Sec. 10-76q. Special education at regional vocational-technical schools.
Sec. 10-76q. Special education at regional vocational-technical schools. (a) The
State Board of Education, in accordance with regulations adopted by said board, shall:
(1) Provide the professional services necessary to identify, in accordance with section
10-76a, children requiring special education who are enrolled at state regional vocational-technical schools, in accordance with section 10-95; (2) identify each such child;
(3) determine the appropriateness of the state regional vocational-technical school for
the educational needs of each such child; (4) provide an appropriate educational program
for each such child; (5) maintain a record thereof; and (6) annually evaluate the progress
and accomplishments of special education programs at the state regional vocational-technical schools.
(b) Where it is deemed appropriate that a child enrolled in a state regional vocational-technical school receive special education, the parents or guardian of such child
shall have a right to the hearing and appeal process as provided for in section 10-76h.
(c) If a planning and placement team determines that a student requires special
education services which preclude such student's participation in the vocational education program offered by a regional vocational-technical school, the student shall be
referred to the board of education in the town in which the student resides for the development of an individualized educational program and such board of education shall be
responsible for the implementation and financing of such program.
(P.A. 78-259, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-281, S. 4, 6; P.A. 06-18, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 99-281 added Subsec. (c) re determination that special education services required by a student preclude
participation in vocational-technical school program, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 06-18 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing
"suitable" with "appropriate" and making conforming changes, effective July 1, 2006.
Cited. 179 C. 694. Cited. 228 C. 699. Cited. 229 C. 1.