Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents
Section 10-145j. - Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates.

(a) Prior to July 1, 2015, the Department of Education may permit qualified graduates of a national corps of teachers' training program, approved by the Commissioner of Education, to be employed under a durational shortage area permit in public schools located in the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven and state charter schools located in Stamford.

(b) Such persons may only be employed in a position at the elementary or secondary level where no certified teacher suitable to the position is available. Such persons shall (1) be enrolled in a planned program leading to certification in the subject area they are teaching, or enrolled in an approved alternate route to certification program or a program with state approval pending and that meets the standards for an alternate route to certification program, and (2) have completed at least twelve semester hours of credit or have passed the assessment approved by the State Board of Education in the subject area they will teach. The State Board of Education may grant a durational shortage area permit, endorsed consistent with this section, to a person who meets the qualifications for such permit as modified by this section. In granting such permits, the board shall give priority to addressing the needs of the schools operated by the boards of education for the towns of Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, and then to the needs of state charter schools located in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford. Such permit shall be valid for one year and shall be renewable once.
(P.A. 06-192, S. 3; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 14; P.A. 11-179, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 06-192 effective July 1, 2006; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “Prior to July 1, 2011,” and provisions re durational shortage area permit and state charter schools located in Stamford and amended Subsec. (b) by enumerating Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Stamford, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 11-179 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “2011” with “2015”, effective July 1, 2011.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 10 - Education and Culture

Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents

Section 10-144o. - Definitions.

Section 10-145. - Certificate necessary to employment. Forfeiture for noncompliance. Substitute teachers.

Section 10-145a. (Formerly Sec. 10-146). - Specific components of teacher preparation programs.

Section 10-145b. - Teaching certificates.

Section 10-145c. - Election of persons certified provisionally before July 1, 1974.

Section 10-145d. - State board regulations for teacher certificates. Certification of school business administrators; membership in teachers' retirement system; applicability of teacher tenure law. Certification of computer science teachers. Applicab...

Section 10-145e. - Certification for occupational subjects.

Section 10-145f. - Testing for prospective teachers.

Section 10-145g. - Regulations.

Section 10-145h. - Requirements for certification as a bilingual education teacher.

Section 10-145i. - Limitation on issuance and reissuance of certificates, authorizations or permits to certain individuals.

Section 10-145j. - Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates.

Section 10-145k. - Issuance of international teacher permit.

Section 10-145l. - Waiver from subject area major requirements for certain teachers.

Section 10-145m. - Resident teacher certificate.

Section 10-145n. - Issuance of adjunct instructor permit.

Section 10-145o. - Teacher education and mentoring program. Administration. Three-year plan. Instructional modules. Data system. Guidelines.

Section 10-145p. - Alternate route to certification programs for school administrators. Requirements; exception. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.

Section 10-145q. - Issuance of charter school educator permit.

Section 10-145r. - Survey on reading instruction.

Section 10-145s. - Distinguished educator designation.

Section 10-145t. - Alternate route to certification programs for school support staff. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.

Section 10-145u. - Requirements for certification as a teacher at a technical education and career school.

Section 10-145v. - Information and guidance re requirements for endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools.

Section 10-145w. - Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion.

Section 10-145x. - Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants.

Section 10-145y. - Issuance of career and technical pathways instructor permit.

Section 10-146a. - Advisory board on state certification of teachers.

Section 10-146b. - Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National Guar...

Section 10-146c. - Reciprocity agreements, interstate agreements and recognition statement to facilitate educator certification.

Section 10-146d and 10-146e. - Commissioner of Education as agent for state. Filing of contracts under agreement.

Section 10-146f. - Waiver of certification requirements for bilingual teachers.

Section 10-146g. - Teachers of specialized courses.

Section 10-146h. - Report re quality of teacher preparation programs.

Section 10-146i. - Military spouse teacher permit.

Section 10-147 and 10-148. - Kindergarten certificates. Teacher to have certificate.

Section 10-148a. - Professional development for certified employees.

Section 10-148b. - Professional development program re scientifically-based reading research and instruction.

Section 10-148c. - Subject matter to be made available to boards of education for in-service training programs.

Section 10-148d. - Professional development for paraeducators.

Section 10-149. - Qualifications for athletic coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics.

Section 10-149a. - Felony conviction or fine pursuant to mandated reporting provisions. Notification by state's attorney.

Section 10-149b. - Concussions: Training courses for coaches. Education plan. Informed consent form. Development or approval by State Board of Education. Revocation of coaching permit.

Section 10-149c. - Student athletes and concussions. Removal from athletic activities. Notification of parent or legal guardian. Revocation of coaching permit.

Section 10-149d. - Athletic directors. Definitions. Qualifications and hiring. Duties.

Section 10-149e. - School districts to collect and report occurrences of concussions. Report by Commissioner of Public Health.

Section 10-149f. - Sudden cardiac arrest awareness education program. Consent form.

Section 10-149g. - Coaches to annually review cardiac arrest education program. Revocation of coaching permit. Immunity from suit and liability.

Section 10-149h. - Exertional heat illness awareness education program.

Section 10-150 and 10-150a. - School registers.

Section 10-151. - Employment of teachers. Definitions. Tenure. Notice and hearing on failure to renew or termination of contract. Appeal.

Section 10-151a. - Access of teacher to supervisory records and reports in personnel file.

Section 10-151b. - Teacher evaluations. Teacher evaluation and support program; development; adoption; implementation; guidelines.

Section 10-151c. - Nondisclosure of records of teacher performance and evaluation. Exceptions.

Section 10-151d. - Performance Evaluation Advisory Council. Responsibilities.

Section 10-151e. - Disclosure of teacher records for purposes of an investigation of child abuse or neglect.

Section 10-151f. - Teacher evaluation and support pilot program.

Section 10-151g. - Neag School of Education study of teacher evaluation and support pilot program.

Section 10-151h. - Training and orientation programs for educators re teacher evaluation and support program.

Section 10-151i. - Audits of teacher evaluation and support programs.

Section 10-152. - Discrimination in salaries of teachers.

Section 10-153. - Discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity or expression or marital status prohibited.

Section 10-153a. - Rights concerning professional organization and negotiations. Duty of fair representation. Annual service fees negotiable item.

Section 10-153b. - Selection of teachers' representatives.

Section 10-153c. - Disputes as to elections.

Section 10-153d. - Meeting between board of education and fiscal authority required. Duty to negotiate. Procedure if legislative body rejects contract.

Section 10-153e. - Prohibited practices of employers, employees and representatives. Hearing before State Board of Labor Relations. Appeal. Penalty.

Section 10-153f. - Mediation and arbitration of disagreements.

Section 10-153g. - Negotiations concerning salaries, hours and other conditions of employment unaffected by special acts, charters, ordinances.

Section 10-153h. - Appropriation.

Section 10-153i. - Designation of statutory agent for service of process.

Section 10-153j. - The making of service of process, notice or demand.

Section 10-153k. - Teacher Negotiation Act applies to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies.

Section 10-153l. - Applicability of employment of teachers statute and teacher negotiation law to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies.

Section 10-153m. - Payment of attorney's fees in proceedings to vacate or confirm teacher grievance arbitration awards.

Section 10-153n. - Applicability of employment of teachers statute and teacher negotiation law to the Gilbert School in Winchester.

Section 10-153o. - Review of performance of arbitration panel members.

Section 10-153p to 10-153r. - Summary of results of contract negotiations. Monitoring of major economic provisions of contracts. Report concerning contracts to General Assembly.

Section 10-153s. - Negotiation, arbitration and ratification of turnaround plans for commissioner's network schools.

Section 10-153t. - Turnaround plan referees.

Section 10-154. - Homes and transportation for teachers.

Section 10-154a. - Professional communications between teacher or nurse and student. Surrender of physical evidence obtained from students.

Section 10-155. - Emergency teacher training program.

Section 10-155a to 10-155c. - Cooperative arrangements for teacher training. Subcommittee and advisory committee for program. State grants.

Section 10-155cc. - Definitions.

Section 10-155d. - Preparation of teachers. Alternate route programs for teachers, administrators and early childhood education teachers.

Section 10-155dd to 10-155gg. - Grants to implement comprehensive professional development plans. Planning grants to develop or revise teacher evaluation programs. Grants to implement, assess and improve teacher evaluation programs. Planning grants f...

Section 10-155e. - Development of programs to assist paraprofessionals to fulfill state certification requirements. Report to General Assembly.

Section 10-155f. - Residency requirement prohibited.

Section 10-155g. - Educational Excellence Trust Fund.

Section 10-155h. - Educational excellence program administered by department. Governor to recommend appropriation for.

Section 10-155i. - Pilot program to assist paraprofessionals.

Section 10-155j. - Development of paraprofessionals.

Section 10-155k. - School Paraeducator Advisory Council.

Section 10-155l. - Minority teacher recruitment.

Section 10-155m. - Promotion of teaching profession as career option to high school students.

Section 10-155n to 10-155q. - Teacher career incentive programs. Applications for grants; selection criteria. Project evaluations; statement of expenditures. Grant program administration.

Section 10-155t to 10-155bb. - Advisory commission on career incentives and teacher evaluation. Election to participate in programs; appointment of panels. Local teacher evaluation plans. Presentation of plans. Grants for developing evaluation plans....

Section 10-156. - Sick leave.

Section 10-156a. - Duty-free lunch period.

Section 10-156aa. - Task Force to Diversify the Educator Workforce.

Section 10-156b. - Tenure and sick leave rights of teacher on regionalization of school and on dissolution of regional school district.

Section 10-156bb. - Minority Teacher Recruitment Policy Oversight Council.

Section 10-156c. - Military leave.

Section 10-156cc. - Report re effectiveness of minority teacher recruitment programs.

Section 10-156d. - Reemployment after military leave.

Section 10-156dd. - Student survey re minority teacher recruitment programs.

Section 10-156e. - Employees of boards of education permitted to serve as elected officials; exception.

Section 10-156ee. - Duties re minority teacher recruitment.

Section 10-156ff. - Strategies and utilization of resources for the hiring and employment of minority teachers and administrators.

Section 10-156gg. - Minority candidate certification, retention or residency year program.

Section 10-156hh. - Completion of video training module re implicit bias and anti-bias in hiring process for certain school district employees.

Section 10-156ii. - Minority teacher candidate scholarship program.

Section 10-157. - Superintendents: Relationship to local or regional board of education; verification of certification status; waiver of certification; written contract of employment; evaluation of superintendent by board of education.

Section 10-157a. - Superintendent for more than one town.

Section 10-158. - Superintendent for more than one town. Supervision districts.

Section 10-158a. - Cooperative arrangements among towns. School building projects. Student transportation.

Section 10-159 and 10-159a. - Supervisory service by State Board of Education. Election to receive grant in lieu of supervisory service.