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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5038
February Session, 2022
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 10-266aa of the 1
2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 3
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 4
thereafter, the department shall provide, within available 5
appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 6
education for each receiving district if one of the following conditions 7
are met as follows: [(A)] (i) Three thousand dollars for each out-of-8
district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 9
program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two 10
per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus 11
any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 12
[(B)] (ii) four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 13
attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number 14
of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to two per cent 15
but less than three per cent of the total student population of such 16
receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph 17
(B) of this subdivision, [(C)] (iii) six thousand dollars for each out-of-18 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 19
program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or 20
equal to three per cent but less than four per cent of the total student 21
population of such receiving district plus any amount available 22
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, [(D)] (iv) six thousand 23
dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the 24
receiving district under the program if the Commissioner of Education 25
determines that the receiving district has an enrollment of greater than 26
four thousand students and has increased the number of students in the 27
program by at least fifty per cent from the previous fiscal year plus any 28
amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, or 29
[(E)] (v) eight thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 30
attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number 31
of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to four per cent 32
of the total student population of such receiving district plus any 33
amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. 34
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 35
thereafter, the department shall, in order to assist the state in meeting 36
its obligations under commitment 9B of the Comprehensive School 37
Choice Plan pursuant to the settlement in Sheff v. O'Neill, HHD-X07-38
CV89-4026240-S, provide, within available appropriations, an 39
additional grant to the local or regional board of education for each 40
receiving district in the amount of two thousand dollars for each out-of-41
district student who resides in the Hartford region and attends school 42
in the receiving district under the program. 43
Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10-262u of the 2022 44
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 45
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 46
(a) As used in this section and section 10-262i: 47
(1) "Alliance district" means a school district for a town that [(A)] is 48
among the towns with the [thirty] thirty-three lowest accountability 49
index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education. [, or (B) was 50 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of 51
Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2017, 52
inclusive.] 53
(2) "Graduated alliance district" means a school district for a town 54
that (A) was previously designated as an alliance district by the 55
commissioner for (i) the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 56
2017, inclusive, or (ii) the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 57
2022, inclusive, and (B) on and after July 1, 2022, is no longer among the 58
towns with the thirty-three lowest accountability index scores, as 59
calculated by the department. 60
[(2)] (3) "Accountability index" has the same meaning as provided in 61
section 10-223e. 62
[(3)] (4) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as 63
provided in section 10-262f, as amended by this act. 64
[(4)] (5) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in 65
a town that is among the ten lowest accountability index scores when 66
all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index scores. 67
(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of 68
Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts. Any 69
school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated 70
for a period of five years. On or before June 30, 2016, the Department of 71
Education shall determine if there are any additional alliance districts. 72
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the commissioner shall 73
designate thirty-three school districts as alliance districts. Any school 74
district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a 75
period of five years. 76
(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner shall 77
designate thirty-three school districts as alliance districts. Any school 78
district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a 79
period of five years. 80 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner shall 81
designate any school districts as graduated alliance districts. Any school 82
district designated as a graduated alliance district shall be so designated 83
for a period of five years. 84
(c) (1) (A) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Comptroller 85
shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any 86
increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the 87
prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act. The 88
Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of 89
Education. [(B)] (ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, to June 30, 90
2016, inclusive, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated 91
as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount 92
the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to 93
subsection (a) of section 10-262i. [(C)] (iii) For the fiscal year ending June 94
30, 2017, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an 95
alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town 96
received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection 97
(a) of section 10-262i, minus the aid reduction, as described in subsection 98
(d) of section 10-262i. [(D)] (iv) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, 99
and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from a 100
town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received 101
over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 102
2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i. The Comptroller shall 103
transfer such funds to the Commissioner of Education. 104
(B) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Comptroller shall 105
withhold from a town designated as a graduated alliance district an 106
amount equal to the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 107
graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 108
to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (ii) For the fiscal 109
year ending June 30, 2024, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 110
designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to seventy-111
five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 112
graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 113 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iii) For the fiscal 114
year ending June 30, 2025, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 115
designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to fifty per 116
cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such graduated 117
alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant to clause 118
(iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iv) For the fiscal year 119
ending June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 120
designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to twenty-121
five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 122
graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 123
to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (v) For the fiscal 124
year ending June 30, 2027, the Comptroller shall not withhold any such 125
amount from a town designated as a graduated alliance district. The 126
Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of 127
Education. The Commissioner of Education may pay any such funds to 128
the town designated as a graduated alliance district and such town shall 129
pay any such funds to the local or regional board of education for such 130
town upon receipt of an application, at such time and in such manner as 131
the commissioner prescribes. 132
(2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this 133
section or section 10-156gg, the Commissioner of Education may pay 134
such funds to the town designated as an alliance district and such town 135
shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for 136
such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in 137
accordance with (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, 138
(B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year 139
program pursuant to section 10-156gg, (C) the provisions of subsection 140
(c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by the State 141
Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to improve 142
student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers in such 143
alliance district and to offset any other local education costs approved 144
by the commissioner. 145
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-262j of the 2022 supplement to the 146 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 147
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 148
(c) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections 149
(g) and (h) of this section, a town designated as an alliance district or a 150
graduated alliance district, as those terms are defined in section 10-262u, 151
as amended by this act, shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for 152
education pursuant to this section. 153
Sec. 4. Section 10-262h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 154
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 155
1, 2022): 156
(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 157
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 158
grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 159
defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, shall be entitled to 160
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount; 161
and (2) any town not designated as an alliance district shall be entitled 162
to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent 163
of its base grant amount. 164
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 165
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 166
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 167
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 168
amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth per cent 169
of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 170
less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid 171
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount minus twenty-five 172
per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town designated as an 173
alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 174
amount equal to its base grant amount. 175
(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, each 176
town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 177 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 178
grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 179
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 180
amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-181
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 182
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 183
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 184
grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-185
one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 186
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 187
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 188
(d) For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2022, [and June 30, 2023,] 189
each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled 190
to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 191
grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 192
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 193
amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-194
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 195
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 196
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town 197
was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 198
[(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2027, 199
inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 200
be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 201
fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled 202
to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 203
grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-204
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 205
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 206
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 207
grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-208
one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 209
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 210 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount.] 211
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, each town maintaining 212
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 213
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 214
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 215
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 216
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus sixteen 217
and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and 218
(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 219
grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 220
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town was 221
entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 222
(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, each town maintaining 223
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 224
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 225
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 226
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 227
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty 228
per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant 229
is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 230
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 231
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 232
fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 233
adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 234
graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 235
in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 236
subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 237
applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 238
entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 239
(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each town maintaining 240
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 241
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 242
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 243 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 244
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty-245
five per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded 246
grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 247
year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to 248
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 249
sixteen and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 250
adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 251
graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 252
in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 253
subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 254
applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 255
entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 256
(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each town maintaining 257
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 258
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 259
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 260
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 261
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus thirty-262
three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 263
(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 264
grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 265
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 266
amount for the previous fiscal year minus twenty per cent of its grant 267
adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 268
graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 269
in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 270
subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 271
applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 272
entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 273
(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town maintaining 274
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 275
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 276 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 277
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 278
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus fifty per 279
cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 280
less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 281
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 282
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 283
twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment; and (3) any town 284
designated as an alliance district or a graduated alliance district shall be 285
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of 286
(A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or 287
subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant 288
amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous 289
fiscal year. 290
(j) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining 291
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 292
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 293
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 294
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 295
funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 296
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 297
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 298
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty-299
three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 300
and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a graduated 301
alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 302
amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 303
subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 304
applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 305
entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 306
[(f)] (k) For the fiscal [years ending June 30, 2028, and] year ending 307
June 30, 2029, each town maintaining public schools according to law 308
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town 309 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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whose fully funded grant is greater than its [base grant amount] 310
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 311
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 312
funded grant; [and] (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than 313
its [base grant amount] equalization aid grant amount for the previous 314
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 315
equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 316
minus [eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths] fifty per cent of its grant 317
adjustment; [, except any such town designated as an alliance district 318
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 319
base grant amount] and (3) any town designated as an alliance district 320
or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 321
grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in 322
either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this 323
subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 324
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 325
[(g)] (l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 326
thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 327
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 328
funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district [whose 329
fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 330
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant 331
amount] or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an 332
equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 333
described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 334
of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 335
equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 336
Sec. 5. Subdivision (2) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to the 337
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 338
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 339
(2) "Base aid ratio" means [(A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 340
2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, one minus the ratio of a town's wealth 341
to the state guaranteed wealth level, provided no town's aid ratio shall 342 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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be less than nine one-hundredths, except for towns which rank from one 343
to twenty when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to 344
one hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children 345
below poverty to the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, 346
the town's aid ratio shall not be less than thirteen one-hundredths when 347
based on data used to determine the grants pursuant to section 10-262h 348
of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, for 349
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 350
30, 2014, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, one minus the town's wealth 351
adjustment factor, except that a town's aid ratio shall not be less than (i) 352
ten one-hundredths for a town designated as an alliance district, as 353
defined in section 10-262u, and (ii) two one-hundredths for a town that 354
is not designated as an alliance district, and (C)] for the fiscal year 355
ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of [(i)] (A) 356
one minus the town's wealth adjustment factor, and [(ii)] (B) the town's 357
base aid ratio adjustment factor, if any, except that a town's base aid 358
ratio shall not be less than [(I)] (i) ten per cent for a town designated as 359
an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, 360
or a priority school district, as described in section 10-266p, and [(II)] (ii) 361
one per cent for a town that is not designated as an alliance district or a 362
priority school district. 363
Sec. 6. Subdivision (49) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to 364
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 365
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 366
(49) "Grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the difference 367
between a town's [base grant amount] equalization aid grant 368
entitlement for the previous fiscal year and its fully funded grant. 369
Sec. 7. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 10-266m of the 2022 370
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 371
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 372
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years 373
ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and for the fiscal year 374 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of 375
transportation grants payable to local or regional boards of education 376
shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year 377
exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year. 378
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 10-9 of the general statutes is repealed 379
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 380
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 381
the State Board of Education may receive in the name of the state any 382
money or property given or bequeathed to the State Board of Education. 383
[or to any of the technical education and career schools.] Said board shall 384
transfer any such money to the State Treasurer who shall invest the 385
money in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. Said board 386
may use any such property for educational purposes. 387
Sec. 9. Section 10-55 of the general statutes is repealed and the 388
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 389
No pupil from any town belonging to a regional school district shall, 390
at the expense of such town, attend any other school in lieu of that 391
provided by said district except a technical education and career school 392
operated by the Technical Education and Career System established 393
pursuant to section 10-95 approved by the State Board of Education, 394
unless his attendance at such other school is approved by the regional 395
board of education. 396
Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 10-74d of the general statutes is 397
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 398
2022): 399
(c) The Department of Education may retain (1) up to one per cent of 400
the amount appropriated for interdistrict cooperative grants pursuant 401
to this section for state-wide technical assistance, program monitoring 402
and evaluation, and administration, and (2) up to one per cent of such 403
amount for use by the Technical [High School] Education and Career 404
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programs. 406
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 10-76q of the 2022 supplement to the 407
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 408
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 409
(a) The [State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations 410
adopted by said board] Technical Education and Career System, 411
established pursuant to section 10-95, shall: (1) Provide the professional 412
services necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, 413
children requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical 414
education and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine 415
the appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the 416
educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate 417
educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; 418
and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special 419
education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career 420
System. 421
Sec. 12. Section 10-95a of the general statutes is repealed and the 422
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 423
[The State Board of Education shall establish] There shall be a student 424
activity program established at each technical education and career 425
school. Such programs shall consist of athletic and nonathletic activities. 426
State funds may be expended for the purposes of this section. 427
Sec. 13. Section 10-95e of the general statutes is repealed and the 428
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 429
(a) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director of the 430
Technical Education and Career System shall take the necessary steps to 431
establish a Vocational Education Extension Fund. Within said 432
Vocational Education Extension Fund, there is established an account to 433
be known as the "vocational education extension account". The 434
Vocational Education Extension Fund may include other accounts 435
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The vocational education extension account shall be used for the 437
operation of preparatory and supplemental programs, including 438
apprenticeship programs in accordance with subsection (b) of this 439
section, and for the purchase of such materials and equipment required 440
for use in the operation of said programs. All proceeds derived from the 441
operation of said programs and revenue collected for rental or use of 442
school facilities shall be credited to and become a part of the resources 443
of said vocational education extension account, except as provided in 444
subsection (b) of this section. All direct expenses incurred in the conduct 445
of said programs shall be charged, and any payments of interest and 446
principal of bonds or any sums transferable to any fund for the payment 447
of interest and principal of bonds and any cost of equipment for such 448
operations may be charged, against said vocational education extension 449
account on order of the State Comptroller. Any balance of receipts above 450
expenditures shall remain in said vocational education extension 451
account to be used for said program and for the acquisition, as provided 452
by section 4b-21, alteration and repairs of real property for educational 453
facilities for such programs, except such sums as may be required to be 454
transferred from time to time to any fund for the redemption of bonds 455
and payment of interest on bonds, provided capital projects costing over 456
one hundred thousand dollars shall require the approval of the General 457
Assembly or, when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 458
Finance Advisory Committee. The Technical Education and Career 459
System board shall fix the tuition fees to be charged students for 460
preparatory and supplemental programs including apprenticeship 461
programs. Not less than half of the tuition fee charged for any 462
apprenticeship program shall be paid by the employer. 463
(b) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director shall take 464
the necessary steps to establish an apprenticeship account within the 465
Vocational Education Extension Fund. All proceeds derived from the 466
operation of apprenticeship programs shall be deposited in the 467
Vocational Education Extension Fund and shall be credited to and 468
become a part of the resources of the apprenticeship account which shall 469
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purchase of materials and equipment required for such programs. 471
Sec. 14. Section 10-95h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 472
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 473
1, 2022): 474
(a) Not later than November thirtieth each year, the joint standing 475
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 476
relating to education, higher education and employment advancement 477
and labor shall meet with the chairperson of the Technical Education 478
and Career System board, [and] the superintendent of the Technical 479
Education and Career System, the executive director of the Technical 480
Education and Career System, the Labor Commissioner and such other 481
persons as they deem appropriate to consider the items submitted 482
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 483
(b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: 484
(1) The Labor Commissioner shall submit the following to the joint 485
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 486
matters relating to education, higher education and employment 487
advancement and labor: (A) Information identifying general economic 488
trends in the state; (B) occupational information regarding the public 489
and private sectors, such as continuous data on occupational 490
movements; and (C) information identifying emerging regional, state 491
and national workforce needs over the next ten years. 492
(2) The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical 493
Education and Career System shall submit the following to the joint 494
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 495
matters relating to education, higher education and employment 496
advancement and labor: (A) Information ensuring that the curriculum 497
of the Technical Education and Career System is incorporating those 498
workforce skills that will be needed for the next ten years, as identified 499
by the Labor Commissioner in subdivision (1) of this subsection, into the 500
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employment status of students who graduate from or complete an 502
approved program of study at the Technical Education and Career 503
System, including, but not limited to: (i) Demographics such as age and 504
gender, (ii) course and program enrollment and completion, (iii) 505
employment status, and (iv) wages prior to enrolling and after 506
graduating; (C) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available 507
to the Technical Education and Career System as the system develops 508
and refines programs to meet existing and emerging workforce needs; 509
(D) recommendations to the Technical Education and Career System 510
board to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, 511
of this subdivision; (E) information regarding staffing at each technical 512
education and career school for the current academic year; and (F) 513
information regarding the transition process of the Technical Education 514
and Career System as an independent agency, including, but not limited 515
to, the actions taken by the Technical Education and Career System 516
board and the [superintendent] executive director to create a budget 517
process and maintain programmatic consistency for students enrolled 518
in the technical education and career system. The [superintendent] 519
executive director shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to 520
obtain information as needed to carry out the provisions of this 521
subsection. 522
Sec. 15. Section 10-95j of the general statutes is repealed and the 523
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 524
The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 525
System board shall include in the report required pursuant to section 526
10-95k, a summary of the following: 527
(1) Admissions policies for the Technical Education and Career 528
System; 529
(2) Recruitment and retention of faculty; 530
(3) Efforts to strengthen consideration of the needs of and to develop 531
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and 533
(4) Efforts to strengthen the role of [school craft committees] career 534
and technical education advisory committees and increase employer 535
participation. 536
Sec. 16. Section 10-95l of the general statutes is repealed and the 537
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 538
The [Department of Education] superintendent of the Technical 539
Education and Career System shall provide in-service training 540
programs, in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-220a, for the 541
teachers, administrators and pupil personnel employed in the 542
[Technical Education and Career System] system who hold the initial 543
educator, provisional educator or professional educator certificate. In 544
addition, the [department] system shall provide programs to enhance 545
the knowledge and skill level of such teachers in their vocational or 546
technical field. 547
Sec. 17. Section 10-95o of the general statutes is repealed and the 548
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 549
(a) (1) The [State Board of Education] executive director of the 550
Technical Education and Career System shall not close or suspend 551
operations of any technical education and career school for more than 552
six months unless the Technical Education and Career System board (A) 553
holds a public hearing at the school that may be closed or whose 554
operations may be suspended, (B) develops and makes available a 555
comprehensive plan for such school in accordance with the provisions 556
of subsection (b) of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to 557
recommend that the executive director close or suspend operations at a 558
meeting duly called. Such public hearing shall be held after normal 559
school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the board 560
pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. The executive director 561
may close or suspend operations following receipt of the 562
recommendation from the board. 563 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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(2) The [board] executive director shall not extend the closure or 564
suspension of operations of a technical education and career school 565
beyond the period set forth in the comprehensive plan described in 566
subsection (b) of this section unless the board (A) holds another public 567
hearing at a location in the town in which the school is located, after 568
normal school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the 569
board [pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision] to recommend 570
that the executive director extend such closure or suspension of 571
operations, (B) develops and makes available a new comprehensive 572
plan for such school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) 573
of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to recommend that the 574
executive director extend such closure or suspension of [school] 575
operations at a meeting duly called. 576
(b) The [State Board of Education] executive director shall develop a 577
comprehensive plan regarding the closure or suspension of operations 578
of any technical education and career school prior to the public hearing 579
described in subsection (a) of this section. Such comprehensive plan 580
shall include, but not be limited to, (1) an explanation of the reasons for 581
the school closure or suspension of operations, including a cost-benefit 582
analysis of such school closing or suspension of operations, (2) the 583
length of the school closure or suspension of operations, (3) the financial 584
plan for the school during the closure or suspension of operations, 585
including, but not limited to, the costs of such school closure or 586
suspension of operations, (4) a description of the transitional phase to 587
school closure or suspension of operations and a description of the 588
transitional phase to reopening the school, (5) an explanation of what 589
will happen to students currently enrolled at such school during the 590
school closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 591
available technical education and career schools for such students to 592
attend and transportation for such students to such schools, (6) an 593
explanation of what will happen to school personnel during the school 594
closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 595
employment at other schools, and (7) an explanation of how the school 596
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suspension of operations. The [State Board of Education] executive 598
director shall provide for the mailing of such comprehensive plan to 599
parents and guardians of students enrolled at the school and to school 600
personnel employed at such school, and make such comprehensive plan 601
available on the school's web site at least fourteen days prior to the 602
public hearing described in subsection (a) of this section. 603
(c) The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 604
System shall be responsible for transporting any student enrolled in a 605
technical education and career school that is closed or whose operations 606
are suspended pursuant to this section to another technical education 607
and career school during such period of closure or suspension of 608
operations, and the board shall be responsible for the costs associated 609
with such transportation. 610
Sec. 18. Section 10-95q of the general statutes is repealed and the 611
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 612
[(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2023, the Technical 613
Education and Career System board may recommend a candidate for 614
superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 615
Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire or reject any 616
candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. If the 617
commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board shall 618
recommend another candidate for superintendent to the commissioner. 619
The term of office of the superintendent hired under this subdivision 620
shall expire on June 30, 2023.] 621
[(2)] (a) (1) On and after July 1, [2023] 2022, the Technical Education 622
and Career System board shall recommend a candidate for 623
superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 624
executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. The 625
executive director may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent 626
recommended by the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate 627
for superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for 628
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hires a candidate for superintendent. 630
(2) The term of office of the superintendent [hired under this 631
subdivision] shall be three years and may be extended by the executive 632
director, after consultation with the Technical Education and Career 633
System board regarding such extension, for no more than three years at 634
any one time. 635
(3) (A) No candidate may be hired as, or assume the duties and 636
responsibilities of, the superintendent until the executive director 637
receives written confirmation from the Commissioner of Education that 638
such candidate is properly certified under chapter 166 or has been 639
granted a waiver of certification by the commissioner pursuant to 640
subsection (c) of section 10-157. 641
(B) The board may recommend, and the executive director may hire, 642
a candidate who is not properly certified under chapter 166 to serve as 643
acting superintendent for a probationary period not to exceed one 644
school year, provided the executive director receives approval from the 645
Commissioner of Education. During such probationary period such 646
acting superintendent shall assume all duties of the superintendent for 647
the time specified and shall successfully complete a school leadership 648
program, approved by the State Board of Education, offered at a public 649
or private institution of higher education in the state. At the conclusion 650
of such probationary period, the executive director may request the 651
commissioner to grant a waiver of certification for such acting 652
superintendent pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-157, or a one-653
time extension of such probationary period, not to exceed one additional 654
school year, if the commissioner determines that the executive director 655
has demonstrated a significant need or hardship for such extension. 656
(b) (1) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 657
System shall be responsible for the operation, supervision and 658
administration of the technical education and career schools and all 659
other matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and 660
postsecondary education in the system. The superintendent, in 661 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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consultation with the executive director, shall develop and revise, as 662
necessary, administrative policies for the operation of the technical 663
education and career schools and programs offered in the system. Any 664
such administrative policies developed or revised under this 665
subdivision shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 666
4-166. 667
(2) The executive director, in consultation with the board, shall 668
evaluate, at least annually, the performance of the superintendent in 669
accordance with guidelines and criteria established by the executive 670
director and the board. 671
Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 672
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 673
2022): 674
(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be under the 675
direction of the executive director of the Technical Education and Career 676
System, whose appointment shall be made by the Governor. Such 677
appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 678
to 4-8, inclusive. Any person appointed to be the executive director shall 679
have experience with educational systems. The executive director of the 680
Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the 681
operation, supervision and administration and the financial 682
accountability and oversight of the Technical Education and Career 683
System in matters relating to the central office, system-wide 684
management and other noneducational matters. The executive director 685
shall organize the Technical Education and Career System into such 686
bureaus, divisions and other units as may be necessary for the efficient 687
conduct of the business of the system, and may, from time to time, 688
create, abolish, transfer or consolidate within the system any bureau, 689
division or other unit as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of 690
the business of the system. The executive director may appoint, and may 691
prescribe the duties of any subordinates, agents and employees as he or 692
she finds necessary in the conduct of the system. 693 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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Sec. 20. Subsection (e) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 694
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 695
2022): 696
(e) The executive director shall [establish] ensure that the 697
superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System 698
establishes a master schedule for the Technical Education and Career 699
System and may amend such master schedule from time to time. 700
Sec. 21. Section 10-95s of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 701
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 702
1, 2022): 703
(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a 704
Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist 705
of eleven members [and shall include at least the following,] as follows: 706
(1) [two] Two members [with] appointed by the Governor who shall 707
have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical 708
Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two 709
members appointed by the Governor who are executives of 710
Connecticut-based employers and who [shall be] have been nominated 711
by the Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 712
31-3h, [. The Commissioners] (3) the Commissioner of Education, [and] 713
or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and 714
Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the 715
Labor Commissioner, [and] or the commissioner's designee, (6) the 716
Chief Workforce Officer, or [their respective designees, shall serve as ex-717
officio members of the board] the officer's designee, and (7) three 718
members appointed by the Governor. Members of the board [shall be] 719
appointed by the Governor shall be so appointed with the advice and 720
consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of 721
section 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in 722
section 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and may 723
remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in 724
office. Members of the board shall not be employees of the Technical 725
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(b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical 727
Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical 728
Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, 729
technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The 730
board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it 731
deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive 732
director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for 733
training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, 734
as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its 735
business. 736
(c) The board may recommend to the executive director and 737
superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue 738
careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students 739
to any technical education and career school in compliance with state 740
and federal law. 741
(d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students 742
at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The 743
board shall measure the performance of each technical education and 744
career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. 745
The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students 746
[in grade ten or eleven on the mastery examination, under section 10-747
14n] on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment 748
tests, dropout rates and graduation rates. 749
Sec. 22. Section 10-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 750
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 751
The [Commissioner of Education] executive director of the Technical 752
Education and Career System may indemnify and hold harmless any 753
person, as defined in section 1-79, who makes a gift of tangible property 754
or properties with a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars 755
to [the Department of Education or] the Technical Education and Career 756
System for instructional purposes. Any indemnification under this 757
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such tangible property, provided there shall be no indemnification for 759
any liability resulting from (1) intentional or wilful misconduct by the 760
person providing such tangible property to the department or the 761
Technical Education and Career System, or (2) hidden defects in such 762
tangible property that are known to and not disclosed by the person 763
providing such tangible property to the department or the Technical 764
Education and Career System at the time the gift is made. 765
Sec. 23. Section 10-97a of the general statutes is repealed and the 766
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 767
[On or before July 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the State Board 768
of Education] The superintendent of the Technical Education and 769
Career System shall arrange for the annual inspection, in accordance 770
with the provisions of section 14-282a, of those school buses, as defined 771
in section 14-275, in operation in the Technical Education and Career 772
System. 773
Sec. 24. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the 774
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 775
(a) [On and after July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education] The 776
executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall 777
take the necessary steps to replace any school bus that (1) is twelve years 778
or older and is in service at any technical education and career school, 779
or (2) has been subject to an out-of-service order, as defined in section 780
14-1, for two consecutive years for the same reason. 781
(b) [On or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the 782
superintendent] The executive director of the Technical Education and 783
Career System shall annually submit, in accordance with the provisions 784
of section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 785
and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 786
cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and 787
bonding a report on the replacement of school buses in service in the 788
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this section. Such report shall include the number of school buses 790
replaced in the previous school year and a projection of the number of 791
school buses anticipated to be replaced in the upcoming school year. 792
Sec. 25. Section 10-98a of the general statutes is repealed and the 793
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 794
The principal of each technical education and career school, or the 795
principal's designee, shall meet with members of the business 796
community, representatives of electric, gas, water and wastewater 797
utilities and representatives from state colleges and universities offering 798
courses in public utility management within the geographic area served 799
by the technical education and career school to develop a plan to assess 800
workforce needs of the community and such utilities and implement 801
curriculum modifications to address those needs. The executive director 802
of the Technical Education and Career System may convene regional or 803
state-wide meetings to address the workforce needs of such utilities. 804
Sec. 26. Section 10-98b of the general statutes is repealed and the 805
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 806
The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical Education 807
and Career System shall consult with each (1) regional community-808
technical college, and (2) local or regional board of education (A) for a 809
town in which a technical education and career school is located, and 810
(B) that offers any career technical education programs, for the purpose 811
of establishing partnerships, reducing redundancies and consolidating 812
programmatic offerings and to fulfill workforce needs in the state. 813
Sec. 27. Section 10-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 814
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 815
The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 816
System shall use the industrial account within the Vocational Education 817
Extension Fund, established in connection with its administration of 818
vocational, technical and technological education and training, as a 819
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and materials and supplies, with such equipment as may be chargeable 821
to the cost of a specific production contract or equipment of a nature 822
which may be properly chargeable to the account in general, provided 823
the account shall not incur a deficit in securing equipment which may 824
be properly chargeable to the account in general, in the establishment 825
and continuance of such productive work as such schools perform in 826
connection with the board's educational program for such schools. 827
Claims against the state on behalf of [said board] the Technical 828
Education and Career System shall be paid by order of the Comptroller 829
drawn against said account. The proceeds of all sales resulting from the 830
productive work of the schools shall be paid into the State Treasury and 831
credited to said account. Within ten months after the close of each fiscal 832
period any balance, as of the close of such fiscal period, in excess of five 833
hundred thousand dollars, as shown by the inventory of manufactured 834
articles, material on hand or in process of being manufactured, bills 835
receivable and cash balance, after deduction of obligations, in the 836
industrial account shall revert to the General Fund. 837
Sec. 28. Section 10-99h of the general statutes is repealed and the 838
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 839
[(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2022, 840
inclusive, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 841
System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory of all 842
technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials purchased 843
or obtained and used in the provision of career technical education in 844
each technical education and career school and across the Technical 845
Education and Career System. The board shall consult such list (1) 846
during the preparation of the budget for the Technical Education and 847
Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) prior to purchasing or 848
obtaining any new equipment, supplies or materials, and (3) for the 849
purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and materials among technical 850
education and career schools.] 851
[(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 852
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Career System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory 854
of all technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials 855
purchased or obtained and used in the provision of career technical 856
education in each technical education and career school and across the 857
Technical Education and Career System. The executive director shall 858
consult such list (1) during the preparation of the budget for the 859
Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) 860
prior to purchasing or obtaining any new equipment, supplies or 861
materials, and (3) for the purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and 862
materials among technical education and career schools. 863
Sec. 29. Subdivision (14) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 864
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 865
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 866
(14) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 867
education, the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 868
Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 869
Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 870
the Children's Center and its successors, the E. O. Smith School and any 871
other activity, institution or school employing members. 872
Sec. 30. Subdivision (20) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 873
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 874
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 875
(20) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 876
without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 877
elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 878
Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Office of 879
Early Childhood, the board of governors or any of its constituent units, 880
the E. O. Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors, the State 881
Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 882
2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 883
January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource Center established 884
pursuant to section 10-357a, joint activities of boards of education 885 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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authorized by subsection (b) of section 10-158a and any institution 886
supported by the state at which teachers are employed or any 887
incorporated secondary school not under the orders and 888
superintendence of a duly elected school committee or board of 889
education but located in a town not maintaining a high school and 890
providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and 891
which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the 892
provisions of part II of chapter 164, provided that such institution or 893
such secondary school is classified as a public school by the retirement 894
board. 895
Sec. 31. Subdivision (26) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 896
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 897
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 898
(26) "Teacher" means (A) any teacher, permanent substitute teacher, 899
principal, assistant principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent or 900
superintendent employed by the public schools in a professional 901
capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State 902
Board of Education, provided on and after July 1, 1975, such certificate 903
shall be for the position in which the person is then employed, except as 904
provided for in section 10-183qq, (B) certified personnel who provide 905
health and welfare services for children in nonprofit schools, as 906
provided in section 10-217a, under an oral or written agreement, (C) any 907
person who is engaged in teaching or supervising schools for adults if 908
the annual salary paid for such service is equal to or greater than the 909
minimum salary paid for a regular, full-time teaching position in the 910
day schools in the town where such service is rendered, (D) a member 911
of the professional staff of the State Board of Education, the Technical 912
Education and Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, or of the 913
Board of Regents for Higher Education or any of the constituent units, 914
and (E) a member of the staff of the State Education Resource Center 915
established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the 916
general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, or the State 917
Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a, 918 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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employed in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or 919
permit issued by the State Board of Education. A "permanent substitute 920
teacher" is one who serves as such for at least ten months during any 921
school year. 922
Sec. 32. Subsection (a) of section 10-183n of the general statutes is 923
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 924
2022): 925
(a) Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher notify such 926
teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) 927
distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers 928
in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of 929
account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of 930
properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the 931
system; (3) furnish to the board at times designated by said board such 932
reports and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for 933
the proper administration of the system; and (4) deduct each month 934
seven and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's annual 935
salary rate as directed by said board and any additional voluntary 936
deductions as authorized by such teacher, except that no deductions 937
shall be made from any amounts received by regularly employed 938
teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the State Board 939
of Education, the Technical Education and Career System or the Board 940
of Regents for Higher Education unless the salary for such special 941
teaching assignment is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid 942
for such teacher's regular teaching assignment. 943
Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10-183v of the 2022 supplement to 944
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 945
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 946
(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be 947
reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of education, 948
the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and Career 949
System or by any constituent unit of the state system of higher education 950 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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(1) in a position designated by the Commissioner of Education as a 951
subject shortage area for the school year in which the teacher is being 952
employed, (2) at a school located in a school district identified as a 953
priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year 954
in which the teacher is being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from 955
a public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in 956
section 10-262u, as amended by this act, or (4) if the teacher graduated 957
from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-serving 958
institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education Act of 959
1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized by 960
the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as 961
amended from time to time. Notice of such reemployment shall be sent 962
to the board by the employer and by the retired teacher at the time of 963
hire and at the end of the assignment. Such reemployment may be 964
extended for one additional school year, not to exceed two school years 965
over the lifetime of the retiree, provided the local board of education (A) 966
submits a written request for approval to the Teachers' Retirement 967
Board, (B) certifies that no qualified candidates are available prior to the 968
reemployment of such teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment 969
to be performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the expected 970
duration of the assignment. 971
Sec. 34. Section 5-177 of the general statutes is repealed and the 972
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 973
Any person in the unclassified service employed full time by the 974
Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the State Board of 975
Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Department 976
of Rehabilitative Services, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 977
Station, the American School for the Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for 978
the Blind, the Newington Children's Hospital, the Board of Trustees of 979
the Connecticut State University System or the Board of Trustees of the 980
Community-Technical Colleges, as a teacher or administrator in a 981
position directly involved in educational activities in any state-operated 982
institution or the Board of Regents for Higher Education, who served 983 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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prior to such person's employment by the state in a full-time teaching, 984
administrative or research position in an educational institution in or 985
under the authority of a state department of education or a department 986
of education for the blind in the United States approved by the 987
Retirement Commission, or who was employed by such institution but 988
served all or part of such service time in a foreign country, for which 989
service such person has received or will receive no retirement benefit or 990
pension, may gain credit for such prior service, not to exceed ten years 991
in the aggregate, by making retirement contributions for each year of 992
such prior service equal to six per cent of such person's annual rate of 993
compensation when such person first became a full-time employee of 994
this state; provided such payment shall be made within one year of such 995
person's first full-time employment with the state, or before July 1, 1968, 996
whichever is later, but for the Board of Higher Education and Technical 997
Colleges, July 1, 1974. When a person who has gained credit for such 998
prior service retires, not more than one year of such service may be 999
counted for each two years of state service; provided, if such person has 1000
purchased more of such service than can be counted, refund on the 1001
amount paid on the extra years of service shall be made. 1002
Sec. 35. Subdivision (12) of section 5-198 of the general statutes is 1003
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1004
2022): 1005
(12) All members of the professional and technical staffs of the 1006
constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in 1007
section 10a-1, of all other state institutions of learning, of the Board of 1008
Regents for Higher Education, and of the agricultural experiment 1009
station at New Haven, professional and managerial employees of the 1010
Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood, teachers 1011
and administrators employed by the Technical Education and Career 1012
System and teachers certified by the State Board of Education and 1013
employed in teaching positions at state institutions; 1014
Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 5-242 of the general statutes is 1015
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1016 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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2022): 1017
(a) Any board of trustees of a state institution and any state agency 1018
other than the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 1019
Career System or the Board of Governors of Higher Education or its 1020
constituent units, hereinafter referred to as the "employer", may 1021
authorize the superintendent or supervising agent to employ personnel 1022
for unclassified positions requiring a certificate under section 10-145 1023
below the rank of superintendent. Any superintendent or supervising 1024
agent not authorized to employ such persons shall submit to such 1025
employer nominations for such positions under his jurisdiction and, 1026
from the persons so nominated, such employer may employ persons to 1027
fill such positions. Such employer shall accept or reject such 1028
nominations within one month from their submission. If such 1029
nominations are rejected, the superintendent or supervising agent shall 1030
submit to such employer other nominations, and such employer may 1031
employ persons from among those nominated to fill such positions and 1032
shall accept or reject such nominations within one month from their 1033
submission. The contract of employment of such unclassified personnel 1034
below the rank of superintendent shall be in writing and may be 1035
terminated at any time for any of the reasons enumerated in 1036
subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, but 1037
otherwise it shall be renewed for a second, third or fourth year unless 1038
such employee has been notified in writing prior to March first in one 1039
school year that such contract will not be renewed for the following 1040
year, provided, upon the employee's written request, such notice shall 1041
be supplemented within five days after receipt of such request by a 1042
statement of the reason or reasons for such failure to renew. Such 1043
employee may, upon written request filed with the employer within ten 1044
days after the receipt of such notice, be entitled to a hearing before the 1045
board to be held within fifteen days of such request. The employee shall 1046
have the right to appear with counsel of his choice at such hearing. 1047
Sec. 37. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) Except as otherwise provided 1048
in subsection (b) of this section, for the school year commencing July 1, 1049 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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2022, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of 1050
education shall require each student who is enrolled in a high school 1051
under the jurisdiction of such board and in his or her final year of high 1052
school to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 1053
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 1054
any student who (1) submits a waiver, on a form prescribed by the 1055
Commissioner of Education, signed by such minor student's parent or 1056
legal guardian or by such student if such student is a legally 1057
emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, provided such 1058
student has met with a school counselor or another school official to 1059
discuss the Free Application for Federal Student Aid prior to submitting 1060
such waiver, (2) has or will complete a career-ready credential or has 1061
been accepted into the military or into a registered apprenticeship 1062
program, or (3) receives an exemption, not earlier than April fifteenth of 1063
the school year, from such requirement from the local or regional board 1064
of education because such student is unable to complete a Free 1065
Application for Federal Student Aid. The Department of Education may 1066
require that local and regional boards of education submit information 1067
to the department regarding the number of students who have been 1068
granted a waiver or have been exempted under this subsection. 1069
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, 1070
the Commissioner of Education may issue guidance to define career-1071
ready credentials, and a local or regional board of education may adopt 1072
a definition of career-ready credentials that aligns with any such 1073
guidance. 1074
Sec. 38. Sections 10-4r, 10-13 and 10-95m of the general statutes are 1075
repealed. (Effective July 1, 2022) 1076
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 10-266aa(g)(2)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 10-262u(a) to (c)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 10-262j(c) Substitute Bill No. 5038
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Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 10-262h
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 10-262f(2)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 10-262f(49)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 10-266m(a)(4)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 10-9(b)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 10-55
Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 10-74d(c)
Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 10-76q(a)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 10-95a
Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 10-95e
Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 10-95h
Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 10-95j
Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 10-95l
Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 10-95o
Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 10-95q
Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 10-95r(a)
Sec. 20 July 1, 2022 10-95r(e)
Sec. 21 July 1, 2022 10-95s
Sec. 22 July 1, 2022 10-96c
Sec. 23 July 1, 2022 10-97a
Sec. 24 July 1, 2022 10-97b
Sec. 25 July 1, 2022 10-98a
Sec. 26 July 1, 2022 10-98b
Sec. 27 July 1, 2022 10-99
Sec. 28 July 1, 2022 10-99h
Sec. 29 July 1, 2022 10-183b(14)
Sec. 30 July 1, 2022 10-183b(20)
Sec. 31 July 1, 2022 10-183b(26)
Sec. 32 July 1, 2022 10-183n(a)
Sec. 33 July 1, 2022 10-183v(b)
Sec. 34 July 1, 2022 5-177
Sec. 35 July 1, 2022 5-198(12)
Sec. 36 July 1, 2022 5-242(a)
Sec. 37 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 38 July 1, 2022 Repealer section
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