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2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2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