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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1023
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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14	21		AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE
15	22		EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUN ITIES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS BY
16	23		BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
17	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	25		Assembly convened:
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20		-	Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 10-233d of the general statutes is 1
21		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
22		-	1, 2019): 3
23		-	(d) [No local or regional board of education is required to offer an 4
24		-	alternative educational opportunity, except in accordance with this 5
25		-	section. Any pupil under sixteen years of age who is expelled shall be 6
26		-	offered an alternative educational opportunity, which shall be (1) 7
27		-	alternative education, as defined by section 10-74j, with an 8
28		-	individualized learning plan, if such board provides such alternative 9
29		-	education, or (2) in accordance with the standards adopted by the State 10
30		-	Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-233o, during the period of 11
31		-	expulsion, provided any parent or guardian of such pupil who does 12
32		-	not choose to have his or her child enrolled in an alternative 13
33		-	educational opportunity shall not be subject to the provisions of 14
34		-	section 10-184. Any pupil expelled for the first time who is between the 15
35		-	ages of sixteen and eighteen and who wishes to continue his or her 16
36		-	education shall be offered such an alternative educational opportunity 17
37		-	if he or she complies with conditions established by his or her local or 18 Substitute Bill No. 1023
	27	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) For the school year 1
	28	+	commencing July 1, 2019, and each school year thereafter, each local 2
	29	+	and regional board of education shall develop and implement a policy 3
	30	+	regarding the provision of alternative educational opportunities, 4
	31	+	offered pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-233d of the general 5
	32	+	statutes, as amended by this act. The provision of alternative 6
	33	+	educational opportunities under such policy shall exhibit the following 7
	34	+	characteristics: (1) A whole student approach, (2) a curriculum aligned 8
	35	+	with guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, (3) high 9
	36	+	expectations, and (4) research-based practices. Each local and regional 10
	37	+	board of education shall submit such policy annually to the 11
	38	+	Department of Education. 12
	39	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10-233d of the general statutes is 13
	40	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 14 Raised Bill No. 1023
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44		-	regional board of education. Such alternative educational opportunity 19
45		-	may include, but shall not be limited to, the placement of a pupil who 20
46		-	is at least seventeen years of age in an adult education program 21
47		-	pursuant to section 10-69. Any pupil participating in any such adult 22
48		-	education program during a period of expulsion shall not be required 23
49		-	to withdraw from school under section 10-184. A local or regional 24
50		-	board of education shall count the expulsion of a pupil when he was 25
51		-	under sixteen years of age for purposes of determining whether an 26
52		-	alternative educational opportunity is required for such pupil when he 27
53		-	is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen. A local or regional board 28
54		-	of education may offer an alternative educational opportunity to a 29
55		-	pupil for whom such alternative educational opportunity is not 30
56		-	required pursuant to this section.] Any pupil who is expelled shall be 31
57		-	offered an alternative educational opportunity during the period of 32
58		-	expulsion, which shall be (1) alternative education, as defined by 33
59		-	section 10-74j, with an individualized learning plan, if such board 34
60		-	provides such alternative education, or (2) in accordance with the 35
61		-	standards developed by the State Board of Education pursuant to 36
62		-	section 10-233o. Such alternative educational opportunity may include, 37
63		-	but is not limited to, the placement of a pupil who is at least eighteen 38
64		-	years of age in an adult education program pursuant to section 10-69. 39
65		-	No pupil participating in any such adult education program during a 40
66		-	period of expulsion shall be required to withdraw from school under 41
67		-	section 10-184. No parent or guardian of a pupil who chooses not to 42
68		-	enroll his or her child in an alternative educational opportunity in 43
69		-	accordance with the provisions of this section shall be subject to the 44
70		-	provisions of section 10-184. 45
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	46	+	1, 2019): 15
	47	+	(d) [No local or regional board of education is required to offer an 16
	48	+	alternative educational opportunity, except in accordance with this 17
	49	+	section. Any pupil under sixteen years of age who is expelled shall be 18
	50	+	offered an alternative educational opportunity, which shall be (1) 19
	51	+	alternative education, as defined by section 10-74j, with an 20
	52	+	individualized learning plan, if such board provides such alternative 21
	53	+	education, or (2) in accordance with the standards adopted by the State 22
	54	+	Board of Education, pursuant to section 10-233o, during the period of 23
	55	+	expulsion, provided any parent or guardian of such pupil who does 24
	56	+	not choose to have his or her child enrolled in an alternative 25
	57	+	educational opportunity shall not be subject to the provisions of 26
	58	+	section 10-184. Any pupil expelled for the first time who is between the 27
	59	+	ages of sixteen and eighteen and who wishes to continue his or her 28
	60	+	education shall be offered such an alternative educational opportunity 29
	61	+	if he or she complies with conditions established by his or her local or 30
	62	+	regional board of education. Such alternative educational opportunity 31
	63	+	may include, but shall not be limited to, the placement of a pupil who 32
	64	+	is at least seventeen years of age in an adult education program 33
	65	+	pursuant to section 10-69. Any pupil participating in any such adult 34
	66	+	education program during a period of expulsion shall not be required 35
	67	+	to withdraw from school under section 10-184. A local or regional 36
	68	+	board of education shall count the expulsion of a pupil when he was 37
	69	+	under sixteen years of age for purposes of determining whether an 38
	70	+	alternative educational opportunity is required for such pupil when he 39
	71	+	is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen. A local or regional board 40
	72	+	of education may offer an alternative educational opportunity to a 41
	73	+	pupil for whom such alternative educational opportunity is not 42
	74	+	required pursuant to this section.] Any pupil who is expelled shall be 43
	75	+	offered an alternative educational opportunity during the period of 44
	76	+	expulsion, which shall be (1) alternative education, as defined by 45
	77	+	section 10-74j, with an individualized learning plan, if such board 46
	78	+	provides such alternative education, (2) in accordance with the policy 47
	79	+	developed by such board pursuant to section 1 of this act, or (3) if such 48 Raised Bill No. 1023
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	85	+	pupil is at least eighteen years of age, placement in an adult education 49
	86	+	program pursuant to section 10-69. No pupil participating in any such 50
	87	+	adult education program during a period of expulsion shall be 51
	88	+	required to withdraw from school under section 10-184. No parent or 52
	89	+	guardian of a pupil who chooses to not have his or her child enrolled 53
	90	+	in an alternative educational opportunity under this section shall be 54
	91	+	subject to the provisions of section 10-184. 55
	92	+	Sec. 3. Section 10-233o of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 56
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71	94		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
72	95		sections:
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74		-	Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-233d(d)
	97	+	Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
	98	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-233d(d)
	99	+	Sec. 3 from passage Repealer section
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76		-	ED Joint Favorable Subst.
	101	+	Statement of Purpose:
	102	+	To require boards of education to develop and implement a policy
	103	+	regarding the provision of alternative educational opportunities for
	104	+	expelled students, and to require boards of education to provide
	105	+	alternative educational opportunities to all expelled students.
	106	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	107	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	108	+	not underlined.]
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