Bill Text: CT SB00174 | 2016 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Professional Development And In-service Training Requirements For Educators.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-03 - Senate Recommitted to Education [SB00174 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2016-SB00174-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2016 |
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study issues relating to the professional development requirements, as described in sections 10-148a and 10-148b of the general statutes, and the in-service training requirements, as described in section 10-220a of the general statutes, for educators. The task force shall (1) examine (A) how the professional development and in-service training requirements prescribed by law are being implemented by local and regional boards of education, (B) the content prescribed by such requirements, including, but not limited to, any duplicative training or instruction requirements, and the frequency with which educators are completing the same training or instruction, (C) the time required each year to complete the professional development and in-service training requirements, and, after completing such training and instruction, how much time remains to address issues and topics specific to the school district, (D) the direct and indirect costs of such requirements to local and regional boards of education, and (E) the effect such requirements have on the provision of instruction in the public schools, and (2) make recommendations for the streamlining of such requirements, including, but not limited to, the frequency of the provision of the requirements and the combination or elimination of duplicative requirements.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (2) one representative from each of the following associations, designated by each such association: The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, the Connecticut Association of Schools, Connecticut Federation of School Administrators, the Connecticut Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut, and (3) four persons selected by the Commissioner of Education, one of whom is an academic with knowledge and expertise in social-emotional learning, one of whom is a teacher, one of whom is a member of the School Paraprofessional Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-155k of the general statutes, and one of whom is any other person the commissioner deems appropriate.
(c) All appointments to the task force 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 serve as the chairperson of the task force. Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
(e) Not later than January 1, 2017, the task force 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 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2017, whichever is later.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
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Statement of Purpose:
In Section 1(a), "all training and instruction prescribed by law" was changed to "the professional development and in-service training requirements" for accuracy, and "local concerns and issues" was changed to "issues and topics specific to the school district" for clarity.
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Joint Favorable Subst. |