Connecticut Administrative Code

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…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-1. DescriptionThese regulations shall apply to the board of education and services for the blind in its implementation of food service and vending facilities in public buildings as described in Section 10-303 of the General Sta…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-10. Administrative review(a) An administrative review is an informal procedure through which the board affords a blind vendor or his representative an opportunity to express and seek remedy for his dissatisfactions with any boa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-11. Full evidentiary hearingA full evidentiary hearing shall be granted only after an administrative review which has resulted in a decision adverse to the vendor and upon timely request for a full evidentiary hearing by the ve…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-12. Operating expenses and insuranceThe vendor may contract only for those expenses necessary to the safe and efficient operation of the facility. Allowable operating expenses include wages, utilities, fees for services directl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-13. Income incentive plan(a) Annual Net Income Incentive PlanThe annual net income incentive standard for every facility shall be recommended by the operators committee and approved by the executive director and the agency boar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-14. Explanation of rights and responsibilities(a) DocumentsThe division of industries shall furnish each vendor with copies of documents relevant to the operation of an assigned vending facility including the following: (1) the…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-15. Supervision and management servicesThe board, through its supervisory staff, shall provide each vendor with management services, including assistance, advice and supervision necessary for the efficient operation of the faci…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-16. Access to program and financial informationEach vendor shall be provided with access to all program and financial data of the board relative to the operation of the vending facility program, including quarterly and annual r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-17. Establishment of new facilities and renovationsPlanning for renovations and new facilities shall be conducted with the active participation of the operators committee and its designated subcommittee. (Effective July 23, 198…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-18. Permit to establish vending facilities on state propertyThis section of the regulations establishes the standards and procedures to be followed in developing and maintaining food service and vending facilities on state prop…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-18–10-303-34. Transferred to §§10-293-35–10a-293-51, July 28, 1988Correlated TableCurrent Section NumberNew Section Number10-303-1810-293-3510-303-1910-293-3610-303-2010-293-3710-303-2110-293-3810-303-2210-293-3910-303-2310-293…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-2. Definitions(a) Except as otherwise required by context, the following definitions shall apply: (1) \"Abandonment\" means: (A) a vendor's voluntary leave from the vending facility without having given three days' prior notice…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-3. Licensing(a) Licensing Vending Facility OperatorsLicenses to operate vending facilities may be issued by the board only to persons who: (1) are blind, as defined by these regulations;(2) are citizens of the United States;(3)…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-4. Standards and procedures applying to establishment of a vending facilityThe following standards and procedures shall apply to the establishment of a vending facility: (a) Vending Facility Equipment and Initial StockThe board…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-5. Income from vending machines on federal propertyThe following standards and procedures shall apply to the distribution and use of income derived from vending machines on federal property and which has been disbursed to the b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-6. Vending facility operating agreementThis section of the regulations authorizes the board to enter into agreements with individual blind persons, setting forth the terms and conditions under which a vending facility is establ…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-7. Transfer promotion and selection, readmittance to programIn addition to the requirements for licensing vending facility operators as set forth in Section 10-303-3 (a) through Section 10-303-3 (c) inclusive, of these regulati…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-8. Training programIn accordance with requirements of Section 395.3 (a) (8) of federal regulations adopted to implement the Randolph-Sheppard Act the board, with the active participation of the committee of blind vendors, shall…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-303-9. State committee of blind vendorsThe board shall establish a committee of blind vendors in accordance with the requirements of the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended at Chapter 6A of Title 20 of the United States Code for the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-10a. Record of services(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division shall maintain for each applicant or eligible individual a record of services that includes, to the extent pertinent, the following documentation: (1) I…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-11a. Scope of vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with disabilities(a) As appropriate to the vocational rehabilitation needs of each individual and consistent with each individual's informed choice, the following…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-12a. Training in institutions of higher education(a) Financial participation by the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division in providing training and training services in institutions of higher education shall be made in ac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-13a. Opportunity to make informed choices(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division shall provide each applicant, including individuals who are receiving services during an extended evaluation, and each eligible indivi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-14a. Availability of comparable services and benefits(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division:(1) prior to providing any vocational rehabilitation services to an eligible individual, or to members of the individual's…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-15a. Participation of individuals in cost of services based on financial need(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division may choose to consider the financial need of eligible individuals or individuals who are receiving…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-16a. Individuals determined to have achieved an employment outcome(a) An individual is determined to have achieved an employment outcome only if the following requirements are met: (1) The provision of services under the indivi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-1a. Description(a) These regulations shall apply to the Board of Education and Services for the Blind in its implementation of vocational rehabilitation services as described in Section 10-306 of the Connecticut General Statute…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-1—10-306-14. (Repealed) Repealed November 6, 1998.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-2a. Definitions(a) The definitions provided by Sections 10-294a and 10-306 of the Connecticut General Statutes shall govern the interpretation and application of these regulations. (b) In addition hereto and except as otherwise…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-3a. Processing referrals and applications(a) Referrals. The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division shall establish and implement standards and procedures for the prompt and equitable handling of referrals of individuals fo…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-4a. Order of selection(a) If vocational rehabilitation services cannot be provided to all eligible individuals who apply for such services due to insufficient funding, the agency shall establish an order to be followed for sele…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-5a. Assessment for determining eligibility and priority for services(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division shall conduct an assessment to determine whether an individual is eligible for vocational rehabilitation se…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-6a. Procedures for ineligibility determination(a) When the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division determines that an applicant is ineligible for vocational rehabilitation services or determines that an individual receiving…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 10-306-7a. Closure without eligibility determination(a) The Vocational Rehabilitation Services Division shall not close an applicant's case prior to making an eligibility determination unless the applicant declines to participate in o…