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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION
15	20		STATUTES.
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. Section 10-16b of the 2024 supplement to the general 1
20	25		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
21	26		(Effective July 1, 2024): 3
22	27		(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 4
23	28		include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 5
24	29		qualified teachers: [, the] The arts; career education; consumer 6
25	30		education; personal financial management and financial literacy; health 7
26	31		and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and 8
27	32		development, nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary 9
28	33		resuscitation training in accordance with the provisions of section 10-10
29	34		16qq, disease prevention and cancer awareness, including, but not 11
30	35		limited to, age and developmentally appropriate instruction in 12
31	36		performing self-examinations for the purposes of screening for breast 13
32	37		cancer and testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, 14
33		-	mental and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, 15
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34	44		substance abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use 16
35	45		and related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social 17
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43	47		membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, 19
44	48		writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical 20
45	49		education; science, which shall include the climate change curriculum 21
46	50		described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but 22
47	51		not limited to, citizenship, economics, geography, government, history 23
48	52		and Holocaust and genocide education and awareness in accordance 24
49	53		with the provisions of section 10-18f; African-American and black 25
50	54		studies in accordance with the provisions of section 10-16ss; Puerto 26
51	55		Rican and Latino studies in accordance with the provisions of section 27
52	56		10-16ss; Native American studies, in accordance with the provisions of 28
53	57		section 10-16vv; computer programming instruction; recycling and 29
54	58		renewable energy; and in addition, on at least the secondary level, one 30
55	59		or more world languages; vocational education; and the black and 31
56	60		Latino studies course in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-32
57	61		16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this subsection, world languages shall 33
58	62		include American Sign Language, provided such subject matter is 34
59	63		taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who 35
60	64		holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education. For purposes 36
61	65		of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing 37
62	66		arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and 38
63	67		theatre; and "reading" means evidence-based instruction that focuses on 39
64	68		competency in oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, 40
65	69		vocabulary, rapid automatic name or letter name fluency and reading 41
66	70		comprehension. 42
67	71		(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take 43
68	72		a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 44
69	73		identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 45
70	74		pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 46
71	75		made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 47
72	76		(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 48
73		-	1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 49
74		-	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 50
75		-	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 51 Substitute Bill No. 363
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	83	+	Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 50
	84	+	Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 51
82	85		the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 52
83	86		such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 53
84	87		(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 54
85	88		materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 55
86	89		boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 56
87	90		this section. The State Board of Education, within available 57
88	91		appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 58
89	92		and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 59
90	93		Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 60
91	94		events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 61
92	95		and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native 62
93	96		American studies; (6) personal financial management, including, but 63
94	97		not limited to, financial literacy as developed in the plan provided under 64
95	98		section 10-16pp; (7) training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the 65
96	99		use of automatic external defibrillators; (8) labor history and law, 66
97	100		including organized labor, the collective bargaining process, existing 67
98	101		legal protections in the workplace, the history and economics of free 68
99	102		market capitalism and entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and 69
100	103		capitalism in the development of the American and world economies; 70
101	104		(9) climate change consistent with the Next Generation Science 71
102	105		Standards; (10) topics approved by the state board upon the request of 72
103	106		local or regional boards of education as part of the program of 73
104	107		instruction offered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section; [and] (11) 74
105	108		instruction relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, 75
106	109		inclusive; and (12) recycling and renewable energy, including, but not 76
107	110		limited to, protocols for recycling and reducing food waste. The 77
108	111		Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be available 78
109	112		to each local and regional board of education for the development of 79
110	113		curriculum on climate change as described in this subsection. 80
111	114		Sec. 2. Section 10-16b of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes, 81
112	115		as amended by section 32 of public act 22-80, section 3 of public act 23-82
113		-	21, section 7 of public act 23-150 and section 19 of public act 23-160, is 83
114		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 84 Substitute Bill No. 363
	116	+	21, section 7 of public act 23-150 and section 19 of public act 23-160, is 83 Raised Bill No. 363
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	122	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 84
121	123		2025): 85
122	124		(a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall 86
123	125		include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally 87
124	126		qualified teachers: [, the] The arts; career education; consumer 88
125	127		education; personal financial management and financial literacy; health 89
126	128		and safety, including, but not limited to, human growth and 90
127	129		development, nutrition, first aid, including cardiopulmonary 91
128	130		resuscitation training in accordance with the provisions of section 10-92
129	131		16qq, disease prevention and cancer awareness, including, but not 93
130	132		limited to, age and developmentally appropriate instruction in 94
131	133		performing self-examinations for the purposes of screening for breast 95
132	134		cancer and testicular cancer, community and consumer health, physical, 96
133	135		mental and emotional health, including youth suicide prevention, 97
134	136		substance abuse prevention, including instruction relating to opioid use 98
135	137		and related disorders, safety, which shall include the safe use of social 99
136	138		media, as defined in section 9-601, and may include the dangers of gang 100
137	139		membership, and accident prevention; language arts, including reading, 101
138	140		writing, grammar, speaking and spelling; mathematics; physical 102
139	141		education; science, which may include the climate change curriculum 103
140	142		described in subsection (d) of this section; social studies, including, but 104
141	143		not limited to, civics and media literacy, citizenship, economics, 105
142	144		geography, government, history and Holocaust and genocide education 106
143	145		and awareness in accordance with the provisions of section 10-18f; 107
144	146		African-American and black studies in accordance with the provisions 108
145	147		of section 10-16ss; Puerto Rican and Latino studies in accordance with 109
146	148		the provisions of section 10-16ss; Native American studies, in 110
147	149		accordance with the provisions of section 10-16vv; Asian American and 111
148	150		Pacific Islander studies, in accordance with the provisions of section [10-112
149	151		66ww] 10-16ww; computer programming instruction; recycling and 113
150	152		renewable energy; and in addition, on at least the secondary level, one 114
151	153		or more world languages; vocational education; and the black and 115
152	154		Latino studies course in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-116
153		-	16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this subsection, world languages shall 117
154		-	include American Sign Language, provided such subject matter is 118 Substitute Bill No. 363
	155	+	16tt and 10-16uu. For purposes of this subsection, world languages shall 117 Raised Bill No. 363
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161	162		taught by a qualified instructor under the supervision of a teacher who 119
162	163		holds a certificate issued by the State Board of Education. For purposes 120
163	164		of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing 121
164	165		arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and 122
165	166		theatre; and "reading" means evidence-based instruction that focuses on 123
166	167		competency in oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, 124
167	168		vocabulary, rapid automatic name or letter name fluency and reading 125
168	169		comprehension. 126
169	170		(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take 127
170	171		a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil 128
171	172		identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such 129
172	173		pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is 130
173	174		made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement. 131
174	175		(c) Each local and regional board of education shall on September 1, 132
175	176		1982, and annually thereafter at such time and in such manner as the 133
176	177		Commissioner of Education shall request, attest to the State Board of 134
177	178		Education that such local or regional board of education offers at least 135
178	179		the program of instruction required pursuant to this section, and that 136
179	180		such program of instruction is planned, ongoing and systematic. 137
180	181		(d) The State Board of Education shall make available curriculum 138
181	182		materials and such other materials as may assist local and regional 139
182	183		boards of education in developing instructional programs pursuant to 140
183	184		this section. The State Board of Education, within available 141
184	185		appropriations and utilizing available resource materials, shall assist 142
185	186		and encourage local and regional boards of education to include: (1) 143
186	187		Holocaust and genocide education and awareness; (2) the historical 144
187	188		events surrounding the Great Famine in Ireland; (3) African-American 145
188	189		and black studies; (4) Puerto Rican and Latino studies; (5) Native 146
189	190		American studies; (6) Asian American and Pacific Islander studies; (7) 147
190	191		personal financial management, including, but not limited to, financial 148
191	192		literacy as developed in the plan provided under section 10-16pp; (8) 149
192		-	training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automatic 150
193		-	external defibrillators; (9) labor history and law, including organized 151 Substitute Bill No. 363
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	199	+	external defibrillators; (9) labor history and law, including organized 151
200	200		labor, the collective bargaining process, existing legal protections in the 152
201	201		workplace, the history and economics of free market capitalism and 153
202	202		entrepreneurialism, and the role of labor and capitalism in the 154
203	203		development of the American and world economies; (10) climate change 155
204	204		consistent with the Next Generation Science Standards; (11) topics 156
205	205		approved by the state board upon the request of local or regional boards 157
206	206		of education as part of the program of instruction offered pursuant to 158
207	207		subsection (a) of this section; [and] (12) instruction relating to the Safe 159
208	208		Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive; and (13) recycling and 160
209	209		renewable energy, including, but not limited to, protocols for recycling 161
210	210		and reducing food waste. The Department of Energy and 162
211	211		Environmental Protection shall be available to each local and regional 163
212	212		board of education for the development of curriculum on climate 164
213	213		change as described in this subsection. 165
214	214		Sec. 3. Section 10-211f of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 166
215	215		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 167
216	216		1, 2024): 168
217	217		For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year 169
218	218		thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall annually 170
219	219		approve and provide professional development programs or activities 171
220	220		for all school nurses and nurse practitioners appointed by or under 172
221	221		contract with such board. [Each board shall provide] As part of such 173
222	222		professional development programs or activities [related to] provided 174
223	223		by each local and regional board of education under this section, each 175
224	224		new school nurse or nurse practitioner shall receive and complete (1) 176
225	225		training and instruction in the implementation of individualized 177
226	226		education programs and plans pursuant to Section 504 of the 178
227	227		Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, [to any new 179
228	228		school nurse or nurse practitioner] not later than thirty days after such 180
229	229		school nurse or nurse practitioner has been appointed by or entered into 181
230	230		a contract with such board, and (2) an orientation to school health 182
231	231		services, developed by an association that represents nurses in the state, 183
232		-	not later than six months after such nurse or nurse practitioner has been 184 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 363
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239	238		appointed by or entered into a contract with such board. 185
240	239		Sec. 4. Section 10-227 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 186
241	240		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 187
242	241		1, 2024): 188
243	242		(a) Each board of education shall cause the superintendent to make 189
244	243		returns not later than September first of each year to the Commissioner 190
245	244		of Education of the receipts, expenditures and statistics, as prescribed 191
246	245		by the commissioner, provided each such board may submit revisions 192
247	246		to the returns in such form and with such documentation as required by 193
248	247		the commissioner [no] not later than [December] January thirty-first of 194
249	248		each year following the September submission. Such reports or returns 195
250	249		required shall be filed in accordance with the instructions furnished by 196
251	250		the commissioner, shall be certified [no] not later than [December] 197
252	251		January thirty-first of each year by the independent public accountant 198
253	252		selected pursuant to section 7-392 for the purpose of auditing municipal 199
254	253		accounts, and shall be subject to Department of Education verification. 200
255	254		If the returns and statistics and revisions called for by said commissioner 201
256	255		are not filed on or before the days specified in this section or if the 202
257	256		returns are not certified as required by the commissioner on or before 203
258	257		[December] January thirty-first, each local and regional board of 204
259	258		education required by law to make separate returns, whose returns and 205
260	259		statistics or revisions are delayed until after those days, shall forfeit of 206
261	260		the total sum which is paid for such board of education from the State 207
262	261		Treasurer an amount to be determined by the State Board of Education, 208
263	262		which amount shall be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than 209
264	263		ten thousand dollars. The amount so forfeited shall be withheld from a 210
265	264		subsequent grant payment as determined by the commissioner. 211
266	265		Notwithstanding the penalty provision of this section, the 212
267	266		Commissioner of Education may waive said forfeiture for good cause. 213
268	267		(b) Not later than [February 15, 2024] March 15, 2025, and annually 214
269	268		thereafter, the Department of Education shall publish on its Internet 215
270	269		web site the data contained in the reports and returns filed pursuant to 216
271		-	subsection (a) of this section by education program type, expense 217 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 363
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278	276		function, expense object and funding source, including, but not limited 218
279	277		to, federal, combined state and local and combined private and other 219
280	278		sources for the school and district level. The department shall develop 220
281	279		and publish a guide that contains definitions for each category of 221
282	280		expenditure and funding source. 222
283	281		(c) Not later than [February] March 15, 2025, and annually thereafter, 223
284	282		the Department of Education shall develop and publish the data 224
285	283		contained in the reports and returns filed pursuant to subsection (a) of 225
286	284		this section in a format that allows financial comparisons between 226
287	285		school districts and schools, including student enrollment and 227
288	286		demographic statistics as of October first of the school year in which 228
289	287		such reports and returns were filed. 229
290	288		Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 10-76d of the 2024 supplement to the 230
291	289		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 231
292	290		thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 232
293	291		(d) To meet its obligations under sections 10-76a to 10-76g, inclusive, 233
294	292		any local or regional board of education may make agreements with 234
295	293		another such board or subject to the consent of the parent or guardian 235
296	294		of any child affected thereby, make agreements, or on and after July 1, 236
297	295		2019, enter into a contract with any private provider of special education 237
298	296		services, as defined in section 10-91g, private school, or public or private 238
299	297		agency or institution, including a group home to provide the necessary 239
300	298		programs or services, but no expenditures made pursuant to a contract 240
301	299		with a private provider of special education services, private school, 241
302	300		agency or institution for such special education shall be paid under the 242
303	301		provisions of section 10-76g, unless (1) such contract includes a 243
304	302		description of the educational program and other treatment the child is 244
305	303		to receive, a statement of minimal goals and objectives which it is 245
306	304		anticipated such child will achieve, an estimated time schedule for 246
307	305		returning the child to the community or transferring such child to 247
308	306		another appropriate facility, and an explanation of how the tuition or 248
309	307		costs for services provided under the agreement or contract are to be 249
310		-	calculated, (2) subject to the provisions of this subsection, the 250 ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 363
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317	314		educational needs of the child for whom such special education is being 251
318	315		provided cannot be met by public school arrangements in the opinion 252
319	316		of the commissioner who, before granting approval of such contract for 253
320	317		purposes of payment, shall consider such factors as the particular needs 254
321	318		of the child, the appropriateness and efficacy of the program offered by 255
322	319		such private school, agency or institution, and the economic feasibility 256
323	320		of comparable alternatives, and (3) commencing with the 1987-1988 257
324	321		school year and for each school year thereafter, each such private 258
325	322		provider of special education services, private school, agency or 259
326	323		institution has been approved for special education by the 260
327	324		Commissioner of Education or by the appropriate agency for facilities 261
328	325		located out of state, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section. 262
329	326		Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection or 263
330	327		any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education setting 264
331	328		placement priorities, placements pursuant to this section and payments 265
332	329		under section 10-76g may be made pursuant to such a contract if the 266
333	330		public arrangements are more costly than the private provider of special 267
334	331		education services, private school, institution or agency, provided the 268
335	332		private provider of special education services, private school, institution 269
336	333		or agency meets the educational needs of the child and its program is 270
337		-	appropriate and efficacious. ~~Any~~ payment ~~under~~ the provisions of 271
338		-	section 10-76g ~~shall include all expenditures incurred by a local or~~ 272
339		-	~~regional board~~ of ~~education pursuant to a contract with a private~~ 273
340		-	provider of special education services, private school, agency or 274
341		-	institution~~, to~~ the ~~extent permitted under said section, during the school~~ 275
342		-	~~year in which~~ such ~~private provider of~~ special education services, 276
343		-	~~private school~~, ~~agency or institution provided such services, even if such~~ 277
344		-	~~private provider~~ of ~~special education services,~~ ~~private school,~~ ~~agency or~~ 278
345		-	~~institution is approved for special education by~~ the ~~Commissioner of~~ 279
346		-	~~Education during~~ such ~~school year. Notwithstanding the provisions of~~ 280
347		-	~~this subsection to~~ the ~~contrary, nothing in this subsection shall (A)~~ 281
348		-	~~require~~ the ~~removal~~ of a child ~~from a nonapproved facility if the child~~ 282
349		-	~~was placed there prior to July 7,~~ ~~1987, pursuant to the determination of~~ 283
350		-	~~a planning and placement team~~ that ~~such~~ a ~~placement was appropriate~~ 284
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	334	+	appropriate and efficacious. Payment pursuant to the provisions of 271
	335	+	section 10-76g for any contract that meets the requirements of this 272
	336	+	subsection shall commence at the start of the school year in which such 273
	337	+	private provider of special education services, private school, agency or 274
	338	+	institution is approved by the Commissioner of Education and is 275
	339	+	providing such special education services. Notwithstanding the 276
	340	+	provisions of this subsection to the contrary, nothing in this subsection 277
	341	+	shall (A) require the removal of a child from a nonapproved facility if 278
	342	+	the child was placed there prior to July 7, 1987, pursuant to the 279
	343	+	determination of a planning and placement team that such a placement 280
	344	+	was appropriate and such placement was approved by the 281
	345	+	Commissioner of Education, or (B) prohibit the placement of a child at 282
	346	+	a nonapproved facility if a planning and placement team determines 283
	347	+	prior to July 7, 1987, that the child be placed in a nonapproved facility 284
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359		-	planning and placement team determines prior to July 7, 1987, that the 287
360		-	child be placed in a nonapproved facility for the 1987-1988 school year. 288
361		-	Each child placed in a nonapproved facility as described in 289
362		-	subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection may 290
363		-	continue at the facility provided the planning and placement team or 291
364		-	hearing officer appointed pursuant to section 10-76h determines that the 292
365		-	placement is appropriate. Expenditures incurred by any local or 293
366		-	regional board of education to maintain children in nonapproved 294
367		-	facilities as described in said subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be paid 295
368		-	pursuant to the provisions of section 10-76g. Any local or regional board 296
369		-	of education may enter into a contract with the owners or operators of 297
370		-	any sheltered workshop or rehabilitation center for provision of an 298
371		-	education occupational training program for children requiring special 299
372		-	education who are at least sixteen years of age, provided such workshop 300
373		-	or institution shall have been approved by the appropriate state agency. 301
374		-	Whenever any child is identified by a local or regional board of 302
375		-	education as a child requiring special education and such board of 303
376		-	education determines that the requirements for special education could 304
377		-	be met by a program provided within the district or by agreement with 305
378		-	another board of education except for the child's need for services other 306
379		-	than educational services such as medical, psychiatric or institutional 307
380		-	care or services, such board of education may meet its obligation to 308
381		-	furnish special education for such child by paying the reasonable cost of 309
382		-	special education instruction in a private provider of special education 310
383		-	services, private school, hospital or other institution provided such 311
384		-	board of education or the commissioner concurs that placement in such 312
385		-	institution is necessary and proper and no state institution is available 313
386		-	to meet such child's needs. Any such private provider of special 314
387		-	education services, private school, hospital or other institution receiving 315
388		-	such reasonable cost of special education instruction by such board of 316
389		-	education shall submit all required documentation to such board of 317
390		-	education for purposes of submitting claims to the Medicaid School 318
391		-	Based Child Health Program administered by the Department of Social 319
392		-	Services. 320 Substitute Bill No. 363
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	354	+	facility as described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (3) of 286
	355	+	this subsection may continue at the facility provided the planning and 287
	356	+	placement team or hearing officer appointed pursuant to section 10-76h 288
	357	+	determines that the placement is appropriate. Expenditures incurred by 289
	358	+	any local or regional board of education to maintain children in 290
	359	+	nonapproved facilities as described in said subparagraphs (A) and (B) 291
	360	+	shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of section 10-76g. Any local or 292
	361	+	regional board of education may enter into a contract with the owners 293
	362	+	or operators of any sheltered workshop or rehabilitation center for 294
	363	+	provision of an education occupational training program for children 295
	364	+	requiring special education who are at least sixteen years of age, 296
	365	+	provided such workshop or institution shall have been approved by the 297
	366	+	appropriate state agency. Whenever any child is identified by a local or 298
	367	+	regional board of education as a child requiring special education and 299
	368	+	such board of education determines that the requirements for special 300
	369	+	education could be met by a program provided within the district or by 301
	370	+	agreement with another board of education except for the child's need 302
	371	+	for services other than educational services such as medical, psychiatric 303
	372	+	or institutional care or services, such board of education may meet its 304
	373	+	obligation to furnish special education for such child by paying the 305
	374	+	reasonable cost of special education instruction in a private provider of 306
	375	+	special education services, private school, hospital or other institution 307
	376	+	provided such board of education or the commissioner concurs that 308
	377	+	placement in such institution is necessary and proper and no state 309
	378	+	institution is available to meet such child's needs. Any such private 310
	379	+	provider of special education services, private school, hospital or other 311
	380	+	institution receiving such reasonable cost of special education 312
	381	+	instruction by such board of education shall submit all required 313
	382	+	documentation to such board of education for purposes of submitting 314
	383	+	claims to the Medicaid School Based Child Health Program 315
	384	+	administered by the Department of Social Services. 316
	385	+	Sec. 6. Section 10-357e of the general statutes is repealed and the 317
	386	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 318
	387	+	The Commissioner of Education [may] shall allocate funds to allow 319 Raised Bill No. 363
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399		-	Sec. 6. Section 10-357e of the general statutes is repealed and the 321
400		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 322
401		-	The Commissioner of Education [may] shall allocate funds to allow 323
402		-	the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-324
403		-	357a, to provide professional development services, technical assistance 325
404		-	and evaluation activities, policy analysis and other forms of assistance 326
405		-	to local and regional boards of education, the Department of Education, 327
406		-	state and local charter schools, as defined in section 10-66aa, the 328
407		-	Technical Education and Career System, established pursuant to section 329
408		-	10-95, providers of school readiness programs, as defined in section 10-330
409		-	16p, and other educational entities and providers. The State Education 331
410		-	Resource Center shall expend such funds in accordance with procedures 332
411		-	and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. 333
412		-	Sec. 7. Section 10-145aa of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 334
413		-	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 335
414		-	1, 2024): 336
415		-	[On and after July 1, 2022, the] The preservice performance 337
416		-	assessment, edTPA, as adopted by the State Board of Education on 338
417		-	December 7, 2016, shall be used exclusively as an accountability tool for 339
418		-	teacher preparation programs, as defined in section 10-10a, offered at 340
419		-	institutions of higher education in the state. The results of such 341
420		-	preservice performance assessment shall not be used by (1) the State 342
421		-	Board of Education to deny an application for the issuance of an initial 343
422		-	educator certificate under section 10-145b, or (2) an institution of higher 344
423		-	education to deny successful completion of a teacher preparation 345
424		-	program. 346
425		-	Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each local and regional board of 347
426		-	education shall conform the design of any school playground designed 348
427		-	on or after July 1, 2025, to the principles of universal design. Such 349
428		-	playgrounds shall include, at a minimum, (1) play spaces that appeal to 350
429		-	a variety of senses and allow multiple forms of play, (2) landform 351
430		-	designed to encourage unstructured play, (3) multiple options for 352 Substitute Bill No. 363
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	393	+	the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-320
	394	+	357a, to provide professional development services, technical assistance 321
	395	+	and evaluation activities, policy analysis and other forms of assistance 322
	396	+	to local and regional boards of education, the Department of Education, 323
	397	+	state and local charter schools, as defined in section 10-66aa, the 324
	398	+	Technical Education and Career System, established pursuant to section 325
	399	+	10-95, providers of school readiness programs, as defined in section 10-326
	400	+	16p, and other educational entities and providers. The State Education 327
	401	+	Resource Center shall expend such funds in accordance with procedures 328
	402	+	and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. 329
	403	+	Sec. 7. Section 10-145aa of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 330
	404	+	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 331
	405	+	1, 2024): 332
	406	+	[On and after July 1, 2022, the] The preservice performance 333
	407	+	assessment, edTPA, as adopted by the State Board of Education on 334
	408	+	December 7, 2016, shall be used exclusively as an accountability tool for 335
	409	+	teacher preparation programs, as defined in section 10-10a, offered at 336
	410	+	institutions of higher education in the state. The results of such 337
	411	+	preservice performance assessment shall not be used by (1) the State 338
	412	+	Board of Education to deny an application for the issuance of an initial 339
	413	+	educator certificate under section 10-145b, or (2) an institution of higher 340
	414	+	education to deny successful completion of a teacher preparation 341
	415	+	program. 342
	416	+	Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each local and regional board of 343
	417	+	education shall conform the design of any school playground designed 344
	418	+	on or after July 1, 2024, to the principles of universal design. Such 345
	419	+	playgrounds shall include, at a minimum, (1) play spaces that appeal to 346
	420	+	a variety of senses and allow multiple forms of play, (2) landform 347
	421	+	designed to encourage unstructured play, (3) multiple options for 348
	422	+	accessing play spaces and equipment that allow for varying levels of 349
	423	+	ability, and (4) sensory-engaging materials and use of trees and other 350
	424	+	plantings. As used in this section, "universal design" means a concept of 351
	425	+	designing spaces with the goal of maximizing usability and access, 352 Raised Bill No. 363
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437		-	accessing play spaces and equipment that allow for varying levels of 353
438		-	ability, and (4) sensory-engaging materials and use of trees and other 354
439		-	plantings. As used in this section, "universal design" means a concept of 355
440		-	designing spaces with the goal of maximizing usability and access, 356
441		-	without the need for adaptation or specialized design. 357
442		-	Sec. 9. Subsections (b) and (c) of section 10-14gg of the 2024 358
443		-	supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 359
444		-	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 360
445		-	(b) The Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success shall be 361
446		-	under the direction of a director who shall, in consultation with the 362
447		-	Reading Leadership Implementation Council described in subsection (c) 363
448		-	of this section, be responsible for (1) overseeing all activities of the 364
449		-	center, (2) facilitating communication between the center, local and 365
450		-	regional boards of education and other affiliates of the center, and (3) 366
451		-	coordinating the dissemination of information, tools and services made 367
452		-	available by the center. 368
453		-	(c) The activities of the center shall be informed by the Reading 369
454		-	Leadership Implementation Council which shall consist of the following 370
455		-	members: (1) The director of the center, or the director's designee; (2) the 371
456		-	executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, 372
457		-	Equity and Opportunity, or the executive director's designee; (3) an 373
458		-	individual designated by the Governor, who has experience in literacy 374
459		-	or education and is engaged in the development and implementation of 375
460		-	the intensive reading instruction program; (4) an individual designated 376
461		-	by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who has experience in 377
462		-	literacy or education; (5) an individual designated by the president pro 378
463		-	tempore of the Senate, who has experience in literacy or education; (6) 379
464		-	an individual designated by the minority leader of the House of 380
465		-	Representatives, who has experience in literacy or education; (7) an 381
466		-	individual designated by the minority leader of the Senate, who has 382
467		-	experience in literacy or education; (8) two individuals, designated by 383
468		-	the chairperson of the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus of the General 384
469		-	Assembly, one of whom has experience with literacy or education and 385 Substitute Bill No. 363
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	431	+	without the need for adaptation or specialized design. 353
	432	+	Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) Not later than January 1, 2025, 354
	433	+	each regional board of education shall establish a parent council for each 355
	434	+	school under such board's governance with a sufficient number of 356
	435	+	parents or guardians of a student enrolled in such schools on such 357
	436	+	council to adequately represent each town served by such board. 358
	437	+	(b) Parents or guardians shall be elected to the council by the parents 359
	438	+	or guardians of students attending such school who reside in the same 360
	439	+	town as the elected parent or guardian. Each parent or guardian elected 361
	440	+	to a parent council pursuant to this section shall serve a term of two 362
	441	+	years from the date of election and no parent or guardian shall serve 363
	442	+	more than four terms on the council. 364
	443	+	(c) The parent council shall have the following responsibilities: (1) 365
	444	+	Analyzing school achievement data and school needs; (2) reviewing the 366
	445	+	fiscal objectives of the draft budget for the school and providing advice 367
	446	+	to the principal of the school; (3) participating in the hiring process for 368
	447	+	the school principal or other administrators of the school by conducting 369
	448	+	interviews of candidates and reporting on such interviews to the 370
	449	+	superintendent of schools for the school district and the regional board 371
	450	+	of education; (4) assisting the principal of the school in making 372
	451	+	programmatic and operational changes for improving the school's 373
	452	+	achievement, including program changes, adjustments to school hours 374
	453	+	and days of operation and enrollment goals for the school; (5) working 375
	454	+	with the school administration to develop and approve a school 376
	455	+	compact for parents, guardians and students that includes an outline of 377
	456	+	the criteria and responsibilities for enrollment and school membership 378
	457	+	consistent with the school's goals and academic focus, and the ways that 379
	458	+	parents, guardians and school personnel can build a partnership to 380
	459	+	improve student learning; (6) developing and approving a written 381
	460	+	parent involvement policy that outlines the role of parents and 382
	461	+	guardians in the school; (7) utilizing records relating to information 383
	462	+	about parents and guardians of students maintained by the regional 384
	463	+	board of education for the sole purpose of the election described in 385 Raised Bill No. 363
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476		-	is engaged in the development and implementation of the intensive 386
477		-	reading instruction program, provided such individual is not a member 387
478		-	of the General Assembly; (9) the dean of the Neag School of Education 388
479		-	at The University of Connecticut, or the dean's designee; and (10) three 389
480		-	individuals designated by the Commissioner of Education. The initial 390
481		-	terms of the members of the council shall expire on June 30, 2024, and 391
482		-	the subsequent appointments shall be made by July 1, 2024. Members 392
483		-	shall serve two-year terms and may serve consecutive terms. The 393
484		-	Reading Leadership Implementation Council shall develop and publish 394
485		-	annual goals for the center and meet at least once every two months. 395
486		-	The Reading Leadership Implementation Council may consult with 396
487		-	representatives from public, private and philanthropic organizations. 397
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	469	+	subsection (b) of this section. Such information shall be confidential and 386
	470	+	shall only be disclosed as provided in this subdivision and shall not be 387
	471	+	further disclosed; (8) working with the principal of the school to 388
	472	+	develop, conduct and report the results of an annual survey of parents, 389
	473	+	guardians and teachers on issues related to the school climate and 390
	474	+	conditions; and (9) providing advice on any other major policy matters 391
	475	+	affecting the school to the principal of the school, except on any matters 392
	476	+	relating to provisions of any collective bargaining agreement between 393
	477	+	the exclusive bargaining unit for teachers pursuant to section 10-153b of 394
	478	+	the general statutes and the regional board of education. 395
	479	+	(d) A regional board of education shall provide appropriate training 396
	480	+	and instruction to parents and guardians on the parent council at each 397
	481	+	school to aid such parents and guardians in the execution of their duties. 398
	482	+	Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) Each local and regional board of 399
	483	+	education shall permit any student of an interdistrict magnet school 400
	484	+	who resides in the school district governed by such board to participate 401
	485	+	in any intramural or interscholastic athletics, as defined in section 10-402
	486	+	149h of the general statutes, sponsored or sanctioned by such board, 403
	487	+	regardless of whether such interdistrict magnet school sponsors or 404
	488	+	sanctions any intramural or interscholastic athletics. 405
488	489		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
489	490		sections:
490	491
491	492		Section 1 July 1, 2024 10-16b
492	493		Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 10-16b
493	494		Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10-211f
494	495		Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-227
495	496		Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-76d(d)
496	497		Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 10-357e
497	498		Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-145aa
498	499		Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 New section
499		-	Sec. 9 from passage 10-14gg(b) and (c)
	500	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 New section
	501	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 New section
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	508	+	Statement of Purpose:
	509	+	To (1) require a curriculum on recycling and renewable energy, (2)
	510	+	require new school nurses to complete an orientation, (3) extend the
	511	+	dates by one month by which an annual audit is required of school
	512	+	district receipts, expenditures and statistics and by which the
	513	+	Department of Education posts data from such report, (4) require
	514	+	payments for special education services provided by a private provider
	515	+	to commence from the start of the school year in which such provider is
	516	+	approved by the Department of Education, (5) require the Department
	517	+	of Education to fund the State Education Resource Center, (6) prohibit
	518	+	institutions of higher education from using edTPA scores as a condition
	519	+	of successful completion of a teacher preparation program, (7) require
	520	+	school playgrounds designed after July 1, 2024, to comply with the
	521	+	principles of universal design, (8) require regional boards of education
	522	+	to establish a parent council for each school under its governance, and
	523	+	(9) allow magnet school students to participate in intramural or
	524	+	interscholastic athletics in the school district in which such student
	525	+	resides.
	526	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	527	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	528	+	underlined.]
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