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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7083
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E INCLUSION OF PUERTO RICAN AND
15	15		LATINO STUDIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM.
16	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
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19	19		Section 1. Section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	20		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 2
21	21		(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 3
22	22		include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 4
23	23		qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; 5
24	24		health and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and 6
25	25		development, nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary 7
26	26		resuscitation training in accordance with the provisions of section 10-8
27	27		16qq, disease prevention and cancer awareness, including, but not 9
28	28		limited to, age and developmentally appropriate instruction in 10
29	29		performing self-examinations for the purposes of screening for breast 11
30	30		cancer and testicular cancer, community and consumer health, 12
31	31		physical, mental and emotional health, including youth suicide 13
32	32		prevention, substance abuse prevention, including instruction relating 14
33	33		to opioid use and related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe 15
34	34		use of social media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the 16
35	35		dangers of gang membership, and accident prevention; language arts, 17
36	36		including reading, writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; 18
37	37		mathematics; physical education; science, which may include the 19 Substitute Bill No. 7083
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44	44		climate change curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section; 20
45	45		social studies, including, but not limited to, citizenship, economics, 21
46	46		geography, government, history and Holocaust and genocide 22
47	47		education and awareness in accordance with the provisions of section 23
48	48		10-18f; Puerto Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the 24
49	49		provisions of section 2 of this act; computer programming instruction; 25
50	50		and in addition, on at least the secondary level, one or more world 26
51	51		languages and vocational education. For purposes of this subsection, 27
52	52		world languages shall include American Sign Language, provided 28
53	53		such subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under the 29
54	54		supervision of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State 30
55	55		Board of Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means 31
56	56		any form of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be 32
57	57		limited to, dance, music, art and theatre. 33
58	58		(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to 34
59	59		take a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 35
60	60		identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 36
61	61		pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 37
62	62		made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 38
63	63		(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 39
64	64		1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 40
65	65		Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 41
66	66		Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 42
67	67		the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 43
68	68		such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 44
69	69		(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 45
70	70		materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 46
71	71		boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 47
72	72		this section. The State Board of Education, within available 48
73	73		appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 49
74	74		and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 50
75	75		Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 51
76	76		events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 52 Substitute Bill No. 7083
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83	83		history; (4) Puerto Rican [history] and Latino studies; (5) Native 53
84	84		American history; (6) personal financial management, including, but 54
85	85		not limited to, financial literacy as developed in the plan provided 55
86	86		under section 10-16pp; (7) training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation 56
87	87		and the use of automatic external defibrillators; (8) labor history and 57
88	88		law, including organized labor, the collective bargaining process, 58
89	89		existing legal protections in the workplace, the history and economics 59
90	90		of free market capitalism and entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor 60
91	91		and capitalism in the development of the American and world 61
92	92		economies; (9) climate change consistent with the Next Generation 62
93	93		Science Standards; (10) topics approved by the state board upon the 63
94	94		request of local or regional boards of education as part of the program 64
95	95		of instruction offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and 65
96	96		(11) instruction relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-66
97	97		61, inclusive. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 67
98	98		shall be available to each local and regional board of education for the 68
99	99		development of curriculum on climate change as described in this 69
100	100		subsection. 70
101	101		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the school year 71
102	102		commencing July 1, 2019, and each school year thereafter, each local 72
103	103		and regional board of education shall include Puerto Rican and Latino 73
104	104		studies as part of the curriculum for the school district, pursuant to 74
105	105		section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by this act. In 75
106	106		developing and implementing the Puerto Rican and Latino studies 76
107	107		curriculum, the board may utilize existing and appropriate public or 77
108	108		private materials, personnel and other resources, including the 78
109	109		curriculum materials made available by the State Board of Education 79
110	110		pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b of the general statutes, as 80
111	111		amended by this act. 81
112	112		(b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants 82
113	113		and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the 83
114	114		development and implementation of the Puerto Rican and Latino 84
115	115		studies curriculum under this section. 85 Substitute Bill No. 7083
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122	122		Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is 86
123	123		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 87
124	124		1, 2019): 88
125	125		(c) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each 89
126	126		graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education 90
127	127		shall permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a 91
128	128		diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily completed a 92
129	129		minimum of twenty-five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine 93
130	130		credits in the humanities, including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits 94
131	131		in science, technology, engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in 95
132	132		physical education and wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety 96
133	133		education, as described in section 10-16b, as amended by this act; (5) 97
134	134		one credit in world languages, subject to the provisions of subsection 98
135	135		(g) of this section; and (6) a one credit mastery-based diploma 99
136	136		assessment. At least one credit, which may count towards any of the 100
137	137		requirements described in subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this 101
138	138		subsection shall be in Puerto Rican and Latino studies. 102
139	139		Sec. 4. Subsection (g) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is 103
140	140		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 104
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142	142		(g) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and that 106
143	143		are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, 107
144	144		adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-4, shall 108
145	145		satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section, except that 109
146	146		a local or regional board of education may grant a student credit (1) 110
147	147		toward meeting the high school graduation requirements upon the 111
148	148		successful demonstration of mastery of the subject matter content 112
149	149		described in this section achieved through educational experiences and 113
150	150		opportunities that provide flexible and multiple pathways to learning, 114
151	151		including cross-curricular graduation requirements, career and 115
152	152		technical education, virtual learning, work-based learning, service 116
153	153		learning, dual enrollment and early college, courses taken in middle 117
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161	161		provided such demonstration of mastery is in accordance with such 119
162	162		state-wide subject matter content standards; (2) toward meeting a 120
163	163		specified course requirement upon the successful completion in grade 121
164	164		seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of which corresponds 122
165	165		directly to the subject matter of a specified course requirement in 123
166	166		grades nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the high school 124
167	167		graduation requirement upon the successful completion of a world 125
168	168		language course (A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-line 126
169	169		coursework, or (C) offered privately through a nonprofit provider, 127
170	170		provided such student achieves a passing grade on an examination 128
171	171		prescribed, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 129
172	172		Education and such credits do not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the 130
173	173		high school graduation requirement upon achievement of a passing 131
174	174		grade on a subject area proficiency examination identified and 132
175	175		approved, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 133
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177	177		public school classroom learning such subject matter; (5) toward 135
178	178		meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 136
179	179		completion of coursework during the school year or summer months 137
180	180		at an institution accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 138
181	181		Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited. One 139
182	182		three-credit semester course, or its equivalent, at such an institution 140
183	183		shall equal one-half credit for purposes of this section; (6) toward 141
184	184		meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 142
185	185		completion of on-line coursework, provided the local or regional board 143
186	186		of education has adopted a policy in accordance with this subdivision 144
187	187		for the granting of credit for on-line coursework. Such a policy shall 145
188	188		ensure, at a minimum, that (A) the workload required by the on-line 146
189	189		course is equivalent to that of a similar course taught in a traditional 147
190	190		classroom setting, (B) the content is rigorous and aligned with 148
191	191		curriculum guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, 149
192	192		where appropriate, (C) the course engages students and has interactive 150
193	193		components, which may include, but are not limited to, required 151
194	194		interactions between students and their teachers, participation in on-152
195	195		line demonstrations, discussion boards or virtual labs, (D) the program 153 Substitute Bill No. 7083
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202	202		of instruction for such on-line coursework is planned, ongoing and 154
203	203		systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by teachers who are 155
204	204		certified in the state or another state and have received training on 156
205	205		teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by institutions of 157
206	206		higher education that are accredited by the Board of Regents for 158
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208	208		accredited; [or] (7) toward meeting the high school graduation 160
209	209		requirement upon the successful completion of the academic 161
210	210		advancement program, pursuant to section 10-5c; or (8) toward 162
211	211		meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 163
212	212		completion of the course in Puerto Rican and Latino studies developed 164
213	213		pursuant to section 5 of this act. 165
214	214		Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2020, the 166
215	215		Department of Education shall develop the curriculum for a course in 167
216	216		Puerto Rican and Latino studies. Such course shall count as one credit 168
217	217		for purposes of the high school graduation requirements pursuant to 169
218	218		section 10-221a of the general statutes, as amended by this act. In 170
219	219		developing and implementing the curriculum for the course in Puerto 171
220	220		Rican and Latino studies, the department may utilize existing and 172
221	221		appropriate public or private materials, personnel and other resources, 173
222	222		including the curriculum materials made available pursuant to 174
223	223		subsection (d) of said section 10-16b of the general statutes, as 175
224	224		amended by this act. 176
225	225		Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than July 1, 2020, 177
226	226		the State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a model 178
227	227		curriculum for grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive. Such model 179
228	228		curriculum shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16b 180
229	229		of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and include Puerto 181
230	230		Rican and Latino studies within and among various subject matter 182
231	231		areas. The state board shall make such model curriculum available on 183
232	232		the Internet web site of the Department of Education. 184
233	233		(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2020, and each school 185
234	234		year thereafter, the Department of Education shall provide, upon 186 Substitute Bill No. 7083
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241	241		request of a local or regional board of education, technical assistance 187
242	242		and training to assist in the implementation of the model curriculum 188
243	243		for grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive. 189
244	244		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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247	247		Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-16b
248	248		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 New section
249	249		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-221a(c)
250	250		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 10-221a(g)
251	251		Sec. 5 from passage New section
252	252		Sec. 6 from passage New section
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