Connecticut Administrative Code

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. 10-295-12. 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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-21. Services to non-visually impaired children(a) The Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB), pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 10-295(a), may provide time-limited educational services to a child whose vision may …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-22. Enrollment in private or parochial schoolsStudents placed by their parent or guardian in a Connecticut private or parochial school may receive vision-related consultation services from BESB staff. These children may partici…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-23. Home schoolingStudents who are being home-schooled may receive vision-related consultation services from BESB staff. These children may participate in Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) activities sponsored by the agency. Low v…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-24. Confidentiality and availability of case records(a) The agency shall keep confidential all information in its possession concerning students served by the agency, both medical and personal, with the following exceptions: (1…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-25. Appeals procedures(a) Any parent or guardian of a child served by BESB who is dissatisfied with any determinations made by a BESB TVI concerning the furnishing or denial of services may request a timely review of those dete…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-3. Review of persons provided with services(a) Annual review/individual training plan: There shall be, at a minimum, an annual review of each deaf-blind person provided services under these guidelines. That review will include …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-4. DescriptionThese regulations shall apply to the Children's Services Division at the Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) in its provision of services, expenditure of funds and payment of costs of specialized …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-5. Definitions(a) The definitions provided in Section 10-294a of the General Statutes shall govern the interpretation and application of Sections 10-295-4 to 10-295-25. (b) In addition thereto, and except as otherwise required …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-6. Referral and eligibility(a) In order to be eligible for services from the Division of Children's Services at the Board of Education and Services for the Blind, a child must meet the definition of legal blindness or visual im…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-7. BESB Services to preschool age children(a) The agency may cover the costs of eligible vision-related services and items for children as outlined in their IFSP, IEP (ages 3 and above) or Section 504 plan, consistent with stat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-8. BESB TVIs for school age children(a) The agency shall, consistent with Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 10-295, utilize a formula for determining the number of teachers needed to serve LEAs with students who are legally blind or visual…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-295-9. Reporting requirements(a) LEAs that hire or contract with their own TVI shall furnish the agency with the following information within 30 days: (1) all changes in students' addresses or visual status;(2) changes in the locat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-300a-1. Definitions(a) \"Blind.\" The word \"blind\" used herein shall have the same definition as set forth in Connecticut General Statutes, Sec. 10-294a (a). (b) \"Blind labor.\" The phrase \"blind labor\" used herein shall have …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-300a-2. Annual registrationAny person, institute, agency or nonprofit corporation which plans to label, designate or represent its goods, wares or merchandise as having been manufactured or produced in whole or in part by any blind…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-300a-3. Application(a) Initial applicationThe board of education and services for the blind shall furnish an application for registration on request. The properly completed application shall be notarized and returned to the board o…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-300a-4. Suspension of registrationIf a question of non-compliance arises for an individual or organization with approved registration, the board of education and services for the blind may request appropriate additional information…