Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-15. Commencement of contested caseWhen a hearing is required by law, the contested case shall commence on the date of filing of the request for the hearing for purposes of Section 4-181 of the General Statutes. (Effective July …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-16. Notice of hearings(a) Persons notified. Except when the board shall otherwise direct, the board shall give written notice of a hearing in any pending matter to all parties, to all persons who have been permitted to particip…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-17. Hearings, general provisions(a) Purpose of hearing. The purpose of any hearing the board conducts under Chapter 54 of the General Statutes, shall be to provide to all parties an opportunity to present evidence and argument …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-18. Rules of evidenceThe following rules of evidence shall be followed in the admission of testimony and exhibits in all hearings held under Chapter 54 of the General Statutes. (a) General. Any oral or documentary evidence may …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-19. Uncontested disposition of complaint, application or petitionUnless precluded by law, any complaint, application or petition may be resolved by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order or default, subject to the order …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-2. FunctionsThe board is generally authorized to exercise specified grants of authority for the administration of statutes that provide for the development and implementation of programs of service for persons who are blind or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-20. Proposal for decision in a contested case(a) The board will proceed in the following manner in contested cases where a majority of the board has not heard the case or read the record. If the decision is to be adverse to a c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-21. Contents of the record in a contested caseThe record of a hearing in a contested case shall include: (1) all motions, applications, petitions, complaints, responding pleadings, bills of particulars, notices of hearing, and …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-22. Requests for hearing general ruleThese rules set forth the procedure to be followed by any person requesting a hearing under Sections 10-295 (a) through 10-295 (d) inclusive, 10-296, 10-297, 10-298, 10-298a and 10-298b, 10-…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-23. Procedure in response to complaintThe board may provide an opportunity for an informal conference to discuss the matter prior to any formal hearing. The board or hearing officer may require the attendance of the complainant…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-24. Final decisionFollowing receipt of exceptions or briefs, and after oral argument, if any, the board shall render a final decision in accordance with Section 4-180 (a) of the General Statutes, as amended. (a) The board may a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-25. Declaratory rulingsPetition for Declaratory Ruling(a) Any person may at any time petition the board to make a declaratory ruling as provided by section 4-176 of the General Statutes. The petition shall be addressed to the e…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-26—10-293-34. Reserved

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-3. Official addressAll communications shall be addressed to the Executive Director of the Board of Education and Services for the Blind, 170 Ridge Road, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109. (Effective July 23, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-35. Personal data(a) DefinitionsIn addition to the terms defined in Sections 4-190 and 10-306 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following definitions shall apply to these regulations: (1) \"Category of Personal Data\" me…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-36. Personnel recordsThe following information concerns the board's maintenance and use of records pertaining to the board's personnel: (1) Name: Board of Education and Services for the Blind Personnel File.(2) Type: Personnel …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-37. Special education recordsThe following information concerns the maintenance and use of records in the board's special educational programs: (1) Name: Special Education Program File(2) Type: Automated and Manual(3) Purpose: …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-38. Register of blindThe following information is used in maintaining a registry of blind persons in the state: (1) Name: Register of Blind Persons.(2) Type of System: both automated and manual.(3) Purpose: to allow the board t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-39. Workshop program fileThe following information concerns the maintenance and use of records by the board in the operation of its workshop program. (1) Name: Workshop Program File.(2) Type: Automated and manual.(3) Purpose: T…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-4. Board operations and signature of documentsThe duly authorized and official documents of the board of every description shall be signed in behalf of the board's executive director. In the absence of the executive director, h…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-40. Vocational rehabilitation servicesThe following information is maintained and used by the board in its implementation and operation of a vocational rehabilitation program for eligible blind and seriously visually impaired p…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-41. Vending facility programThe following information concerns the maintenance and use of records by the board in the vending facility program: (1) Name: Vending Facility Program File.(2) Type: Automated and Manual.(3) Purpose:…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-42. Relevance, accuracy of personal data and waiver of access(a) Personal data will not be maintained unless relevant and necessary to accomplish the lawful purposes of the board. Where the board finds irrelevant or unnecessary…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-43. Internal distribution policyBoard employees involved in the operation of the board's personal data systems will be informed of the provisions of: (1) the Personal Data act;(2) the board's regulations adopted pursuant to Sec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-44. Protection of dataAll board employees shall take reasonable precautions to protect personal data under their custody from the danger of fire, theft, flood, natural disaster and other physical threats. (Effective July 28, 19…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-45. Incorporation into board contractsThe board shall incorporate by reference the provisions of the Personal Data Act and regulations promulgated thereunder in all contracts, agreements or licenses for operation of a personal …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-46. Unnecessary duplicationThe board will insure against unnecessary duplication of personal data records. In the event it is necessary to send personal data records through interdepartmental mail, such records will be sent in …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-47. Protecting records(a) The board will insure that all records in manual personal data systems are kept under lock and key and, to the greatest extent practical, are kept in controlled access areas. (b) With respect to automa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-48. Disclosure of personal data(a) The board shall not disclose to the public client case records as stated in Section 10-311a of Connecticut General Statutes except as allowed under state and federal law. (b) Disclosure of per…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-49. Procedures for contesting the content of personal data records(a) Any person who believes that the board is maintaining inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant personal data concerning him/her may file a written request with t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-5. OrganizationThe board's administrative organizational structure shall consist of the executive director, appointed by the Governor pursuant to Section 10-294 of the general statutes, and the five (5) following organizational…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-50. Users of personal dataInformation in the board's personal data systems is collected, maintained and used in each system, unless otherwise specified below, at the board's official office address located at 170 Ridge Road, We…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-51. Other provisions(a) If the board requests personal data from any other state agency, it shall have the independent obligation to insure that the personal data is properly maintained. (b) Only board employees who have a spec…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-6. Definitions(a) Definitions(1) The definitions provided by sections 4-166, 1-14, 1-18a, 10-294a through 10-300a inclusive, 10-303 and 10-306 of the general statutes shall govern the interpretation and application of Sections …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-7. Construction and amendmentThese rules shall be so construed by the board and any hearing officer as to secure just, speedy and inexpensive determination of the issues presented hereunder. Amendments and additions to these ru…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-8. Extensions of timeExcept as may be hereinafter provided, in the discretion of the board or any hearing officer, for good cause shown any time limit prescribed or allowed by these rules may be extended. All requests for exten…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-293-9. Rules of conductWhere applicable, the code of professional responsibility and the code of judicial conduct adopted and approved by the judges of the Superior Court govern the conduct of the board and all attorneys, agents, r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-1. Use of funds(a) Persons to be served: Available funds shall be used to meet the needs of deaf-blind persons twenty-one years of age or over who were included in the pilot study authorized by SA 77-81 before any other deaf-bl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-10. Local TVIs and teacher reimbursement process(a) If an LEA hires or contracts with its own certified TVI, the agency may offer the following services: (1) TVI services to all students who are classified as deaf-blind;(2) TVI…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-11. Funding disbursement process to LEAs (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective October 25, 1989; Amended May 9, 2011; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-12. Paraprofessional training(a) The agency may offer Braille instruction classes to paraprofessionals employed or contracted by LEAs. Priority for participation shall be granted first to paraprofessionals who are assigned to w…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-13. Low vision aids and servicesIn accordance with fee schedules adopted by the agency, the Board of Education and Services for the Blind may cover the cost of a child's low vision evaluation and follow-up training by a BESB-ap…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-14. Rehabilitation teaching and technology services(a) The agency may provide, within available staffing resources, or fund rehabilitation teaching services and coordinate educational projects to assist students in learning dai…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-15. Provision of adaptive devicesBESB may provide funding for the purchase of the most effective, least expensive, vision-related adaptive equipment, computers, software and peripherals that are essential to the child's partici…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-16. Educational materialsThe agency may provide and purchase materials, aids and devices such as, but not limited to, daily living aids, Braille and pre-Braille materials, and auditory or tactile learning materials that assist …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-17. Braille and large print textsThe agency may provide Braille, large print or electronic media books that are either directly purchased for the student using agency funds or loaned to the student through the agency's lending …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-18. Orientation and mobilityThe agency may provide, within available staffing resources, or fund orientation and mobility services and aids regardless of whether the services or aids are listed in the child's applicable Educati…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-19. Vocational rehabilitationReferral to the Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the agency for students who are legally blind may occur as early as the child's 14th birthday but should occur no later than the 16th birthday i…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-2. Services to be provided(a) Types of services to be providedSpecialized public and private facilities: To the extent funding permits, deaf-blind adults served will receive special training programs from which they can profit.…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-20. Psychological evaluationBESB may pay for psychological testing through approved psychologists or other professionals certified or licensed to administer intellectual and developmental testing where such testing is recommend…