Connecticut 2013 2013 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05583 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/22/2013

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5583
January Session, 2013  LCO No. 1755
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5583 

January Session, 2013

LCO No. 1755

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION 

Introduced by:

REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

AN ACT PROVIDING HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELIEF FROM CERTAIN STATE EDUCATION MANDATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That chapter 170 of the general statutes be amended to relieve a local or regional board of education for a school district from certain education mandates if such school district is among the highest performing districts when measured using school performance index scores, as defined in section 10-223e of the general statutes. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide high performing school districts with greater flexibility regarding state education mandates.