Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01524 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 5177 1 of 4
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1524
6	6	January Session, 2025
7	7	LCO No. 5177
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10	10	Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE
20	20	CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS IN THE TEACHERS'
21	21	RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. Subdivision (15) of section 10-183b of the general statutes 1
26	26	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
27	27	passage): 3
28	28	(15) "Employer" means an elected school committee, a board of 4
29	29	education, the State Board of Education, the Office of Early Childhood, 5
30	30	the Technical Education and Career System, the Board of Regents for 6
31	31	Higher Education or any of the constituent units, the governing body of 7
32	32	the Children's Center and its successors, The University of Connecticut 8
33	33	Board of Trustees, the E. O. Smith School, the Connecticut Association 9
34	34	of Schools or any other activity, institution or school employing 10
35	35	members. 11
36	36	Sec. 2. Subdivision (21) of section 10-183b of the general statutes is 12
37	37	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 13
38	38	passage): 14
39	39	Raised Bill No. 1524
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43	43	LCO No. 5177 2 of 4
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45	45	(21) "Public school" means any day school conducted within or 15
46	46	without this state under the orders and superintendence of a duly 16
47	47	elected school committee, a board of education, the State Board of 17
48	48	Education, the Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for 18
49	49	Higher Education, or any of its constituent units, The University of 19
50	50	Connecticut Board of Trustees, the board of governors or any of its 20
51	51	constituent units, the Technical Education and Career System, the E. O. 21
52	52	Smith School, the Children's Center and its successors, the State 22
53	53	Education Resource Center, [established pursuant to section 10-4q of the 23
54	54	2014 supplement to the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 24
55	55	January 1, 2013, the State Education Resource Center established 25
56	56	pursuant to section 10-357a,] the Connecticut Association of Schools, 26
57	57	joint activities of boards of education authorized by subsection (b) of 27
58	58	section 10-158a and (A) any institution supported by the state at which 28
59	59	teachers are employed or any incorporated secondary school not under 29
60	60	the orders and superintendence of a duly elected school committee or 30
61	61	board of education but located in a town not maintaining a high school 31
62	62	and providing free tuition to pupils of the town in which it is located, 32
63	63	and which has been approved by the State Board of Education under 33
64	64	the provisions of part II of chapter 164, or (B) on and after July 1, 2023, 34
65	65	any school operated by an interdistrict magnet school operator 35
66	66	described in section 10-264s, provided such institution, secondary 36
67	67	school or school is classified as a public school by the retirement board. 37
68	68	Sec. 3. Subdivision (28) of section 10-183b of the general statutes is 38
69	69	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 39
70	70	passage): 40
71	71	(28) "Teacher" means any: (A) Person, including, but not limited to, a 41
72	72	teacher, permanent substitute teacher, principal, assistant principal, 42
73	73	supervisor, assistant superintendent or superintendent who is 43
74	74	employed by a public school in a professional capacity while possessing 44
75	75	a certificate or permit, except a school business administration 45
76	76	endorsement, issued by the State Board of Education, provided on and 46
77	77	after July 1, 1975, such certificate shall be for the position in which the 47
78	78	Raised Bill No. 1524
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82	82	LCO No. 5177 3 of 4
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84	84	person is then employed, except as provided for in section 10-183qq; (B) 48
85	85	person possessing a certificate or permit issued by the State Board of 49
86	86	Education, who was hired before July 1, 2022, and who provides health 50
87	87	and welfare services for children in a nonprofit school, as provided in 51
88	88	section 10-217a, under an oral or written agreement; (C) person who is 52
89	89	engaged in teaching or supervising in a program in the state that leads 53
90	90	to a high school diploma at a school for adults if the annual salary paid 54
91	91	for such service is equal to or greater than the minimum salary paid for 55
92	92	a regular, full-time teaching position in the day schools in the town 56
93	93	where such service is rendered; (D) member of the professional staff 57
94	94	employed at the State Board of Education, the governing body of the 58
95	95	public school, kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, system, who is 59
96	96	currently a member in the system and maintains certification; (E) 60
97	97	member of the professional staff employed in an educational role at the 61
98	98	Office of Early Childhood, the Board of Regents for Higher Education 62
99	99	or any of the constituent units, or the Technical Education and Career 63
100	100	System; (F) faculty member employed by The University of Connecticut 64
101	101	in an educational role; [and] (G) staff member employed in an 65
102	102	educational role at the State Education Resource Center established 66
103	103	pursuant to section 10-4q of the 2014 supplement to the general statutes, 67
104	104	revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, or the State Education 68
105	105	Resource Center established pursuant to section 10-357a, employed in a 69
106	106	professional capacity while possessing a certificate or permit issued by 70
107	107	the State Board of Education, provided such staff member was hired 71
108	108	prior to July 1, 2022; and (H) administrative or support staff member 72
109	109	employed by the Connecticut Association of Schools. A "permanent 73
110	110	substitute teacher" is a person who serves as a substitute teacher in the 74
111	111	same assignment for an entire school year. 75
112	112	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
113	113	sections:
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115	115	Section 1 from passage 10-183b(15)
116	116	Sec. 2 from passage 10-183b(21)
117	117	Sec. 3 from passage 10-183b(28)
118	118	Raised Bill No. 1524
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122	122	LCO No. 5177 4 of 4
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125	125	Statement of Purpose:
126	126	To include employees of the Connecticut Association of Schools in the
127	127	Teachers' Retirement System.
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129	129	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
130	130	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
131	131	underlined.]
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