Title 10, Title 10: Education and Culture

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 Section 10-4c is repealed, effective June 3, 1996.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 Section 10-4d is repealed.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 Section 10-4e is repealed, effective July 1, 2000.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…

Sec. 10-4v. Innovation waivers. Procedural requirements. Legislative review. (a) Not later than September 15, 2015, the Commissioner of Education shall develop a process to invite innovation waiver requests from local and regional boards of education for waivers of the provisions…

Sec. 10-4w. Standards re remote learning. Authorization of remote learning. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Remote learning” means instruction by means of one or more Internet-based software platforms as part of a remote learning model; and (2) “Dual instruction” means the simu…

Sec. 10-5. State high school diploma; “honors diploma”; Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy. Payment of fees; exceptions. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall, in accordance with this section, issue a state high school diploma to any person (1) who successfully completes an e…

Sec. 10-5a. Educational technology and high school graduation requirements. The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, assist and encourage local and regional boards of education to use and integrate educational technology in the courses required for high…

Sec. 10-5b. Department of Education web site. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Department of Education may develop and maintain a web site without the aid of the Department of Administrative Services. (P.A. 06-192, S. 7; P.A. 11-51, S. 76.) History: P.A.…

Sec. 10-5c. Academic advancement program. Section 10-5c is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 10-111, S. 17; P.A. 13-247, S. 188; P.A. 15-215, S. 7; P.A. 21-144, S. 12.)

Sec. 10-5d. Technical assistance for implementation of high school graduation requirements. Report. (a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, inclusive, the Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, provide technical assistance to any…

Sec. 10-5e. Development or approval of end of the school year examinations. Section 10-5e is repealed, effective July 1, 2017. (P.A. 10-111, S. 19; P.A. 11-135, S. 4; P.A. 17-42, S. 3.)

Sec. 10-5f. Department to offer training program to newly elected members of boards of education. On and after July 1, 2023, the Department of Education shall annually offer a training program to newly elected members of local and regional boards of education. Such training progr…

Secs. 10-6 and 10-7. Transferred to Chapter 185, Part III, Secs. 10a-34 and 10a-35, respectively.

Secs. 10-7a to 10-7d. Transferred to Chapter 185, Part I, Secs. 10a-22a to 10a-22d, inclusive.

Sec. 10-7e. Occupational schools in existence on October 1, 1979. Section 10-7e is repealed. (P.A. 79-380, S. 5; P.A. 83-501, S. 11, 12.)

Secs. 10-7f to 10-7l. Transferred to Chapter 185, Part I, Secs. 10a-22e to 10a-22k, inclusive.

Secs. 10-7r to 10-7u. Transferred to Chapter 185, Part I, Secs. 10a-22q to 10a-22t, inclusive.

Sec. 10-7v. Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety and Media Literacy Advisory Council. There is established a Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety and Media Literacy Advisory Council within the Department of Education. The council shall consist of teachers, librarians, representat…

Sec. 10-8. Licensing of private schools for trade instruction and special occupational training. Section 10-8 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1343; February, 1965, P.A. 475, S. 1; P.A. 79-380, S. 16.)

Sec. 10-8a. Adoption of regulations to exempt educational institutions from licensing requirements by Department of Children and Families. The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to determine which educational …

Sec. 10-8b. Teacher shortages. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall annually, by December first, determine subject and geographic areas in which a teacher shortage exists and shall certify such shortages to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for purposes of section 8-26…

Sec. 10-8c. Accelerated cross endorsement. Former teacher certification. Certain early childhood endorsements to be added as cross endorsements. The Department of Education, in cooperation with the Office of Higher Education, shall, within available appropriations, (1) establish …

Sec. 10-9. Bequests for educational purposes. (a) The State Treasurer may receive in the name of the state any money or property given or bequeathed to the state, to the Board of Regents for Higher Education or to any of the constituent units for educational purposes, and may exp…

Sec. 10-9a. Misuse of state funds or resources. Civil action by department. (a) The Department of Education may institute a civil action in the Superior Court, or in the United States District Court, where applicable, against any person, firm, corporation, business or combination…

Secs. 10-100 to 10-108. Transferred to Chapter 318c, Secs. 17-660 to 17-673, inclusive. PART VIa STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Secs. 10-108a to 10-108f. Transferred to Chapter 185b, Part I, Secs. 10a-81 to 10a-86, inclusive. PART VII STATE COLLEGES

Secs. 10-109 to 10-109c. Transferred to Chapter 185b, Part II, Secs. 10a-87 to 10a-90, inclusive.

Secs. 10-109d and 10-110. Transferred to Chapter 185b, Part II, Secs. 10a-92 and 10a-93, respectively.

Secs. 10-111 and 10-112. Practice schools. Scholarships. Sections 10-111 and 10-112 are repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 1415; 1959, P.A. 411, S. 8, 9; 1963, P.A. 441; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 33, 34; 1972, S.A. 53, S. 23.)