HB 7352 — AN ACT CONCERNING ASSORTED REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

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7352 January Session, 2019 ANLCO ACTNo. CONCERNING ASSORTED REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

5832 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by:

(ED) AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES.

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit or interrupt the provision of special education and related services to a child by a local or regional board of education or privateLCO providerNo. of special education services.

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7352 (a) In the public schools the program of instruction offered shall include at least the following subject matter, as taught by legally qualified teachers, the arts;

science, [which may include the] including climate change beginning in elementary school and through the secondary level and, where applicable, in accordance with the curriculum described in subsection (d) of this section;

For purposes of this subsection, the "arts" means any form of visual or performing arts, which may include, but not be limited to, dance, music, art and theatre.LCO No.

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7352(b) If a local or regional board of education requires its pupils to take a course in a world language, the parent or guardian of a pupil identified as deaf or hard of hearing may request in writing that such pupil be exempted from such requirement and, if such a request is made, such pupil shall be exempt from such requirement.

[and] (11) instruction relatingLCO toNo. the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive;

5832 3 of 9 Raised Bill No.7352 relating to the Safe Haven Act, sections 17a-57 to 17a-61, inclusive, and (12) social-emotional learning.

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(iv) for aLCO teacherNo. who has not attained tenure and who is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment with such board immediately prior to such cooperative arrangement towards tenure;

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7352and (v) for a teacher who has not attained tenure and who is employed by a local board of education or as part of a cooperative arrangement, pursuant to section 10-158a, and such board or cooperative arrangement joins a regional school district, such teacher may count the previous continuous employment with such local board or cooperative arrangement immediately prior to employment by the regional board of education towards tenure.

(C) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B)(B), [,](D) and (D)(E) [and (E)] of this subdivision, any teacher who has attained tenure with any one board of education and whose employment with such board ends for any reason and who is reemployed by such board or is subsequently employed by any other board, shall attain tenure after completion of twenty school months of continuous employment, provided the superintendent offers the teacher a contract to return for the following school year on the basis of effective practice as informed by performance evaluations conducted pursuant to section 10-151b.

[(D) Any certified teacher or administrator employed by a local or regional board of education for a school district identified as a priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p may attain tenure after ten months of employment in such priority school district, if such certified teacher or administrator previously attained tenure with another local or regional board of education in this state or another state.] LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07355 of 10 R01-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

73525832 5 of 9 Raised Bill No.7352 school district pursuant to section 10-266p may attain tenure after ten months of employment in such priority school district, if such certified teacher or administrator previously attained tenure with another local or regional board of education in this state or another state.] [(E)] (D) For a teacher who has attained tenure and is employed by a local or regional board of education that enters into a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, such teacher shall not experience a break in continuous employment for purposes of tenure as a result of such cooperative arrangement.

(Effective from passage) (a)On Thereand isafter establishedJuly a1, working2019, groupthe toDepartment studyof issuesEducation relatingshall tocease thestate-wide implementation of the pre-service performance assessment, edTPA, as adopted by the State Board of Education on December 7, 2016,2016. as part of teacher preparation programs, as defined in section 10-10a of the general statutes.

The working group shall examine how such assessment is being implemented in teacher preparation programs in the state, the financial costs associated with such assessment on institutions of higher education and students enrolled in teacher preparation programs, whether such assessment is evidence-based or a best practice, whether other states are using such assessment as part of teacher preparation programs or requiring completion of such assessment for professional certification, and any effect on world languages instruction.

(b) The working group shall consist of the following members:

(1) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee;

(2) One appointed by the Governor, who has expertise in pre-service performance assessments for teacher preparation programs;

(3) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07356 of 10 R01-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

7352 relating to education, who is a student who is currently enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the state;

(4) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who is a professor in a teacher preparation program in the state;

(5) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who is a recent graduate of a teacher preparation program in the state;

and (6) One appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who is a student currently enrolled in a teacher preparation program in the state.

(c) All appointments to the working group shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section.

Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(d) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, shall schedule the first meeting of the working group, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

The members of the working group shall elect the chairperson of the working group from among the members of the working group at the first meeting.

(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education shall serve as administrative staff of the working group.

(f) Not later than January 1, 2020, the working group shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11- LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2019HB-07357 of 10 R01-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

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The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later.