(a) As used in this section and section 10-198b, “mental health wellness day” describes a school day during which a student attends to such student's emotional and psychological well-being in lieu of attending school.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education shall permit any student enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, to take two mental health wellness days during the school year, during which day such student shall not be required to attend school. No student shall take mental health wellness days during consecutive school days.
(P.A. 21-46, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 21-46 effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 168 - School Attendance and Employment of Children
Section 10-184. - Duties of parents. School attendance age requirements.
Section 10-184b. - Waiver provisions not applicable to equivalent instruction authority of parents.
Section 10-187. - Appeal from finding of hearing board.
Section 10-188. - Private schools and instruction.
Section 10-193. - Certificate of age for minors in certain occupations.
Section 10-195. - Evidence of age.
Section 10-197. - Penalty for employment of child under fourteen.
Section 10-198. - False statement as to age.
Section 10-198a. - Policies and procedures concerning truants.
Section 10-198c. - Attendance review teams.
Section 10-198d. - Chronic absenteeism prevention and intervention plan.
Section 10-198e. - Truancy intervention models.
Section 10-198f. - Mental health wellness days.
Section 10-199. - Attendance officers. Duties.
Section 10-200. - Habitual truants.
Section 10-201. - Fees for arresting truants.
Section 10-202. - Warrant and hearing.