Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities
Section 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, pursuant to section 10-16b. Such Native American studies curriculum shall include, but need not be limited to, a focus on the Northeastern Woodland Native American Tribes of Connecticut. In developing and implementing the Native American studies curriculum, the board may utilize the curriculum materials made available by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-16b, or other existing and appropriate public or private materials, personnel and resources, provided such curriculum is in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4.

(b) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the development and implementation of the Native American studies curriculum under this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 377.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 10 - Education and Culture

Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities

Section 10-15c. - Discrimination in public schools prohibited. School attendance by five-year-olds.

Section 10-15j. - Connecticut Remote Learning Commission.

Section 10-15k. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Plan re state-wide remote learning school.

Section 10-15l. - Comprehensive audit re provision of remote learning during COVID-19 pandemic.

Section 10-15m. - Purple Star School Program.

Section 10-16. - Length of school year.

Section 10-16b. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Prescribed courses of study.

Section 10-16o. - Development of network of school readiness programs.

Section 10-16p. - Definitions. Lead agency for school readiness; standards. State financial assistance; eligibility. Unexpended funds. Salaries increase.

Section 10-16r. - Local school readiness councils; duties. Regional school readiness councils.

Section 10-16oo. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Model curricula and frameworks in reading and mathematics for schools and districts identified as having academic achievement gaps.

Section 10-16ss. - African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies instruction.

Section 10-16tt. - Development of black and Latino studies course. Audit to ensure course being offered. Technical assistance.

Section 10-16uu. - Black and Latino studies course to be offered in grades nine to twelve.

Section 10-16vv. - Native American studies instruction.

Section 10-17g. - Grants for the provision of programs of bilingual education. Annual evaluation report.

Section 10-19o. (Formerly Sec. 17a-40a). - Youth service bureau grant program.

Section 10-21c. - Donation of teaching services by private sector specialists; neighborhood assistance.

Section 10-21j. - Connecticut Apprenticeship and Education Committee.

Section 10-25b. - Model curriculum for grades kindergarten to eight.

Section 10-29a. - Certain days, weeks and months to be proclaimed by Governor. Distribution and number of proclamations.

Section 10-51. - Fiscal year. Budget. Payments by member towns; adjustments to payments. Investment of funds. Temporary borrowing. Reserve funds.

Section 10-65. - Grants for constructing and operating agricultural science and technology education centers. Tuition charges.

Section 10-66j. - Regulations. Annual grants, proportional reduction. Support of regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators.

Section 10-66ee. - Charter school funding. Special education students. Transportation. Contracts. Cooperative arrangements.

Section 10-66rr. - Child abuse and neglect registry and criminal history records checks of governing council members, charter management organization members and contractors.

Section 10-66ss. - Amendment to charter.

Section 10-71. - State grants for adult education programs.

Section 10-74n. - Transition resources, services and programs. Fact sheet. Collection and distribution of information.

Section 10-76d. - Duties and powers of boards of education to provide special education programs and services. Medicaid enrollment, participation and billing requirements. Development of individualized education program. Planning and placement team m...

Section 10-76g. - State aid for special education.

Section 10-76q. - Special education at technical education and career schools.

Section 10-76xx. - Notification of student identified as gifted and talented. Adoption of policy re equitable identification of gifted and talented students.

Section 10-91g. - Audits of private providers of special education services.

Section 10-95. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Technical Education and Career School System. Board. Chairperson. Superintendent. Accreditation status. Accountability. Receipt of gifts and donations.

Section 10-95h. - Legislative committees to meet to consider issues re the Technical Education and Career System and the state workforce. Required submissions.

Section 10-95s. - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2022.) Technical Education and Career System board.