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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7312
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8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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12	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES
13	20		RELATING TO PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT WITH STU DENTS.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
18	25		to study issues relating to parental involvement with students. The 2
19	26		task force shall study and make recommendations concerning (1) 3
20	27		methods for improving parental involvement with students, including 4
21	28		best practices being utilized in other states, (2) the feasibility of 5
22		-	establishing parent academies throughout the state to assist ~~parents~~ 6
23		-	and students in middle school and high school with college ~~planning~~ 7
24		-	and career training, and (3) methods for fostering ~~communication and~~ 8
25		-	interaction ~~among~~ parents, school personnel and ~~the surrounding~~ 9
26		-	communities. 10
	29	+	establishing parent academies throughout the state that will assist 6
	30	+	parents and students in middle school and high school with college 7
	31	+	planning and career training, and (3) methods for fostering 8
	32	+	communication and interaction between parents, school personnel and 9
	33	+	the surrounding communities. 10
27	34		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 11
28	35		(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 12
29	36		who is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association; 13
30		-	(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 14
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31	43		is a representative of the American Federation of Teachers -15
32	44		Connecticut; 16
33	45		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 17
34		-	Representatives, who is a representative of the Connecticut 18 Substitute Bill No. 7312
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	46	+	Representatives, who is a representative of the Connecticut 18
41	47		Association of Boards of Education; 19
42	48		(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 20
43	49		representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School 21
44	50		Superintendents; 22
45	51		(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 23
46	52		Representatives, who is a representative of the Connecticut School 24
47	53		Counselor Association; 25
48	54		(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 26
49	55		representative of the Connecticut PTA; and 27
50	56		(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 28
51	57		(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 29
52	58		(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 30
53	59		of the General Assembly. 31
54	60		(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 32
55	61		thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 33
56	62		filled by the appointing authority. 34
57	63		(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 35
58	64		pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 36
59	65		from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 37
60	66		schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 38
61	67		later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 39
62	68		(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 40
63	69		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education 41
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65	76		(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 43
66	77		report on its study and any recommendations to the joint standing 44
67	78		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 45
68		-	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-46 Substitute Bill No. 7312
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	79	+	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-46
75	80		4a of the general statutes. The task force shall not terminate until the 47
76	81		date it submits such report. 48
77	82		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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80	85		Section 1 from passage New section
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82		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
83		-	In Section 1(a)(2), "that will" was changed to "to" for proper form, and
84		-	in Section 1(a)(3), "between" was changed to "among" for clarity.
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	87	+	Statement of Purpose:
	88	+	To establish a task force to study and make recommendations
	89	+	concerning issues relating to parental involvement with students.
	90	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	91	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	92	+	not underlined.]
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