Sec. 10-66n. Grants for identifying and disseminating information re exemplary classroom projects.
Sec. 10-66n. Grants for identifying and disseminating information re exemplary classroom projects. (a) The Department of Education shall establish a grant
program in each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated to identify and disseminate
information regarding exemplary classroom projects.
(b) Regional educational service centers may apply for grants under this section at
such time and on such forms as the Commissioner of Education prescribes. The grants
shall be used to identify exemplary classroom projects in the local and regional schools
within their respective districts and disseminate information state-wide regarding the
identified projects.
(c) Within the availability of funds, the amount to which each regional educational
service center shall be entitled in each fiscal year shall be determined by multiplying
the total amount appropriated for such fiscal year by the ratio of the number of full-time
equivalent staff members, certified pursuant to section 10-145, in each region, to the
total number of such certified staff members in the state. If the commissioner finds that
any such grant is being used for purposes which are not in conformity with the purposes
of this section, the commissioner may require repayment of the grant to the state.
(d) Each regional educational service center shall prepare a financial statement of
expenditures and an annual project report. The report shall describe project activities
and the degree to which the project met its goals and objectives. Such financial statements and reports shall be submitted to the department on or before September first of
the fiscal year immediately following each fiscal year in which the regional educational
service center participates in the grant program. Not later than January 15, 1989, the
State Board of Education shall report to the committee of the General Assembly having
cognizance of matters relating to education concerning the operation and effectiveness
of the programs funded under this section.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 34, 58; P.A. 03-76, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 03-76 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 3, 2003.