grant received for the prior fiscal year. (K) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town whose school district is a priority school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision in an amount that is less than seventy per cent of the sum of (i) the product of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, (ii) the product of a town's supplemental aid ratio, the foundation level and the sum of the portion of its total need students count described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of section 10-262f for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the adjustments to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) of said section 10-262f relative to length of school year and summer school sessions, and (iii) the town's regional bonus. (L) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, and each fiscal year thereafter, no town whose school district is a transitional school district shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision in an amount that is less than forty per cent of the sum of (i) the product of a town's base aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, (ii) the product of a town's supplemental aid ratio, the foundation level and the sum of the portion of its total need students count described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of section 10-262f for the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the adjustments to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) of said section 10-262f relative to length of school year and summer school sessions, and (iii) the town's regional bonus. (M) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, (i) each town whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a grant that includes a pro rata share of twenty-five million dollars based on the difference between its target aid and the amount of the grant determined with the cap, and (ii) all towns shall receive a grant that is at least 1.68 per cent greater than the grant they received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. (N) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, (i) each town whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a pro rata share of fifty million dollars based on the difference between its target aid and the amount of the grant determined with the cap, and (ii) each town shall receive a grant that is at least 1.2 per cent more than its base revenue, as defined in subdivision (28) of section 10-262f. (O) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, each town shall receive a grant that is at least equal to the grant it received for the prior fiscal year. (P) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, (i) each town whose target aid is capped pursuant to this subdivision shall receive a grant that includes a pro rata share of fifty million dollars based on the difference between its target aid and the amount of the grant determined with the cap, (ii) each town's grant including the cap supplement shall be reduced by three per cent, (iii) the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven shall each receive a grant that is equal to the grant such towns received for the prior fiscal year plus one million dollars, (iv) those towns described in clause (i) of this subparagraph shall receive a grant that includes a pro rata share of three million dollars based on the same pro rata basis as used in said clause (i), (v) towns whose school districts are priority school districts pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-266p or transitional school districts pursuant to section 10-263c or who are eligible for grants under section 10-276a or 10-263d for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, to June 30, 2004, inclusive, shall receive grants that are at least equal to the grants they received for the prior fiscal year, (vi) towns not receiving funds under clause (iii) of this subparagraph shall receive a pro rata share of any remaining funds based on their grant determined under this subparagraph. (Q) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, (i) no town shall receive a grant pursuant to this subparagraph in an amount that is less than sixty per cent of the amount determined pursuant to the previous subparagraphs of this subdivision, (ii) notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, each town shall receive a grant that is equal to the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year increased by twenty-three and twenty-seven hundredths per cent of the difference between the grant amount calculated pursuant to this subdivision and the amount the town received for the prior fiscal year, (iii) no town whose school district is a priority school district pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-266p shall receive a grant pursuant to this subdivision that is less than three hundred seventy dollars per resident student, and (iv) each town shall receive a grant that is at least the greater of the amount of the grant it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, or the amount of the grant it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, increased by seven-tenths per cent, except that the town of Winchester shall not receive less than its fixed entitlement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003. (R) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, each town shall receive a grant that is equal to the amount of the grant the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, increased by two per cent plus the amount specified in section 33 of public act 05-245, provided for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, no town shall receive a grant in an amount that is less than sixty per cent of the amount of its target aid as described in subdivision (32) of section 10-262f. (S) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the town's base aid, and (ii) seventeen and thirty-one one-hundredths per cent of the difference between the town's fully funded grant as described in subdivision (33) of section 10-262f, and its base aid, except that such per cent shall be adjusted for all towns so that no town shall receive a grant that is less than the amount of the grant the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, increased by four and four-tenths per cent. (T) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the town's base aid, and (ii) twenty-two and two one-hundredths per cent of the difference between the fully funded grant as described in said subdivision (33) of section 10-262f, and its base aid, except that such per cent shall be adjusted for all towns so that no town shall receive a grant that is less than the amount of the grant the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, increased by four and four-tenths per cent;
18782243
18792244 Sec. 61. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-262i of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
18802245
18812246 (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each town shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the town is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h, as amended by this act. [, as] Such grant, excluding any amounts paid to a town pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c), subdivision (1) of subsection (d) and subsection (l) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, 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.
18822247
18832248 (b) [The] (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the amount due each town pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the treasurer of 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 towns under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid in March rather than April to any town which has not adopted the uniform fiscal year and which would not otherwise receive such final payment within the fiscal year of such town.
18842249
18852250 (2) Any amount due to a town pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c), subdivision (1) of subsection (d) and subsection (l) of section 10-66ee, as amended by this act, shall be paid by the Comptroller, upon certification of the Commissioner of Education, to the treasurer of each town entitled to such amount pursuant to the schedule established in section 10-66ee, as amended by this act.
18862251
18872252 Sec. 62. Subsections (f) and (g) of section 10-262i of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
18882253
18892254 (f) (1) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, plus any reductions made pursuant to section 19 of public act 09-1 of the June 19 special session, except that (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, any district with a number of resident students for the school year commencing July 1, 2011, that is lower than such district's number of resident students for the school year commencing July 1, 2010, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in number of resident students for such school years multiplied by three thousand, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, any district that (i) does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (ii) the number of resident students attending high school for such district for the school year commencing July 1, 2011, is lower than such district's number of resident students attending high school for the school year commencing July 1, 2010, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in number of resident students attending high school for such school years multiplied by the tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33. [, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.]
18902255
18912256 (2) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, by one of the following: (A) [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, any] Any district with a number of resident students for the school year commencing July 1, 2012, that is lower than such district's number of resident students for the school year commencing July 1, 2011, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in number of resident students for such school years multiplied by three thousand, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, [and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013,] (B) any district that (i) does not maintain a high school and pays tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident students to attend high school in another district, and (ii) the number of resident students attending high school for such district for the school year commencing July 1, 2012, is lower than such district's number of resident students attending high school for the school year commencing July 1, 2011, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the difference in number of resident students attending high school for such school years multiplied by the tuition paid per student pursuant to section 10-33, [provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012] or (C) any district that realizes new and documentable savings through increased intradistrict efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of Education or through regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to half of the savings experienced as a result of such intradistrict efficiencies, regional collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
18922257
18932258 (3) The Commissioner of Education may permit a district to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, in an amount determined by the commissioner if such district has permanently ceased operations and closed one or more schools in the district due to declining enrollment at such closed school or schools in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013.
18942259
18952260 (4) No town shall be eligible to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, pursuant to this subsection if (A) the school district for the town is in its third year or more of being identified as in need of improvement pursuant to section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and (i) has failed to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics or reading at the whole district level, or (ii) has satisfied the requirements for adequate yearly progress in mathematics or reading pursuant to Section 1111(b)(2)(I) of Subpart 1 of Part A of Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, as amended from time to time, or (B) the school district for the town (i) has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and (ii) has a poverty rate greater than ten per cent. For purposes of this subparagraph, "poverty rate" means the quotient of the number of related children ages five to seventeen, inclusive, in families in poverty in a school district, divided by the total school age population of such school district based on the 2009 population estimate produced by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce.
18962261
18972262 (g) (1) Except as provided for in subdivisions (2), (3) and (4) of this subsection, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, the percentage of the increase in aid pursuant to this section applicable under subsection (d) of this section shall be the average of the results of (A) (i) a town's current program expenditures per resident student pursuant to subdivision (36) of section 10-262f, subtracted from the highest current program expenditures per resident student in this state, (ii) divided by the difference between the highest current program expenditures per resident student in this state and the lowest current program expenditures per resident student in this state, (iii) multiplied by thirty per cent, (iv) plus fifty percentage points, (B) (i) a town's wealth pursuant to subdivision (26) of section 10-262f, subtracted from the wealth of the town with the highest wealth of all towns in this state, (ii) divided by the difference between the wealth of the town with the highest wealth of all towns in this state and the wealth of the town with the lowest wealth of all towns in this state, (iii) multiplied by thirty per cent, (iv) plus fifty percentage points, and (C) (i) a town's grant mastery percentage pursuant to subdivision (12) of section 10-262f, subtracted from one, subtracted from one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with the highest grant mastery percentage in this state, (ii) divided by the difference between one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with the highest grant mastery percentage in this state and one minus the grant mastery percentage of the town with the lowest grant mastery percentage in this state, (iii) multiplied by thirty per cent, (iv) plus fifty percentage points.
18982263
18992264 (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, any town whose school district is in its third year or more of being identified as in need of improvement pursuant to section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and has failed to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics or reading at the whole district level, the percentage determined pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection for such town shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points.
19002265
19012266 (3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, any town whose school district is in its third year or more of being identified as in need of improvement pursuant to section 10-223e, as amended by this act, and has failed to make adequate yearly progress in mathematics or reading at the whole district level, the percentage of the increase in aid pursuant to this section applicable under subsection (d) of this section shall be the percentage of the increase determined under subdivision (1) of this subsection for such town, plus twenty percentage points, or eighty per cent, whichever is greater.
19022267
19032268 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter, any town that (A) is a member of a regional school district that serves only grades seven to twelve, inclusive, or grades nine to twelve, inclusive, (B) appropriates at least the minimum percentage of increase in aid pursuant to the provisions of this section, and (C) has a reduced assessment from the previous fiscal year for students enrolled in such regional school district, excluding debt service for such students, shall be considered to be in compliance with the provisions of this section.
19042269
19052270 (5) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, charter, special act or home rule ordinance, on or before September 15, 2007, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, a town may request the Commissioner of Education to defer a portion of the town's increase in aid over the prior fiscal year pursuant to this section to be expended in the subsequent fiscal year. If the commissioner approves such request, the deferred amount shall be credited to the increase in aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, rather than the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Such funds shall be expended in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, in accordance with the provisions of this section. In no case shall a town be allowed to defer increases in aid required to be spent for education as a result of failure to make adequate yearly progress in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection.
19062271
19072272 Sec. 63. Subsection (c) of section 10-264l of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19082273
19092274 (c) (1) The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, [and] (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, [2013] 2012, inclusive, and (C) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the town operating the magnet school program shall be three thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal year thereafter.
19102275
19112276 (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and expenditure estimates.
19122277
19132278 (3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (F), inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (ii) six thousand five hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, [and] (iv) seven thousand six hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2012, inclusive, and (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter.
19142279
19152280 (B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (F), inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, [and] (ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2012, inclusive, and (iii) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students shall be three thousand dollars.
19162281
19172282 [(C) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 1998, and that for the school year commencing July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than seventy per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than seventy per cent of the school's students in the amount of four thousand eight hundred ninety-four dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and four thousand two hundred sixty-three dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than seventy per cent of the school's students in the amount of six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011.]
19182283
19192284 [(D)] (C) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students in the amount of [four thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and three thousand eight hundred thirty-three] eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars for the fiscal [years] year ending [June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, and] June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, and a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students in the amount of [six thousand seven hundred thirty] eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars for the fiscal [years] year ending [June 30, 2010, June 30, 2011, June 30, 2012, and] June 30, 2013, [inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter.
19202285
19212286 [(E)] (D) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by (i) a regional educational service center, (ii) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (iii) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (iv) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (v) the board of governors for an independent college or university, as defined in section 10a-37, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent college or university, (vi) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (vii) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner that enrolls less than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of (I) nine thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and (II) ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2013, inclusive.
19222287
19232288 [(F)] (E) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford school district, pursuant to the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., shall receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-four dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2013, inclusive.
19242289
19252290 [(G)] (F) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph [(F)] (E) of this subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford school district who is not a resident of such district.
19262291
19272292 (4) The amounts of the grants determined pursuant to this subsection shall be proportionately adjusted, if necessary, within available appropriations, and in no case shall any grant pursuant to this section exceed the reasonable operating budget of the interdistrict magnet school program, less revenues from other sources. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection.
19282293
19292294 (5) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet school that assists the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as determined by the commissioner and that provide academic support programs and summer school educational programs approved by the commissioner to students participating in such interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for an independent college or university, as defined in section 10a-37, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent college or university, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner.
19302295
19312296 (6) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as determined by the commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for an independent college or university, as defined in section 10a-37, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent college or university, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner.
19322297
19332298 Sec. 64. Section 10-65 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19342299
19352300 (a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural science and technology education center approved by the State Board of Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used for such agricultural science and technology education center, for the expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, in an amount equal to one thousand [three] seven hundred [fifty-five] fifty dollars per student for every secondary school student who was enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year.
19362301
19372302 (b) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an agricultural science and technology education center shall provide opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers in a number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its students that the board of education enrolled in each such center or centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers during the previous three school years. If a local or regional board of education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in accordance with this subsection. The board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center may charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for a school year in an amount not to exceed eighty-two and five-tenths per cent of the foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except that such board may charge tuition for (1) students enrolled under shared-time arrangements on a pro rata basis, and (2) special education students which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating such students minus the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of this section. Any tuition paid by such board for special education students in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-education students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g.
19382303
19392304 (c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, (2) on and after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center that received a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer qualifies for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall receive a grant in an amount determined as follows: (A) For the first fiscal year such board of education does not qualify for a grant under said subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science and technology education center on October first of the previous year, (B) for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, (C) for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and (D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and (3) each local and regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center that does not receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date.
19402305
19412306 (d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within available appropriations, each local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, within available appropriations, each local or regional board of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said date.
19422307
19432308 (e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall allocate five hundred thousand dollars to local or regional boards of education operating an agricultural science and technology education center in accordance with the provisions of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.
19442309
19452310 (f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, if a local or regional board of education 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 local funding for educational purposes.
19462311
19472312 Sec. 65. Section 10-265m of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19482313
19492314 (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall award grants, within available appropriations, to local and regional boards of education for priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p for summer school programs required pursuant to sections 10-265g and 10-265l and weekend school programs. Eligibility for grants pursuant to this section shall be determined for a five-year period based on a school district's designation as a priority school district for the initial year of application. In order to receive a grant, an eligible board of education shall submit a plan for the expenditure of grant funds to the Department of Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes.
19502315
19512316 (b) The plan shall include: (1) Criteria for student participation in the program, including provision for priority to students who are determined to be substantially deficient in reading, (2) criteria for teacher selection that emphasize the skills needed for teaching the summer program and criteria for establishment of the curriculum for the summer program, and (3) a system for reporting, by school and grade, on the number of students who attend the program, for assessing the performance of such students in the program and for tracking their performance during the school year. In deciding where to establish a summer school program, eligible boards of education shall give preference to elementary and middle schools with the highest number of students who are substantially deficient in reading.
19522317
19532318 (c) Each priority school district shall receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of resident students, as defined in subdivision (22) of section 10-262f, in the district to the total number of resident students in all priority school districts.
19542319
19552320 (d) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if a school district that received a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the prior fiscal year is no longer eligible to receive such a grant, such school district shall receive a summer school program and weekend school program phase-out grant for each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year such school district received its summer school program and weekend school program grant. The amount of such phase-out grants shall be determined as follows: (1) Seventy-five per cent of the amount of the final summer school program and weekend school program grant for the first fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, (2) fifty per cent of the amount of such final grant for the second fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount of such final grant for the third fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant.
19562321
19572322 [(d)] (e) No funds received pursuant to this section shall be used to supplant federal, state or local funding to the local or regional board of education for summer school or weekend school programs.
19582323
19592324 [(e)] (f) Expenditure reports shall be filed with the department as requested by the commissioner. Local or regional boards of education shall refund (1) any unexpended amounts at the close of the program for which the grant is awarded, and (2) any amounts not expended in accordance with an approved grant application.
19602325
19612326 Sec. 66. Section 10-266t of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19622327
19632328 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall award grants annually, in accordance with this section and section 10-266u, to local and regional boards of education identified as priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p. In addition, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, and June 30, 2001, the commissioner shall provide a grant to any local or regional board of education in a town which does not qualify for a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-266p for said fiscal years but does qualify for a grant pursuant to subsection (b) of said section for said fiscal years. The grants shall provide funds for extended school building hours for public schools in such districts for academic enrichment and support, and recreation programs for students in the districts. Such programs may be conducted in buildings other than public school buildings, provided the board of education is able to demonstrate to the commissioner that the facility in which the program will be run can adequately support the academic goals of the program and a plan is in place to provide adequate academic instruction.
19642329
19652330 (b) The Commissioner of Education shall provide a grant estimate annually to each priority school district. The estimated grant shall be calculated as follows: Each district's average daily membership, as defined in subdivision (2) of section 10-261, divided by the total of all priority school districts' average daily membership, multiplied by the amount appropriated for the grant program minus the amounts specified in subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-266u.
19662331
19672332 (c) (1) Annually, each such district shall file a grant application with the Commissioner of Education, in such form and at such time as he prescribes. The application shall identify the local distribution of funds by school and operator, with program specification, hours and days of operation.
19682333
19692334 (2) Each such district shall solicit applications for individual school programs, on a competitive basis, from town and nonprofit agencies, prioritize the applications and select applications for funding within the total grant amount allocated to the district. District decisions to fund individual school programs shall be based on specified criteria including: (A) Total hours of operation, (B) number of students served, (C) total student hours of service, (D) total program cost, (E) estimate of volunteer hours, or other sources of support, (F) community involvement, commitment and support, (G) nonduplication of existing services, (H) needs of the student body of the school, (I) unique qualities of the proposal, and (J) responsiveness to the requirements of this section and section 10-266u. Each district shall submit to the commissioner all proposals received as part of its grant application and documentation of the review and ranking process for such proposals.
19702335
19712336 (3) Grants to individual school programs shall be limited to a range of twenty to eighty thousand dollars per school, based on school enrollment.
19722337
19732338 (d) Each district, shall: (1) Demonstrate, in its grant application, that a district-wide and school building needs assessment was conducted, including an inventory of existing academic enrichment and support, and recreational opportunities available during nonschool hours both within and outside of school buildings; (2) ensure equal program access for all students and necessary accommodations and support for students with disabilities; (3) provide a summer component, unless it is able to document that sufficient summer opportunity already exists; (4) include in its application a schedule and total number of hours that it determines to be reasonable and sufficient for individual school programs; (5) support no less than ten per cent of the cost of the total district-wide extended school building hours program and provide documentation of local dollars or in-kind contributions, or both; and (6) contract for the direct operation of the program, unless it is able to document that no providers are interested or able to provide a cost efficient program.
19742339
19752340 (e) All programs funded pursuant to this section shall: (1) Offer both academic enrichment and support and recreation experiences, (2) be open to all resident students in the district, (3) be designed to ensure communication with the child's teacher and ties to the regular school curriculum, (4) be clearly articulated with structured and specified experiences for children but able to accommodate the irregular participation of any one child, (5) provide for community involvement, (6) investigate the use of the National Service Corps, (7) coordinate operations and activities with existing programs and the agencies which operate such programs, (8) provide for parent involvement in program planning and the use of parents as advisers and volunteers, and (9) provide for business involvement or sponsorship. Programs within a district may vary in terms of times of operation and nature of the program. All programs which operate in a public school shall have access to existing special facilities and equipment in the public school and shall have the written endorsement of the school principal and superintendent of schools for the school district.
19762341
19772342 (f) Grant funds may be used to hire personnel to provide for the instruction and supervision of children and for necessary support costs such as food, program supplies, equipment and materials, direct cost of building maintenance, personnel supervision and transportation but shall not be used for indirect costs.
19782343
19792344 (g) The Commissioner of Education may negotiate the contents of a district's grant application or refuse to authorize a grant if he finds the proposal costs are not reasonable or necessary or the selection of specific local building programs over others was not justified by the process and the data.
19802345
19812346 (h) Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of this section, a school district may charge fees for participation in after-school academic enrichment, support or recreational programs, provided the fees are calculated on a sliding scale based on ability to pay and no fee exceeds seventy-five per cent of the average cost of participation. No school district may exclude a student from participation in such after-school academic enrichment, support and recreational programs due to inability to pay a fee.
19822347
19832348 (i) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if a school district that received a grant pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the prior fiscal year is no longer eligible to receive such a grant, such school district shall receive a phase-out grant for each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year such school district received a grant under this section. The amount of such phase-out grants shall be determined as follows: (1) Seventy-five per cent of the amount of the final grant under this section for the first fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, (2) fifty per cent of the amount of such final grant for the second fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant, and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount of such final grant for the third fiscal year following the fiscal year that such school district received such final grant.
19842349
19852350 Sec. 67. Subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19862351
19872352 (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 [State Board of Education shall pay to 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. [Payment shall be made by the board as follows: Eighty-five per cent of the estimated cost in July and the adjusted balance in May.]
19882353
19892354 Sec. 68. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-264l of the general statutes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, the requirement that not more than seventy-five per cent of the pupils attending an approved interdistrict magnet school program be from a participating town and the requirement that the pupils enrolled in such programs who are pupils of racial minorities, as defined in section 10-226a of the general statutes, comprise at least twenty-five per cent but not more than seventy-five per cent of the total pupil enrollment shall not apply to the approved interdistrict magnet school program, Big Picture Magnet School, operated by Bloomfield. Such interdistrict magnet school program shall reopen as a new school program, The Global Experience Magnet School, on or after July 1, 2012, pursuant to an operation plan as approved by the Commissioner of Education and shall begin operations as of that date for purposes of subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-264l of the general statutes.
19902355
19912356 Sec. 69. Section 10-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
19922357
19932358 (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 that shall consist of eleven members as follows: (1) Four executives of Connecticut-based employers who shall be nominated by the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission established pursuant to section 31-3h, 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.
19942359
19952360 (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.
19962361
19972362 (c) The board and the Commissioner of Education shall jointly recommend a candidate for superintendent of the technical high school system who shall be appointed as superintendent by the State Board of Education. Such superintendent shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the technical high school system.
19982363
19992364 [(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] technical high 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.
20002365
20012366 [(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] technical high 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.
20022367
20032368 Sec. 70. Section 10-99g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
20042369
20052370 (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 budget for each technical high school to guide the preparation of a proposed operating budget for the technical high school system.
20062371
20072372 (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 proposed operating budgets for each technical high school, the proposed operating budget for the technical high school system and the approved operating budget for the technical high school system to the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
20082373
20092374 [(a)] (b) The superintendent of the [regional vocational-technical] technical high school system shall [biannually] semiannually 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.
20102375
20112376 [(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.
20122377
20132378 Sec. 71. 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):
20142379
20152380 (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.
20162381
20172382 (b) On or before November fifteenth, annually:
20182383
20192384 (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.
20202385
20212386 (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.
20222387
20232388 (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.
20242389
20252390 Sec. 72. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
20262391
20272392 (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.
20282393
20292394 (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.
20302395
20312396 Sec. 73. 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):
20322397
20332398 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.
20342399
20352400 Sec. 74. Section 10-1 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
20362401
20372402 (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.
20382403
20392404 (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.
20402405
20412406 (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.
20422407
20432408 (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.
20442409
20452410 (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] the student member 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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20472412 Sec. 75. 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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20492414 (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 board 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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20512416 Sec. 76. 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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20532418 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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20552420 Sec. 77. 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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20572422 (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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20592424 Sec. 78. 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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20612426 (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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20632428 (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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20652430 (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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20672432 (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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20692434 Sec. 79. 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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20712436 (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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20732438 (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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20752440 Sec. 80. 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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20772442 (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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20792444 (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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20812446 (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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20832448 (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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20852450 (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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20872452 (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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20892454 (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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20912456 Sec. 81. 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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20932458 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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20952460 Sec. 82. 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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20972462 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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20992464 Sec. 83. 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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21012466 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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21032468 Sec. 84. 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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21052470 (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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21072472 (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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21092474 (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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21112476 (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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21132478 Sec. 85. 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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21152480 (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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21172482 (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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21192484 Sec. 86. 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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21212486 (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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21232488 Sec. 87. (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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21252490 (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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21272492 (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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21292494 (d) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the provisions of this section, make such technical, grammatical and punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
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21312496 Sec. 88. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) The Department of Education shall annually publish and make available on the department's Internet web site (1) the state-wide performance management and support plan, as described in subsection (b) of section 10-223e of the general statutes, as amended by this act, (2) a list of schools ranked highest to lowest in school performance index scores, (3) the formula and manner in which the school performance index was calculated for each school, and (4) the alternative versions of the formula used to calculate the school subject performance indices at grade levels other than elementary grade levels.
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21332498 Sec. 89. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) As used in this section:
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21352500 (1) "Achievement gap" means the existence of a significant disparity in the academic performance of students among and between (A) racial groups, (B) ethnic groups, (C) socioeconomic groups, (D) genders, and (E) English language learners and students whose primary language is English.
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21372502 (2) "Scientifically-based reading research and instruction" means (A) a comprehensive program or a collection of instructional practices that is based on reliable, valid evidence showing that when such programs or practices are used, students can be expected to achieve satisfactory reading progress, and (B) the integration of instructional strategies for continuously assessing, evaluating and communicating the student's reading progress and needs in order to design and implement ongoing interventions so that students of all ages and proficiency levels can read and comprehend text and apply higher level thinking skills. Such comprehensive program or collection of practices shall include, but not be limited to, instruction in five areas of reading: phonemic awareness, Phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension.
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21392504 (b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall create an intensive reading instruction program to improve student literacy in grades kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, and close the achievement gap. Such intensive reading instruction program shall include routine reading assessments for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, scientifically-based reading research and instruction, an intensive reading intervention strategy, as described in subsection (c) of this section, supplemental reading instruction and reading remediation plans, as described in subsection (d) of this section, and an intensive summer school reading program, as described in subsection (e) of this section. For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, the commissioner shall select five elementary schools that are (1) located in an educational reform district, as defined in section 34 of this act, (2) participating in the commissioner's network of schools, pursuant to section 19 of this act, or (3) among the lowest five per cent of elementary schools in school subject performance indices for reading and mathematics, as defined in section 18 of this act, to participate in the intensive reading instruction program and for the school year commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year thereafter, the commissioner may select up to five such schools to participate in the intensive reading instruction program.
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21412506 (c) On or before July 1, 2012, the Department of Education shall develop an intensive reading intervention strategy for use by schools selected by the Commissioner of Education to participate in the intensive reading instruction program to address the achievement gap at such schools and to ensure that all students are reading proficiently by grade three in such schools. Such intensive reading intervention strategy for schools shall (1) include, but not be limited to, (A) rigorous assessments in reading skills, (B) scientifically-based reading research and instruction, (C) one external literacy coach for each school, to be funded by the department, who will work with the reading data collected, support the principal of the school as needed, observe, and coach classes and supervise the reading interventions, (D) four reading interventionists for each school, to be funded by the department, who will develop a reading remediation plan for any student who is reading below proficiency, be responsible for all supplemental reading instruction, and conduct reading assessments as needed, and (E) training for teachers and administrators in scientifically-based reading research and instruction, including, training for school administrators on how to assess a classroom to ensure that all children are proficient in reading by grade three, and (2) outline, at a minimum, how (A) reading data will be collected, analyzed and used for purposes of instructional development, (B) professional and leadership development will be related to reading data analysis and used to support individual teacher and classroom needs, (C) the selected schools will communicate with parents and guardians of students on reading instruction strategies and student reading performance goals, and on opportunities for parents and guardians to partner with teachers and school administrators to improve reading at home and at school, (D) teachers and school leaders will be trained in the science of teaching reading, (E) periodic student progress reports will be issued, and (F) such selected school intensive reading intervention strategy will be monitored at the classroom level. The commissioner shall review and evaluate the school intensive reading intervention strategy for model components that may be used and replicated in other schools and school districts to ensure that all children are proficient in reading by grade three.
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21432508 (d) (1) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school year thereafter, each school selected by the Commissioner of Education to participate in the intensive reading instruction program under this section shall provide supplemental reading instruction to students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who are reading below proficiency, as identified by the reading assessment described in section 5 of this act. Such supplemental reading instruction shall be provided by a reading interventionist during regular school hours.
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21452510 (2) A reading remediation plan shall be developed by a reading interventionist for each student in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who has been identified as reading below proficiency to address and correct the reading deficiency of such student. Such remediation plan shall include instructional strategies that utilize research based reading instruction materials and teachers trained in reading instruction, parental involvement in the implementation of the remediation plan and regular progress reports on such student.
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21472512 (3) The principal of a school selected by the Commissioner of Education to participate in the intensive reading instruction program under this section shall notify the parent or guardian of any student in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who has been identified as being below proficiency in reading. Such notice shall be in writing and include, (A) an explanation of why such student is below proficiency in reading, and (B) inform such parent or guardian that a remediation plan, as described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, will be developed for such student to provide supplemental reading instruction, including strategies for the parent or guardian to use at home with such student.
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21492514 (e) (1) Any student enrolled in a school selected by the Commissioner of Education that is located in a priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p of the general statutes, to participate in the intensive reading instruction program under this section and who is reading below proficiency at the end of the school year shall be enrolled in an intensive summer school reading instruction program. Such intensive summer school reading instruction program shall include, (A) a comprehensive reading intervention program, (B) scientifically-based reading research and instruction strategies and interventions, (C) diagnostic assessments administered to a student prior to or during an intensive summer school reading instruction program to determine such student's particularized need for instruction, (D) teachers who are trained in the teaching of reading and reading assessment and intervention, and (E) weekly progress monitoring to assess the reading progress of such student and tailor instruction for such student.
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21512516 (2) The principal of a school selected by the Commissioner of Education to participate in the intensive reading instruction program under this section shall submit reports to the Department of Education, at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the department, on (A) student reading progress for each student reading below proficiency based on the data collected from the screening and progress monitoring of such student using the reading assessments described in section 5 of this act, and (B) the specific reading interventions and supports implemented.
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21532518 (f) Not later than October 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the department shall 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 of the general statutes, on student reading levels in schools participating in the intensive reading instruction program. Such report shall include recommendations on model components of the school intensive reading intervention strategy that may be used and replicated in other schools and school districts.
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21552520 Sec. 90. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) (a) Any local or regional board of education identified by the Department of Education that disproportionately and inappropriately identifies minority students as requiring special education services because such students have a reading deficiency in contravention of the provisions of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 10-76ff of the general statutes, shall annually submit a report to the department on the plan adopted by such board that reduces the misidentification of such minority students by improving reading assessments and interventions for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive.
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21572522 (b) The Department of Education shall study the plans and strategies used by a local or regional board of education that demonstrate improvement in the reduction of the misidentification of minority students requiring special education under this section. Such study shall examine the correlation between improvements in teacher training in the science of reading and the reduction in misidentification of students requiring special education services.
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21592524 (c) For purposes of this section, "minority students" means those whose race is defined as other than white, or whose ethnicity is defined as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office of Management and Budget for use by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce.
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21612526 Sec. 91. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) On or before July 1, 2013, the Department of Education shall develop a coordinated state-wide reading plan for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, that contains strategies and frameworks that are research-driven to produce effective reading instruction and improvement in student performance. Such plan shall include: (1) The alignment of reading standards, instruction and assessments for students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive; (2) teachers use of data on the progress of all students to adjust and differentiate instructional practices to improve student reading success; (3) the collection of information concerning each student's reading background, level and progress so that teachers can use such information to assist in the transition of a student's promotion to the next grade level; (4) an intervention for each student who is not making adequate progress in reading to help such student read at the appropriate grade level; (5) enhanced reading instruction for students who are reading at or above their grade level; (6) the coordination of reading instruction activities between parents, students, teachers and administrators of the school district at home and in school; (7) school district reading plans; (8) parental involvement by providing parents and guardians of students with opportunities for partnering with teachers and school administrators to (A) create an optimal learning environment, and (B) receive updates on the reading progress of their student; (9) teacher training and reading performance tests aligned with teacher preparation courses and professional development activities; (10) incentives for schools that have demonstrated significant improvement in student reading; (11) research-based literacy training for early childhood care and education providers and instructors working with children birth to five years of age, inclusive; and (12) the alignment of reading instruction with the common core state standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
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21632528 Sec. 92. Subsection (f) of section 10-145d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012):
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21652530 (f) An endorsement to teach elementary education grades one to six, inclusive, shall be valid for grades kindergarten to six, inclusive, and an endorsement to teach comprehensive special education grades one to twelve, inclusive, shall be valid for grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, provided, on and after July 1, 2013, any certified employee with such comprehensive special education endorsement achieves a satisfactory score on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009.
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21672532 Sec. 93. Section 10-145d of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (i) as follows (Effective July 1, 2012):
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21692534 (NEW) (i) On and after July 1, 2013, any certified employee with a remedial reading and remedial language arts endorsement shall achieve a satisfactory score on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009.
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21712536 Sec. 94. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) On or before July 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, an incentive program for schools that (1) increase by ten per cent the number of students who meet or exceed the state-wide goal level in reading on the state-wide examination under section 10-14n of the general statutes, and (2) demonstrate the methodology and instruction used by the school to improve student reading skills and scores on such state-wide examination. Such incentive program may, at the commissioner's discretion, include public recognition, financial awards, and enhanced autonomy or operational flexibility. The Department of Education may accept private donations for the purpose of this section.
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21732538 Sec. 95. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) Not later than July 1, 2013, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Board of Regents for Higher Education, shall design and approve a preliteracy course to be included in a bachelor's degree program with a concentration in early childhood education, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-16p of the general statutes, from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Governors of Higher Education. Such course shall be practice-based and specific to the developmentally appropriate instruction of preliteracy and language skills for teachers of early childhood education.
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21752540 Sec. 96. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2012) The Department of Education, in collaboration with the Governor's Early Care and Education Cabinet, shall develop a system for the sharing of information between preschool and school readiness programs and kindergarten regarding children's oral language and preliteracy proficiency.
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2177-Sec. 97. Sections 10-221h and 10-221i of the general statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2012)
2542+Sec. 97. Sections 10-221h and 10-221i of the general statutes are repealed. (Effective July 1, 2012)"
2543+
2544+
2545+
2546+
2547+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
2548+Section 1 from passage New section
2549+Sec. 2 from passage New section
2550+Sec. 3 July 1, 2012 10-16bb(b)
2551+Sec. 4 July 1, 2012 PA 11-85, Sec. 5
2552+Sec. 5 July 1, 2012 New section
2553+Sec. 6 July 1, 2012 New section
2554+Sec. 7 July 1, 2012 New section
2555+Sec. 8 July 1, 2012 New section
2556+Sec. 9 July 1, 2012 10-221o
2557+Sec. 10 July 1, 2012 New section
2558+Sec. 11 July 1, 2012 New section
2559+Sec. 12 July 1, 2012 10-266aa(g)
2560+Sec. 13 July 1, 2012 New section
2561+Sec. 14 July 1, 2012 10-220d
2562+Sec. 15 from passage New section
2563+Sec. 16 from passage 10-222
2564+Sec. 17 from passage New section
2565+Sec. 18 from passage 10-223e
2566+Sec. 19 from passage New section
2567+Sec. 20 from passage New section
2568+Sec. 21 from passage New section
2569+Sec. 22 from passage New section
2570+Sec. 23 July 1, 2012 New section
2571+Sec. 24 July 1, 2012 9-185
2572+Sec. 25 July 1, 2012 10-4s
2573+Sec. 26 July 1, 2012 10-15
2574+Sec. 27 July 1, 2012 10-223f(a)
2575+Sec. 28 July 1, 2012 10-74f
2576+Sec. 29 July 1, 2012 10-66ee
2577+Sec. 30 July 1, 2012 10-66ll
2578+Sec. 31 July 1, 2012 New section
2579+Sec. 32 July 1, 2012 10-66bb
2580+Sec. 33 July 1, 2012 New section
2581+Sec. 34 July 1, 2012 New section
2582+Sec. 35 July 1, 2012 10-145a
2583+Sec. 36 July 1, 2012 10-145b
2584+Sec. 37 July 1, 2012 New section
2585+Sec. 38 July 1, 2012 10-145o(f)
2586+Sec. 39 July 1, 2012 New section
2587+Sec. 40 July 1, 2012 10-144o(7)
2588+Sec. 41 July 1, 2012 10-16p(b)(1)
2589+Sec. 42 July 1, 2012 10-145a(a)
2590+Sec. 43 July 1, 2012 10-220a(d)
2591+Sec. 44 July 1, 2012 10-4q(a)
2592+Sec. 45 July 1, 2012 10-149b(c)
2593+Sec. 46 July 1, 2012 10-149c(b)
2594+Sec. 47 July 1, 2012 10-221d(e) to (g)
2595+Sec. 48 July 1, 2012 17a-101i(a)
2596+Sec. 49 July 1, 2012 20-195u(d)
2597+Sec. 50 July 1, 2012 10-145d(a)
2598+Sec. 51 from passage 10-151b
2599+Sec. 52 from passage New section
2600+Sec. 53 from passage New section
2601+Sec. 54 July 1, 2012 New section
2602+Sec. 55 July 1, 2012 New section
2603+Sec. 56 July 1, 2012 10-220a(a)
2604+Sec. 57 July 1, 2014 10-151
2605+Sec. 58 July 1, 2012 10-157(b) and (c)
2606+Sec. 59 July 1, 2012 10-262h(d)
2607+Sec. 60 July 1, 2012 10-262h(a)(6)
2608+Sec. 61 July 1, 2012 10-262i(a) and (b)
2609+Sec. 62 July 1, 2012 10-262i(f) and (g)
2610+Sec. 63 July 1, 2012 10-264l(c)
2611+Sec. 64 July 1, 2012 10-65
2612+Sec. 65 July 1, 2012 10-265m
2613+Sec. 66 July 1, 2012 10-266t
2614+Sec. 67 July 1, 2012 10-76d(e)(4)
2615+Sec. 68 from passage New section
2616+Sec. 69 July 1, 2012 10-95
2617+Sec. 70 July 1, 2012 10-99g
2618+Sec. 71 July 1, 2012 10-95h
2619+Sec. 72 July 1, 2012 10-97b
2620+Sec. 73 July 1, 2012 4-124gg
2621+Sec. 74 July 1, 2012 10-1
2622+Sec. 75 July 1, 2012 3-20f(b)
2623+Sec. 76 July 1, 2012 10-4r
2624+Sec. 77 July 1, 2012 10-20a(a)
2625+Sec. 78 July 1, 2012 10-95i
2626+Sec. 79 July 1, 2012 10-95k
2627+Sec. 80 July 1, 2012 10-95m
2628+Sec. 81 July 1, 2012 10-96c
2629+Sec. 82 July 1, 2012 10-97a
2630+Sec. 83 July 1, 2012 10-99f
2631+Sec. 84 July 1, 2012 10-215b
2632+Sec. 85 July 1, 2012 10-215f
2633+Sec. 86 July 1, 2012 10-283b(a)
2634+Sec. 87 July 1, 2012 New section
2635+Sec. 88 July 1, 2012 New section
2636+Sec. 89 July 1, 2012 New section
2637+Sec. 90 July 1, 2012 New section
2638+Sec. 91 July 1, 2012 New section
2639+Sec. 92 July 1, 2012 10-145d(f)
2640+Sec. 93 July 1, 2012 10-145d
2641+Sec. 94 July 1, 2012 New section
2642+Sec. 95 July 1, 2012 New section
2643+Sec. 96 July 1, 2012 New section
2644+Sec. 97 July 1, 2012 Repealer section
2645+
2646+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
2647+
2648+Section 1
2649+
2650+from passage
2651+
2652+New section
2653+
2654+Sec. 2
2655+
2656+from passage
2657+
2658+New section
2659+
2660+Sec. 3
2661+
2662+July 1, 2012
2663+
2664+10-16bb(b)
2665+
2666+Sec. 4
2667+
2668+July 1, 2012
2669+
2670+PA 11-85, Sec. 5
2671+
2672+Sec. 5
2673+
2674+July 1, 2012
2675+
2676+New section
2677+
2678+Sec. 6
2679+
2680+July 1, 2012
2681+
2682+New section
2683+
2684+Sec. 7
2685+
2686+July 1, 2012
2687+
2688+New section
2689+
2690+Sec. 8
2691+
2692+July 1, 2012
2693+
2694+New section
2695+
2696+Sec. 9
2697+
2698+July 1, 2012
2699+
2700+10-221o
2701+
2702+Sec. 10
2703+
2704+July 1, 2012
2705+
2706+New section
2707+
2708+Sec. 11
2709+
2710+July 1, 2012
2711+
2712+New section
2713+
2714+Sec. 12
2715+
2716+July 1, 2012
2717+
2718+10-266aa(g)
2719+
2720+Sec. 13
2721+
2722+July 1, 2012
2723+
2724+New section
2725+
2726+Sec. 14
2727+
2728+July 1, 2012
2729+
2730+10-220d
2731+
2732+Sec. 15
2733+
2734+from passage
2735+
2736+New section
2737+
2738+Sec. 16
2739+
2740+from passage
2741+
2742+10-222
2743+
2744+Sec. 17
2745+
2746+from passage
2747+
2748+New section
2749+
2750+Sec. 18
2751+
2752+from passage
2753+
2754+10-223e
2755+
2756+Sec. 19
2757+
2758+from passage
2759+
2760+New section
2761+
2762+Sec. 20
2763+
2764+from passage
2765+
2766+New section
2767+
2768+Sec. 21
2769+
2770+from passage
2771+
2772+New section
2773+
2774+Sec. 22
2775+
2776+from passage
2777+
2778+New section
2779+
2780+Sec. 23
2781+
2782+July 1, 2012
2783+
2784+New section
2785+
2786+Sec. 24
2787+
2788+July 1, 2012
2789+
2790+9-185
2791+
2792+Sec. 25
2793+
2794+July 1, 2012
2795+
2796+10-4s
2797+
2798+Sec. 26
2799+
2800+July 1, 2012
2801+
2802+10-15
2803+
2804+Sec. 27
2805+
2806+July 1, 2012
2807+
2808+10-223f(a)
2809+
2810+Sec. 28
2811+
2812+July 1, 2012
2813+
2814+10-74f
2815+
2816+Sec. 29
2817+
2818+July 1, 2012
2819+
2820+10-66ee
2821+
2822+Sec. 30
2823+
2824+July 1, 2012
2825+
2826+10-66ll
2827+
2828+Sec. 31
2829+
2830+July 1, 2012
2831+
2832+New section
2833+
2834+Sec. 32
2835+
2836+July 1, 2012
2837+
2838+10-66bb
2839+
2840+Sec. 33
2841+
2842+July 1, 2012
2843+
2844+New section
2845+
2846+Sec. 34
2847+
2848+July 1, 2012
2849+
2850+New section
2851+
2852+Sec. 35
2853+
2854+July 1, 2012
2855+
2856+10-145a
2857+
2858+Sec. 36
2859+
2860+July 1, 2012
2861+
2862+10-145b
2863+
2864+Sec. 37
2865+
2866+July 1, 2012
2867+
2868+New section
2869+
2870+Sec. 38
2871+
2872+July 1, 2012
2873+
2874+10-145o(f)
2875+
2876+Sec. 39
2877+
2878+July 1, 2012
2879+
2880+New section
2881+
2882+Sec. 40
2883+
2884+July 1, 2012
2885+
2886+10-144o(7)
2887+
2888+Sec. 41
2889+
2890+July 1, 2012
2891+
2892+10-16p(b)(1)
2893+
2894+Sec. 42
2895+
2896+July 1, 2012
2897+
2898+10-145a(a)
2899+
2900+Sec. 43
2901+
2902+July 1, 2012
2903+
2904+10-220a(d)
2905+
2906+Sec. 44
2907+
2908+July 1, 2012
2909+
2910+10-4q(a)
2911+
2912+Sec. 45
2913+
2914+July 1, 2012
2915+
2916+10-149b(c)
2917+
2918+Sec. 46
2919+
2920+July 1, 2012
2921+
2922+10-149c(b)
2923+
2924+Sec. 47
2925+
2926+July 1, 2012
2927+
2928+10-221d(e) to (g)
2929+
2930+Sec. 48
2931+
2932+July 1, 2012
2933+
2934+17a-101i(a)
2935+
2936+Sec. 49
2937+
2938+July 1, 2012
2939+
2940+20-195u(d)
2941+
2942+Sec. 50
2943+
2944+July 1, 2012
2945+
2946+10-145d(a)
2947+
2948+Sec. 51
2949+
2950+from passage
2951+
2952+10-151b
2953+
2954+Sec. 52
2955+
2956+from passage
2957+
2958+New section
2959+
2960+Sec. 53
2961+
2962+from passage
2963+
2964+New section
2965+
2966+Sec. 54
2967+
2968+July 1, 2012
2969+
2970+New section
2971+
2972+Sec. 55
2973+
2974+July 1, 2012
2975+
2976+New section
2977+
2978+Sec. 56
2979+
2980+July 1, 2012
2981+
2982+10-220a(a)
2983+
2984+Sec. 57
2985+
2986+July 1, 2014
2987+
2988+10-151
2989+
2990+Sec. 58
2991+
2992+July 1, 2012
2993+
2994+10-157(b) and (c)
2995+
2996+Sec. 59
2997+
2998+July 1, 2012
2999+
3000+10-262h(d)
3001+
3002+Sec. 60
3003+
3004+July 1, 2012
3005+
3006+10-262h(a)(6)
3007+
3008+Sec. 61
3009+
3010+July 1, 2012
3011+
3012+10-262i(a) and (b)
3013+
3014+Sec. 62
3015+
3016+July 1, 2012
3017+
3018+10-262i(f) and (g)
3019+
3020+Sec. 63
3021+
3022+July 1, 2012
3023+
3024+10-264l(c)
3025+
3026+Sec. 64
3027+
3028+July 1, 2012
3029+
3030+10-65
3031+
3032+Sec. 65
3033+
3034+July 1, 2012
3035+
3036+10-265m
3037+
3038+Sec. 66
3039+
3040+July 1, 2012
3041+
3042+10-266t
3043+
3044+Sec. 67
3045+
3046+July 1, 2012
3047+
3048+10-76d(e)(4)
3049+
3050+Sec. 68
3051+
3052+from passage
3053+
3054+New section
3055+
3056+Sec. 69
3057+
3058+July 1, 2012
3059+
3060+10-95
3061+
3062+Sec. 70
3063+
3064+July 1, 2012
3065+
3066+10-99g
3067+
3068+Sec. 71
3069+
3070+July 1, 2012
3071+
3072+10-95h
3073+
3074+Sec. 72
3075+
3076+July 1, 2012
3077+
3078+10-97b
3079+
3080+Sec. 73
3081+
3082+July 1, 2012
3083+
3084+4-124gg
3085+
3086+Sec. 74
3087+
3088+July 1, 2012
3089+
3090+10-1
3091+
3092+Sec. 75
3093+
3094+July 1, 2012
3095+
3096+3-20f(b)
3097+
3098+Sec. 76
3099+
3100+July 1, 2012
3101+
3102+10-4r
3103+
3104+Sec. 77
3105+
3106+July 1, 2012
3107+
3108+10-20a(a)
3109+
3110+Sec. 78
3111+
3112+July 1, 2012
3113+
3114+10-95i
3115+
3116+Sec. 79
3117+
3118+July 1, 2012
3119+
3120+10-95k
3121+
3122+Sec. 80
3123+
3124+July 1, 2012
3125+
3126+10-95m
3127+
3128+Sec. 81
3129+
3130+July 1, 2012
3131+
3132+10-96c
3133+
3134+Sec. 82
3135+
3136+July 1, 2012
3137+
3138+10-97a
3139+
3140+Sec. 83
3141+
3142+July 1, 2012
3143+
3144+10-99f
3145+
3146+Sec. 84
3147+
3148+July 1, 2012
3149+
3150+10-215b
3151+
3152+Sec. 85
3153+
3154+July 1, 2012
3155+
3156+10-215f
3157+
3158+Sec. 86
3159+
3160+July 1, 2012
3161+
3162+10-283b(a)
3163+
3164+Sec. 87
3165+
3166+July 1, 2012
3167+
3168+New section
3169+
3170+Sec. 88
3171+
3172+July 1, 2012
3173+
3174+New section
3175+
3176+Sec. 89
3177+
3178+July 1, 2012
3179+
3180+New section
3181+
3182+Sec. 90
3183+
3184+July 1, 2012
3185+
3186+New section
3187+
3188+Sec. 91
3189+
3190+July 1, 2012
3191+
3192+New section
3193+
3194+Sec. 92
3195+
3196+July 1, 2012
3197+
3198+10-145d(f)
3199+
3200+Sec. 93
3201+
3202+July 1, 2012
3203+
3204+10-145d
3205+
3206+Sec. 94
3207+
3208+July 1, 2012
3209+
3210+New section
3211+
3212+Sec. 95
3213+
3214+July 1, 2012
3215+
3216+New section
3217+
3218+Sec. 96
3219+
3220+July 1, 2012
3221+
3222+New section
3223+
3224+Sec. 97
3225+
3226+July 1, 2012
3227+
3228+Repealer section