HB 5445 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES REGARDING THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS BY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES REGARDING THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS.STUDENTS BY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

General Assembly   RaisedSubstitute Bill No.

5445 February Session, 2018   LCO*_____HB05445ED____032618____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES REGARDING THE PROVISION OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS BY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

2077   *02077_______ED_* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION   Introduced by:

  (ED)   AN ACT CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPELLED STUDENTS.

(NEW) (Effective fromJuly passage)1, Not2018) laterFor than August 15, 2018, the Stateschool Boardyear ofcommencing EducationJuly shall1, revise2018, theand standardseach forschool theyear provisionthereafter, ofeach anlocal adequateand alternativeregional educationalboard opportunity, adopted pursuant to section 10-233o of theeducation generalshall statutes,develop asand amendedimplement bya thispolicy act,regarding to (1) eliminate the totalprovision number of hours prescribed by such standards to be provided to a student enrolled in an alternative educationeducational opportunity,opportunities, andoffered (2)pursuant provide guidance relating to thesubsection quality(d) of thesection kinds10-233d of alternativethe educationalgeneral opportunitiesstatutes, toas beamended provided by localthis andact. regional boards of education.

The provision of alternative educational opportunities under such policy shall exhibit the following characteristics:

(1) A whole student approach, (2) a curriculum aligned with guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, (3) high expectations, and (4) research-based practices.

Each such board shall submit such policy annually to the Department of Education.

SectionSubsection 10-233o(d) of section 10-233d of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):

Not(d) laterNo thanlocal Augustor 15,regional [2017]board 2018, the State Board of Educationeducation shallis adoptrequired standardsto foroffer the provision of an adequate alternative educational opportunity, offeredexcept pursuantin toaccordance subsectionwith (d)this ofsection. section 10-233d.

SuchAny standardspupil under sixteen years of age who is expelled shall include,be butoffered needan notalternative educational opportunity, which shall be limited(1) to,alternative [theeducation, kind]as guidancedefined relatingby tosection 10-74j, with an individualized learning plan, if such board provides such alternative education, or (2) in accordance with the quality[standards ofadopted by the kindsState Board of instructionEducation, [andpursuant numberto ofsection hours]10-233o] policy developed by such board pursuant to besection 1 of this act, during the period of expulsion, provided any parent or guardian of such pupil who does not choose to ahave studenthis or her child enrolled in an alternative educational opportunity.opportunity shall not be subject to the provisions of section 10-184.

ThisAny actpupil shallexpelled takefor effectthe asfirst followstime who is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen and who wishes to continue his or her education shall amendbe theoffered followingsuch sections:an alternative educational opportunity if he or she complies with conditions established by his or her local or regional board of education.

SectionSuch 1alternative fromeducational passageopportunity Newmay include, but shall not be limited to, the placement of a pupil who is at least seventeen years of age in an adult education program pursuant to section Sec.10-69.

2Any Julypupil 1,participating 2018in 10-233oany Statementsuch adult education program during a period of Purpose:expulsion shall not be required to withdraw from school under section 10-184.

ToA requirelocal theor Stateregional Boardboard of Educationeducation toshall revisecount itsthe standardsexpulsion forof thea provisionpupil when he was under sixteen years of age for purposes of determining whether an alternative educational opportunitiesopportunity tois expelledrequired students.for such pupil when he is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen.

[ProposedA deletionslocal areor enclosedregional inboard brackets.of education may offer an alternative educational opportunity to a pupil for whom such alternative educational opportunity is not required pursuant to this section.

ProposedSec. additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

3.

Section 10-233o of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed.

(Effective from passage) This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2018 New section Sec.

2 July 1, 2018 10-233d(d) Sec.

3 from passage Repealer section ED Joint Favorable Subst.