Title 10 — Title 10: Education and Culture

Sec. 10-1. Appointment of board members. (a)(1) Prior to July 1, 1998, the State Board of Education shall consist of nine members. On and after July 1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall consist of eleven members, two of whom shall be nonvoting st…

Sec. 10-10. Acquisition of federal surplus property. Section 10-10 is repealed. (1957, P.A. 20, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 136, S. 2.)

Sec. 10-10a. Public school information system. Definitions. Development and implementation. Types of data collected. Access to data maintained under system. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Teacher” means any certified professional employee below the rank of superintendent emplo…

Sec. 10-10b. Inclusion of state-assigned student identifier on all official student documents. Each local and regional board of education shall include a student's state-assigned student identifier on all official student documents for each student under the jurisdiction of such …

Sec. 10-10c. Uniform system of accounting. Chart of accounts. Audit. (a) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a uniform system of accounting for school revenues and expenditures. Such uniform system of accounting shall include a chart of accounts to be used at …

Sec. 10-10d. Regulations re fiscal accountability data collection report. Section 10-10d is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 13-247, S. 41; P.A. 21-144, S. 12.)

Sec. 10-10e. State-wide information technology platform for real-time sharing of educational records. (a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Department of Education shall develop and implement a plan to incentivize and support school district participation in a state-wide inform…

Sec. 10-10f. Minimum budget requirement calculation worksheet. For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall compile a minimum budget requirement calculation worksheet for each school district. The department shall pro…

Sec. 10-10g. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Compilation and provision of information re services and resources for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. (a) Not later than December 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the O…

Sec. 10-10h. Document re resources for students and families. Not later than December 1, 2021, the Department of Education shall develop, and annually update, a document for use by local and regional boards of education that provides information concerning educational, safety, me…

Sec. 10-10i. Report on student data. (a)(1) The Commissioner of Education shall biennially submit to the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis a report on data relating to students collected in the state-wide public school information system, pursuant to section 10-10a. Such data…

Sec. 10-11. Receipt and expenditure of federal funds and funds from private or municipal sources. The State Board of Education is empowered, subject to the provisions of the general statutes, to receive any federal funds or funds from private or municipal sources made available t…

Sec. 10-11a. Allocation to meet matching requirements of federal acts. The State Board of Education may, within the provisions of section 4-87, allocate and use any appropriation or special fund to meet the matching requirements of the federal acts making funds available to the s…

Sec. 10-11b. Commissioner's submission of application for waiver of federal law. Legislative review. Public hearing. Procedural requirements. (a) On and after July 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education shall submit any application for a federal waiver of the Elementary and Secon…

Sec. 10-11c. Distribution of Title IX compliance toolkit to boards of education. (a) Not later than April 1, 2025, the Department of Education shall distribute the Title IX compliance toolkit, identified or developed pursuant to section 2-128a, to local and regional boards of edu…

Sec. 10-12. State Board of Vocational Education. The State Board of Education is designated as the State Board of Vocational Education for the purpose of cooperating with the federal government in the promotion and administration of vocational education. (1949 Rev., S. 1346.)

Sec. 10-13. Appointment of physicians for technical education and career schools. Section 10-13 is repealed, effective July 1, 2022. (1949 Rev., S. 1347; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 19; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 41; P.A. 22-118, S. 514.)

Sec. 10-13a. Fees at technical institutes. Section 10-13a is repealed. (1963, P.A. 496, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 530, S. 12.)

Sec. 10-14. Expenses of the board. The expenses of the State Board of Education shall be paid by the state upon vouchers certified by the Commissioner of Education or other person designated by said board. (1949 Rev., S. 1348; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610.) History: P.A. 77-614 subst…

Sec. 10-14a. Transferred to Chapter 178, Part V, Sec. 10-333.

Secs. 10-14b to 10-14d. State Commission on Youth Services. Coordinator. Duties. Part of Education Department. Sections 10-14b to 10-14d, inclusive, are repealed. (1963, P.A. 521, S. 1–4; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 18.)

Sec. 10-2. Officers. Secretaries. Agents. Employees. “Secretary to the State Board of Education” deemed to mean “Commissioner of Education”. (a) The Governor shall select one of the members of the State Board of Education to serve as chairperson. Said board shall appoint such com…

Sec. 10-2a. Student Advisory Council on Education. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall appoint a state Student Advisory Council on Education. The commissioner shall ensure that the membership of the council (1) includes male and female students, (2) is racially, ethnically an…

Sec. 10-3. Prosecuting agents to enforce school laws. Section 10-3 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1334; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 92; February, 1965, P.A. 112, S. 1.)

Sec. 10-3a. Department of Education. Commissioner. Organization of bureaus, divisions and other units. Regulations. Advisory boards. (a) There shall be a Department of Education which shall serve as the administrative arm of the State Board of Education. The department shall be u…

Sec. 10-3b. Annual report to the General Assembly re State Education Resource Center. Section 10-3b is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 13-286, S. 3; P.A. 21-144, S. 12.)

Sec. 10-3c. Director of reading initiatives. Section 10-3c is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (P.A. 15-137, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 403; P.A. 23-167, S. 86.)

Sec. 10-3d. Designated employee responsible for providing information and assistance re dyslexia. The Commissioner of Education shall designate an employee of the Department of Education to be responsible for providing information and assistance to local and regional boards of ed…

Sec. 10-3e. Designated employee responsible for providing information and assistance re gifted and talented students. The Commissioner of Education shall designate an employee of the Department of Education, preferably an employee who has experience working with gifted and talent…

Sec. 10-3f. Employment of curriculum coordinator responsible for providing assistance and curriculum materials to boards of education. The Commissioner of Education shall employ at least one curriculum coordinator to provide assistance and curriculum materials to local and region…

Sec. 10-4. Duties of board. Reports. Comprehensive plan for elementary, secondary, vocational, career and adult education. (a) Said board shall have general supervision and control of the educational interests of the state, which interests shall include preschool, elementary and …

Sec. 10-4a. Educational interests of state identified. For purposes of sections 10-4, 10-4b and 10-220, and subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd, the educational interests of the state shall include, but not be limited to, the concern of the state that (1) each ch…

Sec. 10-4b. Complaint alleging failure or inability of board of education to implement educational interests of state. Investigation; inquiry; hearing. Remedial process. Regulations. (a) Any resident of a local or regional school district, or parent or guardian of a student enrol…

Sec. 10-4c. State board to monitor state grants to local and regional boards. Section 10-4c is repealed, effective June 3, 1996. (P.A. 78-207; P.A. 82-314, S. 45, 63; P.A. 92-170, S. 6, 26; P.A. 93-353, S. 33, 52; P.A. 96-161, S. 12, 13.)

Sec. 10-4d. Advisory committee on educational equity. Section 10-4d is repealed. (P.A. 80-455, S. 1–3; P.A. 87-4, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-303, S. 17, 22; P.A. 92-143, S. 3, 4; 92-262, S. 41, 42.)

Sec. 10-4e. Coordination and planning for educational technology. Section 10-4e is repealed, effective July 1, 2000. (P.A. 82-266, S. 1, 2; P.A. 83-587, S. 12, 96; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-30, S. 2, 4; P.A. 92-146, S. 3, 5; P.A. 93-353, S. 24, 52; P.A. 94-245, S. 30, 46; P.A…

Sec. 10-4f. State Board of Education. Copyright authority. The State Board of Education shall have the authority to obtain, in the name of the Secretary of the State for the benefit of the people of the state, patents, trademarks and copyrights for inventions, discoveries and lit…

Sec. 10-4g. Parental and community involvement in schools; model program; school-based teams. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop and distribute to all local and regional boards of education a model program to encourage the participation of parents and the community in…

Sec. 10-4h. Grant program for telecommunications projects. (a) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Commission for Educational Technology, shall establish a competitive grant program, within the limit of the bond authorization for purposes of this section, to ass…

Secs. 10-4i to 10-4k. Transferred to Chapter 318, Secs. 17-625 to 17-627, inclusive.

Sec. 10-4l. Advisory committee on school district reporting requirements. Section 10-4l is repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (P.A. 91-220, S. 4, 8; P.A. 92-170, S. 1, 26; P.A. 96-244, S. 62, 63.)

Sec. 10-4m. Commission on Educational Excellence. Section 10-4m is repealed, effective July 1, 1998. (P.A. 92-143, S. 1, 4, P.A. 98-252, S. 79, 80; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 105, 121.)

Sec. 10-4n. Committee on Educational Equity and Excellence. Section 10-4n is repealed, effective June 12, 2008. (P.A. 92-143, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-353, S. 1, 52; P.A. 94-245, S. 37, 46; P.A. 08-153, S. 9.)

Sec. 10-4o. (Formerly Sec. 17-605). Family resource center program. Guidelines for programs. Study. Grants. (a) The Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Social Services, shall coordinate a family resource center program to provide comprehensive child car…

Sec. 10-4p. Implementation plan to achieve resource equity and equality of opportunity. Assessment. Reports. (a) The State Board of Education shall develop a five-year implementation plan with appropriate goals and strategies to achieve resource equity and equality of opportunity…

Sec. 10-4q. Grants to alliance districts for curricula, training and related textbooks and materials. The Commissioner of Education, with the assistance of the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a, may provide grants to local and regional board…

Sec. 10-4r. Recommendations re definition of attendance region for Technical Education and Career System. Section 10-4r is repealed, effective July 1, 2022. (P.A. 10-76, S. 9; P.A. 12-116, S. 76; P.A. 17-237, S. 39; P.A. 22-118, S. 514.)

Sec. 10-4s. Reports and evaluations re school governance councils and reconstituted schools. (a) On or before December 1, 2011, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Education shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee…

Sec. 10-4t. Reports and evaluations re school governance councils. Section 10-4t is repealed, effective July 8, 2011. (P.A. 10-111, S. 23; P.A. 11-28, S. 2; 11-135, S. 11.)

Sec. 10-4u. Parent Trust Fund. There is established a Parent Trust Fund, the resources of which shall be used by the Commissioner of Education to fund programs aimed at improving the health, safety and education of children by training parents in civic leadership skills and suppo…