Title 10 — Title 10: Education and Culture
35 chapters · 1,385 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16uu Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve.
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Sec. 10-16uu. Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, a local or regional board of education may offer the black and Latino studies course, approved pursuant to section 10-16tt, in grades nine to twe…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16v After school committee established. Appointment of members. Reports and recommendations. Acceptance of funding. Reports to General Assembly.
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Sec. 10-16v. After school committee established. Appointment of members. Reports and recommendations. Acceptance of funding. Reports to General Assembly. (a) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Services, and the executive director of the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16vv Native American studies instruction.
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Sec. 10-16vv. Native American studies instruction. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include Native American studies as part of the social studies curriculum for the school district, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16w Early learning and development standards; technical assistance and training.
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Sec. 10-16w. Early learning and development standards; technical assistance and training. The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall provide, within available appropriations, technical assistance and training to early childhood providers to assist in the implementation of the earl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16ww Asian American and Pacific Islander studies instruction.
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Sec. 10-16ww. Asian American and Pacific Islander studies instruction. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2025, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include Asian American and Pacific Islander studies as part of the social stud…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16x After school program grant.
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Sec. 10-16x. After school program grant. (a) The Department of Education, in consultation with the after school committee established pursuant to section 10-16v, may, within available appropriations, administer a grant program to provide grants to local and regional boards of edu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16y Office of Early Childhood Planning, Outreach and Coordination. Duties.
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Sec. 10-16y. Office of Early Childhood Planning, Outreach and Coordination. Duties. Section 10-16y is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 49; P.A. 10-71, S. 1; P.A. 11-181, S. 5.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-16z Early Childhood Cabinet. Members. Duties.
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Sec. 10-16z. Early Childhood Cabinet. Members. Duties. (a) There is established the Early Childhood Cabinet. The cabinet shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Early Childhood, or the commissioner's designee, (2) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17 English language to be medium of instruction. Exception.
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Sec. 10-17. English language to be medium of instruction. Exception. The medium of instruction and administration in all public and private elementary schools shall be the English language, except that instruction as provided in sections 10-17a and 10-17f may be given in any lang…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17a Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program.
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Sec. 10-17a. Establishment of bilingual and bicultural program. Any local or regional board of education may establish at any level of instruction a bilingual and bicultural program of study involving a culture in which a language other than English is predominantly spoken, provi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 10-17b and 10-17c Instruction bilingually and biculturally; procedures, materials and equipment; purpose. Advice and assistance of state board; evaluation of programs.
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Secs. 10-17b and 10-17c. Instruction bilingually and biculturally; procedures, materials and equipment; purpose. Advice and assistance of state board; evaluation of programs. Sections 10-17b and 10-17c are repealed. (1971, P.A. 432, S. 3, 4, 6; P.A. 73-317; P.A. 78-218, S. 15, 16…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17d Application for and receipt of federal funds.
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Sec. 10-17d. Application for and receipt of federal funds. Subject to the regulations adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-11, each local or regional board of education shall have the power to apply for and to receive federal funds made available directl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17e Definitions.
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Sec. 10-17e. Definitions. Whenever used in sections 10-17 and 10-17d to 10-17g, inclusive: (1) “Eligible students” means students enrolled in public schools in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, whose dominant language is other than English and whose proficiency in English…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17f Duties of boards of education regarding bilingual education programs. Development of state English mastery standard. Regulations.
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Sec. 10-17f. Duties of boards of education regarding bilingual education programs. Development of state English mastery standard. Regulations. (a) Annually, the board of education for each local and regional school district shall ascertain, in accordance with regulations adopted …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17g Grants for the provision of programs of bilingual education. Annual evaluation report.
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Sec. 10-17g. Grants for the provision of programs of bilingual education. Annual evaluation report. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of education for each local and regional school district that is required to provide a program …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17h Planning, development or operation of initially required bilingual program.
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Sec. 10-17h. Planning, development or operation of initially required bilingual program. Section 10-17h is repealed. (P.A. 77-588, S. 6, 7; P. A. 79-631, S. 109, 111.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17i Encouragement of increased language instruction. Proficiency in language recognized on permanent record.
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Sec. 10-17i. Encouragement of increased language instruction. Proficiency in language recognized on permanent record. (a) The Department of Education shall assist and encourage local and regional boards of education to institute two-way language programs and provide early second …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17j Request to commissioner to use certified English as a second language teacher in place of bilingual education teacher in cases of teacher shortage. Teacher exchange programs.
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Sec. 10-17j. Request to commissioner to use certified English as a second language teacher in place of bilingual education teacher in cases of teacher shortage. Teacher exchange programs. (a) If a local or regional board of education is not able to hire a sufficient number of cer…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17k Standards re extension of bilingual education program for eligible student.
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Sec. 10-17k. Standards re extension of bilingual education program for eligible student. Not later than July 1, 2016, the Department of Education, in consultation with public institutions of higher education, persons with expertise in bilingual education programming and bilingual…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17l Department to provide information re research-based practices to involve parents in language acquisition process and native language accommodations for mastery examination.
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Sec. 10-17l. Department to provide information re research-based practices to involve parents in language acquisition process and native language accommodations for mastery examination. Not later than July 1, 2016, the Department of Education shall provide information to local an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17m Report re academic progress of bilingual education students and quality of bilingual education programs.
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Sec. 10-17m. Report re academic progress of bilingual education students and quality of bilingual education programs. The Department of Education shall annually collect and disaggregate student data on the mastery examination, conducted pursuant to section 10-14n, for students in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17n English language learner pilot program.
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Sec. 10-17n. English language learner pilot program. Section 10-17n is repealed, effective June 28, 2023. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 294; P.A. 23-150, S. 36.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-17o Bill of rights for parents or guardians of students who are multilingual leaners.
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Sec. 10-17o. Bill of rights for parents or guardians of students who are multilingual leaners. (a) The State Board of Education shall draft a written bill of rights for parents or guardians of students who are multilingual learners to guarantee that the rights of such parents and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18 Courses in United States history, government and duties and responsibilities of citizenship.
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Sec. 10-18. Courses in United States history, government and duties and responsibilities of citizenship. (a)(1) All high, preparatory, secondary and elementary schools, public or private, whose property is exempt from taxation, shall provide a program of United States history, in…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18a Contents of textbooks and other general instructional materials.
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Sec. 10-18a. Contents of textbooks and other general instructional materials. Except where a legitimate educational purpose will otherwise be served, each local or regional board of education shall, in selecting textbooks and other general instructional materials select those whi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18b Development of guides for firearm safety programs.
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Sec. 10-18b. Development of guides for firearm safety programs. The State Board of Education, within available appropriations, shall develop guides to aid local and regional boards of education in developing firearm safety programs for students in grades kindergarten to twelve, i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18c Firearm safety programs. Exemption from participation.
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Sec. 10-18c. Firearm safety programs. Exemption from participation. (a) Any local or regional board of education may offer firearm safety programs to students in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, in the public schools under its jurisdiction. (b) No student shall be requir…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18d Animal dissection. Students to be excused from participation or observation.
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Sec. 10-18d. Animal dissection. Students to be excused from participation or observation. (a) A local or regional school district shall excuse any student from participating in, or observing, the dissection of any animal as part of classroom instruction, provided the parent or gu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18e Uniform standards and curriculum for career technical education programs.
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Sec. 10-18e. Uniform standards and curriculum for career technical education programs. For the school year commencing July 1, 2018, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall develop, and update as necessary, uniform standards and curriculum for all career…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18f Holocaust and genocide education and awareness curriculum.
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Sec. 10-18f. Holocaust and genocide education and awareness curriculum. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2018, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall include Holocaust and genocide education and awareness as part of the social …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-18g Instuctional materials re Safe Haven Act.
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Sec. 10-18g. Instuctional materials re Safe Haven Act. The Department of Children and Families shall provide instructional materials relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive, to (1) a local or regional board of education, upon request of such board, an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19 Teaching about alcohol, nicotine or tobacco, drugs and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Training of personnel.
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Sec. 10-19. Teaching about alcohol, nicotine or tobacco, drugs and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Training of personnel. (a) The knowledge, skills and attitudes required to understand and avoid the effects of alcohol, of nicotine or tobacco and of drugs, as defined in secti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19a Superintendent to designate substance abuse prevention team. Training of team members.
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Sec. 10-19a. Superintendent to designate substance abuse prevention team. Training of team members. Section 10-19a is repealed, effective July 1, 1996. (P.A. 87-457, S. 1, 5; P.A. 96-244, S. 62, 63.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19b Advisory councils on drug abuse prevention.
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Sec. 10-19b. Advisory councils on drug abuse prevention. Advisory councils on drug abuse education and prevention established by municipalities pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4126 of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 may serve as a resource for public schoo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19c Program for careers in information technology.
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Sec. 10-19c. Program for careers in information technology. Section 10-19c is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 01-193, S. 3, 9; P.A. 11-48, S. 303.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19d High school mathematics and science challenge pilot program.
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Sec. 10-19d. High school mathematics and science challenge pilot program. The Department of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a high school mathematics and science challenge pilot program, which uses performance results on the mathematics and science com…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19e “Future Scholars” pilot matching grant program.
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Sec. 10-19e. “Future Scholars” pilot matching grant program. The Department of Education shall establish, within available appropriations, a “Future Scholars” pilot matching grant program for public schools participating in externally funded programs that provide supplemental mat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 10-19f to 10-19l 10-19f to 10-19l
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Secs. 10-19f to 10-19l. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19m (Formerly Sec. 17a-39). Youth service bureaus. Report. Regulations.
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Sec. 10-19m. (Formerly Sec. 17a-39). Youth service bureaus. Report. Regulations. (a) For the purposes of this section, “youth” means a person from birth to eighteen years of age. Any one or more municipalities or any one or more private youth-serving organizations, designated to …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19n (Formerly Sec. 17a-40). State aid for establishment and expansion of youth service bureaus.
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Sec. 10-19n. (Formerly Sec. 17a-40). State aid for establishment and expansion of youth service bureaus. To assist municipalities and private youth-serving organizations designated to act as agents for such municipalities in establishing, maintaining or expanding such youth servi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19o (Formerly Sec. 17a-40a). Youth service bureau grant program.
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Sec. 10-19o. (Formerly Sec. 17a-40a). Youth service bureau grant program. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish a program to provide grants to youth service bureaus in accordance with this section. Only youth service bureaus which (1) were eligible to rece…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19p (Formerly Sec. 17a-41). Assistance to youth service bureaus.
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Sec. 10-19p. (Formerly Sec. 17a-41). Assistance to youth service bureaus. The Department of Children and Families shall provide grant management services, program monitoring, program evaluation and technical assistance to such state-aided youth service bureaus, and the Commission…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19q Enhancement grant program for youth service bureaus.
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Sec. 10-19q. Enhancement grant program for youth service bureaus. (a) The Department of Children and Families shall administer, within available appropriations, an enhancement grant program for youth service bureaus. The department shall annually award grants in the amounts of: (…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19r Department of Children and Families. Youth service bureau grant program and enhancement grant program. Successor department.
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Sec. 10-19r. Department of Children and Families. Youth service bureau grant program and enhancement grant program. Successor department. The Department of Children and Families shall constitute a successor department, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-19s Memorandum of understanding between boards of education and youth service bureaus re sharing of educational records.
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Sec. 10-19s. Memorandum of understanding between boards of education and youth service bureaus re sharing of educational records. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Education records” has the same meaning as provided in 34 CFR 99.3, as amended from time to time; and (2) “Youth ser…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20 Comptroller may withhold school money.
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Sec. 10-20. Comptroller may withhold school money. Section 10-20 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1359; 1963, P.A. 361.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20a Connecticut career certificate programs.
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Sec. 10-20a. Connecticut career certificate programs. (a) Local and regional boards of education, the Technical Education and Career System, postsecondary institutions and regional educational service centers, may (1) in consultation with regional workforce development boards est…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20b Connecticut career certificate. Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Student and employer requirements. Compensation.
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Sec. 10-20b. Connecticut career certificate. Compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Student and employer requirements. Compensation. (a) Except for the provisions of chapter 567, all state and federal laws and regulations relating to employment, apprenticeship an…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20c Issuance of Connecticut career certification. Credit for program.
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Sec. 10-20c. Issuance of Connecticut career certification. Credit for program. (a) The Commissioner of Education and the Labor Commissioner shall jointly issue a Connecticut career certificate to students who successfully complete a program established pursuant to section 10-20a …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-20d Grants for support of Connecticut career certificate programs.
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Sec. 10-20d. Grants for support of Connecticut career certificate programs. (a) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Labor Commissioner and the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Higher Education, shall, within the limits of available appro…