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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2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supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 14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