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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5416
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION
STATUTES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) In determining the rights and 1
benefits earned by a teacher under sections 10-151 and 10-156 of the 2
general statutes, employment in a school operated by Goodwin 3
University Magnet Schools, Inc. or Goodwin University Educational 4
Services, Inc. shall not be deemed to interrupt the continuous 5
employment of a teacher who was employed by a local or regional board 6
of education during the school year immediately prior to employment 7
in such school and such teacher shall continue as an employee of 8
Goodwin University Magnet Schools, Inc. or Goodwin University 9
Educational Services, Inc., subject to the provisions of section 10-151 of 10
the general statutes. 11
Sec. 2. Section 10-212g of the general statutes is repealed and the 12
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 13
Not later than December 31, 2014, the Departments of Education and 14
Public Health shall jointly develop, in consultation with the School 15
Nurse Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-212f, an 16
annual training program regarding emergency first aid to students who 17
experience allergic reactions and do not have a prior written order of a 18 Substitute Bill No. 5416
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physician licensed to practice medicine, a dentist licensed to practice 19
dental medicine, an optometrist licensed to practice under chapter 380, 20
an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in 21
accordance with section 20-94a or a physician assistant licensed to 22
prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d, and the written 23
authorization of a parent or guardian of such child. Such annual training 24
program shall include instruction in (1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 25
(2) first aid, (3) food allergies, (4) the signs and symptoms of 26
anaphylaxis, (5) prevention and risk-reduction strategies regarding 27
allergic reactions, (6) emergency management and administration of 28
epinephrine, (7) follow-up and reporting procedures after a student has 29
experienced an allergic reaction, (8) carrying out the provisions of 30
subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 10-212a, and (9) any other 31
relevant issues and topics related to emergency first aid to students who 32
experience allergic reactions. The Department of Education shall make 33
such annual training program available to local and regional boards of 34
education. 35
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) No local or regional board of 36
education shall require a parent or guardian of a student to participate 37
in school activities, such as through volunteering, as a condition for the 38
enrollment of such student in a school under the jurisdiction of such 39
board. 40
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each regional community-41
technical college shall consult with the school counselors and school 42
administrators at public high schools located within the region of the 43
state in which such college is located for the purpose of establishing 44
collaborative partnerships between such schools and such college. Such 45
partnerships may include, but not be limited to, collaborative 46
counseling programs for students interested in specific careers, 47
evaluation and alignment of curricula and offering support or 48
educational programs to improve student outcomes. 49
Sec. 5. Section 19a-900a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 50
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 51 Substitute Bill No. 5416
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1, 2024): 52
Any provider of child care services, as described in section 19a-77, 53
that is licensed by the Office of Early Childhood [, that] or is exempt 54
from licensure pursuant to subsection (b) of section 19a-77, and 55
maintains a supply of epinephrine cartridge injectors pursuant to 56
section 19a-909, may administer such epinephrine for the purpose of 57
emergency first aid to a child in the care of such provider who 58
experiences an allergic reaction and does not have a prior written 59
authorization of a parent or guardian or a prior written order of a 60
qualified medical professional for the administration of epinephrine, 61
provided the person administering such epinephrine is a person with 62
training, as defined in section 19a-909. The parent or guardian of a child 63
may submit, in writing, to such child's provider of child care services, 64
that epinephrine shall not be administered to such child pursuant to this 65
section. 66
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than December 31, 67
2024, and each December thirty-first thereafter, the Department of 68
Education shall calculate an estimated amount that each town is entitled 69
to receive under the provisions of section 10-262h of the general statutes, 70
for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, 71
and notify each such town of such estimated amount. 72
Sec. 7. Subsection (h) of section 10-236b of the 2024 supplement to the 73
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 74
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 75
(h) Each local or regional board of education shall notify a parent or 76
guardian of a student who is placed in physical restraint or seclusion 77
[not later than twenty-four hours after] on the day the student was 78
placed in physical restraint or seclusion and shall make a reasonable 79
effort to provide such notification immediately after such physical 80
restraint or seclusion is initiated. Such notice shall, if possible, be 81
provided by means of electronic communication, including, but not 82
limited to, electronic mail or cellular mobile telephone. 83 Substitute Bill No. 5416
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Sec. 8. Section 10-236c of the general statutes is repealed and the 84
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 85
(a) A school principal or other school administrator shall notify a 86
parent or guardian of a student whose behavior has caused a serious 87
disruption to the instruction of other students, caused self-harm or 88
caused physical harm to another student or a teacher or other school 89
employee on the same day such behavior occurs. Such notice shall 90
include, but not be limited to, informing such parent or guardian that 91
the teacher of record in the classroom in which such behavior occurred 92
may request a behavior intervention meeting, as described in subsection 93
(b) of this section. 94
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year 95
thereafter, any teacher of record in a classroom may request a behavior 96
intervention meeting with the crisis intervention team for the school, as 97
described in section 10-236b, as amended by this act, for any student 98
whose behavior has caused a serious disruption to the instruction of 99
other students, or caused self-harm or physical harm to such teacher or 100
another student or staff member in such teacher's classroom. The crisis 101
intervention team shall, upon the request of such teacher and notifying 102
such student's parent or guardian, convene a behavior intervention 103
meeting regarding such student. The participants of such behavior 104
intervention meeting shall identify resources and supports to address 105
such student's social, emotional and instructional needs. Not later than 106
seven days after the behavior intervention meeting, the crisis 107
intervention team shall submit to the parent or guardian of such student 108
a written summary of such meeting, including, but not limited to, the 109
resources and supports identified. 110
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10-212g
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 New section Substitute Bill No. 5416
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Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 19a-900a
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-236b(h)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-236c
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 8(a), "a teacher, another student or other school employee"
was changed to "another student or a teacher or other school employee"
for consistency.
ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
APP Joint Favorable Subst.