Title 10 — Title 10: Education and Culture
35 chapters · 1,385 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-144o Definitions.
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Sec. 10-144o. Definitions. As used in sections 10-145 to 10-158a, inclusive: (1) “Equivalent” means qualifications reasonably comparable to those specifically listed as required for certification; (2) “Initial educator certificate” means a license to teach issued on or after July…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145 Certificate necessary to employment. Forfeiture for noncompliance. Substitute teachers.
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Sec. 10-145. Certificate necessary to employment. Forfeiture for noncompliance. Substitute teachers. (a) No teacher, supervisor, administrator, special service staff member or school superintendent, except as provided for in section 10-157, shall be employed in any of the schools…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145a (Formerly Sec. 10-146). *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Specific components of teacher preparation programs.
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Sec. 10-145a. (Formerly Sec. 10-146). *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Specific components of teacher preparation programs. (a) Any candidate in a program of teacher preparation leading to professional certification shall be encourag…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145aa Limitation on use of edTPA.
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Sec. 10-145aa. Limitation on use of edTPA. (a) On and after July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall not (1) use the results of the preservice performance assessment, edTPA, as adopted by the State Board of Education on December 7, 2016, to deny an application for the iss…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145b Teaching certificates.
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Sec. 10-145b. Teaching certificates. (a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who (1) holds a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree from an institution of higher education that is regionall…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145bb Pathways to professional certification.
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Sec. 10-145bb. Pathways to professional certification. (a) The State Board of Education shall issue, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145b, an initial educator certificate to any person who successfully satisfies one of the following pathways to professional certif…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145c Election of persons certified provisionally before July 1, 1974.
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Sec. 10-145c. Election of persons certified provisionally before July 1, 1974. Section 10-145c is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 74-331, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-353, S. 51, 52.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145cc Revised endorsements.
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Sec. 10-145cc. Revised endorsements. On and after July 1, 2024, any person who holds an initial educator certificate, a provisional educator certificate or a professional educator certificate, and whose endorsement has been revised pursuant to section 10-145d, shall not be requir…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145d State board regulations for teacher certificates. Certification of school business administrators; membership in teachers' retirement system; applicability of teacher tenure law. Certification of computer science teachers. Applicability of elementary education and comprehensive special education endorsements to certain grade levels. Teaching experience in birth-to-three programs. Certification of marital and family therapists. Requirement re reading instruction examination and program of study in dyslexia for certain endorsements.
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Sec. 10-145d. State board regulations for teacher certificates. Certification of school business administrators; membership in teachers' retirement system; applicability of teacher tenure law. Certification of computer science teachers. Applicability of elementary education and c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145dd Initial educator certificate for occupational subjects in technical education and career schools.
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Sec. 10-145dd. Initial educator certificate for occupational subjects in technical education and career schools. (a) As used in this section, “occupational subject” includes, but is not limited to, automobile servicing, carpentry, plumbing, culinary arts, electronics, cosmetology…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145e Certification for occupational subjects.
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Sec. 10-145e. Certification for occupational subjects. Section 10-145e is repealed, effective July 1, 2009. (P.A. 77-297; P.A. 78-18; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 26.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145ee Initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools.
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Sec. 10-145ee. Initial educator certificate for trade and industrial occupations in comprehensive high schools. (a) As used in this section, “trade and industrial occupations” includes, but is not limited to, food service, automotive servicing, machine tool and operation, buildin…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145f Testing for prospective teachers.
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Sec. 10-145f. Testing for prospective teachers. (a) Each person formally admitted to a State Board of Education approved teacher preparation program shall take the state reading, writing and mathematics competency examination, prescribed by and administered under the direction of…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145g Regulations.
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Sec. 10-145g. Regulations. The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to govern the use and access of information concerning child abuse in reports received by the Commissioner of Education, or his representative, pursua…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145h Requirements for certification as a bilingual education teacher.
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Sec. 10-145h. Requirements for certification as a bilingual education teacher. (a) On and after July 1, 2021, the State Board of Education shall require an applicant for certification as a bilingual education teacher to demonstrate written competency in English and written and or…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145i Limitation on issuance and reissuance of certificates, authorizations or permits to certain individuals.
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Sec. 10-145i. Limitation on issuance and reissuance of certificates, authorizations or permits to certain individuals. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-146b, inclusive, and 10-149, the State Board of Education shall not issue or reissue any certificate, au…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145j Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates.
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Sec. 10-145j. Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates. (a) Prior to July 1, 2015, the Department of Education may permit qualified graduates of a national corps of teachers' training program, approved by the Commissioner of Education, to be employed u…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145k Issuance of international teacher permit.
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Sec. 10-145k. Issuance of international teacher permit. (a) The State Board of Education shall, upon the request of a local or regional board of education, issue an international teacher permit in a subject shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b, provided the conditions for issu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145l Waiver from subject area major requirements for certain teachers.
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Sec. 10-145l. Waiver from subject area major requirements for certain teachers. (a) On and after July 1, 2019, the State Board of Education shall allow an applicant for certification to teach in a subject shortage area pursuant to section 10-8b or a certified employee seeking to …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145m Resident teacher certificate.
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Sec. 10-145m. Resident teacher certificate. (a) The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue a resident teacher certificate to any applicant in the certification endorsement areas of elementary education, middle grades education, secondary acade…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145n Issuance of adjunct instructor permit.
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Sec. 10-145n. Issuance of adjunct instructor permit. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of this section, the State Board of Education, upon the request of a local or regional board of education or a regional educational service center, may issue an adjunct instructor…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145o *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (e)(1) and effective date.) Teacher education and mentoring program. Administration. Three-year plan. Instructional modules. Data system. Guidelines.
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Sec. 10-145o. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (e)(1) and effective date.) Teacher education and mentoring program. Administration. Three-year plan. Instructional modules. Data system. Guidelines. (a) The Department of Education, with cooperation from local …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145p Alternate route to certification programs for school administrators. Requirements; exception. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.
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Sec. 10-145p. Alternate route to certification programs for school administrators. Requirements; exception. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion. (a) The Department of Education shall review and approve proposals for alternate route to certification programs f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145q Issuance of charter school educator permit.
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Sec. 10-145q. Issuance of charter school educator permit. Subject to the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd, the State Board of Education, upon the request of the state charter school governing council, may issue a charter school educator permit to…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145r Survey on reading instruction.
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Sec. 10-145r. Survey on reading instruction. For the school year commencing July 1, 2014, and biennially thereafter, the local or regional board of education that employs a certified individual who holds an initial, provisional or professional educator certificate with an early c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145s Distinguished educator designation.
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Sec. 10-145s. Distinguished educator designation. (a) The State Board of Education shall award, upon receipt of a proper application, a distinguished educator designation to any person who (1) has successfully completed not less than five years of teaching in a public school or p…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145t Alternate route to certification programs for school support staff. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.
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Sec. 10-145t. Alternate route to certification programs for school support staff. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion. (a) For purposes of this section, “school support staff” means any person employed by a local or regional board of education a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145u Requirements for certification as a teacher at a technical education and career school.
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Sec. 10-145u. Requirements for certification as a teacher at a technical education and career school. The State Board of Education, upon receipt of a proper application, shall issue an initial educator certificate, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-145b, to any appl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145v Information and guidance re requirements for endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools.
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Sec. 10-145v. Information and guidance re requirements for endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools. The Department of Education shall provide information and guidance to applicants for an initial educator certificate in the certification endorsem…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145w Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.
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Sec. 10-145w. Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion. (a) As used in this section, “person from an alternate profession” means a person who (1) holds at least a bac…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145x Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants.
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Sec. 10-145x. Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants. (a) As used in this section, “eligible applicant” means any person applying for a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145y Issuance of career and technical pathways instructor permit.
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Sec. 10-145y. Issuance of career and technical pathways instructor permit. (a) For the school years commencing July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, the State Board of Education, upon the request of a local or regional board of education or a regional educational service center, may is…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-145z Issuance of adjunct professor permit.
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Sec. 10-145z. Issuance of adjunct professor permit. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, the State Board of Education may issue an adjunct professor permit to any person who is a nontenured and part-time instructor employed by a public…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146 10-146
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Sec. 10-146. Transferred to Sec. 10-145a.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146a Advisory board on state certification of teachers.
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Sec. 10-146a. Advisory board on state certification of teachers. Section 10-146a is repealed. (1967, P.A. 560, S. 1–3; 1969, P.A. 376, S. 1; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 609, 610.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146b Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National Guard. Exceptions.
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Sec. 10-146b. Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National Guard. Exceptions. (a) Any person who h…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146c Reciprocity agreements, interstate agreements and recognition statement to facilitate educator certification.
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Sec. 10-146c. Reciprocity agreements, interstate agreements and recognition statement to facilitate educator certification. (a) As used in this section: (1) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or territories or pos…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 10-146d and 10-146e Commissioner of Education as agent for state. Filing of contracts under agreement.
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Secs. 10-146d and 10-146e. Commissioner of Education as agent for state. Filing of contracts under agreement. Sections 10-146d and 10-146e are repealed, effective July 1, 2009. (1969, P.A. 269, S. 2, 3; P.A. 77-614, S. 302, 610; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 26.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146f Waiver of certification requirements for bilingual teachers.
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Sec. 10-146f. Waiver of certification requirements for bilingual teachers. Section 10-146f is repealed. (1971, P.A. 462, S. 1, 2; P.A. 74-331, S. 5, 7; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-218, S. 98; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 88-360, S. 62, 63.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146g Teachers of specialized courses.
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Sec. 10-146g. Teachers of specialized courses. The Commissioner of Education, upon request from a local or regional board of education for a district that has a school with grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive, in the district, may permit a certified teacher employed by such b…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146h Report re quality of teacher preparation programs.
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Sec. 10-146h. Report re quality of teacher preparation programs. On and after July 1, 2015, the Department of Education shall annually submit a report on the quality of teacher preparation programs leading to professional certification offered at institutions of higher education …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146i Military spouse teacher permit.
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Sec. 10-146i. Military spouse teacher permit. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-146c and subsection (h) of section 10-145b, upon receipt of a proper application, the State Board of Education shall issue a military spouse teacher permit to any person who (1) is the spou…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-146j Educator apprenticeship initiative.
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Sec. 10-146j. Educator apprenticeship initiative. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall establish an educator apprenticeship initiative that enables students enrolled in an educator preparation program, re…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 10-147 and 10-148 Kindergarten certificates. Teacher to have certificate.
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Secs. 10-147 and 10-148. Kindergarten certificates. Teacher to have certificate. Sections 10-147 and 10-148 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1434, 1435; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 117; 1963, P.A. 196.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-148a Professional development for certified employees.
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Sec. 10-148a. Professional development for certified employees. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, each certified employee shall participate in a program of professional development. Each local and regional board of education shall m…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-148b Professional development program re scientifically-based reading research and instruction.
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Sec. 10-148b. Professional development program re scientifically-based reading research and instruction. On or before July 1, 2013, the Commissioner of Education shall create a program of professional development for teachers, as defined in section 10-144d, and principals in scie…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-148c Subject matter to be made available to boards of education for in-service training programs.
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Sec. 10-148c. Subject matter to be made available to boards of education for in-service training programs. The State Board of Education, within available appropriations and utilizing available materials, shall make the following subject matter available to local and regional boar…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-148d Professional development for paraeducators.
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Sec. 10-148d. Professional development for paraeducators. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each paraeducator employed by a local or regional board of education shall participate in a program of professional development. Each local …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-149 Qualifications for athletic coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics.
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Sec. 10-149. Qualifications for athletic coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics. The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt regulations fixing the qualifications of athletic coaches, as defined in section 10-149d, of intramural and interscholas…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-149a Felony conviction or fine pursuant to mandated reporting provisions. Notification by state's attorney.
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Sec. 10-149a. Felony conviction or fine pursuant to mandated reporting provisions. Notification by state's attorney. If a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive, is…