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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1
February Session, 2022
AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDHOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 1
2023, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall, 2
within available appropriations, develop and distribute a survey to each 3
local and regional board of education concerning the employment of 4
school social workers, school psychologists, school counselors and 5
school nurses by such local or regional board of education. Such survey 6
shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) the total number of (A) 7
school social workers employed by each local or regional board of 8
education, (B) school psychologists employed by each local or regional 9
board of education, (C) school counselors employed by each local and 10
regional board of education, and (D) school nurses employed by each 11
local and regional board of education; (2) the number of (A) school social 12
workers assigned to each school under the jurisdiction of the local or 13
regional board of education, including whether any such school social 14
worker is assigned solely to that school or whether such school social 15
worker is assigned to multiple schools, (B) school psychologists 16
assigned to each school under the jurisdiction of the local or regional 17
board of education, including whether any such school psychologist is 18
assigned solely to that school or whether such school psychologist is 19 Substitute Bill No. 1
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assigned to multiple schools, (C) school counselors assigned to each 20
school under the jurisdiction of the local or regional board of education, 21
including whether any such school counselor is assigned solely to that 22
school or whether such school counselor is assigned to multiple schools, 23
and (D) school nurses assigned to each school under the jurisdiction of 24
the local or regional board of education, including whether any such 25
school nurse is assigned solely to that school or whether such school 26
nurse is assigned to multiple schools; (3) the geographic area covered by 27
(A) any such school social worker who provides services to more than 28
one local or regional board of education, (B) any such school 29
psychologist who provides services to more than one local or regional 30
board of education, (C) any such school counselor who provides 31
services to more than one local or regional board of education, and (D) 32
any such school nurse who provides services to more than one local or 33
regional board of education; and (4) an estimate of the annual number 34
of students who have received direct services from each individual (A) 35
school social worker employed by a local or regional board of education 36
during the five-year period preceding completion of the survey, (B) 37
school psychologist employed by a local or regional board of education 38
during the five-year period preceding completion of the survey, (C) 39
school counselor employed by a local or regional board of education 40
during the five-year period preceding completion of the survey, and (D) 41
school nurse employed by a local or regional board of education during 42
the five-year period preceding completion of the survey. 43
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 44
thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall annually 45
complete the survey developed and distributed pursuant to subsection 46
(a) of this section to the commissioner, and submit such completed 47
survey to the commissioner, at such time and in such manner as the 48
commissioner prescribes. 49
(c) Following the receipt of a completed survey from a local or 50
regional board of education, the commissioner shall annually calculate 51
(1) a student-to-school social worker ratio for (A) such board of 52 Substitute Bill No. 1
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education, and (B) each school under the jurisdiction of such board of 53
education, (2) a student-to-school psychologist ratio for (A) such board 54
of education, and (B) each school under the jurisdiction of such board of 55
education, (3) a student-to-school counselor ratio for (A) such board of 56
education, and (B) each school under the jurisdiction of such board of 57
education, and (4) a student-to-school nurse ratio for (A) such board of 58
education, and (B) each school under the jurisdiction of such board of 59
education. 60
(d) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the 61
commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions 62
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the results of the survey 63
completed under this section and the student-to-school social worker 64
ratios, student-to-school psychologist ratios, student-to-school 65
counselor ratios and student-to-school nurse ratios calculated pursuant 66
to subsection (c) of this section, to the joint standing committees of the 67
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education 68
and children. 69
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) For the fiscal years ending 70
June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, the Department of Education 71
shall administer a grant program to provide grants to local and regional 72
boards of education for the purpose of hiring and retaining additional 73
school social workers, school psychologists, school counselors and 74
school nurses. For purposes of this section, "school social worker" means 75
a person who holds a professional educator certificate issued by the 76
State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-145b of the general 77
statutes, with a school social worker endorsement. 78
(b) Applications for grants pursuant to subsection (a) of this section 79
shall be filed with the Commissioner of Education at such time and in 80
such manner as the commissioner prescribes. As part of the application, 81
an applicant shall submit a (1) plan for the expenditure of grant funds, 82
and (2) copy of the completed survey described in section 1 of this act. 83
Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the number of 84
additional school social workers, school psychologists, school 85 Substitute Bill No. 1
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counselors or school nurses to be hired, the number of school social 86
workers, school psychologists, school counselors or school nurses being 87
retained who were previously hired with the assistance of grant funds 88
awarded under this section, whether such school social workers, school 89
psychologists, school counselors or school nurses will be conducting 90
assessments of students or providing services to students based on the 91
results of assessments, and the type of services that will be provided by 92
such school social workers, school psychologists, school counselors and 93
school nurses. 94
(c) In determining whether to award an applicant a grant under this 95
section, the commissioner shall give priority to those school districts (1) 96
with large student-to-school social worker ratios, student-to-school 97
psychologist ratios, student-to-school counselor ratios, or student-to-98
school nurse ratios, or (2) that have a high volume of student utilization 99
of mental health services. 100
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the commissioner may 101
award a grant to an applicant and shall determine the amount of the 102
grant award based on the plan submitted by such applicant pursuant to 103
subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner shall pay a grant to each 104
grant recipient in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, to June 105
30, 2025, inclusive, as follows: (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 106
the amount of the grant shall be as determined by the commissioner 107
under this subsection; (2) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the 108
amount of the grant shall be the same amount as the grant awarded for 109
the prior fiscal year; and (3) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the 110
amount of the grant shall be seventy per cent of the amount of the grant 111
awarded for the prior fiscal year. 112
(e) Grant recipients shall file annual expenditure reports with the 113
department at such time and in such manner as the commissioner 114
prescribes. Grant recipients shall refund to the department (1) any 115
unexpended amounts at the close of the fiscal year in which the grant 116
was awarded, and (2) any amounts not expended in accordance with 117
the plan for which such grant application was approved. 118 Substitute Bill No. 1
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(f) (1) The department shall annually track and calculate the 119
utilization rate of the grant program for each grant recipient. Such 120
utilization rate shall be calculated using metrics that include, but need 121
not be limited to, the number of students served and the hours of service 122
provided using grant funds awarded under the program. 123
(2) The department shall annually calculate the return on investment 124
for the grant program using the expenditure reports filed pursuant to 125
subsection (e) of this section and the utilization rates calculated 126
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 127
(g) For purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, the 128
Department of Education may accept funds from private sources or any 129
state agency, gifts, grants and donations, including, but not limited to, 130
in-kind donations. 131
(h) (1) Not later than January 1, 2024, and each January first thereafter 132
until and including January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a 133
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 134
statutes, on the utilization rate for each grant recipient and the return on 135
investment for the grant program, calculated pursuant to subsection (f) 136
of this section, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 137
having cognizance of matters relating to education and children. 138
(2) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Education 139
shall develop recommendations concerning (A) whether such grant 140
program should be extended and funded for the fiscal year ending June 141
30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, and (B) the amount of the grant 142
award under the program. The commissioner shall submit such 143
recommendations, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of 144
the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 145
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 146
children. 147
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) The State Board of Education, 148
upon the request of a local or regional board of education or a regional 149 Substitute Bill No. 1
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educational service center, may issue a human services permit to any 150
applicant with specialized training, experience or expertise in social 151
work, human services, psychology or sociology. Such permit shall 152
authorize a person to be employed by a local or regional board of 153
education or a regional educational service center and to provide, in 154
accordance with such person's scope of practice or within such person's 155
area of expertise or specialty, mental health and human services to 156
students. Such applicant shall (1) hold a bachelor's degree in social 157
work, human services, psychology, sociology or other equivalent 158
subject area from an institution of higher education accredited by the 159
Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or 160
regionally accredited, and (2) have a minimum of four years of work 161
experience in such subject areas, or one year of work experience and two 162
years of specialized schooling in such subject areas. 163
(b) Each such human services permit shall be valid for three years 164
and may be renewed by the Commissioner of Education for good cause 165
upon the request of the superintendent of schools for the district 166
employing such person or the regional educational service center 167
employing such person. 168
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) Not later than July 1, 2023, the 169
Department of Education, in collaboration with the governing authority 170
for intramural and interscholastic athletics, shall develop a mental 171
health plan for student athletes to raise awareness of mental health 172
resources available to student athletes. Such plan shall be made 173
available to local and regional boards of education and implemented in 174
accordance with the provisions of section 5 of this act. Such plan shall 175
include, but need not be limited to, provisions relating to (1) access to 176
the mental health services team for the school district, (2) screening and 177
recognizing appropriate referrals for student athletes, (3) 178
communication among members of the mental health services team, (4) 179
the management of medications of student athletes, (5) crisis 180
intervention services, (6) the mitigation of risk to student athletes, and 181
(7) transition care for those student athletes leaving intramural or 182 Substitute Bill No. 1
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interscholastic athletics by means of graduation, dismissal or 183
suspension. The department shall make such plan available on its 184
Internet web site and provide technical assistance to local and regional 185
boards of education in the implementation of the plan. 186
Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) For the school year commencing 187
July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional 188
board of education shall implement the mental health plan for student 189
athletes, developed pursuant to section 4 of this act, for the school 190
district. 191
Sec. 6. Section 10-212a of the general statutes is repealed and the 192
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 193
(a) (1) A school nurse or, in the absence of such nurse, any other nurse 194
licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 378, including a nurse 195
employed by, or providing services under the direction of a local or 196
regional board of education at, a school-based health clinic, who shall 197
administer medical preparations only to students enrolled in such 198
school-based health clinic in the absence of a school nurse, the principal, 199
any teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational 200
therapist employed by a school district, or coach of intramural and 201
interscholastic athletics of a school may administer, subject to the 202
provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection, medicinal preparations, 203
including such controlled drugs as the Commissioner of Consumer 204
Protection may, by regulation, designate, to any student at such school 205
pursuant to the written order of a physician licensed to practice 206
medicine, or a dentist licensed to practice dental medicine in this or 207
another state, or an optometrist licensed to practice optometry in this 208
state under chapter 380, or an advanced practice registered nurse 209
licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a, or a physician 210
assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d, and the 211
written authorization of a parent or guardian of such child. The 212
administration of medicinal preparations by a nurse licensed pursuant 213
to the provisions of chapter 378, a principal, teacher, licensed athletic 214
trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a 215 Substitute Bill No. 1
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school district, or coach shall be under the general supervision of a 216
school nurse. No such school nurse or other nurse, principal, teacher, 217
licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist 218
employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional 219
administering medication pursuant to this section shall be liable to such 220
student or a parent or guardian of such student for civil damages for 221
any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of such school 222
nurse or other nurse, principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, 223
licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school 224
district, coach or school paraprofessional administering medication 225
pursuant to this section in administering such preparations that may 226
constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or 227
omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence. 228
(2) Each local and regional board of education that allows a school 229
nurse or, in the absence of such nurse, any other nurse licensed pursuant 230
to the provisions of chapter 378, including a nurse employed by, or 231
providing services under the direction of a local or regional board of 232
education at, a school-based health clinic, who shall administer medical 233
preparations only to students enrolled in such school-based health clinic 234
in the absence of a school nurse, the principal, any teacher, licensed 235
athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by 236
a school district, coach of intramural and interscholastic athletics or 237
school paraprofessional of a school to administer medicine or that 238
allows a student to possess, self-administer or possess and self-239
administer medicine, including medicine administered through the use 240
of an asthmatic inhaler or an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or 241
similar automatic injectable equipment, shall adopt written policies and 242
procedures, in accordance with this section and the regulations adopted 243
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, that shall be approved by the 244
school medical advisor, if any, or other qualified licensed physician. 245
Once so approved, such administration of medication shall be in 246
accordance with such policies and procedures. 247
(3) A director of a school readiness program as defined in section 10-248 Substitute Bill No. 1
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16p, as amended by this act, or a before or after school program exempt 249
from licensure by the Department of Public Health pursuant to 250
subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-77, or the director's 251
designee, may administer medications to a child enrolled in such a 252
program in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of 253
Education in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. No 254
individual administering medications pursuant to this subdivision shall 255
be liable to such child or a parent or guardian of such child for civil 256
damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of 257
such individual in administering such medications which may 258
constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity shall not apply to acts or 259
omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence. 260
(b) Each school wherein any controlled drug is administered under 261
the provisions of this section shall keep such records thereof as are 262
required of hospitals under the provisions of subsections (f) and (h) of 263
section 21a-254 and shall store such drug in such manner as the 264
Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, by regulation, require. 265
(c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the 266
Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations, in accordance 267
with the provisions of chapter 54, determined to be necessary by the 268
board to carry out the provisions of this section, including, but not 269
limited to, regulations that (1) specify conditions under which a coach 270
of intramural and interscholastic athletics may administer medicinal 271
preparations, including controlled drugs specified in the regulations 272
adopted by the commissioner, to a child participating in such intramural 273
and interscholastic athletics, (2) specify conditions and procedures for 274
the administration of medication by school personnel to students, 275
including, but not limited to, (A) the conditions and procedures for the 276
storage and administration of epinephrine by school personnel to 277
students for the purpose of emergency first aid to students who 278
experience allergic reactions and who do not have a prior written 279
authorization for the administration of epinephrine, in accordance with 280
the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, and (B) 281 Substitute Bill No. 1
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the conditions and procedures for the storage and administration of 282
opioid antagonists by school personnel to students who experience an 283
opioid-related drug overdose and who do not have a prior written 284
authorization for the administration of an opioid antagonist, in 285
accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of 286
this section, and (3) specify conditions for the possession, self-287
administration or possession and self-administration of medication by 288
students, including permitting a child diagnosed with: (A) Asthma to 289
retain possession of an asthmatic inhaler at all times while attending 290
school for prompt treatment of the child's asthma and to protect the 291
child against serious harm or death provided a written authorization for 292
self-administration of medication signed by the child's parent or 293
guardian and an authorized prescriber is submitted to the school nurse; 294
and (B) an allergic condition to retain possession of an automatic 295
prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment at 296
all times, including while attending school or receiving school 297
transportation services, for prompt treatment of the child's allergic 298
condition and to protect the child against serious harm or death 299
provided a written authorization for self-administration of medication 300
signed by the child's parent or guardian and an authorized prescriber is 301
submitted to the school nurse. The regulations shall require 302
authorization pursuant to: (i) The written order of a physician licensed 303
to practice medicine in this or another state, a dentist licensed to practice 304
dental medicine in this or another state, an advanced practice registered 305
nurse licensed under chapter 378, a physician assistant licensed under 306
chapter 370, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 375, or an optometrist 307
licensed under chapter 380; and (ii) the written authorization of a parent 308
or guardian of such child. 309
(d) (1) (A) With the written authorization of a student's parent or 310
guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order of a qualified medical 311
professional, a school nurse and a school medical advisor, if any, may 312
jointly approve and provide general supervision to an identified school 313
paraprofessional to administer medication, including, but not limited to, 314
medication administered with a cartridge injector, to a specific student 315 Substitute Bill No. 1
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with a medically diagnosed allergic condition that may require prompt 316
treatment in order to protect the student against serious harm or death. 317
(2) A school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, a qualified 318
school employee shall maintain epinephrine in cartridge injectors for the 319
purpose of emergency first aid to students who experience allergic 320
reactions and do not have a prior written authorization of a parent or 321
guardian or a prior written order of a qualified medical professional for 322
the administration of epinephrine. A school nurse or a school principal 323
shall select qualified school employees to administer such epinephrine 324
under this subdivision, and there shall be at least one such qualified 325
school employee on the grounds of the school during regular school 326
hours in the absence of a school nurse. A school nurse or, in the absence 327
of such school nurse, such qualified school employee may administer 328
such epinephrine under this subdivision, provided such administration 329
of epinephrine is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted 330
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such administration of 331
epinephrine by a qualified school employee shall be limited to situations 332
when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No qualified school 333
employee shall administer such epinephrine under this subdivision 334
unless such qualified school employee annually completes the training 335
program described in section 10-212g. The parent or guardian of a 336
student may submit, in writing, to the school nurse and school medical 337
advisor, if any, that epinephrine shall not be administered to such 338
student under this subdivision. 339
(3) In the case of a student with a medically diagnosed life-340
threatening allergic condition, (A) with the written authorization of 341
such student's parent or guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order 342
of a qualified medical professional, such student may possess, self-343
administer or possess and self-administer medication, including, but 344
not limited to, medication administered with a cartridge injector, to 345
protect such student against serious harm or death. 346
(4) For purposes of this subsection, (A) "cartridge injector" means an 347
automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable 348 Substitute Bill No. 1
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equipment used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for 349
emergency first aid response to allergic reactions, (B) "qualified school 350
employee" means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed 351
physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach 352
or school paraprofessional, and (C) "qualified medical professional" 353
means (i) a physician licensed under chapter 370, (ii) an optometrist 354
licensed to practice optometry under chapter 380, (iii) an advanced 355
practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with 356
section 20-94a, or (iv) a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in 357
accordance with section 20-12d. 358
(e) (1) With the written authorization of a student's parent or 359
guardian, and (2) pursuant to a written order of the student's physician 360
licensed under chapter 370 or the student's advanced practice registered 361
nurse licensed under chapter 378, a school nurse or a school principal 362
shall select, and a school nurse shall provide general supervision to, a 363
qualified school employee to administer medication with injectable 364
equipment used to administer glucagon to a student with diabetes that 365
may require prompt treatment in order to protect the student against 366
serious harm or death. Such authorization shall be limited to situations 367
when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No qualified school 368
employee shall administer medication under this subsection unless (A) 369
such qualified school employee annually completes any training 370
required by the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, in the 371
administration of medication with injectable equipment used to 372
administer glucagon, (B) the school nurse and school medical advisor, 373
if any, have attested, in writing, that such qualified school employee has 374
completed such training, and (C) such qualified school employee 375
voluntarily agrees to serve as a qualified school employee. For purposes 376
of this subsection, "injectable equipment used to administer glucagon" 377
means an injector or injectable equipment used to deliver glucagon in 378
an appropriate dose for emergency first aid response to diabetes. For 379
purposes of this subsection, "qualified school employee" means a 380
principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or 381
occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school 382 Substitute Bill No. 1
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paraprofessional. 383
(f) (1) (A) With the written authorization of a student's parent or 384
guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order of a physician licensed 385
under chapter 370 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed 386
under chapter 378, a school nurse and a school medical advisor, if any, 387
shall select, and a school nurse shall provide general supervision to, a 388
qualified school employee to administer antiepileptic medication, 389
including by rectal syringe, to a specific student with a medically 390
diagnosed epileptic condition that requires prompt treatment in 391
accordance with the student's individual seizure action plan. Such 392
authorization shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is 393
absent or unavailable. No qualified school employee shall administer 394
medication under this subsection unless (i) such qualified school 395
employee annually completes the training program described in 396
subdivision (2) of this subsection, (ii) the school nurse and school 397
medical advisor, if any, have attested, in writing, that such qualified 398
school employee has completed such training, (iii) such qualified school 399
employee receives monthly reviews by the school nurse to confirm such 400
qualified school employee's competency to administer antiepileptic 401
medication under this subsection, and (iv) such qualified school 402
employee voluntarily agrees to serve as a qualified school employee. For 403
purposes of this subsection, "qualified school employee" means a 404
principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or 405
occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school 406
paraprofessional. 407
(2) The Department of Education, in consultation with the School 408
Nurse Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-212f, and 409
the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut, shall develop an 410
antiepileptic medication administrating training program. Such training 411
program shall include instruction in (A) an overview of childhood 412
epilepsy and types of seizure disorders, (B) interpretation of individual 413
student's emergency seizure action plan and recognition of individual 414
student's seizure activity, (C) emergency management procedures for 415 Substitute Bill No. 1
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seizure activity, including administration techniques for emergency 416
seizure medication, (D) when to activate emergency medical services 417
and postseizure procedures and follow-up, (E) reporting procedures 418
after a student has required such delegated emergency seizure 419
medication, and (F) any other relevant issues or topics related to 420
emergency interventions for students who experience seizures. 421
(g) (1) A school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, a qualified 422
school employee may maintain opioid antagonists for the purpose of 423
emergency first aid to students who experience an opioid-related drug 424
overdose and do not have a prior written authorization of a parent or 425
guardian or a prior written order of a qualified medical professional for 426
the administration of such opioid antagonist. A school nurse or a school 427
principal shall select qualified school employees to administer such 428
opioid antagonist under this subdivision, and there shall be at least one 429
such qualified school employee on the grounds of the school during 430
regular school hours in the absence of a school nurse. A school nurse or, 431
in the absence of such school nurse, such qualified school employee may 432
administer such opioid antagonist under this subdivision, provided 433
such administration of the opioid antagonist is in accordance with 434
policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 435
section. Such administration of an opioid antagonist by a qualified 436
school employee shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is 437
absent or unavailable. No school nurse or qualified school employee 438
shall administer such opioid antagonist under this subdivision unless 439
such school nurse or qualified school employee completes a training 440
program in the distribution and administration of an opioid antagonist 441
developed by the Department of Education, Department of Public 442
Health and the Department of Consumer Protection, or under an 443
agreement entered into pursuant to section 21a-286, as amended by this 444
act. The parent or guardian of a student may submit a request, in 445
writing, to the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, that an 446
opioid antagonist shall not be administered to such student under this 447
subdivision. 448 Substitute Bill No. 1
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(2) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Department of Education, in 449
consultation with the Departments of Consumer Protection and Public 450
Health, shall develop guidelines for use by local and regional boards of 451
education on the storage and administration of opioid antagonists in 452
schools in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. 453
(3) For purposes of this subsection, (A) "opioid antagonist" means 454
naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe 455
drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the 456
treatment of a drug overdose, (B) "qualified school employee" means a 457
principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or 458
occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school 459
paraprofessional, and (C) "qualified medical professional" means (i) a 460
physician licensed under chapter 370, (ii) an optometrist licensed to 461
practice optometry under chapter 380, (iii) an advanced practice 462
registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a, 463
or (iv) a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with 464
section 20-12d. 465
Sec. 7. Section 21a-286 of the general statutes is repealed and the 466
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 467
(a) For purposes of this section: 468
(1) "Opioid antagonist" shall have the meaning set forth in section 469
17a-714a. 470
(2) "Prescribing practitioner" shall have the meaning set forth in 471
section 20-14c. 472
(3) "Pharmacist" shall have the meaning set forth in section 20-609a. 473
(b) A prescribing practitioner or a pharmacist certified to prescribe 474
naloxone pursuant to section 20-633c may enter into an agreement with 475
a law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, 476
government agency, [or] community health organization or local or 477
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administration of an opioid antagonist for the reversal of an opioid 479
overdose. The prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall provide 480
training to persons who will distribute or administer the opioid 481
antagonist pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Persons other than 482
the prescribing practitioner or pharmacist shall receive training in the 483
distribution or administration of opioid antagonists prior to distributing 484
or administering an opioid antagonist. The agreement shall address the 485
storage, handling, labeling, recalls and recordkeeping of opioid 486
antagonists by the law enforcement agency, emergency medical service 487
provider, government agency, [or] community health organization or 488
local or regional board of education which is party to the agreement. 489
(c) A prescribing practitioner or pharmacist who enters into an 490
agreement pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be liable 491
for damages in a civil action or subject to administrative or criminal 492
prosecution for the administration or dispensing of an opioid antagonist 493
by such law enforcement agency, emergency medical service provider, 494
government agency, [or] community health organization or local or 495
regional board of education. 496
(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection may adopt 497
regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 498
implement the provisions of this section. 499
Sec. 8. (Effective July 1, 2022) For the school year ending July 1, 2022, 500
the Department of Consumer Protection, in collaboration with the 501
Department of Education, shall provide information to local and 502
regional boards of education regarding where such boards can acquire 503
opioid antagonists, as defined in section 10-212a of the general statutes, 504
as amended by this act, including the name and contact information of 505
any manufacturer of opioid antagonists that is providing such opioid 506
antagonists at no cost to school districts. 507
Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) There is established a minority 508
teacher candidate scholarship program administered by the 509
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Education. The program shall provide an annual scholarship to 511
minority students who (1) graduated from a public high school in a 512
priority school district, as described in section 10-266p of the general 513
statutes, and (2) are enrolled in a teacher preparation program at any 514
four-year institution of higher education. Maximum grants shall not 515
exceed twenty thousand dollars per year. The department shall ensure 516
that at least fifty per cent of the scholarship recipients are men. 517
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the department shall develop a 518
policy concerning the administration of the scholarship. Such policy 519
shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions regarding (1) any 520
additional eligibility criteria, (2) payment and distribution of the 521
scholarships, and (3) the notification of students in high school in 522
priority school districts of the scholarship program. 523
(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 524
thereafter, the department shall award scholarships in accordance with 525
the provisions of this section and the guidelines developed pursuant to 526
section (b) of this section. 527
(d) The Department of Education may accept gifts, grants and 528
donations, from any source, public or private, for the minority teacher 529
candidate scholarship program. 530
Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: 531
(1) "Ableism" means the bias, prejudice or discrimination, intentional 532
or unintentional, against people with physical, psychiatric or 533
intellectual disabilities; and 534
(2) "Social-emotional learning" has the same meaning as provided in 535
section 10-222v of the general statutes. 536
(b) There is established a task force to combat ableism. The task force 537
shall identify (1) current efforts to educate all students on disability and 538
combat ableism in the public school curriculum and classrooms, and (2) 539
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emotional learning. 541
(c) The task force shall consist of the following members: 542
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 543
one of whom is an educator employed by a local or regional board of 544
education and one of whom is a leader in social-emotional learning who 545
works with children; 546
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of 547
whom works as a special education teacher and one of whom is a 548
member of the social and emotional learning and school climate 549
advisory collaborative established pursuant to section 10-222q of the 550
general statutes; 551
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 552
Representatives who is a school administrator employed by a local or 553
regional board of education; 554
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate who is a 555
chairperson of a local or regional board of education; 556
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 557
Representatives who is a director or employee of a private nonprofit 558
organization in the state that provides services or programs for children 559
with disabilities; 560
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate who is a 561
director or employee of a private nonprofit organization in the state that 562
provides disability-related services or programs for children; 563
(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 564
(8) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's 565
designee; 566
(9) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the 567
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(10) The Chief Court Administrator, or the Chief Court 569
Administrator's designee; and 570
(11) The director of Special Education Equity for Kids of Connecticut, 571
or the director's designee. 572
(d) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 573
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (c) of this section may be a member of 574
the General Assembly. 575
(e) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 576
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 577
be filled by the appointing authority. 578
(f) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 579
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 580
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 581
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 582
days after the effective date of this section. 583
(g) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 584
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children 585
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 586
(h) Not later than January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report 587
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 588
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children 589
and education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 590
general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 591
submits such report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later. 592
Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 593
study the governance structure and internal procedures of the 594
Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Such study shall 595
include, but need not be limited to, an examination of the leadership 596
structure of the conference and how leadership positions are filled, and 597
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of the conference and individuals. 599
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 600
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 601
who has expertise in coaching; 602
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 603
has expertise in sports management; 604
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 605
Representatives, who is a coach for a member of the Connecticut 606
Interscholastic Athletic Conference; 607
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is an 608
athletic director for a school district that is a member of the Connecticut 609
Interscholastic Athletic Conference; 610
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 611
Representatives, who is an administrator at a school that is a member of 612
the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference; 613
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 614
parent of a student athlete for a school that is a member of the 615
Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference; and 616
(7) The director of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic 617
Conference, or the director's designee. 618
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 619
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 620
of the General Assembly. 621
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 622
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 623
be filled by the appointing authority. 624
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tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 626
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 627
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 628
days after the effective date of this section. 629
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 630
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education 631
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 632
(g) Not later than January 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report, 633
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 634
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 635
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 636
education. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such 637
report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later. 638
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: 639
(1) "School readiness program" has the same meaning as provided in 640
section 10-16p of the general statutes, as amended by this act; and 641
(2) "Competitive municipality" means, for the fiscal year ending June 642
30, 2024, a municipality that is among the lowest fifty municipalities 643
when ranked by wealth, as determined by the Commissioner of Early 644
Childhood, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, a municipality 645
that is among the lowest one hundred municipalities when ranked by 646
wealth, as determined by the commissioner. 647
(b) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2023, and each fiscal year 648
thereafter, the Commissioner of Early Childhood shall coordinate with 649
local and regional school readiness councils to conduct needs 650
assessments for infant, toddler and preschool spaces in school readiness 651
programs throughout the state. The commissioner shall use the results 652
of such needs assessments to increase or adjust the number of infant, 653
toddler and preschool spaces in school readiness programs to meet the 654
need or demand of each community and to provide grants under section 655
10-16p of the general statutes, as amended by this act, in accordance 656 Substitute Bill No. 1
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with subsections (c) to (e), inclusive, of this section. 657
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the commissioner shall 658
increase or adjust the number of infant, toddler and preschool spaces, in 659
accordance with the needs assessments conducted pursuant to 660
subsection (b) of this section, in priority school districts, as described in 661
section 10-266p of the general statutes. The commissioner shall provide 662
grants under section 10-16p of the general statutes, as amended by this 663
act, to accomplish such increase or adjustment in such spaces. 664
(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, the 665
commissioner shall increase or adjust the number of infant, toddler and 666
preschool spaces, in accordance with the needs assessments conducted 667
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, in competitive municipalities. 668
The commissioner shall provide grants under section 10-16p of the 669
general statutes, as amended by this act, to accomplish such increase or 670
adjustment in such spaces. 671
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year 672
thereafter, the commissioner shall increase or adjust the number of 673
infant, toddler and preschool spaces, in accordance with the needs 674
assessments conducted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, for 675
each community throughout the state. The commissioner shall provide 676
grants under section 10-16p of the general statutes, as amended by this 677
act, to accomplish such increase or adjustment in such spaces. 678
Sec. 13. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-16q of the 679
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 680
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 681
(b) (1) [For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the per child cost of 682
the Office of Early Childhood school readiness program offered by a 683
school readiness provider shall not exceed eight thousand nine hundred 684
twenty-seven dollars.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2023, 685
and each fiscal year thereafter, the per child cost of the Office of Early 686
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provider shall not exceed [nine thousand twenty-seven dollars] (A) 688
sixteen thousand dollars for each child three years of age or under who 689
is in infant or toddler care and not in a preschool program, and (B) 690
fourteen thousand five hundred dollars for each child three years of age 691
or older who is in a preschool program. 692
Sec. 14. Section 10-16p of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 693
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 694
1, 2022): 695
(a) As used in sections 10-16o to 10-16r, inclusive, as amended by this 696
act, 10-16u, 17b-749a and 17b-749c: 697
(1) "School readiness program" means a [nonsectarian] program that 698
(A) meets the standards set by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant 699
to subsection (b) of this section and the requirements of section 10-16q, 700
as amended by this act, and (B) provides a developmentally appropriate 701
learning experience of not less than four hundred fifty hours and one 702
hundred eighty days for eligible children, except as provided in 703
subsection (d) of section 10-16q; 704
(2) "Eligible children" means children three and four years of age and 705
children five years of age who are not eligible to enroll in school 706
pursuant to section 10-15c, or who are eligible to enroll in school and 707
will attend a school readiness program pursuant to section 10-16t; 708
(3) "Priority school" means a school in which forty per cent or more 709
of the lunches served are served to students who are eligible for free or 710
reduced price lunches pursuant to federal law and regulations, 711
excluding such a school located in a priority school district pursuant to 712
section 10-266p or in a former priority school district receiving a grant 713
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and, on and after July 1, 2001, 714
excluding such a school in a transitional school district receiving a grant 715
pursuant to section 10-16u; 716
(4) "Severe need school" means a school in a priority school district 717
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which forty per cent or more of the lunches served are served to students 719
who are eligible for free or reduced price lunches; 720
(5) "Accredited" means accredited by the National Association for the 721
Education of Young Children, National Association for Family Child 722
Care, a Head Start on-site program review instrument or a successor 723
instrument pursuant to federal regulations, or otherwise meeting such 724
criteria as may be established by the commissioner, unless the context 725
otherwise requires; 726
(6) "Year-round" means fifty weeks per year, except as provided in 727
subsection (d) of section 10-16q; 728
(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Early Childhood; 729
(8) "Office" means the Office of Early Childhood; 730
(9) "Seeking accreditation" means a school readiness program seeking 731
accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young 732
Children, National Association for Family Child Care or a Head Start 733
on-site program review instrument or successor instrument pursuant to 734
federal regulations, or attempting to meet criteria as may be established 735
by the commissioner; and 736
(10) "Concentration in early childhood education" means a program 737
of study in early childhood education, including, but not limited to, 738
early childhood education, child study, child development or human 739
growth and development. 740
(b) (1) The office shall be the lead agency for school readiness. For 741
purposes of this section and section 10-16u, school readiness program 742
providers eligible for funding from the office shall include local and 743
regional boards of education, regional educational service centers, 744
family resource centers and providers of child care centers, group child 745
care homes and family child care homes, as described in section 19a-77, 746
as amended by this act, Head Start programs, preschool programs and 747
other programs that meet any standards established by the 748 Substitute Bill No. 1
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commissioner. The office shall establish standards for school readiness 749
programs. The standards may include, but need not be limited to, 750
guidelines for staff-child interactions, curriculum content, including 751
preliteracy development, lesson plans, parental involvement, staff 752
qualifications and training, transition to school and administration. The 753
office shall develop age-appropriate developmental skills and goals for 754
children attending such programs. The commissioner, in consultation 755
with the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 756
the Commissioners of Education and Social Services and other 757
appropriate entities, shall develop a professional development program 758
for the staff of school readiness programs. 759
(2) For purposes of this section: 760
(A) Prior to July 1, 2022, "staff qualifications" means that for each 761
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant, 762
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care 763
program or school readiness program, there is in each classroom an 764
individual who has at least the following: (i) A childhood development 765
associate credential or an equivalent credential issued by an 766
organization approved by the commissioner and twelve credits or more 767
in early childhood education or child development, as determined by 768
the commissioner or the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 769
Universities, after consultation with the commissioner, from an 770
institution of higher education (I) accredited by the Board of Regents for 771
Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (II) regionally 772
accredited; (ii) an associate degree with twelve credits or more in early 773
childhood education or child development, as determined by the 774
commissioner or the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 775
Universities, after consultation with the commissioner, from such an 776
institution; (iii) a four-year degree with twelve credits or more in early 777
childhood education or child development, as determined by the 778
commissioner or the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 779
Universities, after consultation with the commissioner, from such an 780
institution; (iv) certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an 781 Substitute Bill No. 1
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endorsement in early childhood education or special education; (v) an 782
associate degree with a concentration in early childhood education from 783
an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited; or (vi) a 784
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education 785
from an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited; 786
(B) From July 1, 2022, until June 30, 2025, "staff qualifications" means 787
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds 788
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's 789
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent 790
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of 791
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an 792
endorsement in early childhood education or early childhood special 793
education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential, 794
pursuant to section 10-520b, (III) hold at least an associate degree with a 795
concentration in early childhood education from an institution of higher 796
education that is regionally accredited, or (IV) satisfy the requirements 797
of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection, and (ii) such remaining 798
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children 799
hold a childhood development associate credential or an equivalent 800
credential issued by an organization approved by the commissioner and 801
twelve credits or more in early childhood education or child 802
development, as determined by the commissioner or the president of 803
the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, after consultation with 804
the commissioner, from an institution of higher education (I) accredited 805
by the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher 806
Education, and (II) regionally accredited; 807
(C) From July 1, 2025, until June 30, 2029, "staff qualifications" means 808
that for each early childhood education program accepting state funds 809
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's 810
child care program or school readiness program, (i) at least fifty per cent 811
of those individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of 812
children (I) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an 813
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education, (II) have been issued an early childhood teacher credential, 815
pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (III) hold at least a 816
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education 817
from an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited, or 818
(IV) satisfy the requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this 819
subsection, and (ii) such remaining individuals with the primary 820
responsibility for a classroom of children (I) hold an associate degree 821
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of 822
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (II) have been issued 823
an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to subdivision (1) of 824
section 10-520b; and 825
(D) On and after July 1, 2029, "staff qualifications" means that for each 826
early childhood education program accepting state funds for infant, 827
toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program's child care 828
program or school readiness program, one hundred per cent of those 829
individuals with the primary responsibility for a classroom of children 830
(i) hold certification pursuant to section 10-145b with an endorsement in 831
early childhood education or early childhood special education, (ii) have 832
been issued an early childhood teacher credential, pursuant to 833
subdivision (2) of section 10-520b, (iii) hold at least a bachelor's degree 834
with a concentration in early childhood education from an institution of 835
higher education that is regionally accredited, or (iv) satisfy the 836
requirements of subdivision (3), (4) or (5) of this subsection. 837
(3) Any individual with a bachelor's degree in early childhood 838
education or child development or a bachelor's degree and twelve 839
credits or more in early childhood education or child development, 840
who, on or before June 30, 2015, is employed by an early childhood 841
education program that accepts state funds for infant, toddler and 842
preschool spaces associated with such program's child care program or 843
school readiness program shall be considered to meet the staff 844
qualifications required under subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of 845
subdivision (2) of this subsection. No such early childhood education 846
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purposes of meeting the staff qualification requirements set forth in 848
subparagraph (B), (C) or (D) of subdivision (2) of this subsection. 849
(4) Any individual with an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in 850
early childhood education or child development or an associate degree 851
or a bachelor's degree and twelve credits or more in early childhood 852
education or child development from an institution of higher education 853
that is regionally accredited, other than an associate degree or a 854
bachelor's degree with a concentration in early childhood education, 855
may submit documentation concerning such degree for review and 856
assessment by the office as to whether such degree has a sufficient 857
concentration in early childhood education so as to satisfy the 858
requirements set forth in subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of 859
subdivision (2) of this subsection. 860
(5) Any individual with an associate degree with twelve credits or 861
more in early childhood education or child development, as determined 862
by the commissioner or the president of the Connecticut State Colleges 863
and Universities, after consultation with the commissioner, from an 864
institution of higher education (A) accredited by the Board of Regents 865
for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education, and (B) regionally 866
accredited, who has been employed in the same early childhood 867
education program that accepts state funds for infant, toddler and 868
preschool spaces associated with such program's child care program or 869
school readiness program since 1995 shall be considered to meet the staff 870
qualifications required under subparagraphs (B) to (D), inclusive, of 871
subdivision (2) of this subsection until June 30, 2025. On and after July 872
1, 2025, such individual shall hold a childhood development associate 873
credential or an equivalent credential, described in subparagraph (A) of 874
subdivision (2) of this subsection, or otherwise meet the staff 875
qualifications required under subparagraphs (C) and (D) of subdivision 876
(2) of this subsection. Any such individual who terminates his or her 877
employment with such early childhood education program on or before 878
June 30, 2025, and accepts a position at another early childhood 879
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such program's child care program or school readiness program shall 881
submit documentation of such individual's progress toward meeting 882
the staff qualification requirements set forth in subparagraph (B) to (D), 883
inclusive, of subdivision (2) of this subsection in a manner determined 884
by the office. 885
(c) The commissioner shall establish a grant program to provide 886
spaces in accredited school readiness programs located in priority 887
school districts, as described in section 10-266p, or in former priority 888
school districts for eligible children. The state, acting by and in the 889
discretion of the Commissioner of Early Childhood, in consultation with 890
a town or regional school readiness council, may enter into a contract 891
with a municipality, local or regional board of education, regional 892
educational service center, family resource center, provider of a child 893
care center, group child care home or family child care home, as 894
described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, Head Start program, 895
preschool program or other program that meets such standards 896
established by the commissioner, to provide, within available 897
appropriations, state financial assistance. Eligibility shall be determined 898
for a five-year period based on an applicant's designation as a priority 899
school district for the initial year of application, except that if a school 900
district that receives a grant pursuant to this subsection is no longer 901
designated as a priority school district at the end of such five-year 902
period, such former priority school district shall continue to be eligible 903
to receive a grant pursuant to this subsection. Grant awards shall be 904
made annually contingent upon available funding and a satisfactory 905
annual evaluation. The chief elected official of such town and the 906
superintendent of schools for such priority school district or former 907
priority school district shall submit a plan for the expenditure of grant 908
funds and responses to the local request for proposal process to the 909
commissioner. The commissioner shall review and approve such plans. 910
The plan shall: (1) Be developed in consultation with the local or 911
regional school readiness council established pursuant to section 10-16r, 912
as amended by this act; (2) be based on a needs and resource assessment; 913
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accredited school readiness programs, provided, after the initial 915
requests for proposals, facilities that have been approved to operate a 916
child care program financed through the Connecticut Health and 917
Education Facilities Authority and have received a commitment for debt 918
service from the Department of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-919
749i, on or before June 30, 2014, and on or after July 1, 2014, from the 920
office, are exempt from the requirement for issuance of annual requests 921
for proposals; and (4) identify the need for funding pursuant to section 922
17b-749a in order to extend the hours and days of operation of school 923
readiness programs in order to provide child care services for children 924
attending such programs. 925
(d) (1) The commissioner shall establish a competitive grant program 926
to provide spaces in accredited school readiness programs or school 927
readiness programs seeking accreditation located in (A) an area served 928
by a priority school or a former priority school, (B) a town ranked one 929
to fifty when all towns are ranked in ascending order according to town 930
wealth, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10-262f, whose school 931
district is not a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p, (C) a 932
town formerly a town described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 933
as provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection, or (D) a town 934
designated as an alliance district, as defined in section 10-262u, whose 935
school district is not a priority school district pursuant to section 10-936
266p. A town in which a priority school is located, a regional school 937
readiness council, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-16r, as 938
amended by this act, for a region in which such a school is located or a 939
town described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision may apply for 940
such a grant in an amount equal to the number of spaces in an accredited 941
school readiness program or a school readiness program seeking 942
accreditation multiplied by the per child cost set forth in subdivision (1) 943
of subsection (b) of section 10-16q, as amended by this act. Eligibility 944
shall be determined for a three-year period based on an applicant's 945
designation as having a priority school or being a town described in 946
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision for the initial year of application. 947
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Childhood, in consultation with a town or regional school readiness 949
council, may enter into a contract with a municipality, local or regional 950
board of education, regional educational service center, family resource 951
center, provider of a child care center, group child care home or family 952
child care home, as described in section 19a-77, as amended by this act, 953
Head Start program, preschool program or other program that meets 954
such standards established by the commissioner, to provide, within 955
available appropriations, state financial assistance. The chief elected 956
official of such town and the superintendent of schools of the school 957
district or the regional school readiness council shall submit a plan, as 958
described in subsection (c) of this section, for the expenditure of such 959
grant funds to the commissioner. In awarding grants pursuant to this 960
subsection, the commissioner shall give preference to applications 961
submitted by regional school readiness councils and may, within 962
available appropriations, provide a grant to such town or regional 963
school readiness council that increases the number of spaces for eligible 964
children who reside in an area or town described in subparagraphs (A) 965
to (D), inclusive, of this subdivision, in an accredited school readiness 966
program or a school readiness program seeking accreditation. 967
(2) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision, 968
commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005, if a town received 969
a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection and is no longer 970
eligible to receive such a grant, the town may receive a phase-out grant 971
for each of the three fiscal years following the fiscal year such town 972
received its final grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 973
(B) The amount of such phase-out grants shall be determined as 974
follows: (i) For the first fiscal year following the fiscal year such town 975
received its final grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, in 976
an amount that does not exceed seventy-five per cent of the grant 977
amount such town received for the town or school's final year of 978
eligibility pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection; (ii) for the 979
second fiscal year following the fiscal year such town received its final 980
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does not exceed fifty per cent of the grant amount such town received 982
for the town's or school's final year of eligibility pursuant to subdivision 983
(1) of this subsection; and (iii) for the third fiscal year following the fiscal 984
year such town received its final grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of 985
this subsection, in an amount that does not exceed twenty-five per cent 986
of the grant amount such town received for the town's or school's final 987
year of eligibility pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 988
(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, and each fiscal year 989
thereafter, any town that received a grant pursuant to subparagraph (B) 990
of subdivision (1) of this subsection for the fiscal year ending June 30, 991
2010, shall continue to receive a grant under this subsection even if the 992
town no longer meets the criteria for such grant pursuant to 993
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection. 994
(e) (1) If funds appropriated for the purposes of subsection (c) of this 995
section are not expended, the commissioner may deposit such 996
unexpended funds in the account established under section 10-16aa and 997
use such unexpended funds in accordance with the provisions of section 998
10-16aa. 999
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 1000
thereafter, if funds appropriated for the purposes of subsection (c) of 1001
this section are not expended, an amount up to one million dollars of 1002
such unexpended funds may be available for the provision of 1003
scholarships and professional development for early childhood care and 1004
education program providers, and individual staff members employed 1005
in such programs, provided such programs accept state funds for infant, 1006
toddler and preschool slots. Such unexpended funds may be available 1007
for use in accordance with the provisions of this [subparagraph] 1008
subdivision for the subsequent fiscal year. The commissioner may use 1009
such unexpended funds on and after July 1, 2015, to support early 1010
childhood education programs accepting state funds in satisfying the 1011
staff qualifications requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of 1012
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section. The commissioner shall 1013
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giving priority to those staff members (A) attending an institution of 1015
higher education accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher 1016
Education or the Office of Higher Education, and approved by the 1017
Office of Early Childhood, and regionally accredited, at a maximum of 1018
ten thousand dollars per staff member per year for the cost of higher 1019
education courses leading to a bachelor's degree or, not later than 1020
December 31, 2015, an associate degree, as such degrees are described 1021
in said subparagraphs (B) and (C), or (B) receiving noncredit 1022
competency-based training approved by the office, at a maximum of one 1023
thousand dollars per staff member per year, provided such staff 1024
members have applied for all available federal and state scholarships 1025
and grants, and such assistance does not exceed such staff members' 1026
financial need. Individual staff members shall apply for such 1027
unexpended funds in a manner determined by the commissioner. The 1028
commissioner shall determine how such unexpended funds shall be 1029
distributed. 1030
(3) If funds appropriated for the purposes of subsection (c) of this 1031
section are not expended pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, 1032
deposited pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, or used 1033
pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the commissioner may 1034
use such unexpended funds to support local school readiness programs. 1035
The commissioner may use such funds for purposes including, but not 1036
limited to, (A) assisting local school readiness programs in meeting and 1037
maintaining accreditation requirements, (B) providing training in 1038
implementing the preschool assessment and curriculum frameworks, 1039
including training to enhance literacy teaching skills, (C) developing a 1040
state-wide preschool curriculum, (D) developing student assessments 1041
for students in grades kindergarten to two, inclusive, (E) developing 1042
and implementing best practices for parents in supporting preschool 1043
and kindergarten student learning, (F) developing and implementing 1044
strategies for children to successfully transition to preschool and from 1045
preschool to kindergarten, including through parental engagement and 1046
whole-family supports that may be utilized through the two -1047
generational initiative, established pursuant to section 17b-112l, or 1048 Substitute Bill No. 1
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through other available resources, (G) providing for professional 1049
development, including assisting in career ladder advancement, for 1050
school readiness staff, (H) providing supplemental grants to other 1051
towns that are eligible for grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 1052
section, and (I) developing a plan to provide spaces in an accredited 1053
school readiness program or a school readiness program seeking 1054
accreditation to all eligible children who reside in an area or town 1055
described in subparagraphs (A) to (D), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of 1056
subsection (d) of this section. 1057
(f) Any school readiness program that receives funds pursuant to this 1058
section or section 10-16u shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, 1059
national origin, gender, religion or disability. For purposes of this 1060
section, a nonsectarian program means any public or private school 1061
readiness program that is not violative of the Establishment Clause of 1062
the Constitution of the State of Connecticut or the Establishment Clause 1063
of the Constitution of the United States of America. 1064
(g) Subject to the provisions of this subsection, no funds received by 1065
a town pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section or section 10-16u 1066
shall be used to supplant federal, state or local funding received by such 1067
town for early childhood education, provided a town may use an 1068
amount determined in accordance with this subsection for coordination, 1069
program evaluation and administration. Such amount shall be at least 1070
five per cent of the total grant allocation, but not more than seventy-five 1071
thousand dollars and shall be determined by the commissioner based 1072
on the school readiness grant award allocated to the town pursuant to 1073
subsection (c) or (d) of this section or section 10-16u and the number of 1074
operating sites for coordination, program evaluation and 1075
administration. Such amount shall be increased by an amount equal to 1076
local funding provided for early childhood education coordination, 1077
program evaluation and administration, not to exceed twenty-five 1078
thousand dollars. Each town that receives a grant pursuant to 1079
subsection (c) or (d) of this section or section 10-16u shall designate a 1080
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administration and to act as a liaison between the town and the 1082
commissioner. Each school readiness program that receives funds 1083
pursuant to this section or section 10-16u shall provide information to 1084
the commissioner or the school readiness council, as requested, that is 1085
necessary for purposes of any school readiness program evaluation. 1086
(h) Any town receiving a grant pursuant to this section may use such 1087
grant, with the approval of the commissioner, to prepare a facility or 1088
staff for operating a school readiness program and shall be adjusted 1089
based on the number of days of operation of a school readiness program 1090
if a shorter term of operation is approved by the commissioner. 1091
(i) A town may use grant funds to purchase spaces for eligible 1092
children who reside in such town at an accredited school readiness 1093
program located in another town. A regional school readiness council 1094
may use grant funds to purchase spaces for eligible children who reside 1095
in the region covered by the council at an accredited school readiness 1096
program located outside such region. 1097
(j) Children enrolled in school readiness programs funded pursuant 1098
to this section shall not be counted (1) as resident students for purposes 1099
of subdivision (22) of section 10-262f, or (2) in the determination of 1100
average daily membership pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) 1101
of section 10-261. 1102
(k) (1) Up to two per cent of the amount of the appropriation for this 1103
section may be allocated to the competitive grant program pursuant to 1104
subsection (d) of this section. The determination of the amount of such 1105
allocation shall be made on or before August first. 1106
(2) Up to two per cent of the amount of the appropriation for this 1107
section may be used by the commissioner in a manner consistent with 1108
the provisions of section 10-509. 1109
[(l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 1110
thereafter, any school readiness program that (1) is licensed by the 1111
Office of Early Childhood pursuant to chapter 368a, (2) provides full-1112 Substitute Bill No. 1
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day and year-round child care and education programs for children, 1113
and (3) receives funds pursuant to this section or section 10-16u, shall 1114
use any amount of the per child cost as described in subdivision (1) of 1115
subsection (b) of section 10-16q that is over the amount of eight 1116
thousand nine hundred twenty-seven dollars, exclusively to increase 1117
the salaries of those individuals with direct responsibility for teaching 1118
or caring for children in a classroom at such school readiness program.] 1119
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section and 1120
section 16 of this act: 1121
(1) "Compensation schedule" means the early childhood educator 1122
compensation schedule developed by the Office of Early Childhood 1123
pursuant to section 10-531 of the general statutes, as amended by this 1124
act; 1125
(2) "Early childhood care and education program" means a child care 1126
services provider, early childhood education program or license-exempt 1127
early childhood provider; 1128
(3) "Child care services provider" means a child care center or a group 1129
child care home, as those terms are described in section 19a-77 of the 1130
general statutes, as amended by this act; 1131
(4) "Early childhood education program" means a private preschool 1132
program, a school readiness program or program pursuant to section 8-1133
210 of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 1134
(5) "School readiness program" has the same meaning as provided in 1135
section 10-16p of the general statutes, as amended by this act; 1136
(6) "License-exempt early childhood provider" means any child care 1137
services provider or school readiness program that accepts state funds 1138
for infant, toddler and preschool spaces associated with such program 1139
that is not required to be licensed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 1140
19a-77 of the general statutes, and is located in a public school building 1141
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(7) "Employee" means a person who is employed by an early 1143
childhood care and education program and meets the eligibility criteria 1144
described in the compensation schedule and policy developed by the 1145
Office of Early Childhood pursuant to subsection (e) of this section; 1146
(8) "Base salary" means the annual salary that an employee was paid 1147
on December 31, 2021, or, if the position was vacant on December 31, 1148
2021, the starting annual salary for such position on said date; 1149
(9) "Benefits amount" means seven thousand five hundred dollars; 1150
(10) "Individual employee salary enhancement amount" means, for 1151
any fiscal year, the sum of (A) the difference between (i) the salary 1152
prescribed in the compensation schedule for an employee, and (ii) the 1153
amount of such employee's base salary, and (B) the benefits amount; 1154
(11) "Salary enhancement amount" means the sum of the total 1155
individual employee salary enhancement amounts for all employees of 1156
an early childhood care and education program for the fiscal year; and 1157
(12) "Family child care home" has the same meaning as provided in 1158
section 19a-77 of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 1159
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 1160
thereafter, the Office of Early Childhood shall administer the early 1161
childhood care and education salary enhancement grant program. The 1162
office shall annually pay to each early childhood care and education 1163
program a salary enhancement grant in the amount of such program's 1164
salary enhancement amount. Such programs shall distribute such grant 1165
funds to its employees in accordance with the policy developed by the 1166
Commissioner of Early Childhood pursuant to subsection (e) of this 1167
section. 1168
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 1169
thereafter, the office shall annually pay to each family child care home 1170
a salary enhancement grant as follows: (1) Twenty thousand dollars for 1171
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each full-time assistant or substitute staff member approved by the 1173
Commissioner of Early Childhood pursuant to section 19a-87b of the 1174
general statutes, and (3) three thousand dollars for each part-time 1175
assistant or substitute staff member approved by the commissioner 1176
pursuant to section 19a-87b of the general statutes, and employed by the 1177
family child care home. The licensee shall distribute such grant funds in 1178
accordance with the policy developed by the commissioner pursuant to 1179
subsection (e) of this section. 1180
(d) Each early childhood care and education program shall register, 1181
at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the commissioner, 1182
with the Office of Early Childhood to receive a grant under the program. 1183
Upon registration, such program shall provide any information 1184
required by the office, in accordance with the policy developed by the 1185
commissioner pursuant to subsection (e) of this section. 1186
(e) Not later than October 1, 2022, the commissioner shall develop a 1187
policy for the administration of the early childhood care and education 1188
salary enhancement grant program. The policy shall include, but need 1189
not be limited to, eligibility criteria for the program, the registration 1190
process for the program, the distribution requirements of the grant and 1191
any other requirements the commissioner deems necessary. 1192
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) On and after July 1, 2022, each 1193
employee of an early childhood care and education program shall be 1194
paid an annual salary as prescribed in the compensation schedule 1195
developed pursuant to section 10-531 of the general statutes, as 1196
amended by this act, except if an employee's salary is greater than the 1197
amount prescribed in such compensation schedule then such employee 1198
shall be paid such greater amount. 1199
Sec. 17. Section 10-531 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1200
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 1201
(a) As used in this section: 1202
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school readiness program that accepts state funds for infant, toddler and 1204
preschool spaces associated with such program; 1205
(2) "Employee" means any person who is employed by an early 1206
childhood care and education program and meets the [applicable staff 1207
qualifications requirement, as defined in section 10-16p] eligibility 1208
criteria described in the compensation schedule and policy developed 1209
by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant to subsection (e) of section 1 1210
of this act; 1211
(3) "Compensation" means the salary, wages, benefits and other 1212
forms of valuable consideration earned by and provided to an employee 1213
in remuneration for services rendered; [and] 1214
(4) "Compensation schedule" means a list or lists specifying a series 1215
of compensation steps and ranges; [.] 1216
(5) "Early childhood care and education program" means a child care 1217
services provider or an early childhood education program; 1218
(6) "Child care services provider" means a child care center or a group 1219
child care home, as those terms are described in section 19a-77, as 1220
amended by this act; 1221
(7) "Early childhood education program" means a private preschool 1222
program, a school readiness program or program pursuant to section 8-1223
210, as amended by this act; and 1224
(8) "School readiness program" has the same meaning as provided in 1225
section 10-16p, as amended by this act. 1226
(b) The Office of Early Childhood shall establish, after notice and 1227
opportunity for public comment, a proposed early childhood educator 1228
compensation schedule for employees of early childhood education 1229
programs. 1230
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proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule: (A) Level 1232
of education, (B) training in early childhood education or child 1233
development, (C) relevant employment experience, including the 1234
number of years an individual has been employed in an early childhood 1235
education program, (D) compensation levels for certified teachers 1236
employed in a preschool program operated by a local or regional board 1237
of education or regional educational service center, and (E) cost of living 1238
in the state. 1239
(2) In developing the proposed early childhood educator 1240
compensation schedule, the office may (A) consider the findings and 1241
recommendations provided in "A Plan to Assist Early Education State 1242
Funded Providers to Degree Attainment and Increased Compensation" 1243
created by the office, pursuant to section 4 of public act 15-134, to create 1244
a standardized salary scale and incentive package for early childhood 1245
educators, (B) utilize state and federal funding, and (C) examine existing 1246
programs that address early childhood educator compensation and staff 1247
retention through financial incentives, such as bonuses for degree or 1248
course completion. 1249
(3) The office shall establish a recommended minimum salary for 1250
employees as part of the proposed early childhood educator 1251
compensation schedule. 1252
(d) Not later than January 1, 2021, the office shall submit the proposed 1253
early childhood educator compensation schedule and a report to the 1254
joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 1255
of matters relating to education and appropriations and the budgets of 1256
state agencies, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such 1257
report shall include: (1) Any recommendations for legislation relating to 1258
state-wide implementation of the proposed early childhood educator 1259
compensation schedule, (2) an estimate of the cost of implementing the 1260
proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule state-wide, 1261
(3) an analysis of the effect of the state-wide implementation of the 1262
proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule on the 1263
number of available preschool seats, and (4) an explanation of how the 1264 Substitute Bill No. 1
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proposed early childhood educator compensation schedule will be 1265
included in any quality rating and improvement system developed by 1266
the office, pursuant to subdivision (15) of subsection (b) of section 10-1267
500. 1268
(e) Not later than January 1, 2023, the office shall amend the 1269
compensation schedule to include employees of early childhood care 1270
and education programs. 1271
Sec. 18. (Effective July 1, 2022) The sum of sixty thousand dollars is 1272
appropriated to the Department of Education from the General Fund, 1273
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for the purpose of hiring a full-1274
time employee to administer the grant program to provide grants to 1275
local and regional boards of education for the purpose of hiring and 1276
retaining additional school social workers and school psychologists 1277
described in section 2 of this act. 1278
Sec. 19. (Effective July 1, 2022) The sum of thirty thousand dollars is 1279
appropriated to the Department of Education from the General Fund, 1280
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for the purpose of hiring a full-1281
time employee to administer the minority teacher candidate scholarship 1282
program established pursuant to section 9 of this act. 1283
Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) The sum of five hundred ninety 1284
thousand dollars of the amount appropriated in section 21 of this act to 1285
the Department of Public Health for school-based health clinics, for the 1286
fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, shall be made available for a grant to 1287
each of the thirty-six recommended sites for expanded mental health 1288
services contained in the final report of the School-Based Health Center 1289
Expansion Working Group, established pursuant to section 16 of public 1290
act 21-35. 1291
Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) The sum of twenty-one million two 1292
hundred forty thousand dollars is appropriated to the Department of 1293
Public Health from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1294
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health centers to include mental health services in accordance with the 1296
provisions of section 20 of this act. 1297
Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) The sum of thirteen million dollars is 1298
allocated, in accordance with the provisions of special act 21-1, from the 1299
federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of 1300
section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 1301
2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, to the Department of 1302
Education, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, for support to the 1303
existing fifteen districts participating in the Learner Engagement and 1304
Attendance Program (LEAP) and expanding participation in the LEAP 1305
program to include five additional high-need districts. 1306
Sec. 23. (Effective from passage) The sum of thirteen million dollars is 1307
allocated, in accordance with the provisions of special act 21-1, from the 1308
federal funds designated for the state pursuant to the provisions of 1309
section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the American Rescue Plan Act of 1310
2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, to the Department of 1311
Education, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for support to the 1312
existing twenty districts participating in the Learner Engagement and 1313
Attendance Program (LEAP). 1314
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 6 from passage 10-212a
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 21a-286
Sec. 8 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 10 from passage New section
Sec. 11 from passage New section
Sec. 12 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 13 July 1, 2022 10-16q(b)(1) Substitute Bill No. 1
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Sec. 14 July 1, 2022 10-16p
Sec. 15 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 16 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 17 July 1, 2022 10-531
Sec. 18 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 19 July 1, 2022 New section
Sec. 20 from passage New section
Sec. 21 from passage New section
Sec. 22 from passage New section
Sec. 23 from passage New section
ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP