Title 10, Title 10: Education and Culture

Sec. 10-234aa. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 10-234bb to 10-234dd, inclusive: (1) “Contractor” means an operator or consultant that is in possession of or has access to student information, student records or student-generated content as a result of a contract…

Sec. 10-234bb. Contracts between boards of education and contractors re student data. Requirements. (a) On and after July 1, 2018, a local or regional board of education shall enter into a written contract with a contractor any time such local or regional board of education share…

Sec. 10-234cc. Requirements for operators re student data. (a) An operator shall (1) implement and maintain security procedures and practices that meet or exceed industry standards and that are designed to protect student information, student records and student-generated content…

Sec. 10-234dd. Duties re unauthorized release, disclosure or acquisition of student data. (a)(1) Upon the discovery of a breach of security that results in the unauthorized release, disclosure or acquisition of student information, excluding any directory information contained in…

Sec. 10-234ee. Written guidance re Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and laws relating to student data privacy. The Department of Education, in consultation with the Commission for Educational Technology, shall provide written guidance to local and regional boards of educ…

Sec. 10-234ff. Uniform student data privacy terms-of-service agreement addendum. The Commission for Educational Technology shall develop a uniform student data privacy terms-of-service agreement addendum that may be used in contracts entered into pursuant to section 10-234bb. The…

Sec. 10-234gg. Report re use of certain Internet web sites, online services or mobile applications without a contract. For the school year commencing July 1, 2018, and each school year thereafter, each local or regional board of education shall annually submit a report to the Com…

Sec. 10-235. Indemnification of teachers, board members, employees and certain volunteers and students in damage suits; expenses of litigation. (a) Each board of education shall protect and save harmless any member of such board or any teacher or other employee thereof or any mem…

Sec. 10-235a. Immunity from liability of internship providers. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Internship” means supervised practical training of a student intern that is comprised of curriculum and workplace standards approved by the Department of Education and the Labor …

Sec. 10-236. Liability insurance. Each such board of education, board of trustees, state agency or managing board may insure against the liability imposed upon it by sections 10-220 and 10-235 in any insurance company organized in this state or in any insurance company of another…

Sec. 10-236a. Indemnification of educational personnel assaulted in the line of duty. (a) Each board of education, the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut, and each state agency which employs…

Sec. 10-236b. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (o) and effective date.) Physical restraint and seclusion of students by school employees. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Life-threatening physical restraint” means any physical restraint or hold of a pe…

Sec. 10-236c. Disruptive or harmful behavior. Behavior intervention meetings for certain students. Notice to parents. (a) A school principal or other school administrator shall notify a parent or guardian of a student whose behavior has caused a serious disruption to the instruct…

Sec. 10-237. School activity funds. (a) Any local or regional board of education may establish and maintain in its custody a school activity fund through which it may handle (1) the finances of that part of the cost of the school lunch program not provided by town appropriations,…

Sec. 10-238. Petition for hearing on questions relating to provision of education offered by the board of education. The board of education of any municipality, upon written petition signed by one per cent of the electors of such municipality or fifty such electors, whichever is …

Sec. 10-239. Use of school facilities for other purposes. (a) Any local or regional board of education may provide for the use of any room, hall, schoolhouse, school grounds or other school facility within its jurisdiction for nonprofit educational or community purposes whether o…

Sec. 10-239a. Demonstration scholarship program. Short title. Legislative intent. Sections 10-239a to 10-239h, inclusive, shall be known and may be cited as the Demonstration Scholarship Program Authorization Act of 1972. It is the intent of the legislature to enable up to six lo…

Sec. 10-239b. Definitions. As used in sections 10-239a to 10-239h, inclusive: (1) “Demonstration area” means the area designated by the participating local or regional board of education for the purposes of a demonstration scholarship program defined in subsection (2) of this sec…

Sec. 10-239c. Contract with federal agency for funds. The local or regional board of education may contract with a federal governmental agency for funds to establish a demonstration scholarship program to exist for a period of up to five years, such board to receive such state an…

Sec. 10-239d. Demonstration board and staff. Scholarships. The local or regional board of education may establish a demonstration board and staff and may authorize it to administer the demonstration project authorized by sections 10-239a to 10-239h, inclusive, provided the costs …

Sec. 10-239e. Use of scholarships. Eligibility of schools. (a) The demonstration board shall authorize the parents or legal guardian of scholarship recipients to use the demonstration scholarships at any public or private school in which the scholarship recipient is enrolled prov…

Sec. 10-239f. Collective bargaining by teachers. Nothing contained in sections 10-239a to 10-239h, inclusive, shall be construed to interfere in any way with the rights of teachers of participating local or regional boards of education to organize and to bargain collectively rega…

Sec. 10-239g. Evaluation of quality of education and satisfaction with schools under program. The demonstration board shall provide for a valid test for judging the quality of education and satisfaction with schools resulting from the demonstration scholarship program as compared…

Sec. 10-239h. Liberal construction. The provisions of sections 10-239a to 10-239h, inclusive shall be liberally construed, the legislature's intent being to enable up to six Connecticut school districts to participate in this demonstration scholarship program. (1972, P.A. 122, S.…

Sec. 10-239i. Participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress or other national or international assessment. Each local and regional board of education, as may be designated by the Commissioner of Education, shall participate in the National Assessment of Educati…

Sec. 10-239j. Disclosure of accreditation reports. Notification requirements. (a) Within forty-five days of receipt of a New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation report for any public school, the local or regional board of education which has jurisdiction ove…

Sec. 10-239k. Shared service agreements. Any two or more boards of education may, in writing, agree to establish shared service agreements between such boards of education or between such boards of education and the municipalities in which such boards of education are located. (P…