General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6532
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2255
*02255*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist. REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist. REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist. REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist. REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6532
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2255
*02255*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. KLARIDES, 114th Dist.
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. HOYDICK, 120th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. O'NEILL, 69th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING MANDATE RELIEF FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to (1) grant a waiver to a local or regional board of education from the requirement that such board provide one hundred eighty days of actual school sessions for grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, and nine hundred hours of actual school work for full-day kindergarten and grades one to twelve, inclusive, if such board develops an alternative plan relating to the number of school sessions and hours of school work, (2) permit a local or regional board of education to hire a person who is an expert in a specific subject area, but not a certified teacher, to teach a high school course in limited circumstances, and (3) provide more discretion to local and regional boards of education in establishing the curriculum for the school district, setting policies for the suspension of students and developing assessments for measuring student progress.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide mandate relief to school districts.