Section 10-8a-2 - Definitions(a) "Applicant" means a person, board, association, partnership, corporation or other entity seeking to operate a facility exempt from the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes.(b) "Board" means the State Board of Education;(c) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Education;(d) "Conditional Exemption" means the formal action of the State Board of Education relieving a facility from meeting the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes for a period of time not to exceed six months;(e) "Days" means calendar days;(f) "Denial" means the formal action of the State Board of Education denying to a facility an exemption from the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes pursuant to Section 10-8a of the General Statutes;(g) "Exemption" means the formal action of the State Board of Education relieving a facility from meeting the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes pursuant to Section 10-8a of the General Statutes for a stated period of time;(h) "Institution Exempt From Sections 17-48 and 17-51 " means a residential educational facility which provides instructional services to primary and/or secondary school-aged children and which (1) has current State Board of Education approval, or(2) has obtained a Certificate of Exemption or a Certificate of Conditional Exemption having met the qualifications contained in the regulations which follow, or(3) is accredited or approved by an association designated by the State Board of Education as a recognized approval agency, provided that no facility which maintains a special education program and has or is seeking State Board of Education approval for such program shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes. A residential facility which provides residential services to primary and/or secondary school-aged children which does not seek and receive State Board of Education approval or has not obtained a Certificate of Exemption or a Certificate of Conditional Exemption shall not be exempt from the requirements of Sections 17-48 and 17-51 of the General Statutes.(i) "Recognized Approval Agency" means an association or organization which has current State Board of Education approval and grants accreditation or approval to educational facilities.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-8a-2
Effective September 1, 1982