19 | | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section: 1 |
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20 | | - | (1) "Minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-156bb 2 |
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21 | | - | of the general statutes; 3 |
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22 | | - | (2) "Minority candidate" means an individual who is a minority and 4 |
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23 | | - | employed by a local or regional board of education as a school 5 |
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24 | | - | paraprofessional or an associate instructor; 6 |
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25 | | - | (3) "Residency program" means a certification program approved by 7 |
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26 | | - | the State Board of Education that requires participants to complete a 8 |
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27 | | - | residency in which such participants serve (A) in a position otherwise 9 |
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28 | | - | requiring professional certification, and (B) in a full-time position for ten 10 |
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29 | | - | school months at a local or regional board of education in the state under 11 |
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30 | | - | the supervision of (i) a certified administrator or teacher, and (ii) a 12 |
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31 | | - | supervisor from the regional educational service center or private, 13 |
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32 | | - | nonprofit teacher or administrator operating such certification program; 14 |
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33 | | - | and 15 |
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34 | | - | (4) "Alliance district" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-16 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 19 | + | (1) "Minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-156bb 1 |
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| 20 | + | of the general statutes; 2 |
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| 21 | + | (2) "Minority candidate" means an individual who is a minority and 3 |
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| 22 | + | employed by a local or regional board of education as a school 4 |
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| 23 | + | paraprofessional or an associate instructor; 5 |
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| 24 | + | (3) "Residency program" means a certification program approved by 6 |
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| 25 | + | the State Board of Education that requires participants to complete a 7 |
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| 26 | + | residency in which such participants serve (A) in a position requiring 8 |
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| 27 | + | professional certification, and (B) in a full-time position for ten school 9 |
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| 28 | + | months at a local or regional board of education in the state under the 10 |
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| 29 | + | supervision of (i) a certified administrator or teacher, and (ii) a 11 |
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| 30 | + | supervisor from the regional educational service center or private, 12 |
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| 31 | + | nonprofit teacher or administrator operating such certification program; 13 |
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| 32 | + | and 14 |
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| 33 | + | (4) "Alliance district" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-15 |
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| 34 | + | 262u of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 16 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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41 | | - | 262u of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 17 |
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42 | | - | (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 18 |
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43 | | - | thereafter, the Department of Education shall administer the minority 19 |
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44 | | - | candidate certification, retention or residency year program. Such 20 |
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45 | | - | program shall assist (1) minority candidates in enrolling in a residency 21 |
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46 | | - | program for purposes of becoming full-time, certified teachers upon 22 |
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47 | | - | successful completion of such residency program, and (2) local and 23 |
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48 | | - | regional boards of education in hiring and retaining such minority 24 |
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49 | | - | candidates. 25 |
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50 | | - | (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 26 |
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51 | | - | thereafter, each local and regional board of education for an alliance 27 |
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52 | | - | district shall partner with the operator of a residency program for 28 |
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53 | | - | purposes of enrolling minority candidates and placing them in such 29 |
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54 | | - | school district as part of such residency program. Following the 30 |
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55 | | - | successful completion of the residency program by a minority 31 |
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56 | | - | candidate, such board may hire such minority candidate. Such board 32 |
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57 | | - | may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such 33 |
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58 | | - | manner as the commissioner prescribes, to receive a payment, as 34 |
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59 | | - | described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for any of the costs 35 |
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60 | | - | described in subsection (e) of this section. 36 |
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61 | | - | (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 37 |
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62 | | - | thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall withhold from an 38 |
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63 | | - | alliance district, from the funds transferred by the Comptroller pursuant 39 |
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64 | | - | to subsection (c) of section 10-262u of the general statutes, as amended 40 |
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65 | | - | by this act, ten per cent of any increase in such funds that such alliance 41 |
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66 | | - | district receives for the fiscal year over the amount of such funds that it 42 |
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67 | | - | received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The department shall 43 |
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68 | | - | use such funds to make a payment to such alliance district and such 44 |
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69 | | - | alliance district shall expend such payment for any of the costs 45 |
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70 | | - | described in subsection (e) of this section. 46 |
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71 | | - | (d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 47 |
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72 | | - | thereafter, any local or regional board of education, other than a local or 48 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 41 | + | (b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 17 |
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| 42 | + | thereafter, the Department of Education shall administer the minority 18 |
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| 43 | + | candidate certification, retention or residency year program. Such 19 |
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| 44 | + | program shall assist (1) minority candidates in enrolling in a residency 20 |
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| 45 | + | program for purposes of becoming full-time, certified teachers upon 21 |
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| 46 | + | successful completion of such residency program, and (2) local and 22 |
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| 47 | + | regional boards of education in hiring and retaining such minority 23 |
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| 48 | + | candidates. 24 |
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| 49 | + | (c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 25 |
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| 50 | + | thereafter, each local and regional board of education for an alliance 26 |
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| 51 | + | district shall partner with the operator of a residency program for 27 |
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| 52 | + | purposes of enrolling minority candidates and placing them in such 28 |
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| 53 | + | school district as part of such residency program. Following the 29 |
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| 54 | + | successful completion of the residency program by a minority 30 |
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| 55 | + | candidate, such board may hire such minority candidate. Such board 31 |
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| 56 | + | may apply to the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such 32 |
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| 57 | + | manner as the commissioner prescribes, to receive a payment, as 33 |
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| 58 | + | described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for any of the costs 34 |
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| 59 | + | described in subsection (e) of this section. 35 |
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| 60 | + | (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 36 |
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| 61 | + | thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall withhold from an 37 |
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| 62 | + | alliance district, from the funds transferred by the Comptroller pursuant 38 |
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| 63 | + | to subsection (c) of section 10-262u of the general statutes, as amended 39 |
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| 64 | + | by this act, ten per cent of any increase in such funds that such alliance 40 |
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| 65 | + | district receives for the fiscal year over the amount of such funds that it 41 |
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| 66 | + | received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. The department shall 42 |
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| 67 | + | use such funds to make a payment to such alliance district, and such 43 |
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| 68 | + | alliance district shall expend such payment for any of the costs 44 |
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| 69 | + | described in subsection (e) of this section. 45 |
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| 70 | + | (d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 46 |
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| 71 | + | thereafter, any local or regional board of education, other than a local or 47 |
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| 72 | + | regional board of education for an alliance district, may partner with the 48 |
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| 73 | + | operator of a residency program for purposes of enrolling minority 49 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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79 | | - | regional board of education for an alliance district, may partner with the 49 |
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80 | | - | operator of a residency program for purposes of enrolling minority 50 |
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81 | | - | candidates and placing them in such school district as part of such 51 |
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82 | | - | residency program. Following the successful completion of the 52 |
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83 | | - | residency program by a minority candidate, such board may hire such 53 |
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84 | | - | minority candidate. Such board may apply to the Commissioner of 54 |
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85 | | - | Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner 55 |
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86 | | - | prescribes, to receive a grant for any of the costs described in subsection 56 |
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87 | | - | (e) of this section. 57 |
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88 | | - | (2) The commissioner may, within available appropriations, award a 58 |
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89 | | - | grant to a local or regional board of education described in subdivision 59 |
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90 | | - | (1) of this subsection for any of the costs described in subsection (e) of 60 |
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91 | | - | this section. 61 |
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92 | | - | (e) Any payments made or grants awarded under this section may be 62 |
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93 | | - | used for costs associated with the (1) enrollment of such minority 63 |
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94 | | - | candidates in a residency program, (2) certification process for such 64 |
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95 | | - | minority candidates, (3) hiring of such minority candidates following 65 |
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96 | | - | the successful completion of a residency program, or (4) retention of 66 |
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97 | | - | such minority candidates as certified employees of the school district. 67 |
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98 | | - | (f) Any unexpended funds paid or awarded to a local or regional 68 |
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99 | | - | board of education under this section shall not lapse at the end of the 69 |
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100 | | - | fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal 70 |
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101 | | - | year for purposes of implementing the provisions of this section. 71 |
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102 | | - | (g) The department shall develop guidelines and criteria for the 72 |
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103 | | - | implementation of the minority candidate certification, retention or 73 |
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104 | | - | residency year program and administration of funds under this section. 74 |
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105 | | - | Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-262u of the 75 |
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106 | | - | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 76 |
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107 | | - | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 77 |
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108 | | - | (2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this 78 |
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109 | | - | section or section 1 of this act, the Commissioner of Education may pay 79 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 80 | + | candidates and placing them in such school district as part of such 50 |
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| 81 | + | residency program. Following the successful completion of the 51 |
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| 82 | + | residency program by a minority candidate, such board may hire such 52 |
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| 83 | + | minority candidate. Such board may apply to the Commissioner of 53 |
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| 84 | + | Education, at such time and in such manner as the commissioner 54 |
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| 85 | + | prescribes, to receive a grant for any of the costs described in subsection 55 |
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| 86 | + | (e) of this section. 56 |
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| 87 | + | (2) The commissioner may, within available appropriations, award a 57 |
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| 88 | + | grant to a local or regional board of education described in subdivision 58 |
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| 89 | + | (1) of this subsection for any of the costs described in subsection (e) of 59 |
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| 90 | + | this section. 60 |
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| 91 | + | (e) Any payments made or grants awarded under this section may be 61 |
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| 92 | + | used for costs associated with the (1) enrollment of such minority 62 |
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| 93 | + | candidates in a residency program, (2) certification process for such 63 |
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| 94 | + | minority candidates, (3) hiring of such minority candidates following 64 |
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| 95 | + | the successful completion of a residency program, or (4) retention of 65 |
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| 96 | + | such minority candidates as certified employees of the school district. 66 |
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| 97 | + | (f) Any unexpended funds paid or awarded to a local or regional 67 |
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| 98 | + | board of education under this section shall not lapse at the end of the 68 |
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| 99 | + | fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure during the next fiscal 69 |
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| 100 | + | year for purposes of implementing the provisions of this section. 70 |
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| 101 | + | (g) The department shall develop guidelines and criteria for the 71 |
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| 102 | + | implementation of the minority candidate certification, retention or 72 |
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| 103 | + | residency year program and administration of funds under this section. 73 |
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| 104 | + | Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 10-262u of the 74 |
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| 105 | + | general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 75 |
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| 106 | + | thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 76 |
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| 107 | + | (2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this 77 |
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| 108 | + | section or section 1 of this act, the Commissioner of Education may pay 78 |
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| 109 | + | such funds to the town designated as an alliance district and such town 79 |
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| 110 | + | shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for 80 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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116 | | - | such funds to the town designated as an alliance district and such town 80 |
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117 | | - | shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for 81 |
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118 | | - | such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in 82 |
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119 | | - | accordance with (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, 83 |
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120 | | - | (B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year 84 |
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121 | | - | program pursuant to section 1 of this act, (C) the provisions of 85 |
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122 | | - | subsection (c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by 86 |
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123 | | - | the State Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to 87 |
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124 | | - | improve student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers 88 |
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125 | | - | in such alliance district and to offset any other local education costs 89 |
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126 | | - | approved by the commissioner. 90 |
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127 | | - | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of 91 |
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128 | | - | Education, the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 92 |
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129 | | - | Universities and the dean of the Neag School of Education at The 93 |
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130 | | - | University of Connecticut shall jointly develop a plan to assist local and 94 |
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131 | | - | regional boards of education in promoting the teaching profession as a 95 |
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132 | | - | career option to students in high school. Such plan shall include, but 96 |
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133 | | - | need not be limited to, a means for local and regional boards of 97 |
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134 | | - | education to develop partnerships with educator preparation programs 98 |
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135 | | - | in the state, and the creation of counseling programs directed to high 99 |
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136 | | - | school students in order to inform them about and recruit them to the 100 |
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137 | | - | teaching profession. 101 |
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138 | | - | (b) Not later than September 1, 2021, the Department of Education 102 |
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139 | | - | shall distribute to local and regional boards of education information 103 |
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140 | | - | that promotes the teaching profession, including materials relating to 104 |
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141 | | - | educator preparation programs and alternative route to certification 105 |
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142 | | - | programs offered in the state, for school counselors and students. The 106 |
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143 | | - | department shall also make such information available on its Internet 107 |
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144 | | - | web site. 108 |
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145 | | - | Sec. 4. Section 10-156ee of the general statutes is repealed and the 109 |
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146 | | - | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 110 |
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147 | | - | Not later than January 1, 2019, the Department of Education, in 111 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 117 | + | such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in 81 |
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| 118 | + | accordance with (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, 82 |
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| 119 | + | (B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year 83 |
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| 120 | + | program pursuant to section 1 of this act, (C) the provisions of 84 |
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| 121 | + | subsection (c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by 85 |
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| 122 | + | the State Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to 86 |
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| 123 | + | improve student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers 87 |
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| 124 | + | in such alliance district and to offset any other local education costs 88 |
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| 125 | + | approved by the commissioner. 89 |
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| 126 | + | Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) The Commissioner of 90 |
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| 127 | + | Education, the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 91 |
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| 128 | + | Universities and the dean of the Neag School of Education at The 92 |
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| 129 | + | University of Connecticut shall jointly develop a plan to assist local and 93 |
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| 130 | + | regional boards of education in promoting the teaching profession as a 94 |
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| 131 | + | career option to students in high school. Such plan shall include, but 95 |
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| 132 | + | need not be limited to, a means for local and regional boards of 96 |
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| 133 | + | education to develop partnerships with educator preparation programs 97 |
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| 134 | + | in the state, and the creation of counseling programs directed to high 98 |
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| 135 | + | school students in order to inform them about and recruit them to the 99 |
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| 136 | + | teaching profession. 100 |
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| 137 | + | (b) Not later than September 1, 2021, the Department of Education 101 |
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| 138 | + | shall distribute to local and regional boards of education information 102 |
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| 139 | + | that promotes the teaching profession, including materials relating to 103 |
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| 140 | + | educator preparation programs and alternative route to certification 104 |
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| 141 | + | programs offered in the state, for school counselors and students. The 105 |
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| 142 | + | department shall also make such information available on its Internet 106 |
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| 143 | + | web site. 107 |
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| 144 | + | Sec. 4. Section 10-156ee of the general statutes is repealed and the 108 |
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| 145 | + | following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 109 |
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| 146 | + | Not later than January 1, 2019, the Department of Education, in 110 |
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| 147 | + | consultation with the Minority Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight 111 |
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| 148 | + | Council, shall (1) identify relevant research and successful practices to 112 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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154 | | - | consultation with the Minority Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight 112 |
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155 | | - | Council, shall (1) identify relevant research and successful practices to 113 |
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156 | | - | enhance minority teacher recruitment throughout the state, (2) identify 114 |
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157 | | - | and establish public, private and philanthropic partnerships to increase 115 |
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158 | | - | minority teacher recruitment, (3) utilize, monitor and evaluate 116 |
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159 | | - | innovative methods to attract minority candidates to the teaching 117 |
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160 | | - | profession, particularly in subject areas in which a teacher shortage 118 |
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161 | | - | exists, as determined by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 119 |
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162 | | - | section 10-8b, (4) modernize the process for educators to obtain educator 120 |
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163 | | - | certification under this chapter by eliminating obstacles to certification 121 |
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164 | | - | to increase competitiveness with other states, (5) identify and utilize 122 |
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165 | | - | high-quality, affordable and bias-free educator assessments, (6) adopt 123 |
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166 | | - | cut scores for educator assessments, that do not exceed the multistate 124 |
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167 | | - | cut scores, to increase competitiveness with surrounding states, (7) 125 |
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168 | | - | support new and existing educator preparation programs that commit 126 |
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169 | | - | to enrolling greater numbers of minority teacher candidates in a manner 127 |
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170 | | - | that supports interstate reciprocity, (8) monitor, advise and support, and 128 |
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171 | | - | intervene in when necessary, local and regional boards of education's 129 |
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172 | | - | efforts to prioritize minority teacher recruitment and develop 130 |
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173 | | - | innovative strategies to attract and retain minority teachers within their 131 |
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174 | | - | districts, [and] (9) (A) on and after July 1, 2019, include a question 132 |
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175 | | - | regarding the demographic data of applicants for positions requiring 133 |
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176 | | - | educator certification in the department's annual hiring survey 134 |
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177 | | - | distributed to local and regional boards of education, and (B) not later 135 |
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178 | | - | than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, submit a report, in accordance 136 |
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179 | | - | with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the applicant demographic data 137 |
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180 | | - | collected pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision to the 138 |
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181 | | - | minority teacher recruitment task force, established pursuant to section 139 |
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182 | | - | 10-156aa, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 140 |
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183 | | - | having cognizance of matters relating to education, and (10) not later 141 |
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184 | | - | than July 1, 2022, develop and make available, in consultation with the 142 |
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185 | | - | State Education Resource Center, a video training module for school 143 |
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186 | | - | district personnel involved in or responsible for hiring educators 144 |
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187 | | - | relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring process. For purposes 145 |
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188 | | - | of this section, "minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 146 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 155 | + | enhance minority teacher recruitment throughout the state, (2) identify 113 |
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| 156 | + | and establish public, private and philanthropic partnerships to increase 114 |
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| 157 | + | minority teacher recruitment, (3) utilize, monitor and evaluate 115 |
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| 158 | + | innovative methods to attract minority candidates to the teaching 116 |
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| 159 | + | profession, particularly in subject areas in which a teacher shortage 117 |
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| 160 | + | exists, as determined by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 118 |
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| 161 | + | section 10-8b, (4) modernize the process for educators to obtain educator 119 |
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| 162 | + | certification under this chapter by eliminating obstacles to certification 120 |
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| 163 | + | to increase competitiveness with other states, (5) identify and utilize 121 |
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| 164 | + | high-quality, affordable and bias-free educator assessments, (6) adopt 122 |
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| 165 | + | cut scores for educator assessments, that do not exceed the multistate 123 |
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| 166 | + | cut scores, to increase competitiveness with surrounding states, (7) 124 |
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| 167 | + | support new and existing educator preparation programs that commit 125 |
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| 168 | + | to enrolling greater numbers of minority teacher candidates in a manner 126 |
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| 169 | + | that supports interstate reciprocity, (8) monitor, advise and support, and 127 |
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| 170 | + | intervene in when necessary, local and regional boards of education's 128 |
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| 171 | + | efforts to prioritize minority teacher recruitment and develop 129 |
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| 172 | + | innovative strategies to attract and retain minority teachers within their 130 |
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| 173 | + | districts, [and] (9) (A) on and after July 1, 2019, include a question 131 |
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| 174 | + | regarding the demographic data of applicants for positions requiring 132 |
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| 175 | + | educator certification in the department's annual hiring survey 133 |
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| 176 | + | distributed to local and regional boards of education, and (B) not later 134 |
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| 177 | + | than July 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, submit a report, in accordance 135 |
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| 178 | + | with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the applicant demographic data 136 |
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| 179 | + | collected pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision to the 137 |
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| 180 | + | minority teacher recruitment task force, established pursuant to section 138 |
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| 181 | + | 10-156aa, and to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 139 |
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| 182 | + | having cognizance of matters relating to education, and (10) not later 140 |
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| 183 | + | than July 1, 2022, develop and make available, in consultation with the 141 |
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| 184 | + | State Education Resource Center, a video training module for school 142 |
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| 185 | + | district personnel involved in or responsible for hiring educators 143 |
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| 186 | + | relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring process. For purposes 144 |
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| 187 | + | of this section, "minority" has the same meaning as provided in section 145 |
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| 188 | + | 10-156bb. 146 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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195 | | - | 10-156bb. 147 |
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196 | | - | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the school year commencing 148 |
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197 | | - | July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, any employee of a local or 149 |
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198 | | - | regional board of education who is involved in or responsible for hiring 150 |
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199 | | - | educators for the school district shall successfully complete the video 151 |
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200 | | - | training module relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring 152 |
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201 | | - | process, developed pursuant to section 10-156ee of the general statutes, 153 |
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202 | | - | as amended by this act, prior to such employee's participation in the 154 |
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203 | | - | educator hiring process for the school district. 155 |
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204 | | - | Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-220a of the general statutes is 156 |
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205 | | - | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 157 |
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206 | | - | 2021): 158 |
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207 | | - | (a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide an in-159 |
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208 | | - | service training program for its teachers, administrators and pupil 160 |
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209 | | - | personnel who hold the initial educator, provisional educator or 161 |
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210 | | - | professional educator certificate. Such program shall provide such 162 |
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211 | | - | teachers, administrators and pupil personnel with information on (1) 163 |
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212 | | - | the nature and the relationship of alcohol and drugs, as defined in 164 |
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213 | | - | subdivision (17) of section 21a-240, to health and personality 165 |
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214 | | - | development, and procedures for discouraging their abuse, (2) health 166 |
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215 | | - | and mental health risk reduction education that includes, but need not 167 |
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216 | | - | be limited to, the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the 168 |
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217 | | - | relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually 169 |
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218 | | - | transmitted diseases, including HIV-infection and AIDS, as defined in 170 |
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219 | | - | section 19a-581, violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence and 171 |
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220 | | - | child abuse, (3) school violence prevention, conflict resolution, the 172 |
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221 | | - | prevention of and response to youth suicide and the identification and 173 |
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222 | | - | prevention of and response to bullying, as defined in subsection (a) of 174 |
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223 | | - | section 10-222d, except that those boards of education that implement 175 |
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224 | | - | any evidence-based model approach that is approved by the 176 |
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225 | | - | Department of Education and is consistent with subsection (c) of section 177 |
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226 | | - | 10-145a, sections 10-222d, 10-222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 178 |
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227 | | - | 10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required 179 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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| 195 | + | Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) For the school year commencing 147 |
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| 196 | + | July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, any employee of a local or 148 |
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| 197 | + | regional board of education who is involved in or responsible for hiring 149 |
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| 198 | + | educators for the school district shall successfully complete the video 150 |
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| 199 | + | training module relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring 151 |
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| 200 | + | process, developed pursuant to section 10-156ee of the general statutes, 152 |
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| 201 | + | as amended by this act, prior to such employee's participation in the 153 |
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| 202 | + | educator hiring process for the school district. 154 |
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| 203 | + | Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10-220a of the general statutes is 155 |
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| 204 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 156 |
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| 205 | + | 2021): 157 |
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| 206 | + | (a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide an in-158 |
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| 207 | + | service training program for its teachers, administrators and pupil 159 |
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| 208 | + | personnel who hold the initial educator, provisional educator or 160 |
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| 209 | + | professional educator certificate. Such program shall provide such 161 |
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| 210 | + | teachers, administrators and pupil personnel with information on (1) 162 |
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| 211 | + | the nature and the relationship of alcohol and drugs, as defined in 163 |
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| 212 | + | subdivision (17) of section 21a-240, to health and personality 164 |
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| 213 | + | development, and procedures for discouraging their abuse, (2) health 165 |
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| 214 | + | and mental health risk reduction education that includes, but need not 166 |
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| 215 | + | be limited to, the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the 167 |
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| 216 | + | relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually 168 |
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| 217 | + | transmitted diseases, including HIV-infection and AIDS, as defined in 169 |
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| 218 | + | section 19a-581, violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence and 170 |
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| 219 | + | child abuse, (3) school violence prevention, conflict resolution, the 171 |
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| 220 | + | prevention of and response to youth suicide and the identification and 172 |
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| 221 | + | prevention of and response to bullying, as defined in subsection (a) of 173 |
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| 222 | + | section 10-222d, except that those boards of education that implement 174 |
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| 223 | + | any evidence-based model approach that is approved by the 175 |
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| 224 | + | Department of Education and is consistent with subsection (c) of section 176 |
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| 225 | + | 10-145a, sections 10-222d, 10-222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 177 |
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| 226 | + | 10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required 178 |
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| 227 | + | to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of 179 Substitute Bill No. 1034 |
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234 | | - | to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of 180 |
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235 | | - | and response to bullying, (4) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other 181 |
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236 | | - | emergency life saving procedures, (5) the requirements and obligations 182 |
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237 | | - | of a mandated reporter, (6) the detection and recognition of, and 183 |
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238 | | - | evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students with 184 |
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239 | | - | dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d, and (7) culturally responsive 185 |
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240 | | - | pedagogy and practice, including, but not limited to, the video training 186 |
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241 | | - | module relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring process in 187 |
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242 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this act. Each local or 188 |
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243 | | - | regional board of education may allow any paraprofessional or 189 |
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244 | | - | noncertified employee to participate, on a voluntary basis, in any in-190 |
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245 | | - | service training program provided pursuant to this section. 191 |
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| 234 | + | and response to bullying, (4) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other 180 |
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| 235 | + | emergency life saving procedures, (5) the requirements and obligations 181 |
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| 236 | + | of a mandated reporter, (6) the detection and recognition of, and 182 |
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| 237 | + | evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students with 183 |
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| 238 | + | dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d, and (7) culturally responsive 184 |
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| 239 | + | pedagogy and practice, including, but not limited to, the video training 185 |
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| 240 | + | module relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring process in 186 |
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| 241 | + | accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this act. Each local or 187 |
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| 242 | + | regional board of education may allow any paraprofessional or 188 |
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| 243 | + | noncertified employee to participate, on a voluntary basis, in any in-189 |
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| 244 | + | service training program provided pursuant to this section. 190 |
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