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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1524
January Session, 2025
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Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
Introduced by:
(APP)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE
CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS IN THE TEACHERS'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (15) of section 10-183b of the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
passage): 3
(15) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 4
education, the State Board of Education, the Office of Early Childhood, 5
the Technical Education and Career System, the Board of Regents for 6
Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 7
the Children's Center and its successors, The University of Connecticut 8
Board of Trustees, the E. O. Smith School, the Connecticut Association 9
of Schools or any other activity, institution or school employing 10
members. 11
Sec. 2. Subdivision (21) of section 10-183b of the general statutes is 12
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 13
passage): 14
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(21) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 15
without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 16
elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 17
Education, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 18
Higher Education, or any of its constituent units, The University of 19
Connecticut Board of Trustees, the board of governors or any of its 20
constituent units, the Technical Education and Career System, the E. O. 21
Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors, the State 22
Education Resource Center, [established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 23
2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 24
January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource Center established 25
pursuant to section 10-357a,] the Connecticut Association of Schools, 26
joint activities of boards of education authorized by subsection (b) of 27
section 10-158a and (A) any institution supported by the state at which 28
teachers are employed or any incorporated secondary school not under 29
the orders and superintendence of a duly elected school committee or 30
board of education but located in a town not maintaining a high school 31
and providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, 32
and which has been approved by the State Board of Education under 33
the provisions of part II of chapter 164, or (B) on and after July 1, 2023, 34
any school operated by an interdistrict magnet school operator 35
described in section 10-264s, provided such institution, secondary 36
school or school is classified as a public school by the retirement board. 37
Sec. 3. Subdivision (28) of section 10-183b of the general statutes is 38
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 39
passage): 40
(28) "Teacher" means any: (A) Person, including, but not limited to, a 41
teacher, permanent substitute teacher, principal, assistant principal, 42
supervisor, assistant superintendent or superintendent who is 43
employed by a public school in a professional capacity while possessing 44
a certificate or permit, except a school business administration 45
endorsement, issued by the State Board of Education, provided on and 46
after July 1, 1975, such certificate shall be for the position in which the 47
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person is then employed, except as provided for in section 10-183qq; (B) 48
person possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of 49
Education, who was hired before July 1, 2022, and who provides health 50
and welfare services for children in a nonprofit school, as provided in 51
section 10-217a, under an oral or written agreement; (C) person who is 52
engaged in teaching or supervising in a program in the state that leads 53
to a high school diploma at a school for adults if the annual salary paid 54
for such service is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid for 55
a regular, full-time teaching position in the day schools in the town 56
where such service is rendered; (D) member of the professional staff 57
employed at the State Board of Education, the governing body of the 58
public school, kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, system, who is 59
currently a member in the system and maintains certification; (E) 60
member of the professional staff employed in an educational role at the 61
Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for Higher Education 62
or any of the constituent units, or the Technical Education and Career 63
System; (F) faculty member employed by The University of Connecticut 64
in an educational role; [and] (G) staff member employed in an 65
educational role at the State Education Resource Center established 66
pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes, 67
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, or the State Education 68
Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a, employed in a 69
professional capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued by 70
the State Board of Education, provided such staff member was hired 71
prior to July 1, 2022; and (H) administrative or support staff member 72
employed by the Connecticut Association of Schools. A "permanent 73
substitute teacher" is a person who serves as a substitute teacher in the 74
same assignment for an entire school year. 75
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 10-183b(15)
Sec. 2 from passage 10-183b(21)
Sec. 3 from passage 10-183b(28)
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Statement of Purpose:
To include employees of the Connecticut Association of Schools in the
Teachers' Retirement System.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]