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77 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1414 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
1515 RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION.
1616 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1717 Assembly convened:
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1919 Section 1. Subdivision (2) of subsection (g) of section 10-266aa of the 1
2020 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2
2121 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 3
2222 (2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 4
2323 thereafter, the department shall provide, within available 5
2424 appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 6
2525 education for each receiving district if one of the following conditions 7
2626 are met as follows: [(A)] (i) Three thousand dollars for each out-of-8
2727 district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 9
2828 program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two 10
2929 per cent of the total student population of such receiving district plus 11
3030 any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 12
3131 [(B)] (ii) four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 13
3232 attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number 14
3333 of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to two per cent 15
3434 but less than three per cent of the total student population of such 16
3535 receiving district plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph 17
3636 (B) of this subdivision, [(C)] (iii) six thousand dollars for each out-of-18 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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4444 program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or 20
4545 equal to three per cent but less than four per cent of the total student 21
46-population of such receiving district [, (D)] plus any amount available 22
47-pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (iv) six thousand 23
46+population of such receiving district plus any amount available 22
47+pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, [(D)] (iv) six thousand 23
4848 dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the 24
4949 receiving district under the program if the Commissioner of Education 25
5050 determines that the receiving district has an enrollment of greater than 26
5151 four thousand students and has increased the number of students in the 27
5252 program by at least fifty per cent from the previous fiscal year plus any 28
5353 amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, or 29
5454 [(E)] (v) eight thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 30
5555 attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number 31
5656 of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to four per cent 32
5757 of the total student population of such receiving district plus any 33
5858 amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. 34
5959 (B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 35
6060 thereafter, the department shall, in order to assist the state in meeting 36
6161 its obligations under commitment 9B of the Comprehensive School 37
6262 Choice Plan pursuant to the settlement in Sheff v. O'Neill, HHD-X07-38
6363 CV89-4026240-S, provide, within available appropriations, an 39
6464 additional grant to the local or regional board of education for each 40
6565 receiving district in the amount of two thousand dollars for each out-of-41
6666 district student who resides in the Hartford region and attends school 42
6767 in the receiving district under the program. 43
6868 Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 10-262u of the 2022 44
6969 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 45
7070 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 46
7171 (a) As used in this section and section 10-262i: 47
7272 (1) "Alliance district" means a school district for a town that [(A)] is 48
7373 among the towns with the [thirty] thirty-three lowest accountability 49
7474 index scores, as calculated by the Department of Education. [, or (B) was 50 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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8181 previously designated as an alliance district by the Commissioner of 51
8282 Education for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2017, 52
8383 inclusive.] 53
8484 (2) "Graduated alliance district" means a school district for a town 54
8585 that (A) was previously designated as an alliance district by the 55
8686 commissioner for (i) the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 56
8787 2017, inclusive, or (ii) the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 57
8888 2022, inclusive, and (B) on and after July 1, 2022, is no longer among the 58
8989 towns with the thirty-three lowest accountability index scores, as 59
9090 calculated by the department. 60
9191 [(2)] (3) "Accountability index" has the same meaning as provided in 61
9292 section 10-223e. 62
9393 [(3)] (4) "Mastery test data of record" has the same meaning as 63
9494 provided in section 10-262f, as amended by this act. 64
9595 [(4)] (5) "Educational reform district" means a school district that is in 65
9696 a town that is among the ten lowest accountability index scores when 66
9797 all towns are ranked highest to lowest in accountability index scores. 67
9898 (b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Commissioner of 68
9999 Education shall designate thirty school districts as alliance districts. Any 69
100100 school district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated 70
101101 for a period of five years. On or before June 30, 2016, the Department of 71
102102 Education shall determine if there are any additional alliance districts. 72
103103 (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the commissioner shall 73
104104 designate thirty-three school districts as alliance districts. Any school 74
105105 district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a 75
106106 period of five years. 76
107107 (3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner shall 77
108108 designate thirty-three school districts as alliance districts. Any school 78
109109 district designated as an alliance district shall be so designated for a 79
110110 period of five years. 80 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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117117 (B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner shall 81
118-designate any school districts that are no longer among the towns with 82
119-the thirty-three lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the 83
120-department, on and after July 1, 2022, as graduated alliance districts. 84
121-Any school district designated as a graduated alliance district shall be 85
122-so designated for a period of five years. 86
123-(c) (1) (A) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Comptroller 87
124-shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any 88
125-increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the 89
126-prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act. The 90
127-Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of 91
128-Education. [(B)] (ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, to June 30, 92
129-2016, inclusive, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated 93
130-as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount 94
131-the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to 95
132-subsection (a) of section 10-262i. [(C)] (iii) For the fiscal year ending June 96
133-30, 2017, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an 97
134-alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town 98
135-received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection 99
136-(a) of section 10-262i, minus the aid reduction, as described in subsection 100
137-(d) of section 10-262i. [(D)] (iv) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, 101
138-and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from a 102
139-town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received 103
140-over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 104
141-2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i. The Comptroller shall 105
142-transfer such funds to the Commissioner of Education. 106
143-(B) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Comptroller shall 107
144-withhold from a town designated as a graduated alliance district an 108
145-amount equal to the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 109
146-graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 110
147-to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (ii) For the fiscal 111
148-year ending June 30, 2024, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 112
149-designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to seventy-113 Substitute Bill No. 5038
118+designate any school districts as graduated alliance districts. Any school 82
119+district designated as a graduated alliance district shall be so designated 83
120+for a period of five years. 84
121+(c) (1) (A) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, the Comptroller 85
122+shall withhold from a town designated as an alliance district any 86
123+increase in funds received over the amount the town received for the 87
124+prior fiscal year pursuant to section 10-262h, as amended by this act. The 88
125+Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of 89
126+Education. [(B)] (ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, to June 30, 90
127+2016, inclusive, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated 91
128+as an alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount 92
129+the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to 93
130+subsection (a) of section 10-262i. [(C)] (iii) For the fiscal year ending June 94
131+30, 2017, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town designated as an 95
132+alliance district any increase in funds received over the amount the town 96
133+received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, pursuant to subsection 97
134+(a) of section 10-262i, minus the aid reduction, as described in subsection 98
135+(d) of section 10-262i. [(D)] (iv) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, 99
136+and each fiscal year thereafter, the Comptroller shall withhold from a 100
137+town designated as an alliance district any increase in funds received 101
138+over the amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 102
139+2012, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-262i. The Comptroller shall 103
140+transfer such funds to the Commissioner of Education. 104
141+(B) (i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the Comptroller shall 105
142+withhold from a town designated as a graduated alliance district an 106
143+amount equal to the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 107
144+graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 108
145+to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (ii) For the fiscal 109
146+year ending June 30, 2024, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 110
147+designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to seventy-111
148+five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 112
149+graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 113 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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156-five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 114
157-graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 115
158-to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iii) For the fiscal 116
159-year ending June 30, 2025, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 117
160-designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to fifty per 118
161-cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such graduated 119
162-alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant to clause 120
163-(iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iv) For the fiscal year 121
164-ending June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 122
165-designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to twenty-123
166-five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 124
167-graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 125
168-to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (v) For the fiscal 126
169-year ending June 30, 2027, the Comptroller shall not withhold any such 127
170-amount from a town designated as a graduated alliance district. The 128
171-Comptroller shall transfer any funds withheld to the Commissioner of 129
172-Education. The Commissioner of Education may pay any such funds to 130
173-each such town designated as a graduated alliance district and such 131
174-town shall pay any such funds to the local or regional board of education 132
175-for such town upon receipt of an application, at such time and in such 133
176-manner as the commissioner prescribes. 134
177-(2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this 135
178-section or section 10-156gg, the Commissioner of Education may pay 136
179-such funds to the town designated as an alliance district and such town 137
180-shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for 138
181-such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in 139
182-accordance with (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, 140
183-(B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year 141
184-program pursuant to section 10-156gg, (C) the provisions of subsection 142
185-(c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by the State 143
186-Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to improve 144
187-student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers in such 145
188-alliance district and to offset any other local education costs approved 146
189-by the commissioner. 147 Substitute Bill No. 5038
156+to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iii) For the fiscal 114
157+year ending June 30, 2025, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 115
158+designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to fifty per 116
159+cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such graduated 117
160+alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant to clause 118
161+(iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (iv) For the fiscal year 119
162+ending June 30, 2026, the Comptroller shall withhold from a town 120
163+designated as a graduated alliance district an amount equal to twenty-121
164+five per cent of the amount the Comptroller withheld from such 122
165+graduated alliance during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, pursuant 123
166+to clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. (v) For the fiscal 124
167+year ending June 30, 2027, the Comptroller shall not withhold any such 125
168+amount from a town designated as a graduated alliance district. The 126
169+Comptroller shall transfer such funds to the Commissioner of 127
170+Education. The Commissioner of Education may pay any such funds to 128
171+the town designated as a graduated alliance district and such town shall 129
172+pay any such funds to the local or regional board of education for such 130
173+town upon receipt of an application, at such time and in such manner as 131
174+the commissioner prescribes. 132
175+(2) Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection (d) of this 133
176+section or section 10-156gg, the Commissioner of Education may pay 134
177+such funds to the town designated as an alliance district and such town 135
178+shall pay all such funds to the local or regional board of education for 136
179+such town on the condition that such funds shall be expended in 137
180+accordance with (A) the plan described in subsection (d) of this section, 138
181+(B) the minority candidate certification, retention or residency year 139
182+program pursuant to section 10-156gg, (C) the provisions of subsection 140
183+(c) of section 10-262i, and (D) any guidelines developed by the State 141
184+Board of Education for such funds. Such funds shall be used to improve 142
185+student achievement and recruit and retain minority teachers in such 143
186+alliance district and to offset any other local education costs approved 144
187+by the commissioner. 145
188+Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-262j of the 2022 supplement to the 146 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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196-Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-262j of the 2022 supplement to the 148
197-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 149
198-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 150
199-(c) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections 151
200-(g) and (h) of this section, a town designated as an alliance district or a 152
201-graduated alliance district, as those terms are defined in section 10-262u, 153
202-as amended by this act, shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for 154
203-education pursuant to this section. 155
204-Sec. 4. Section 10-262h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 156
205-is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 157
206-1, 2022): 158
207-(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 159
208-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 160
209-grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 161
210-defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, shall be entitled to 162
211-an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount; 163
212-and (2) any town not designated as an alliance district shall be entitled 164
213-to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent 165
214-of its base grant amount. 166
215-(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 167
216-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 168
217-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 169
218-its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 170
219-amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth per cent 171
220-of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 172
221-less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid 173
222-grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount minus twenty-five 174
223-per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town designated as an 175
224-alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 176
225-amount equal to its base grant amount. 177
226-(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, each 178 Substitute Bill No. 5038
195+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 147
196+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 148
197+(c) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections 149
198+(g) and (h) of this section, a town designated as an alliance district or a 150
199+graduated alliance district, as those terms are defined in section 10-262u, 151
200+as amended by this act, shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for 152
201+education pursuant to this section. 153
202+Sec. 4. Section 10-262h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 154
203+is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 155
204+1, 2022): 156
205+(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 157
206+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 158
207+grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 159
208+defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, shall be entitled to 160
209+an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount; 161
210+and (2) any town not designated as an alliance district shall be entitled 162
211+to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent 163
212+of its base grant amount. 164
213+(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 165
214+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 166
215+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 167
216+its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 168
217+amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth per cent 169
218+of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 170
219+less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid 171
220+grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount minus twenty-five 172
221+per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town designated as an 173
222+alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 174
223+amount equal to its base grant amount. 175
224+(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, each 176
225+town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 177 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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233-town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 179
234-equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 180
235-grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 181
236-equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 182
237-amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-183
238-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 184
239-fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 185
240-an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 186
241-grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-187
242-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 188
243-designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 189
244-grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 190
245-(d) For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2022, [and June 30, 2023,] 191
246-each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled 192
247-to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 193
248-grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 194
249-equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 195
250-amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-196
251-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 197
252-fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 198
253-an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town 199
254-was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 200
255-[(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2027, 201
256-inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 202
257-be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 203
258-fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled 204
259-to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 205
260-grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-206
261-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 207
262-fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 208
263-an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 209
264-grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-210
265-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 211 Substitute Bill No. 5038
232+equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 178
233+grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 179
234+equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 180
235+amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-181
236+hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 182
237+fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 183
238+an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 184
239+grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-185
240+one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 186
241+designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 187
242+grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 188
243+(d) For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2022, [and June 30, 2023,] 189
244+each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled 190
245+to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 191
246+grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 192
247+equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 193
248+amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-194
249+hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 195
250+fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 196
251+an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town 197
252+was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 198
253+[(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2027, 199
254+inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 200
255+be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 201
256+fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled 202
257+to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 203
258+grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-204
259+hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 205
260+fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 206
261+an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 207
262+grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-208
263+one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 209
264+designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 210 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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272-designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 212
273-grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount.] 213
274-(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, each town maintaining 214
275-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 215
276-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 216
277-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 217
278-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 218
279-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus sixteen 219
280-and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and 220
281-(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 221
282-grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 222
283-equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town was 223
284-entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 224
285-(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, each town maintaining 225
286-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 226
287-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 227
288-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 228
289-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 229
290-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty 230
291-per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant 231
292-is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 232
293-shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 233
294-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 234
295-fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 235
296-adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 236
297-graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 237
298-in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 238
299-subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 239
300-applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 240
301-entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 241
302-(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each town maintaining 242
303-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 243
304-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 244 Substitute Bill No. 5038
271+grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount.] 211
272+(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, each town maintaining 212
273+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 213
274+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 214
275+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 215
276+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 216
277+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus sixteen 217
278+and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and 218
279+(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 219
280+grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 220
281+equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town was 221
282+entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 222
283+(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, each town maintaining 223
284+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 224
285+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 225
286+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 226
287+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 227
288+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty 228
289+per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant 229
290+is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 230
291+shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 231
292+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 232
293+fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 233
294+adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 234
295+graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 235
296+in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 236
297+subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 237
298+applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 238
299+entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 239
300+(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each town maintaining 240
301+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 241
302+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 242
303+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 243 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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312-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 246
313-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty-247
314-five per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded 248
315-grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 249
316-year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to 250
317-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 251
318-sixteen and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 252
319-adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 253
320-graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 254
321-in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 255
322-subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 256
323-applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 257
324-entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 258
325-(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each town maintaining 259
326-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 260
327-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 261
328-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 262
329-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 263
330-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus thirty-264
331-three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 265
332-(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 266
333-grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 267
334-equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 268
335-amount for the previous fiscal year minus twenty per cent of its grant 269
336-adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 270
337-graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 271
338-in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 272
339-subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 273
340-applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 274
341-entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 275
342-(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town maintaining 276
343-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 277 Substitute Bill No. 5038
310+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 244
311+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty-245
312+five per cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded 246
313+grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 247
314+year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to 248
315+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 249
316+sixteen and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 250
317+adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 251
318+graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 252
319+in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 253
320+subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 254
321+applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 255
322+entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 256
323+(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each town maintaining 257
324+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 258
325+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 259
326+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 260
327+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 261
328+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus thirty-262
329+three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 263
330+(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 264
331+grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 265
332+equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 266
333+amount for the previous fiscal year minus twenty per cent of its grant 267
334+adjustment; and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a 268
335+graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 269
336+in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 270
337+subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 271
338+applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 272
339+entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 273
340+(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town maintaining 274
341+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 275
342+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 276 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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351-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 279
352-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 280
353-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus fifty per 281
354-cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 282
355-less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 283
356-shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 284
357-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 285
358-twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment; and (3) any town 286
359-designated as an alliance district or a graduated alliance district shall be 287
360-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of 288
361-(A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or 289
362-subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant 290
363-amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous 291
364-fiscal year. 292
365-(j) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining 293
366-public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 294
367-grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 295
368-its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 296
369-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 297
370-funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 298
371-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 299
372-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 300
373-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty-301
374-three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 302
375-and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a graduated 303
376-alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 304
377-amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 305
378-subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 306
379-applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 307
380-entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 308
381-[(f)] (k) For the fiscal [years ending June 30, 2028, and] year ending 309
382-June 30, 2029, each town maintaining public schools according to law 310 Substitute Bill No. 5038
349+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 277
350+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 278
351+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus fifty per 279
352+cent of its grant adjustment; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 280
353+less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 281
354+shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 282
355+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 283
356+twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment; and (3) any town 284
357+designated as an alliance district or a graduated alliance district shall be 285
358+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of 286
359+(A) the amount described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or 287
360+subdivision (2) of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant 288
361+amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous 289
362+fiscal year. 290
363+(j) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining 291
364+public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 292
365+grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 293
366+its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 294
367+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 295
368+funded grant; (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 296
369+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 297
370+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 298
371+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty-299
372+three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; 300
373+and (3) any town designated as an alliance district or a graduated 301
374+alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 302
375+amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in either 303
376+subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this subsection, as 304
377+applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its equalization aid grant 305
378+entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 306
379+[(f)] (k) For the fiscal [years ending June 30, 2028, and] year ending 307
380+June 30, 2029, each town maintaining public schools according to law 308
381+shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town 309 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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389-shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town 311
390-whose fully funded grant is greater than its [base grant amount] 312
391-equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 313
392-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 314
393-funded grant; [and] (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than 315
394-its [base grant amount] equalization aid grant amount for the previous 316
395-fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 317
396-equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 318
397-minus [eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths] fifty per cent of its grant 319
398-adjustment; [, except any such town designated as an alliance district 320
399-shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 321
400-base grant amount] and (3) any town designated as an alliance district 322
401-or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 323
402-grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in 324
403-either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this 325
404-subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 326
405-equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 327
406-[(g)] (l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 328
407-thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 329
408-be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 330
409-funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district [whose 331
410-fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 332
411-entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant 333
412-amount] or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an 334
413-equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 335
414-described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 336
415-of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 337
416-equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 338
417-Sec. 5. Subdivision (2) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to the 339
418-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 340
419-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 341
420-(2) "Base aid ratio" means [(A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 342
421-2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, one minus the ratio of a town's wealth 343 Substitute Bill No. 5038
388+whose fully funded grant is greater than its [base grant amount] 310
389+equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 311
390+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 312
391+funded grant; [and] (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than 313
392+its [base grant amount] equalization aid grant amount for the previous 314
393+fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 315
394+equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 316
395+minus [eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths] fifty per cent of its grant 317
396+adjustment; [, except any such town designated as an alliance district 318
397+shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 319
398+base grant amount] and (3) any town designated as an alliance district 320
399+or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 321
400+grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount described in 322
401+either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) of this 323
402+subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 324
403+equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 325
404+[(g)] (l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 326
405+thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 327
406+be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 328
407+funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district [whose 329
408+fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 330
409+entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant 331
410+amount] or a graduated alliance district shall be entitled to an 332
411+equalization aid grant in an amount that is the greater of (A) the amount 333
412+described in either subdivision (1) of this subsection or subdivision (2) 334
413+of this subsection, as applicable, (B) its base grant amount, or (C) its 335
414+equalization aid grant entitlement for the previous fiscal year. 336
415+Sec. 5. Subdivision (2) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to the 337
416+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 338
417+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 339
418+(2) "Base aid ratio" means [(A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 340
419+2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, one minus the ratio of a town's wealth 341
420+to the state guaranteed wealth level, provided no town's aid ratio shall 342 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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428-to the state guaranteed wealth level, provided no town's aid ratio shall 344
429-be less than nine one-hundredths, except for towns which rank from one 345
430-to twenty when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to 346
431-one hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children 347
432-below poverty to the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, 348
433-the town's aid ratio shall not be less than thirteen one-hundredths when 349
434-based on data used to determine the grants pursuant to section 10-262h 350
435-of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, for 351
436-the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 352
437-30, 2014, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, one minus the town's wealth 353
438-adjustment factor, except that a town's aid ratio shall not be less than (i) 354
439-ten one-hundredths for a town designated as an alliance district, as 355
440-defined in section 10-262u, and (ii) two one-hundredths for a town that 356
441-is not designated as an alliance district, and (C)] for the fiscal year 357
442-ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of [(i)] (A) 358
443-one minus the town's wealth adjustment factor, and [(ii)] (B) the town's 359
444-base aid ratio adjustment factor, if any, except that a town's base aid 360
445-ratio shall not be less than [(I)] (i) ten per cent for a town designated as 361
446-an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, 362
447-or a priority school district, as described in section 10-266p, and [(II)] (ii) 363
448-one per cent for a town that is not designated as an alliance district or a 364
449-priority school district. 365
450-Sec. 6. Subdivision (49) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to 366
451-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 367
452-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 368
453-(49) "Grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the difference 369
454-between a town's [base grant amount] equalization aid grant 370
455-entitlement for the previous fiscal year and its fully funded grant. 371
456-Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 10-9 of the general statutes is repealed 372
457-and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 373
458-(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 374
459-the State Board of Education may receive in the name of the state any 375 Substitute Bill No. 5038
427+be less than nine one-hundredths, except for towns which rank from one 343
428+to twenty when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to 344
429+one hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children 345
430+below poverty to the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, 346
431+the town's aid ratio shall not be less than thirteen one-hundredths when 347
432+based on data used to determine the grants pursuant to section 10-262h 348
433+of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, for 349
434+the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 350
435+30, 2014, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, one minus the town's wealth 351
436+adjustment factor, except that a town's aid ratio shall not be less than (i) 352
437+ten one-hundredths for a town designated as an alliance district, as 353
438+defined in section 10-262u, and (ii) two one-hundredths for a town that 354
439+is not designated as an alliance district, and (C)] for the fiscal year 355
440+ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of [(i)] (A) 356
441+one minus the town's wealth adjustment factor, and [(ii)] (B) the town's 357
442+base aid ratio adjustment factor, if any, except that a town's base aid 358
443+ratio shall not be less than [(I)] (i) ten per cent for a town designated as 359
444+an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, as amended by this act, 360
445+or a priority school district, as described in section 10-266p, and [(II)] (ii) 361
446+one per cent for a town that is not designated as an alliance district or a 362
447+priority school district. 363
448+Sec. 6. Subdivision (49) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to 364
449+the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 365
450+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 366
451+(49) "Grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the difference 367
452+between a town's [base grant amount] equalization aid grant 368
453+entitlement for the previous fiscal year and its fully funded grant. 369
454+Sec. 7. Subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of section 10-266m of the 2022 370
455+supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 371
456+substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 372
457+(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years 373
458+ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and for the fiscal year 374 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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466-money or property given or bequeathed to the State Board of Education. 376
467-[or to any of the technical education and career schools.] Said board shall 377
468-transfer any such money to the State Treasurer who shall invest the 378
469-money in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. Said board 379
470-may use any such property for educational purposes. 380
471-Sec. 8. Section 10-55 of the general statutes is repealed and the 381
472-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 382
473-No pupil from any town belonging to a regional school district shall, 383
474-at the expense of such town, attend any other school in lieu of that 384
475-provided by said district except a technical education and career school 385
476-operated by the Technical Education and Career System established 386
477-pursuant to section 10-95 approved by the State Board of Education, 387
478-unless his attendance at such other school is approved by the regional 388
479-board of education. 389
480-Sec. 9. Subsection (c) of section 10-74d of the general statutes is 390
481-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 391
482-2022): 392
483-(c) The Department of Education may retain (1) up to one per cent of 393
484-the amount appropriated for interdistrict cooperative grants pursuant 394
485-to this section for state-wide technical assistance, program monitoring 395
486-and evaluation, and administration, and (2) up to one per cent of such 396
487-amount for use by the Technical [High School] Education and Career 397
488-System for interdistrict summer school, weekend and after-school 398
489-programs. 399
490-Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-76q of the 2022 supplement to the 400
491-general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 401
492-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 402
493-(a) The [State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations 403
494-adopted by said board] Technical Education and Career System, 404
495-established pursuant to section 10-95, shall: (1) Provide the professional 405
496-services necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, 406 Substitute Bill No. 5038
465+ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of 375
466+transportation grants payable to local or regional boards of education 376
467+shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year 377
468+exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year. 378
469+Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 10-9 of the general statutes is repealed 379
470+and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 380
471+(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, 381
472+the State Board of Education may receive in the name of the state any 382
473+money or property given or bequeathed to the State Board of Education. 383
474+[or to any of the technical education and career schools.] Said board shall 384
475+transfer any such money to the State Treasurer who shall invest the 385
476+money in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. Said board 386
477+may use any such property for educational purposes. 387
478+Sec. 9. Section 10-55 of the general statutes is repealed and the 388
479+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 389
480+No pupil from any town belonging to a regional school district shall, 390
481+at the expense of such town, attend any other school in lieu of that 391
482+provided by said district except a technical education and career school 392
483+operated by the Technical Education and Career System established 393
484+pursuant to section 10-95 approved by the State Board of Education, 394
485+unless his attendance at such other school is approved by the regional 395
486+board of education. 396
487+Sec. 10. Subsection (c) of section 10-74d of the general statutes is 397
488+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 398
489+2022): 399
490+(c) The Department of Education may retain (1) up to one per cent of 400
491+the amount appropriated for interdistrict cooperative grants pursuant 401
492+to this section for state-wide technical assistance, program monitoring 402
493+and evaluation, and administration, and (2) up to one per cent of such 403
494+amount for use by the Technical [High School] Education and Career 404
495+System for interdistrict summer school, weekend and after-school 405 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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503-children requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical 407
504-education and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine 408
505-the appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the 409
506-educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate 410
507-educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; 411
508-and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special 412
509-education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career 413
510-System. 414
511-Sec. 11. Section 10-95a of the general statutes is repealed and the 415
512-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 416
513-[The State Board of Education shall establish] There shall be a student 417
514-activity program established at each technical education and career 418
515-school. Such programs shall consist of athletic and nonathletic activities. 419
516-State funds may be expended for the purposes of this section. 420
517-Sec. 12. Section 10-95e of the general statutes is repealed and the 421
518-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 422
519-(a) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director of the 423
520-Technical Education and Career System shall take the necessary steps to 424
521-establish a Vocational Education Extension Fund. Within said 425
522-Vocational Education Extension Fund, there is established an account to 426
523-be known as the "vocational education extension account". The 427
524-Vocational Education Extension Fund may include other accounts 428
525-separate and apart from the vocational education extension account. 429
526-The vocational education extension account shall be used for the 430
527-operation of preparatory and supplemental programs, including 431
528-apprenticeship programs in accordance with subsection (b) of this 432
529-section, and for the purchase of such materials and equipment required 433
530-for use in the operation of said programs. All proceeds derived from the 434
531-operation of said programs and revenue collected for rental or use of 435
532-school facilities shall be credited to and become a part of the resources 436
533-of said vocational education extension account, except as provided in 437
534-subsection (b) of this section. All direct expenses incurred in the conduct 438 Substitute Bill No. 5038
502+programs. 406
503+Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 10-76q of the 2022 supplement to the 407
504+general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 408
505+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 409
506+(a) The [State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations 410
507+adopted by said board] Technical Education and Career System, 411
508+established pursuant to section 10-95, shall: (1) Provide the professional 412
509+services necessary to identify, in accordance with section 10-76a, 413
510+children requiring special education who are enrolled at a technical 414
511+education and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) determine 415
512+the appropriateness of the technical education and career school for the 416
513+educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate 417
514+educational program for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; 418
515+and (6) annually evaluate the progress and accomplishments of special 419
516+education programs provided by the Technical Education and Career 420
517+System. 421
518+Sec. 12. Section 10-95a of the general statutes is repealed and the 422
519+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 423
520+[The State Board of Education shall establish] There shall be a student 424
521+activity program established at each technical education and career 425
522+school. Such programs shall consist of athletic and nonathletic activities. 426
523+State funds may be expended for the purposes of this section. 427
524+Sec. 13. Section 10-95e of the general statutes is repealed and the 428
525+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 429
526+(a) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director of the 430
527+Technical Education and Career System shall take the necessary steps to 431
528+establish a Vocational Education Extension Fund. Within said 432
529+Vocational Education Extension Fund, there is established an account to 433
530+be known as the "vocational education extension account". The 434
531+Vocational Education Extension Fund may include other accounts 435
532+separate and apart from the vocational education extension account. 436 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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541-of said programs shall be charged, and any payments of interest and 439
542-principal of bonds or any sums transferable to any fund for the payment 440
543-of interest and principal of bonds and any cost of equipment for such 441
544-operations may be charged, against said vocational education extension 442
545-account on order of the State Comptroller. Any balance of receipts above 443
546-expenditures shall remain in said vocational education extension 444
547-account to be used for said program and for the acquisition, as provided 445
548-by section 4b-21, alteration and repairs of real property for educational 446
549-facilities for such programs, except such sums as may be required to be 447
550-transferred from time to time to any fund for the redemption of bonds 448
551-and payment of interest on bonds, provided capital projects costing over 449
552-one hundred thousand dollars shall require the approval of the General 450
553-Assembly or, when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 451
554-Finance Advisory Committee. The Technical Education and Career 452
555-System board shall fix the tuition fees to be charged students for 453
556-preparatory and supplemental programs including apprenticeship 454
557-programs. Not less than half of the tuition fee charged for any 455
558-apprenticeship program shall be paid by the employer. 456
559-(b) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director shall take 457
560-the necessary steps to establish an apprenticeship account within the 458
561-Vocational Education Extension Fund. All proceeds derived from the 459
562-operation of apprenticeship programs shall be deposited in the 460
563-Vocational Education Extension Fund and shall be credited to and 461
564-become a part of the resources of the apprenticeship account which shall 462
565-be used for the operation of apprenticeship programs and for the 463
566-purchase of materials and equipment required for such programs. 464
567-Sec. 13. Section 10-95h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 465
568-is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 466
569-1, 2022): 467
570-(a) Not later than November thirtieth each year, the joint standing 468
571-committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 469
572-relating to education, higher education and employment advancement 470
573-and labor shall meet with the chairperson of the Technical Education 471 Substitute Bill No. 5038
539+The vocational education extension account shall be used for the 437
540+operation of preparatory and supplemental programs, including 438
541+apprenticeship programs in accordance with subsection (b) of this 439
542+section, and for the purchase of such materials and equipment required 440
543+for use in the operation of said programs. All proceeds derived from the 441
544+operation of said programs and revenue collected for rental or use of 442
545+school facilities shall be credited to and become a part of the resources 443
546+of said vocational education extension account, except as provided in 444
547+subsection (b) of this section. All direct expenses incurred in the conduct 445
548+of said programs shall be charged, and any payments of interest and 446
549+principal of bonds or any sums transferable to any fund for the payment 447
550+of interest and principal of bonds and any cost of equipment for such 448
551+operations may be charged, against said vocational education extension 449
552+account on order of the State Comptroller. Any balance of receipts above 450
553+expenditures shall remain in said vocational education extension 451
554+account to be used for said program and for the acquisition, as provided 452
555+by section 4b-21, alteration and repairs of real property for educational 453
556+facilities for such programs, except such sums as may be required to be 454
557+transferred from time to time to any fund for the redemption of bonds 455
558+and payment of interest on bonds, provided capital projects costing over 456
559+one hundred thousand dollars shall require the approval of the General 457
560+Assembly or, when the General Assembly is not in session, of the 458
561+Finance Advisory Committee. The Technical Education and Career 459
562+System board shall fix the tuition fees to be charged students for 460
563+preparatory and supplemental programs including apprenticeship 461
564+programs. Not less than half of the tuition fee charged for any 462
565+apprenticeship program shall be paid by the employer. 463
566+(b) The [State Board of Education shall] executive director shall take 464
567+the necessary steps to establish an apprenticeship account within the 465
568+Vocational Education Extension Fund. All proceeds derived from the 466
569+operation of apprenticeship programs shall be deposited in the 467
570+Vocational Education Extension Fund and shall be credited to and 468
571+become a part of the resources of the apprenticeship account which shall 469
572+be used for the operation of apprenticeship programs and for the 470 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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580-and Career System board, [and] the superintendent of the Technical 472
581-Education and Career System, the executive director of the Technical 473
582-Education and Career System, the Labor Commissioner and such other 474
583-persons as they deem appropriate to consider the items submitted 475
584-pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 476
585-(b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: 477
586-(1) The Labor Commissioner shall submit the following to the joint 478
587-standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 479
588-matters relating to education, higher education and employment 480
589-advancement and labor: (A) Information identifying general economic 481
590-trends in the state; (B) occupational information regarding the public 482
591-and private sectors, such as continuous data on occupational 483
592-movements; and (C) information identifying emerging regional, state 484
593-and national workforce needs over the next ten years. 485
594-(2) The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical 486
595-Education and Career System shall submit the following to the joint 487
596-standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 488
597-matters relating to education, higher education and employment 489
598-advancement and labor: (A) Information ensuring that the curriculum 490
599-of the Technical Education and Career System is incorporating those 491
600-workforce skills that will be needed for the next ten years, as identified 492
601-by the Labor Commissioner in subdivision (1) of this subsection, into the 493
602-technical education and career schools; (B) information regarding the 494
603-employment status of students who graduate from or complete an 495
604-approved program of study at the Technical Education and Career 496
605-System, including, but not limited to: (i) Demographics such as age and 497
606-gender, (ii) course and program enrollment and completion, (iii) 498
607-employment status, and (iv) wages prior to enrolling and after 499
608-graduating; (C) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available 500
609-to the Technical Education and Career System as the system develops 501
610-and refines programs to meet existing and emerging workforce needs; 502
611-(D) recommendations to the Technical Education and Career System 503
612-board to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, 504 Substitute Bill No. 5038
579+purchase of materials and equipment required for such programs. 471
580+Sec. 14. Section 10-95h of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 472
581+is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 473
582+1, 2022): 474
583+(a) Not later than November thirtieth each year, the joint standing 475
584+committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 476
585+relating to education, higher education and employment advancement 477
586+and labor shall meet with the chairperson of the Technical Education 478
587+and Career System board, [and] the superintendent of the Technical 479
588+Education and Career System, the executive director of the Technical 480
589+Education and Career System, the Labor Commissioner and such other 481
590+persons as they deem appropriate to consider the items submitted 482
591+pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 483
592+(b) On or before November fifteenth, annually: 484
593+(1) The Labor Commissioner shall submit the following to the joint 485
594+standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 486
595+matters relating to education, higher education and employment 487
596+advancement and labor: (A) Information identifying general economic 488
597+trends in the state; (B) occupational information regarding the public 489
598+and private sectors, such as continuous data on occupational 490
599+movements; and (C) information identifying emerging regional, state 491
600+and national workforce needs over the next ten years. 492
601+(2) The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical 493
602+Education and Career System shall submit the following to the joint 494
603+standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 495
604+matters relating to education, higher education and employment 496
605+advancement and labor: (A) Information ensuring that the curriculum 497
606+of the Technical Education and Career System is incorporating those 498
607+workforce skills that will be needed for the next ten years, as identified 499
608+by the Labor Commissioner in subdivision (1) of this subsection, into the 500
609+technical education and career schools; (B) information regarding the 501 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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619-of this subdivision; (E) information regarding staffing at each technical 505
620-education and career school for the current academic year; and (F) 506
621-information regarding the transition process of the Technical Education 507
622-and Career System as an independent agency, including, but not limited 508
623-to, the actions taken by the Technical Education and Career System 509
624-board and the [superintendent] executive director to create a budget 510
625-process and maintain programmatic consistency for students enrolled 511
626-in the technical education and career system. The [superintendent] 512
627-executive director shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to 513
628-obtain information as needed to carry out the provisions of this 514
629-subsection. 515
630-Sec. 14. Section 10-95j of the general statutes is repealed and the 516
631-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 517
632-The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 518
633-System board shall include in the report required pursuant to section 519
634-10-95k, a summary of the following: 520
635-(1) Admissions policies for the Technical Education and Career 521
636-System; 522
637-(2) Recruitment and retention of faculty; 523
638-(3) Efforts to strengthen consideration of the needs of and to develop 524
639-greater public awareness of the Technical Education and Career System; 525
640-and 526
641-(4) Efforts to strengthen the role of [school craft committees] career 527
642-and technical education advisory committees and increase employer 528
643-participation. 529
644-Sec. 15. Section 10-95l of the general statutes is repealed and the 530
645-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 531
646-The [Department of Education] superintendent of the Technical 532
647-Education and Career System shall provide in-service training 533 Substitute Bill No. 5038
616+employment status of students who graduate from or complete an 502
617+approved program of study at the Technical Education and Career 503
618+System, including, but not limited to: (i) Demographics such as age and 504
619+gender, (ii) course and program enrollment and completion, (iii) 505
620+employment status, and (iv) wages prior to enrolling and after 506
621+graduating; (C) an assessment of the adequacy of the resources available 507
622+to the Technical Education and Career System as the system develops 508
623+and refines programs to meet existing and emerging workforce needs; 509
624+(D) recommendations to the Technical Education and Career System 510
625+board to carry out the provisions of subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, 511
626+of this subdivision; (E) information regarding staffing at each technical 512
627+education and career school for the current academic year; and (F) 513
628+information regarding the transition process of the Technical Education 514
629+and Career System as an independent agency, including, but not limited 515
630+to, the actions taken by the Technical Education and Career System 516
631+board and the [superintendent] executive director to create a budget 517
632+process and maintain programmatic consistency for students enrolled 518
633+in the technical education and career system. The [superintendent] 519
634+executive director shall collaborate with the Labor Commissioner to 520
635+obtain information as needed to carry out the provisions of this 521
636+subsection. 522
637+Sec. 15. Section 10-95j of the general statutes is repealed and the 523
638+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 524
639+The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 525
640+System board shall include in the report required pursuant to section 526
641+10-95k, a summary of the following: 527
642+(1) Admissions policies for the Technical Education and Career 528
643+System; 529
644+(2) Recruitment and retention of faculty; 530
645+(3) Efforts to strengthen consideration of the needs of and to develop 531
646+greater public awareness of the Technical Education and Career System; 532 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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654-programs, in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-220a, for the 534
655-teachers, administrators and pupil personnel employed in the 535
656-[Technical Education and Career System] system who hold the initial 536
657-educator, provisional educator or professional educator certificate. In 537
658-addition, the [department] system shall provide programs to enhance 538
659-the knowledge and skill level of such teachers in their vocational or 539
660-technical field. 540
661-Sec. 16. Section 10-95o of the general statutes is repealed and the 541
662-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 542
663-(a) (1) The [State Board of Education] executive director of the 543
664-Technical Education and Career System shall not close or suspend 544
665-operations of any technical education and career school for more than 545
666-six months unless the Technical Education and Career System board (A) 546
667-holds a public hearing at the school that may be closed or whose 547
668-operations may be suspended, (B) develops and makes available a 548
669-comprehensive plan for such school in accordance with the provisions 549
670-of subsection (b) of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to 550
671-recommend that the executive director close or suspend operations at a 551
672-meeting duly called. Such public hearing shall be held after normal 552
673-school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the board 553
674-pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. The executive director 554
675-may close or suspend operations following receipt of the 555
676-recommendation from the board. 556
677-(2) The [board] executive director shall not extend the closure or 557
678-suspension of operations of a technical education and career school 558
679-beyond the period set forth in the comprehensive plan described in 559
680-subsection (b) of this section unless the board (A) holds another public 560
681-hearing at a location in the town in which the school is located, after 561
682-normal school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the 562
683-board [pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision] to recommend 563
684-that the executive director extend such closure or suspension of 564
685-operations, (B) develops and makes available a new comprehensive 565
686-plan for such school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) 566 Substitute Bill No. 5038
653+and 533
654+(4) Efforts to strengthen the role of [school craft committees] career 534
655+and technical education advisory committees and increase employer 535
656+participation. 536
657+Sec. 16. Section 10-95l of the general statutes is repealed and the 537
658+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 538
659+The [Department of Education] superintendent of the Technical 539
660+Education and Career System shall provide in-service training 540
661+programs, in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-220a, for the 541
662+teachers, administrators and pupil personnel employed in the 542
663+[Technical Education and Career System] system who hold the initial 543
664+educator, provisional educator or professional educator certificate. In 544
665+addition, the [department] system shall provide programs to enhance 545
666+the knowledge and skill level of such teachers in their vocational or 546
667+technical field. 547
668+Sec. 17. Section 10-95o of the general statutes is repealed and the 548
669+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 549
670+(a) (1) The [State Board of Education] executive director of the 550
671+Technical Education and Career System shall not close or suspend 551
672+operations of any technical education and career school for more than 552
673+six months unless the Technical Education and Career System board (A) 553
674+holds a public hearing at the school that may be closed or whose 554
675+operations may be suspended, (B) develops and makes available a 555
676+comprehensive plan for such school in accordance with the provisions 556
677+of subsection (b) of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to 557
678+recommend that the executive director close or suspend operations at a 558
679+meeting duly called. Such public hearing shall be held after normal 559
680+school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the board 560
681+pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. The executive director 561
682+may close or suspend operations following receipt of the 562
683+recommendation from the board. 563 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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693-of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to recommend that the 567
694-executive director extend such closure or suspension of [school] 568
695-operations at a meeting duly called. 569
696-(b) The [State Board of Education] executive director shall develop a 570
697-comprehensive plan regarding the closure or suspension of operations 571
698-of any technical education and career school prior to the public hearing 572
699-described in subsection (a) of this section. Such comprehensive plan 573
700-shall include, but not be limited to, (1) an explanation of the reasons for 574
701-the school closure or suspension of operations, including a cost-benefit 575
702-analysis of such school closing or suspension of operations, (2) the 576
703-length of the school closure or suspension of operations, (3) the financial 577
704-plan for the school during the closure or suspension of operations, 578
705-including, but not limited to, the costs of such school closure or 579
706-suspension of operations, (4) a description of the transitional phase to 580
707-school closure or suspension of operations and a description of the 581
708-transitional phase to reopening the school, (5) an explanation of what 582
709-will happen to students currently enrolled at such school during the 583
710-school closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 584
711-available technical education and career schools for such students to 585
712-attend and transportation for such students to such schools, (6) an 586
713-explanation of what will happen to school personnel during the school 587
714-closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 588
715-employment at other schools, and (7) an explanation of how the school 589
716-building and property will be used during the school closure or 590
717-suspension of operations. The [State Board of Education] executive 591
718-director shall provide for the mailing of such comprehensive plan to 592
719-parents and guardians of students enrolled at the school and to school 593
720-personnel employed at such school, and make such comprehensive plan 594
721-available on the school's web site at least fourteen days prior to the 595
722-public hearing described in subsection (a) of this section. 596
723-(c) The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 597
724-System shall be responsible for transporting any student enrolled in a 598
725-technical education and career school that is closed or whose operations 599 Substitute Bill No. 5038
690+(2) The [board] executive director shall not extend the closure or 564
691+suspension of operations of a technical education and career school 565
692+beyond the period set forth in the comprehensive plan described in 566
693+subsection (b) of this section unless the board (A) holds another public 567
694+hearing at a location in the town in which the school is located, after 568
695+normal school hours and at least thirty days prior to any vote of the 569
696+board [pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this subdivision] to recommend 570
697+that the executive director extend such closure or suspension of 571
698+operations, (B) develops and makes available a new comprehensive 572
699+plan for such school in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) 573
700+of this section, and (C) affirmatively votes to recommend that the 574
701+executive director extend such closure or suspension of [school] 575
702+operations at a meeting duly called. 576
703+(b) The [State Board of Education] executive director shall develop a 577
704+comprehensive plan regarding the closure or suspension of operations 578
705+of any technical education and career school prior to the public hearing 579
706+described in subsection (a) of this section. Such comprehensive plan 580
707+shall include, but not be limited to, (1) an explanation of the reasons for 581
708+the school closure or suspension of operations, including a cost-benefit 582
709+analysis of such school closing or suspension of operations, (2) the 583
710+length of the school closure or suspension of operations, (3) the financial 584
711+plan for the school during the closure or suspension of operations, 585
712+including, but not limited to, the costs of such school closure or 586
713+suspension of operations, (4) a description of the transitional phase to 587
714+school closure or suspension of operations and a description of the 588
715+transitional phase to reopening the school, (5) an explanation of what 589
716+will happen to students currently enrolled at such school during the 590
717+school closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 591
718+available technical education and career schools for such students to 592
719+attend and transportation for such students to such schools, (6) an 593
720+explanation of what will happen to school personnel during the school 594
721+closure or suspension of operations, including, but not limited to, 595
722+employment at other schools, and (7) an explanation of how the school 596
723+building and property will be used during the school closure or 597 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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732-are suspended pursuant to this section to another technical education 600
733-and career school during such period of closure or suspension of 601
734-operations, and the board shall be responsible for the costs associated 602
735-with such transportation. 603
736-Sec. 17. Section 10-95q of the general statutes is repealed and the 604
737-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 605
738-[(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2023, the Technical 606
739-Education and Career System board may recommend a candidate for 607
740-superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 608
741-Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire or reject any 609
742-candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. If the 610
743-commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board shall 611
744-recommend another candidate for superintendent to the commissioner. 612
745-The term of office of the superintendent hired under this subdivision 613
746-shall expire on June 30, 2023.] 614
747-[(2)] (a) (1) On and after July 1, [2023] 2022, the Technical Education 615
748-and Career System board shall recommend a candidate for 616
749-superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 617
750-executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. The 618
751-executive director may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent 619
752-recommended by the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate 620
753-for superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for 621
754-superintendent to the executive director until the executive director 622
755-hires a candidate for superintendent. 623
756-(2) The term of office of the superintendent [hired under this 624
757-subdivision] shall be three years and may be extended by the executive 625
758-director, after consultation with the Technical Education and Career 626
759-System board regarding such extension, for no more than three years at 627
760-any one time. 628
761-(3) (A) No candidate may be hired as, or assume the duties and 629
762-responsibilities of, the superintendent until the executive director 630 Substitute Bill No. 5038
730+suspension of operations. The [State Board of Education] executive 598
731+director shall provide for the mailing of such comprehensive plan to 599
732+parents and guardians of students enrolled at the school and to school 600
733+personnel employed at such school, and make such comprehensive plan 601
734+available on the school's web site at least fourteen days prior to the 602
735+public hearing described in subsection (a) of this section. 603
736+(c) The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 604
737+System shall be responsible for transporting any student enrolled in a 605
738+technical education and career school that is closed or whose operations 606
739+are suspended pursuant to this section to another technical education 607
740+and career school during such period of closure or suspension of 608
741+operations, and the board shall be responsible for the costs associated 609
742+with such transportation. 610
743+Sec. 18. Section 10-95q of the general statutes is repealed and the 611
744+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 612
745+[(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2023, the Technical 613
746+Education and Career System board may recommend a candidate for 614
747+superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 615
748+Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire or reject any 616
749+candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. If the 617
750+commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board shall 618
751+recommend another candidate for superintendent to the commissioner. 619
752+The term of office of the superintendent hired under this subdivision 620
753+shall expire on June 30, 2023.] 621
754+[(2)] (a) (1) On and after July 1, [2023] 2022, the Technical Education 622
755+and Career System board shall recommend a candidate for 623
756+superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System to the 624
757+executive director of the Technical Education and Career System. The 625
758+executive director may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent 626
759+recommended by the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate 627
760+for superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for 628
761+superintendent to the executive director until the executive director 629 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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769-receives written confirmation from the Commissioner of Education that 631
770-such candidate is properly certified under chapter 166 or has been 632
771-granted a waiver of certification by the commissioner pursuant to 633
772-subsection (c) of section 10-157. 634
773-(B) The board may recommend, and the executive director may hire, 635
774-a candidate who is not properly certified under chapter 166 to serve as 636
775-acting superintendent for a probationary period not to exceed one 637
776-school year, provided the executive director receives approval from the 638
777-Commissioner of Education. During such probationary period such 639
778-acting superintendent shall assume all duties of the superintendent for 640
779-the time specified and shall successfully complete a school leadership 641
780-program, approved by the State Board of Education, offered at a public 642
781-or private institution of higher education in the state. At the conclusion 643
782-of such probationary period, the executive director may request the 644
783-commissioner to grant a waiver of certification for such acting 645
784-superintendent pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-157, or a one-646
785-time extension of such probationary period, not to exceed one additional 647
786-school year, if the commissioner determines that the executive director 648
787-has demonstrated a significant need or hardship for such extension. 649
788-(b) (1) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 650
789-System shall be responsible for the operation, supervision and 651
790-administration of the technical education and career schools and all 652
791-other matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and 653
792-postsecondary education in the system. The superintendent, in 654
793-consultation with the executive director, shall develop and revise, as 655
794-necessary, administrative policies for the operation of the technical 656
795-education and career schools and programs offered in the system. Any 657
796-such administrative policies developed or revised under this 658
797-subdivision shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 659
798-4-166. 660
799-(2) The executive director, in consultation with the board, shall 661
800-evaluate, at least annually, the performance of the superintendent in 662
801-accordance with guidelines and criteria established by the executive 663 Substitute Bill No. 5038
768+hires a candidate for superintendent. 630
769+(2) The term of office of the superintendent [hired under this 631
770+subdivision] shall be three years and may be extended by the executive 632
771+director, after consultation with the Technical Education and Career 633
772+System board regarding such extension, for no more than three years at 634
773+any one time. 635
774+(3) (A) No candidate may be hired as, or assume the duties and 636
775+responsibilities of, the superintendent until the executive director 637
776+receives written confirmation from the Commissioner of Education that 638
777+such candidate is properly certified under chapter 166 or has been 639
778+granted a waiver of certification by the commissioner pursuant to 640
779+subsection (c) of section 10-157. 641
780+(B) The board may recommend, and the executive director may hire, 642
781+a candidate who is not properly certified under chapter 166 to serve as 643
782+acting superintendent for a probationary period not to exceed one 644
783+school year, provided the executive director receives approval from the 645
784+Commissioner of Education. During such probationary period such 646
785+acting superintendent shall assume all duties of the superintendent for 647
786+the time specified and shall successfully complete a school leadership 648
787+program, approved by the State Board of Education, offered at a public 649
788+or private institution of higher education in the state. At the conclusion 650
789+of such probationary period, the executive director may request the 651
790+commissioner to grant a waiver of certification for such acting 652
791+superintendent pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-157, or a one-653
792+time extension of such probationary period, not to exceed one additional 654
793+school year, if the commissioner determines that the executive director 655
794+has demonstrated a significant need or hardship for such extension. 656
795+(b) (1) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 657
796+System shall be responsible for the operation, supervision and 658
797+administration of the technical education and career schools and all 659
798+other matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and 660
799+postsecondary education in the system. The superintendent, in 661 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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808-director and the board. 664
809-Sec. 18. Subsection (a) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 665
810-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 666
811-2022): 667
812-(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be under the 668
813-direction of the executive director of the Technical Education and Career 669
814-System, whose appointment shall be made by the Governor. Such 670
815-appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 671
816-to 4-8, inclusive. Any person appointed to be the executive director shall 672
817-have experience with educational systems. The executive director of the 673
818-Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the 674
819-operation, supervision and administration and the financial 675
820-accountability and oversight of the Technical Education and Career 676
821-System in matters relating to the central office, system-wide 677
822-management and other noneducational matters. The executive director 678
823-shall organize the Technical Education and Career System into such 679
824-bureaus, divisions and other units as may be necessary for the efficient 680
825-conduct of the business of the system, and may, from time to time, 681
826-create, abolish, transfer or consolidate within the system any bureau, 682
827-division or other unit as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of 683
828-the business of the system. The executive director may appoint, and may 684
829-prescribe the duties of any subordinates, agents and employees as he or 685
830-she finds necessary in the conduct of the system. 686
831-Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 687
832-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 688
833-2022): 689
834-(e) The executive director shall [establish] ensure that the 690
835-superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System 691
836-establishes a master schedule for the Technical Education and Career 692
837-System and may amend such master schedule from time to time. 693
838-Sec. 20. Section 10-95s of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 694 Substitute Bill No. 5038
806+consultation with the executive director, shall develop and revise, as 662
807+necessary, administrative policies for the operation of the technical 663
808+education and career schools and programs offered in the system. Any 664
809+such administrative policies developed or revised under this 665
810+subdivision shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 666
811+4-166. 667
812+(2) The executive director, in consultation with the board, shall 668
813+evaluate, at least annually, the performance of the superintendent in 669
814+accordance with guidelines and criteria established by the executive 670
815+director and the board. 671
816+Sec. 19. Subsection (a) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 672
817+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 673
818+2022): 674
819+(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be under the 675
820+direction of the executive director of the Technical Education and Career 676
821+System, whose appointment shall be made by the Governor. Such 677
822+appointment shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 678
823+to 4-8, inclusive. Any person appointed to be the executive director shall 679
824+have experience with educational systems. The executive director of the 680
825+Technical Education and Career System shall be responsible for the 681
826+operation, supervision and administration and the financial 682
827+accountability and oversight of the Technical Education and Career 683
828+System in matters relating to the central office, system-wide 684
829+management and other noneducational matters. The executive director 685
830+shall organize the Technical Education and Career System into such 686
831+bureaus, divisions and other units as may be necessary for the efficient 687
832+conduct of the business of the system, and may, from time to time, 688
833+create, abolish, transfer or consolidate within the system any bureau, 689
834+division or other unit as may be necessary for the efficient conduct of 690
835+the business of the system. The executive director may appoint, and may 691
836+prescribe the duties of any subordinates, agents and employees as he or 692
837+she finds necessary in the conduct of the system. 693 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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845-is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 695
846-1, 2022): 696
847-(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a 697
848-Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist 698
849-of eleven members [and shall include at least the following,] as follows: 699
850-(1) [two] Two members [with] appointed by the Governor who shall 700
851-have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical 701
852-Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two 702
853-members appointed by the Governor who are executives of 703
854-Connecticut-based employers and who [shall be] have been nominated 704
855-by the Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 705
856-31-3h, [. The Commissioners] (3) the Commissioner of Education, [and] 706
857-or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and 707
858-Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the 708
859-Labor Commissioner, [and] or the commissioner's designee, (6) the 709
860-Chief Workforce Officer, or [their respective designees, shall serve as ex-710
861-officio members of the board] the officer's designee, and (7) three 711
862-members appointed by the Governor. Members of the board [shall be] 712
863-appointed by the Governor shall be so appointed with the advice and 713
864-consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of 714
865-section 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in 715
866-section 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and may 716
867-remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in 717
868-office. Members of the board shall not be employees of the Technical 718
869-Education and Career System. 719
870-(b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical 720
871-Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical 721
872-Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, 722
873-technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The 723
874-board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it 724
875-deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive 725
876-director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for 726
877-training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, 727 Substitute Bill No. 5038
844+Sec. 20. Subsection (e) of section 10-95r of the general statutes is 694
845+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 695
846+2022): 696
847+(e) The executive director shall [establish] ensure that the 697
848+superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System 698
849+establishes a master schedule for the Technical Education and Career 699
850+System and may amend such master schedule from time to time. 700
851+Sec. 21. Section 10-95s of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 701
852+is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 702
853+1, 2022): 703
854+(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a 704
855+Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist 705
856+of eleven members [and shall include at least the following,] as follows: 706
857+(1) [two] Two members [with] appointed by the Governor who shall 707
858+have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical 708
859+Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two 709
860+members appointed by the Governor who are executives of 710
861+Connecticut-based employers and who [shall be] have been nominated 711
862+by the Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 712
863+31-3h, [. The Commissioners] (3) the Commissioner of Education, [and] 713
864+or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and 714
865+Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the 715
866+Labor Commissioner, [and] or the commissioner's designee, (6) the 716
867+Chief Workforce Officer, or [their respective designees, shall serve as ex-717
868+officio members of the board] the officer's designee, and (7) three 718
869+members appointed by the Governor. Members of the board [shall be] 719
870+appointed by the Governor shall be so appointed with the advice and 720
871+consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of 721
872+section 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in 722
873+section 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and may 723
874+remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in 724
875+office. Members of the board shall not be employees of the Technical 725
876+Education and Career System. 726 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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884-as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its 728
885-business. 729
886-(c) The board may recommend to the executive director and 730
887-superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue 731
888-careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students 732
889-to any technical education and career school in compliance with state 733
890-and federal law. 734
891-(d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students 735
892-at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The 736
893-board shall measure the performance of each technical education and 737
894-career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. 738
895-The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students 739
896-[in grade ten or eleven on the mastery examination, under section 10-740
897-14n] on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment 741
898-tests, dropout rates and graduation rates. 742
899-Sec. 21. Section 10-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 743
900-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 744
901-The [Commissioner of Education] executive director of the Technical 745
902-Education and Career System may indemnify and hold harmless any 746
903-person, as defined in section 1-79, who makes a gift of tangible property 747
904-or properties with a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars 748
905-to [the Department of Education or] the Technical Education and Career 749
906-System for instructional purposes. Any indemnification under this 750
907-section shall be solely for any damages caused as a result of the use of 751
908-such tangible property, provided there shall be no indemnification for 752
909-any liability resulting from (1) intentional or wilful misconduct by the 753
910-person providing such tangible property to the department or the 754
911-Technical Education and Career System, or (2) hidden defects in such 755
912-tangible property that are known to and not disclosed by the person 756
913-providing such tangible property to the department or the Technical 757
914-Education and Career System at the time the gift is made. 758 Substitute Bill No. 5038
883+(b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical 727
884+Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical 728
885+Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, 729
886+technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The 730
887+board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it 731
888+deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive 732
889+director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for 733
890+training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, 734
891+as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its 735
892+business. 736
893+(c) The board may recommend to the executive director and 737
894+superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue 738
895+careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students 739
896+to any technical education and career school in compliance with state 740
897+and federal law. 741
898+(d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students 742
899+at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The 743
900+board shall measure the performance of each technical education and 744
901+career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. 745
902+The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students 746
903+[in grade ten or eleven on the mastery examination, under section 10-747
904+14n] on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment 748
905+tests, dropout rates and graduation rates. 749
906+Sec. 22. Section 10-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 750
907+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 751
908+The [Commissioner of Education] executive director of the Technical 752
909+Education and Career System may indemnify and hold harmless any 753
910+person, as defined in section 1-79, who makes a gift of tangible property 754
911+or properties with a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars 755
912+to [the Department of Education or] the Technical Education and Career 756
913+System for instructional purposes. Any indemnification under this 757
914+section shall be solely for any damages caused as a result of the use of 758 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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921-Sec. 22. Section 10-97a of the general statutes is repealed and the 759
922-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 760
923-[On or before July 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the State Board 761
924-of Education] The superintendent of the Technical Education and 762
925-Career System shall arrange for the annual inspection, in accordance 763
926-with the provisions of section 14-282a, of those school buses, as defined 764
927-in section 14-275, in operation in the Technical Education and Career 765
928-System. 766
929-Sec. 23. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the 767
930-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 768
931-(a) [On and after July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education] The 769
932-executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall 770
933-take the necessary steps to replace any school bus that (1) is twelve years 771
934-or older and is in service at any technical education and career school, 772
935-or (2) has been subject to an out-of-service order, as defined in section 773
936-14-1, for two consecutive years for the same reason. 774
937-(b) [On or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the 775
938-superintendent] The executive director of the Technical Education and 776
939-Career System shall annually submit, in accordance with the provisions 777
940-of section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 778
941-and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 779
942-cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and 780
943-bonding a report on the replacement of school buses in service in the 781
944-Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to subsection (a) of 782
945-this section. Such report shall include the number of school buses 783
946-replaced in the previous school year and a projection of the number of 784
947-school buses anticipated to be replaced in the upcoming school year. 785
948-Sec. 24. Section 10-98a of the general statutes is repealed and the 786
949-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 787
950-The principal of each technical education and career school, or the 788
951-principal's designee, shall meet with members of the business 789 Substitute Bill No. 5038
921+such tangible property, provided there shall be no indemnification for 759
922+any liability resulting from (1) intentional or wilful misconduct by the 760
923+person providing such tangible property to the department or the 761
924+Technical Education and Career System, or (2) hidden defects in such 762
925+tangible property that are known to and not disclosed by the person 763
926+providing such tangible property to the department or the Technical 764
927+Education and Career System at the time the gift is made. 765
928+Sec. 23. Section 10-97a of the general statutes is repealed and the 766
929+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 767
930+[On or before July 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the State Board 768
931+of Education] The superintendent of the Technical Education and 769
932+Career System shall arrange for the annual inspection, in accordance 770
933+with the provisions of section 14-282a, of those school buses, as defined 771
934+in section 14-275, in operation in the Technical Education and Career 772
935+System. 773
936+Sec. 24. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the 774
937+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 775
938+(a) [On and after July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education] The 776
939+executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall 777
940+take the necessary steps to replace any school bus that (1) is twelve years 778
941+or older and is in service at any technical education and career school, 779
942+or (2) has been subject to an out-of-service order, as defined in section 780
943+14-1, for two consecutive years for the same reason. 781
944+(b) [On or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the 782
945+superintendent] The executive director of the Technical Education and 783
946+Career System shall annually submit, in accordance with the provisions 784
947+of section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 785
948+and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 786
949+cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and 787
950+bonding a report on the replacement of school buses in service in the 788
951+Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to subsection (a) of 789 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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958-community, representatives of electric, gas, water and wastewater 790
959-utilities and representatives from state colleges and universities offering 791
960-courses in public utility management within the geographic area served 792
961-by the technical education and career school to develop a plan to assess 793
962-workforce needs of the community and such utilities and implement 794
963-curriculum modifications to address those needs. The executive director 795
964-of the Technical Education and Career System may convene regional or 796
965-state-wide meetings to address the workforce needs of such utilities. 797
966-Sec. 25. Section 10-98b of the general statutes is repealed and the 798
967-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 799
968-The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical Education 800
969-and Career System shall consult with each (1) regional community-801
970-technical college, and (2) local or regional board of education (A) for a 802
971-town in which a technical education and career school is located, and 803
972-(B) that offers any career technical education programs, for the purpose 804
973-of establishing partnerships, reducing redundancies and consolidating 805
974-programmatic offerings and to fulfill workforce needs in the state. 806
975-Sec. 26. Section 10-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 807
976-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 808
977-The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 809
978-System shall use the industrial account within the Vocational Education 810
979-Extension Fund, established in connection with its administration of 811
980-vocational, technical and technological education and training, as a 812
981-revolving account in securing personal services, contractual services 813
982-and materials and supplies, with such equipment as may be chargeable 814
983-to the cost of a specific production contract or equipment of a nature 815
984-which may be properly chargeable to the account in general, provided 816
985-the account shall not incur a deficit in securing equipment which may 817
986-be properly chargeable to the account in general, in the establishment 818
987-and continuance of such productive work as such schools perform in 819
988-connection with the board's educational program for such schools. 820
989-Claims against the state on behalf of [said board] the Technical 821 Substitute Bill No. 5038
958+this section. Such report shall include the number of school buses 790
959+replaced in the previous school year and a projection of the number of 791
960+school buses anticipated to be replaced in the upcoming school year. 792
961+Sec. 25. Section 10-98a of the general statutes is repealed and the 793
962+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 794
963+The principal of each technical education and career school, or the 795
964+principal's designee, shall meet with members of the business 796
965+community, representatives of electric, gas, water and wastewater 797
966+utilities and representatives from state colleges and universities offering 798
967+courses in public utility management within the geographic area served 799
968+by the technical education and career school to develop a plan to assess 800
969+workforce needs of the community and such utilities and implement 801
970+curriculum modifications to address those needs. The executive director 802
971+of the Technical Education and Career System may convene regional or 803
972+state-wide meetings to address the workforce needs of such utilities. 804
973+Sec. 26. Section 10-98b of the general statutes is repealed and the 805
974+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 806
975+The [superintendent] executive director of the Technical Education 807
976+and Career System shall consult with each (1) regional community-808
977+technical college, and (2) local or regional board of education (A) for a 809
978+town in which a technical education and career school is located, and 810
979+(B) that offers any career technical education programs, for the purpose 811
980+of establishing partnerships, reducing redundancies and consolidating 812
981+programmatic offerings and to fulfill workforce needs in the state. 813
982+Sec. 27. Section 10-99 of the general statutes is repealed and the 814
983+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 815
984+The [State Board of Education] Technical Education and Career 816
985+System shall use the industrial account within the Vocational Education 817
986+Extension Fund, established in connection with its administration of 818
987+vocational, technical and technological education and training, as a 819
988+revolving account in securing personal services, contractual services 820 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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996-Education and Career System shall be paid by order of the Comptroller 822
997-drawn against said account. The proceeds of all sales resulting from the 823
998-productive work of the schools shall be paid into the State Treasury and 824
999-credited to said account. Within ten months after the close of each fiscal 825
1000-period any balance, as of the close of such fiscal period, in excess of five 826
1001-hundred thousand dollars, as shown by the inventory of manufactured 827
1002-articles, material on hand or in process of being manufactured, bills 828
1003-receivable and cash balance, after deduction of obligations, in the 829
1004-industrial account shall revert to the General Fund. 830
1005-Sec. 27. Section 10-99h of the general statutes is repealed and the 831
1006-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 832
1007-[(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2022, 833
1008-inclusive, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 834
1009-System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory of all 835
1010-technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials purchased 836
1011-or obtained and used in the provision of career technical education in 837
1012-each technical education and career school and across the Technical 838
1013-Education and Career System. The board shall consult such list (1) 839
1014-during the preparation of the budget for the Technical Education and 840
1015-Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) prior to purchasing or 841
1016-obtaining any new equipment, supplies or materials, and (3) for the 842
1017-purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and materials among technical 843
1018-education and career schools.] 844
1019-[(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 845
1020-thereafter, the] The executive director of the Technical Education and 846
1021-Career System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory 847
1022-of all technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials 848
1023-purchased or obtained and used in the provision of career technical 849
1024-education in each technical education and career school and across the 850
1025-Technical Education and Career System. The executive director shall 851
1026-consult such list (1) during the preparation of the budget for the 852
1027-Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) 853
1028-prior to purchasing or obtaining any new equipment, supplies or 854 Substitute Bill No. 5038
995+and materials and supplies, with such equipment as may be chargeable 821
996+to the cost of a specific production contract or equipment of a nature 822
997+which may be properly chargeable to the account in general, provided 823
998+the account shall not incur a deficit in securing equipment which may 824
999+be properly chargeable to the account in general, in the establishment 825
1000+and continuance of such productive work as such schools perform in 826
1001+connection with the board's educational program for such schools. 827
1002+Claims against the state on behalf of [said board] the Technical 828
1003+Education and Career System shall be paid by order of the Comptroller 829
1004+drawn against said account. The proceeds of all sales resulting from the 830
1005+productive work of the schools shall be paid into the State Treasury and 831
1006+credited to said account. Within ten months after the close of each fiscal 832
1007+period any balance, as of the close of such fiscal period, in excess of five 833
1008+hundred thousand dollars, as shown by the inventory of manufactured 834
1009+articles, material on hand or in process of being manufactured, bills 835
1010+receivable and cash balance, after deduction of obligations, in the 836
1011+industrial account shall revert to the General Fund. 837
1012+Sec. 28. Section 10-99h of the general statutes is repealed and the 838
1013+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 839
1014+[(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2022, 840
1015+inclusive, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 841
1016+System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory of all 842
1017+technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials purchased 843
1018+or obtained and used in the provision of career technical education in 844
1019+each technical education and career school and across the Technical 845
1020+Education and Career System. The board shall consult such list (1) 846
1021+during the preparation of the budget for the Technical Education and 847
1022+Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) prior to purchasing or 848
1023+obtaining any new equipment, supplies or materials, and (3) for the 849
1024+purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and materials among technical 850
1025+education and career schools.] 851
1026+[(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 852
1027+thereafter, the] The executive director of the Technical Education and 853 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1036-materials among technical education and career schools. 856
1037-Sec. 28. Subdivision (14) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 857
1038-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 858
1039-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 859
1040-(14) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 860
1041-education, the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 861
1042-Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 862
1043-Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 863
1044-the Children's Center and its successors, the E. O. Smith School and any 864
1045-other activity, institution or school employing members. 865
1046-Sec. 29. Subdivision (20) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 866
1047-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 867
1048-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 868
1049-(20) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 869
1050-without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 870
1051-elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 871
1052-Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Office of 872
1053-Early Childhood, the board of governors or any of its constituent units, 873
1054-the E. O. Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors, the State 874
1055-Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 875
1056-2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 876
1057-January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource Center established 877
1058-pursuant to section 10-357a, joint activities of boards of education 878
1059-authorized by subsection (b) of section 10-158a and any institution 879
1060-supported by the state at which teachers are employed or any 880
1061-incorporated secondary school not under the orders and 881
1062-superintendence of a duly elected school committee or board of 882
1063-education but located in a town not maintaining a high school and 883
1064-providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and 884
1065-which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the 885
1066-provisions of part II of chapter 164, provided that such institution or 886 Substitute Bill No. 5038
1034+Career System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory 854
1035+of all technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials 855
1036+purchased or obtained and used in the provision of career technical 856
1037+education in each technical education and career school and across the 857
1038+Technical Education and Career System. The executive director shall 858
1039+consult such list (1) during the preparation of the budget for the 859
1040+Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) 860
1041+prior to purchasing or obtaining any new equipment, supplies or 861
1042+materials, and (3) for the purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and 862
1043+materials among technical education and career schools. 863
1044+Sec. 29. Subdivision (14) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 864
1045+the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 865
1046+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 866
1047+(14) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 867
1048+education, the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 868
1049+Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 869
1050+Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 870
1051+the Children's Center and its successors, the E. O. Smith School and any 871
1052+other activity, institution or school employing members. 872
1053+Sec. 30. Subdivision (20) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 873
1054+the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 874
1055+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 875
1056+(20) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 876
1057+without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 877
1058+elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 878
1059+Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Office of 879
1060+Early Childhood, the board of governors or any of its constituent units, 880
1061+the E. O. Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors, the State 881
1062+Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 882
1063+2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 883
1064+January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource Center established 884
1065+pursuant to section 10-357a, joint activities of boards of education 885 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1073-such secondary school is classified as a public school by the retirement 887
1074-board. 888
1075-Sec. 30. Subdivision (26) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 889
1076-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 890
1077-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 891
1078-(26) "Teacher" means (A) any teacher, permanent substitute teacher, 892
1079-principal, assistant principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent or 893
1080-superintendent employed by the public schools in a professional 894
1081-capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State 895
1082-Board of Education, provided on and after July 1, 1975, such certificate 896
1083-shall be for the position in which the person is then employed, except as 897
1084-provided for in section 10-183qq, (B) certified personnel who provide 898
1085-health and welfare services for children in nonprofit schools, as 899
1086-provided in section 10-217a, under an oral or written agreement, (C) any 900
1087-person who is engaged in teaching or supervising schools for adults if 901
1088-the annual salary paid for such service is equal to or greater than the 902
1089-minimum salary paid for a regular, full-time teaching position in the 903
1090-day schools in the town where such service is rendered, (D) a member 904
1091-of the professional staff of the State Board of Education, the Technical 905
1092-Education and Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, or of the 906
1093-Board of Regents for Higher Education or any of the constituent units, 907
1094-and (E) a member of the staff of the State Education Resource Center 908
1095-established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the 909
1096-general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, or the State 910
1097-Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a, 911
1098-employed in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or 912
1099-permit issued by the State Board of Education. A "permanent substitute 913
1100-teacher" is one who serves as such for at least ten months during any 914
1101-school year. 915
1102-Sec. 31. Subsection (a) of section 10-183n of the general statutes is 916
1103-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 917
1104-2022): 918 Substitute Bill No. 5038
1072+authorized by subsection (b) of section 10-158a and any institution 886
1073+supported by the state at which teachers are employed or any 887
1074+incorporated secondary school not under the orders and 888
1075+superintendence of a duly elected school committee or board of 889
1076+education but located in a town not maintaining a high school and 890
1077+providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, and 891
1078+which has been approved by the State Board of Education under the 892
1079+provisions of part II of chapter 164, provided that such institution or 893
1080+such secondary school is classified as a public school by the retirement 894
1081+board. 895
1082+Sec. 31. Subdivision (26) of section 10-183b of the 2022 supplement to 896
1083+the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 897
1084+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 898
1085+(26) "Teacher" means (A) any teacher, permanent substitute teacher, 899
1086+principal, assistant principal, supervisor, assistant superintendent or 900
1087+superintendent employed by the public schools in a professional 901
1088+capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State 902
1089+Board of Education, provided on and after July 1, 1975, such certificate 903
1090+shall be for the position in which the person is then employed, except as 904
1091+provided for in section 10-183qq, (B) certified personnel who provide 905
1092+health and welfare services for children in nonprofit schools, as 906
1093+provided in section 10-217a, under an oral or written agreement, (C) any 907
1094+person who is engaged in teaching or supervising schools for adults if 908
1095+the annual salary paid for such service is equal to or greater than the 909
1096+minimum salary paid for a regular, full-time teaching position in the 910
1097+day schools in the town where such service is rendered, (D) a member 911
1098+of the professional staff of the State Board of Education, the Technical 912
1099+Education and Career System, the Office of Early Childhood, or of the 913
1100+Board of Regents for Higher Education or any of the constituent units, 914
1101+and (E) a member of the staff of the State Education Resource Center 915
1102+established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the 916
1103+general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, or the State 917
1104+Education Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a, 918 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1111-(a) Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher notify such 919
1112-teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) 920
1113-distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers 921
1114-in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of 922
1115-account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of 923
1116-properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the 924
1117-system; (3) furnish to the board at times designated by said board such 925
1118-reports and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for 926
1119-the proper administration of the system; and (4) deduct each month 927
1120-seven and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's annual 928
1121-salary rate as directed by said board and any additional voluntary 929
1122-deductions as authorized by such teacher, except that no deductions 930
1123-shall be made from any amounts received by regularly employed 931
1124-teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the State Board 932
1125-of Education, the Technical Education and Career System or the Board 933
1126-of Regents for Higher Education unless the salary for such special 934
1127-teaching assignment is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid 935
1128-for such teacher's regular teaching assignment. 936
1129-Sec. 32. Subsection (b) of section 10-183v of the 2022 supplement to 937
1130-the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 938
1131-thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 939
1132-(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be 940
1133-reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of education, 941
1134-the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and Career 942
1135-System or by any constituent unit of the state system of higher education 943
1136-(1) in a position designated by the Commissioner of Education as a 944
1137-subject shortage area for the school year in which the teacher is being 945
1138-employed, (2) at a school located in a school district identified as a 946
1139-priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year 947
1140-in which the teacher is being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from 948
1141-a public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in 949
1142-section 10-262u, as amended by this act, or (4) if the teacher graduated 950
1143-from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-serving 951 Substitute Bill No. 5038
1111+employed in a professional capacity while possessing a certificate or 919
1112+permit issued by the State Board of Education. A "permanent substitute 920
1113+teacher" is one who serves as such for at least ten months during any 921
1114+school year. 922
1115+Sec. 32. Subsection (a) of section 10-183n of the general statutes is 923
1116+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 924
1117+2022): 925
1118+(a) Each employer shall: (1) Before employing a teacher notify such 926
1119+teacher of the provisions of this chapter applicable to such teacher; (2) 927
1120+distribute, post or otherwise disseminate in a timely manner, to teachers 928
1121+in its employ, any notices, bulletins, newsletters, annual statements of 929
1122+account and other information supplied by the board for the purpose of 930
1123+properly notifying teachers of their rights and obligations under the 931
1124+system; (3) furnish to the board at times designated by said board such 932
1125+reports and information as the board deems necessary or desirable for 933
1126+the proper administration of the system; and (4) deduct each month 934
1127+seven and one-fourth per cent of one-tenth of such teacher's annual 935
1128+salary rate as directed by said board and any additional voluntary 936
1129+deductions as authorized by such teacher, except that no deductions 937
1130+shall be made from any amounts received by regularly employed 938
1131+teachers for special teaching assignments rendered for the State Board 939
1132+of Education, the Technical Education and Career System or the Board 940
1133+of Regents for Higher Education unless the salary for such special 941
1134+teaching assignment is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid 942
1135+for such teacher's regular teaching assignment. 943
1136+Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10-183v of the 2022 supplement to 944
1137+the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 945
1138+thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 946
1139+(b) A teacher receiving retirement benefits from the system may be 947
1140+reemployed for up to one full school year by a local board of education, 948
1141+the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and Career 949
1142+System or by any constituent unit of the state system of higher education 950 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1150-institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education Act of 952
1151-1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized by 953
1152-the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as 954
1153-amended from time to time. Notice of such reemployment shall be sent 955
1154-to the board by the employer and by the retired teacher at the time of 956
1155-hire and at the end of the assignment. Such reemployment may be 957
1156-extended for one additional school year, not to exceed two school years 958
1157-over the lifetime of the retiree, provided the local board of education (A) 959
1158-submits a written request for approval to the Teachers' Retirement 960
1159-Board, (B) certifies that no qualified candidates are available prior to the 961
1160-reemployment of such teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment 962
1161-to be performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the expected 963
1162-duration of the assignment. 964
1163-Sec. 33. Section 5-177 of the general statutes is repealed and the 965
1164-following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 966
1165-Any person in the unclassified service employed full time by the 967
1166-Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the State Board of 968
1167-Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Department 969
1168-of Rehabilitative Services, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 970
1169-Station, the American School for the Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for 971
1170-the Blind, the Newington Children's Hospital, the Board of Trustees of 972
1171-the Connecticut State University System or the Board of Trustees of the 973
1172-Community-Technical Colleges, as a teacher or administrator in a 974
1173-position directly involved in educational activities in any state-operated 975
1174-institution or the Board of Regents for Higher Education, who served 976
1175-prior to such person's employment by the state in a full-time teaching, 977
1176-administrative or research position in an educational institution in or 978
1177-under the authority of a state department of education or a department 979
1178-of education for the blind in the United States approved by the 980
1179-Retirement Commission, or who was employed by such institution but 981
1180-served all or part of such service time in a foreign country, for which 982
1181-service such person has received or will receive no retirement benefit or 983
1182-pension, may gain credit for such prior service, not to exceed ten years 984 Substitute Bill No. 5038
1149+(1) in a position designated by the Commissioner of Education as a 951
1150+subject shortage area for the school year in which the teacher is being 952
1151+employed, (2) at a school located in a school district identified as a 953
1152+priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p, for the school year 954
1153+in which the teacher is being employed, (3) if the teacher graduated from 955
1154+a public high school in an educational reform district, as defined in 956
1155+section 10-262u, as amended by this act, or (4) if the teacher graduated 957
1156+from an historically black college or university or a Hispanic-serving 958
1157+institution, as those terms are defined in the Higher Education Act of 959
1158+1965, P.L. 89-329, as amended from time to time, and reauthorized by 960
1159+the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, P.L. 110-315, as 961
1160+amended from time to time. Notice of such reemployment shall be sent 962
1161+to the board by the employer and by the retired teacher at the time of 963
1162+hire and at the end of the assignment. Such reemployment may be 964
1163+extended for one additional school year, not to exceed two school years 965
1164+over the lifetime of the retiree, provided the local board of education (A) 966
1165+submits a written request for approval to the Teachers' Retirement 967
1166+Board, (B) certifies that no qualified candidates are available prior to the 968
1167+reemployment of such teacher, and (C) indicates the type of assignment 969
1168+to be performed, the anticipated date of rehire and the expected 970
1169+duration of the assignment. 971
1170+Sec. 34. Section 5-177 of the general statutes is repealed and the 972
1171+following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 973
1172+Any person in the unclassified service employed full time by the 974
1173+Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut, the State Board of 975
1174+Education, the Technical Education and Career System, the Department 976
1175+of Rehabilitative Services, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment 977
1176+Station, the American School for the Deaf, the Connecticut Institute for 978
1177+the Blind, the Newington Children's Hospital, the Board of Trustees of 979
1178+the Connecticut State University System or the Board of Trustees of the 980
1179+Community-Technical Colleges, as a teacher or administrator in a 981
1180+position directly involved in educational activities in any state-operated 982
1181+institution or the Board of Regents for Higher Education, who served 983 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1189-in the aggregate, by making retirement contributions for each year of 985
1190-such prior service equal to six per cent of such person's annual rate of 986
1191-compensation when such person first became a full-time employee of 987
1192-this state; provided such payment shall be made within one year of such 988
1193-person's first full-time employment with the state, or before July 1, 1968, 989
1194-whichever is later, but for the Board of Higher Education and Technical 990
1195-Colleges, July 1, 1974. When a person who has gained credit for such 991
1196-prior service retires, not more than one year of such service may be 992
1197-counted for each two years of state service; provided, if such person has 993
1198-purchased more of such service than can be counted, refund on the 994
1199-amount paid on the extra years of service shall be made. 995
1200-Sec. 34. Subdivision (12) of section 5-198 of the general statutes is 996
1201-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 997
1202-2022): 998
1203-(12) All members of the professional and technical staffs of the 999
1204-constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in 1000
1205-section 10a-1, of all other state institutions of learning, of the Board of 1001
1206-Regents for Higher Education, and of the agricultural experiment 1002
1207-station at New Haven, professional and managerial employees of the 1003
1208-Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood, teachers 1004
1209-and administrators employed by the Technical Education and Career 1005
1210-System and teachers certified by the State Board of Education and 1006
1211-employed in teaching positions at state institutions; 1007
1212-Sec. 35. Subsection (a) of section 5-242 of the general statutes is 1008
1213-repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1009
1214-2022): 1010
1215-(a) Any board of trustees of a state institution and any state agency 1011
1216-other than the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 1012
1217-Career System or the Board of Governors of Higher Education or its 1013
1218-constituent units, hereinafter referred to as the "employer", may 1014
1219-authorize the superintendent or supervising agent to employ personnel 1015
1220-for unclassified positions requiring a certificate under section 10-145 1016 Substitute Bill No. 5038
1188+prior to such person's employment by the state in a full-time teaching, 984
1189+administrative or research position in an educational institution in or 985
1190+under the authority of a state department of education or a department 986
1191+of education for the blind in the United States approved by the 987
1192+Retirement Commission, or who was employed by such institution but 988
1193+served all or part of such service time in a foreign country, for which 989
1194+service such person has received or will receive no retirement benefit or 990
1195+pension, may gain credit for such prior service, not to exceed ten years 991
1196+in the aggregate, by making retirement contributions for each year of 992
1197+such prior service equal to six per cent of such person's annual rate of 993
1198+compensation when such person first became a full-time employee of 994
1199+this state; provided such payment shall be made within one year of such 995
1200+person's first full-time employment with the state, or before July 1, 1968, 996
1201+whichever is later, but for the Board of Higher Education and Technical 997
1202+Colleges, July 1, 1974. When a person who has gained credit for such 998
1203+prior service retires, not more than one year of such service may be 999
1204+counted for each two years of state service; provided, if such person has 1000
1205+purchased more of such service than can be counted, refund on the 1001
1206+amount paid on the extra years of service shall be made. 1002
1207+Sec. 35. Subdivision (12) of section 5-198 of the general statutes is 1003
1208+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1004
1209+2022): 1005
1210+(12) All members of the professional and technical staffs of the 1006
1211+constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in 1007
1212+section 10a-1, of all other state institutions of learning, of the Board of 1008
1213+Regents for Higher Education, and of the agricultural experiment 1009
1214+station at New Haven, professional and managerial employees of the 1010
1215+Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood, teachers 1011
1216+and administrators employed by the Technical Education and Career 1012
1217+System and teachers certified by the State Board of Education and 1013
1218+employed in teaching positions at state institutions; 1014
1219+Sec. 36. Subsection (a) of section 5-242 of the general statutes is 1015
1220+repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1016 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1227-below the rank of superintendent. Any superintendent or supervising 1017
1228-agent not authorized to employ such persons shall submit to such 1018
1229-employer nominations for such positions under his jurisdiction and, 1019
1230-from the persons so nominated, such employer may employ persons to 1020
1231-fill such positions. Such employer shall accept or reject such 1021
1232-nominations within one month from their submission. If such 1022
1233-nominations are rejected, the superintendent or supervising agent shall 1023
1234-submit to such employer other nominations, and such employer may 1024
1235-employ persons from among those nominated to fill such positions and 1025
1236-shall accept or reject such nominations within one month from their 1026
1237-submission. The contract of employment of such unclassified personnel 1027
1238-below the rank of superintendent shall be in writing and may be 1028
1239-terminated at any time for any of the reasons enumerated in 1029
1240-subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, but 1030
1241-otherwise it shall be renewed for a second, third or fourth year unless 1031
1242-such employee has been notified in writing prior to March first in one 1032
1243-school year that such contract will not be renewed for the following 1033
1244-year, provided, upon the employee's written request, such notice shall 1034
1245-be supplemented within five days after receipt of such request by a 1035
1246-statement of the reason or reasons for such failure to renew. Such 1036
1247-employee may, upon written request filed with the employer within ten 1037
1248-days after the receipt of such notice, be entitled to a hearing before the 1038
1249-board to be held within fifteen days of such request. The employee shall 1039
1250-have the right to appear with counsel of his choice at such hearing. 1040
1251-Sec. 36. Sections 10-4r, 10-13 and 10-95m of the general statutes are 1041
1252-repealed. (Effective July 1, 2022) 1042
1227+2022): 1017
1228+(a) Any board of trustees of a state institution and any state agency 1018
1229+other than the State Board of Education, the Technical Education and 1019
1230+Career System or the Board of Governors of Higher Education or its 1020
1231+constituent units, hereinafter referred to as the "employer", may 1021
1232+authorize the superintendent or supervising agent to employ personnel 1022
1233+for unclassified positions requiring a certificate under section 10-145 1023
1234+below the rank of superintendent. Any superintendent or supervising 1024
1235+agent not authorized to employ such persons shall submit to such 1025
1236+employer nominations for such positions under his jurisdiction and, 1026
1237+from the persons so nominated, such employer may employ persons to 1027
1238+fill such positions. Such employer shall accept or reject such 1028
1239+nominations within one month from their submission. If such 1029
1240+nominations are rejected, the superintendent or supervising agent shall 1030
1241+submit to such employer other nominations, and such employer may 1031
1242+employ persons from among those nominated to fill such positions and 1032
1243+shall accept or reject such nominations within one month from their 1033
1244+submission. The contract of employment of such unclassified personnel 1034
1245+below the rank of superintendent shall be in writing and may be 1035
1246+terminated at any time for any of the reasons enumerated in 1036
1247+subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, but 1037
1248+otherwise it shall be renewed for a second, third or fourth year unless 1038
1249+such employee has been notified in writing prior to March first in one 1039
1250+school year that such contract will not be renewed for the following 1040
1251+year, provided, upon the employee's written request, such notice shall 1041
1252+be supplemented within five days after receipt of such request by a 1042
1253+statement of the reason or reasons for such failure to renew. Such 1043
1254+employee may, upon written request filed with the employer within ten 1044
1255+days after the receipt of such notice, be entitled to a hearing before the 1045
1256+board to be held within fifteen days of such request. The employee shall 1046
1257+have the right to appear with counsel of his choice at such hearing. 1047
1258+Sec. 37. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) Except as otherwise provided 1048
1259+in subsection (b) of this section, for the school year commencing July 1, 1049 Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1266+2022, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of 1050
1267+education shall require each student who is enrolled in a high school 1051
1268+under the jurisdiction of such board and in his or her final year of high 1052
1269+school to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 1053
1270+(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to 1054
1271+any student who (1) submits a waiver, on a form prescribed by the 1055
1272+Commissioner of Education, signed by such minor student's parent or 1056
1273+legal guardian or by such student if such student is a legally 1057
1274+emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, provided such 1058
1275+student has met with a school counselor or another school official to 1059
1276+discuss the Free Application for Federal Student Aid prior to submitting 1060
1277+such waiver, (2) has or will complete a career-ready credential or has 1061
1278+been accepted into the military or into a registered apprenticeship 1062
1279+program, or (3) receives an exemption, not earlier than April fifteenth of 1063
1280+the school year, from such requirement from the local or regional board 1064
1281+of education because such student is unable to complete a Free 1065
1282+Application for Federal Student Aid. The Department of Education may 1066
1283+require that local and regional boards of education submit information 1067
1284+to the department regarding the number of students who have been 1068
1285+granted a waiver or have been exempted under this subsection. 1069
1286+(c) For the purposes of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, 1070
1287+the Commissioner of Education may issue guidance to define career-1071
1288+ready credentials, and a local or regional board of education may adopt 1072
1289+a definition of career-ready credentials that aligns with any such 1073
1290+guidance. 1074
1291+Sec. 38. Sections 10-4r, 10-13 and 10-95m of the general statutes are 1075
1292+repealed. (Effective July 1, 2022) 1076
12531293 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
12541294 sections:
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12561296 Section 1 July 1, 2022 10-266aa(g)(2)
12571297 Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 10-262u(a) to (c)
1258-Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 10-262j(c)
1259-Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 10-262h
1260-Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 10-262f(2) Substitute Bill No. 5038
1298+Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 10-262j(c) Substitute Bill No. 5038
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1305+Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 10-262h
1306+Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 10-262f(2)
12671307 Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 10-262f(49)
1268-Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 10-9(b)
1269-Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 10-55
1270-Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 10-74d(c)
1271-Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 10-76q(a)
1272-Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 10-95a
1273-Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 10-95e
1274-Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 10-95h
1275-Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 10-95j
1276-Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 10-95l
1277-Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 10-95o
1278-Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 10-95q
1279-Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 10-95r(a)
1280-Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 10-95r(e)
1281-Sec. 20 July 1, 2022 10-95s
1282-Sec. 21 July 1, 2022 10-96c
1283-Sec. 22 July 1, 2022 10-97a
1284-Sec. 23 July 1, 2022 10-97b
1285-Sec. 24 July 1, 2022 10-98a
1286-Sec. 25 July 1, 2022 10-98b
1287-Sec. 26 July 1, 2022 10-99
1288-Sec. 27 July 1, 2022 10-99h
1289-Sec. 28 July 1, 2022 10-183b(14)
1290-Sec. 29 July 1, 2022 10-183b(20)
1291-Sec. 30 July 1, 2022 10-183b(26)
1292-Sec. 31 July 1, 2022 10-183n(a)
1293-Sec. 32 July 1, 2022 10-183v(b)
1294-Sec. 33 July 1, 2022 5-177
1295-Sec. 34 July 1, 2022 5-198(12)
1296-Sec. 35 July 1, 2022 5-242(a)
1297-Sec. 36 July 1, 2022 Repealer section
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1299-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1300-In Section 2(b)(3)(B), "that are no longer among the towns with the
1301-thirty-three lowest accountability index scores, as calculated by the
1302-department, on and after July 1, 2022," was added for clarity.
1308+Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 10-266m(a)(4)
1309+Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 10-9(b)
1310+Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 10-55
1311+Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 10-74d(c)
1312+Sec. 11 July 1, 2022 10-76q(a)
1313+Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 10-95a
1314+Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 10-95e
1315+Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 10-95h
1316+Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 10-95j
1317+Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 10-95l
1318+Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 10-95o
1319+Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 10-95q
1320+Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 10-95r(a)
1321+Sec. 20 July 1, 2022 10-95r(e)
1322+Sec. 21 July 1, 2022 10-95s
1323+Sec. 22 July 1, 2022 10-96c
1324+Sec. 23 July 1, 2022 10-97a
1325+Sec. 24 July 1, 2022 10-97b
1326+Sec. 25 July 1, 2022 10-98a
1327+Sec. 26 July 1, 2022 10-98b
1328+Sec. 27 July 1, 2022 10-99
1329+Sec. 28 July 1, 2022 10-99h
1330+Sec. 29 July 1, 2022 10-183b(14)
1331+Sec. 30 July 1, 2022 10-183b(20)
1332+Sec. 31 July 1, 2022 10-183b(26)
1333+Sec. 32 July 1, 2022 10-183n(a)
1334+Sec. 33 July 1, 2022 10-183v(b)
1335+Sec. 34 July 1, 2022 5-177
1336+Sec. 35 July 1, 2022 5-198(12)
1337+Sec. 36 July 1, 2022 5-242(a)
1338+Sec. 37 July 1, 2022 New section
1339+Sec. 38 July 1, 2022 Repealer section
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