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	12	+	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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9	20		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
10	21		DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAT ION.
11	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	23		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. Subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d of the
15		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
16		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
17		-	(9) The planning and placement team shall, in accordance with the
18		-	provisions of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC
19		-	1400, et seq., as amended from time to time, develop and [update
20		-	annually] include a statement of transition service needs in the
21		-	individualized education program for each child requiring special
22		-	education, [. Commencing not later than the date on which the first
23		-	individual education program takes effect for a child who is at least
24		-	fourteen years of age and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder,
25		-	such] beginning not later than the first individualized education
26		-	program to be in effect when such child becomes fourteen years of age,
27		-	or younger if the planning and placement team determines it is
28		-	appropriate. Such individualized education program shall include (A)
29		-	appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age -
30		-	appropriate transition assessments related to training, education,
31		-	employment and, where appropriate, independent living skills; and (B) Senate Bill No. 945
	25	+	Section 1. Subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of section 10-76d of the 1
	26	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
	27	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 3
	28	+	(9) The planning and placement team shall, in accordance with the 4
	29	+	provisions of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 5
	30	+	1400, et seq., as amended from time to time, develop and [update 6
	31	+	annually] include a statement of transition service needs in the 7
	32	+	individualized education program for each child requiring special 8
	33	+	education, [. Commencing not later than the date on which the first 9
	34	+	individual education program takes effect for a child who is at least 10
	35	+	fourteen years of age and diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, 11
	36	+	such] beginning not later than the first individualized education 12
	37	+	program to be in effect when such child becomes fourteen years of age, 13
	38	+	or younger if the planning and placement team determines it is 14
	39	+	appropriate. Such individualized education program shall include (A) 15 Raised Bill No. 945
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35		-	the transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist [a]
36		-	such child in reaching those goals. [The individual] Such individualized
37		-	education program shall be updated annually thereafter in accordance
38		-	with the provisions of this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall
39		-	be construed as requiring the Department of [Rehabilitation] Aging and
40		-	Disability Services to lower the age of transitional services for a child
41		-	with disabilities from sixteen to fourteen years of age.
42		-	Sec. 2. Section 10-145h of the general statutes is repealed and the
43		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
44		-	(a) On and after July 1, [2015] 2021, the State Board of Education shall
45		-	require an applicant for certification as a bilingual education teacher to
46		-	demonstrate written competency in English and written and oral
47		-	competency in the other language of instruction as a condition of
48		-	certification [.] as follows: (1) Written competency in English shall be
49		-	demonstrated by (A) successful passage of the essential skills test
50		-	approved by the State Board of Education, [. Written] or (B) a bachelor's
51		-	degree, or its equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution of
52		-	higher education in which the language of instruction is English, and (2)
53		-	written competency in the other language shall be demonstrated (A) on
54		-	an examination, if available, of comparable difficulty as specified by the
55		-	Department of Education, or (B) a bachelor's degree, or its equivalent,
56		-	from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in which the
57		-	language of instruction is in the other language. If such an examination
58		-	is not available, competency shall be demonstrated by an appropriate
59		-	alternative method as specified by the department. Oral competency in
60		-	the other language shall be demonstrated by an appropriate method
61		-	specified by the Department of Education.
62		-	(b) On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall
63		-	require persons seeking to become (1) elementary level bilingual
64		-	education teachers to meet coursework requirements in elementary
65		-	education and bilingual education, and (2) secondary level bilingual Senate Bill No. 945
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	46	+	appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age -16
	47	+	appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, 17
	48	+	employment and, where appropriate, independent living skills; and (B) 18
	49	+	the transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist [a] 19
	50	+	such child in reaching those goals. [The individual] Such individualized 20
	51	+	education program shall be updated annually thereafter in accordance 21
	52	+	with the provisions of this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision shall 22
	53	+	be construed as requiring the Department of [Rehabilitation] Aging and 23
	54	+	Disability Services to lower the age of transitional services for a child 24
	55	+	with disabilities from sixteen to fourteen years of age. 25
	56	+	Sec. 2. Section 10-145h of the general statutes is repealed and the 26
	57	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 27
	58	+	(a) On and after July 1, [2015] 2021, the State Board of Education shall 28
	59	+	require an applicant for certification as a bilingual education teacher to 29
	60	+	demonstrate written competency in English and written and oral 30
	61	+	competency in the other language of instruction as a condition of 31
	62	+	certification [.] as follows: (1) Written competency in English shall be 32
	63	+	demonstrated by (A) successful passage of the essential skills test 33
	64	+	approved by the State Board of Education, [. Written] or (B) a bachelor's 34
	65	+	degree, or its equivalent, from a regionally accredited institution of 35
	66	+	higher education in which the language of instruction is English, and (2) 36
	67	+	written competency in the other language shall be demonstrated (A) on 37
	68	+	an examination, if available, of comparable difficulty as specified by the 38
	69	+	Department of Education, or (B) a bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, 39
	70	+	from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in which the 40
	71	+	language of instruction is in the other language. If such an examination 41
	72	+	is not available, competency shall be demonstrated by an appropriate 42
	73	+	alternative method as specified by the department. Oral competency in 43
	74	+	the other language shall be demonstrated by an appropriate method 44
	75	+	specified by the Department of Education. 45
	76	+	(b) On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall 46
	77	+	require persons seeking to become (1) elementary level bilingual 47
	78	+	education teachers to meet coursework requirements in elementary 48 Raised Bill No. 945
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69		-	education teachers to meet coursework requirements in both the subject
70		-	area they will teach and in bilingual education. The State Board of
71		-	Education may issue an endorsement in bilingual education to an
72		-	applicant who has (A) completed coursework requirements in (i)
73		-	elementary education and bilingual education, or (ii) the subject area
74		-	they will teach and bilingual education, and (B) successful passage of
75		-	examination requirements for bilingual education, as approved by the
76		-	State Board of Education.
77		-	(c) On and after July 1, 2000, the State Board of Education shall
78		-	require bilingual education teachers holding provisional educator
79		-	certificates to meet the requirements of this subsection in order to
80		-	qualify for a professional educator certificate to teach bilingual
81		-	education. (1) Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the
82		-	elementary level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education
83		-	and fifteen credit hours in language arts, reading and mathematics. (2)
84		-	Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the middle or secondary
85		-	level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education and fifteen
86		-	credit hours in the subject matter that they teach. Such professional
87		-	educator certificate shall be valid for bilingual education and the grade
88		-	level and content area of preparation.
89		-	(d) On and after July 1, 2021, certification in (1) elementary bilingual
90		-	education shall be valid for grades kindergarten to nine, inclusive, and
91		-	(2) middle grades bilingual education shall be valid for grades four to
92		-	nine, inclusive.
93		-	(e) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Education
94		-	shall approve guidelines for unique endorsements to authorize the
95		-	teaching of secondary bilingual humanities and secondary bilingual
96		-	science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses.
97		-	(f) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at
98		-	least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in Senate Bill No. 945
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102		-	the humanities shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses
103		-	in a bilingual education program.
104		-	(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual
105		-	education shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses in a
106		-	bilingual education program if such teacher completes (A) fifteen
107		-	semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the
108		-	humanities, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a bilingual
109		-	endorsement under this section.
110		-	(g) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at
111		-	least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in
112		-	the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics shall be
113		-	eligible to teach secondary courses in such fields in a bilingual education
114		-	program.
115		-	(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual
116		-	education shall be eligible to teach secondary science, technology,
117		-	engineering or mathematics courses in a bilingual education program if
118		-	such teacher completes (A) fifteen semester hours of credit in combined
119		-	content coursework in the fields of science, technology, engineering or
120		-	mathematics, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a
121		-	bilingual endorsement under this section.
122		-	Sec. 3. Section 10-145m of the general statutes is repealed and the
123		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
124		-	(a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper
125		-	application, shall issue a resident teacher certificate to any applicant in
126		-	the certification endorsement areas of elementary education, middle
127		-	grades education, secondary academic subjects, special subjects or
128		-	fields, special education, early childhood education and administration
129		-	and supervision, who (1) holds a bachelor's degree from an institution
130		-	of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Senate Bill No. 945
	85	+	education and bilingual education, and (2) secondary level bilingual 49
	86	+	education teachers to meet coursework requirements in both the subject 50
	87	+	area they will teach and in bilingual education. The State Board of 51
	88	+	Education may issue an endorsement in bilingual education to an 52
	89	+	applicant who has (A) completed coursework requirements in (i) 53
	90	+	elementary education and bilingual education, or (ii) the subject area 54
	91	+	they will teach and bilingual education, and (B) successful passage of 55
	92	+	examination requirements for bilingual education, as approved by the 56
	93	+	State Board of Education. 57
	94	+	(c) On and after July 1, 2000, the State Board of Education shall 58
	95	+	require bilingual education teachers holding provisional educator 59
	96	+	certificates to meet the requirements of this subsection in order to 60
	97	+	qualify for a professional educator certificate to teach bilingual 61
	98	+	education. (1) Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the 62
	99	+	elementary level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education 63
	100	+	and fifteen credit hours in language arts, reading and mathematics. (2) 64
	101	+	Such bilingual education teachers who teach on the middle or secondary 65
	102	+	level shall take fifteen credit hours in bilingual education and fifteen 66
	103	+	credit hours in the subject matter that they teach. Such professional 67
	104	+	educator certificate shall be valid for bilingual education and the grade 68
	105	+	level and content area of preparation. 69
	106	+	(d) On and after July 1, 2021, certification in (1) elementary bilingual 70
	107	+	education shall be valid for grades kindergarten to nine, inclusive, and 71
	108	+	(2) middle grades bilingual education shall be valid for grades four to 72
	109	+	nine, inclusive. 73
	110	+	(e) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Education 74
	111	+	shall approve guidelines for unique endorsements to authorize the 75
	112	+	teaching of secondary bilingual humanities and secondary bilingual 76
	113	+	science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses. 77
	114	+	(f) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at 78
	115	+	least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in 79
	116	+	the humanities shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses 80 Raised Bill No. 945
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134		-	Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited, (2)
135		-	[possesses a minimum undergraduate college cumulative grade point
136		-	average of 3.00, (3)] has completed a major or thirty semester hours of
137		-	content specific credit or achieved a qualifying score, as determined by
138		-	the State Board of Education, on the appropriate State Board of
139		-	Education approved subject area assessment, and [(4)] (3) is enrolled in
140		-	an alternate route to certification program or post-bachelor degree
141		-	program leading to educator certification, approved by the State Board
142		-	of Education, that meets the guidelines established by the [No Child Left
143		-	Behind Act, P.L. 107-110] Every Student Succeeds Act, P.L. 114-95.
144		-	(b) Each such resident teacher certificate shall be valid for two years,
145		-	and may be extended by the Commissioner of Education for an
146		-	additional one year for good cause upon the request of the
147		-	superintendent of schools for the school district employing such person.
148		-	(c) During the period of employment in a public school, a person
149		-	holding a resident teacher certificate shall be the teacher of record and
150		-	be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools or of a
151		-	principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such
152		-	superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the
153		-	performance of assigned duties by such holder of a resident teacher
154		-	certificate.
155		-	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-
156		-	145b, on and after July 1, 2009, the State Board of Education, upon
157		-	receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate,
158		-	which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) successfully
159		-	completed an alternate route to certification program, approved by the
160		-	State Board of Education, that meets the guidelines established by the
161		-	No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, (2) taught successfully as the
162		-	teacher of record while holding a resident teacher certificate, and (3)
163		-	meets the requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f. Senate Bill No. 945
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	123	+	in a bilingual education program. 81
	124	+	(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual 82
	125	+	education shall be eligible to teach secondary humanities courses in a 83
	126	+	bilingual education program if such teacher completes (A) fifteen 84
	127	+	semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in the 85
	128	+	humanities, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a bilingual 86
	129	+	endorsement under this section. 87
	130	+	(g) (1) A certified bilingual education teacher who has completed at 88
	131	+	least fifteen semester hours of credit in combined content coursework in 89
	132	+	the fields of science, technology, engineering or mathematics shall be 90
	133	+	eligible to teach secondary courses in such fields in a bilingual education 91
	134	+	program. 92
	135	+	(2) A certified teacher who does not hold an endorsement in bilingual 93
	136	+	education shall be eligible to teach secondary science, technology, 94
	137	+	engineering or mathematics courses in a bilingual education program if 95
	138	+	such teacher completes (A) fifteen semester hours of credit in combined 96
	139	+	content coursework in the fields of science, technology, engineering or 97
	140	+	mathematics, and (B) the required coursework and testing for a 98
	141	+	bilingual endorsement under this section. 99
	142	+	Sec. 3. Section 10-145m of the general statutes is repealed and the 100
	143	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 101
	144	+	(a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper 102
	145	+	application, shall issue a resident teacher certificate to any applicant in 103
	146	+	the certification endorsement areas of elementary education, middle 104
	147	+	grades education, secondary academic subjects, special subjects or 105
	148	+	fields, special education, early childhood education and administration 106
	149	+	and supervision, who (1) holds a bachelor's degree from an institution 107
	150	+	of higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 108
	151	+	Education or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited, (2) 109
	152	+	[possesses a minimum undergraduate college cumulative grade point 110
	153	+	average of 3.00, (3)] has completed a major or thirty semester hours of 111 Raised Bill No. 945
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167		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 10-221d of the general statutes is
168		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
169		-	passage):
170		-	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-232b and 10-232c, "eligible
171		-	school operator" means a school or school district authorized to receive
172		-	national criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of
173		-	Investigation pursuant to P.L. 92-544, and shall include a local or
174		-	regional board of education, the Technical Education and Career System
175		-	[, the governing council of a state or local charter school, a cooperative
176		-	arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a] and an interdistrict magnet
177		-	school operator other than an operator who is a third-party not-for-
178		-	profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education.
179		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-232a of the general statutes is
180		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
181		-	passage):
182		-	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-232b and 10-232c,
183		-	"nongovernmental school operator" means an operator of an
184		-	interdistrict magnet school that is a third-party not-for-profit
185		-	corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education , the
186		-	governing council of a state or local charter school, an endowed or
187		-	incorporated academy approved by the State Board of Education
188		-	pursuant to section 10-34, a special education facility approved by the
189		-	State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-76d, as amended by this
190		-	act, [or] the supervisory agent of a nonpublic school or a cooperative
191		-	arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a.
192		-	Sec. 6. Section 10-66rr of the general statutes is repealed and the
193		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
194		-	On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall require
195		-	members of the governing council of a state or local charter school and Senate Bill No. 945
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199		-	~~members of~~ a ~~charter management organization to submit to a records~~
200		-	~~check~~ of the ~~Department~~ of ~~Children and Families child abuse and~~
201		-	~~neglect registry,~~ ~~established pursuant to section 17a-101k~~, and ~~to state~~
202		-	~~and national criminal history records checks before the state board~~
203		-	~~grants initial certificates of approval for charters pursuant~~ to ~~section 10-~~
204		-	~~66bb~~, ~~or before such members may be hired~~ by the ~~governing council of~~
205		-	~~a state or local charter school or charter management organization~~. ~~The~~
206		-	~~governing council of a state or local charter school~~ shall ~~require each~~
207		-	~~contractor doing business with a state or local charter school,~~ ~~who~~
208		-	~~performs a service involving direct student contact,~~ ~~to submit to a~~
209		-	~~records check~~ of the ~~Department of Children and Families child abuse~~
210		-	~~and neglect registry~~, ~~established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and to~~
211		-	~~state~~ and ~~national criminal history records checks before such contractor~~
212		-	~~begins to perform such service.~~ ~~[Any criminal history records checks~~
213		-	~~required under this section shall be conducted in accordance with~~
214		-	~~section 29-17a.]~~
215		-	~~Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Department~~ of ~~Education~~
216		-	~~may institute a civil action in the Superior Court, or in the United States~~
217		-	~~District Court,~~ ~~where applicable,~~ ~~against any person,~~ ~~firm, corporation,~~
218		-	~~business or combination thereof~~, ~~including a charter management~~
219		-	~~organization~~, ~~it believes~~, ~~or has reason to believe, has misused state~~
220		-	~~funds or has engaged in the misuse of state resources~~, to ~~enjoin said~~
221		-	~~parties from continuing such conduct within this state and~~ to ~~seek~~
222		-	~~repayment~~ of ~~such funds~~, ~~as well as damages, on behalf of~~ the ~~state. In~~
223		-	~~such actions~~ the ~~department shall be represented by the Attorney~~
224		-	~~General.~~
225		-	(b) ~~Upon the institution~~ of ~~such civil action,~~ ~~the Attorney General~~
226		-	~~shall have~~ the ~~right to take the deposition of any witness the Attorney~~
227		-	~~General believes, or has reason to believe, has information relative to~~ the
228		-	~~prosecution of such action, upon application made to the Superior~~
229		-	~~Court~~, ~~notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes limiting Senate~~ Bill No. 945
	160	+	content specific credit or achieved a qualifying score, as determined by 112
	161	+	the State Board of Education, on the appropriate State Board of 113
	162	+	Education approved subject area assessment, and [(4)] (3) is enrolled in 114
	163	+	an alternate route to certification program or post-bachelor degree 115
	164	+	program leading to educator certification, approved by the State Board 116
	165	+	of Education, that meets the guidelines established by the [No Child Left 117
	166	+	Behind Act, P.L. 107-110] Every Student Succeeds Act, P.L. 114-95. 118
	167	+	(b) Each such resident teacher certificate shall be valid for two years, 119
	168	+	and may be extended by the Commissioner of Education for an 120
	169	+	additional one year for good cause upon the request of the 121
	170	+	superintendent of schools for the school district employing such person. 122
	171	+	(c) During the period of employment in a public school, a person 123
	172	+	holding a resident teacher certificate shall be the teacher of record and 124
	173	+	be under the supervision of the superintendent of schools or of a 125
	174	+	principal, administrator or supervisor designated by such 126
	175	+	superintendent who shall regularly observe, guide and evaluate the 127
	176	+	performance of assigned duties by such holder of a resident teacher 128
	177	+	certificate. 129
	178	+	(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-130
	179	+	145b, on and after July 1, 2009, the State Board of Education, upon 131
	180	+	receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, 132
	181	+	which shall be valid for three years, to any person who (1) successfully 133
	182	+	completed an alternate route to certification program, approved by the 134
	183	+	State Board of Education, that meets the guidelines established by the 135
	184	+	No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110, (2) taught successfully as the 136
	185	+	teacher of record while holding a resident teacher certificate, and (3) 137
	186	+	meets the requirements established in subsection (b) of section 10-145f. 138
	187	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 10-221d of the general statutes is 139
	188	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 140
	189	+	passage): 141
	190	+	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-232b and 10-232c, "eligible 142 Raised Bill No. 945
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233		-	depositions. The Attorney General shall also have the right to take such
234		-	depositions in other states and to utilize the laws of such other states
235		-	relative to the taking of depositions where allowed by the laws of such
236		-	states.
237		-	(c) In any case where the misuse of state funds or resources or
238		-	damages referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be proven by
239		-	a fair preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order repayment
240		-	by any or all defendants of said damages through the Department of
241		-	Education.
242		-	(d) The court shall also have the right, in its discretion, to assess treble
243		-	damages against said defendants.
244		-	Sec. 8. Subsection (c) of section 10-95 of the general statutes is
245		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
246		-	2021):
247		-	(c) [The board and the Commissioner of Education shall jointly
248		-	recommend a candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education
249		-	and Career System who shall be appointed as superintendent by the
250		-	State Board of Education.] The superintendent of the Technical
251		-	Education and Career System shall be hired in accordance with the
252		-	provisions of section 10-95q. Such superintendent shall be responsible
253		-	for the operation and administration of the system. The board may enter
254		-	into cooperative arrangements with local and regional boards of
255		-	education, private occupational schools, institutions of higher
256		-	education, job training agencies and employers in order to provide
257		-	general education, vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary
258		-	education or work experience. The superintendent, in conjunction with
259		-	the commissioner, may arrange for training to be provided to the board
260		-	at such times, and on such matters, as are deemed appropriate to assist
261		-	the board in the conduct of its business. Senate Bill No. 945
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	197	+	school operator" means a school or school district authorized to receive 143
	198	+	national criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of 144
	199	+	Investigation pursuant to P.L. 92-544, and shall include a local or 145
	200	+	regional board of education, the Technical Education and Career System 146
	201	+	[, the governing council of a state or local charter school, a cooperative 147
	202	+	arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a] and an interdistrict magnet 148
	203	+	school operator other than an operator who is a third-party not-for-149
	204	+	profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education. 150
	205	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 10-232a of the general statutes is 151
	206	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 152
	207	+	passage): 153
	208	+	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-232b and 10-232c, 154
	209	+	"nongovernmental school operator" means an operator of an 155
	210	+	interdistrict magnet school that is a third-party not-for-profit 156
	211	+	corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, the 157
	212	+	governing council of a state or local charter school, an endowed or 158
	213	+	incorporated academy approved by the State Board of Education 159
	214	+	pursuant to section 10-34, a special education facility approved by the 160
	215	+	State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-76d, as amended by this 161
	216	+	act, [or] the supervisory agent of a nonpublic school or a cooperative 162
	217	+	arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a. 163
	218	+	Sec. 6. Section 10-66rr of the general statutes is repealed and the 164
	219	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 165
	220	+	On and after July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall require 166
	221	+	members of the governing council of a state or local charter school and 167
	222	+	members of a charter management organization to submit to a records 168
	223	+	check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and 169
	224	+	neglect registry, established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and to state 170
	225	+	and national criminal history records checks before the state board 171
	226	+	grants initial certificates of approval for charters pursuant to section 10-172
	227	+	66bb, or before such members may be hired by the governing council of 173
	228	+	a state or local charter school or charter management organization. The 174 Raised Bill No. 945
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265		-	Sec. 9. Section 10-76q of the general statutes is repealed and the
266		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
267		-	(a) The State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations
268		-	adopted by said board, shall: (1) Provide the professional services
269		-	necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, children
270		-	requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical education
271		-	and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine the
272		-	appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the
273		-	educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate
274		-	educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof;
275		-	and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special
276		-	education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career
277		-	System.
278		-	(b) Where it is deemed appropriate that a child enrolled in a technical
279		-	education and career school receive special education, the parents or
280		-	guardian of such child shall have a right to the hearing and appeal
281		-	process as provided for in section 10-76h.
282		-	(c) [If a planning and placement team determines that a student
283		-	requires special education services which preclude such student's
284		-	participation in the vocational education program offered by a technical
285		-	education and career school, the student shall be referred to the board
286		-	of education in the town in which the student resides for the
287		-	development of an individualized educational program and such board
288		-	of education shall be responsible for the implementation and financing
289		-	of such program.] Prior to a student's enrollment in a technical
290		-	education and career school, the local or regional board of education for
291		-	the town in which such student resides shall convene a planning and
292		-	placement team meeting. The purpose of such meeting shall be to
293		-	address such student's transition to such technical education and career
294		-	school and ensure that such student's individualized education
295		-	program reflects the current supports and services that such student Senate Bill No. 945
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299		-	requires in order to access a free and appropriate public education in the
300		-	least restrictive environment. A representative from such technical
301		-	education and career school shall be invited to such meeting.
302		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (g) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is
303		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
304		-	2021):
305		-	(g) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and that
306		-	are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards,
307		-	adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-4, shall
308		-	satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section, except that
309		-	a local or regional board of education may grant a student credit (1)
310		-	toward meeting the high school graduation requirements upon the
311		-	successful demonstration of mastery of the subject matter content
312		-	described in this section achieved through educational experiences and
313		-	opportunities that provide flexible and multiple pathways to learning,
314		-	including cross-curricular graduation requirements, career and
315		-	technical education, virtual learning, work-based learning, service
316		-	learning, dual enrollment and early college, courses taken in middle
317		-	school, internships and student-designed independent studies,
318		-	provided such demonstration of mastery is in accordance with such
319		-	state-wide subject matter content standards; (2) toward meeting a
320		-	specified course requirement upon the successful completion in grade
321		-	seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of which corresponds
322		-	directly to the subject matter of a specified course requirement in grades
323		-	nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the high school graduation
324		-	requirement upon the successful completion of a world language course
325		-	(A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-line coursework, or (C)
326		-	offered privately through a nonprofit provider, provided such student
327		-	achieves a passing grade on an examination prescribed, within available
328		-	appropriations, by the Commissioner of Education and such credits do
329		-	not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the high school graduation Senate Bill No. 945
	235	+	governing council of a state or local charter school shall require each 175
	236	+	contractor doing business with a state or local charter school, who 176
	237	+	performs a service involving direct student contact, to submit to a 177
	238	+	records check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse 178
	239	+	and neglect registry, established pursuant to section 17a-101k, and to 179
	240	+	state and national criminal history records checks before such contractor 180
	241	+	begins to perform such service. [Any criminal history records checks 181
	242	+	required under this section shall be conducted in accordance with 182
	243	+	section 29-17a.] 183
	244	+	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Education 184
	245	+	may institute a civil action in the Superior Court, or in the United States 185
	246	+	District Court, where applicable, against any person, firm, corporation, 186
	247	+	business or combination thereof, including a charter management 187
	248	+	organization, it believes, or has reason to believe, has misused state 188
	249	+	funds or has engaged in the misuse of state resources, to enjoin said 189
	250	+	parties from continuing such conduct within this state and to seek 190
	251	+	repayment of such funds, as well as damages, on behalf of the state. In 191
	252	+	such actions the department shall be represented by the Attorney 192
	253	+	General. 193
	254	+	(b) Upon the institution of such civil action, the Attorney General 194
	255	+	shall have the right to take the deposition of any witness the Attorney 195
	256	+	General believes, or has reason to believe, has information relative to the 196
	257	+	prosecution of such action, upon application made to the Superior 197
	258	+	Court, notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes limiting 198
	259	+	depositions. The Attorney General shall also have the right to take such 199
	260	+	depositions in other states and to utilize the laws of such other states 200
	261	+	relative to the taking of depositions where allowed by the laws of such 201
	262	+	states. 202
	263	+	(c) In any case where the misuse of state funds or resources or 203
	264	+	damages referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be proven by 204
	265	+	a fair preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order repayment 205
	266	+	by any or all defendants of said damages through the Department of 206
	267	+	Education. 207 Raised Bill No. 945
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333		-	requirement upon achievement of a passing grade on a subject area
334		-	proficiency examination identified and approved, within available
335		-	appropriations, by the Commissioner of Education, regardless of the
336		-	number of hours the student spent in a public school classroom learning
337		-	such subject matter; (5) toward meeting the high school graduation
338		-	requirement upon the successful completion of coursework during the
339		-	school year or summer months at an institution accredited by the Board
340		-	of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or
341		-	regionally accredited. One three-credit semester course, or its
342		-	equivalent, at such an institution shall equal one-half credit for purposes
343		-	of this section; or (6) toward meeting the high school graduation
344		-	requirement upon the successful completion of on-line coursework,
345		-	provided the local or regional board of education has adopted a policy
346		-	in accordance with this subdivision for the granting of credit for on-line
347		-	coursework. Such a policy shall ensure, at a minimum, that (A) the
348		-	workload required by the on-line course is equivalent to that of a similar
349		-	course taught in a traditional classroom setting, (B) the content is
350		-	rigorous and aligned with curriculum guidelines approved by the State
351		-	Board of Education, where appropriate, (C) the course engages students
352		-	and has interactive components, which may include, but are not limited
353		-	to, required interactions between students and their teachers,
354		-	participation in on-line demonstrations, discussion boards or virtual
355		-	labs, (D) the program of instruction for such on-line coursework is
356		-	planned, ongoing and systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by
357		-	teachers who are certified in the state or another state and have received
358		-	training on teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by
359		-	institutions of higher education that are accredited by the Board of
360		-	Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or
361		-	regionally accredited. [; or (7) toward meeting the high school
362		-	graduation requirement upon the successful completion of the academic
363		-	advancement program, pursuant to section 10-5c.]
364		-	Sec. 11. Section 10-148b of the general statutes is repealed and the Senate Bill No. 945
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	274	+	(d) The court shall also have the right, in its discretion, to assess treble 208
	275	+	damages against said defendants. 209
	276	+	Sec. 8. Subsection (c) of section 10-95 of the general statutes is 210
	277	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 211
	278	+	2021): 212
	279	+	(c) [The board and the Commissioner of Education shall jointly 213
	280	+	recommend a candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education 214
	281	+	and Career System who shall be appointed as superintendent by the 215
	282	+	State Board of Education.] The superintendent of the Technical 216
	283	+	Education and Career System shall be hired in accordance with the 217
	284	+	provisions of section 10-95q. Such superintendent shall be responsible 218
	285	+	for the operation and administration of the system. The board may enter 219
	286	+	into cooperative arrangements with local and regional boards of 220
	287	+	education, private occupational schools, institutions of higher 221
	288	+	education, job training agencies and employers in order to provide 222
	289	+	general education, vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary 223
	290	+	education or work experience. The superintendent, in conjunction with 224
	291	+	the commissioner, may arrange for training to be provided to the board 225
	292	+	at such times, and on such matters, as are deemed appropriate to assist 226
	293	+	the board in the conduct of its business. 227
	294	+	Sec. 9. Section 10-76q of the general statutes is repealed and the 228
	295	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 229
	296	+	(a) The State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations 230
	297	+	adopted by said board, shall: (1) Provide the professional services 231
	298	+	necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, children 232
	299	+	requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical education 233
	300	+	and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine the 234
	301	+	appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the 235
	302	+	educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate 236
	303	+	educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; 237
	304	+	and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special 238
	305	+	education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career 239 Raised Bill No. 945
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368		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021):
369		-	[(a)] On or before July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall
370		-	create a program of professional development for teachers, as defined
371		-	in section 10-144d, and principals in scientifically-based reading
372		-	research and instruction, as defined in section 10-14u. Such program of
373		-	professional development shall (1) count towards the professional
374		-	development requirements pursuant to section 10-148a, (2) be based on
375		-	data collected from student reading assessments, (3) provide
376		-	differentiated and intensified training in reading instruction for
377		-	teachers, (4) outline how mentor teachers will train teachers in reading
378		-	instruction, (5) outline how model classrooms will be established in
379		-	schools for reading instruction, (6) inform principals on how to evaluate
380		-	classrooms and teacher performance in scientifically-based reading
381		-	research and instruction, and (7) be job-embedded and local whenever
382		-	possible. In the case of any certified individual who is required to
383		-	complete the reading instruction survey, pursuant to section 10-145r, the
384		-	program of professional development for such individual shall be
385		-	designed using the results of such survey, in accordance with said
386		-	section 10-145r.
387		-	[(b) The Commissioner of Education shall annually review the
388		-	professional development required under section 10-148a for certified
389		-	employees who hold a professional educator certificate with an early
390		-	childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement
391		-	and who hold a position requiring such an endorsement. The
392		-	commissioner shall assess whether such professional development
393		-	meets the state goals for student academic achievement through
394		-	implementation of the common core state standards adopted by the
395		-	State Board of Education, research-based interventions in reading and
396		-	the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as
397		-	amended from time to time. The commissioner shall submit such review
398		-	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having Senate Bill No. 945
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402		-	cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the
403		-	provisions of section 11-4a.]
404		-	Sec. 12. Sections 10-3b, 10-5c and 10-10d of the general statutes are
405		-	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021)
	312	+	System. 240
	313	+	(b) Where it is deemed appropriate that a child enrolled in a technical 241
	314	+	education and career school receive special education, the parents or 242
	315	+	guardian of such child shall have a right to the hearing and appeal 243
	316	+	process as provided for in section 10-76h. 244
	317	+	(c) [If a planning and placement team determines that a student 245
	318	+	requires special education services which preclude such student's 246
	319	+	participation in the vocational education program offered by a technical 247
	320	+	education and career school, the student shall be referred to the board 248
	321	+	of education in the town in which the student resides for the 249
	322	+	development of an individualized educational program and such board 250
	323	+	of education shall be responsible for the implementation and financing 251
	324	+	of such program.] Prior to a student's enrollment in a technical 252
	325	+	education and career school, the local or regional board of education for 253
	326	+	the town in which such student resides shall convene a planning and 254
	327	+	placement team meeting. The purpose of such meeting shall be to 255
	328	+	address such student's transition to such technical education and career 256
	329	+	school and ensure that such student's individualized education 257
	330	+	program reflects the current supports and services that such student 258
	331	+	requires in order to access a free and appropriate public education in the 259
	332	+	least restrictive environment. A representative from such technical 260
	333	+	education and career school shall be invited to such meeting. 261
	334	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (g) of section 10-221a of the general statutes is 262
	335	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 263
	336	+	2021): 264
	337	+	(g) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and that 265
	338	+	are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, 266
	339	+	adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-4, shall 267
	340	+	satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section, except that 268
	341	+	a local or regional board of education may grant a student credit (1) 269
	342	+	toward meeting the high school graduation requirements upon the 270
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	350	+	described in this section achieved through educational experiences and 272
	351	+	opportunities that provide flexible and multiple pathways to learning, 273
	352	+	including cross-curricular graduation requirements, career and 274
	353	+	technical education, virtual learning, work-based learning, service 275
	354	+	learning, dual enrollment and early college, courses taken in middle 276
	355	+	school, internships and student-designed independent studies, 277
	356	+	provided such demonstration of mastery is in accordance with such 278
	357	+	state-wide subject matter content standards; (2) toward meeting a 279
	358	+	specified course requirement upon the successful completion in grade 280
	359	+	seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of which corresponds 281
	360	+	directly to the subject matter of a specified course requirement in grades 282
	361	+	nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the high school graduation 283
	362	+	requirement upon the successful completion of a world language course 284
	363	+	(A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-line coursework, or (C) 285
	364	+	offered privately through a nonprofit provider, provided such student 286
	365	+	achieves a passing grade on an examination prescribed, within available 287
	366	+	appropriations, by the Commissioner of Education and such credits do 288
	367	+	not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the high school graduation 289
	368	+	requirement upon achievement of a passing grade on a subject area 290
	369	+	proficiency examination identified and approved, within available 291
	370	+	appropriations, by the Commissioner of Education, regardless of the 292
	371	+	number of hours the student spent in a public school classroom learning 293
	372	+	such subject matter; (5) toward meeting the high school graduation 294
	373	+	requirement upon the successful completion of coursework during the 295
	374	+	school year or summer months at an institution accredited by the Board 296
	375	+	of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or 297
	376	+	regionally accredited. One three-credit semester course, or its 298
	377	+	equivalent, at such an institution shall equal one-half credit for purposes 299
	378	+	of this section; or (6) toward meeting the high school graduation 300
	379	+	requirement upon the successful completion of on-line coursework, 301
	380	+	provided the local or regional board of education has adopted a policy 302
	381	+	in accordance with this subdivision for the granting of credit for on-line 303
	382	+	coursework. Such a policy shall ensure, at a minimum, that (A) the 304
	383	+	workload required by the on-line course is equivalent to that of a similar 305
	384	+	course taught in a traditional classroom setting, (B) the content is 306 Raised Bill No. 945
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	391	+	rigorous and aligned with curriculum guidelines approved by the State 307
	392	+	Board of Education, where appropriate, (C) the course engages students 308
	393	+	and has interactive components, which may include, but are not limited 309
	394	+	to, required interactions between students and their teachers, 310
	395	+	participation in on-line demonstrations, discussion boards or virtual 311
	396	+	labs, (D) the program of instruction for such on-line coursework is 312
	397	+	planned, ongoing and systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by 313
	398	+	teachers who are certified in the state or another state and have received 314
	399	+	training on teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by 315
	400	+	institutions of higher education that are accredited by the Board of 316
	401	+	Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or 317
	402	+	regionally accredited. [; or (7) toward meeting the high school 318
	403	+	graduation requirement upon the successful completion of the academic 319
	404	+	advancement program, pursuant to section 10-5c.] 320
	405	+	Sec. 11. Section 10-148b of the general statutes is repealed and the 321
	406	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 322
	407	+	[(a)] On or before July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall 323
	408	+	create a program of professional development for teachers, as defined 324
	409	+	in section 10-144d, and principals in scientifically-based reading 325
	410	+	research and instruction, as defined in section 10-14u. Such program of 326
	411	+	professional development shall (1) count towards the professional 327
	412	+	development requirements pursuant to section 10-148a, (2) be based on 328
	413	+	data collected from student reading assessments, (3) provide 329
	414	+	differentiated and intensified training in reading instruction for 330
	415	+	teachers, (4) outline how mentor teachers will train teachers in reading 331
	416	+	instruction, (5) outline how model classrooms will be established in 332
	417	+	schools for reading instruction, (6) inform principals on how to evaluate 333
	418	+	classrooms and teacher performance in scientifically-based reading 334
	419	+	research and instruction, and (7) be job-embedded and local whenever 335
	420	+	possible. In the case of any certified individual who is required to 336
	421	+	complete the reading instruction survey, pursuant to section 10-145r, the 337
	422	+	program of professional development for such individual shall be 338
	423	+	designed using the results of such survey, in accordance with said 339 Raised Bill No. 945
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	430	+	section 10-145r. 340
	431	+	[(b) The Commissioner of Education shall annually review the 341
	432	+	professional development required under section 10-148a for certified 342
	433	+	employees who hold a professional educator certificate with an early 343
	434	+	childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement 344
	435	+	and who hold a position requiring such an endorsement. The 345
	436	+	commissioner shall assess whether such professional development 346
	437	+	meets the state goals for student academic achievement through 347
	438	+	implementation of the common core state standards adopted by the 348
	439	+	State Board of Education, research-based interventions in reading and 349
	440	+	the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as 350
	441	+	amended from time to time. The commissioner shall submit such review 351
	442	+	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 352
	443	+	cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the 353
	444	+	provisions of section 11-4a.] 354
	445	+	Sec. 12. Sections 10-3b, 10-5c and 10-10d of the general statutes are 355
	446	+	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2021) 356
	447	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	448	+	sections:
	449	+
	450	+	Section 1 July 1, 2021 10-76d(a)(9)
	451	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 10-145h
	452	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 10-145m
	453	+	Sec. 4 from passage 10-221d(a)
	454	+	Sec. 5 from passage 10-232a(a)
	455	+	Sec. 6 from passage 10-66rr
	456	+	Sec. 7 from passage New section
	457	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2021 10-95(c)
	458	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2021 10-76q
	459	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2021 10-221a(g)
	460	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2021 10-148b
	461	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2021 Repealer section
	462	+
	463	+	ED Joint Favorable Raised Bill No. 945
	464	+
	465	+
	466	+	LCO 3634 {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-00945-
	467	+	R02-SB.docx }
	468	+	13 of 13
	469	+
	470	+	JUD Joint Favorable
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