Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 163 - State Board of Education. Department of Education
Section 10-4w. - Standards re remote learning. Authorization of remote learning for grades nine to twelve.

(a) As used in this section, “remote learning” means instruction by means of one or more Internet-based software platforms as part of a remote learning model.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Education shall develop, and update as necessary, standards for remote learning. The standards shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166.
(c) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education may authorize remote learning to students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, provided such board (1) provides such instruction in compliance with the standards developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (2) adopts a policy regarding the requirements for student attendance during remote learning, which shall (A) be in compliance with the Department of Education's guidance on student attendance during remote learning, and (B) count the attendance of any student who spends not less than one-half of the school day during such instruction engaged in (i) virtual classes, (ii) virtual meetings, (iii) activities on time-logged electronic systems, and (iv) the completion and submission of assignments.
(P.A. 21-46, S. 16; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 391.)
History: P.A. 21-46 effective June 16, 2021; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 redefined in Subsec. (a) “virtual learning” as “remote learning” and replaced “an in-person or” with “a” in the definition, and replaced references to “virtual learning” with “remote learning” throughout, effective July 1, 2021.

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