Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05439 Compare Versions

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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING VA RIOUS REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO
20	20	THE EDUCATION STATUT ES.
21	21	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
22	22	Assembly convened:
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24	24	Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 10-145 of the general statutes is 1
25	25	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
26	26	2020): 3
27	27	(a) No teacher, supervisor, administrator, special service staff 4
28	28	member or school superintendent, except as provided for in section 10-5
29	29	157, shall be employed in any of the schools of any local or regional 6
30	30	board of education unless such person possesses an appropriate state 7
31	31	certificate, nor shall any such person be entitled to any salary unless 8
32	32	such person can produce such certificate dated prior to or on the first 9
33	33	day of employment, except as provided for in section 10-157; provided 10
34	34	nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the board of 11
35	35	education from prescribing qualifications additional to those prescribed 12
36	36	by the regulations of the State Board of Education and provided nothing 13
37	37	in this subsection shall be construed to prevent any local or regional 14
38	38	board of education from contracting with a licensed drivers' school 15 Raised Bill No. 5439
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44	44	approved by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for the behind-the-16
45	45	wheel instruction of a driver instruction course, to be given by driving 17
46	46	instructors licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles. No person 18
47	47	shall be employed in any of the schools of any local or regional board of 19
48	48	education as a substitute teacher unless such person (1) [holds a 20
49	49	bachelor's degree, provided the Commissioner of Education may waive 21
50	50	such requirement for good cause upon the request of a superintendent 22
51	51	of schools] (A) holds at least an associate degree if such person will be 23
52	52	in the same assignment for more than ten school days, or (B) has 24
53	53	obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent if such person will be 25
54	54	in the same assignment for ten or fewer school days, and (2) is on a list 26
55	55	maintained by the local or regional board of education pursuant to 27
56	56	subsection (f) of section 10-222c. 28
57	57	Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 10-221a of the 2020 supplement to the 29
58	58	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 30
59	59	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 31
60	60	(c) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each 32
61	61	graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall 33
62	62	permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a diploma to 34
63	63	any student who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty-35
64	64	five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine credits in the humanities, 36
65	65	including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits in science, technology, 37
66	66	engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in physical education; [and 38
67	67	wellness;] (4) one credit in health [and safety] education, as described in 39
68	68	section 10-16b; (5) one credit in world languages, subject to the 40
69	69	provisions of subsection (g) of this section; and (6) a one credit mastery-41
70	70	based diploma assessment. 42
71	71	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 10-15c of the general statutes is 43
72	72	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 44
73	73	2020): 45
74	74	(a) The public schools shall be open to all children five years of age 46
75	75	and over who reach age five on or before the first day of January of any 47 Raised Bill No. 5439
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81	81	school year, and each such child shall have, and shall be so advised by 48
82	82	the appropriate school authorities, an equal opportunity to participate 49
83	83	in the activities, programs and courses of study offered in such public 50
84	84	schools, at such time as the child becomes eligible to participate in such 51
85	85	activities, programs and courses of study, without discrimination on 52
86	86	account of race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, 53
87	87	national origin, [or] sexual orientation or disability; provided boards of 54
88	88	education may, by vote at a meeting duly called, admit to any school 55
89	89	children under five years of age. 56
90	90	Sec. 4. Subsection (f) of section 10-145d of the 2020 supplement to the 57
91	91	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 58
92	92	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 59
93	93	(f) An endorsement issued prior to July 1, [2013] 2020, to teach 60
94	94	elementary education grades one to six, inclusive, shall be valid for 61
95	95	grades kindergarten to six, inclusive, and for such an endorsement 62
96	96	issued on or after July 1, [2013] 2020, the endorsement shall be valid for 63
97	97	grades [one] kindergarten to six, inclusive. [, except such an 64
98	98	endorsement issued between July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2017, to any 65
99	99	student who was admitted to and successfully completes a teacher 66
100	100	preparation program, as defined in section 10-10a, in the certification 67
101	101	endorsement area of elementary education on or before June 30, 2017, 68
102	102	shall be valid for grades kindergarten to six, inclusive. The 69
103	103	Commissioner of Education may permit, upon the request of a 70
104	104	superintendent, any person who holds such endorsement issued on or 71
105	105	after July 1, 2017, to teach kindergarten for one school year. The 72
106	106	commissioner shall not permit any such person who so taught 73
107	107	kindergarten under such endorsement for one school year to teach 74
108	108	kindergarten again, except the commissioner may permit such person 75
109	109	to so teach kindergarten for one additional school year if such person 76
110	110	can demonstrate that he or she is enrolled in a program to meet the 77
111	111	requirements for the appropriate endorsement to teach kindergarten.] 78
112	112	An endorsement to teach comprehensive special education grades one 79
113	113	to twelve, inclusive, shall be valid for grades kindergarten to twelve, 80
114	114	inclusive, provided, on and after September 1, 2013, any (1) certified 81 Raised Bill No. 5439
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120	120	employee applying for a comprehensive special education 82
121	121	endorsement, or (2) applicant for an initial, provisional or professional 83
122	122	educator certificate and a comprehensive special education 84
123	123	endorsement shall achieve a satisfactory score on the reading instruction 85
124	124	examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, 86
125	125	or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum 87
126	126	standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State 88
127	127	Board of Education on April 1, 2009. 89
128	128	Sec. 5. Section 10-264q of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 90
129	129	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 91
130	130	1, 2020): 92
131	131	Notwithstanding subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 10-264l, 93
132	132	an interdistrict magnet school program that (1) does not assist the state 94
133	133	in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et 95
134	134	al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 96
135	135	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., 97
136	136	as extended, as determined by the Commissioner of Education, and (2) 98
137	137	is not in compliance with the enrollment requirements for students of 99
138	138	racial minorities, pursuant to section 10-264l, following the submission 100
139	139	of student information data of such interdistrict magnet school program 101
140	140	to the state-wide public school information system, pursuant to section 102
141	141	10-10a, as amended by this act, on or before October 1, 2019, shall remain 103
142	142	eligible for an interdistrict magnet school operating grant pursuant to 104
143	143	section 10-264l for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, [and] to June 30, 105
144	144	[2021] 2023, inclusive, if such interdistrict magnet school program 106
145	145	submits a compliance plan to the Commissioner of Education and the 107
146	146	commissioner approves such plan. 108
147	147	Sec. 6. Section 10-155k of the general statutes is repealed and the 109
148	148	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 110
149	149	On and after July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall 111
150	150	establish a School Paraprofessional Advisory Council, which on and 112
151	151	after July 1, 2020, shall be known as the School Paraeducator Advisory 113 Raised Bill No. 5439
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157	157	Council, consisting of (1) one school [paraprofessional] paraeducator 114
158	158	from each state-wide bargaining representative organization that 115
159	159	represents school [paraprofessionals] paraeducators with instructional 116
160	160	responsibilities, (2) one representative from each of the exclusive 117
161	161	bargaining units for certified employees, chosen pursuant to section 10-118
162	162	153b, (3) the most recent recipient of the Connecticut [Paraprofessional] 119
163	163	Paraeducator of the Year Award, (4) two representatives from the 120
164	164	regional educational service centers, appointed by the Commissioner of 121
165	165	Education, and (5) a school administrator, appointed by the Connecticut 122
166	166	Federation of School Administrators. The council shall hold quarterly 123
167	167	meetings and advise, at least quarterly, the Commissioner of Education, 124
168	168	or the commissioner's designee, of the needs for (A) professional 125
169	169	development and the training of [paraprofessionals] paraeducators and 126
170	170	the effectiveness of the content and the delivery of existing training for 127
171	171	such [paraprofessionals] paraeducators, (B) appropriate staffing 128
172	172	strategies for [paraprofessionals] paraeducators, and (C) other relevant 129
173	173	issues relating to [paraprofessionals] paraeducators. The council shall 130
174	174	report, annually, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on 131
175	175	the recommendations given to the commissioner, or the commissioner's 132
176	176	designee, pursuant to the provisions of this section, to the joint standing 133
177	177	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 134
178	178	relating to education. 135
179	179	Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2021, the 136
180	180	School Paraeducator Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 137
181	181	10-155k of the general statutes, as amended by this act, shall conduct a 138
182	182	study concerning the following: (1) Appropriate minimum employment 139
183	183	standards, including pay rates, health care coverage, retirement benefits 140
184	184	and professional development opportunities for paraeducators that 141
185	185	focus on maximizing the success of paraeducators in the classroom; (2) 142
186	186	safety issues relating to paraeducators who work with students who 143
187	187	have behavioral issues, including the availability of appropriate safety 144
188	188	equipment for paraeducators at each school; (3) issues relating to the 145
189	189	assignment of substitute teaching duties to paraeducators, including 146
190	190	emergency situations when a paraeducator is asked to serve as a 147 Raised Bill No. 5439
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196	196	substitute teacher; and (4) issues relating to the duties of paraeducators 148
197	197	who work with students who have individualized education programs. 149
198	198	(b) Not later than January 1, 2021, the council shall develop proposals 150
199	199	for the creation of a pathway for continued career and professional 151
200	200	development, including, but not limited to, (1) paraeducator certificate 152
201	201	and apprenticeship programs that offer course credits that apply to 153
202	202	transferrable associate degree programs; (2) associate degree programs 154
203	203	that (A) build upon and do not duplicate the courses and competencies 155
204	204	of paraeducator certificate programs, (B) incorporate field experiences, 156
205	205	(C) are aligned with the standards and competencies for teachers, and 157
206	206	(D) are transferrable to a bachelor's degree in education and teacher 158
207	207	certification programs; and (3) bachelor's degree programs that lead to 159
208	208	teacher certification that build upon and do not duplicate the courses 160
209	209	and competencies of transferrable associate degrees. 161
210	210	(c) The council shall submit the study described in subsection (a) of 162
211	211	this section and the proposals described in subsection (b) of this section, 163
212	212	and any recommendations for legislation to the joint standing 164
213	213	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 165
214	214	relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 166
215	215	of the general statutes. 167
216	216	Sec. 8. Subsection (a) of section 10-220a of the 2020 supplement to the 168
217	217	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 169
218	218	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 170
219	219	(a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide an in-171
220	220	service training program for its teachers, administrators and pupil 172
221	221	personnel who hold the initial educator, provisional educator or 173
222	222	professional educator certificate. Such program shall provide such 174
223	223	teachers, administrators and pupil personnel with information on (1) 175
224	224	the nature and the relationship of alcohol and drugs, as defined in 176
225	225	subdivision (17) of section 21a-240, to health and personality 177
226	226	development, and procedures for discouraging their abuse, (2) health 178
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233	233	be limited to, the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the 180
234	234	relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually 181
235	235	transmitted diseases, including HIV-infection and AIDS, as defined in 182
236	236	section 19a-581, violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence and 183
237	237	child abuse, (3) school violence prevention, conflict resolution, the 184
238	238	prevention of and response to youth suicide and the identification and 185
239	239	prevention of and response to bullying, as defined in subsection (a) of 186
240	240	section 10-222d, except that those boards of education that implement 187
241	241	any evidence-based model approach that is approved by the 188
242	242	Department of Education and is consistent with subsection (c) of section 189
243	243	10-145a, sections 10-222d, 10-222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 190
244	244	10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required 191
245	245	to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of 192
246	246	and response to bullying, (4) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other 193
247	247	emergency life saving procedures, (5) the requirements and obligations 194
248	248	of a mandated reporter, (6) the detection and recognition of, and 195
249	249	evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students with 196
250	250	dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d, and (7) culturally responsive 197
251	251	pedagogy and practice. Each local or regional board of education [may] 198
252	252	shall allow any [paraprofessional] paraeducator or noncertified 199
253	253	employee to participate, on a voluntary basis, in any in-service training 200
254	254	program provided pursuant to this section. 201
255	255	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 10-214 of the general statutes is 202
256	256	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 203
257	257	2020): 204
258	258	(a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide annually 205
259	259	to each pupil in kindergarten and grades one and three to five, inclusive, 206
260	260	a vision screening. [,] Such vision screening may be performed using a 207
261	261	Snellen chart [, or equivalent screening device, such as] or an automated 208
262	262	vision screening device. The superintendent of schools shall give 209
263	263	written notice to the parent or guardian of each pupil (1) who is found 210
264	264	to have any defect of vision or disease of the eyes, with a brief statement 211
265	265	describing such defect or disease and a recommendation for the pupil 212
266	266	to be examined by an optometrist licensed under chapter 380 or an 213 Raised Bill No. 5439
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272	272	ophthalmologist licensed under chapter 370, and (2) who did not receive 214
273	273	such vision screening, with a brief statement explaining why such pupil 215
274	274	did not receive such vision screening. 216
275	275	Sec. 10. Subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 10-51 of the 217
276	276	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 218
277	277	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 219
278	278	(2) On and after June 7, 2006, a regional board of education, by a 220
279	279	majority vote of its members, may create a reserve fund for capital and 221
280	280	nonrecurring expenditures. Such fund shall thereafter be termed 222
281	281	"reserve fund for capital and nonrecurring expenditures". The aggregate 223
282	282	amount of annual and supplemental appropriations by a district to such 224
283	283	fund shall not exceed [one] two per cent of the annual district budget 225
284	284	for such fiscal year. Annual appropriations to such fund shall be 226
285	285	included in the share of net expenses to be paid by each member town. 227
286	286	Supplemental appropriations to such fund may be made from estimated 228
287	287	fiscal year end surplus in operating funds. Interest and investment 229
288	288	earnings received with respect to amounts held in the fund shall be 230
289	289	credited to such fund. The board shall annually submit a complete and 231
290	290	detailed report of the condition of such fund to the member towns. 232
291	291	Upon the recommendation and approval by the regional board of 233
292	292	education, any part or the whole of such fund may be used for capital 234
293	293	and nonrecurring expenditures, but such use shall be restricted to the 235
294	294	funding of all or part of the planning, construction, reconstruction or 236
295	295	acquisition of any specific capital improvement or the acquisition of any 237
296	296	specific item of equipment. Upon the approval of any such expenditure 238
297	297	an appropriation shall be set up, plainly designated for the project or 239
298	298	acquisition for which it has been authorized, and such unexpended 240
299	299	appropriation may be continued until such project or acquisition is 241
300	300	completed. Any unexpended portion of such appropriation remaining 242
301	301	after such completion shall revert to said fund. If any authorized 243
302	302	appropriation is set up pursuant to the provisions of this subsection and 244
303	303	through unforeseen circumstances the completion of the project or 245
304	304	acquisition for which such appropriation has been designated is 246
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311	311	terminate such appropriation which then shall no longer be in effect. 248
312	312	Such fund may be discontinued, after the recommendation and 249
313	313	approval by the regional board of education, and any amounts held in 250
314	314	the fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the district. 251
315	315	Sec. 11. Section 10-15i of the general statutes is repealed and the 252
316	316	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 253
317	317	(a) There is established the Connecticut Achievement and Resource 254
318	318	Equity in Schools Commission to provide analysis and 255
319	319	recommendations concerning state funding for education and resources 256
320	320	needed to ensure that all public school students in the state have an 257
321	321	opportunity to succeed. The commission shall develop a strategic plan 258
322	322	that includes recommendations for implementing a system for 259
323	323	distributing state public education funding, that (1) includes a funding 260
324	324	formula that (A) makes use of an appropriate foundation level, (B) 261
325	325	addresses the issue of unequal local tax burdens and reduces the 262
326	326	reliance on unequal local property taxation to fund services, (C) 263
327	327	increases equity and fairness, and (D) reduces segregation; (2) depends 264
328	328	on a stable, fair, reliable and identifiable funding source; (3) addresses 265
329	329	students' educational needs from preschool through grade twelve, and 266
330	330	(4) provides predictability and sustainability in grant allocations to 267
331	331	towns and school districts. 268
332	332	(b) The commission shall consist of the following members who shall 269
333	333	reflect the state's geographic, population, socio-economic, racial and 270
334	334	ethnic diversity: 271
335	335	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 272
336	336	one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of 273
337	337	Boards of Education and one of whom is a representative of the 274
338	338	Connecticut Education Association; 275
339	339	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 276
340	340	whom is a representative of the RESC Alliance and one of whom is an 277
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347	347	(3) Two appointed by the Senate Republican president pro tempore, 279
348	348	one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Federation of School 280
349	349	Administrators and one of whom is a representative of a regional 281
350	350	agricultural science and technology education center; 282
351	351	(4) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of 283
352	352	Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 284
353	353	Association of Public School Superintendents and one of whom is a 285
354	354	representative of the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut; 286
355	355	(5) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom 287
356	356	is a representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and 288
357	357	one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Council of 289
358	358	Administrators of Special Education; 290
359	359	(6) Two appointed by the deputy Senate Republican president pro 291
360	360	tempore, one of whom is an employee of the bureau of choice programs 292
361	361	within the Department of Education and one of whom is a 293
362	362	representative of the Connecticut PTA; 294
363	363	(7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 295
364	364	Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 296
365	365	Association of Schools and one of whom is a representative of the 297
366	366	Connecticut Administrators of Programs for English Language 298
367	367	Learners; 299
368	368	(8) One appointed jointly by the speaker of the House of 300
369	369	Representatives and the minority leader of the House of Representatives 301
370	370	who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of School 302
371	371	Business Officials; and 303
372	372	(9) One appointed jointly by the president pro tempore of the Senate 304
373	373	and the Senate Republican president pro tempore who shall be a 305
374	374	representative of the State Education Resource Center. 306
375	375	(c) All appointments to the commission shall be made not later than 307
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382	382	in subsection (d) of this section, any vacancy shall be filled by the 309
383	383	appointing authority. 310
384	384	(d) There shall be two chairpersons of the commission appointed as 311
385	385	follows: (1) The speaker of the House of Representatives shall select a 312
386	386	chairperson of the commission from among the members of the 313
387	387	commission, and (2) the president pro tempore of the Senate and the 314
388	388	Senate Republican president pro tempore shall jointly select the other 315
389	389	chairperson of the commission from among the members of the 316
390	390	commission. If the chairperson appointed pursuant to subdivision (2) of 317
391	391	this subsection becomes vacant, the president pro tempore of the Senate 318
392	392	and the Senate Republican president pro tempore, or the president pro 319
393	393	tempore of the Senate, as the case may be, shall fill such vacancy. The 320
394	394	chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the commission, which 321
395	395	shall be held not later than sixty days after October 31, [2017] 2020. 322
396	396	(e) Not later than April 1, [2018] 2021, the commission shall submit a 323
397	397	report on its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the 324
398	398	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing 325
399	399	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 326
400	400	relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of state 327
401	401	agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 328
402	402	Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Education shall 329
403	403	establish a working group to study issues relating to the provision of 330
404	404	world language instruction in public elementary schools. The working 331
405	405	group shall examine the benefits associated with the early introduction 332
406	406	of world language instruction to students and the feasibility of 333
407	407	implementing a world languages requirement at the elementary school 334
408	408	level. The commissioner shall select the members of the working group, 335
409	409	provided such working group includes educators of world languages 336
410	410	and members who represent boards of education, superintendents and 337
411	411	parents of students. Not later than January 1, 2021, the commissioner 338
412	412	shall submit a report on the working group's findings and any 339
413	413	recommendations for legislation to the joint standing committee of the 340
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420	420	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 342
421	421	Sec. 13. Subparagraph (C) of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of 343
422	422	section 10-10a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is 344
423	423	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 345
424	424	(C) Data relating to schools and districts shall include, but not be 346
425	425	limited to, (i) school population, (ii) annual student graduation rates, 347
426	426	(iii) annual teacher retention rates, (iv) school disciplinary records, such 348
427	427	as data relating to (I) suspensions, (II) expulsions, including the number 349
428	428	of expulsion hearings conducted and the number of expulsions, and (III) 350
429	429	other disciplinary actions, (v) the percentage of students whose primary 351
430	430	language is not English, (vi) the number of and professional credentials 352
431	431	of support personnel, (vii) information relating to instructional 353
432	432	technology, such as access to computers, and (viii) disaggregated 354
433	433	measures of school-based arrests pursuant to section 10-233n, as 355
434	434	amended by this act. 356
435	435	Sec. 14. Subsection (c) of section 10-220 of the 2020 supplement to the 357
436	436	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 358
437	437	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 359
438	438	(c) Annually, each local and regional board of education shall submit 360
439	439	to the Commissioner of Education a strategic school profile report for 361
440	440	each school and school or program of alternative education, as defined 362
441	441	in section 10-74j, under its jurisdiction and for the school district as a 363
442	442	whole. The superintendent of each local and regional school district 364
443	443	shall present the profile report at the next regularly scheduled public 365
444	444	meeting of the board of education after each November first. The profile 366
445	445	report shall provide information on measures of (1) student needs, (2) 367
446	446	school resources, including technological resources and utilization of 368
447	447	such resources and infrastructure, (3) student and school performance, 369
448	448	including in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, [and] 370
449	449	expulsions, including the number of expulsion hearings conducted and 371
450	450	the number of expulsions, and the number of truants, as defined in 372
451	451	section 10-198a, and chronically absent children, as defined in section 373 Raised Bill No. 5439
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457	457	10-198c, (4) the number of students enrolled in an adult high school 374
458	458	credit diploma program, pursuant to section 10-69, operated by a local 375
459	459	or regional board of education or a regional educational service center, 376
460	460	(5) equitable allocation of resources among its schools, (6) reduction of 377
461	461	racial, ethnic and economic isolation, (7) special education, and (8) 378
462	462	school-based arrests, as defined in section 10-233n, as amended by this 379
463	463	act. For purposes of this subsection, measures of special education 380
464	464	include (A) special education identification rates by disability, (B) rates 381
465	465	at which special education students are exempted from mastery testing 382
466	466	pursuant to section 10-14q, (C) expenditures for special education, 383
467	467	including such expenditures as a percentage of total expenditures, (D) 384
468	468	achievement data for special education students, (E) rates at which 385
469	469	students identified as requiring special education are no longer 386
470	470	identified as requiring special education, (F) the availability of 387
471	471	supplemental educational services for students lacking basic 388
472	472	educational skills, (G) the amount of special education student 389
473	473	instructional time with nondisabled peers, (H) the number of students 390
474	474	placed out-of-district, and (I) the actions taken by the school district to 391
475	475	improve special education programs, as indicated by analyses of the 392
476	476	local data provided in subparagraphs (A) to (H), inclusive, of this 393
477	477	subdivision. The superintendent shall include in the narrative portion 394
478	478	of the report information about parental involvement and any measures 395
479	479	the district has taken to improve parental involvement, including, but 396
480	480	not limited to, employment of methods to engage parents in the 397
481	481	planning and improvement of school programs and methods to increase 398
482	482	support to parents working at home with their children on learning 399
483	483	activities. For purposes of this subsection, measures of truancy include 400
484	484	the type of data that is required to be collected by the Department of 401
485	485	Education regarding attendance and unexcused absences in order for 402
486	486	the department to comply with federal reporting requirements and the 403
487	487	actions taken by the local or regional board of education to reduce 404
488	488	truancy in the school district. Such truancy data shall be considered a 405
489	489	public record, as defined in section 1-200. 406
490	490	Sec. 15. Subsection (b) of section 10-233n of the general statutes is 407 Raised Bill No. 5439
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496	496	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 408
497	497	2020): 409
498	498	(b) The Department of Education shall annually examine data 410
499	499	relating to in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, 411
500	500	expulsions, including the number of expulsion hearings conducted and 412
501	501	the number of expulsions, and school-based arrests that has been 413
502	502	submitted as part of the strategic school profile report pursuant to 414
503	503	section 10-220, as amended by this act, and shall disaggregate such data 415
504	504	by school, race, ethnicity, gender, age, students with disabilities, English 416
505	505	language learners, as defined in section 10-76kk, students who are 417
506	506	eligible for free or reduced priced lunch pursuant to federal law and 418
507	507	regulations, and type of offense for which the school-based arrests were 419
508	508	made and the number of arrests made annually at each school within 420
509	509	the school district. The department shall annually submit a report to the 421
510	510	State Board of Education regarding the examination and disaggregation 422
511	511	of such data and make the report available on the department's Internet 423
512	512	web site. 424
513	513	Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) For the school year 425
514	514	commencing July 1, 2020, and each school year thereafter, each local and 426
515	515	regional board of education and supervisory agent of a nonpublic 427
516	516	school, in consultation with local emergency medical services providers 428
517	517	and allied health professionals, shall develop and implement an 429
518	518	emergency action plan for responding to serious and life-threatening 430
519	519	sports-related injuries that occur during interscholastic and intramural 431
520	520	athletic events. 432
521	521	(b) Such emergency action plan shall establish the procedures to be 433
522	522	followed in the event that a student sustains a serious injury or illness 434
523	523	while participating in an interscholastic or intramural athletic event, and 435
524	524	shall include, but need not be limited to, the following components: 436
525	525	(1) A list of the school employees, coaches or licensed athletic trainers 437
526	526	in each school who will be responsible for implementing the emergency 438
527	527	action plan and a description of each person's responsibilities under the 439 Raised Bill No. 5439
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533	533	plan; 440
534	534	(2) An identification of the location or venue where the interscholastic 441
535	535	or intramural athletic event is taking place; 442
536	536	(3) A description of the equipment and supplies that may be available 443
537	537	at the site of the interscholastic or intramural athletic event that will 444
538	538	assist in responding to an emergency, including the location of where 445
539	539	such equipment and supplies may be found at such site; 446
540	540	(4) A description of the procedures to be followed when a student 447
541	541	sustains a serious sports-related injury, including, but not limited to, 448
542	542	responding to the injured student, summoning emergency medical care, 449
543	543	assisting local first responders in getting to the injured student and 450
544	544	documenting the actions taken during the emergency; 451
545	545	(5) A description of the protocols to be followed during cardiac or 452
546	546	respiratory emergencies, including the operation of an automatic 453
547	547	external defibrillator, use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the 454
548	548	administration of medication, in accordance with the provisions of 455
549	549	section 10-212a of the general statutes; 456
550	550	(6) A description of the protocols to be followed when a student is 457
551	551	observed to exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a 458
552	552	concussion or is diagnosed with a concussion, in accordance with the 459
553	553	provisions of section 10-149c of the general statutes; 460
554	554	(7) A description of the protocols to be followed when a student 461
555	555	suffers from a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, provided 462
556	556	such protocols are designed to include instructions that are based on the 463
557	557	level of training of the person implementing the emergency action plan 464
558	558	and are in accordance with best practices and state law; and 465
559	559	(8) A description of the protocols to be followed in the event of heat 466
560	560	or cold-related emergencies, provided such protocols are in accordance 467
561	561	with current professional standards. 468
562	562	(c) The emergency action plan shall be reviewed and rehearsed 469 Raised Bill No. 5439
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568	568	annually by the school employees, coaches and licensed athletic trainers 470
569	569	identified in the emergency action plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of 471
570	570	subsection (b) of this section. Such plan shall be updated as necessary. 472
571	571	(d) Any school employee, coach or licensed athletic trainer identified 473
572	572	in the emergency action plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 474
573	573	(b) of this section shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 475
574	574	have completed a course in first aid offered by the American Red Cross, 476
575	575	the American Heart Association, the Department of Public Health, any 477
576	576	director of health or an organization using guidelines for first aid 478
577	577	published by the American Heart Association and the American Red 479
578	578	Cross. 480
579	579	(e) Each local and regional board of education and supervisory agent 481
580	580	of a nonpublic school shall (1) distribute the emergency action plan to 482
581	581	all school employees, coaches and licensed athletic trainers identified in 483
582	582	the emergency action plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 484
583	583	of this section, (2) post such emergency action plan in all athletic 485
584	584	facilities and at all sites where interscholastic and intramural athletic 486
585	585	events will take place, and (3) make such emergency action plan 487
586	586	available on the Internet web site for the school district or school. 488
587	587	(f) In developing and implementing the emergency action plan, a 489
588	588	local or regional board of education or supervisory agent of a nonpublic 490
589	589	school may utilize existing and appropriate public or private materials, 491
590	590	models, personnel and other resources, and may accept gifts, grants and 492
591	591	donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the development 493
592	592	and implementation of the emergency action plan. 494
593	593	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
594	594	sections:
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596	596	Section 1 July 1, 2020 10-145(a)
597	597	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 10-221a(c)
598	598	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10-15c(a)
599	599	Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 10-145d(f)
600	600	Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 10-264q
601	601	Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 10-155k Raised Bill No. 5439
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607	607	Sec. 7 from passage New section
608	608	Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 10-220a(a)
609	609	Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 10-214(a)
610	610	Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 10-51(d)(2)
611	611	Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 10-15i
612	612	Sec. 12 from passage New section
613	613	Sec. 13 July 1, 2020 10-10a(c)(1)(C)
614	614	Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 10-220(c)
615	615	Sec. 15 July 1, 2020 10-233n(b)
616	616	Sec. 16 July 1, 2020 New section
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618	618	Statement of Purpose:
619	619	To make various revisions and additions to the education statutes.
620	620	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
621	621	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
622	622	underlined.]
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