LCO 1 of 4
General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 153
February Session, 2024
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 10-95i of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2024): 3
(b) During the five-year period beginning January 1, 2020, and during 4
each five-year period thereafter, the board shall evaluate each existing 5
technical education and career school trade program in accordance with 6
a schedule which the board shall establish. A trade program may be 7
reauthorized for a period of not more than five years following each 8
evaluation on the basis of: The projected employment demand for 9
students enrolled in the trade program, including consideration of the 10
employment of graduates of the program during the preceding five 11
years; anticipated technological changes; the availability of qualified 12
instructors; the existence of similar programs at other educational 13
institutions; and student interest in the trade program. As part of the 14
evaluation, the board shall consider geographic differences that may 15
make a trade program feasible at one school and not another and 16
whether certain combinations of program offerings shall be required. 17
Prior to any final decision on the reauthorization of a trade program, the 18
board shall consult with the [craft] program advisory committees for the 19
trade program being evaluated. 20 Substitute Bill No. 153
LCO 2 of 4
Sec. 2. Section 10-95j of the general statutes is repealed and the 21
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 22
The Technical Education and Career System board shall include in 23
the report required pursuant to section 10-95k, a summary of the 24
following: 25
(1) Admissions policies for the Technical Education and Career 26
System; 27
(2) Recruitment and retention of faculty; 28
(3) Efforts to strengthen consideration of the needs of and to develop 29
greater public awareness of the Technical Education and Career System; 30
and 31
(4) Efforts to strengthen the role of [career and technical education] 32
program advisory committees and increase employer participation. 33
Sec. 3. Section 10-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the 34
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 35
The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System 36
may indemnify and hold harmless any person, as defined in section 1-37
79, who makes a gift of tangible property or properties with a fair 38
market value in excess of one thousand dollars to the Technical 39
Education and Career System for instructional purposes. Any 40
indemnification under this section shall be solely for any damages 41
caused as a result of the use of such tangible property, provided there 42
shall be no indemnification for any liability resulting from (1) 43
intentional or wilful misconduct by the person providing such tangible 44
property to [the department or] the Technical Education and Career 45
System, or (2) hidden defects in such tangible property that are known 46
to and not disclosed by the person providing such tangible property to 47
[the department or] the Technical Education and Career System at the 48
time the gift is made. 49
Sec. 4. Section 10-95 of the general statutes is repealed and the 50 Substitute Bill No. 153
LCO 3 of 4
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 51
There is established a state-wide system of technical education and 52
career schools to be known as the Technical Education and Career 53
System. The Technical Education and Career System shall offer (1) full-54
time comprehensive secondary education at technical high schools 55
located throughout the state, and [may offer] (2) part-time, [and] 56
evening [,] and extracurricular programs in vocational, technical, 57
technological and postsecondary education and training. 58
Sec. 5. Section 10-95p of the general statutes is repealed and the 59
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 60
(a) There is established a division of postsecondary educational 61
programs within the Technical Education and Career System. The 62
division shall administer any postsecondary educational program that 63
(1) was offered at a technical education and career school during the 64
school year commencing July 1, 2016, or (2) is approved by the Technical 65
Education and Career System board. [on or after July 5, 2017.] 66
(b) Any student admitted for enrollment in a postsecondary 67
educational program administered by the division shall have a high 68
school diploma or its equivalent, or [be twenty-one years of age or older] 69
have completed the school year in which such student reaches twenty-70
two years of age. 71
Sec. 6. Section 10-76q of the general statutes is repealed and the 72
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 73
(a) The Technical Education and Career System, established pursuant 74
to section 10-95, as amended by this act, shall: (1) Provide the 75
professional services necessary to identify, in accordance with section 76
10-76a, children requiring special education who are enrolled at a 77
technical education and career school; (2) identify each such child; (3) 78
determine the appropriateness of the technical education and career 79
school for the educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an 80
appropriate educational program for each such child, including, but not 81 Substitute Bill No. 153
LCO 4 of 4
limited to, transition programs, as defined in section 10-74o; (5) 82
maintain a record thereof; and (6) annually evaluate the progress and 83
accomplishments of special education programs provided by the 84
Technical Education and Career System. 85
(b) Where it is deemed appropriate that a child enrolled in a technical 86
education and career school receive special education, the parents or 87
guardian of such child shall have a right to the hearing and appeal 88
process as provided for in section 10-76h. 89
(c) Prior to a student's enrollment in a technical education and career 90
school, the local or regional board of education for the town in which 91
such student resides shall convene a planning and placement team 92
meeting, except the planning and placement team meeting for a student 93
who has been educated in a home shall be convened by the Technical 94
Education and Career System. The purpose of such meeting shall be to 95
address such student's transition to such technical education and career 96
school and ensure that such student's individualized education 97
program reflects the current supports and services that such student 98
requires in order to access a free and appropriate public education in the 99
least restrictive environment. A representative from such technical 100
education and career school shall be invited to such meeting. 101
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2024 10-95i(b)
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 10-95j
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10-96c
Sec. 4 from passage 10-95
Sec. 5 from passage 10-95p
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 10-76q
ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
APP Joint Favorable Subst.