LCO 1 of 16 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5213 February Session, 2024 AN ACT CONCERNING DISCONNECTED YOUTH. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: 1 (1) "At-risk student" means a student who is enrolled in high school 2 and is in danger of not graduating due to (A) not earning sufficient 3 credits to meet the high school graduation requirements under section 4 10-221a of the general statutes, (B) being a chronically absent child, or 5 (C) behavioral and other disciplinary issues, such as suspensions and 6 expulsions; 7 (2) "Chronically absent child" has the same meaning as provided in 8 section 10-198c of the general statutes; and 9 (3) "Disconnected youth" means an individual who is fourteen to 10 twenty-six years of age, inclusive, and (A) holds a high school diploma 11 but is neither employed nor attending an institution of higher education 12 or otherwise pursuing secondary education, (B) does not hold a high 13 school diploma and is employed, (C) does not hold a high school 14 diploma and is not employed, or (D) is incarcerated. 15 (b) The Two-Generational Advisory Board, established pursuant to 16 section 17b-112l of the general statutes, shall develop a plan to address 17 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 2 of 16 strategies to assist at-risk students and reengage disconnected youth. 18 Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) ways in which to 19 identify and address the needs of individuals who are defined as 20 disconnected youth, (2) identify opportunities for interagency and 21 cross-branch collaboration and streamlining of resources at the state and 22 local level, (3) the state-wide expansion and enhancement of a shared 23 data platform, in collaboration with the Compass Youth Collaborative, 24 to provide a streamlined way for community-based providers in the 25 state that serve disconnected youth to access and share individual-level 26 de-identified data to improve collaboration, communication, efficiency, 27 transparency and outcomes over time, and (4) recommendations for 28 improvement to the Connecticut Preschool through Twenty and 29 Workforce Information Network, established pursuant to section 10a-30 57g of the general statutes, to promote data sharing and the retention of 31 data models for purposes of future comparisons. The advisory board 32 shall collaborate with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and 33 the Connecticut Council of Small Towns in the development of the plan. 34 (c) Not later than January 1, 2025, the advisory board shall submit the 35 plan, and any recommendations, to the joint standing committee of the 36 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, 37 in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 38 Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The School of Public Policy at The 39 University of Connecticut shall conduct a study and comprehensive 40 asset and capacity mapping for nonprofit organizations in this state to 41 help support the sharing of information and collaboration between such 42 nonprofit organizations and the communities they serve. The School of 43 Public Policy at The University of Connecticut may consult with 44 nonprofit organizations and philanthropy associations in the state while 45 conducting such study and mapping. 46 (b) Such study and mapping shall (1) assess the capacity of such 47 nonprofit organizations to assist the state in addressing public needs 48 and identifying the availability and strength of assets and gaps or 49 weaknesses of service, (2) provide an effective tool for sharing data, 50 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 3 of 16 documents and communication among and between such nonprofit 51 organizations for the purpose of strengthening such nonprofit 52 organizations' capacity to serve the residents of the state, (3) provide a 53 resource for policy makers to determine gaps in services and capacity 54 and enhance collaboration among different nonprofit organizations 55 working in the same geographic areas and serving the same target 56 population, (4) provide information to policy makers on ways in which 57 to ensure that resources are being invested in areas and populations 58 with the greatest need, and (5) present data by town, county and state-59 wide, as well as by each regional council of government, and include a 60 summary of the available resources, including nonprofit organizations 61 and state agencies, to create a database of the state's nonprofit 62 organizations by target service population, mission and geography. 63 (c) The Department of Consumer Protection and the Secretary of the 64 State shall, upon request of the School of Public Policy at The University 65 of Connecticut, provide to said school any data necessary to conduct 66 such study and mapping. 67 (d) (1) Not later than October 1, 2024, the School of Public Policy at 68 The University of Connecticut shall submit a preliminary report on such 69 study and mapping to the joint standing committee of the General 70 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in 71 accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 72 (2) Not later than June 30, 2025, the School of Public Policy at The 73 University of Connecticut shall submit a final report on such study and 74 mapping to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 75 having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with 76 the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. Such final report 77 shall include recommendations, including a model to enhance 78 collaboration among nonprofit organizations to ensure that state 79 investments are addressing gaps in services and not contributing to 80 duplicative efforts or competition among nonprofit organizations. 81 Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 82 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 4 of 16 (1) "Education records" has the same meaning as provided in 30 CFR 83 99.3, as amended from time to time; 84 (2) "Personally identifiable information" has the same meaning as 85 provided in 30 CFR 99.3, as amended from time to time; 86 (3) "Data sharing agreement" means a contract between a local and 87 regional board of education and a youth service bureau, established 88 pursuant to section 10-19m of the general statutes, or a juvenile review 89 board, that establishes the processes and procedures that govern the 90 sharing and use of education records and personally identifiable 91 information of students who attend a school under the jurisdiction of 92 such local or regional board of education for the purpose of engaging in 93 data analysis of long-term outcomes of students to help improve 94 available programming, instruction and services; and 95 (4) "Required student data" means information for each student that 96 includes, but is not limited to, (A) a student's state-assigned student 97 identifier, (B) the first, middle and last name of a student, (C) a student's 98 date of birth, (D) demographic information of a student, including, but 99 not limited to, race, ethnicity and gender, (E) whether a student is (i) a 100 multilingual learner, (ii) a homeless child or youth, as defined in 42 USC 101 11434a, as amended from time to time, or (iii) receiving special 102 education or related services, (F) a student's grade level, (G) a student's 103 current enrollment status, including active registration, transfer and 104 withdrawal data, (H) a student's date of graduation or anticipated 105 graduation year, (I) a student's attendance records, including whether 106 the student's absences were excused or unexcused, (J) a student's 107 disciplinary history, including, but not limited to, the type, number and 108 nature of disciplinary actions, and (K) any additional student 109 information or data necessary for youth service bureaus to comply with 110 the provisions of section 10-19m of the general statutes. 111 (b) Not later than October 1, 2024, each local and regional board of 112 education shall enter into a data sharing agreement with each youth 113 service bureau, established pursuant to section 10-19m of the general 114 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 5 of 16 statutes, or juvenile review board that serves the municipality in which 115 any student enrolled in a school under the jurisdiction of such board 116 resides. 117 (c) Each data sharing agreement entered into under this section shall 118 (1) require the board to provide required student data to the youth 119 service bureau or juvenile review board on a monthly basis, (2) stipulate 120 that any disclosure of the education records and personally identifiable 121 information of a student without the consent of the parent or guardian 122 of such student is permissible under the data sharing agreement under 123 the provisions of 34 CFR 99.31(a)(6), as amended from time to time, 124 provided the purpose of such disclosure is to allow a youth service 125 bureau or juvenile review board to conduct a study to improve 126 instruction and assess the effectiveness of state and federally funded 127 education programs, and (3) allow a youth service bureau or juvenile 128 review board to (A) share the results of any study described in 129 subdivision (2) of this subsection with the local or regional board of 130 education, and (B) utilize the data in such study to help assess long-term 131 outcomes of the students served by the youth service bureau or juvenile 132 review board for the purposes of evaluating such youth service bureau's 133 or juvenile review board's program and service effectiveness, improving 134 instruction and identifying areas for program improvement. 135 (d) Any data sharing agreement entered into under this section shall 136 be in accordance with federal and state law, including, but not limited 137 to, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 138 1232g, as amended from time to time, and 34 CFR 99.1 et seq., as 139 amended from time to time. 140 Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than September 1, 2024, 141 the Commissioner of Education shall develop a model data sharing 142 agreement for use by local and regional boards of education, youth 143 service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m of the general 144 statutes and juvenile review boards. Such model data sharing 145 agreement shall be in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this 146 act. The commissioner shall make such model data sharing agreement 147 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 6 of 16 available upon request and on the Internet web site of the Department 148 of Education. 149 Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each local and regional board of 150 education shall include individuals designated by the appropriate 151 youth service bureau, established pursuant to section 10-19m of the 152 general statutes, or juvenile review board for which such board has 153 entered into a data sharing agreement under section 3 of this act, in 154 school level support meetings and on any attendance review team, 155 established pursuant to section 10-198c of the general statutes. As used 156 in this section, "school level support meetings" means a scheduled 157 meeting of school administrators, teachers, social workers, school 158 counselors or other school officials to review and discuss student data 159 related to absenteeism, discipline or mental and behavioral health. 160 Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Not later than October 1, 2024, 161 the State Board of Education shall enter into a data sharing agreement, 162 as defined in section 3 of this act, with an association that represents a 163 network of youth service bureaus in the state to provide required 164 student data, as defined in section 3 of this act. Such data sharing 165 agreement shall require the state board to provide such required student 166 data not later than thirty days after the state board receives such 167 required student data from each local or regional board of education. 168 Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Any student enrolled in a public 169 school located in a priority school district, as defined in section 10-266p 170 of the general statutes, shall be exempt from payment of the lawful 171 charge for state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation 172 service during the two-hour period before the start of the regular school 173 day and during the four-hour period immediately following the end of 174 the regular school day, provided such person presents to the fare 175 inspector, as defined in section 13b-2 of the general statutes, or the 176 driver of such bus, as applicable, a student identification card issued by 177 the local or regional board of education for the priority school district in 178 which such student is enrolled, indicating such person's status as a 179 student. 180 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 7 of 16 Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section: 181 (1) "Dual credit course" means a concurrent enrollment course or a 182 dual enrollment course for which credit is offered by a local or regional 183 board of education to students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, and 184 for which high school and college credit is awarded; 185 (2) "Concurrent enrollment course" means a dual credit course that is 186 delivered at a high school by a certified educator employed by a local or 187 regional board of education; and 188 (3) "Dual enrollment course" means a dual credit course that is 189 delivered at a public or independent institution of higher education by 190 a member of the faculty of such institution of higher education. 191 (b) Prior to the establishment of a dual credit course, a local or 192 regional board of education and a public or independent institution of 193 higher education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for 194 the delivery and awarding of credit for such dual credit course. Such 195 memorandum of understanding shall ensure that (1) any such dual 196 credit course aligns with the standards developed by the National 197 Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, (2) the educator 198 employed by a local or regional board of education or faculty member 199 of such institution of higher education that is teaching such dual credit 200 course meets the qualifications set forth by the National Alliance of 201 Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, (3) the superintendent of schools 202 attests to the institution of higher education that the educator employed 203 by the local or regional board of education meets such qualifications 204 prior to assigning such educator to teach such dual credit course, (4) 205 such educator completes the same professional development training 206 that is commensurate with the professional development that a faculty 207 member at such institution of higher education would complete for such 208 dual credit course offered at such institution, (5) such institution of 209 higher education may conduct an evaluation of such dual credit course 210 or the professional development associated with such dual credit 211 course, (6) students enrolled in such dual credit course complete an 212 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 8 of 16 orientation program offered by such institution of higher education, and 213 (7) any student enrolled in such dual credit course meets the 214 prerequisites for such dual credit course. 215 Sec. 9. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-223e of the 216 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 217 thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 218 (1) "Accountability index" means the score resulting from multiple 219 student, school or district-level measures, as weighted by the 220 Department of Education, that (A) shall include the performance index 221 score and high school graduation rates, including the availability of a 222 credit recovery program and the number of students who earn credit 223 and graduate as a result of participation in a credit recovery program, 224 and (B) may include, but need not be limited to, academic growth over 225 time, attendance and chronic absenteeism, postsecondary education 226 and career readiness, enrollment in and graduation from institutions of 227 higher education and postsecondary education programs, civics and 228 arts education and physical fitness. 229 Sec. 10. Section 10-74j of the general statutes is repealed and the 230 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 231 (a) As used in this section, "alternative education" means a school or 232 program maintained and operated by a local or regional board of 233 education that is offered to students in a nontraditional educational 234 setting and addresses the social, emotional, behavioral and academic 235 needs of such students. 236 (b) A local or regional board of education may provide alternative 237 education to students, in accordance with guidelines established by the 238 State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-74k. A local or regional 239 board of education may use space in an existing school or establish a 240 new school for the purposes of providing alternative education to 241 students. Alternative education shall be provided in accordance with 242 the provisions of sections 10-15 and 10-16 and shall be subject to all 243 federal and state laws governing public schools. 244 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 9 of 16 (c) Each local and regional board of education shall make available 245 on its Internet web site information relating to alternative education 246 offered under this section, including, but not limited to, the purpose, 247 location, contact information, staff directory and enrollment criteria for 248 such alternative education. 249 (d) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year 250 thereafter, any local or regional board of education that includes a credit 251 recovery program as part of its alternative education provided under 252 this section shall permit any student enrolled in a traditional school 253 program offered by such board and who is at risk of not graduating to 254 enroll in such credit recovery program while still enrolled in the 255 traditional school program. 256 Sec. 11. Section 4-124ll of the general statutes is repealed and the 257 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 258 (a) On or before July 1, 2023, the Chief Workforce Officer, in 259 consultation with the Commissioner of Education, the executive 260 director of the Technical Education and Career System and the Labor 261 Commissioner, shall develop a model student work release policy. Not 262 later than July 1, 2023, the Chief Workforce Officer shall report, in 263 accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, regarding such model 264 student work release policy to the joint standing committees of the 265 General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, 266 commerce and labor. 267 (b) The Chief Workforce Officer, in consultation with the 268 Commissioner of Education, may update the model student work 269 release policy developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section as 270 needed. The Chief Workforce Officer shall notify each local and regional 271 board of education of such updated model student work release policy. 272 (c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year 273 thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall adopt the 274 model student work release policy developed pursuant to subsection (a) 275 of this section or the most recent updated model student work release 276 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 10 of 16 policy developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. 277 Sec. 12. Section 10-66u of the general statutes is repealed and the 278 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 279 For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2023, and [June 30, 2024] 280 each fiscal year thereafter, each regional educational service center shall 281 [hire] employ an individual to serve as the regional trauma coordinator 282 for such center. Such individual shall have significant trauma-informed 283 experience and have completed specific professional training focused 284 on trauma. The regional trauma coordinator for each such center shall 285 be responsible for: (1) Developing a trauma-informed care training 286 program in accordance with the provisions of section 10-66v, (2) 287 implementing the trauma-informed care training program, (3) 288 providing technical assistance to the local and regional boards of 289 education that are members of the regional educational service center in 290 implementing the trauma-informed care training program, (4) training 291 school mental health specialists, as defined in section 12 of public act 22-292 47, to be the trainers under the trauma-informed care training program, 293 and (5) ensuring that such trainers are properly training teachers, 294 administrators, school staff and coaches under the trauma-informed 295 care training program. 296 Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The executive director of the 297 Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, or the executive 298 director's designee, may convene a working group to conduct a review 299 of and make recommendations regarding the high school graduation 300 requirements, described in section 10-221a of the general statutes, for 301 the purpose of identifying those requirements that have the effect of 302 limiting or restricting the provision of instruction or services to students. 303 (b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 304 (1) A representative from each of the following organizations, 305 designated by each such organization: 306 (A) The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; 307 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 11 of 16 (B) The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents; 308 (C) The Connecticut PTA; 309 (D) The American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut; 310 (E) The Connecticut Education Association; 311 (F) The Connecticut Association of Schools; 312 (G) The Connecticut Federation of School Administrators; 313 (H) The Connecticut School Counselor Association; and 314 (I) The Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, 315 Recreation and Dance; 316 (2) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 317 committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 318 relating to education, or the chairpersons' and ranking members' 319 designees; and 320 (3) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 321 (c) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not 322 later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 323 shall be filled by the appointing authority. 324 (d) The executive director of the Connecticut Association of Boards 325 of Education, or the executive director's designee, shall serve as the 326 chairperson of the working group. The chairperson shall schedule the 327 first meeting of the working group, which shall be held not later than 328 sixty days after the effective date of this section. 329 (e) The working group may provide an opportunity for public 330 comment or seek input from students, parents, educators, boards of 331 education and other education stakeholders while conducting the 332 review and developing its recommendations under this section. 333 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 12 of 16 (f) Not later than January 1, 2026, the working group shall submit a 334 report on its review of such graduation requirements and its 335 recommendations for revisions to such graduation requirements to the 336 joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 337 matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of 338 section 11-4a of the general statutes. The working group shall terminate 339 on the date that it submits such report or July 1, 2026, whichever is later. 340 Sec. 14. (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) The president of the Connecticut 341 Education Association, or the president's designee, and the president of 342 the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut, or the president's 343 designee, may jointly convene a working group to conduct a review of 344 (1) high school grading policies in use by local and regional boards of 345 education, (2) the accountability index, as defined in section 10-223e of 346 the general statutes, as amended by this act, and (3) the information and 347 data selected by the Department of Education in the calculation of 348 accountability index scores for school districts. 349 (b) The working group shall consist of the following members: 350 (1) A representative from each of the following organizations, 351 designated by each such organization: 352 (A) The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; 353 (B) The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents; 354 (C) The Connecticut PTA; 355 (D) The American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut; 356 (E) The Connecticut Education Association; 357 (F) The Connecticut Association of Schools; 358 (G) The Connecticut Federation of School Administrators; 359 (H) The Connecticut School Counselor Association; and 360 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 13 of 16 (I) The Connecticut Association for Health, Physical Education, 361 Recreation and Dance; 362 (2) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 363 committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 364 relating to education, or the chairpersons' and ranking members' 365 designees; and 366 (3) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 367 (c) All initial appointments to the working group shall be made not 368 later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy 369 shall be filled by the appointing authority. 370 (d) The president of the Connecticut Education Association, or the 371 president's designee, and the president of the American Federation of 372 Teachers-Connecticut, or the president's designee, shall serve as the 373 cochairpersons of the working group. The cochairpersons shall jointly 374 schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall be held not 375 later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 376 (e) The working group may provide an opportunity for public 377 comment or seek input from students, parents, educators, boards of 378 education and other education stakeholders while conducting the 379 review and developing its recommendations under this section. 380 (f) Not later than January 1, 2026, the working group shall submit a 381 report on its review of such mandates and its recommendations for the 382 repeal of or amendment to any state mandates and development of a 383 biennial review process to the joint standing committee of the General 384 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in 385 accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 386 The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits such 387 report or July 1, 2026, whichever is later. 388 Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 389 develop recommendations for the creation and administration of a state-390 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 14 of 16 wide program for the delivery of bereavement and grief counseling 391 services to children and families at no cost to participants. The task force 392 shall make recommendations for (1) the appropriate agency or agencies 393 to administer such program, (2) the scope of services offered by such 394 program, including, but not limited to, the provision of culturally 395 informed services and services to marginalized communities, (3) the 396 role that existing bereavement and grief counseling services programs 397 and school-based health centers should have in the delivery of services 398 under such program, (4) the delivery of services by such program in 399 areas of the state where such services do not currently exist or are not 400 sufficient, and the resources that will be needed to deliver services to 401 such areas, (5) long-term funding sources for such program, and (6) any 402 additional considerations identified by the task force. 403 (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 404 (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 405 who shall be a representative of a bereavement and grief counseling 406 services program that serves children and families; 407 (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 408 shall be a representative of a state-wide association of school-based 409 health centers; 410 (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 411 Representatives, who shall be a representative of a state-wide 412 association of school counselors; 413 (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 414 a representative of the state chapter of a national nonprofit organization 415 that works to improve the lives of children and families; 416 (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 417 Representatives, who shall be a representative of a child study center 418 affiliated with a medical school in the state; 419 (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 420 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 15 of 16 a psychologist licensed pursuant to chapter 383 of the general statutes, 421 who has expertise in treating bereaved children; 422 (7) One appointed jointly by the House chairperson and the House 423 ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General 424 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who has 425 experience with grief and bereavement; 426 (8) One appointed jointly by the Senate chairperson and the Senate 427 ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General 428 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who has 429 experience with grief and bereavement; 430 (9) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's 431 designee; 432 (10) The Commissioner of Children and Families, or the 433 commissioner's designee; 434 (11) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or 435 the commissioner's designee; 436 (12) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 437 and 438 (13) The executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, 439 Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's designee. 440 (c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 441 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) or (8) of subsection (b) of this section may be a 442 member of the General Assembly. 443 (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 444 than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 445 be filled by the appointing authority. 446 (e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 447 tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 448 Substitute Bill No. 5213 LCO 16 of 16 among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 449 the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 450 days after the effective date of this section. 451 (f) The administrative staff of the Commission on Women, Children, 452 Seniors, Equity and Opportunity shall serve as administrative staff of 453 the task force. 454 (g) Not later than July 1, 2025, the task force shall submit a report on 455 its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committees of 456 the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 457 health and children, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 458 of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 459 submits such report or July 1, 2025, whichever is later. 460 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-223e(a)(1) Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 10-74j Sec. 11 July 1, 2024 4-124ll Sec. 12 July 1, 2024 10-66u Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 New section Sec. 15 from passage New section ED Joint Favorable Subst. TRA Joint Favorable