| 16 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Guidance counselors and |
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| 17 | | - | school counselors may provide materials concerning manufacturing, |
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| 18 | | - | military and law enforcement careers when discussing career options |
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| 19 | | - | with students. |
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| 20 | | - | Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 10-220 of the general statutes is |
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| 21 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July |
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| 23 | | - | (b) The board of education of each local or regional school district |
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| 24 | | - | shall, with the participation of parents, students, school administrators, |
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| 25 | | - | teachers, citizens, local elected officials and any other individuals or |
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| 26 | | - | groups such board shall deem appropriate, prepare a statement of |
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| 27 | | - | educational goals for such local or regional school district. The |
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| 28 | | - | statement of goals shall be consistent with state-wide goals pursuant to |
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| 29 | | - | subsection (c) of section 10-4 and include goals for career placement for |
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| 30 | | - | students who do not pursue an advanced degree immediately after |
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| 31 | | - | graduation. Each local or regional board of education shall annually Substitute Senate Bill No. 854 |
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| 21 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) Guidance counselors and 1 |
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| 22 | + | school counselors may provide materials concerning manufacturing, 2 |
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| 23 | + | military and law enforcement careers when discussing career options 3 |
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| 24 | + | with students. 4 |
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| 25 | + | Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 10-220 of the general statutes is 5 |
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| 26 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 6 |
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| 27 | + | 1, 2019): 7 |
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| 28 | + | (b) The board of education of each local or regional school district 8 |
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| 29 | + | shall, with the participation of parents, students, school administrators, 9 |
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| 30 | + | teachers, citizens, local elected officials and any other individuals or 10 |
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| 31 | + | groups such board shall deem appropriate, prepare a statement of 11 |
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| 32 | + | educational goals for such local or regional school district. The 12 |
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| 33 | + | statement of goals shall be consistent with state-wide goals pursuant to 13 |
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| 34 | + | subsection (c) of section 10-4 and include goals for career placement for 14 |
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| 35 | + | students who do not pursue an advanced degree immediately after 15 |
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| 36 | + | graduation. Each local or regional board of education shall annually 16 |
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| 37 | + | establish student objectives for the school year which relate directly to 17 Substitute Bill No. 854 |
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| 35 | | - | establish student objectives for the school year which relate directly to |
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| 36 | | - | the statement of educational goals prepared pursuant to this |
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| 37 | | - | subsection and which identify specific expectations for students in |
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| 38 | | - | terms of skills, knowledge and competence. |
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| 39 | | - | Sec. 3. Subsection (j) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is |
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| 40 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July |
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| 41 | | - | 1, 2019): |
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| 42 | | - | (j) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school |
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| 43 | | - | year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall create |
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| 44 | | - | a student success plan for each student enrolled in a public school, |
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| 45 | | - | beginning in grade six. Such student success plan shall include a |
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| 46 | | - | student's career and academic choices in grades six to twelve, |
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| 47 | | - | inclusive. Beginning in grade six, such student success plan shall |
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| 48 | | - | provide evidence of career exploration in each grade including, but not |
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| 49 | | - | limited to, careers in manufacturing. The Department of Education |
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| 50 | | - | shall revise and issue to local and regional boards of education |
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| 51 | | - | guidance regarding changes to such student success plans. |
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| 52 | | - | Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Education, in |
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| 53 | | - | consultation with the executive director of the Office of Higher |
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| 54 | | - | Education and the chairperson of the Technical Education and Career |
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| 55 | | - | System board, shall conduct a study relating to the demand for career |
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| 56 | | - | and technical education teachers in the state's technical high schools, |
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| 57 | | - | traditional public high schools and community college advanced |
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| 58 | | - | manufacturing technology centers. Not later than February 1, 2020, the |
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| 59 | | - | commissioner shall submit a report on the results of such study, |
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| 60 | | - | including any recommendations for expanding opportunities for |
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| 61 | | - | experienced manufacturing professionals to become teachers, to the |
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| 62 | | - | joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance |
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| 63 | | - | of matters relating to commerce, in accordance with the provisions of |
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| 64 | | - | section 11-4a of the general statutes. Substitute Senate Bill No. 854 |
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| 44 | + | the statement of educational goals prepared pursuant to this 18 |
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| 45 | + | subsection and which identify specific expectations for students in 19 |
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| 46 | + | terms of skills, knowledge and competence. 20 |
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| 47 | + | Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-223e of the 21 |
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| 48 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 22 |
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| 49 | + | thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 23 |
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| 50 | + | (1) "Accountability index" means the score resulting from multiple 24 |
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| 51 | + | student, school or district-level measures, as weighted by the 25 |
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| 52 | + | Department of Education, that (A) shall include the performance index 26 |
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| 53 | + | score, [and] high school graduation rates, rates of employment in a 27 |
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| 54 | + | full-time manufacturing position and rates of enrollment in and 28 |
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| 55 | + | successful completion of a manufacturing-related certificate program, 29 |
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| 56 | + | and (B) may include, but need not be limited to, academic growth over 30 |
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| 57 | + | time, attendance and chronic absenteeism, postsecondary education 31 |
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| 58 | + | and career readiness, enrollment in and graduation from institutions of 32 |
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| 59 | + | higher education and postsecondary education programs, civics and 33 |
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| 60 | + | arts education and physical fitness. 34 |
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| 61 | + | Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 35 |
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| 62 | + | study the demand for career and technical education teachers. The task 36 |
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| 63 | + | force shall analyze the demand for such teachers in the state's technical 37 |
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| 64 | + | high schools, traditional public high schools and community college 38 |
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| 65 | + | advanced manufacturing technology centers and make 39 |
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| 66 | + | recommendations to expand opportunities for experienced 40 |
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| 67 | + | manufacturing professionals to become teachers at such schools. 41 |
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| 68 | + | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 42 |
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| 69 | + | (1) The Commissioner of Education; 43 |
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| 70 | + | (2) The executive director of the Office of Higher Education; and 44 |
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| 71 | + | (3) The chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System 45 |
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| 79 | + | (c) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 47 |
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| 80 | + | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 48 |
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| 81 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 49 |
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| 82 | + | relating to commerce, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-50 |
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| 83 | + | 4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 51 |
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| 84 | + | that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 52 |
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| 85 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 86 | + | sections: |
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| 88 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section |
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| 89 | + | Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-220(b) |
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| 90 | + | Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-223e(a)(1) |
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| 91 | + | Sec. 4 from passage New section |
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| 93 | + | CE Joint Favorable Subst. |
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