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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6822
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3105
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL
IN COMMUNICATIONS RELATED TO SPECIAL EDUCATION
SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a local or 1
regional board of education from disciplining, discharging or 2
otherwise penalizing a teacher, school paraprofessional or other 3
person employed by such board to provide special education and 4
related services, for expressing his or her views concerning a student's 5
disability, placement or program of service during a planning and 6
placement team meeting for such student or in communication with 7
the parents or guardians of such student at other times. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To protect teachers and related service professionals from retaliation
for communicating honestly and freely at planning and placement
team meetings or other occasions.