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| 16 | | - | (a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall |
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| 17 | | - | include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally |
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| 18 | | - | qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; |
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| 19 | | - | health and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and |
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| 20 | | - | development, nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary |
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| 21 | | - | resuscitation training in accordance with the provisions of section 10- |
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| 22 | | - | 16qq, disease prevention and cancer awareness, including, but not |
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| 23 | | - | limited to, age and developmentally appropriate instruction in |
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| 24 | | - | performing self-examinations for the purposes of screening for breast |
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| 25 | | - | cancer and testicular cancer, community and consumer health, |
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| 26 | | - | physical, mental and emotional health, including youth suicide |
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| 27 | | - | prevention, substance abuse prevention, including instruction relating |
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| 28 | | - | to opioid use and related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe |
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| 29 | | - | use of social media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the |
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| 30 | | - | dangers of gang membership, and accident prevention; language arts, |
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| 19 | + | Section 1. Section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1 |
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| 20 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2 |
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| 21 | + | (a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 3 |
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| 22 | + | include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 4 |
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| 23 | + | qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; 5 |
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| 24 | + | health and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and 6 |
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| 25 | + | development, nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary 7 |
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| 26 | + | resuscitation training in accordance with the provisions of section 10-8 |
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| 27 | + | 16qq, disease prevention and cancer awareness, including, but not 9 |
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| 28 | + | limited to, age and developmentally appropriate instruction in 10 |
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| 29 | + | performing self-examinations for the purposes of screening for breast 11 |
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| 30 | + | cancer and testicular cancer, community and consumer health, 12 |
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| 31 | + | physical, mental and emotional health, including youth suicide 13 |
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| 32 | + | prevention, substance abuse prevention, including instruction relating 14 |
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| 33 | + | to opioid use and related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe 15 |
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| 34 | + | use of social media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the 16 |
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| 35 | + | dangers of gang membership, and accident prevention; language arts, 17 |
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| 36 | + | including reading, writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; 18 |
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| 37 | + | mathematics; physical education; science, which may include the 19 Substitute Bill No. 7082 |
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| 35 | | - | mathematics; physical education; science, which may include the |
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| 36 | | - | climate change curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section; |
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| 37 | | - | social studies, including, but not limited to, citizenship, economics, |
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| 38 | | - | geography, government, history and Holocaust and genocide |
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| 39 | | - | education and awareness in accordance with the provisions of section |
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| 40 | | - | 10-18f; African-American and black studies in accordance with the |
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| 41 | | - | provisions of section 2 of this act; Puerto Rican and Latino studies in |
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| 42 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 2 of this act; computer |
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| 43 | | - | programming instruction; and in addition, on at least the secondary |
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| 44 | | - | level, one or more world languages; [and] vocational education; and |
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| 45 | | - | the black and Latino studies course in accordance with the provisions |
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| 46 | | - | of sections 3 and 4 of this act. For purposes of this subsection, world |
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| 47 | | - | languages shall include American Sign Language, provided such |
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| 48 | | - | subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision |
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| 49 | | - | of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State Board of |
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| 50 | | - | Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means any form |
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| 51 | | - | of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be limited to, |
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| 52 | | - | dance, music, art and theatre. |
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| 53 | | - | (b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to |
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| 54 | | - | take a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil |
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| 55 | | - | identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such |
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| 56 | | - | pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is |
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| 57 | | - | made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. |
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| 58 | | - | (c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, |
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| 59 | | - | 1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the |
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| 60 | | - | Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of |
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| 61 | | - | Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least |
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| 62 | | - | the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that |
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| 63 | | - | such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. |
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| 64 | | - | (d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum |
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| 65 | | - | materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional Substitute House Bill No. 7082 |
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| 44 | + | climate change curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section; 20 |
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| 45 | + | social studies, including, but not limited to, citizenship, economics, 21 |
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| 46 | + | geography, government, history and Holocaust and genocide 22 |
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| 47 | + | education and awareness in accordance with the provisions of section 23 |
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| 48 | + | 10-18f; African-American studies in accordance with the provisions of 24 |
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| 49 | + | section 2 of this act; computer programming instruction; and in 25 |
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| 50 | + | addition, on at least the secondary level, one or more world languages 26 |
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| 51 | + | and vocational education. For purposes of this subsection, world 27 |
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| 52 | + | languages shall include American Sign Language, provided such 28 |
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| 53 | + | subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision 29 |
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| 54 | + | of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State Board of 30 |
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| 55 | + | Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means any form 31 |
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| 56 | + | of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be limited to, 32 |
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| 57 | + | dance, music, art and theatre. 33 |
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| 58 | + | (b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to 34 |
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| 59 | + | take a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 35 |
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| 60 | + | identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 36 |
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| 61 | + | pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 37 |
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| 62 | + | made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 38 |
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| 63 | + | (c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 39 |
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| 64 | + | 1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 40 |
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| 65 | + | Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 41 |
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| 66 | + | Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 42 |
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| 67 | + | the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 43 |
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| 68 | + | such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 44 |
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| 69 | + | (d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 45 |
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| 70 | + | materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 46 |
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| 71 | + | boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 47 |
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| 72 | + | this section. The State Board of Education, within available 48 |
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| 73 | + | appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 49 |
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| 74 | + | and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 50 |
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| 75 | + | Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 51 |
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| 76 | + | events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 52 Substitute Bill No. 7082 |
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| 69 | | - | boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to |
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| 70 | | - | this section. The State Board of Education, within available |
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| 71 | | - | appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist |
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| 72 | | - | and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) |
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| 73 | | - | Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical |
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| 74 | | - | events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American |
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| 75 | | - | [history] and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican [history] and Latino |
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| 76 | | - | studies; (5) Native American history; (6) personal financial |
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| 77 | | - | management, including, but not limited to, financial literacy as |
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| 78 | | - | developed in the plan provided under section 10-16pp; (7) training in |
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| 79 | | - | cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic external |
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| 80 | | - | defibrillators; (8) labor history and law, including organized labor, the |
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| 81 | | - | collective bargaining process, existing legal protections in the |
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| 82 | | - | workplace, the history and economics of free market capitalism and |
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| 83 | | - | entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism in the |
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| 84 | | - | development of the American and world economies; (9) climate |
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| 85 | | - | change consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (10) |
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| 86 | | - | topics approved by the state board upon the request of local or |
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| 87 | | - | regional boards of education as part of the program of instruction |
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| 88 | | - | offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (11) instruction |
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| 89 | | - | relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive. The |
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| 90 | | - | Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available |
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| 91 | | - | to each local and regional board of education for the development of |
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| 92 | | - | curriculum on climate change as described in this subsection. |
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| 93 | | - | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year |
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| 94 | | - | commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each local |
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| 95 | | - | and regional board of education shall include African-American and |
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| 96 | | - | black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies as part of the |
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| 97 | | - | curriculum for the school district, pursuant to section 10-16b of the |
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| 98 | | - | general statutes, as amended by this act. In developing and |
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| 99 | | - | implementing the African-American and black studies and Puerto |
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| 100 | | - | Rican and Latino studies curriculum, the board may utilize the Substitute House Bill No. 7082 |
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| 104 | | - | curriculum materials made available by the State Board of Education |
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| 105 | | - | pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b of the general statutes, as |
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| 106 | | - | amended by this act, or other existing and appropriate public or |
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| 107 | | - | private materials, personnel and resources, provided such curriculum |
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| 108 | | - | is in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, |
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| 109 | | - | adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4 of the general |
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| 110 | | - | statutes. |
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| 111 | | - | (b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants |
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| 112 | | - | and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the |
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| 113 | | - | development and implementation of the African-American and black |
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| 114 | | - | studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies curriculum under this |
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| 115 | | - | section. |
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| 116 | | - | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) Not later than January 1, |
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| 117 | | - | 2021, the State Board of Education shall review and approve the black |
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| 118 | | - | and Latino studies course developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this |
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| 119 | | - | section by the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant |
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| 120 | | - | to section 10-357a of the general statutes. The state board shall approve |
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| 121 | | - | such course if, following a review of such course, the state board |
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| 122 | | - | determines that the content of such course is rigorous, aligned with |
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| 123 | | - | curriculum guidelines approved by the state board, and in accordance |
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| 124 | | - | with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the |
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| 125 | | - | state board pursuant to section 10-4 of the general statutes. |
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| 126 | | - | (2) Not later than January 15, 2021, the state board, in consultation |
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| 127 | | - | with the State Education Resource Center, shall submit a description of |
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| 128 | | - | the black and Latino studies course, which includes the scope and |
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| 129 | | - | sequence and course objective, and a report on the development and |
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| 130 | | - | review of such course to the joint standing committee of the General |
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| 131 | | - | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in |
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| 132 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. |
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| 133 | | - | (b) The State Education Resource Center shall develop a black and Substitute House Bill No. 7082 |
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| 83 | + | [history] studies; (4) Puerto Rican history; (5) Native American history; 53 |
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| 84 | + | (6) personal financial management, including, but not limited to, 54 |
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| 85 | + | financial literacy as developed in the plan provided under section 10-55 |
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| 86 | + | 16pp; (7) training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of 56 |
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| 87 | + | automatic external defibrillators; (8) labor history and law, including 57 |
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| 88 | + | organized labor, the collective bargaining process, existing legal 58 |
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| 89 | + | protections in the workplace, the history and economics of free market 59 |
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| 90 | + | capitalism and entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism 60 |
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| 91 | + | in the development of the American and world economies; (9) climate 61 |
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| 92 | + | change consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (10) 62 |
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| 93 | + | topics approved by the state board upon the request of local or 63 |
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| 94 | + | regional boards of education as part of the program of instruction 64 |
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| 95 | + | offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (11) instruction 65 |
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| 96 | + | relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive. The 66 |
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| 97 | + | Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available 67 |
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| 98 | + | to each local and regional board of education for the development of 68 |
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| 99 | + | curriculum on climate change as described in this subsection. 69 |
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| 100 | + | Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year 70 |
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| 101 | + | commencing July 1, 2019, and each school year thereafter, each local 71 |
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| 102 | + | and regional board of education shall include African-American 72 |
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| 103 | + | studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to 73 |
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| 104 | + | section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. In 74 |
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| 105 | + | developing and implementing the African -American studies 75 |
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| 106 | + | curriculum, the board may utilize existing and appropriate public or 76 |
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| 107 | + | private materials, personnel and other resources, including the 77 |
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| 108 | + | curriculum materials made available by the State Board of Education 78 |
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| 109 | + | pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b of the general statutes, as 79 |
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| 110 | + | amended by this act. 80 |
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| 111 | + | (b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants 81 |
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| 112 | + | and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the 82 |
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| 113 | + | development and implementation of the African-American studies 83 |
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| 114 | + | curriculum under this section. 84 |
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| 115 | + | Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is 85 Substitute Bill No. 7082 |
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| 137 | | - | Latino studies course. Such course shall be one credit and offered at |
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| 138 | | - | the high school level. In developing such course, the State Education |
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| 139 | | - | Resource Center may utilize existing and appropriate public or private |
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| 140 | | - | materials, personnel and other resources, including, but not limited to, |
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| 141 | | - | persons and organizations with subject matter expertise in African- |
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| 142 | | - | American, black, Puerto Rican or Latino studies, and the curriculum |
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| 143 | | - | materials made available pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b |
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| 144 | | - | of the general statutes, as amended by this act. |
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| 145 | | - | (c) For the school years commencing July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2024, |
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| 146 | | - | inclusive, the Department of Education shall conduct an annual audit |
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| 147 | | - | to ensure that the black and Latino studies course approved pursuant |
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| 148 | | - | to this section is being offered by each local and regional board of |
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| 149 | | - | education. The department shall annually submit a report on such |
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| 150 | | - | audit to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having |
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| 151 | | - | cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the |
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| 152 | | - | provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. |
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| 153 | | - | Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year |
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| 154 | | - | commencing July 1, 2021, a local or regional board of education may |
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| 155 | | - | offer the black and Latino studies course, approved pursuant to section |
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| 156 | | - | 3 of this act, in grades nine to twelve, inclusive. |
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| 157 | | - | (b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, a local or regional |
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| 158 | | - | board of education shall offer the black and Latino studies course in |
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| 159 | | - | grades nine to twelve, inclusive. |
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| 124 | + | (c) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each 88 |
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| 125 | + | graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education 89 |
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| 126 | + | shall permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a 90 |
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| 127 | + | diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily completed a 91 |
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| 128 | + | minimum of twenty-five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine 92 |
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| 129 | + | credits in the humanities, including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits 93 |
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| 130 | + | in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in 94 |
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| 131 | + | physical education and wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety 95 |
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| 132 | + | education, as described in section 10-16b, as amended by this act; (5) 96 |
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| 133 | + | one credit in world languages, subject to the provisions of subsection 97 |
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| 134 | + | (g) of this section; and (6) a one credit mastery-based diploma 98 |
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| 135 | + | assessment. At least one credit, which may count towards any of the 99 |
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| 136 | + | requirements described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this 100 |
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| 137 | + | subsection shall be in African-American studies. 101 |
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| 138 | + | Sec. 4. Subsection (g) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is 102 |
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| 139 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 103 |
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| 140 | + | 1, 2019): 104 |
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| 141 | + | (g) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and that 105 |
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| 142 | + | are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, 106 |
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| 143 | + | adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-4, shall 107 |
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| 144 | + | satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section, except that 108 |
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| 145 | + | a local or regional board of education may grant a student credit (1) 109 |
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| 146 | + | toward meeting the high school graduation requirements upon the 110 |
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| 147 | + | successful demonstration of mastery of the subject matter content 111 |
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| 148 | + | described in this section achieved through educational experiences and 112 |
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| 149 | + | opportunities that provide flexible and multiple pathways to learning, 113 |
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| 150 | + | including cross-curricular graduation requirements, career and 114 |
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| 151 | + | technical education, virtual learning, work-based learning, service 115 |
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| 152 | + | learning, dual enrollment and early college, courses taken in middle 116 |
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| 153 | + | school, internships and student-designed independent studies, 117 |
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| 161 | + | state-wide subject matter content standards; (2) toward meeting a 119 |
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| 162 | + | specified course requirement upon the successful completion in grade 120 |
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| 163 | + | seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of which corresponds 121 |
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| 164 | + | directly to the subject matter of a specified course requirement in 122 |
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| 165 | + | grades nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the high school 123 |
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| 166 | + | graduation requirement upon the successful completion of a world 124 |
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| 167 | + | language course (A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-line 125 |
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| 168 | + | coursework, or (C) offered privately through a nonprofit provider, 126 |
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| 169 | + | provided such student achieves a passing grade on an examination 127 |
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| 170 | + | prescribed, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 128 |
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| 171 | + | Education and such credits do not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the 129 |
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| 172 | + | high school graduation requirement upon achievement of a passing 130 |
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| 173 | + | grade on a subject area proficiency examination identified and 131 |
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| 174 | + | approved, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 132 |
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| 175 | + | Education, regardless of the number of hours the student spent in a 133 |
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| 176 | + | public school classroom learning such subject matter; (5) toward 134 |
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| 177 | + | meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 135 |
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| 178 | + | completion of coursework during the school year or summer months 136 |
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| 179 | + | at an institution accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 137 |
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| 180 | + | Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited. One 138 |
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| 181 | + | three-credit semester course, or its equivalent, at such an institution 139 |
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| 182 | + | shall equal one-half credit for purposes of this section; (6) toward 140 |
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| 183 | + | meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 141 |
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| 184 | + | completion of on-line coursework, provided the local or regional board 142 |
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| 185 | + | of education has adopted a policy in accordance with this subdivision 143 |
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| 186 | + | for the granting of credit for on-line coursework. Such a policy shall 144 |
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| 187 | + | ensure, at a minimum, that (A) the workload required by the on-line 145 |
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| 188 | + | course is equivalent to that of a similar course taught in a traditional 146 |
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| 189 | + | classroom setting, (B) the content is rigorous and aligned with 147 |
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| 190 | + | curriculum guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, 148 |
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| 191 | + | where appropriate, (C) the course engages students and has interactive 149 |
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| 192 | + | components, which may include, but are not limited to, required 150 |
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| 193 | + | interactions between students and their teachers, participation in on-151 |
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| 194 | + | line demonstrations, discussion boards or virtual labs, (D) the program 152 |
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| 195 | + | of instruction for such on-line coursework is planned, ongoing and 153 Substitute Bill No. 7082 |
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| 202 | + | systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by teachers who are 154 |
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| 203 | + | certified in the state or another state and have received training on 155 |
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| 204 | + | teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by institutions of 156 |
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| 205 | + | higher education that are accredited by the Board of Regents for 157 |
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| 206 | + | Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally 158 |
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| 207 | + | accredited; [or] (7) toward meeting the high school graduation 159 |
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| 208 | + | requirement upon the successful completion of the academic 160 |
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| 209 | + | advancement program, pursuant to section 10-5c; or (8) toward 161 |
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| 210 | + | meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 162 |
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| 211 | + | completion of the course in African-American studies developed 163 |
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| 212 | + | pursuant to section 5 of this act. 164 |
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| 213 | + | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2020, the 165 |
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| 214 | + | Department of Education shall develop the curriculum for a course in 166 |
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| 215 | + | African-American studies. Such course shall count as one credit for 167 |
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| 216 | + | purposes of the high school graduation requirements pursuant to 168 |
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| 217 | + | section 10-221a of the general statutes, as amended by this act. In 169 |
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| 218 | + | developing and implementing the curriculum for the course in 170 |
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| 219 | + | African-American studies, the department may utilize existing and 171 |
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| 220 | + | appropriate public or private materials, personnel and other resources, 172 |
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| 221 | + | including the curriculum materials made available pursuant to 173 |
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| 222 | + | subsection (d) of section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by 174 |
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| 223 | + | this act. 175 |
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| 224 | + | Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, 176 |
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| 225 | + | the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a model 177 |
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| 226 | + | curriculum for grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive. Such model 178 |
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| 227 | + | curriculum shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16b 179 |
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| 228 | + | of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and include African-180 |
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| 229 | + | American studies within and among various subject matter areas. The 181 |
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| 230 | + | state board shall make such model curriculum available on the Internet 182 |
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| 231 | + | web site of the Department of Education. 183 |
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| 232 | + | (b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2020, and each school 184 |
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| 233 | + | year thereafter, the Department of Education shall provide, upon 185 |
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| 234 | + | request of a local or regional board of education, technical assistance 186 Substitute Bill No. 7082 |
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| 239 | + | 7 of 7 |
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| 241 | + | and training to assist in the implementation of the model curriculum 187 |
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| 242 | + | for grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive. 188 |
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| 243 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 244 | + | sections: |
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| 246 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-16b |
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| 247 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 New section |
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| 248 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-221a(c) |
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| 249 | + | Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 10-221a(g) |
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| 250 | + | Sec. 5 from passage New section |
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| 251 | + | Sec. 6 from passage New section |
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| 253 | + | ED Joint Favorable Subst. |
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| 254 | + | APP Joint Favorable |
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