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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5783
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1137
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELORA, 86th Dist.
REP. DEVLIN, 134th Dist.
REP. O'DEA, 125th Dist.
REP. PERILLO, 113th Dist.
REP. REBIMBAS, 70th Dist.
REP. ZUPKUS, 89th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING
BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to require (1) the 1
Department of Education to establish uniform, state-wide standards 2
regarding distance learning for students and to annually conduct a 3
review of how boards of education are implementing such standards, 4
(2) students with 504 plans and IEPs to receive in-person instruction and 5
not be required to participate in distance learning unless the school can 6
demonstrate such student's educational requirements be met through 7
distance learning, (3) local and regional boards of education to, when 8
adopting the calendar for the school year, designate the first three 9
inclement weather days as traditional snow days without the 10
requirement that students and teachers engage in distance learning, and 11
any subsequent inclement weather days may be distance learning 12
sessions for students and count towards the requirement of one 13
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training in distance learning. 15
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) ensure that school districts are provided a uniform set of
standards in order to deliver education to students in a distance learning
environment and to require a review of how these standards are being
met; (2) accommodate students with 504 plans and IEPs; (3) allow school
districts to designate a certain number of snow days with and without
remote learning in order to enable the districts to maintain flexibility in
providing educational needs to students and families; and (4) require
teacher training in remote and distance learning at no cost to towns.