(a) On and after July 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Education shall submit any application for a federal waiver of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 USC 6301, et seq., as amended from time to time, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education prior to the submission of any such application to the federal government. Not later than thirty days after the date of its receipt of such application, said joint standing committee shall hold a public hearing on the waiver application. At the conclusion of a public hearing held in accordance with the provisions of this section, said joint standing committee shall advise the commissioner of its recommendations, if any, with regards to the commissioner's waiver application.
(b) If in developing the budget for the Department of Education for the next fiscal year, the commissioner contemplates applying for a federal waiver to the federal government, the commissioner shall notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education of the possibility of such application.
(c) Prior to submission of an application for a waiver from said Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education under subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall publish a notice that the commissioner intends to seek such a waiver to the federal government in the Connecticut Law Journal, along with a summary of the provisions of the waiver application and the manner in which individuals may submit comments. The commissioner shall allow fifteen days for written comments on the waiver application prior to submission of the application for a waiver to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education under subsection (a) of this section and shall include all written comments with the waiver application submitted to said joint standing committee.
(d) The commissioner shall include with any waiver application submitted to the federal government pursuant to this section: (1) Any written comments received pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and (2) the recommendations of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, including any additional written comments submitted to said joint standing committee at such proceedings. Said joint standing committee shall transmit any such materials to the commissioner for inclusion with any such waiver application.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 300.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 163 - State Board of Education. Department of Education
Section 10-1. - Appointment of board members.
Section 10-2a. - Student Advisory Council on Education.
Section 10-3. - Prosecuting agents to enforce school laws.
Section 10-3b. - Annual report to the General Assembly re State Education Resource Center.
Section 10-4a. - Educational interests of state identified.
Section 10-4c. - State board to monitor state grants to local and regional boards.
Section 10-4d. - Advisory committee on educational equity.
Section 10-4e. - Coordination and planning for educational technology.
Section 10-4f. - State Board of Education. Copyright authority.
Section 10-4g. - Parental and community involvement in schools; model program; school-based teams.
Section 10-4h. - Grant program for telecommunications projects.
Section 10-4l. - Advisory committee on school district reporting requirements.
Section 10-4m. - Commission on Educational Excellence.
Section 10-4n. - Committee on Educational Equity and Excellence.
Section 10-4s. - Reports and evaluations re school governance councils and reconstituted schools.
Section 10-4t. - Reports and evaluations re school governance councils.
Section 10-4u. - Parent Trust Fund.
Section 10-4v. - Innovation waivers. Procedural requirements. Legislative review.
Section 10-5a. - Educational technology and high school graduation requirements.
Section 10-5b. - Department of Education web site.
Section 10-5c. - Academic advancement program.
Section 10-5e. - Development or approval of end of the school year examinations.
Section 10-7e. - Occupational schools in existence on October 1, 1979.
Section 10-7v. - Digital Citizenship, Internet Safety and Media Literacy Advisory Council.
Section 10-8b. - Teacher shortages.
Section 10-8c. - Accelerated cross endorsement. Former teacher certification.
Section 10-9. - Bequests for educational purposes.
Section 10-9a. - Misuse of state funds or resources. Civil action by department.
Section 10-10. - Acquisition of federal surplus property.
Section 10-10b. - Inclusion of state-assigned student identifier on all official student documents.
Section 10-10c. - Uniform system of accounting. Chart of accounts. Audit.
Section 10-10d. - Regulations re fiscal accountability data collection report.
Section 10-10f. - Minimum budget requirement calculation worksheet.
Section 10-10h. - Document re resources for students and families.
Section 10-11a. - Allocation to meet matching requirements of federal acts.
Section 10-12. - State Board of Vocational Education.
Section 10-13. - Appointment of physicians for technical education and career schools.
Section 10-13a. - Fees at technical institutes.