Title 10, Title 10: Education and Culture

Sec. 10-395b. Tourism Fund. There is established a fund to be known as the “Tourism Fund” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 639.) History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17…

Sec. 10-396. Duties of department re tourism. With respect to tourism activities, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall: (1) Develop, annually update and implement a strategic marketing plan for the national and international promotion of Connecticut as a tou…

Sec. 10-397. Regional tourism districts. Established. Boards of directors. Accounting and reporting requirements. Solicitation and receipt of funds. (a) There are established three regional tourism districts, each of which shall promote and market districts as regional leisure an…

Sec. 10-397a. Assets and liabilities of former tourism districts. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic and Community Development; (2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; (3) “Former tourism distric…

Sec. 10-397b. Termination of former tourism district operations. Any tourism district in existence on July 1, 2003, that terminates operations prior to January 1, 2004, may file a single audit report for the period from July 1, 2002, until the termination of such district's opera…

Sec. 10-397c. Connecticut Tourism Council. (a) There is established within the Department of Economic and Community Development, for administrative purposes only, a Connecticut Tourism Council. The council shall consist of (1) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Developmen…

Sec. 10-398. Preparation of budgets for regional tourism districts for fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. Section 10-398 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 217; P.A. 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 11-48, S. 303.)

Sec. 10-399. (Formerly Secs. 32-306 and 32-307). Visitor welcome centers. (a) As used in this section: “Visitor welcome center” means the welcome centers, visitor centers and tourist information centers located in West Willington, Greenwich, Danbury, Darien, North Stonington and …

Sec. 10-400. (Formerly Sec. 10-370). Duties and powers of department re arts activities. With respect to arts activities, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall encourage, within the state or in association with other states, or both, participation in, and pro…

Sec. 10-401. (Formerly Sec. 10-370a). Department to establish special incentive grant program for artistic and cultural programs and activities. The Department of Economic and Community Development shall establish and administer a special incentive grant program to provide financ…

Sec. 10-401a. Municipal cultural districts authorized. Establishment of cultural district commissions. Definitions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Municipality” means any town, city, borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough; and (2) “Regional servic…

Sec. 10-402. (Formerly Sec. 10-370b). State art collection. (a) For purposes of this section the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Work of art” means any work of visual art, including but not limited to, a drawing, painting, sculpture, mosaic, photograph, work of …

Sec. 10-403. (Formerly Sec. 10-373). Receipt of federal, state and private moneys and property. The Department of Economic and Community Development is designated as the state agency for the reception and disbursement of federal, state and private moneys or other property made av…

Sec. 10-404. (Formerly Sec. 10-373k). Minor not disqualified for loan. Any person otherwise qualifying for a loan or grant made by the Department of Economic and Community Development pursuant to this chapter shall not be disqualified by reason of being under the age of eighteen …

Sec. 10-405. (Formerly Sec. 10-373n). Definitions: Arts organizations. For purposes of this section and sections 10-406 to 10-408, inclusive: (1) “Arts organization” means a nonprofit organization in the state which is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Int…

Sec. 10-406. (Formerly Sec. 10-373o). Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund. There is created a “Connecticut Arts Endowment Fund”. The proceeds of any bonds issued for the purposes of sections 10-405 to 10-408, inclusive, shall be deposited in said fund. The State Treasurer shall inves…

Sec. 10-407. (Formerly Sec. 10-373p). Matching grants: Eligibility criteria, amounts. (a) To be eligible for a matching grant for a fiscal year pursuant to this section and section 10-408, total donor contributions for the fiscal year for which such amount is calculated shall be …

Sec. 10-408. (Formerly Sec. 10-373q). Applications for matching commitments. Annually, on or before December fifteenth, an arts organization may apply to the department for a state matching grant, provided the organization includes in its application a copy of its Internal Revenu…

Sec. 10-408a. Connecticut Arts Council. Members. Terms and duties. (a) There is established a Connecticut Arts Council within the Department of Economic and Community Development to foster and support the arts. The council shall consist of thirteen members as follows: (1) Five ap…

Sec. 10-408b. Connecticut Arts Council Foundation. Powers and duties. (a) In accordance with subdivision (4) of section 10-400, the Connecticut Arts Council is authorized to establish and manage a nonprofit foundation, the Connecticut Arts Council Foundation. The board of directo…

Sec. 10-409. (Formerly Sec. 10-320b). Historic Preservation Council. Appointment of members, duties and powers. Disclosure to public of location of archaeological sites. Development of model ballot for local historic districts. (a) With respect to historical preservation, there i…

Sec. 10-410. (Formerly Sec. 10-320c). Definitions: Historic assets. For the purposes of sections 10-409 to 10-415, inclusive, “department” means the Department of Economic and Community Development; “municipality” shall include any town, city or borough; “private organization” me…

Sec. 10-411. (Formerly Sec. 10-320d). State grants-in-aid for restoration of historic structures and landmarks. (a) Any municipality or private organization may acquire, relocate, restore, preserve and maintain historic structures and landmarks and may receive funds from the stat…

Sec. 10-412. (Formerly Sec. 10-320e). Plaques and markers. Freedom Trail. (a) The department may provide an appropriate plaque or marker at a cost, to be determined by the department, to the recipient for attachment to an historic structure or landmark identifying it as a Connect…

Sec. 10-413. (Formerly Sec. 10-320f). Acquisition of historic structures and landmarks by department. Leases. Fees. Gift shops. The department may, using such funds as may be appropriated to it or available from any other source, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease, pu…

Sec. 10-414. (Formerly Sec. 10-320g). Placement of markers and monuments by department. The department may place and maintain suitable markers, memorials or monuments to designate sites or places found to have historic significance. (1967, P.A. 521, S. 7; P.A. 75-371, S. 6, 10; P…

Sec. 10-415. (Formerly Sec. 10-320h). Federal contracts and assistance. Gifts, devises and bequests. (a) In making any grants-in-aid or providing any plaques or markers or making any direct expenditures for purposes of acquisition, relocation, restoration, maintenance or operatio…

Sec. 10-416. (Formerly Sec. 10-320j). Tax credits for rehabilitation of historic homes. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: (1) “Department” means the Department of Economic and C…

Sec. 10-416a. Tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures. No tax credit reserved on or after July 1, 2014. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: (1) “Officer” m…

Sec. 10-416b. Tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures for mixed-use or affordable housing. No tax credit reserved on or after July 1, 2014. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indica…

Sec. 10-416c. Tax credits for rehabilitation of certified historic structures. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates another meaning: (1) “Officer” means the State Historic Preservation Officer desi…

Sec. 10-417. (Formerly Sec. 32-86a). Commission powers and duties re digital media and motion picture activities. Section 10-417 is repealed, effective September 9, 2009. (P.A. 94-137, S. 2, 9; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 231; P.A. …

Sec. 10-418. Requests by state agencies for proposals for digital media or motion picture activity. Section 10-418 is repealed, effective September 9, 2009. (P.A. 06-172, S. 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 512.)

Sec. 10-419. Tax credits for accredited theater productions. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Accredited theater production” means a for-profit live stage presentation that is (A) a pre-Broadway production, a post-Broadway production or a live theatrical tour, and (B) performed …

Sec. 10-425. Sports Advisory Board. Membership. Annual report. Section 10-425 is repealed, effective July 13, 2021. (P.A. 08-89, S. 1; P.A. 11-48, S. 157; P.A. 12-147, S. 7; P.A. 21-193, S. 26.)

Sec. 10-500. Office of Early Childhood. Commissioner. Responsibilities. Successor department. Connecticut Head Start State Collaboration Office. (a) There is established an Office of Early Childhood. The office shall be under the direction of the Commissioner of Early Childhood, …

Sec. 10-500a. Authority of office re licensing matters. The Commissioner of Early Childhood may enter into stipulations, agreements, memoranda of understanding, interim consent orders or consent orders relating to licensing matters under chapters 368a and 368r with: (1) Any perso…

Sec. 10-501. Early childhood information system. (a) The Office of Early Childhood shall develop and implement an early childhood information system. Such early childhood information system shall facilitate and encourage the sharing of data between and among early childhood servi…

Sec. 10-502. (Formerly Sec. 10-16bb). Collaboration with local early childhood collaboratives. The Office of Early Childhood shall collaborate with and may, within available appropriations, provide funding to local early childhood collaboratives for the implementation of early ca…

Sec. 10-503. Early childhood accountability plan. Report cards. Report. (a) Not later than December 31, 2015, the Office of Early Childhood shall develop, in consultation with the Early Childhood Cabinet, established pursuant to section 10-16z, an early childhood accountability p…

Sec. 10-504. Child care development block grant administered by the Office of Early Childhood. The Office of Early Childhood is designated as the state agency for the administration of the child care development block grant pursuant to the Child Care and Development Block Grant A…

Sec. 10-505. Grant program for costs associated with classroom start-up and new spaces in certain school readiness programs. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Eligible town” means a town in which a priority school, as defined in section 10-16p, is located or a town ranked on…

Sec. 10-505a. Emergency stabilization grant program for school readiness programs and certain other child care centers receiving state financial assistance. (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2024, the Office of Early Childhood shall administer an emergen…

Sec. 10-505b. Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program. (a) The Office of Early Childhood shall, within available appropriations, establish a Tri-Share Child Care Matching Program serving New London County. Under such program, costs for child care provided by duly licensed child car…

Sec. 10-506. Connecticut Smart Start competitive grant program. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Office of Early Childhood, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall design and administer the Connecticut Smart Start …

Sec. 10-507. Smart start competitive capital grant account. Smart start competitive operating grant account. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “smart start competitive capital grant account” which shall be a capital projects fund. The account shall contain th…