Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 163 - State Board of Education. Department of Education
Section 10-9. - Bequests for educational purposes.

(a) The State Treasurer may receive in the name of the state any money or property given or bequeathed to the state, to the Board of Regents for Higher Education or to any of the constituent units for educational purposes, and may expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gift or bequest. Such money or property shall be invested by the Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the State Board of Education may receive in the name of the state any money or property given or bequeathed to the State Board of Education. Said board shall transfer any such money to the State Treasurer who shall invest the money in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. Said board may use any such property for educational purposes.
(1949 Rev., S. 1344; February, 1965, P.A. 330, S. 15; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; P.A. 78-236, S. 4, 20; P.A. 82-218, S. 37, 46; P.A. 84-241, S. 2, 5; P.A. 86-333, S. 2, 32; P.A. 11-48, S. 276; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 40; P.A. 22-118, S. 271.)
History: 1965 act included reference to money or property given or bequeathed to commission for higher education or its constituent units; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 78-236 substituted Sec. 3-31a for reference to repealed Sec. 3-27; P.A. 82-218 replaced board of higher education with board of governors pursuant to reorganization of higher education system, effective March 1, 1983; P.A. 84-241 added “of higher education” to board of governors' title; P.A. 86-333 added the designation Subsec. (a), deleted the provision that the state treasurer may receive money or property given or bequeathed to the state board of education and added Subsec. (b) providing for the receipt and transfer of money and receipt and use of property; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Board of Governors of Higher Education” with “Board of Regents for Higher Education” and make a conforming change, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “technical high schools” with “technical education and career schools”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting “or to any of the technical education and career schools”, effective July 1, 2022.
No authority under section to authorize the turning over of funds of The Wheeler School and Library to State Board of Education. 15 CS 427.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

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 10-2. - Officers. Secretaries. Agents. Employees. “Secretary to the State Board of Education” deemed to mean “Commissioner of Education”.

Section 10-2a. - Student Advisory Council on Education.

Section 10-3. - Prosecuting agents to enforce school laws.

Section 10-3a. - Department of Education. Commissioner. Organization of bureaus, divisions and other units. Regulations. Advisory boards.

Section 10-3b. - Annual report to the General Assembly re State Education Resource Center.

Section 10-3c. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Director of reading initiatives.

Section 10-3d. - Designated employee responsible for providing information and assistance re dyslexia.

Section 10-3e. - Designated employee responsible for providing information and assistance re gifted and talented students.

Section 10-4. - Duties of board. Reports. Comprehensive plan for elementary, secondary, vocational, career and adult education.

Section 10-4a. - Educational interests of state identified.

Section 10-4b. - Complaint alleging failure or inability of board of education to implement educational interests of state. Investigation; inquiry; hearing. Remedial process. Regulations.

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 10-4o. (Formerly Sec. 17-605). - Family resource center program. Guidelines for programs. Study. Grants.

Section 10-4p. - Implementation plan to achieve resource equity and equality of opportunity. Assessment. Reports.

Section 10-4q. - Grants to alliance districts for curricula, training and related textbooks and materials.

Section 10-4r. - Recommendations re definition of attendance region for Technical Education and Career System.

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 10-4w. - Standards re remote learning. Authorization of remote learning for grades nine to twelve.

Section 10-5. - State high school diploma; “honors diploma”; Connecticut State Seal of Biliteracy. Payment of fees; exceptions.

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 10-5d. - Technical assistance for implementation of high school graduation requirements. Report.

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 10-8. - Licensing of private schools for trade instruction and special occupational training.

Section 10-8a. - Adoption of regulations to exempt educational institutions from licensing requirements by Department of Children and Families.

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 10-10a. - Public school information system. Definitions. Development and implementation. Types of data collected. Access to data maintained under system.

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 10-10e. - State-wide information technology platform for real-time sharing of educational records.

Section 10-10f. - Minimum budget requirement calculation worksheet.

Section 10-10g. - Compilation and provision of information re services and resources for victims of domestic violence.

Section 10-10h. - Document re resources for students and families.

Section 10-11. - Receipt and expenditure of federal funds and funds from private or municipal sources.

Section 10-11a. - Allocation to meet matching requirements of federal acts.

Section 10-11b. - Commissioner's submission of application for waiver of federal law. Legislative review. Public hearing. Procedural requirements.

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.

Section 10-14. - Expenses of the board.

Section 10-14b to 10-14d. - State Commission on Youth Services. Coordinator. Duties. Part of Education Department.