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6		-	Public Act No. 23-21
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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9	19		AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION.
10	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
11	21		Assembly convened:
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13		-	Section 1. Section 10-221a of the general statutes is repealed and the
14		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
15		-	(a) For classes graduating from 1988 to 2003, inclusive, no local or
16		-	regional board of education shall permit any student to graduate from
17		-	high school or grant a diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily
18		-	completed a minimum of twenty credits, not fewer than four of which
19		-	shall be in English, not fewer than three in mathematics, not fewer than
20		-	three in social studies, not fewer than two in science, not fewer than one
21		-	in the arts or vocational education and not fewer than one in physical
22		-	education.
23		-	(b) For classes graduating from 2004 to 2022, inclusive, no local or
24		-	regional board of education shall permit any student to graduate from
25		-	high school or grant a diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily
26		-	completed a minimum of twenty credits, not fewer than four of which
27		-	shall be in English, not fewer than three in mathematics, not fewer than
28		-	three in social studies, including at least a one-half credit course on
29		-	civics and American government, not fewer than two in science, not
30		-	fewer than one in the arts or vocational education and not fewer than Senate Bill No. 1165
	23	+	Section 1. Section 10-221a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	24	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 2
	25	+	(a) For classes graduating from 1988 to 2003, inclusive, no local or 3
	26	+	regional board of education shall permit any student to graduate from 4
	27	+	high school or grant a diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily 5
	28	+	completed a minimum of twenty credits, not fewer than four of which 6
	29	+	shall be in English, not fewer than three in mathematics, not fewer than 7
	30	+	three in social studies, not fewer than two in science, not fewer than one 8
	31	+	in the arts or vocational education and not fewer than one in physical 9
	32	+	education. 10
	33	+	(b) For classes graduating from 2004 to 2022, inclusive, no local or 11
	34	+	regional board of education shall permit any student to graduate from 12
	35	+	high school or grant a diploma to any student who has not satisfactorily 13
	36	+	completed a minimum of twenty credits, not fewer than four of which 14
	37	+	shall be in English, not fewer than three in mathematics, not fewer than 15
	38	+	three in social studies, including at least a one-half credit course on 16 Bill No. 1165
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34		-	one in physical education.
35		-	(c) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each
36		-	graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall
37		-	permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a diploma to
38		-	any student who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty-
39		-	five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine credits in the humanities,
40		-	including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits in science, technology,
41		-	engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in physical education and
42		-	wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety education, as described in
43		-	section 10-16b, as amended by this act; and (5) one credit in world
44		-	languages, subject to the provisions of subsection [(g)] (h) of this section.
45		-	[; and (6)] A local or regional board of education may require a student
46		-	to complete a one credit mastery-based diploma assessment in order to
47		-	graduate from high school or be granted a diploma.
48		-	(d) Commencing with classes graduating in 2027, and for each
49		-	graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall
50		-	permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a diploma to
51		-	any student who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty-
52		-	five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine credits in the humanities,
53		-	including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits in science, technology,
54		-	engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in physical education and
55		-	wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety education, as described in
56		-	section 10-16b, as amended by this act; (5) one credit in world languages,
57		-	subject to the provisions of subsection (h) of this section; and (6) one-
58		-	half credit in personal financial management and financial literacy,
59		-	which may count towards the requirement described in subdivision (1)
60		-	of this subsection or as an elective credit. A local or regional board of
61		-	education may require a student to complete a one credit mastery-based
62		-	diploma assessment in order to graduate from high school or be granted
63		-	a diploma.
64		-	[(d)] (e) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each Senate Bill No. 1165
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	45	+	civics and American government, not fewer than two in science, not 17
	46	+	fewer than one in the arts or vocational education and not fewer than 18
	47	+	one in physical education. 19
	48	+	(c) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each 20
	49	+	graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall 21
	50	+	permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a diploma to 22
	51	+	any student who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty-23
	52	+	five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine credits in the humanities, 24
	53	+	including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits in science, technology, 25
	54	+	engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in physical education and 26
	55	+	wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety education, as described in 27
	56	+	section 10-16b; (5) one credit in world languages, subject to the 28
	57	+	provisions of subsection [(g)] (h) of this section; and (6) a one credit 29
	58	+	mastery-based diploma assessment. 30
	59	+	(d) Commencing with classes graduating in 2027, and for each 31
	60	+	graduating class thereafter, no local or regional board of education shall 32
	61	+	permit any student to graduate from high school or grant a diploma to 33
	62	+	any student who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty-34
	63	+	five credits, including not fewer than: (1) Nine credits in the humanities, 35
	64	+	including civics and the arts; (2) nine credits in science, technology, 36
	65	+	engineering and mathematics; (3) one credit in physical education and 37
	66	+	wellness; (4) one credit in health and safety education, as described in 38
	67	+	section 10-16b; (5) one credit in world languages, subject to the 39
	68	+	provisions of subsection (h) of this section; (6) one-half credit in personal 40
	69	+	financial management and financial literacy; and (7) a one-credit, 41
	70	+	mastery-based diploma assessment. 42
	71	+	[(d)] (e) Commencing with classes graduating in 2023, and for each 43
	72	+	graduating class thereafter, local and regional boards of education shall 44
	73	+	provide adequate student support and remedial services for students 45
	74	+	beginning in grade seven. Such student support and remedial services 46
	75	+	shall provide alternate means for a student to complete any of the high 47
	76	+	school graduation requirements described in subsection (c) or (d) of this 48
	77	+	section, if such student is unable to satisfactorily complete any of the 49 Bill No. 1165
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68		-	graduating class thereafter, local and regional boards of education shall
69		-	provide adequate student support and remedial services for students
70		-	beginning in grade seven. Such student support and remedial services
71		-	shall provide alternate means for a student to complete any of the high
72		-	school graduation requirements described in subsection (c) or (d) of this
73		-	section, if such student is unable to satisfactorily complete any of the
74		-	required courses or exams. Such student support and remedial services
75		-	shall include, but not be limited to, (1) allowing students to retake
76		-	courses in summer school or through an on-line course; (2) allowing
77		-	students to enroll in a class offered at a constituent unit of the state
78		-	system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, pursuant to
79		-	subdivision (4) of subsection [(g)] (h) of this section; (3) allowing
80		-	students who received a failing score, as determined by the
81		-	Commissioner of Education, on an end of the school year exam to take
82		-	an alternate form of the exam; and (4) allowing those students whose
83		-	individualized education programs state that such students are eligible
84		-	for an alternate assessment to demonstrate competency on any of the
85		-	five core courses through success on such alternate assessment.
86		-	[(e)] (f) Any student who presents a certificate from a physician or
87		-	advanced practice registered nurse stating that, in the opinion of the
88		-	physician or advanced practice registered nurse, participation in
89		-	physical education is medically contraindicated because of the physical
90		-	condition of such student, shall be excused from the physical education
91		-	requirement, provided the credit for physical education may be fulfilled
92		-	by an elective.
93		-	[(f)] (g) Determination of eligible credits shall be at the discretion of
94		-	the local or regional board of education, provided the primary focus of
95		-	the curriculum of eligible credits corresponds directly to the subject
96		-	matter of the specified course requirements. The local or regional board
97		-	of education may permit a student to graduate during a period of
98		-	expulsion pursuant to section 10-233d, if the board determines the Senate Bill No. 1165
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102		-	student has satisfactorily completed the necessary credits pursuant to
103		-	this section. The requirements of this section shall apply to any student
104		-	requiring special education pursuant to section 10-76a, except when the
105		-	planning and placement team for such student determines the
106		-	requirement not to be appropriate. For purposes of this section, a credit
107		-	shall consist of not less than the equivalent of a forty-minute class period
108		-	for each school day of a school year except for a credit or part of a credit
109		-	toward high school graduation earned (1) at an institution accredited by
110		-	the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher
111		-	Education or regionally accredited, (2) through on-line coursework that
112		-	is in accordance with a policy adopted pursuant to subsection [(g)] (h)
113		-	of this section, or (3) through a demonstration of mastery based on
114		-	competency and performance standards, in accordance with guidelines
115		-	adopted by the State Board of Education.
116		-	[(g)] (h) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and
117		-	that are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content
118		-	standards, adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section
119		-	10-4, shall satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section,
120		-	except that a local or regional board of education may grant a student
121		-	credit (1) toward meeting the high school graduation requirements
122		-	upon the successful demonstration of mastery of the subject matter
123		-	content described in this section achieved through educational
124		-	experiences and opportunities that provide flexible and multiple
125		-	pathways to learning, including cross -curricular graduation
126		-	requirements, career and technical education, virtual learning, work-
127		-	based learning, service learning, dual enrollment and early college,
128		-	courses taken in middle school, internships and student-designed
129		-	independent studies, provided such demonstration of mastery is in
130		-	accordance with such state-wide subject matter content standards; (2)
131		-	toward meeting a specified course requirement upon the successful
132		-	completion in grade seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of
133		-	which corresponds directly to the subject matter of a specified course Senate Bill No. 1165
	84	+	required courses or exams. Such student support and remedial services 50
	85	+	shall include, but not be limited to, (1) allowing students to retake 51
	86	+	courses in summer school or through an on-line course; (2) allowing 52
	87	+	students to enroll in a class offered at a constituent unit of the state 53
	88	+	system of higher education, as defined in section 10a-1, pursuant to 54
	89	+	subdivision (4) of subsection [(g)] (h) of this section; (3) allowing 55
	90	+	students who received a failing score, as determined by the 56
	91	+	Commissioner of Education, on an end of the school year exam to take 57
	92	+	an alternate form of the exam; and (4) allowing those students whose 58
	93	+	individualized education programs state that such students are eligible 59
	94	+	for an alternate assessment to demonstrate competency on any of the 60
	95	+	five core courses through success on such alternate assessment. 61
	96	+	[(e)] (f) Any student who presents a certificate from a physician or 62
	97	+	advanced practice registered nurse stating that, in the opinion of the 63
	98	+	physician or advanced practice registered nurse, participation in 64
	99	+	physical education is medically contraindicated because of the physical 65
	100	+	condition of such student, shall be excused from the physical education 66
	101	+	requirement, provided the credit for physical education may be fulfilled 67
	102	+	by an elective. 68
	103	+	[(f)] (g) Determination of eligible credits shall be at the discretion of 69
	104	+	the local or regional board of education, provided the primary focus of 70
	105	+	the curriculum of eligible credits corresponds directly to the subject 71
	106	+	matter of the specified course requirements. The local or regional board 72
	107	+	of education may permit a student to graduate during a period of 73
	108	+	expulsion pursuant to section 10-233d, if the board determines the 74
	109	+	student has satisfactorily completed the necessary credits pursuant to 75
	110	+	this section. The requirements of this section shall apply to any student 76
	111	+	requiring special education pursuant to section 10-76a, except when the 77
	112	+	planning and placement team for such student determines the 78
	113	+	requirement not to be appropriate. For purposes of this section, a credit 79
	114	+	shall consist of not less than the equivalent of a forty-minute class period 80
	115	+	for each school day of a school year except for a credit or part of a credit 81
	116	+	toward high school graduation earned (1) at an institution accredited by 82 Bill No. 1165
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137		-	requirement in grades nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the
138		-	high school graduation requirement upon the successful completion of
139		-	a world language course (A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-
140		-	line coursework, or (C) offered privately through a nonprofit provider,
141		-	provided such student achieves a passing grade on an examination
142		-	prescribed, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of
143		-	Education and such credits do not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the
144		-	high school graduation requirement upon achievement of a passing
145		-	grade on a subject area proficiency examination identified and
146		-	approved, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of
147		-	Education, regardless of the number of hours the student spent in a
148		-	public school classroom learning such subject matter; (5) toward
149		-	meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful
150		-	completion of coursework during the school year or summer months at
151		-	an institution accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education
152		-	or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited. One three-credit
153		-	semester course, or its equivalent, at such an institution shall equal one-
154		-	half credit for purposes of this section; or (6) toward meeting the high
155		-	school graduation requirement upon the successful completion of on-
156		-	line coursework, provided the local or regional board of education has
157		-	adopted a policy in accordance with this subdivision for the granting of
158		-	credit for on-line coursework. Such a policy shall ensure, at a minimum,
159		-	that (A) the workload required by the on-line course is equivalent to that
160		-	of a similar course taught in a traditional classroom setting, (B) the
161		-	content is rigorous and aligned with curriculum guidelines approved
162		-	by the State Board of Education, where appropriate, (C) the course
163		-	engages students and has interactive components, which may include,
164		-	but are not limited to, required interactions between students and their
165		-	teachers, participation in on-line demonstrations, discussion boards or
166		-	virtual labs, (D) the program of instruction for such on-line coursework
167		-	is planned, ongoing and systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by
168		-	teachers who are certified in the state or another state and have received
169		-	training on teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by Senate Bill No. 1165
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	123	+	the Board of Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher 83
	124	+	Education or regionally accredited, (2) through on-line coursework that 84
	125	+	is in accordance with a policy adopted pursuant to subsection [(g)] (h) 85
	126	+	of this section, or (3) through a demonstration of mastery based on 86
	127	+	competency and performance standards, in accordance with guidelines 87
	128	+	adopted by the State Board of Education. 88
	129	+	[(g)] (h) Only courses taken in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and 89
	130	+	that are in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content 90
	131	+	standards, adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 91
	132	+	10-4, shall satisfy the graduation requirements set forth in this section, 92
	133	+	except that a local or regional board of education may grant a student 93
	134	+	credit (1) toward meeting the high school graduation requirements 94
	135	+	upon the successful demonstration of mastery of the subject matter 95
	136	+	content described in this section achieved through educational 96
	137	+	experiences and opportunities that provide flexible and multiple 97
	138	+	pathways to learning, including cross -curricular graduation 98
	139	+	requirements, career and technical education, virtual learning, work-99
	140	+	based learning, service learning, dual enrollment and early college, 100
	141	+	courses taken in middle school, internships and student-designed 101
	142	+	independent studies, provided such demonstration of mastery is in 102
	143	+	accordance with such state-wide subject matter content standards; (2) 103
	144	+	toward meeting a specified course requirement upon the successful 104
	145	+	completion in grade seven or eight of any course, the primary focus of 105
	146	+	which corresponds directly to the subject matter of a specified course 106
	147	+	requirement in grades nine to twelve, inclusive; (3) toward meeting the 107
	148	+	high school graduation requirement upon the successful completion of 108
	149	+	a world language course (A) in grade six, seven or eight, (B) through on-109
	150	+	line coursework, or (C) offered privately through a nonprofit provider, 110
	151	+	provided such student achieves a passing grade on an examination 111
	152	+	prescribed, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 112
	153	+	Education and such credits do not exceed four; (4) toward meeting the 113
	154	+	high school graduation requirement upon achievement of a passing 114
	155	+	grade on a subject area proficiency examination identified and 115
	156	+	approved, within available appropriations, by the Commissioner of 116 Bill No. 1165
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173		-	institutions of higher education that are accredited by the Board of
174		-	Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or
175		-	regionally accredited.
176		-	[(h)] (i) A local or regional board of education may offer one-half
177		-	credit in community service which, if satisfactorily completed, shall
178		-	qualify for high school graduation credit pursuant to this section,
179		-	provided such community service is supervised by a certified school
180		-	administrator or teacher and consists of not less than fifty hours of actual
181		-	service that may be performed at times when school is not regularly in
182		-	session and not less than ten hours of related classroom instruction. For
183		-	purposes of this section, community service does not include partisan
184		-	political activities. The State Board of Education shall assist local and
185		-	regional boards of education in meeting the requirements of this section.
186		-	The State Board of Education shall award a community service
187		-	recognition award to any student who satisfactorily completes fifty
188		-	hours or more of community service in accordance with the provisions
189		-	of this subsection.
190		-	[(i)] (j) (1) A local or regional board of education may award a
191		-	diploma to a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103,
192		-	which veteran or person served during World War II or the Korean
193		-	hostilities, as described in section 51-49h, or during the Vietnam Era, as
194		-	defined in section 27-103, withdrew from high school prior to
195		-	graduation in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States and
196		-	did not receive a diploma as a consequence of such service.
197		-	(2) A local or regional board of education may award a diploma to
198		-	any person who (A) withdrew from high school prior to graduation to
199		-	work in a job that assisted the war effort during World War II, December
200		-	7, 1941, to December 31, 1946, inclusive, (B) did not receive a diploma as
201		-	a consequence of such work, and (C) has been a resident of the state for
202		-	at least fifty consecutive years. Senate Bill No. 1165
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206		-	(3) (A) A local or regional board of education under whose
207		-	jurisdiction a student would otherwise be attending school if such
208		-	student were not educated under the oversight of the education unit of
209		-	the Department of Children and Families established pursuant to
210		-	section 17a-3b, shall award a diploma to any such student seventeen
211		-	years of age or older who satisfactorily completes the minimum credits
212		-	required pursuant to this section for students graduating in the year in
213		-	which such diploma is awarded.
214		-	(B) If no such local or regional board of education can be identified,
215		-	the Department of Children and Families shall determine whether a
216		-	student educated under the oversight of the education unit of the
217		-	department who is seventeen years of age or older has satisfactorily
218		-	completed the minimum credits required pursuant to this section for
219		-	students graduating in the year in which a diploma is sought by such
220		-	student and the department shall award a diploma to any such student
221		-	who has met such requirement.
222		-	[(j)] (k) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school
223		-	year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall create a
224		-	student success plan for each student enrolled in a public school,
225		-	beginning in grade six. Such student success plan shall include a
226		-	student's career and academic choices in grades six to twelve, inclusive.
227		-	Beginning in grade six, such student success plan shall provide evidence
228		-	of career exploration in each grade including, but not limited to, careers
229		-	in manufacturing. The Department of Education shall revise and issue
230		-	to local and regional boards of education guidance regarding changes
231		-	to such student success plans. On and after July 1, 2020, in creating such
232		-	student success plans, consideration shall be given to career and
233		-	academic choices in computer science, science, technology, engineering
234		-	and mathematics. On and after July 1, 2021, such student success plans
235		-	shall be created, if possible, in collaboration with each student and the
236		-	parent or guardian of such student. On and after July 1, 2022, such Senate Bill No. 1165
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	164	+	public school classroom learning such subject matter; (5) toward 118
	165	+	meeting the high school graduation requirement upon the successful 119
	166	+	completion of coursework during the school year or summer months at 120
	167	+	an institution accredited by the Board of Regents for Higher Education 121
	168	+	or Office of Higher Education or regionally accredited. One three-credit 122
	169	+	semester course, or its equivalent, at such an institution shall equal one-123
	170	+	half credit for purposes of this section; or (6) toward meeting the high 124
	171	+	school graduation requirement upon the successful completion of on-125
	172	+	line coursework, provided the local or regional board of education has 126
	173	+	adopted a policy in accordance with this subdivision for the granting of 127
	174	+	credit for on-line coursework. Such a policy shall ensure, at a minimum, 128
	175	+	that (A) the workload required by the on-line course is equivalent to that 129
	176	+	of a similar course taught in a traditional classroom setting, (B) the 130
	177	+	content is rigorous and aligned with curriculum guidelines approved 131
	178	+	by the State Board of Education, where appropriate, (C) the course 132
	179	+	engages students and has interactive components, which may include, 133
	180	+	but are not limited to, required interactions between students and their 134
	181	+	teachers, participation in on-line demonstrations, discussion boards or 135
	182	+	virtual labs, (D) the program of instruction for such on-line coursework 136
	183	+	is planned, ongoing and systematic, and (E) the courses are (i) taught by 137
	184	+	teachers who are certified in the state or another state and have received 138
	185	+	training on teaching in an on-line environment, or (ii) offered by 139
	186	+	institutions of higher education that are accredited by the Board of 140
	187	+	Regents for Higher Education or Office of Higher Education or 141
	188	+	regionally accredited. 142
	189	+	[(h)] (i) A local or regional board of education may offer one-half 143
	190	+	credit in community service which, if satisfactorily completed, shall 144
	191	+	qualify for high school graduation credit pursuant to this section, 145
	192	+	provided such community service is supervised by a certified school 146
	193	+	administrator or teacher and consists of not less than fifty hours of actual 147
	194	+	service that may be performed at times when school is not regularly in 148
	195	+	session and not less than ten hours of related classroom instruction. For 149
	196	+	purposes of this section, community service does not include partisan 150 Bill No. 1165
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240		-	student success plans shall, to the extent it does not conflict with the
241		-	career choices of the student or such student's parent or guardian,
242		-	include an academic plan that is in compliance with the challenging
243		-	curriculum policy adopted by the local or regional board of education
244		-	pursuant to section 10-221x, as amended by this act.
245		-	[(k)] (l) Commencing with classes graduating in 2018, and for each
246		-	graduating class thereafter, a local or regional board of education may
247		-	affix the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy, as described in subsection
248		-	(f) of section 10-5, to a diploma awarded to a student who has achieved
249		-	a high level of proficiency in English and one or more foreign languages,
250		-	as defined in said subsection (f). The local or regional board of education
251		-	shall include on such student's transcript a designation that the student
252		-	received the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy.
253		-	Sec. 2. Section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the
254		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023):
255		-	(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall
256		-	include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally
257		-	qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education;
258		-	personal financial management and financial literacy; health and safety,
259		-	including, but not limited to, human growth and development,
260		-	nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in
261		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10-16qq, disease prevention
262		-	and cancer awareness, including, but not limited to, age and
263		-	developmentally appropriate instruction in performing self -
264		-	examinations for the purposes of screening for breast cancer and
265		-	testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, mental
266		-	and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, substance
267		-	abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use and
268		-	related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social
269		-	media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang
270		-	membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, Senate Bill No. 1165
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	203	+	political activities. The State Board of Education shall assist local and 151
	204	+	regional boards of education in meeting the requirements of this section. 152
	205	+	The State Board of Education shall award a community service 153
	206	+	recognition award to any student who satisfactorily completes fifty 154
	207	+	hours or more of community service in accordance with the provisions 155
	208	+	of this subsection. 156
	209	+	[(i)] (j) (1) A local or regional board of education may award a 157
	210	+	diploma to a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, 158
	211	+	which veteran or person served during World War II or the Korean 159
	212	+	hostilities, as described in section 51-49h, or during the Vietnam Era, as 160
	213	+	defined in section 27-103, withdrew from high school prior to 161
	214	+	graduation in order to serve in the armed forces of the United States and 162
	215	+	did not receive a diploma as a consequence of such service. 163
	216	+	(2) A local or regional board of education may award a diploma to 164
	217	+	any person who (A) withdrew from high school prior to graduation to 165
	218	+	work in a job that assisted the war effort during World War II, December 166
	219	+	7, 1941, to December 31, 1946, inclusive, (B) did not receive a diploma as 167
	220	+	a consequence of such work, and (C) has been a resident of the state for 168
	221	+	at least fifty consecutive years. 169
	222	+	(3) (A) A local or regional board of education under whose 170
	223	+	jurisdiction a student would otherwise be attending school if such 171
	224	+	student were not educated under the oversight of the education unit of 172
	225	+	the Department of Children and Families established pursuant to 173
	226	+	section 17a-3b, shall award a diploma to any such student seventeen 174
	227	+	years of age or older who satisfactorily completes the minimum credits 175
	228	+	required pursuant to this section for students graduating in the year in 176
	229	+	which such diploma is awarded. 177
	230	+	(B) If no such local or regional board of education can be identified, 178
	231	+	the Department of Children and Families shall determine whether a 179
	232	+	student educated under the oversight of the education unit of the 180
	233	+	department who is seventeen years of age or older has satisfactorily 181
	234	+	completed the minimum credits required pursuant to this section for 182 Bill No. 1165
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274		-	writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical
275		-	education; science, which shall include the climate change curriculum
276		-	described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but
277		-	not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government, history
278		-	and Holocaust and genocide education and awareness in accordance
279		-	with the provisions of section 10-18f; African-American and black
280		-	studies in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16ss; Puerto
281		-	Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the provisions of section
282		-	10-16ss; Native American studies, in accordance with the provisions of
283		-	section 10-16vv; computer programming instruction; and in addition,
284		-	on at least the secondary level, one or more world languages; vocational
285		-	education; and the black and Latino studies course in accordance with
286		-	the provisions of sections 10-16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this
287		-	subsection, world languages shall include American Sign Language,
288		-	provided such subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under
289		-	the supervision of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State
290		-	Board of Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means
291		-	any form of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be
292		-	limited to, dance, music, art and theatre.
293		-	(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take
294		-	a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil
295		-	identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such
296		-	pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is
297		-	made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement.
298		-	(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1,
299		-	1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the
300		-	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of
301		-	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least
302		-	the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that
303		-	such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic.
304		-	(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum Senate Bill No. 1165
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308		-	materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional
309		-	boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to
310		-	this section. The State Board of Education, within available
311		-	appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist
312		-	and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1)
313		-	Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical
314		-	events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American
315		-	and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native
316		-	American studies; (6) personal financial management, including, but
317		-	not limited to, financial literacy as developed in the plan provided under
318		-	section 10-16pp; (7) training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the
319		-	use of automatic external defibrillators; (8) labor history and law,
320		-	including organized labor, the collective bargaining process, existing
321		-	legal protections in the workplace, the history and economics of free
322		-	market capitalism and entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and
323		-	capitalism in the development of the American and world economies;
324		-	(9) climate change consistent with the Next Generation Science
325		-	Standards; (10) topics approved by the state board upon the request of
326		-	local or regional boards of education as part of the program of
327		-	instruction offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (11)
328		-	instruction relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61,
329		-	inclusive. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
330		-	shall be available to each local and regional board of education for the
331		-	development of curriculum on climate change as described in this
332		-	subsection.
333		-	Sec. 3. Section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by section
334		-	32 of public act 22-80, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
335		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):
336		-	(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall
337		-	include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally
338		-	qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; Senate Bill No. 1165
	241	+	students graduating in the year in which a diploma is sought by such 183
	242	+	student and the department shall award a diploma to any such student 184
	243	+	who has met such requirement. 185
	244	+	[(j)] (k) For the school year commencing July 1, 2012, and each school 186
	245	+	year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall create a 187
	246	+	student success plan for each student enrolled in a public school, 188
	247	+	beginning in grade six. Such student success plan shall include a 189
	248	+	student's career and academic choices in grades six to twelve, inclusive. 190
	249	+	Beginning in grade six, such student success plan shall provide evidence 191
	250	+	of career exploration in each grade including, but not limited to, careers 192
	251	+	in manufacturing. The Department of Education shall revise and issue 193
	252	+	to local and regional boards of education guidance regarding changes 194
	253	+	to such student success plans. On and after July 1, 2020, in creating such 195
	254	+	student success plans, consideration shall be given to career and 196
	255	+	academic choices in computer science, science, technology, engineering 197
	256	+	and mathematics. On and after July 1, 2021, such student success plans 198
	257	+	shall be created, if possible, in collaboration with each student and the 199
	258	+	parent or guardian of such student. On and after July 1, 2022, such 200
	259	+	student success plans shall, to the extent it does not conflict with the 201
	260	+	career choices of the student or such student's parent or guardian, 202
	261	+	include an academic plan that is in compliance with the challenging 203
	262	+	curriculum policy adopted by the local or regional board of education 204
	263	+	pursuant to section 10-221x. 205
	264	+	[(k)] (l) Commencing with classes graduating in 2018, and for each 206
	265	+	graduating class thereafter, a local or regional board of education may 207
	266	+	affix the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy, as described in subsection 208
	267	+	(f) of section 10-5, to a diploma awarded to a student who has achieved 209
	268	+	a high level of proficiency in English and one or more foreign languages, 210
	269	+	as defined in said subsection (f). The local or regional board of education 211
	270	+	shall include on such student's transcript a designation that the student 212
	271	+	received the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy. 213
	272	+	Sec. 2. Section 10-16b of the general statutes is repealed and the 214
	273	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 215 Bill No. 1165
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342		-	personal financial management and financial literacy; health and safety,
343		-	including, but not limited to, human growth and development,
344		-	nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in
345		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10-16qq, disease prevention
346		-	and cancer awareness, including, but not limited to, age and
347		-	developmentally appropriate instruction in performing self -
348		-	examinations for the purposes of screening for breast cancer and
349		-	testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, mental
350		-	and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, substance
351		-	abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use and
352		-	related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social
353		-	media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang
354		-	membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading,
355		-	writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical
356		-	education; science, which may include the climate change curriculum
357		-	described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but
358		-	not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government, history
359		-	and Holocaust and genocide education and awareness in accordance
360		-	with the provisions of section 10-18f; African-American and black
361		-	studies in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16ss; Puerto
362		-	Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the provisions of section
363		-	10-16ss; Native American studies, in accordance with the provisions of
364		-	section 10-16vv; Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, in
365		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10-66ww; computer
366		-	programming instruction; and in addition, on at least the secondary
367		-	level, one or more world languages; vocational education; and the black
368		-	and Latino studies course in accordance with the provisions of sections
369		-	10-16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this subsection, world languages
370		-	shall include American Sign Language, provided such subject matter is
371		-	taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who
372		-	holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education. For purposes
373		-	of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing
374		-	arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and Senate Bill No. 1165
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	280	+	(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 216
	281	+	include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 217
	282	+	qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; 218
	283	+	personal financial management and financial literacy; health and safety, 219
	284	+	including, but not limited to, human growth and development, 220
	285	+	nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in 221
	286	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-16qq, disease prevention 222
	287	+	and cancer awareness, including, but not limited to, age and 223
	288	+	developmentally appropriate instruction in performing self -224
	289	+	examinations for the purposes of screening for breast cancer and 225
	290	+	testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, mental 226
	291	+	and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, substance 227
	292	+	abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use and 228
	293	+	related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social 229
	294	+	media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang 230
	295	+	membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, 231
	296	+	writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical 232
	297	+	education; science, which shall include the climate change curriculum 233
	298	+	described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but 234
	299	+	not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government, history 235
	300	+	and Holocaust and genocide education and awareness in accordance 236
	301	+	with the provisions of section 10-18f; African-American and black 237
	302	+	studies in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16ss; Puerto 238
	303	+	Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the provisions of section 239
	304	+	10-16ss; Native American studies, in accordance with the provisions of 240
	305	+	section 10-16vv; computer programming instruction; and in addition, 241
	306	+	on at least the secondary level, one or more world languages; vocational 242
	307	+	education; and the black and Latino studies course in accordance with 243
	308	+	the provisions of sections 10-16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this 244
	309	+	subsection, world languages shall include American Sign Language, 245
	310	+	provided such subject matter is taught by a qualified instructor under 246
	311	+	the supervision of a teacher who holds a certificate issued by the State 247
	312	+	Board of Education. For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means 248
	313	+	any form of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be 249
	314	+	limited to, dance, music, art and theatre. 250 Bill No. 1165
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378		-	theatre.
379		-	(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take
380		-	a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil
381		-	identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such
382		-	pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is
383		-	made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement.
384		-	(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1,
385		-	1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the
386		-	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of
387		-	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least
388		-	the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that
389		-	such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic.
390		-	(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum
391		-	materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional
392		-	boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to
393		-	this section. The State Board of Education, within available
394		-	appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist
395		-	and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1)
396		-	Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical
397		-	events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American
398		-	and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native
399		-	American studies; (6) Asian American and Pacific Islander studies; (7)
400		-	personal financial management, including, but not limited to, financial
401		-	literacy as developed in the plan provided under section 10-16pp; (8)
402		-	training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic
403		-	external defibrillators; (9) labor history and law, including organized
404		-	labor, the collective bargaining process, existing legal protections in the
405		-	workplace, the history and economics of free market capitalism and
406		-	entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism in the
407		-	development of the American and world economies; (10) climate change
408		-	consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (11) topics Senate Bill No. 1165
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412		-	approved by the state board upon the request of local or regional boards
413		-	of education as part of the program of instruction offered pursuant to
414		-	subsection (a) of this section; and (12) instruction relating to the Safe
415		-	Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive. The Department of
416		-	Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available to each local
417		-	and regional board of education for the development of curriculum on
418		-	climate change as described in this subsection.
419		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 10-76ll of the general statutes is
420		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
421		-	2023):
422		-	(b) On or before July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall draft
423		-	a written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education
424		-	services to guarantee that the rights of such parents and children are
425		-	adequately safeguarded and protected during the provision of special
426		-	education and related services under this chapter. Such bill of rights
427		-	shall inform parents of: (1) The right to request consideration of the
428		-	provision of transition services for a child receiving special education
429		-	services who is eighteen to twenty-one, inclusive, years of age, (2) the
430		-	right to receive transition resources and materials from the department
431		-	and the local or regional board of education responsible for such child,
432		-	(3) the requirement that the local or regional board of education
433		-	responsible for such child shall create a student success plan for each
434		-	student enrolled in a public school, beginning in grade six, pursuant to
435		-	subsection [(j)] (k) of section 10-221a, as amended by this act, and (4) the
436		-	right of such child to receive realistic and specific postgraduation goals
437		-	as part of such child's individualized education program.
438		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-221x of the general statutes is
439		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
440		-	2023):
441		-	(b) Each local and regional board of education shall create an Senate Bill No. 1165
	321	+	(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take 251
	322	+	a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 252
	323	+	identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 253
	324	+	pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 254
	325	+	made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 255
	326	+	(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 256
	327	+	1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 257
	328	+	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 258
	329	+	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 259
	330	+	the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 260
	331	+	such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 261
	332	+	(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 262
	333	+	materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 263
	334	+	boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 264
	335	+	this section. The State Board of Education, within available 265
	336	+	appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 266
	337	+	and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 267
	338	+	Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 268
	339	+	events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 269
	340	+	and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native 270
	341	+	American studies; (6) personal financial management, including, but 271
	342	+	not limited to, financial literacy as developed in the plan provided under 272
	343	+	section 10-16pp; (7) training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the 273
	344	+	use of automatic external defibrillators; (8) labor history and law, 274
	345	+	including organized labor, the collective bargaining process, existing 275
	346	+	legal protections in the workplace, the history and economics of free 276
	347	+	market capitalism and entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and 277
	348	+	capitalism in the development of the American and world economies; 278
	349	+	(9) climate change consistent with the Next Generation Science 279
	350	+	Standards; (10) topics approved by the state board upon the request of 280
	351	+	local or regional boards of education as part of the program of 281
	352	+	instruction offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; and (11) 282
	353	+	instruction relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, 283 Bill No. 1165
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445		-	academic plan for each student identified under the criteria described in
446		-	subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. In creating an academic
447		-	plan for a student, such plan shall be designed to enroll such student in
448		-	one or more advanced course or programs and allow such student to
449		-	earn college credit or result in career readiness. Each academic plan shall
450		-	be aligned with (1) the courses or programs offered by the local or
451		-	regional board of education, (2) such student's student success plan
452		-	created pursuant to subsection [(j)] (k) of section 10-221a, as amended
453		-	by this act, (3) the high school graduation requirements under section
454		-	10-221a, as amended by this act, and (4) any other policies or standards
455		-	adopted by the board relating to the eligibility for student enrollment in
456		-	advanced courses or programs. A student, or the parent or guardian of
457		-	a student, may decline to implement the provisions of an academic plan
458		-	created for such student.
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	360	+	inclusive. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 284
	361	+	shall be available to each local and regional board of education for the 285
	362	+	development of curriculum on climate change as described in this 286
	363	+	subsection. 287
	364	+	Sec. 3. Section 10-16b of the general statutes, as amended by section 288
	365	+	32 of public act 22-80, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 289
	366	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 290
	367	+	(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 291
	368	+	include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 292
	369	+	qualified teachers, the arts; career education; consumer education; 293
	370	+	personal financial management and financial literacy; health and safety, 294
	371	+	including, but not limited to, human growth and development, 295
	372	+	nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in 296
	373	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-16qq, disease prevention 297
	374	+	and cancer awareness, including, but not limited to, age and 298
	375	+	developmentally appropriate instruction in performing self -299
	376	+	examinations for the purposes of screening for breast cancer and 300
	377	+	testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, mental 301
	378	+	and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, substance 302
	379	+	abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use and 303
	380	+	related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social 304
	381	+	media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang 305
	382	+	membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, 306
	383	+	writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical 307
	384	+	education; science, which may include the climate change curriculum 308
	385	+	described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but 309
	386	+	not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government, history 310
	387	+	and Holocaust and genocide education and awareness in accordance 311
	388	+	with the provisions of section 10-18f; African-American and black 312
	389	+	studies in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16ss; Puerto 313
	390	+	Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the provisions of section 314
	391	+	10-16ss; Native American studies, in accordance with the provisions of 315
	392	+	section 10-16vv; Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, in 316 Bill No. 1165
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	399	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-66ww; computer 317
	400	+	programming instruction; and in addition, on at least the secondary 318
	401	+	level, one or more world languages; vocational education; and the black 319
	402	+	and Latino studies course in accordance with the provisions of sections 320
	403	+	10-16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this subsection, world languages 321
	404	+	shall include American Sign Language, provided such subject matter is 322
	405	+	taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who 323
	406	+	holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education. For purposes 324
	407	+	of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing 325
	408	+	arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and 326
	409	+	theatre. 327
	410	+	(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take 328
	411	+	a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 329
	412	+	identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 330
	413	+	pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 331
	414	+	made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 332
	415	+	(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 333
	416	+	1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 334
	417	+	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 335
	418	+	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 336
	419	+	the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 337
	420	+	such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 338
	421	+	(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 339
	422	+	materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 340
	423	+	boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 341
	424	+	this section. The State Board of Education, within available 342
	425	+	appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 343
	426	+	and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 344
	427	+	Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 345
	428	+	events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 346
	429	+	and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native 347
	430	+	American studies; (6) Asian American and Pacific Islander studies; (7) 348
	431	+	personal financial management, including, but not limited to, financial 349 Bill No. 1165
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	438	+	literacy as developed in the plan provided under section 10-16pp; (8) 350
	439	+	training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic 351
	440	+	external defibrillators; (9) labor history and law, including organized 352
	441	+	labor, the collective bargaining process, existing legal protections in the 353
	442	+	workplace, the history and economics of free market capitalism and 354
	443	+	entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism in the 355
	444	+	development of the American and world economies; (10) climate change 356
	445	+	consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (11) topics 357
	446	+	approved by the state board upon the request of local or regional boards 358
	447	+	of education as part of the program of instruction offered pursuant to 359
	448	+	subsection (a) of this section; and (12) instruction relating to the Safe 360
	449	+	Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive. The Department of 361
	450	+	Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available to each local 362
	451	+	and regional board of education for the development of curriculum on 363
	452	+	climate change as described in this subsection. 364
	453	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (b) of section 10-76ll of the general statutes is 365
	454	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 366
	455	+	2023): 367
	456	+	(b) On or before July 1, 2015, the State Board of Education shall draft 368
	457	+	a written bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education 369
	458	+	services to guarantee that the rights of such parents and children are 370
	459	+	adequately safeguarded and protected during the provision of special 371
	460	+	education and related services under this chapter. Such bill of rights 372
	461	+	shall inform parents of: (1) The right to request consideration of the 373
	462	+	provision of transition services for a child receiving special education 374
	463	+	services who is eighteen to twenty-one, inclusive, years of age, (2) the 375
	464	+	right to receive transition resources and materials from the department 376
	465	+	and the local or regional board of education responsible for such child, 377
	466	+	(3) the requirement that the local or regional board of education 378
	467	+	responsible for such child shall create a student success plan for each 379
	468	+	student enrolled in a public school, beginning in grade six, pursuant to 380
	469	+	subsection [(j)] (k) of section 10-221a, as amended by this act, and (4) the 381
	470	+	right of such child to receive realistic and specific postgraduation goals 382 Bill No. 1165
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	477	+	as part of such child's individualized education program. 383
	478	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-221x of the general statutes is 384
	479	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 385
	480	+	2023): 386
	481	+	(b) Each local and regional board of education shall create an 387
	482	+	academic plan for each student identified under the criteria described in 388
	483	+	subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section. In creating an academic 389
	484	+	plan for a student, such plan shall be designed to enroll such student in 390
	485	+	one or more advanced course or programs and allow such student to 391
	486	+	earn college credit or result in career readiness. Each academic plan shall 392
	487	+	be aligned with (1) the courses or programs offered by the local or 393
	488	+	regional board of education, (2) such student's student success plan 394
	489	+	created pursuant to subsection [(j)] (k) of section 10-221a, as amended 395
	490	+	by this act, (3) the high school graduation requirements under section 396
	491	+	10-221a, as amended by this act, and (4) any other policies or standards 397
	492	+	adopted by the board relating to the eligibility for student enrollment in 398
	493	+	advanced courses or programs. A student, or the parent or guardian of 399
	494	+	a student, may decline to implement the provisions of an academic plan 400
	495	+	created for such student. 401
	496	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	497	+	sections:
	498	+
	499	+	Section 1 July 1, 2023 10-221a
	500	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 10-16b
	501	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 10-16b
	502	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 10-76ll(b)
	503	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 10-221x(b)
	504	+
	505	+	ED Joint Favorable
	506	+	APP Joint Favorable
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