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	10	+	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
15	20		DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 10-5 of the general statutes is 1
20	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
21	26		2024): 3
22	27		(f) [Not later than September 1, 2017, the] The State Board of 4
23	28		Education shall establish criteria by which a local or regional board of 5
24	29		education, or the governing board of any other school that awards 6
25	30		diplomas, may affix the Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy on a diploma 7
26	31		awarded to a student who has achieved a high level of proficiency in 8
27	32		English and one or more foreign languages. For purposes of this 9
28	33		subsection, "foreign language" means a world language other than 10
29	34		English and includes American Sign Language and any other language 11
30	35		spoken by a [federally recognized] Native American tribe. 12
31		-	Sec. 2. Subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 10-264l of the 2024 13
32		-	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 14
33		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 15
34		-	(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year 16
35		-	thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 17 Substitute Bill No. 5180
	36	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 10-69 of the general statutes is 13
	37	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 14
	38	+	2024): 15 Raised Bill No. 5180
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42		-	by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 18
43		-	magnet school, [or] any tuition charged by the Hartford school district 19
44		-	operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community 20
45		-	College or any tuition charged by the Goodwin University Magnet 21
46		-	Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school for any student 22
47		-	enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict 23
48		-	magnet school shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (A) 24
49		-	the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior 25
50		-	fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated 26
51		-	under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 27
52		-	calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 28
53		-	2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to 29
54		-	a local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-eight per 30
55		-	cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 31
56		-	30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the 32
57		-	commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum 33
58		-	payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of 34
59		-	the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal 35
60		-	agent for the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation 36
61		-	of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of 37
62		-	such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the total expenditures of 38
63		-	the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil 39
64		-	state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any 40
65		-	revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 41
66		-	comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a magnet 42
67		-	school to verify such tuition rate. 43
68		-	Sec. 3. Section 10-264o of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 44
69		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 45
70		-	passage): 46
71		-	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, interdistrict 47
72		-	magnet schools that begin operations on or after July 1, 2008, pursuant 48
73		-	to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 49
74		-	stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 50 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	44	+	(b) (1) [Prior to July 1, 2004, no providing school district shall grant 16
	45	+	an adult education diploma to any adult education program participant 17
	46	+	who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty adult 18
	47	+	education credits, of which not fewer than four shall be in English; not 19
	48	+	fewer than three in mathematics; not fewer than three in social studies, 20
	49	+	including one in American history; not fewer than two in science; and 21
	50	+	not fewer than one in the arts or vocational education. On and after July 22
	51	+	1, 2004] Prior to July 1, 2024, no providing school district shall grant an 23
	52	+	adult education diploma to any adult education program participant 24
	53	+	who has not satisfactorily completed a minimum of twenty adult 25
	54	+	education credits, of which not fewer than four shall be in English; not 26
	55	+	fewer than three credits shall be in mathematics; not fewer than three 27
	56	+	credits shall be in social studies, including one in American history and 28
	57	+	at least a one-half credit course in civics and American government; not 29
	58	+	fewer than two credits shall be in science; and not fewer than one credit 30
	59	+	shall be in the arts or vocational education. On and after July 1, 2024, no 31
	60	+	providing school district shall grant an adult education diploma to any 32
	61	+	adult education program participant who has not satisfactorily 33
	62	+	completed a minimum of twenty-five adult education credits, of which 34
	63	+	not fewer than nine credits shall be in the humanities, including civics, 35
	64	+	arts and one-half credit in personal financial management and financial 36
	65	+	literacy; not fewer than nine credits shall be in science, technology, 37
	66	+	engineering and mathematics; and not fewer than seven credits shall be 38
	67	+	elective credits. (2) Each providing school district shall determine the 39
	68	+	minimum number of weeks per semester an adult education program 40
	69	+	shall operate and shall provide certified counseling staff to assist adult 41
	70	+	education program students with educational and career counseling. 42
	71	+	Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of subsection (k) of section 10-264l of the 2024 43
	72	+	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 44
	73	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 45
	74	+	(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year 46
	75	+	thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 47
	76	+	by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 48
	77	+	magnet school, [or] any tuition charged by the Hartford school district 49 Raised Bill No. 5180
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81		-	Education, may operate without district participation agreements and 51
82		-	enroll students from any district through a lottery designated by the 52
83		-	commissioner. 53
84		-	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 54
85		-	thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 55
86		-	by a regional educational service center or by Goodwin University 56
87		-	Magnet Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the 57
88		-	state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 58
89		-	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 59
90		-	as determined by the Commissioner of Education, for any student 60
91		-	enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict 61
92		-	magnet school shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (1) 62
93		-	the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior 63
94		-	fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated 64
95		-	under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other 65
96		-	sources calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending 66
97		-	June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition 67
98		-	charged to a local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-68
99		-	eight per cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year 69
100		-	ending June 30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such 70
101		-	tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's town or 71
102		-	towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed 72
103		-	the amount of the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such 73
104		-	money to the fiscal agent for the magnet school as a supplementary 74
105		-	grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no 75
106		-	case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed the difference between (A) the 76
107		-	total expenditures of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) 77
108		-	the total per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of 78
109		-	section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources. The commissioner 79
110		-	may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a 80
111		-	magnet school to verify such tuition rate. 81
112		-	(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, a regional educational 82
113		-	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 83 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	83	+	operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community 50
	84	+	College or any tuition charged by the Goodwin University Magnet 51
	85	+	Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school for any student 52
	86	+	enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict 53
	87	+	magnet school shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (A) 54
	88	+	the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior 55
	89	+	fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated 56
	90	+	under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 57
	91	+	calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 58
	92	+	2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to 59
	93	+	a local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-eight per 60
	94	+	cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 61
	95	+	30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the 62
	96	+	commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum 63
	97	+	payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of 64
	98	+	the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal 65
	99	+	agent for the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation 66
	100	+	of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of 67
	101	+	such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the total expenditures of 68
	102	+	the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil 69
	103	+	state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any 70
	104	+	revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 71
	105	+	comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a magnet 72
	106	+	school to verify such tuition rate. 73
	107	+	Sec. 4. Section 10-264o of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 74
	108	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 75
	109	+	passage): 76
	110	+	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, interdistrict 77
	111	+	magnet schools that begin operations on or after July 1, 2008, pursuant 78
	112	+	to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 79
	113	+	stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 80
	114	+	Education, may operate without district participation agreements and 81
	115	+	enroll students from any district through a lottery designated by the 82
	116	+	commissioner. 83 Raised Bill No. 5180
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120		-	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 84
121		-	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 85
122		-	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 86
123		-	program shall not charge tuition for a child enrolled in such preschool 87
124		-	program. 88
125		-	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, a regional educational 89
126		-	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 90
127		-	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 91
128		-	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 92
129		-	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 93
130		-	program may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 94
131		-	enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 95
132		-	amount equal to the difference between (A) the average per pupil 96
133		-	expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 97
134		-	the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 98
135		-	calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from 99
136		-	other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 100
137		-	conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of any such 101
138		-	magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 102
139		-	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 103
140		-	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 104
141		-	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 105
142		-	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 106
143		-	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 107
144		-	program may charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled 108
145		-	in such preschool program in an amount that is in accordance with the 109
146		-	sliding tuition scale adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant 110
147		-	to section 10-264p. The Department of Education shall be financially 111
148		-	responsible for any unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such 112
149		-	parent or guardian under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall 113
150		-	not exceed an amount equal to the difference between (A) the average 114
151		-	per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet 115
152		-	school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state 116 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	122	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 84
	123	+	thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 85
	124	+	by a regional educational service center or by Goodwin University 86
	125	+	Magnet Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the 87
	126	+	state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 88
	127	+	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 89
	128	+	as determined by the Commissioner of Education, for any student 90
	129	+	enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict 91
	130	+	magnet school shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (1) 92
	131	+	the average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior 93
	132	+	fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated 94
	133	+	under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other 95
	134	+	sources calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending 96
	135	+	June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition 97
	136	+	charged to a local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-98
	137	+	eight per cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year 99
	138	+	ending June 30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such 100
	139	+	tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's town or 101
	140	+	towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed 102
	141	+	the amount of the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such 103
	142	+	money to the fiscal agent for the magnet school as a supplementary 104
	143	+	grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no 105
	144	+	case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed the difference between (A) the 106
	145	+	total expenditures of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) 107
	146	+	the total per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of 108
	147	+	section 10-264l, plus any revenue from other sources. The commissioner 109
	148	+	may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a 110
	149	+	magnet school to verify such tuition rate. 111
	150	+	(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, a regional educational 112
	151	+	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 113
	152	+	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 114
	153	+	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 115
	154	+	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 116
	155	+	program shall not charge tuition for a child enrolled in such preschool 117 Raised Bill No. 5180
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159		-	subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 117
160		-	revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The 118
161		-	commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating 119
162		-	budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such 120
163		-	tuition rate. 121
164		-	(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 122
165		-	thereafter, a regional educational service center or Goodwin University 123
166		-	Magnet Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the 124
167		-	state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 125
168		-	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 126
169		-	as determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a 127
170		-	preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a 128
171		-	child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 129
172		-	thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 130
173		-	center or Goodwin University Magnet Schools shall not charge tuition 131
174		-	to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-132
175		-	five per cent of the state median income. The Department of Education 133
176		-	shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any 134
177		-	unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income 135
178		-	at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 136
179		-	commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 137
180		-	operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to 138
181		-	verify such tuition rate. 139
182		-	Sec. 4. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-264l of the 2024 140
183		-	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 141
184		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 142
185		-	(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 143
186		-	appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 144
187		-	regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 145
188		-	(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 146
189		-	behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 147
190		-	Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 148
191		-	section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 149 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	161	+	program. 118
	162	+	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, a regional educational 119
	163	+	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 120
	164	+	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 121
	165	+	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 122
	166	+	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 123
	167	+	program may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 124
	168	+	enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 125
	169	+	amount equal to the difference between (A) the average per pupil 126
	170	+	expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 127
	171	+	the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 128
	172	+	calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from 129
	173	+	other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 130
	174	+	conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of any such 131
	175	+	magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 132
	176	+	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 133
	177	+	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 134
	178	+	in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 135
	179	+	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 136
	180	+	determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 137
	181	+	program may charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled 138
	182	+	in such preschool program in an amount that is in accordance with the 139
	183	+	sliding tuition scale adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant 140
	184	+	to section 10-264p. The Department of Education shall be financially 141
	185	+	responsible for any unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such 142
	186	+	parent or guardian under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall 143
	187	+	not exceed an amount equal to the difference between (A) the average 144
	188	+	per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet 145
	189	+	school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state 146
	190	+	subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 147
	191	+	revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The 148
	192	+	commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating 149
	193	+	budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such 150
	194	+	tuition rate. 151 Raised Bill No. 5180
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198		-	pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 150
199		-	related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 151
200		-	commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-152
201		-	Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 153
202		-	(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 154
203		-	behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 155
204		-	of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 156
205		-	for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 157
206		-	subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 158
207		-	behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 159
208		-	other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 160
209		-	commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 161
210		-	programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 162
211		-	conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 163
212		-	schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 164
213		-	program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 165
214		-	economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 166
215		-	(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 167
216		-	interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 168
217		-	agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 169
218		-	career school or a regional special education center. For the school year 170
219		-	commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, the governing 171
220		-	authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 172
221		-	the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 173
222		-	district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 174
223		-	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 175
224		-	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict 176
225		-	magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 177
226		-	pursuant to section 10-264r, as amended by this act. 178
227		-	(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 179
228		-	operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 180
229		-	annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 181
230		-	manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 182
231		-	2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 183 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	200	+	(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 152
	201	+	thereafter, a regional educational service center or Goodwin University 153
	202	+	Magnet Schools operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the 154
	203	+	state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 155
	204	+	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 156
	205	+	as determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a 157
	206	+	preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a 158
	207	+	child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 159
	208	+	thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 160
	209	+	center or Goodwin University Magnet Schools shall not charge tuition 161
	210	+	to such parent or guardian with a family income at or below seventy-162
	211	+	five per cent of the state median income. The Department of Education 163
	212	+	shall, within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any 164
	213	+	unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income 165
	214	+	at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 166
	215	+	commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 167
	216	+	operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to 168
	217	+	verify such tuition rate. 169
	218	+	Sec. 5. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-264l of the 2024 170
	219	+	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 171
	220	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 172
	221	+	(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 173
	222	+	appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 174
	223	+	regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 175
	224	+	(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 176
	225	+	behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 177
	226	+	Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 178
	227	+	section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 179
	228	+	pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 180
	229	+	related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 181
	230	+	commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-182
	231	+	Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 183
	232	+	(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 184
	233	+	behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 185 Raised Bill No. 5180
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238		-	schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 184
239		-	the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 185
240		-	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 186
241		-	as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 187
242		-	commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 188
243		-	magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 189
244		-	comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 190
245		-	October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 191
246		-	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 192
247		-	appropriations. 193
248		-	(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 194
249		-	funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 195
250		-	consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 196
251		-	program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 197
252		-	(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 198
253		-	isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 199
254		-	from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 200
255		-	and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 201
256		-	magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 202
257		-	the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 203
258		-	on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 204
259		-	established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 205
260		-	allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 206
261		-	per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 207
262		-	current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 208
263		-	membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 209
264		-	prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 210
265		-	Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 211
266		-	threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 212
267		-	fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 213
268		-	applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 214
269		-	commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 215
270		-	the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 216
271		-	there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 217 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	239	+	of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 186
	240	+	for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 187
	241	+	subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 188
	242	+	behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 189
	243	+	other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 190
	244	+	commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 191
	245	+	programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 192
	246	+	conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 193
	247	+	schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 194
	248	+	program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 195
	249	+	economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 196
	250	+	(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 197
	251	+	interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 198
	252	+	agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 199
	253	+	career school or a regional special education center. For the school year 200
	254	+	commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, the governing 201
	255	+	authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 202
	256	+	the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 203
	257	+	district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 204
	258	+	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 205
	259	+	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict 206
	260	+	magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 207
	261	+	pursuant to section 10-264r, as amended by this act. 208
	262	+	(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 209
	263	+	operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 210
	264	+	annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 211
	265	+	manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 212
	266	+	2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 213
	267	+	schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 214
	268	+	the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 215
	269	+	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 216
	270	+	as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 217
	271	+	commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 218
	272	+	magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 219 Raised Bill No. 5180
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278		-	June 30, 2017, [June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021] to June 30, 218
279		-	2025, inclusive, in the case of an interdistrict magnet school that will 219
280		-	assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in 220
281		-	Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 221
282		-	in effect, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall 222
283		-	also consider whether the school is meeting the [reduced-isolation 223
284		-	setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, 224
285		-	developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, as 225
286		-	amended by this act. If such school has not met such [reduced-isolation 226
287		-	setting] enrollment standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant 227
288		-	pursuant to this section unless the commissioner finds that it is 228
289		-	appropriate to award a grant for an additional year or years and 229
290		-	approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 230
291		-	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards. If requested by the 231
292		-	commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the commissioner or the 232
293		-	commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and sources of funding. 233
294		-	(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 234
295		-	inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 235
296		-	magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 236
297		-	the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 237
298		-	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 238
299		-	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict 239
300		-	magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 240
301		-	pursuant to section 10-264r, as amended by this act, except the 241
302		-	commissioner may award a grant to such school for an additional year 242
303		-	or years if the commissioner finds it is appropriate to do so and 243
304		-	approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 244
305		-	residency or [reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards. 245
306		-	(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to [June 30, 2021] June 30, 246
307		-	2025, inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not 247
308		-	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 248
309		-	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict 249
310		-	magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 250 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	278	+	comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 220
	279	+	October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 221
	280	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 222
	281	+	appropriations. 223
	282	+	(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 224
	283	+	funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 225
	284	+	consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 226
	285	+	program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 227
	286	+	(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 228
	287	+	isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 229
	288	+	from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 230
	289	+	and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 231
	290	+	magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 232
	291	+	the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 233
	292	+	on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 234
	293	+	established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 235
	294	+	allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 236
	295	+	per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 237
	296	+	current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 238
	297	+	membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 239
	298	+	prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 240
	299	+	Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 241
	300	+	threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 242
	301	+	fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 243
	302	+	applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 244
	303	+	commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 245
	304	+	the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 246
	305	+	there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 247
	306	+	June 30, 2017, [June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021] to June 30, 248
	307	+	2025, inclusive, in the case of an interdistrict magnet school that will 249
	308	+	assist the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in 250
	309	+	Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 251
	310	+	in effect, as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall 252
	311	+	also consider whether the school is meeting the [reduced-isolation 253 Raised Bill No. 5180
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317		-	section 10-264r, as amended by this act, for two or more consecutive 251
318		-	years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on the operator 252
319		-	of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any other measure, 253
320		-	in consultation with such operator, as may be appropriate to assist such 254
321		-	operator in complying with such [reduced-isolation setting] enrollment 255
322		-	standards. 256
323		-	Sec. 5. Section 10-264r of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 257
324		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 258
325		-	1, 2024): 259
326		-	Not later than July 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Education shall 260
327		-	develop, and revise as necessary thereafter, reduced-isolation 261
328		-	enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs that shall 262
329		-	serve as the enrollment requirements for purposes of section 10-264l, as 263
330		-	amended by this act. Such standards shall (1) comply with the decision 264
331		-	of Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 265
332		-	in effect, for an interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff 266
333		-	region, as defined in subsection (k) of section 10-264l, as amended by 267
334		-	this act, (2) define the term "reduced-isolation student" for purposes of 268
335		-	the standards, (3) establish a requirement for the minimum percentage 269
336		-	of reduced-isolation students that can be enrolled in an interdistrict 270
337		-	magnet school program, provided such minimum percentage is not less 271
338		-	than twenty per cent of the total school enrollment, (4) allow an 272
339		-	interdistrict magnet school program to have a total school enrollment of 273
340		-	reduced-isolation students that is not more than one per cent below the 274
341		-	minimum percentage established by the commissioner, provided the 275
342		-	commissioner approves a plan that is designed to bring the number of 276
343		-	reduced-isolation students of such interdistrict magnet school program 277
344		-	into compliance with the minimum percentage, and (5) for the school 278
345		-	year commencing July 1, 2018, authorize the commissioner to establish 279
346		-	on or before May 1, 2018, and revise as necessary thereafter, an 280
347		-	alternative reduced-isolation student enrollment percentage for an 281
348		-	interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff region, 282
349		-	provided the commissioner (A) determines that such alternative (i) 283 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	317	+	setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, 254
	318	+	developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, as 255
	319	+	amended by this act. If such school has not met such [reduced-isolation 256
	320	+	setting] enrollment standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant 257
	321	+	pursuant to this section unless the commissioner finds that it is 258
	322	+	appropriate to award a grant for an additional year or years and 259
	323	+	approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 260
	324	+	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards. If requested by the 261
	325	+	commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the commissioner or the 262
	326	+	commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and sources of funding. 263
	327	+	(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 264
	328	+	inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 265
	329	+	magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 266
	330	+	the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 267
	331	+	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 268
	332	+	[reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict 269
	333	+	magnet school programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education 270
	334	+	pursuant to section 10-264r, as amended by this act, except the 271
	335	+	commissioner may award a grant to such school for an additional year 272
	336	+	or years if the commissioner finds it is appropriate to do so and 273
	337	+	approves a plan to bring such school into compliance with such 274
	338	+	residency or [reduced-isolation setting] enrollment standards. 275
	339	+	(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 276
	340	+	inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 277
	341	+	total school enrollment that is in accordance with the [reduced-isolation 278
	342	+	setting] enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, 279
	343	+	developed by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, as 280
	344	+	amended by this act, for two or more consecutive years, the 281
	345	+	commissioner may impose a financial penalty on the operator of such 282
	346	+	interdistrict magnet school program, or take any other measure, in 283
	347	+	consultation with such operator, as may be appropriate to assist such 284
	348	+	operator in complying with such [reduced-isolation setting] enrollment 285
	349	+	standards. 286 Raised Bill No. 5180
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356		-	increases opportunities for students who are residents of Hartford to 284
357		-	access an educational setting with reduced racial isolation or other 285
358		-	categories of diversity, including, but not limited to, geography, 286
359		-	socioeconomic status, special education, multilingual learners and 287
360		-	academic achievement, (ii) complies with the decision of Sheff v. 288
361		-	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 289
362		-	and (B) approves a plan for such interdistrict magnet school program 290
363		-	that is designed to bring the number of reduced-isolation students of 291
364		-	such interdistrict magnet school program into compliance with such 292
365		-	alternative or the minimum percentage described in subdivision (2) of 293
366		-	this section. Not later than May 1, 2018, the commissioner shall submit 294
367		-	a report on each alternative reduced-isolation student enrollment 295
368		-	percentage established, pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section, for 296
369		-	an interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff region to the 297
370		-	joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 298
371		-	matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of 299
372		-	section 11-4a. The reduced-isolation [setting] enrollment standards for 300
373		-	interdistrict magnet school programs shall not be deemed to be 301
374		-	regulations, as defined in section 4-166. 302
375		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 22-38d of the general statutes is 303
376		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 304
377		-	2024): 305
378		-	(b) The Department of Education, in consultation with the 306
379		-	Department of Agriculture, school food service directors and interested 307
380		-	farming organizations, shall (1) establish a week-long promotional 308
381		-	event, to be known as Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids Week, 309
382		-	in late September or early October each year, that will promote 310
383		-	Connecticut agriculture and foods to children through school meal and 311
384		-	classroom programs, at farms, farmers' markets and other locations in 312
385		-	the community, (2) encourage and solicit school districts, individual 313
386		-	schools and other educational institutions under its jurisdiction to 314
387		-	purchase Connecticut-grown farm products, (3) provide outreach, 315
388		-	guidance and training to districts, parent and teacher organizations, 316 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	355	+	Sec. 6. Section 10-264r of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 287
	356	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 288
	357	+	1, 2024): 289
	358	+	Not later than July 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Education shall 290
	359	+	develop, and revise as necessary thereafter, reduced-isolation 291
	360	+	enrollment standards for interdistrict magnet school programs that shall 292
	361	+	serve as the enrollment requirements for purposes of section 10-264l, as 293
	362	+	amended by this act. Such standards shall (1) comply with the decision 294
	363	+	of Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 295
	364	+	in effect, for an interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff 296
	365	+	region, as defined in subsection (k) of section 10-264l, as amended by 297
	366	+	this act, (2) define the term "reduced-isolation student" for purposes of 298
	367	+	the standards, (3) establish a requirement for the minimum percentage 299
	368	+	of reduced-isolation students that can be enrolled in an interdistrict 300
	369	+	magnet school program, provided such minimum percentage is not less 301
	370	+	than twenty per cent of the total school enrollment, (4) allow an 302
	371	+	interdistrict magnet school program to have a total school enrollment of 303
	372	+	reduced-isolation students that is not more than one per cent below the 304
	373	+	minimum percentage established by the commissioner, provided the 305
	374	+	commissioner approves a plan that is designed to bring the number of 306
	375	+	reduced-isolation students of such interdistrict magnet school program 307
	376	+	into compliance with the minimum percentage, and (5) for the school 308
	377	+	year commencing July 1, 2018, authorize the commissioner to establish 309
	378	+	on or before May 1, 2018, and revise as necessary thereafter, an 310
	379	+	alternative reduced-isolation student enrollment percentage for an 311
	380	+	interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff region, 312
	381	+	provided the commissioner (A) determines that such alternative (i) 313
	382	+	increases opportunities for students who are residents of Hartford to 314
	383	+	access an educational setting with reduced racial isolation or other 315
	384	+	categories of diversity, including, but not limited to, geography, 316
	385	+	socioeconomic status, special education, multilingual learners and 317
	386	+	academic achievement, (ii) complies with the decision of Sheff v. 318
	387	+	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 319
	388	+	and (B) approves a plan for such interdistrict magnet school program 320 Raised Bill No. 5180
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395		-	schools and school food service directors concerning the value of and 317
396		-	procedure for purchasing and incorporating into their regular menus 318
397		-	Connecticut-grown farm products, (4) in consultation with the 319
398		-	Department of Agriculture, arrange for local, regional and state-wide 320
399		-	events where potential purchasers and farmers can interact, and (5) 321
400		-	provide technical assistance and support for schools to arrange for 322
401		-	interaction between students and farmers, including field trips to farms 323
402		-	and in-school presentations by farmers. 324
403		-	Sec. 7. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-74o of the 2024 325
404		-	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 326
405		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 327
406		-	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-74q and 10-74r, as amended 328
407		-	by this act: 329
408		-	(1) "Transition service" means a [service] coordinated set of activities, 330
409		-	including, but not limited to, instruction, community experiences and 331
410		-	development of employment and other adult living objectives, for a 332
411		-	student who requires special education that [facilitates the] (A) focuses 333
412		-	on improving the academic and functional achievement of such student 334
413		-	to facilitate such student's transition from school to [postsecondary] 335
414		-	post-school activities [such as] including, but not limited to, 336
415		-	postsecondary education, [and training, employment or independent 337
416		-	living] vocational education, integrated employment, including, but not 338
417		-	limited to, supported employment, continuing and adult education, 339
418		-	adult services, independent living or community participation, and (B) 340
419		-	is based on such individual student's needs, strengths, preferences and 341
420		-	interests; 342
421		-	(2) "Transition resources" means sources of information, counseling 343
422		-	or training concerning transition services or programs; 344
423		-	(3) ["Public transition program"] "Transition program" means a 345
424		-	program [operated by a local or regional board of education or a 346
425		-	regional educational service center] to provide transition services as 347 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	394	+	that is designed to bring the number of reduced-isolation students of 321
	395	+	such interdistrict magnet school program into compliance with such 322
	396	+	alternative or the minimum percentage described in subdivision (2) of 323
	397	+	this section. Not later than May 1, 2018, the commissioner shall submit 324
	398	+	a report on each alternative reduced-isolation student enrollment 325
	399	+	percentage established, pursuant to subdivision (4) of this section, for 326
	400	+	an interdistrict magnet school program located in the Sheff region to the 327
	401	+	joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 328
	402	+	matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of 329
	403	+	section 11-4a. The reduced-isolation [setting] enrollment standards for 330
	404	+	interdistrict magnet school programs shall not be deemed to be 331
	405	+	regulations, as defined in section 4-166. 332
	406	+	Sec. 7. Subsection (b) of section 22-38d of the general statutes is 333
	407	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 334
	408	+	2024): 335
	409	+	(b) The Department of Education, in consultation with the 336
	410	+	Department of Agriculture, school food service directors and interested 337
	411	+	farming organizations, shall (1) establish a week-long promotional 338
	412	+	event, to be known as Connecticut-Grown for Connecticut Kids Week, 339
	413	+	in late September or early October each year, that will promote 340
	414	+	Connecticut agriculture and foods to children through school meal and 341
	415	+	classroom programs, at farms, farmers' markets and other locations in 342
	416	+	the community, (2) encourage and solicit school districts, individual 343
	417	+	schools and other educational institutions under its jurisdiction to 344
	418	+	purchase Connecticut-grown farm products, (3) provide outreach, 345
	419	+	guidance and training to districts, parent and teacher organizations, 346
	420	+	schools and school food service directors concerning the value of and 347
	421	+	procedure for purchasing and incorporating into their regular menus 348
	422	+	Connecticut-grown farm products, (4) in consultation with the 349
	423	+	Department of Agriculture, arrange for local, regional and state-wide 350
	424	+	events where potential purchasers and farmers can interact, and (5) 351
	425	+	provide technical assistance and support for schools to arrange for 352
	426	+	interaction between students and farmers, including field trips to farms 353
	427	+	and in-school presentations by farmers. 354 Raised Bill No. 5180
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432		-	recommended by the planning and placement team for a student who 348
433		-	requires special education and is eighteen to twenty-two years of age, 349
434		-	inclusive, based on the goals set forth in such student's individualized 350
435		-	education program; and 351
436		-	(4) "Transition coordinator" means a director of pupil personnel or 352
437		-	other person employed by a local or regional board of education, as 353
438		-	designated by such director, who assists parents and students in the 354
439		-	school district governed by such board navigate the transition resources, 355
440		-	transition services and [public] transition programs operated by a local 356
441		-	or regional board of education or a regional educational service center 357
442		-	available for such students. 358
443		-	(b) The Department of Education shall employ a State-wide 359
444		-	Transition Services Coordinator within the Bureau of Special Education. 360
445		-	The State-wide Transition Services Coordinator shall (1) coordinate the 361
446		-	provision of transition resources, transition services and [public] 362
447		-	transition programs operated by a local or regional board of education 363
448		-	or a regional educational service center throughout the state in 364
449		-	collaboration with the liaisons appointed by other state agencies 365
450		-	pursuant to section 10-74m, as amended by this act, (2) establish 366
451		-	minimum standards for [public] transition programs operated by a local 367
452		-	or regional board of education or a regional educational service center 368
453		-	and metrics for measuring such standards, (3) perform unannounced 369
454		-	site visits of [public] transition programs operated by a local or regional 370
455		-	board of education or a regional educational service center for the 371
456		-	purpose of determining the effectiveness of and suggesting 372
457		-	improvements to such programs and post data on the department's 373
458		-	Internet web site related to how such [public] transition program 374
459		-	measured against the minimum standards established pursuant to 375
460		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection, (4) develop and make available on the 376
461		-	department's Internet web site a course for educators and school staff 377
462		-	who do not provide transition services to inform such educators and 378
463		-	staff about transition services and programs, including, but not limited 379
464		-	to, about the purpose, essential programming and deadlines of such 380 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	433	+	Sec. 8. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-74o of the 2024 355
	434	+	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 356
	435	+	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 357
	436	+	(a) As used in this section and sections 10-74q and 10-74r, as amended 358
	437	+	by this act: 359
	438	+	(1) "Transition service" means a [service] coordinated set of activities, 360
	439	+	including, but not limited to, instruction, community experiences and 361
	440	+	development of employment and other adult living objectives, for a 362
	441	+	student who requires special education that [facilitates the] (A) focuses 363
	442	+	on improving the academic and functional achievement of such student 364
	443	+	to facilitate such student's transition from school to [postsecondary] 365
	444	+	post-school activities [such as] including, but not limited to, 366
	445	+	postsecondary education, [and training, employment or independent 367
	446	+	living] vocational education, integrated employment, including, but not 368
	447	+	limited to, supported employment, continuing and adult education, 369
	448	+	adult services, independent living or community participation, and (B) 370
	449	+	is based on such individual student's needs, strengths, preferences and 371
	450	+	interests; 372
	451	+	(2) "Transition resources" means sources of information, counseling 373
	452	+	or training concerning transition services or programs; 374
	453	+	(3) "Public transition program" means a transition program operated 375
	454	+	by a local or regional board of education or a regional educational 376
	455	+	service center; [to provide transition services as recommended by the 377
	456	+	planning and placement team for a student who requires special 378
	457	+	education and is eighteen to twenty-two years of age, inclusive, based 379
	458	+	on the goals set forth in such student's individualized education 380
	459	+	program; and] 381
	460	+	(4) "Transition coordinator" means a director of pupil personnel or 382
	461	+	other person employed by a local or regional board of education, as 383
	462	+	designated by such director, who assists parents and students in the 384
	463	+	school district governed by such board navigate the transition resources, 385
	464	+	transition services and public transition programs available for such 386 Raised Bill No. 5180
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471		-	programs, (5) establish minimum standards for the training of transition 381
472		-	coordinators and maintain a record of each transition coordinator 382
473		-	completing the training program developed by the Department of 383
474		-	Education pursuant to section 10-74r, as amended by this act, and (6) 384
475		-	establish best practices for the provision of transition services and 385
476		-	distribute such best practices to each transition coordinator. 386
477		-	Sec. 8. Section 10-74m of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 387
478		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 388
479		-	1, 2024): 389
480		-	(a) The Department of Education shall enter into memoranda of 390
481		-	understanding with the Office of Early Childhood and the Departments 391
482		-	of Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 392
483		-	Families, Social Services and Correction regarding the provision of 393
484		-	special education and related services to children, including, but not 394
485		-	limited to, education, health care, transition resources, transition 395
486		-	services and [public] transition programs, as those terms are defined in 396
487		-	section 10-74o, as amended by this act. Such memoranda of 397
488		-	understanding shall account for current programs and services, utilize 398
489		-	best practices and be updated or renewed at least every five years. 399
490		-	(b) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of 400
491		-	Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 401
492		-	Families, Social Services and Correction shall, as necessary, enter into 402
493		-	memoranda of understanding regarding the provision of special 403
494		-	education and related services to children as such services relate to one 404
495		-	another. Such memoranda of understanding shall account for current 405
496		-	programs and services, utilize best practices and be updated or renewed 406
497		-	at least every five years. 407
498		-	(c) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of 408
499		-	Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 409
500		-	Families, the Labor Department, Mental Health and Addiction Services, 410
501		-	Public Health, Social Services and Correction shall each appoint an 411
502		-	employee to act as a liaison to the Department of Education's State-wide 412 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	470	+	students; and 387
	471	+	(5) "Transition program" means a program or provider that provides 388
	472	+	transition-only services (A) based on an individualized education 389
	473	+	program, (B) for a student who requires special education and meets the 390
	474	+	academic requirements to graduate from high school, and (C) for the 391
	475	+	period of time when such student reaches eighteen years of age until 392
	476	+	such student graduates from high school or the end of the school year 393
	477	+	in which such student reaches twenty-two years of age, whichever 394
	478	+	occurs first. 395
	479	+	(b) The Department of Education shall employ a State-wide 396
	480	+	Transition Services Coordinator within the Bureau of Special Education. 397
	481	+	The State-wide Transition Services Coordinator shall (1) coordinate the 398
	482	+	provision of transition resources, transition services and public 399
	483	+	transition programs throughout the state in collaboration with the 400
	484	+	liaisons appointed by other state agencies pursuant to section 10-74m, 401
	485	+	as amended by this act, (2) establish minimum standards for public 402
	486	+	transition programs and metrics for measuring such standards, (3) 403
	487	+	perform [unannounced] site visits of public transition programs for the 404
	488	+	purpose of determining the effectiveness of and suggesting 405
	489	+	improvements to such programs and post data on the department's 406
	490	+	Internet web site related to how such public transition program 407
	491	+	measured against the minimum standards established pursuant to 408
	492	+	subdivision (2) of this subsection, (4) develop and make available on the 409
	493	+	department's Internet web site a course for educators and school staff 410
	494	+	who do not provide transition services to inform such educators and 411
	495	+	staff about transition services and programs, including, but not limited 412
	496	+	to, about the purpose, essential programming and deadlines of such 413
	497	+	programs, (5) establish minimum standards for the training of transition 414
	498	+	coordinators and maintain a record of each transition coordinator 415
	499	+	completing the training program developed by the Department of 416
	500	+	Education pursuant to section 10-74r, as amended by this act, and (6) 417
	501	+	establish best practices for the provision of transition services and 418
	502	+	distribute such best practices to each transition coordinator. 419 Raised Bill No. 5180
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509		-	Transition Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o, 413
510		-	as amended by this act. Each liaison shall provide information and 414
511		-	advice to such coordinator concerning the transition resources, 415
512		-	transition services and [public] transition programs provided by the 416
513		-	agency such liaison represents. 417
514		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 10-74n of the 2024 supplement to the 418
515		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 419
516		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 420
517		-	(a) The [State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to 421
518		-	section 10-357a] Department of Education's State-wide Transition 422
519		-	Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o, as 423
520		-	amended by this act, in collaboration with the [Departments of 424
521		-	Education, Developmental Services, Social Services and Aging and 425
522		-	Disability Services and the Offices of Workforce Strategy and Policy and 426
523		-	Management] liaisons appointed by other state agencies pursuant to 427
524		-	section 10-74m, as amended by this act, shall: (1) Develop and maintain 428
525		-	an easily accessible and navigable online listing of the transition 429
526		-	resources, transition services and [public] transition programs, as those 430
527		-	terms are defined in section 10-74o, as amended by this act, provided by 431
528		-	each such [center, department or office] state agency, including, but not 432
529		-	limited to, for each resource, service and program (A) a plain language 433
530		-	description, (B) eligibility requirements, and (C) application deadlines 434
531		-	and instructions, and (2) annually collect information related to 435
532		-	transition resources, programs and services provided by other state 436
533		-	agencies. The Departments of Aging and Disability Services, 437
534		-	Developmental Services, [and] Social Services, Children and Families, 438
535		-	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Public Health and Correction, 439
536		-	the Labor Department, and the Office of [Policy and Management] Early 440
537		-	Childhood shall each post a link to such online listing on an easily 441
538		-	accessible location of said departments' Internet web sites. 442
539		-	Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-74r of the 2024 supplement to the 443
540		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 444
541		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 445 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	507	+
	508	+	Sec. 9. Section 10-74m of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 420
	509	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 421
	510	+	1, 2024): 422
	511	+	(a) The Department of Education shall enter into memoranda of 423
	512	+	understanding with the Office of Early Childhood and the Departments 424
	513	+	of Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 425
	514	+	Families, Social Services and Correction regarding the provision of 426
	515	+	special education and related services to children, including, but not 427
	516	+	limited to, education, health care, transition resources, transition 428
	517	+	services and [public] transition programs, as those terms are defined in 429
	518	+	section 10-74o, as amended by this act. Such memoranda of 430
	519	+	understanding shall account for current programs and services, utilize 431
	520	+	best practices and be updated or renewed at least every five years. 432
	521	+	(b) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of 433
	522	+	Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 434
	523	+	Families, Social Services and Correction shall, as necessary, enter into 435
	524	+	memoranda of understanding regarding the provision of special 436
	525	+	education and related services to children as such services relate to one 437
	526	+	another. Such memoranda of understanding shall account for current 438
	527	+	programs and services, utilize best practices and be updated or renewed 439
	528	+	at least every five years. 440
	529	+	(c) The Office of Early Childhood and the Departments of 441
	530	+	Developmental Services, Aging and Disability Services, Children and 442
	531	+	Families, the Labor Department, Mental Health and Addiction Services, 443
	532	+	Public Health, Social Services and Correction shall each appoint an 444
	533	+	employee to act as a liaison to the Department of Education's State-wide 445
	534	+	Transition Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o, 446
	535	+	as amended by this act. Each liaison shall provide information and 447
	536	+	advice to such coordinator concerning the transition resources, 448
	537	+	transition services and [public] transition programs provided by the 449
	538	+	agency such liaison represents. 450
	539	+	Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-74n of the 2024 supplement to the 451 Raised Bill No. 5180
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548		-	(a) Not later than January 1, 2024, each local and regional board of 446
549		-	education shall ensure that a transition coordinator has been 447
550		-	designated, who may be the director of pupil personnel or another 448
551		-	employee of such board appointed as transition coordinator by such 449
552		-	director. Each transition coordinator shall (1) complete the training 450
553		-	program developed by the Department of Education pursuant to 451
554		-	subsection (a) of section 10-74q, provided (A) each transition 452
555		-	coordinator appointed prior to the date upon which the training 453
556		-	program commences shall complete such training program during the 454
557		-	three-year period immediately following such date, and (B) each new 455
558		-	transition coordinator appointed after such date shall complete such 456
559		-	training program not later than one year after being appointed, and (2) 457
560		-	ensure that parents of students requiring special education receive 458
561		-	information concerning transition resources, transition services or 459
562		-	[public] transition programs in accordance with section 10-74n, as 460
563		-	amended by this act, and are aware of the eligibility requirements and 461
564		-	application details of such resources, services and programs that 462
565		-	specifically apply to such student. 463
566		-	Sec. 11. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of 464
567		-	section 10-76d of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed 465
568		-	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 466
569		-	(B) At the first planning and placement team meeting when a child 467
570		-	reaches the age of fourteen and has a statement of transition service 468
571		-	needs included in such child's individualized education program 469
572		-	pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the planning and 470
573		-	placement team shall, for each [public] transition program, as defined 471
574		-	in section 10-74o, as amended by this act, operated by the local or 472
575		-	regional board of education or the regional educational service center 473
576		-	where the board is located and each program for [adults] adult services 474
577		-	for which such child may be eligible after graduation, (i) upon the 475
578		-	approval of the parent or guardian of such child, or a surrogate parent 476
579		-	of such child appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or such child if such 477
580		-	child is an emancipated minor, notify the state agency that provides 478 Substitute Bill No. 5180
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	544	+
	545	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 452
	546	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 453
	547	+	(a) The [State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to 454
	548	+	section 10-357a] Department of Education's State-wide Transition 455
	549	+	Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o, as 456
	550	+	amended by this act, in collaboration with the [Departments of 457
	551	+	Education, Developmental Services, Social Services and Aging and 458
	552	+	Disability Services and the Offices of Workforce Strategy and Policy and 459
	553	+	Management] liaisons appointed by other state agencies pursuant to 460
	554	+	section 10-74m, as amended by this act, shall: (1) Develop and maintain 461
	555	+	an easily accessible and navigable online listing of the transition 462
	556	+	resources, transition services and public transition programs, as those 463
	557	+	terms are defined in section 10-74o, as amended by this act, provided by 464
	558	+	each such center, department or office, including, but not limited to, for 465
	559	+	each resource, service and program (A) a plain language description, (B) 466
	560	+	eligibility requirements, and (C) application deadlines and instructions, 467
	561	+	and (2) annually collect information related to transition resources, 468
	562	+	programs and services provided by other state agencies. The 469
	563	+	Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Developmental Services, 470
	564	+	[and] Social Services, Children and Families, Mental Health and 471
	565	+	Addiction Services, Public Health and Correction, the Labor 472
	566	+	Department, and the Office of [Policy and Management] Early 473
	567	+	Childhood shall each post a link to such online listing on an easily 474
	568	+	accessible location of said departments' Internet web sites. 475
	569	+	Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 10-74r of the 2024 supplement to the 476
	570	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 477
	571	+	thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 478
	572	+	(a) Not later than January 1, 2024, each local and regional board of 479
	573	+	education shall ensure that a transition coordinator has been 480
	574	+	designated, who may be the director of pupil personnel or another 481
	575	+	employee of such board appointed as transition coordinator by such 482
	576	+	director. Each transition coordinator shall (1) complete the training 483
	577	+	program developed by the Department of Education pursuant to 484 Raised Bill No. 5180
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588		-	provide such parent, guardian, surrogate parent or child a listing of such 480
589		-	programs that includes, but is not limited to, (I) a plain language 481
590		-	description of such program, (II) eligibility requirements for such 482
591		-	program, and (III) deadlines and instructions for applications for such 483
592		-	programs. 484
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	582	+
	583	+	subsection (a) of section 10-74q, provided (A) each transition 485
	584	+	coordinator appointed prior to the date upon which the training 486
	585	+	program commences shall complete such training program during the 487
	586	+	three-year period immediately following such date, and (B) each new 488
	587	+	transition coordinator appointed after such date shall complete such 489
	588	+	training program not later than one year after being appointed, and (2) 490
	589	+	ensure that parents of students requiring special education receive 491
	590	+	information concerning transition resources, transition services or 492
	591	+	[public] transition programs in accordance with section 10-74n, as 493
	592	+	amended by this act, and are aware of the eligibility requirements and 494
	593	+	application details of such resources, services and programs that 495
	594	+	specifically apply to such student. 496
	595	+	Sec. 12. Subparagraph (B) of subdivision (9) of subsection (a) of 497
	596	+	section 10-76d of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed 498
	597	+	and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 499
	598	+	(B) At the first planning and placement team meeting when a child 500
	599	+	reaches the age of fourteen and has a statement of transition service 501
	600	+	needs included in such child's individualized education program 502
	601	+	pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the planning and 503
	602	+	placement team shall, for each public transition program, as defined in 504
	603	+	section 10-74o, as amended by this act, operated by the local or regional 505
	604	+	board of education or the regional educational service center where the 506
	605	+	board is located and each program for [adults] adult services for which 507
	606	+	such child may be eligible after graduation, (i) upon the approval of the 508
	607	+	parent or guardian of such child, or a surrogate parent of such child 509
	608	+	appointed pursuant to section 10-94g, or such child if such child is an 510
	609	+	emancipated minor, notify the state agency that provides such program 511
	610	+	about the potential eligibility of such child, and (ii) provide such parent, 512
	611	+	guardian, surrogate parent or child a listing of such programs that 513
	612	+	includes, but is not limited to, (I) a plain language description of such 514
	613	+	program, (II) eligibility requirements for such program, and (III) 515
	614	+	deadlines and instructions for applications for such programs. 516
	615	+	Sec. 13. Section 10-74u of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 517 Raised Bill No. 5180
	616	+
	617	+
	618	+
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	620	+
	621	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 518
	622	+	1, 2024): 519
	623	+	The Department of Education shall conduct audits of special 520
	624	+	education programs in randomly selected school districts each year to 521
	625	+	oversee the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities 522
	626	+	Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time. Such 523
	627	+	audits shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) interviewing teachers 524
	628	+	and staff who provide special education services and parents or 525
	629	+	guardians of children requiring special education, (2) conducting 526
	630	+	[unannounced] on-site visits to observe classroom practice and any 527
	631	+	other facet of the administration or provision of special education 528
	632	+	services in order to ensure compliance with individual education plans 529
	633	+	and all state and federal law and guidance, and (3) reviewing 530
	634	+	individualized education programs. 531
593	635		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
594	636		sections:
595	637
596	638		Section 1 July 1, 2024 10-5(f)
597		-	Sec. 2 from passage 10-264l(k)(1)
598		-	Sec. 3 from passage 10-264o
599		-	Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-264l(a) and (b)
600		-	Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-264r
601		-	Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 22-38d(b)
602		-	Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-74o(a) and (b)
603		-	Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-74m
604		-	Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-74n(a)
605		-	Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 10-74r(a)
606		-	Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 10-76d(a)(9)(B)
	639	+	Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10-69(b)
	640	+	Sec. 3 from passage 10-264l(k)(1)
	641	+	Sec. 4 from passage 10-264o
	642	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-264l(a) and (b)
	643	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 10-264r
	644	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 22-38d(b)
	645	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-74o(a) and (b)
	646	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-74m
	647	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 10-74n(a)
	648	+	Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 10-74r(a)
	649	+	Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 10-76d(a)(9)(B)
	650	+	Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 10-74u
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608		-	ED Joint Favorable Subst.
	652	+	Statement of Purpose:
	653	+	To (1) broaden access to the State Seal of Biliteracy, (2) increase the
	654	+	number of credits required for an adult education diploma, (3) authorize
	655	+	Goodwin University Magnet Schools to charge tuition to boards of
	656	+	education for enrolled students, (4) extend the dates for compliance with
	657	+	the magnet school enrollment standards in accordance with Sheff v. Raised Bill No. 5180
	658	+
	659	+
	660	+
	661	+	LCO No. 1018 18 of 18
	662	+
	663	+	O'Neill stipulations, (5) change the Department of Education's
	664	+	responsibilities under the farm to school program from arranging
	665	+	interactions with farmers to providing technical assistance and support
	666	+	for interactions with farmers, and (6) amend definitions of terms and the
	667	+	department's responsibilities concerning transition programs.
	668	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	669	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	670	+	underlined.]
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