Sec. 10-203. Compliance with public health statutes and regulations.
Sec. 10-203b. Health Services Program Information Survey.
Sec. 10-203c. Guidelines re comprehensive school counseling program.
Sec. 10-204a. Required immunizations. Temporary waiver.
Sec. 10-204b. Rubella immunization.
Sec. 10-204c. Immunity from liability.
Sec. 10-205. Appointment of school medical advisors.
Sec. 10-206. Health assessments.
Sec. 10-206a. Free health assessments.
Sec. 10-206b. Tests for lead levels in Head Start programs.
Sec. 10-206c. Annual report on whether pupil has health insurance.
Sec. 10-206d. Oral health assessments.
Sec. 10-207. Duties of medical advisors.
Sec. 10-208. Exemption from examination or treatment.
Sec. 10-208a. Physical activity of student restricted; boards to honor notice.
Sec. 10-209. Records not to be public. Provision of reports to schools.
Sec. 10-210. Notice of disease to be given parent or guardian.
Sec. 10-211. Notice to state board.
Sec. 10-211a. Peer-to-peer mental health support program; development; training.
Sec. 10-211d. Family care coordinator.
Sec. 10-211e. Annual notice re Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day.
Sec. 10-212b. Policies prohibiting the recommendation of psychotropic drugs by school personnel.
Sec. 10-212f. School Nurse Advisory Council. Reports.
Sec. 10-212g. Training program re emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions.
Sec. 10-212h. Self-application of sunscreen by students.
Sec. 10-212k. Provision of free menstrual products to students in grades three to twelve.
Sec. 10-212l. Mental health plan for student athletes; development.
Sec. 10-212m. Mental health plan for student athletes; implementation.
Sec. 10-213. Dental hygienists.
Sec. 10-214a. Eye-protective devices.
Sec. 10-214b. Compliance report by local or regional board of education.
Sec. 10-215a. Nonpublic school and nonprofit agency participation in feeding programs.
Sec. 10-215b. Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs.
Sec. 10-215e. Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program.
Sec. 10-215f. Certification that food meets nutrition standards.
Sec. 10-215g. In-classroom school breakfast pilot program.
Sec. 10-215h. Child nutrition outreach program.
Sec. 10-215i. Information and notice re supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 10-215k. Submission of report re nonimplementation of Community Eligibility Provision.
Sec. 10-215l. CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program.
Sec. 10-216. Payment of expenses.
Sec. 10-217e. Purchase of art or craft materials by local or regional school districts.
Sec. 10-217h. Connecticut School Health Survey; administration.
Sec. 10-217j. Connecticut School Health Survey; policy and forms re notice.
Sec. 10-203. Compliance with public health statutes and regulations. Each local and regional board of education shall maintain the facilities under its jurisdiction in accordance with the applicable public health statutes and regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public Health.
(1949 Rev., S. 1464; 1955, S. 943d; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-218, S. 129; P.A. 88-136, S. 9, 37; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-244, S. 15, 63.)
History: P.A. 77-614 substituted department of health services for state department of health, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-218 substituted “school district” for “town” in provision describing location of schoolhouses needing sanitary improvements and specified that local and regional boards may make complaint to health services department, deleting reference to town boards; P.A. 88-136 deleted reference to schoolhouse privies; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-244 rewrote the section to remove specific requirements and replace them with the requirement to comply with applicable public health statutes and regulations, effective July 1, 1996.
See Sec. 19a-37b for regulations establishing acceptable levels of radon in schools.
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Sec. 10-203a. Guidelines re physical health needs of students. Optional adoption of plans by local and regional boards of education. (a) Not later than January 1, 2007, the Department of Education shall (1) develop guidelines for addressing the physical health needs of students in a comprehensive manner that coordinates services, including services provided by municipal parks and recreation departments, and (2) make available to each local and regional board of education a copy of the guidelines. The department shall develop the guidelines after consultation with (A) the chairpersons and ranking members of (i) the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, and (ii) the select committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, (B) at least one state-wide nonprofit organization with expertise in child wellness or physical exercise, and (C) the Connecticut Recreation and Parks Association. The guidelines shall not be deemed to be regulations, as defined in section 4-166. Local and regional boards of education may establish and implement plans based on the guidelines in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) Plans for engaging students in daily physical exercise during regular school hours and strategies for engaging students in daily physical exercise before and after regular school hours in coordination with municipal parks and recreation departments, (2) strategies for coordinating school-based health education, programs and services, (3) procedures for assessing the need for community-based services such as services provided by school-based health clinics, municipal parks and recreation departments, family resource centers and after-school programs, and (4) procedures for maximizing monetary and other resources from local, state and federal sources to address the physical health needs of students.
(c) Not later than April 1, 2007, each local and regional board of education may (1) establish a comprehensive and coordinated plan to address the physical health needs of students, and (2) base its plan on the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The board may implement such plan for the 2007-2008 school year and may have a plan in place for each school year thereafter.
(P.A. 06-44, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 06-44 effective May 8, 2006.
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Sec. 10-203b. Health Services Program Information Survey. For the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall complete the Health Services Program Information Survey and submit the survey to the Department of Education, in a form and manner prescribed by the department.
(P.A. 17-68, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 17-68 effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 10-203c. Guidelines re comprehensive school counseling program. Not later than July 1, 2020, the State Board of Education, in collaboration with a state-wide association that represents school counselors, shall adopt guidelines for a comprehensive school counseling program. Such guidelines shall ensure that all students have access to a comprehensive school counseling program that provides academic, social-emotional and post-secondary and career readiness programming by a certified school counselor with adequate training. The state board shall make the guidelines available to local and regional boards of education and published on the Internet web site of the Department of Education.
(P.A. 19-63, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-63 effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 10-204. Vaccination. Section 10-204 is repealed, effective July 1, 1998.
(1949 Rev., S. 1465; 1967, P.A. 288, S. 2; 1972, P.A. 35; P.A. 78-218, S. 130; P.A. 98-252, S. 79, 80; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 105, 121.)
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Sec. 10-204a. Required immunizations. Temporary waiver. (a) Each local or regional board of education, or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, shall require each child to be protected by adequate immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, mumps, rubella, haemophilus influenzae type B and any other vaccine required by the schedule for active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f before being permitted to enroll in any program operated by a public or nonpublic school under its jurisdiction. Before being permitted to enter seventh grade, a child shall receive a second immunization against measles. Any such child who (1) presents a certificate from a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or local health agency stating that initial immunizations have been given to such child and additional immunizations are in process (A) under guidelines and schedules specified by the Commissioner of Public Health, or (B) in the case of a child enrolled in a preschool program or other prekindergarten program who, prior to April 28, 2021, was exempt from the appropriate provisions of this section upon presentation of a statement that such immunizations would be contrary to the religious beliefs of such child or the parents or guardian of such child, as such additional immunizations are recommended, in a written declaration, in a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health, for such child by a physician, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse; or (2) presents a certificate, in a form prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 19a-7a, from a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse stating that in the opinion of such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse such immunization is medically contraindicated because of the physical condition of such child; or (3) in the case of measles, mumps or rubella, presents a certificate from a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse or from the director of health in such child's present or previous town of residence, stating that the child has had a confirmed case of such disease; or (4) in the case of haemophilus influenzae type B has passed such child's fifth birthday; or (5) in the case of pertussis, has passed such child's sixth birthday, shall be exempt from the appropriate provisions of this section. The statement described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32, 1-34 and 1-35, by a judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate, a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, a town clerk, a notary public, a justice of the peace, an attorney admitted to the bar of this state, or notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6, a school nurse.
(b) The immunization requirements provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any child who is enrolled in kindergarten through twelfth grade on or before April 28, 2021, if such child presented a statement, prior to April 28, 2021, from the parents or guardian of such child that such immunization is contrary to the religious beliefs of such child or the parents or guardian of such child, and such statement was acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32, 1-34 and 1-35, by (1) a judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate, (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (3) a town clerk, (4) a notary public, (5) a justice of the peace, (6) an attorney admitted to the bar of this state, or (7) notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6, a school nurse.
(c) Any child who is enrolled in a preschool program or other prekindergarten program prior to April 28, 2021, who presented a statement, prior to April 28, 2021, from the parents or guardian of such child that the immunization is contrary to the religious beliefs of such child or the parents or guardian of such child, which statement was acknowledged, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1-32, 1-34 and 1-35, by (1) a judge of a court of record or a family support magistrate, (2) a clerk or deputy clerk of a court having a seal, (3) a town clerk, (4) a notary public, (5) a justice of the peace, (6) an attorney admitted to the bar of this state, or (7) notwithstanding any provision of chapter 6, a school nurse, but did not present a written declaration from a physician, a physician assistant or an advanced practice registered nurse stating that additional immunizations are in process as recommended by such physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, rather than as recommended under guidelines and schedules specified by the Commissioner of Public Health, shall comply with the immunization requirements provided for in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section on or before September 1, 2022, or not later than fourteen days after transferring to a program operated by a public or nonpublic school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, whichever is later.
(d) If the parents or guardian of any child are unable to pay for any immunization required by subsection (a) of this section, the expense of such immunization shall, on the recommendation of such child's local or regional board of education, or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools, be paid by the town.
(e) The definitions of adequate immunization shall reflect the schedule for active immunization adopted pursuant to section 19a-7f and be established by regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 by the Commissioner of Public Health, who shall also be responsible for providing procedures under which such boards and such similar governing bodies shall collect and report immunization data on each child to the Department of Public Health for (1) compilation and analysis by the department, and (2) release by the department of annual immunization rates for each public and nonpublic school in the state, provided such immunization data may not contain information that identifies a specific individual.
(f) The Commissioner of Public Health may issue a temporary waiver to the schedule for active immunization for any vaccine if the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes a nation-wide shortage of supply for such vaccine.
(1959, P.A. 588, S. 1; 1969, P.A. 42, S. 1; P.A. 73-510, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-52, S. 1; P.A. 78-165, S. 1, 5; 78-218, S. 131; P.A. 81-139; P.A. 84-46; P.A. 91-327, S. 3, 8; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-244, S. 16, 63; P.A. 98-252, S. 39, 80; P.A. 11-242, S. 13; P.A. 15-174, S. 1; 15-242, S. 68; P.A. 21-6, S. 1.)
History: 1969 act allowed board of education to require measles immunization unless child entering school is certified to have had measles; P.A. 73-510 made measles immunization requirement mandatory by substituting “shall” for “may” but retained optional aspect re board's requiring polio vaccination and added Subsec. (b) re effective date; P.A. 77-52 included rubella in mandatory immunization provision and deleted Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-165 replaced former provisions with new requirements for various vaccinations and conditions under which exceptions allowed, applicable to local and regional boards of education and governing bodies of nonpublic schools; P.A. 78-218 was not enacted because P.A. 78-165 took precedence; P.A. 81-139 amended Subsec. (a) to require immunization against mumps; P.A. 84-46 amended Subsec. (a) to delete the exemption from rubella immunizations for any child who has passed his twelfth birthday or who presents a doctor's certificate stating that immunization is medically contraindicated; P.A. 91-327 added hemophilus influenzae type B and any other vaccine required by the department of health services to the mandatory immunization provisions and required a second immunization against measles before seventh grade, effective September 1, 1992; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-244 made technical changes in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 98-252 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision for the town to pay for the cost of immunizations if parents are unable to pay, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 11-242 amended Subsec. (a) by adding physician assistant and advanced practice registered nurse as persons who may issue certificates re immunizations and added Subsec. (c) re authority of Commissioner of Public Health to issue a temporary waiver to the schedule for active immunization; P.A. 15-174 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re acknowledgment of required statement and add Subparas. (A) to (F) re individuals to so acknowledge in Subdiv. (3) and to add provision re annual presentment of statement that immunization requirements are contrary to religious beliefs in order to remain enrolled in a program operated by public or nonpublic school, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 15-242 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subpara. (G) re school nurse, replacing “In order to remain enrolled in a program operated by a public or nonpublic school” with “Before being permitted to enter seventh grade” and deleting requirement that statement be presented annually, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 21-6 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subpara. (A) designator in Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (1)(B) re children enrolled in preschool or other prekindergarten program who were exempt on religious grounds prior to April 28, 2021, adding reference to form prescribed by commissioner in Subdiv. (2), deleting existing Subdiv. (3) re religious exemption, redesignating existing Subdivs. (4) to (6) as Subdivs. (3) to (5), deleting provisions re payment of expense of immunization for those unable to pay and presentation of statement to school prior to entering grade 7 re immunization requirements being contrary to religious beliefs, adding provisions re acknowledgment of statement, and making technical changes, added new Subsec. (b) re religious exemption for certain children enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, added new Subsec. (c) re religious exemption for children enrolled in a preschool or other prekindergarten program, added Subsec. (d) re payment of expense of immunization for those unable to pay, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (e) and amended same by adding Subdiv. (1) designator and Subdiv. (2) re release by department of annual immunization rates for schools, and making technical changes, and redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (f), effective April 28, 2021.
See Sec. 10-204c re immunity from liability for civil damages resulting from adverse reaction to nondefective vaccine.
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Sec. 10-204b. Rubella immunization. Section 10-204b is repealed.
(1971, P.A. 296; P.A. 77-52, S. 2.)
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Sec. 10-204c. Immunity from liability. No municipality, district health department or local or regional board of education which causes an immunization required by state law to be administered shall be liable for civil damages resulting from an adverse reaction to a nondefective vaccine.
(P.A. 79-88.)
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Sec. 10-204d. Continuation of exemption from immunization requirements on religious grounds upon transfer to another school. Any person who is exempt from the immunization requirements set forth in section 10-204a on religious grounds shall continue to be exempt from such requirements on religious grounds if such student transfers from one public or private school in the state to another public or private school in the state under the jurisdiction of either the same or a different local or regional board of education, or similar body governing a nonpublic school or schools.
(P.A. 21-6, S. 12.)
History: P.A. 21-6 effective April 28, 2021.
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Sec. 10-205. Appointment of school medical advisors. Each local or regional board of education of any town having a population of ten thousand or more shall, and each local or regional board of education of any town having a population of fewer than ten thousand may, appoint one or more legally qualified practitioners of medicine as school medical advisors. The advisor or advisors shall be assigned to the public school or schools within the limits of the school district. The boards shall provide such medical advisors with adequate facilities to conduct health examinations of individual pupils and to discharge such duties as may be prescribed by such board. In towns in which the board of health or department of health is maintaining such service substantially as required in connection with the school program of health supervision and other duties performed by school medical advisors, the board of health or department of health shall appoint and assign, with the consent of the local or regional board of education, such advisors. The board of education, with the approval of the director of health and with the consent of the chief executive officer of the town, may designate such town's director of health, as provided under section 19a-200, or other town medical officers as the chief medical advisor for its public schools. Two or more boards of education may unite in the hiring and appointing of school medical advisors under arrangements for the payment of the expenses thereof and the performance of duties agreed upon by their boards of education. Each local or regional board of education shall prescribe the functions and duties of the school medical advisor in order that the program of health protection and health supervision, as outlined by such board and pursuant to the general statutes, shall be carried out.
(1949 Rev., S. 1466; 1972, P.A. 239, S. 1; P.A. 80-440, S. 1, 10.)
History: 1972 act added provisions concerning town director of health serving as chief medical advisor for schools; P.A. 80-440 substituted local or regional board of education for town and town board references, made designation of director of health contingent upon board's decision with director's approval and chief executive officer's consent rather than contingent upon chief executive officer's decision after consultation with board, made health programs not subject to approval by state board of education and deleted provision concerning consultation between director and town board re functions and duties of medical advisors.
Cited. 115 C. 160; 152 C. 568.
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Sec. 10-206. Health assessments. (a) Each local or regional board of education shall require each pupil enrolled in the public schools to have health assessments pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such assessments shall be conducted by (1) a legally qualified practitioner of medicine, (2) an advanced practice registered nurse or registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378, (3) a physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, (4) a school medical advisor, or (5) a legally qualified practitioner of medicine, an advanced practice registered nurse or a physician assistant stationed at any military base, to ascertain whether such pupil is suffering from any physical disability tending to prevent such pupil from receiving the full benefit of school work and to ascertain whether such school work should be modified in order to prevent injury to the pupil or to secure for the pupil a suitable program of education. No health assessment shall be made of any child enrolled in the public schools unless such examination is made in the presence of the parent or guardian or in the presence of another school employee. The parent or guardian of such child shall receive prior written notice and shall have a reasonable opportunity to be present at such assessment or to provide for such assessment himself or herself. A local or regional board of education may deny continued attendance in public school to any child who fails to obtain the health assessments required under this section.
(b) Each local or regional board of education shall require each child to have a health assessment prior to public school enrollment. The assessment shall include: (1) A physical examination which shall include hematocrit or hemoglobin tests, height, weight, blood pressure, and, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a chronic disease assessment which shall include, but not be limited to, asthma. The assessment form shall include (A) a check box for the provider conducting the assessment, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, to indicate an asthma diagnosis, (B) screening questions relating to appropriate public health concerns to be answered by the parent or guardian, and (C) screening questions to be answered by such provider; (2) an updating of immunizations as required under section 10-204a, provided a registered nurse may only update said immunizations pursuant to a written order by a physician or physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378; (3) vision, hearing, speech and gross dental screenings; and (4) such other information, including health and developmental history, as the physician feels is necessary and appropriate. The assessment shall also include tests for tuberculosis, sickle cell anemia or Cooley's anemia and tests for lead levels in the blood where the local or regional board of education determines after consultation with the school medical advisor and the local health department, or in the case of a regional board of education, each local health department, that such tests are necessary, provided a registered nurse may only perform said tests pursuant to the written order of a physician or physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378.
(c) Each local or regional board of education shall require each pupil enrolled in the public schools to have health assessments in either grade six or grade seven and in either grade nine or grade ten. The assessment shall include: (1) A physical examination which shall include hematocrit or hemoglobin tests, height, weight, blood pressure, and, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year, a chronic disease assessment which shall include, but not be limited to, asthma as defined by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to subsection (c) of section 19a-62a. The assessment form shall include (A) a check box for the provider conducting the assessment, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, to indicate an asthma diagnosis, (B) screening questions relating to appropriate public health concerns to be answered by the parent or guardian, and (C) screening questions to be answered by such provider; (2) an updating of immunizations as required under section 10-204a, provided a registered nurse may only update said immunizations pursuant to a written order of a physician or physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378; (3) vision, hearing, postural and gross dental screenings; and (4) such other information including a health history as the physician feels is necessary and appropriate. The assessment shall also include tests for tuberculosis and sickle cell anemia or Cooley's anemia where the local or regional board of education, in consultation with the school medical advisor and the local health department, or in the case of a regional board of education, each local health department, determines that said screening or test is necessary, provided a registered nurse may only perform said tests pursuant to the written order of a physician or physician assistant, licensed pursuant to chapter 370, or an advanced practice registered nurse, licensed pursuant to chapter 378.
(d) The results of each assessment done pursuant to this section and the results of screenings done pursuant to section 10-214 shall be recorded on forms supplied by the State Board of Education. Such information shall be included in the cumulative health record of each pupil and shall be kept on file in the school such pupil attends. If a pupil permanently leaves the jurisdiction of the board of education, the pupil's original cumulative health record shall be sent to the chief administrative officer of the school district to which such student moves. The board of education transmitting such health record shall retain a true copy. Each physician, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, or physician assistant performing health assessments and screenings pursuant to this section and section 10-214 shall completely fill out and sign each form and any recommendations concerning the pupil shall be in writing.
(e) Appropriate school health personnel shall review the results of each assessment and screening as recorded pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. When, in the judgment of such health personnel, a pupil, as defined in section 10-206a, is in need of further testing or treatment, the superintendent of schools shall give written notice to the parent or guardian of such pupil and shall make reasonable efforts to assure that such further testing or treatment is provided. Such reasonable efforts shall include a determination of whether or not the parent or guardian has obtained the necessary testing or treatment for the pupil, and, if not, advising the parent or guardian on how such testing or treatment may be obtained. The results of such further testing or treatment shall be recorded pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and shall be reviewed by school health personnel pursuant to this subsection.
(f) On and after October 1, 2017, each local or regional board of education shall report to the local health department and the Department of Public Health, on an triennial basis, the total number of pupils per school and per school district having a diagnosis of asthma (1) at the time of public school enrollment, (2) in grade six or seven, and (3) in grade nine or ten. The report shall contain the asthma information collected as required under subsections (b) and (c) of this section and shall include pupil age, gender, race, ethnicity and school. Beginning on October 1, 2021, and every three years thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall review the asthma screening information reported pursuant to this section and shall submit a report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and education concerning asthma trends and distributions among pupils enrolled in the public schools. The report shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and shall include, but not be limited to, (A) trends and findings based on pupil age, gender, race, ethnicity, school and the education reference group, as determined by the Department of Education for the town or regional school district in which such school is located, and (B) activities of the asthma screening monitoring system maintained under section 19a-62a.
(1949 Rev., S. 1467; P.A. 78-218, S. 132; P.A. 80-440, S. 4, 10; P.A. 85-80, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-327, S. 6, 8; P.A. 94-103, S. 1; P.A. 98-252, S. 12, 80; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 41, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 105, 131; P.A. 04-221, S. 36; P.A. 05-272, S. 2; P.A. 07-58, S. 1; P.A. 11-179, S. 1; P.A. 17-146, S. 5; P.A. 18-168, S. 8, 9; P.A. 21-121, S. 67.)
History: P.A. 78-218 replaced former provisions concerning examinations of female children with similar provisions applicable to examination of any child and made technical changes; P.A. 80-440 substituted “health assessment” for “health examination”, deleted requirement for assessments at three-year intervals, required parent's or guardian's presence at examination, required that prior written notice be given to parent or guardian, deleted provisions concerning health records and added Subsecs. (b) to (e) re required assessments, recording of results and review; P.A. 85-80 amended Subsec. (a) to allow a local or regional board to deny continued attendance in public school to any child who fails to obtain the required health assessments; P.A. 91-327 amended Subsec. (b) to replace tests for lead paint poisoning with tests for lead levels in the blood; P.A. 94-103 amended Subsecs. (a), (b), (c) and (d) to add provision regarding the duties of registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; P.A. 98-252 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1998; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re licensed naturopath and person licensed to practice chiropractic and making a technical change, amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by adding provisions re chronic disease assessment including asthma and re items included in assessment form and added Subsec. (f) re reporting requirements, effective July 1, 2002; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 eliminated provision re licensed naturopaths and persons licensed to practice chiropractic, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 04-221 amended Subsec. (d) by requiring that form be completely filled out by physician, nurse or physician assistant, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-272 amended Subsec. (f) by eliminating reference to health assessment forms, requiring boards of education to report re the prevalence of asthma among students during three specific time periods and making technical changes; P.A. 07-58 amended Subsec. (c) to require the second set of adolescent health assessments in grades nine or ten instead of in grades ten or eleven, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-179 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions re persons who shall conduct health assessments as Subdivs. (1) to (4) and adding Subdiv. (5) re legally qualified practitioner of medicine, advanced practice registered nurse or physician assistant stationed at any military base, effective July 13, 2011; P.A. 17-146 amended Subsec. (f) to replace “February 1, 2004” with “October 1, 2017” and replace “annual” with “triennial” re report; P.A. 18-168 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to defining of asthma by commissioner pursuant to Sec. 19a-62a and amended Subsec. (f) to replace “2004” with “2021”, designate existing provisions re trends and findings as Subpara. (A), and add Subpara. (B) re activities of asthma screening monitoring system; P.A. 21-121 amended Subsec. (f)(3) by adding reference to grade 9 and deleting “or eleven”, effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-206a. Free health assessments. Each local or regional board of education shall provide for health assessments pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-206 without charge to all pupils whose parents or guardians meet the eligibility requirements for free and reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program or for free milk under the special milk program. To meet its obligations pursuant to this section, a board of education may utilize existing community resources and services.
(P.A. 80-440, S. 6, 10.)
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Sec. 10-206b. Tests for lead levels in Head Start programs. Each director of a Head Start program shall require each child attending such program to be tested for lead levels in his blood after consultation with the school medical advisor and the local health department or in the case of a regional board of education, each local health department, that such tests are necessary.
(P.A. 91-327, S. 7, 8.)
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Sec. 10-206c. Annual report on whether pupil has health insurance. Each local or regional board of education shall require each pupil enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction to annually report whether the pupil has health insurance. The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's designee, shall provide information to each local or regional board of education on state-sponsored health insurance programs for children, including application assistance for such programs. Each local or regional board of education shall provide such information to the parent or guardian of each pupil identified as uninsured.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 119.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2 effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 replaced “pupil's parent or guardian” with “parent or guardian of each pupil identified as uninsured”, effective July 1, 2007.
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Sec. 10-206d. Oral health assessments. (a) Each local or regional board of education shall request that each child enrolled in the public schools submit to an oral health assessment pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such oral health assessment shall be conducted by (1) a dentist licensed pursuant to chapter 379, (2) a dental hygienist licensed pursuant to chapter 379a, (3) a legally qualified practitioner of medicine trained in conducting an oral health assessment as part of a training program approved by the Commissioner of Public Health, (4) a physician assistant licensed pursuant to chapter 370 and trained in conducting an oral health assessment as part of such a training program, or (5) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed pursuant to chapter 378 and trained in conducting an oral health assessment of such a training program. No oral health assessment shall be made of any child enrolled in the public schools unless the parent or guardian of such child consents to such assessment and such assessment is made in the presence of the child's parent or guardian or in the presence of another school employee, except that no parent or guardian shall be required to be present when such assessment is conducted by a licensed outpatient clinic operating on school grounds. The parent or guardian of such child shall receive prior written notice and shall have a reasonable opportunity to opt his or her child out of such assessment, be present at such assessment or provide for such assessment himself or herself. A local or regional board of education may not deny enrollment or continued attendance in public school to any child who does not submit to an oral health assessment pursuant to this section.
(b) Each local or regional board of education shall request that each child submit to an oral health assessment pursuant to subsection (a) of this section prior to public school enrollment, in either grade six or grade seven, and in either grade nine or grade ten. The oral health assessment shall include a dental examination by a dentist or a visual screening and risk assessment for oral health conditions by a dental hygienist, legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse. The assessment form shall include a check box for the provider conducting the assessment, as described in subsection (a) of this section, to indicate any low, moderate or high risk factors associated with any dental or orthodontic appliance, saliva, gingival condition, visible plaque, tooth demineralization, carious lesions, restorations, pain, swelling or trauma.
(c) If a local or regional board of education hosts a free oral health assessment event at which a provider described in subsection (a) of this section performs an oral health assessment of children attending a public school, the local or regional board of education shall notify the parents and guardians of the children attending the school in advance of the event. Each parent and guardian shall have the opportunity to opt his or her child out of the oral health assessment event. Each child whose parent did not opt him or her out of the oral health assessment event shall receive an oral health assessment, as prescribed in subsection (b) of this section, free of charge. No child shall receive dental treatment of any kind as part of the oral health assessment event unless the child's parent or guardian provides informed consent for such treatment.
(d) The results of an oral health assessment performed pursuant to this section shall be recorded on a form supplied by the State Board of Education. Such information shall be included in the cumulative health record of each pupil who submitted to an oral health assessment and kept on file in the school such pupil attends. Each dentist, dental hygienist, legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who performs an oral health assessment pursuant to this section shall completely fill out and sign the form and any recommendations of the dentist, dental hygienist, legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse concerning the pupil shall be in writing.
(e) Appropriate school health personnel shall review the results of each oral health assessment recorded pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. When, in the judgment of such school health personnel, a pupil is in need of further testing or treatment, the superintendent of schools shall give written notice to the parent or guardian of such pupil and shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that further testing or treatment is provided. Such reasonable efforts shall include a determination of whether or not the parent or guardian has obtained the necessary testing or treatment for the pupil and, if not, advising the parent or guardian as to how such testing or treatment may be obtained. The results of such further testing or treatment shall be recorded pursuant to subsection (d) of this section and shall be reviewed by school health personnel pursuant to this subsection.
(P.A. 18-168, S. 80; 18-169, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 18-168 effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 18-169 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “of medicine” in Subdiv. (3) and adding provision re exception to presence of parent or guardian, effective July 1, 2018.
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Sec. 10-207. Duties of medical advisors. (a) Each school medical advisor shall work with the local or regional board of education that appointed such school medical advisor and the board of health or health department for the school district under the jurisdiction of such board to (1) plan and administer the health program for each school, (2) advise on the provision of school health services, (3) provide consultation on the school health environment, and (4) perform any other duties that may be agreed on by the school medical advisor and the local or regional board of education that appointed such school medical advisor.
(b) With the approval of the local or regional board of education, the school medical advisor may establish a diagnostic and treatment program for health and dental services to pupils, provided no costs incurred for such health service shall be charged to the local or regional board of education without approval of such board.
(1949 Rev., S. 1468; 1955, S. 944d; P.A. 77-296; P.A. 78-218, S. 133; 78-303, S. 56, 136; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 12-120, S. 25; 12-198, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 77-296 added Subsec. (b) re establishment of diagnostic and treatment programs; P.A. 78-218 replaced personal pronouns with references to “such medical advisor”; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of health services for public health council; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing former provisions re duties of school medical advisor with provisions re school medical advisor working with appointing board of education and board of health or health department for school district to perform duties in Subdivs. (1) to (4), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-198 made identical changes as P.A. 12-120, effective July 1, 2012.
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Sec. 10-208. Exemption from examination or treatment. No provision of section 10-206 or 10-214 shall be construed to require any pupil to undergo a physical or medical examination or treatment, or to be compelled to receive medical instruction, if the parent or legal guardian of such pupil or the pupil, if such pupil is an emancipated minor or is eighteen years of age or older, in writing, notifies the teacher or principal or other person in charge of such pupil that such parent or guardian or pupil objects, on religious grounds, to such physical or medical examination or treatment or medical instruction.
(1949 Rev., S. 1469; P.A. 78-218, S. 134; P.A. 80-175, S. 4, 5; 80-440, S. 5, 10.)
History: P.A. 78-218 substituted “such parent or guardian” for “he”; P.A. 80-175 gave emancipated minors and pupils 18 or older same rights as parents or guardians under provisions of section; P.A. 80-440 substituted “section 10-206 or 10-214” for “sections 10-205 to 10-207, inclusive”.
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Sec. 10-208a. Physical activity of student restricted; boards to honor notice. Each local and regional board of education shall honor written notice submitted by a licensed practitioner which places physical restrictions upon any pupil enrolled in the public schools of such board of education. For purposes of this section, licensed practitioner means any person who is licensed to practice under chapter 370, 372, 373 or 375 or section 20-94a.
(P.A. 84-177, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-102, S. 12; P.A. 03-211, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 99-102 deleted obsolete reference to chapter 371; P.A. 03-211 eliminated reference to the healing arts and added reference to Sec. 20-94a in definition of licensed practitioner, effective July 1, 2003.
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Sec. 10-209. Records not to be public. Provision of reports to schools. (a) No record of any medical examination made or filed under the provisions of sections 10-205, 10-206, 10-207 and 10-214, psychological examination made under the supervision or at the request of a board of education, or oral health assessment conducted under section 10-206d shall be open to public inspection.
(b) Each health care provider, as defined in section 19a-7h, who has provided immunizations pursuant to section 10-204a, each health care provider as described in section 10-206 who has provided health assessments pursuant to section 10-206 and each dentist, dental hygienist, legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse who has provided an oral health assessment pursuant to section 10-206d, to a child who is seeking to enroll in a public school in this state shall provide reports of such immunizations, health assessments and oral health assessments to the designated representative of the local or regional school district governing the school in which the child seeks to enroll. Such health care providers shall also report the results of health assessments required pursuant to section 10-206 and report on immunizations provided pursuant to section 10-204a to such representative for each child enrolled in such public school. Such dentists, dental hygienists, legally qualified practitioners of medicine, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses shall also report the results of oral health assessments performed under section 10-206d to such representative for each child enrolled in such public school. Each local and regional board of education shall annually designate a representative to receive such reports from health care providers.
(1949 Rev., S. 1470; 1963, P.A. 545; P.A. 80-440, S. 8, 10; P.A. 03-211, S. 9; P.A. 18-168, S. 81.)
History: 1963 act added psychological examinations; P.A. 80-440 substituted “sections 10-205, 10-206, 10-207 and 10-214” for “sections 10-205 to 10-207, inclusive”; P.A. 03-211 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re provision of reports to schools, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 18-168 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to oral health assessments, and amended Subsec. (b) by adding references to dentists, dental hygienists, legally qualified practitioners of medicine, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses who provided oral health assessment, and adding provision re reporting results of such assessment, effective July 1, 2018.
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Sec. 10-210. Notice of disease to be given parent or guardian. Subject to the provisions of section 19a-216 notice of any disease or defect from which any child is found by such school medical advisor to be suffering shall be given to the parent or guardian of such child, with such advice or order relating thereto as such medical advisor deems advisable, and such parent or guardian shall cause such child to be treated by a reputable physician for such disease or defects. When any child shows symptoms of any communicable disease, notice shall also be given to the director of health or board of health and such child shall be excluded from attendance at such school and not permitted to return without a permit from the town, city or borough director of health.
(1949 Rev., S. 1471; P.A. 78-218, S. 135.)
History: P.A. 78-218 made notice provision subject to Sec. 19-89a.
Cited. 41 CS 31.
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Sec. 10-211. Notice to state board. Section 10-211 is repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 1472; 1963, P.A. 300.)
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Sec. 10-211a. Peer-to-peer mental health support program; development; training. (a) As used in this section and section 10-211b, “designated staff member” means a teacher, school administrator, school counselor, school counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, physician or school paraeducator employed by a local or regional board of education or working in a public middle school or high school.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Children and Families shall, in collaboration with the Department of Education, develop a peer-to-peer mental health support program that provides services to aid students in grades six to twelve, inclusive, in problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and stress management. Such program shall be made available to local and regional boards of education, local health departments, district departments of health, youth services bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m, municipal social service agencies and other youth-serving organizations approved by the Department of Children and Families. In developing such program, the department shall utilize best practices and may use existing models of peer-to-peer counseling.
(c) On and after January 1, 2023, the Department of Children and Families shall, in collaboration with the Department of Education, provide training to (1) designated staff members selected by the superintendent of schools pursuant to section 10-211b, and (2) employees of local health departments, district departments of health, youth service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m, municipal social service agencies and other youth-serving organizations selected pursuant to section 10-211b, on how to implement the peer-to-peer mental health support program and provide instruction, guidance and supervision to students participating in such program.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 34.)
History: P.A. 22-47 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-211b. Peer-to-peer mental health support program; administration; selection of designated staff members to complete training. For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, any local or regional board of education, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Families and Education, may administer the peer-to-peer mental health support program developed pursuant to section 10-211a. The superintendent of schools for the local or regional school district administering such program shall select one or more designated staff members to complete the training described in section 10-211a. Such program shall be provided to participating students in grades six to twelve, inclusive.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 35.)
History: P.A. 22-47 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-211c. Peer-to-peer mental health support program; administration by local health departments, district departments of health, youth services bureaus, municipal social services agencies and other youth-serving organizations. On and after July 1, 2023, any local health department, district department of health, youth service bureau established pursuant to section 10-19m, municipal social service agency or other youth-serving organization approved by the Department of Children and Families, in collaboration with the Department of Education, may administer the peer-to-peer mental health support program developed pursuant to section 10-211a. The entity administering the program shall select one or more employees to complete the training described in section 10-211a. The program shall be provided to participating students in grades six to twelve, inclusive.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 36.)
History: P.A. 22-47 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-211d. Family care coordinator. For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall hire or designate an existing employee to serve as the family care coordinator for the school district. The family care coordinator shall work with school social workers, school psychologists and school counselors in the schools under the jurisdiction of the board. The family care coordinator shall serve as a liaison for the school system with mental health service providers for the purposes of providing students with access to mental health resources within the community bringing mental health services to students inside of the school.
(P.A. 22-81, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 22-81 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-211e. Annual notice re Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day. For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education shall provide annual notice to local and regional boards of education about Get Outside and Play for Children's Mental Health Day, as proclaimed pursuant to subdivision (106) of subsection (a) of section 10-29a, and include with such notice any suggestions or materials for suitable exercises that may be held in observance of such day.
(P.A. 22-81, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 22-81 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-212. School nurses and nurse practitioners. Administration of medications by parents or guardians on school grounds. Criminal history records checks. (a) Each local or regional board of education shall appoint one or more school nurses or nurse practitioners. Such school nurses and nurse practitioners appointed by such boards shall be qualified pursuant to regulations adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Department of Public Health. Such school nurses may also act as visiting nurses in the town, may visit the homes of pupils in the public schools and shall assist in executing the orders of the school medical advisor, if there is any in such town, and perform such other duties as are required by such board.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any regulation of Connecticut state agencies, nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the administering of medications by parents or guardians to their own children on school grounds.
(c) School nurses and nurse practitioners appointed by or under contract with any local or regional board of education and any nurse provided to a nonpublic school under the provisions of section 10-217a shall submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with the provisions of section 29-17a.
(1949 Rev., S. 1473; P.A. 78-218, S. 136; P.A. 80-440, S. 2, 10; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 11, 58; P.A. 03-211, S. 3; P.A. 04-181, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 78-218 specified applicability of section to local and regional boards of education; P.A. 80-440 made appointment of school nurses mandatory rather than optional and required them to be “qualified pursuant to regulations adopted in accordance with chapter 54” by state board of education with advice of health services department; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re administration of medications by parents or guardians on school grounds, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-211 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting requirement that the State Board of Education adopt regulations in consultation with the Department of Public Health for requirement that regulations be adopted with technical advice and assistance of the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 04-181 added Subsec. (c) re criminal history records checks, effective June 1, 2004.
Cited. 152 C. 568.
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Sec. 10-212a. Administration of medications in schools, at athletic events and to children in school readiness programs. (a)(1) A school nurse or, in the absence of such nurse, any other nurse licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 378, including a nurse employed by, or providing services under the direction of a local or regional board of education at, a school-based health clinic, who shall administer medical preparations only to students enrolled in such school-based health clinic in the absence of a school nurse, the principal, any teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, or coach of intramural and interscholastic athletics of a school may administer, subject to the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection, medicinal preparations, including such controlled drugs as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection may, by regulation, designate, to any student at such school pursuant to the written order of a physician licensed to practice medicine, or a dentist licensed to practice dental medicine in this or another state, or an optometrist licensed to practice optometry in this state under chapter 380, or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a, or a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d, and the written authorization of a parent or guardian of such child. The administration of medicinal preparations by a nurse licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 378, a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, or coach shall be under the general supervision of a school nurse. No such school nurse or other nurse, principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional administering medication pursuant to this section shall be liable to such student or a parent or guardian of such student for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of such school nurse or other nurse, principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional administering medication pursuant to this section in administering such preparations that may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
(2) Each local and regional board of education that allows a school nurse or, in the absence of such nurse, any other nurse licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 378, including a nurse employed by, or providing services under the direction of a local or regional board of education at, a school-based health clinic, who shall administer medical preparations only to students enrolled in such school-based health clinic in the absence of a school nurse, the principal, any teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach of intramural and interscholastic athletics or school paraprofessional of a school to administer medicine or that allows a student to possess, self-administer or possess and self-administer medicine, including medicine administered through the use of an asthmatic inhaler or an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment, shall adopt written policies and procedures, in accordance with this section and the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, that shall be approved by the school medical advisor, if any, or other qualified licensed physician. Once so approved, such administration of medication shall be in accordance with such policies and procedures.
(3) A director of a school readiness program as defined in section 10-16p or a before or after school program exempt from licensure by the Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-77, or the director's designee, may administer medications to a child enrolled in such a program in accordance with regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. No individual administering medications pursuant to this subdivision shall be liable to such child or a parent or guardian of such child for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of such individual in administering such medications which may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
(b) Each school wherein any controlled drug is administered under the provisions of this section shall keep such records thereof as are required of hospitals under the provisions of subsections (f) and (h) of section 21a-254 and shall store such drug in such manner as the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall, by regulation, require.
(c) The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, determined to be necessary by the board to carry out the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, regulations that (1) specify conditions under which a coach of intramural and interscholastic athletics may administer medicinal preparations, including controlled drugs specified in the regulations adopted by the commissioner, to a child participating in such intramural and interscholastic athletics, (2) specify conditions and procedures for the administration of medication by school personnel to students, including, but not limited to, (A) the conditions and procedures for the storage and administration of epinephrine by school personnel to students for the purpose of emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions and who do not have a prior written authorization for the administration of epinephrine, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, and (B) the conditions and procedures for the storage and administration of opioid antagonists by school personnel to students who experience an opioid-related drug overdose and who do not have a prior written authorization for the administration of an opioid antagonist, in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of this section, and (3) specify conditions for the possession, self-administration or possession and self-administration of medication by students, including permitting a child diagnosed with: (A) Asthma to retain possession of an asthmatic inhaler at all times while attending school for prompt treatment of the child's asthma and to protect the child against serious harm or death provided a written authorization for self-administration of medication signed by the child's parent or guardian and an authorized prescriber is submitted to the school nurse; and (B) an allergic condition to retain possession of an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment at all times, including while attending school or receiving school transportation services, for prompt treatment of the child's allergic condition and to protect the child against serious harm or death provided a written authorization for self-administration of medication signed by the child's parent or guardian and an authorized prescriber is submitted to the school nurse. The regulations shall require authorization pursuant to: (i) The written order of a physician licensed to practice medicine in this or another state, a dentist licensed to practice dental medicine in this or another state, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378, a physician assistant licensed under chapter 370, a podiatrist licensed under chapter 375, or an optometrist licensed under chapter 380; and (ii) the written authorization of a parent or guardian of such child.
(d) (1) (A) With the written authorization of a student's parent or guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order of a qualified medical professional, a school nurse and a school medical advisor, if any, may jointly approve and provide general supervision to an identified school paraprofessional to administer medication, including, but not limited to, medication administered with a cartridge injector, to a specific student with a medically diagnosed allergic condition that may require prompt treatment in order to protect the student against serious harm or death.
(2) A school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, a qualified school employee shall maintain epinephrine in cartridge injectors for the purpose of emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions and do not have a prior written authorization of a parent or guardian or a prior written order of a qualified medical professional for the administration of epinephrine. A school nurse or a school principal shall select qualified school employees to administer such epinephrine under this subdivision, and there shall be at least one such qualified school employee on the grounds of the school during regular school hours in the absence of a school nurse. A school nurse or, in the absence of such school nurse, such qualified school employee may administer such epinephrine under this subdivision, provided such administration of epinephrine is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such administration of epinephrine by a qualified school employee shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No qualified school employee shall administer such epinephrine under this subdivision unless such qualified school employee annually completes the training program described in section 10-212g. The parent or guardian of a student may submit, in writing, to the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, that epinephrine shall not be administered to such student under this subdivision.
(3) In the case of a student with a medically diagnosed life-threatening allergic condition, (A) with the written authorization of such student's parent or guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order of a qualified medical professional, such student may possess, self-administer or possess and self-administer medication, including, but not limited to, medication administered with a cartridge injector, to protect such student against serious harm or death.
(4) For purposes of this subsection, (A) “cartridge injector” means an automatic prefilled cartridge injector or similar automatic injectable equipment used to deliver epinephrine in a standard dose for emergency first aid response to allergic reactions, (B) “qualified school employee” means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional, and (C) “qualified medical professional” means (i) a physician licensed under chapter 370, (ii) an optometrist licensed to practice optometry under chapter 380, (iii) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a, or (iv) a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d.
(e) (1) With the written authorization of a student's parent or guardian, and (2) pursuant to a written order of the student's physician licensed under chapter 370 or the student's advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378, a school nurse or a school principal shall select, and a school nurse shall provide general supervision to, a qualified school employee to administer medication with injectable equipment used to administer glucagon to a student with diabetes that may require prompt treatment in order to protect the student against serious harm or death. Such authorization shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No qualified school employee shall administer medication under this subsection unless (A) such qualified school employee annually completes any training required by the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, in the administration of medication with injectable equipment used to administer glucagon, (B) the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, have attested, in writing, that such qualified school employee has completed such training, and (C) such qualified school employee voluntarily agrees to serve as a qualified school employee. For purposes of this subsection, “injectable equipment used to administer glucagon” means an injector or injectable equipment used to deliver glucagon in an appropriate dose for emergency first aid response to diabetes. For purposes of this subsection, “qualified school employee” means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional.
(f) (1) (A) With the written authorization of a student's parent or guardian, and (B) pursuant to the written order of a physician licensed under chapter 370 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 378, a school nurse and a school medical advisor, if any, shall select, and a school nurse shall provide general supervision to, a qualified school employee to administer antiepileptic medication, including by rectal syringe, to a specific student with a medically diagnosed epileptic condition that requires prompt treatment in accordance with the student's individual seizure action plan. Such authorization shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No qualified school employee shall administer medication under this subsection unless (i) such qualified school employee annually completes the training program described in subdivision (2) of this subsection, (ii) the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, have attested, in writing, that such qualified school employee has completed such training, (iii) such qualified school employee receives monthly reviews by the school nurse to confirm such qualified school employee's competency to administer antiepileptic medication under this subsection, and (iv) such qualified school employee voluntarily agrees to serve as a qualified school employee. For purposes of this subsection, “qualified school employee” means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional.
(2) The Department of Education, in consultation with the School Nurse Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-212f, and the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut, shall develop an antiepileptic medication administrating training program. Such training program shall include instruction in (A) an overview of childhood epilepsy and types of seizure disorders, (B) interpretation of individual student's emergency seizure action plan and recognition of individual student's seizure activity, (C) emergency management procedures for seizure activity, including administration techniques for emergency seizure medication, (D) when to activate emergency medical services and postseizure procedures and follow-up, (E) reporting procedures after a student has required such delegated emergency seizure medication, and (F) any other relevant issues or topics related to emergency interventions for students who experience seizures.
(g) (1) A school nurse or, in the absence of a school nurse, a qualified school employee may maintain opioid antagonists for the purpose of emergency first aid to students who experience an opioid-related drug overdose and do not have a prior written authorization of a parent or guardian or a prior written order of a qualified medical professional for the administration of such opioid antagonist. A school nurse or a school principal shall select qualified school employees to administer such opioid antagonist under this subdivision, and there shall be at least one such qualified school employee on the grounds of the school during regular school hours in the absence of a school nurse. A school nurse or, in the absence of such school nurse, such qualified school employee may administer such opioid antagonist under this subdivision, provided such administration of the opioid antagonist is in accordance with policies and procedures adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such administration of an opioid antagonist by a qualified school employee shall be limited to situations when the school nurse is absent or unavailable. No school nurse or qualified school employee shall administer such opioid antagonist under this subdivision unless such school nurse or qualified school employee completes a training program in the distribution and administration of an opioid antagonist developed by the Department of Education, Department of Public Health and the Department of Consumer Protection, or under an agreement entered into pursuant to section 21a-286. The parent or guardian of a student may submit a request, in writing, to the school nurse and school medical advisor, if any, that an opioid antagonist shall not be administered to such student under this subdivision.
(2) Not later than October 1, 2022, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Departments of Consumer Protection and Public Health, shall develop guidelines for use by local and regional boards of education on the storage and administration of opioid antagonists in schools in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, (A) “opioid antagonist” means naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a drug overdose, (B) “qualified school employee” means a principal, teacher, licensed athletic trainer, licensed physical or occupational therapist employed by a school district, coach or school paraprofessional, and (C) “qualified medical professional” means (i) a physician licensed under chapter 370, (ii) an optometrist licensed to practice optometry under chapter 380, (iii) an advanced practice registered nurse licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-94a, or (iv) a physician assistant licensed to prescribe in accordance with section 20-12d.
(1969, P.A. 723, S. 1; P.A. 74-86; P.A. 77-101, S. 3; P.A. 78-99, S. 1, 3; 78-303, S. 57, 136; P.A. 79-560, S. 4, 39; 79-631, S. 38, 111; P.A. 84-498, S. 4, 5; P.A. 88-360, S. 47, 63; P.A. 90-85, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-103, S. 2; 94-213, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 37; P.A. 03-211, S. 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(h); P.A. 04-181, S. 1; 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 07-241, S. 3; 07-252, S. 36; P.A. 09-155, S. 1; P.A. 12-198, S. 2; P.A. 13-31, S. 15; P.A. 14-176, S. 1; P.A. 15-215, S. 22; P.A. 16-39, S. 6; P.A. 18-185, S. 4–6; P.A. 22-80, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 74-86 substituted “in the absence of such nurse” for “in her absence” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 77-101 included reference to Sec. 19-461(h) in Subsec. (b); P.A. 78-99 substituted commissioner of health services for public health council in Subsec. (a) and allowed nurses to administer drugs on prescription of physicians licensed in states other than Connecticut; P.A. 78-303 substituted commissioner of health services for public health council in Subsec. (b); P.A. 79-560 and P.A. 79-631 included reference to Sec. 19-461(h) in Subsec. (b); P.A. 84-498 permitted licensed practical nurses to administer medicinal preparations in a school and required all such preparations to be administered under the general supervision of a school nurse and added reference to dentist's prescriptions; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (a) provided for the administration of aspirin, ibuprofen or an aspirin substitute containing acetaminophen; P.A. 90-85 amended Subsec. (a) to delete language allowing a nurse, principal or teacher to administer aspirin, ibuprofen or an aspirin substitute containing acetaminophen to a student pursuant to a written commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-103 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision regarding nurses in school-based health clinics; P.A. 94-213 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to prescriptions by advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding coaches to list of who may administer drugs and added Subsec. (c) re regulation on administration of drugs by coaches; P.A. 03-211 amended Subsec. (a) to include references to licensed physical or occupational therapists and paraprofessionals and substitute Commissioner of Consumer Protection for Commissioner of Public Health, amended Subsec. (b) to substitute Commissioner of Consumer Protection for Commissioner of Public Health, amended Subsec. (c) to allow the State Board of Education to adopt regulations in consultation with the Commissioner of Public Health, designate provisions re coaches as Subdiv. (1), add Subdivs. (2) and (3) re administration of medication by school personnel and students and redesignate Subdivs. (1) and (2) as Subparas. (A) and (B), and added Subsec. (d) re administration of medication by a paraprofessional, effective July 1, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-181 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1), making a conforming change therein and adding Subdiv. (2) re written policies and procedures for self-administration of medicine, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 07-241 added Subsec. (a)(3) re school readiness programs and before or after school programs, effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 07-252 made technical changes in Subsecs. (a)(1) and (c)(3)(A) and amended Subsecs. (a)(1) and (d)(2) to allow administration of medicine based on written order of a licensed optometrist, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 09-155 amended Subsec. (a)(1) and (2) by adding “licensed athletic trainer” to list of school professionals who may administer medicinal preparations, amended Subsec. (a)(2) by including medicine administered through an asthmatic inhaler and an automatic prefilled cartridge injector among medicines that may be administered at school, amended Subsec. (c) by requiring State Board of Education to adopt regulations concerning retention and use of asthmatic inhalers and automatic prefilled cartridge injectors by students while at school, by authorizing out-of-state physician to issue written orders re medicine administered at school and by making technical changes, and amended Subsec. (d)(1) by substituting “parent or guardian” for “parents”, effective August 15, 2009; P.A. 12-198 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by adding references to Subsec. (e), amended Subsec. (d)(1)(A) by replacing “to practice medicine” with “under chapter 370” and added Subsec. (e) re administration of glucagon to a student with diabetes, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-31 made a technical change in Subsec. (d), effective May 28, 2013; P.A. 14-176 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting “subsections (d) and (e) of” in Subdiv. (1) and adding “or school paraprofessional” and “if any” in Subdiv. (2), amended Subsec. (c)(2) by adding provision re storage and administration of epinephrine, amended Subsec. (d) by designating existing language as Subpara. (A), redesignating Subdiv. (2) as Subpara. (B), deleting former Subparas. (A) to (D) and adding “a qualified medical professional” and “if any” in redesignated Subpara. (B) in Subdiv. (1), adding new Subdiv. (2) re maintenance and administration of epinephrine, designating existing language re definition of “cartridge injector” as Subdiv. (3)(A) and adding Subdiv. (3)(B) and (C) re definition of “qualified school employee” and “qualified medical professional”, and amended Subsec. (e) to add “if any”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 15-215 added Subsec. (f) re administration of antiepileptic medication, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-39 amended Subsec. (e)(2) by adding reference to student's advanced practice registered nurse, and amended Subsec. (f)(1)(B) by adding reference to advanced practice registered nurse; P.A. 18-185 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by adding “possess, self-administer or possess and”, amended Subsec. (c)(3) by adding “the possession, self-administration or possession and” and adding “, including” and “or receiving school transportation services,” in Subpara. (B), and amended Subsec. (d) by adding new Subdiv. (3) re student may possess, self-administer or possess and self-administer medication and designating existing Subdiv. (3) re definitions as Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 22-80 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by adding “but not limited to”, designating existing provision re storage and administration of epinephrine as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re storage and administration of opioid antagonists and added Subsec. (g) re maintenance and emergency administration of opioid antagonists, effective May 24, 2022.
See Sec. 10-220j re blood glucose self-testing by children.
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Sec. 10-212b. Policies prohibiting the recommendation of psychotropic drugs by school personnel. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “psychotropic drugs” means prescription medications for behavioral or social-emotional concerns, such as attentional deficits, impulsivity, anxiety, depression and thought disorders, and includes, but is not limited to, stimulant medication and antidepressants, and (2) “school health or mental health personnel” means school nurses or nurse practitioners appointed pursuant to section 10-212, school medical advisors appointed pursuant to section 10-205, school psychologists, school social workers, school counselors and such other school personnel who have been identified as the person responsible for communication with a parent or guardian about a child's need for medical evaluation pursuant to a policy adopted by a local or regional board of education as required by subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Each local and regional board of education shall adopt and implement policies prohibiting any school personnel from recommending the use of psychotropic drugs for any child. Such policies shall set forth procedures (1) for communication between school health or mental health personnel and other school personnel about a child who may require a recommendation for a medical evaluation, (2) establishing the method in which school health or mental health personnel communicate a recommendation to a parent or guardian that such child be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner, and (3) for obtaining proper consent from a parent or guardian of a child for the school health or mental health personnel to communicate about such child with a medical practitioner outside the school who is not a school employee. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (A) school health or mental health personnel from recommending that a child be evaluated by an appropriate medical practitioner, (B) school personnel from consulting with such practitioner with the consent of the parents or guardian of such child, (C) the planning and placement team from recommending a medical evaluation as part of an initial evaluation or reevaluation, as needed to determine a child's (i) eligibility for special education and related services, or (ii) educational needs for an individualized education program.
(P.A. 01-124, S. 1; P.A. 03-211, S. 8.)
History: P.A. 03-211 added new Subsec. (a) defining “psychotropic drugs” and “school health or mental health personnel”, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and amended same to add procedures to be included in policies and provisions re planning and placement team, substitute “school health or mental health personnel” for “school medical staff” and make technical changes, effective July 1, 2003.
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Sec. 10-212c. Life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease: Guidelines; district plans. (a)(1) Not later than July 1, 2012, the Department of Education, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, shall develop guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease. The Department of Education shall make the guidelines available to each local and regional board of education. The guidelines shall include, but need not be limited to: (A) Education and training for school personnel on the management of students with life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease, including training related to the administration of medication with a cartridge injector pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-212a, and the provision of food or dietary supplements, (B) procedures for responding to life-threatening allergic reactions to food, (C) a process for the development of individualized health care and food allergy action plans for every student with a life-threatening food allergy, (D) a process for the development of individualized health care and glycogen storage disease action plans for every student with glycogen storage disease and such plan shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of food or dietary supplements by the school nurse, or any school employee approved by the school nurse, to a student with glycogen storage disease provided such plan shall not prohibit a parent or guardian, or a person designated by such parent or guardian, to provide food or dietary supplements to a student with glycogen storage disease on school grounds during the school day, and (E) protocols to prevent exposure to food allergens.
(2) Not later than January 1, 2020, in addition to the requirements in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall revise such guidelines to include (A) training for the identification and evaluation of students with life-threatening food allergies or glycogen storage disease, and (B) protocols that comply with the protections and accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1400 et seq., as amended from time to time, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101 et seq.
(3) Not later than January 1, 2020, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall review and update as the Commissioner of Education deems necessary, the guidelines for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease. The department shall make any such updated guidelines available to each local and regional board of education.
(b) Not later than August 15, 2012, each local and regional board of education shall: (1) Implement a plan based on the guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the management of students with life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease enrolled in the schools under its jurisdiction; (2) make such plan available on such board's Internet web site or the Internet web site of each school under such board's jurisdiction, or if such Internet web site does not exist, make such plan publicly available through other practicable means as determined by such board; and (3) provide notice of such plan in conjunction with the annual written statement provided to parents and guardians as required by subsection (b) of section 10-231c. The superintendent of schools for each school district shall annually attest to the Department of Education that such school district is implementing such plan in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 05-104, S. 1; P.A. 09-155, S. 2; P.A. 12-198, S. 6; P.A. 18-185, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 05-104 effective June 7, 2005; P.A. 09-155 amended Subsec. (b) by redesignating existing plan provisions as Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (2) re availability of plan through web sites and other practicable means and adding Subdiv. (3) re notice of plan and attestation by superintendent of schools that plan is being implemented, effective August 15, 2009; P.A. 12-198 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “January 1, 2006” with “July 1, 2012”, adding references to glycogen storage disease, adding “and the provision of food or dietary supplements” in Subdiv. (1), adding new Subdiv. (4) re individualized health care and glycogen storage disease action plans and redesignating existing Subdiv. (4) as Subdiv. (5) and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “July 1, 2006” with “August 15, 2012” and adding reference to glycogen storage disease, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 18-185 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing provisions re developing guidelines as new Subdiv. (1) and amending same to redesignate existing Subdivs. (1) to (5) as Subparas. (A) to (E) and make a conforming change, adding new Subdiv. (2) re department to revise guidelines not later than January 1, 2020, and adding new Subdiv. (3) re department to review and update guidelines for management of students with life-threatening food allergies and glycogen storage disease, and amended Subsec. (b) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 2018.
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Sec. 10-212d. Availability of automatic external defibrillators in schools. Emergency action response plans for life-threatening emergencies. (a) On and after July 1, 2010, subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, each local and regional board of education shall have at each school under the board's jurisdiction: (1) An automatic external defibrillator; and (2) school personnel trained in the operation of such automatic external defibrillator and the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The automatic external defibrillator and school personnel trained in the operation of an automatic external defibrillator and the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation shall be accessible during the school's normal operational hours, during school-sponsored athletic practices and athletic events taking place on school grounds and during school sponsored events not occurring during the normal operational hours of the school.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2010, each school shall develop an emergency action response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while on school grounds.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2010, each school with an athletic department or organized athletic program shall develop an emergency action response plan that addresses the appropriate use of school personnel to respond to incidents involving an individual experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or a similar life-threatening emergency while attending or participating in an athletic practice or event while on school grounds.
(d) A local or regional board of education shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section if federal, state or private funding is not available to such local and regional board of education to purchase an automatic external defibrillator and pay for the training of school personnel described in said subsection (a). A local and regional board of education may accept a donation of an automatic external defibrillator that meets the standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration and is in compliance with the device manufacturer's maintenance schedule. A local and regional board of education may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations designated for the purchase of an automatic external defibrillator and for the costs incurred to inspect and maintain such device and train staff in the use of such device.
(P.A. 09-94, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 09-94 effective July 1, 2009.
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Sec. 10-212e. Immunity from actions relating to the provision of food or dietary supplements on school grounds by a parent, guardian or designee to a student with glycogen storage disease. No claim for damages shall be made against a town, local or regional board of education or school employee, as defined in section 10-222d, for any injury or damage resulting from the provision of food or dietary supplements by a parent or guardian, or a person designated by such parent or guardian, on school grounds to a student with glycogen storage disease under an individualized health care and glycogen storage disease action plan, pursuant to section 10-212c.
(P.A. 12-198, S. 7; P.A. 13-31, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 12-198 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-31 made technical changes, effective May 28, 2013.
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Sec. 10-212f. School Nurse Advisory Council. Reports. (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a School Nurse Advisory Council consisting of the following members:
(1) One representative from each state-wide bargaining representative organization that represents school nurses;
(2) One representative of the Association of School Nurses of Connecticut;
(3) One representative of the Connecticut Nurses Association;
(4) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents;
(5) One representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators;
(6) One representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education;
(7) Two school district medical advisors, one of whom is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics;
(8) One representative of the Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home who is a school nurse; and
(9) The Commissioners of Education and Public Health, or the commissioners' designees who shall be ex-officio, nonvoting members and shall attend meetings of the advisory council.
(b) The advisory council shall advise the Commissioners of Education and Public Health concerning professional development for school nurses, school nurse staffing levels, the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools and other matters that affect school nurses.
(c) Members shall receive no compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties.
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory council, which shall be held not later than September 1, 2013. The members shall elect the chairperson of the advisory council from among the members of the council who are school nurses. A majority of the council members shall constitute a quorum. A majority vote of a quorum shall be required for any official action of the advisory council. The advisory council shall meet upon the call of the chairperson or upon the majority request of the council members.
(e) Not later than February 1, 2014, and not less than annually thereafter, the advisory council shall submit a report on its recommendations to the Commissioners of Education and Public Health and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, recommendations concerning: (1) Professional development for school nurses; (2) school nurse staffing levels; (3) the delivery of health care services by school nurses in schools; (4) protocols for emergency medication administration; and (5) protocols for evaluating certain temporary medical conditions that may be symptomatic of serious illnesses or injuries.
(f) The Commissioner of Education shall notify each local and regional board of education of the advisory council's recommendations not later than thirty days after the commissioner's receipt of the advisory council's report containing such recommendations.
(P.A. 13-187, S. 1; P.A. 17-68, S. 14.)
History: P.A. 13-187 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 17-68 amended Subsec. (a)(2) by deleting “who is employed in a private or parochial school”, effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 10-212g. Training program re emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions. Not later than December 31, 2014, the Departments of Education and Public Health shall jointly develop, in consultation with the School Nurse Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-212f, an annual training program regarding emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions. Such annual training program shall include instruction in (1) cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (2) first aid, (3) food allergies, (4) the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis, (5) prevention and risk-reduction strategies regarding allergic reactions, (6) emergency management and administration of epinephrine, (7) follow-up and reporting procedures after a student has experienced an allergic reaction, (8) carrying out the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 10-212a, and (9) any other relevant issues and topics related to emergency first aid to students who experience allergic reactions. The Department of Education shall make such annual training program available to local and regional boards of education.
(P.A. 14-176, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 14-176 effective July 1, 2014.
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Sec. 10-212h. Self-application of sunscreen by students. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-212a, any student who is six years of age or older may possess and self-apply an over-the-counter sunscreen product while in school prior to engaging in any outdoor activity, provided a written authorization signed by the student's parent or guardian is submitted to the school nurse.
(b) Each local and regional board of education may adopt policies and procedures determined to be necessary by such board to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. If and when a board adopts such policies and procedures, the self-application of over-the-counter sunscreen products by students in each school under the jurisdiction of the board shall be in accordance with such policies and procedures.
(P.A. 19-60, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-60 effective July 1, 2019.
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Sec. 10-212i. Emergency action plans for serious and life-threatening sports-related injuries during interscholastic and intramural athletic events. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education and supervisory agent of a nonpublic school, in consultation with local emergency medical services providers and allied health professionals, shall develop and implement an emergency action plan for responding to serious and life-threatening sports-related injuries that occur during interscholastic and intramural athletic events.
(b) Such emergency action plan shall establish the procedures to be followed in the event that a student sustains a serious injury or illness while participating in an interscholastic or intramural athletic event, and shall include, but need not be limited to, the following components:
(1) A list of the school employees, coaches or licensed athletic trainers in each school who will be responsible for implementing the emergency action plan and a description of each person's responsibilities under the plan;
(2) An identification of the location or venue where the interscholastic or intramural athletic event is taking place;
(3) A description of the equipment and supplies that may be available at the site of the interscholastic or intramural athletic event that will assist in responding to an emergency, including the location of where such equipment and supplies may be found at such site;
(4) A description of the procedures to be followed when a student sustains a serious sports-related injury, including, but not limited to, responding to the injured student, summoning emergency medical care, assisting local first responders in getting to the injured student and documenting the actions taken during the emergency;
(5) A description of the protocols to be followed during cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the operation of an automatic external defibrillator, use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the administration of medication, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-212a;
(6) A description of the protocols to be followed when a student is observed to exhibit signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion or is diagnosed with a concussion, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-149c;
(7) A description of the protocols to be followed when a student suffers from a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury, provided such protocols are designed to include instructions that are based on the level of training of the person implementing the emergency action plan and are in accordance with best practices and state law; and
(8) A description of the protocols to be followed in the event of heat and cold-related emergencies, provided such protocols are in accordance with current professional standards.
(c) Each local and regional board of education and supervisory agent of a nonpublic school shall annually review such board or agent's emergency action plan and update such plan, as necessary. Annually, those persons described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section who are responsible for implementing such emergency action plan, shall rehearse such plan.
(d) Any school employee, coach or licensed athletic trainer identified in the emergency action plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and have completed a course in first aid offered by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, the Department of Public Health, any director of health or an organization using guidelines for first aid published by the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross.
(e) Each local and regional board of education and supervisory agent of a nonpublic school shall (1) distribute the emergency action plan to all school employees, coaches and licensed athletic trainers identified in the emergency action plan pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section, (2) post such emergency action plan in all athletic facilities and at all sites where interscholastic and intramural athletic events will take place, and (3) make such emergency action plan available on the Internet web site for the school district or school.
(f) In developing and implementing the emergency action plan, a local or regional board of education or supervisory agent of a nonpublic school may utilize existing and appropriate public or private materials, models, personnel and other resources, and may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the development and implementation of the emergency action plan.
(P.A. 21-92, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 21-92 effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-212j. Posting and distribution of document re behavioral and mental health evaluation and treatment resources. (a) Not later than January 1, 2022, each local and regional board of education shall make available on such board's Internet web site the document developed by the Department of Children and Families pursuant to subsection (a) of section 17a-22r, concerning behavioral and mental health evaluation and treatment resources available to children in the mental health region in which such board is located.
(b) On and after January 1, 2022, each local and regional board of education shall distribute the document described in subsection (a) of this section (1) to any student taking a course in health and safety, and (2) at least semiannually, in September and May, to the parents and guardians of each student in the school district.
(P.A. 21-116, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 21-116 effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-212k. Provision of free menstrual products to students in grades three to twelve. On and after September 1, 2023, each local and regional board of education shall provide free menstrual products, as defined in section 18-69e, in women's restrooms, all-gender restrooms and at least one men's restroom, which restrooms are accessible to students in grades three to twelve, inclusive, in each school under the jurisdiction of such boards and in a manner that does not stigmatize any student seeking such products, pursuant to guidelines established by the Commissioner of Public Health under section 19a-131l. To carry out the provisions of this section, the local and regional boards of education may (1) accept donations of menstrual products and grants from any source for the purpose of purchasing such products, and (2) partner with a nonprofit or community-based organization.
(P.A. 22-118, S. 84.)
History: P.A. 22-118 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-212l. Mental health plan for student athletes; development. Not later than July 1, 2023, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the governing authority for intramural and interscholastic athletics, shall develop a mental health plan for student athletes to raise awareness of mental health resources available to student athletes. Such plan shall be made available to local and regional boards of education and implemented in accordance with the provisions of section 10-212m. Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to, provisions relating to (1) access to the mental health services team for the school district, (2) screening and recognizing appropriate referrals for student athletes, (3) communication among members of the mental health services team, (4) the management of administration of student athlete medications, (5) crisis intervention services, (6) the mitigation of risk to student athletes, and (7) transition care for those student athletes leaving intramural or interscholastic athletics by means of graduation, dismissal or suspension. The department shall make such plan available on its Internet web site and provide technical assistance to local and regional boards of education in the implementation of the plan.
(P.A. 22-81, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 22-81 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-212m. Mental health plan for student athletes; implementation. For the school year commencing July 1, 2023, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall implement the mental health plan for student athletes, developed pursuant to section 10-212l, for the school district.
(P.A. 22-81, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 22-81 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-213. Dental hygienists. A local or regional board of education may appoint and prescribe the functions and duties of one or more licensed dental hygienists.
(1949 Rev., S. 1474; P.A. 78-218, S. 137; P.A. 80-440, S. 3, 10.)
History: P.A. 78-218 specified applicability to local and regional boards of education and referred to schools of local or regional board rather than schools “in such town”; P.A. 80-440 replaced previous provisions with simple statement that school board may appoint dental hygienists and prescribe their functions and duties.
Cited. 152 C. 568.
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Sec. 10-214. Vision, audiometric and postural screenings: When required; notification of parents re defects; record of results. (a) Each local or regional board of education shall provide annually to each pupil in kindergarten and grades one and three to five, inclusive, a vision screening. Such vision screening may be performed using a Snellen chart or an equivalent screening device, or an automated vision screening device. The superintendent of schools shall give written notice to the parent or guardian of each pupil (1) who is found to have any defect of vision or disease of the eyes, with a brief statement describing such defect or disease and a recommendation for the pupil to be examined by an optometrist licensed under chapter 380 or an ophthalmologist licensed under chapter 370, and (2) who did not receive such vision screening, with a brief statement explaining why such pupil did not receive such vision screening.
(b) Each local or regional board of education shall provide annually audiometric screening for hearing to each pupil in kindergarten and grades one and three to five, inclusive. The superintendent of schools shall give written notice to the parent or guardian of each pupil (1) found to have any impairment or defect of hearing, with a brief statement describing such impairment or defect, and (2) who did not receive an audiometric screening for hearing, with a brief statement explaining why such pupil did not receive an audiometric screening for hearing.
(c) Each local or regional board of education shall provide postural screenings for (1) each female pupil in grades five and seven, and (2) each male pupil in grade eight or nine. The superintendent of schools shall give written notice to the parent or guardian of each pupil (A) who evidences any postural problem, with a brief statement describing such evidence, and (B) who did not receive a postural screening, with a brief statement explaining why such pupil did not receive such postural screening.
(d) Test results or treatment provided as a result of the screenings pursuant to this section shall be recorded on forms pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10-206.
(e) The State Board of Education, with the technical advice and assistance of the Department of Public Health, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 for screenings pursuant to this section.
(1949 Rev., S. 1475; P.A. 77-125; P.A. 78-218, S. 138; P.A. 80-440, S. 7, 10; P.A. 81-472, S. 11, 159; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-229; P.A. 15-215, S. 4; P.A. 17-173, S. 5; P.A. 21-95, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 77-125 included testing for farsightedness in eyesight tests of students; P.A. 78-218 substituted “such optometrist” for “he” and deleted phrase “under his charge” in provision re testing by superintendent, principal or teacher when no examination has been made under Sec. 10-206; P.A. 80-440 replaced former provisions with requirements for visual, audiometric and postural screenings, records of results and treatment and regulations governing screenings; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-229 amended Subsec. (c) to substitute annual screenings in grades five through nine for screening in grade five and again in grade eight; P.A. 15-215 amended Subsec. (a) by making provisions applicable to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 and 3 to 5, designating existing language re brief statement of defect or disease as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re brief statement why pupil did not receive vision screening, amended Subsec. (b) by making provisions applicable to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 and 3 to 5, designating existing language re brief statement of impairment or defect as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re brief statement why pupil did not receive audiometric screening, and amended Subsec. (c) by deleting requirement for annual postural screenings, designating existing language re screenings for pupils as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to provide for postural screenings for female pupils in grades 5 and 7, adding Subdiv. (2) re postural screenings for male pupils in grades 8 or 9, designating existing language re brief statement describing evidence of postural problem as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara. (B) re brief statement why pupil did not receive postural screening, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 17-173 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “device, such as an automated vision screening device”, and adding provision re recommendation for pupil to be examined by optometrist or ophthalmologist in Subdiv. (1), effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-95 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “vision screening,” with “vision screening. Such vision screening may be performed” and making technical changes, effective July 1, 2021.
See Sec. 20-136 re vision examinations performed by optometrists.
Cited. 152 C. 568.
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Sec. 10-214a. Eye-protective devices. The State Board of Education shall make regulations concerning the use of appliances and devices for eye protection in the laboratories and workshops of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, including regional vocational technical schools. Such regulations shall prescribe the kind and construction of such appliances and devices and the times during which they shall be used. The board, or equivalent supervisory body, which is responsible for the administration of any such school shall be responsible for compliance with said regulations.
(1967, P.A. 572, S. 1.)
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Sec. 10-214b. Compliance report by local or regional board of education. Section 10-214b is repealed, effective June 3, 1996.
(P.A. 80-440, S. 9, 10; P.A. 88-136, S. 10, 37; 88-364, S. 16, 123; P.A. 96-161, S. 12, 13.)
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Sec. 10-215. Lunches, breakfasts and other feeding programs for public school children and employees. Collection of unpaid charges. Acceptance of gifts, donations or grants. (a) Any local or regional board of education may establish and operate a school lunch program for public school children, may operate lunch services for its employees, may establish and operate a school breakfast program, as provided under federal laws governing said programs, or may establish and operate such other child feeding programs as it deems necessary. Charges for such lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding may be fixed by such boards and shall not exceed the cost of food, wages and other expenses directly incurred in providing such services. When such services are offered, a board shall provide free lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding to children whose economic needs require such action under the standards promulgated by said federal laws. Such board is authorized to purchase equipment and supplies that are necessary, to employ the necessary personnel, to utilize the services of volunteers and to receive and expend any funds and receive and use any equipment and supplies which may become available to carry out the provisions of this section. Any town board of education may vote to designate any volunteer organization within the town to provide a school lunch program, school breakfast program or other child feeding program in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school year thereafter, a local or regional board of education shall include in any policy or procedure for the collection of unpaid charges for school lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding applicable to employees and third-party vendors of such school lunches, breakfasts or such feeding (1) a prohibition on publicly identifying or shaming a child for any such unpaid charges, including, but not limited to, delaying or refusing to serve a meal to such child, designating a specific meal option for such child or otherwise taking any disciplinary action against such child, (2) a declaration of the right for any child to purchase a meal, which meal may exclude any a la carte items or be limited to one meal for any school lunch, breakfast or other such feeding, and (3) a procedure for communicating with the parent or legal guardian of a child for the purpose of collecting such unpaid charges. Such communication shall include, but not be limited to, (A) information regarding local food pantries, (B) applications for the school district's program for free or reduced priced meals and for the supplemental nutrition assistance program administered by the Department of Social Services, and (C) a link to the Internet web site maintained by the town for such school district listing any community services available to the residents of such town. In the event the unpaid charges for school lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding due from any parent or legal guardian are equal to or more than the cost of thirty meals, the local or regional board of education shall refer such parent or legal guardian to the local homeless education liaison designated by such board, pursuant to Subtitle B of Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 42 USC 11431 et seq., as amended from time to time.
(c) A local or regional board of education may accept gifts, donations or grants from any public or private sources for the purpose of paying off any unpaid charges for school lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding.
(1949 Rev., S. 1476; 1953, S. 945d; 1971, P.A. 702, S. 1; P.A. 78-218, S. 139; P.A. 81-208, S. 1; 81-472, S. 123, 159; P.A. 21-46, S. 20.)
History: 1971 act revised section to include references to National School Lunch Act and breakfast programs as provided in Federal Child Nutrition Act and required that if school district elects to offer lunch and/or breakfast programs it must provide free meals to children “whose economic needs require such action”; P.A. 78-218 substituted “Any local or regional board of education” for “The board of education of any school district”; P.A. 81-208 replaced specific references to National School Lunch Act and Federal Child Nutrition Act with general reference to applicable federal laws; P.A. 81-472 made technical changes; P.A. 21-46 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re requirements for policies or procedures for collection of unpaid charges for school lunches, breakfasts or other such feeding and referral of parents or guardians to local homeless education liaison, and added Subsec. (c) re acceptance of gifts, donations or grants, effective July 1, 2021.
See Sec. 10-237 re use of school activity fund for school lunch program and re accounts of school lunch program.
Cited. 152 C. 568.
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Sec. 10-215a. Nonpublic school and nonprofit agency participation in feeding programs. Nonpublic schools and nonprofit agencies may participate in the school breakfast, lunch and other feeding programs provided in sections 10-215 to 10-215b under such regulations as may be promulgated by the State Board of Education in conformance with said sections and under the federal laws governing said programs, except that such schools, other than the endowed academies approved pursuant to section 10-34, and agencies shall not be eligible for the funding described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-215b.
(1971, P.A. 702, S. 2; P.A. 81-208, S. 2; P.A. 92-170, S. 14, 26; P.A. 06-63, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 81-208 allowed nonprofit agencies to participate in school breakfast, lunch and other feeding programs; P.A. 92-170 made a technical change; P.A. 06-63 added exception for funding described in Sec. 10-215b(a)(2), effective July 1, 2006.
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Sec. 10-215b. Duties of State Board of Education re feeding programs. (a) The State Board of Education is authorized to expend in each fiscal year, within available appropriations, an amount equal to (1) the money required pursuant to the matching requirements of said federal laws and shall disburse the same in accordance with said laws, and (2) ten cents per lunch served in the prior school year in accordance with said laws by any local or regional board of education, the Technical Education and Career System or governing authority of a state charter school, interdistrict magnet school or endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program and certifies pursuant to section 10-215f that the nutrition standards established by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e shall be met.
(b) The State Board of Education shall prescribe the manner and time of application by such board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, such governing authority or controlling authority of the nonpublic schools for such funds, provided such application shall include the certification that any funds received pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the program approved. The State Board of Education shall determine the eligibility of the applicant to receive such grants pursuant to regulations provided in subsection (c) of this section and shall certify to the Comptroller the amount of the grant for which the board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, the governing authority or the controlling authority of a nonpublic school is eligible. Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller shall draw an order on the Treasurer in the amount, at the time and to the payee so certified.
(c) The State Board of Education may adopt such regulations as may be necessary in implementing sections 10-215 to 10-215b, inclusive.
(d) The Commissioner of Education shall establish a procedure for monitoring compliance by boards of education, the Technical Education and Career System, or governing authorities with certifications submitted in accordance with section 10-215f and may adjust grant amounts pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section based on failure to comply with said certification.
(e) The Commissioner of Education may temporarily waive any provision or modify any requirements of this section or section 10-215, 10-215a, 10-215e or 10-215f, in response to any changes in federal law or waivers issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, to ensure that local and regional boards of education continue to receive the funds described in this section.
(1971, P.A. 702, S. 3–5; P.A. 78-218, S. 140; P.A. 81-208, S. 3; P.A. 92-170, S. 15, 26; P.A. 06-63, S. 4; P.A. 12-116, S. 84; P.A. 17-237, S. 72; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 173; P.A. 22-38, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 78-218 specified applicability of Subsec. (b) to local and regional boards of education, deleting references to school boards and school districts, and made technical correction; P.A. 81-208 deleted provisions detailing subject matter of regulations in Subsec. (c); P.A. 92-170 made a technical change in Subsec. (c); P.A. 06-63 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing language as Subdiv. (1) and by adding Subdiv. (2) re ten-cent bonus, amended Subsec. (b) by adding language re regional vocational-technical school system and governing authority and added Subsec. (d) re monitoring compliance, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-116 replaced “regional vocational-technical school system” with “technical high school system”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school system” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “within available appropriations” re expenditure by State Board of Education, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 22-38 added Subsec. (e) re authority of commissioner to temporarily waive any provision or modify any requirement of section or Secs. 10-215, 10-215a, 10-215e or 10-215f in response to changes in federal law or waivers by issued by United States Department of Agriculture, effective May 17, 2022.
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Sec. 10-215c. Annual report. Section 10-215c is repealed.
(1971, P.A. 702, S. 6; P.A. 73-310; P.A. 78-218, S. 141; P.A. 82-314, S. 54, 63; P.A. 92-170, S. 25, 26.)
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Sec. 10-215d. Regulations re nutrition standards for school breakfasts and lunches. Facilitation of purchases from local farmers. (a) Not later than July 1, 1991, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, the School Food Service Association and the Connecticut Dietetic Association, shall, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, adopt regulations concerning nutrition standards for breakfasts and lunches provided to students by local and regional boards of education.
(b) Not later than October 1, 2017, the regulations described in subsection (a) of this section shall be amended, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to facilitate purchases from local farmers by local and regional boards of education, in furtherance of the state's farm to school program established in section 22-38d.
(P.A. 90-27, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 16-37, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 16-37 designated existing provisions re adoption of regulations as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re amendment of regulations to facilitate purchases from local farmers in furtherance of state's farm to school program, effective May 27, 2016.
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Sec. 10-215e. Nutrition standards for food that is not part of lunch or breakfast program. Not later than August 1, 2006, and January first of each year thereafter, the Department of Education shall publish a set of nutrition standards for food items offered for sale to students at schools. Such standards shall not apply to food sold as part of the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program unless such items are purchased separately from a school lunch or breakfast that is reimbursable under such program.
(P.A. 06-63, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 06-63 effective July 1, 2006.
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Sec. 10-215f. Certification that food meets nutrition standards. (a) Each local and regional board of education, the Technical Education and Career System, and the governing authority for each state charter school, interdistrict magnet school and endowed academy approved pursuant to section 10-34 that participates in the National School Lunch Program shall certify in its annual application to the Department of Education for school lunch funding whether, during the school year for which such application is submitted, all food items made available for sale to students in schools under its jurisdiction and not exempted from the nutrition standards published by the Department of Education pursuant to section 10-215e will meet said standards. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, such certification shall include food not exempted from said nutrition standards and offered for sale to students at all times, and from all sources, including, but not limited to, school stores, vending machines, school cafeterias, and any fundraising activities on school premises, whether or not school sponsored.
(b) Each board of education, the Technical Education and Career System and each governing authority that certifies pursuant to this section compliance with the department's nutrition standards for food may exclude from such certification the sale to students of food items that do not meet such standards, provided (1) such sale is in connection with an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or on the weekend, (2) such sale is at the location of such event, and (3) such food is not sold from a vending machine or school store.
(P.A. 06-63, S. 3; P.A. 12-116, S. 85; P.A. 17-237, S. 73.)
History: P.A. 06-63 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-116 replaced “regional vocational-technical school system” with “technical high school system”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 replaced “technical high school system” with “Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 10-215g. In-classroom school breakfast pilot program. (a) There is established an in-classroom school breakfast pilot program. The Department of Education may, within available appropriations, maintain a competitive grant program for the purpose of assisting up to ten severe need schools, as defined in section 10-266w, to establish or expand in-classroom school breakfast programs.
(b) Applicants for grants provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall apply annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such manner as the commissioner prescribes. In determining whether to award an applicant a grant for an in-classroom school breakfast program, the commissioner shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors: (1) The specific objectives and description of the proposed program, (2) the cost of the proposed program, (3) the number of children who will benefit from the proposed program, and (4) whether the proposed program is likely to increase the number of students receiving nutritious breakfasts.
(P.A. 06-135, S. 20; P.A. 12-120, S. 11.)
History: P.A. 06-135 effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 12-120 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “by federal law governing school nutrition programs” with “in section 10-266w” and adding “or expand” re breakfast programs, effective June 15, 2012.
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Sec. 10-215h. Child nutrition outreach program. (a) The Department of Education shall administer, within available appropriations, a child nutrition outreach program to increase (1) participation in the federal School Breakfast Program, federal Summer Food Service Program and federal Child and Adult Care Food Program; and (2) federal reimbursement for such programs.
(b) The child nutrition outreach program shall:
(1) Encourage schools to (A) participate in the federal School Breakfast Program; (B) employ innovative breakfast service methods where students eat their breakfast in their classrooms or elsewhere after school starts, rather than only before school and only in the cafeteria; and (C) apply to the in-classroom breakfast grant program pursuant to section 10-215g;
(2) (A) Encourage local and regional school districts to sponsor Summer Food Service Program sites; (B) recruit other sponsors of such sites; and (C) make grants to site sponsors to assist them in increasing child participation;
(3) Encourage child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77, to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program; and
(4) Publicize the availability of federally funded child nutrition programs throughout the state.
(P.A. 10-133, S. 6; P.A. 16-163, S. 28.)
History: P.A. 10-133 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 16-163 amended Subsec. (b)(3) by replacing “day care centers” with “child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77,”, effective June 9, 2016.
See Sec. 4-165c re immunity of the state and its officials, employees and agents.
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Sec. 10-215i. Information and notice re supplemental nutrition assistance program. (a) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, shall provide information about the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to local and regional boards of education. Such information shall include, (1) information about how to qualify for the program, (2) where to obtain applications, and (3) where to get help completing applications.
(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school year thereafter, each local and regional board of education shall use the information about the supplemental nutrition assistance program pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, provided by the department pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, to provide notice to the parents or guardians of students about said supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(P.A. 15-215, S. 13.)
History: P.A. 15-215 effective July 1, 2015.
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Sec. 10-215j. School nutrition program bids by food service management companies. Consistency with farm to school program. Preference in award of contract. Any bid submitted by a food service management company in response to a request for proposals or bid solicitation by a local or regional board of education that is posted to the State Contracting Portal and that relates to such local or regional board of education's school nutrition program shall include information detailing the consistency of such bid with the state's farm to school program, established in section 22-38d and the ways in which such bid facilitates the purchase of products from local farmers by the local or regional board of education, as described in section 22-38d. In the award of any such contract, in accordance with any other statute, regulation or rule concerning such award, all other factors being equal, preference shall be given to the proposal or bid that facilitates such purchase of products from local farmers by the local or regional board of education, as described in section 22-38d.
(P.A. 16-37, S. 2.)
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Sec. 10-215k. Submission of report re nonimplementation of Community Eligibility Provision. Not later than December 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, any local or regional board of education that participates in the National School Lunch Program, in which at least one school under the jurisdiction of such board qualifies for the maximum federal reimbursement for all school meals served under the federal Community Eligibility Provision, but does not implement the Community Eligibility Provision, shall submit a report to the Department of Education that notifies the department that such board is not implementing the Community Eligibility Provision and the reasons for why such board is not implementing the Community Eligibility Provision. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the specific impediments to implementing the Community Eligibility Provision, any actions that are needed to remove those impediments and a plan for implementation of the Community Eligibility Provision during the following school year, if possible. As used in this section, “Community Eligibility Provision” means the federal meal reimbursement program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture, as set forth in 7 CFR 245.9, as amended from time to time.
(P.A. 21-199, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 21-199 effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-215l. CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program. (a) The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the advisory committee described in subsection (c) of this section, shall administer the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program. Such program shall assist local and regional boards of education to develop farm-to-school programs that will increase the availability of local foods in child nutrition programs, allow educators to use hands-on educational techniques to teach students about nutrition and farm-to-school connections, sustain relationships with local farmers and producers, enrich the educational experience of students, improve the health of children in the state and enhance the state's economy.
(b) A local or regional board of education, regional educational service center, cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes, as such terms are described in section 19a-77, or any organization or entity administering or assisting in the development of a farm-to-school program, may apply, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, for a grant under this section. Such grant shall be used to develop or implement a farm-to-school program, which may include (1) the purchase of equipment, resources or materials, including, but not limited to, local food products, gardening supplies, field trips to farms, gleaning on farms and stipends to visiting farmers, (2) the provision of professional development and skills training for educators, school nutrition professionals, parents, caregivers, child care providers and employees and volunteers of organizations administering or assisting in the development and implementation of farm-to-school programs, and (3) piloting new purchasing systems and programs.
(c) The department shall convene an advisory committee to assist in the administration of the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program. The advisory committee shall consist of the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, and individuals representing stakeholder groups that reflect the demographic and geographic diversity of the state, selected by the Commissioner of Agriculture. The advisory committee shall (1) assist the department in reviewing applications and awarding grants under this section, and (2) provide technical assistance to grant recipients in the development and implementation of farm-to-school programs.
(d) In awarding grants under this section, the department shall (1) give priority to applicants (A) located in alliance districts, as defined in section 10-262u, or who are providers of school readiness programs, as defined in section 10-16p, and (B) who demonstrate broad commitment from school administrators, school nutrition professionals, educators and community stakeholders, and (2) not award a grant that is in an amount greater than ten per cent of the total amount available for the fiscal year.
(e) The department may accept gifts, grants and donations, including in-kind donations, for the administration of the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program and to implement the provisions of this section.
(f) Not later than January 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a report on the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program 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. Such report shall include, but need not be limited to, an accounting of the funds appropriated and received by the department for the program, descriptions of each grant awarded under the program and how such grant was expended by the recipient, and an evaluation of the program and the success of local farm-to-school programs that have received grant awards under this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 364.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-216. Payment of expenses. The expenses incurred under the provisions of this chapter, except the expenses of school lunch programs, shall be paid in the same manner as are the ordinary expenses for the support of schools in the several towns and school districts.
(1949 Rev., S. 1477; 1953, S. 946d.)
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Sec. 10-217. Penalty. Any person who is responsible for the violation of any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
(1949 Rev., S. 1464; 1955, S. 943d.)
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Sec. 10-217a. Health services for children in private nonprofit schools. Payments from the state, towns in which children reside and private nonprofit schools. (a) Each town or regional school district which provides health services for children attending its public schools in any grade, from kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, shall provide the same health services for children in such grades attending private nonprofit schools therein, when a majority of the children attending such schools are residents of the state of Connecticut. Any such town or district may also provide such services for children in prekindergarten programs in such private nonprofit schools when a majority of the children attending such schools are residents of the state of Connecticut. Such determination shall be based on the percentage of resident pupils enrolled in such school on October first, or the full school day immediately preceding such date, during the school year next prior to that in which the health services are to be provided. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require a town or district to provide such services to any child who is not a resident of this state. Such health services shall include the services of a school physician, school nurse and dental hygienist, provided such health services shall not include special education services which, if provided to public school students, would be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. For purposes of this section, a resident is a person with continuous and permanent physical presence within the state, except that temporary absences for short periods of time shall not affect the establishment of residency.
(b) Any town or regional school district providing such services for children attending such private schools shall be reimbursed by the state for a percentage of the amount paid from local tax revenues for such services as follows:
(1) The percentage of the amount paid from local tax revenues for such services reimbursed to a local board of education shall be determined by (A) ranking each town in the state in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; (B) based upon such ranking, (i) for reimbursement paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, a percentage of not less than forty-five or more than ninety shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except that for any town in which the number of children under the temporary family assistance program, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 10-262f, is greater than one per cent of the total population of the town, as defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, the percentage shall be not less than eighty, (ii) for reimbursement paid in the fiscal years ending June 30, 1991, to June 30, 2001, inclusive, a percentage of not less than ten or more than ninety shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except that for any town in which the number of children under the temporary family assistance program, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 10-262f, is greater than one per cent of the total population of the town, as defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, and for any town which has a wealth rank greater than thirty when towns are ranked pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and which provides such services to greater than one thousand five hundred children who are not residents of the town, the percentage shall be not less than eighty, and (iii) for reimbursement paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and each fiscal year thereafter, a percentage of not less than ten or more than ninety shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale, except that for any town in which the number of children under the temporary family assistance program, as defined in subdivision (17) of section 10-262f, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, was greater than one per cent of the total population of the town, as defined in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of section 10-261, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1997, and for any town which has a wealth rank greater than thirty when towns are ranked pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and which provides such services to greater than one thousand five hundred children who are not residents of the town, the percentage shall be not less than eighty.
(2) The percentage of the amount paid from local tax revenues for such services reimbursed to a regional board of education shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each town in the district by such town's ranking, as determined in subdivision (1) of this subsection, (B) adding together the figures determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such board shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank.
(c) Any town or regional school district which provides such services shall file an application for such reimbursement not later than the September fifteenth following the fiscal year in which the services were provided on a form to be provided by the State Board of Education. Payment shall be made not later than the following January fifteenth.
(d) (1) Upon written notification from the town or regional school district providing such services, the town of which children attending such private schools are residents shall pay to the town or regional school district which provided such services during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1989, a proportionate share of the average unreimbursed cost per child for providing such services. Such proportionate share shall be equal to (A) the difference between the amount paid by a town or regional school district for providing such services for children attending such private schools and the state grant received by or due to such town or regional school district pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for providing such services, divided by (B) the total number of children attending such private schools in the town or regional school district and multiplied by (C) the number of children who are residents of the town and who attend such private schools in the town or regional school district providing such services.
(2) Payment to a town or regional school district pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not make a town making such a payment eligible for reimbursement under the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.
(3) Upon written notification from the town or regional school district providing such services, any such private school shall pay to the town or regional school district which provided such services during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1989, the difference between the amount paid by the town or regional school district for providing such services for children attending such private school and the sum of (A) the state grant received by or due to such town or regional school district pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for providing such services, (B) payments received by or due to such town or regional school district pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection for providing such services and (C) the proportionate share of the average unreimbursed cost per child for providing such services to children who are residents of the town providing such services and who attend such private school, such share which shall be equal to (i) the difference between the amount paid by the town or regional school district for providing such services for children attending such private school and the state grant received by or due to such town or regional school district pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of this section for providing such services, divided by (ii) the total number of children attending such private school and multiplied by (iii) the number of children who are residents of the town providing such services and who attend such private school.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to the contrary, any town (1) in which more than four hundred children who are not residents of the state attend private nonprofit schools which are in the town and in which a majority of the children attending such schools are residents of the state and (2) for which the percentage of the amount paid from local tax revenues reimbursed to the local board of education pursuant to subsection (b) of this section is less than fifteen per cent may, at its discretion, provide such services to children in such private nonprofit schools who are not residents of the state.
(f) The pay of certificated personnel shall be subject to the rules and regulations providing for deduction for the state Teacher's Retirement Fund by the board of education of such town applicable to certificated teaching personnel in the public schools of such town. This subsection shall be retroactive to July 1, 1968.
(g) A town or regional school district may provide, at its own expense, the services of a school psychologist, speech remedial services, school social worker's services and special language teachers for non-English-speaking students to children attending private nonprofit schools in such town or district.
(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of this section.
(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for purposes of this section.
(1967, P.A. 481, S. 1, 2; 1969, P.A. 568, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 296, S. 1; P.A. 83-422, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-255, S. 10, 21; P.A. 85-249, S. 1, 3; P.A. 88-360, S. 23, 63; P.A. 89-355, S. 6, 20; P.A. 90-225, S. 3, 10; 90-325, S. 28, 32; 91-303, S. 15, 22; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-7, S. 8, 22; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 12, 165; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1, S. 9, 54; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 1; P.A. 04-257, S. 11; P.A. 05-245, S. 14; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 40; P.A. 11-48, S. 174; P.A. 13-247, S. 156; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 245; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 575; P.A. 19-117, S. 269; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 370.)
History: 1969 act added Subsec. (c) re deductions from pay of certificated personnel; 1972 act amended Subsec. (a) to require health and welfare services in private schools when majority of students from Connecticut rather than from the municipality in which private school located; P.A. 83-422 amended Subsec. (a) to provide for method of determining when a majority of children attending private schools are from the state, and to add language concerning provision of clerical, supervisory and administrative services necessary to offer health and welfare services; P.A. 84-255 amended Subsecs. (a) and (b) adding reference to regional school districts; P.A. 85-249 amended section to permit towns to provide health and welfare services to children in prekindergarten programs in private nonprofit schools, to clarify that such services do not include special education services and to add a definition of residency; P.A. 88-360 added Subsec. (d) re reimbursement for health and welfare services for children attending incorporated or endowed high schools or academies; P.A. 89-355 in Subsec. (a) made the determination of the number of resident children based on the number enrolled on October first rather than the average of those enrolled on October first and May first and made a technical change, in Subsec. (b) provided that reimbursement from the state be a percentage of the amount paid from local tax revenues rather than the full amount paid from such revenues, added new Subsec. (c) designation, added new Subsec. (d) re reimbursement from sending school districts and private schools, relettered Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (e) and deleted obsolete former Subsec. (d) re reimbursement for providing health and welfare services to children attending incorporated or endowed high schools or academies; P.A. 90-225 in Subsec. (b)(1) limited the 45% to 90% reimbursement scale to reimbursement paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, provided that for fiscal years thereafter the scale be 10% to 90% with a minimum of 80% for certain towns and made a technical change, in Subsec. (c) specified that applications be filed not later than September fifteenth and that payment be made not later than the following January fifteenth, in Subsec. (d) limited the payments to towns by other towns and private schools to payments for services during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1989, and inserted a new Subdiv. (2) designation making previous Subdiv. (2) Subdiv. (3) and in Subsec. (e) made a technical change; P.A. 90-325 added new Subsec. (e) re certain towns' discretionary powers to provide health and welfare services to nonresident children enrolled in private schools and relettered Subsec. (e) as (f); P.A. 91-303 in Subsec. (a) added language specifying that towns need not provide services to children who are not residents of this state; June Sp. Sess. 91-7 removed the requirement to provide welfare services, including the services of a school psychologist, speech remedial services, school social worker's services, special language teachers for non-English-speaking students, and such clerical supervisory and administrative services necessary to the provision of health and welfare services, and added Subsec. (g) re towns' discretionary power to provide certain services at their own expense; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 amended Subsec. (b) to replace references to aid to families with dependent children with temporary family assistance and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-1 amended Subsec. (b)(1) to limit Subpara. (B)(ii) to the fiscal years ending June 30, 1991, to June 30, 2001, inclusive, and to add Subpara. (B)(iii) re the fiscal years ending June 30, 2002, and June 30, 2003, effective July 1, 2001; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (b)(1) by making grant permanent, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 04-257 made technical changes in Subsec. (b)(1), effective June 14, 2004; P.A. 05-245 added new Subsec. (h) re proportional reduction of grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 added Subsec. (i) re proportional reduction of grants for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2009, effective July 1, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-48 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-247 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, effective July 1, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, effective July 1, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (i) to extend proportional reduction of grants through fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, effective July 1, 2021.
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Sec. 10-217b. Appropriation. Section 10-217b is repealed.
(1972, P.A. 296, S. 2; P.A. 78-218, S. 211.)
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Sec. 10-217c. Definitions. As used in sections 10-217d to 10-217g, inclusive:
(1) “Art or craft material” means any raw or processed material or manufactured product marketed or represented by the manufacturer as suitable for use in any phase of the creation of any work of visual or graphic art of any medium which (A) contains a carcinogenic substance, as defined in section 19a-329, or is a potential human carcinogen, as defined in this section, or contains a toxic substance which has been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart Z, Section 1910.1000, (B) is in a form that would expose users to the carcinogen, potential human carcinogen or toxic substance through ingestion, inhalation or absorption and (C) is used in a public primary or secondary school;
(2) “Medium” includes, but is not limited to, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, enamels, jewelry, stained glass, plastic sculpture, photographs, and leather and textile goods;
(3) “Package insert” means a display or written, printed or graphic matter upon a leaflet or suitable material accompanying the art or craft material; and
(4) “Potential human carcinogen” means any substance which does not meet the definition of human carcinogen, but for which there exists sufficient evidence of carcinogenity in animals, as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(P.A. 88-308, S. 1.)
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Sec. 10-217d. Warning labels. (a) On and after June 1, 1989, no person shall distribute, sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale for use in a public primary or secondary school any art or craft material unless such material bears a conspicuous label that says “WARNING” and includes, but is not limited to, the following information: (1) The name of each toxic substance, carcinogen or potential carcinogen contained in the material, including generic or chemical name, (2) the chronic and acute effects of exposure to such toxic substance, carcinogen or potential carcinogen and the symptoms of effect of such exposure, to the extent such information is available from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the United States Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the International Agency for Research on Cancer or the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and (3) a statement of safe use and storage for such art or craft material.
(b) The label shall be placed on the outside container or on a package insert which is easily legible.
(c) An art or craft material shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this section if the art or craft material complies with labeling standard D4236 of the American Society for Testing and Materials, as revised, unless the Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines that the label on the art or craft material does not properly warn of the dangers inherent in the use of the art or craft material.
(P.A. 88-308, S. 2; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 2003 a reference in Subsec. (a) to “United States Department of Health” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “United States Department of Health and Human Services” for accuracy); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
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Sec. 10-217e. Purchase of art or craft materials by local or regional school districts. On and after June 1, 1989, no art or craft material may be ordered or purchased by any local or regional school district for use by students in kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive, unless such art or craft material bears a label that meets the requirements of section 10-217d. Any art or craft material ordered or purchased before said date, which does not bear the label required under section 10-217d, may be used by students in kindergarten through grade twelve, inclusive.
(P.A. 88-308, S. 3.)
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Sec. 10-217f. Availability of lists of carcinogenic substances, potential human carcinogens and certain toxic substances. The Commissioner of Education shall make available to each local or regional school district a list of carcinogenic substances as defined in section 19a-329, potential human carcinogens as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the National Toxicology Program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and toxic substances which have been identified as an air contaminant under the Occupational Safety and Health Standards, Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Chapter XVII, Subpart 2, Section 1910.1000.
(P.A. 88-308, S. 4.)
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Sec. 10-217g. Exemptions. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-217d and 10-217e, if the Commissioner of Consumer Protection determines that a carcinogen, potential human carcinogen or toxic substance contained in any art or craft material cannot be ingested, inhaled or otherwise absorbed into the body during any reasonably foreseeable use of the material so as to pose adverse health effects, said commissioner may exempt such art or craft material from the provisions of said sections 10-217d and 10-217e.
(P.A. 88-308, S. 5; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-189, S. 1.)
History: June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.
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Sec. 10-217h. Connecticut School Health Survey; administration. (a) For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and biennially thereafter, the Department of Public Health shall administer the Connecticut School Health Survey to students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, provided the department receives funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for such purpose. The survey shall be based on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey developed by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The department shall provide guidelines to the local or regional board of education regarding the administration of the survey to those high schools selected at random by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Such local or regional board of education shall administer the survey to each high school selected to participate in the survey in accordance with the guidelines provided by the department, including, but not limited to, (1) the survey protocol as required by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (2) the requirement to provide parents the opportunity to exclude their children from the survey by denying permission in writing, on a form prescribed by the department, (3) the requirement for the survey to be anonymous and administered in a manner designed to protect student privacy, (4) the timeframe for completion of the survey, and (5) the process by which the results of such survey are to be submitted to the department.
(b) The department, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Education and any other agency or public interest group the department deems necessary, may develop additional survey questions to be included as part of the Connecticut School Health Survey that are relevant to the health concerns of high school students in the state.
(P.A. 22-87, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 22-87 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-217i. Connecticut School Health Survey; questions re risk of youths becoming victims of sexual assault or misconduct by an adult. Not later than October 1, 2022, the Child Advocate, in consultation with the Department of Public Health and the Department of Children and Families, shall develop and update, as necessary, questions designed to assess the risk of youths becoming victims of sexual assault or misconduct by an adult. Such questions shall be included as part of the Connecticut School Health Survey administered pursuant to section 10-217h.
(P.A. 22-87, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 22-87 effective July 1, 2022.
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Sec. 10-217j. Connecticut School Health Survey; policy and forms re notice. Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall develop for use by a local or regional board of education (1) a uniform policy concerning timely notification to the parents or guardians of students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, about the Connecticut School Health Survey not later than twenty-one calendar days prior to the date such board will be administering the survey at a high school governed by such board, and (2) a form to be distributed to parents or guardians for the purposes of the notification required pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section that includes, but is not limited to, (A) an explanation of the Connecticut School Health Survey and how a parent or guardian may opt out of such survey being administered to his or her child, and (B) the Internet link to the survey that will be administered.
(P.A. 22-87, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 22-87 effective May 24, 2022.
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