Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66j

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 10-66j - Regulations. Annual grants, proportional reduction. Support of regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators

(a) The State Board of Education shall encourage the formation of a state-wide system of regional educational service centers and shall adopt regulations with respect to standards for review and approval of regional education service centers in accordance with sections 10-66a and 10-66h.

(b) Each regional educational service center shall receive an annual grant equal to the sum of the following:

(1) An amount equal to fifty per cent of the total amount appropriated for purposes of this section divided by six;

(2) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the number of its member boards of education to the total number of member boards of education state-wide; and

(3) An amount equal to twenty-five per cent of such appropriation multiplied by the ratio of the sum of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h for all of its member boards of education to the total amount of state aid pursuant to section 10-262h state-wide.

(c) Within the available appropriation, no regional educational service center shall receive less aid pursuant to subsection (b) of this section than it received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999. Amounts determined for regional educational service centers pursuant to subsection (b) of this section in excess of the amounts received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, shall be reduced proportionately to implement such provision if necessary.

(d) Each regional educational service center shall support regional efforts to recruit and retain minority educators.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, the amount of grants payable to regional educational service centers shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for such grants for such year.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-66j

(1972, P.A. 117, S. 10; P.A. 78-295, S. 7, 9; P.A. 83-554, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-475, S. 1, 3; P.A. 85-377, S. 1, 13; 85-520, S. 1, 3; P.A. 86-301, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-327, S. 1, 2; P.A. 88-358, S. 6, 9; P.A. 89-124, S. 1, 13; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7 , S. 3 , 22 ; P.A. 95-226 , S. 8 , 30 ; P.A. 96-244 , S. 8 , 63 ; P.A. 00-187 , S. 68 , 75 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 , S. 31 , 54 ; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 12; P.A. 04-26 , S. 2 ; P.A. 05-245 , S. 44 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 , S. 8 ; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 44; P.A. 11-48 , S. 178 ; 11-179 , S. 2 ; P.A. 13-247 , S. 160 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 , S. 248 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 , S. 577 .)

Amended by P.A. 23-0204, S. 315 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2023 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2023.

Amended by P.A. 21-0002, S. 371 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2021.

Amended by P.A. 17-0002, S. 577 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Special Session, eff. 10/31/2017.

Amended by P.A. 15-0005, S. 248 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2015 Special Session, eff. 7/1/2015.