Sec. 10-145d. State board regulations for teacher certificates. Certification of school business administrators; membership in teachers' retirement system; applicability of teacher tenure law. Cer
Sec. 10-145d. State board regulations for teacher certificates. Certification of
school business administrators; membership in teachers' retirement system; applicability of teacher tenure law. Certification of computer science teachers. Endorsement to teach elementary education and comprehensive special education. Teaching experience in birth-to-three programs. Certification of marital and family
therapists. (a) The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 10-144o, 10-145a to 10-145d, inclusive, 10-145f and 10-146b. Such regulations shall provide for (1)
the establishment of an appeal panel to review any decision to deny the issuance of a
certificate authorized under said section 10-145b; (2) the establishment of requirements
for subject area endorsements; (3) the extension of the time to complete requirements
for certificates under said section 10-145b; (4) the establishment of requirements for
administrator and supervisor certificates; (5) the composition of, and the procedures to
be utilized by, the assessment teams in implementing the beginning educator program;
(6) procedures and criteria for issuing certificates to persons whose certificates have
lapsed or persons with non-public-school or out-of-state teaching experience; (7) the
criteria for defining a major course of study; (8) a requirement that on and after July 1,
1993, in order to be eligible to obtain an initial educator certificate with an elementary
endorsement, each person be required to complete a survey course in United States
history comprised of not fewer than three semester hours; and (9) a requirement that on
and after July 1, 2004, in order to be eligible to obtain an initial educator certificate with
an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement, each
person be required to complete a comprehensive reading instruction course comprised
of not less than six semester hours. Such regulations may provide for exceptions to
accommodate specific certification endorsement areas.
(b) The State Board of Education shall, pursuant to chapter 54, adopt regulations
to provide standards for the certification of school business administrators. Such regulations shall make provision for certification requirements to be met by either (1) completion of prescribed courses of study or (2) such other experience as the state board shall
deem appropriate for the position of school business administrator. Any person serving
in the position of school business administrator on July 1, 1983, shall be considered as
having met all requirements for certification. The regulations shall also contain standards
to certify individuals who hold certification from a state other than Connecticut.
(c) Any individual certified as a school business administrator after July 1, 1983,
pursuant to regulations adopted by the State Board of Education in accordance with
the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall not be deemed to be eligible for
membership in the teachers' retirement system solely by reason of such certification,
provided any such individual who holds a regular teacher's certificate issued by the
State Board of Education shall not be excluded from membership in said system.
(d) Any individual certified as a school business administrator pursuant to regulations adopted by the state board in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of
this section, shall not be deemed to be included in the definition of "teacher" in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-151 solely by reason of such certification, provided any such individual who holds a regular teacher's certificate issued by the State
Board of Education and is employed as a teacher, principal, supervisor or school superintendent shall not be excluded from such definition.
(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter
54, to provide standards for the certification of computer science teachers. Such regulations shall make provision for certification requirements to be met by either (1) completion of prescribed courses of study, or (2) such other experience as the state board shall
deem appropriate.
(f) An endorsement to teach elementary education grades one to six, inclusive, shall
be valid for grades kindergarten to six, inclusive, and an endorsement to teach comprehensive special education grades one to twelve, inclusive, shall be valid for grades
kindergarten to twelve, inclusive.
(g) For the purposes of issuance of certificates, permits and authorizations by the
State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-149, inclusive,
teaching experience in approved nonpublic schools shall include teaching experience
in birth-to-three programs approved by the Department of Developmental Services.
(h) Not later than June 1, 2008, the State Board of Education shall, in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 54, adopt regulations to provide standards for the certification of marital and family therapists employed by local or regional boards of education.
Such regulations shall include certification requirements to be met by (1) licensure as
a marital and family therapist under section 20-195c, and (2) such other experience as
the State Board of Education deems appropriate for the position of marital and family
therapist in a school system.
(P.A. 74-331, S. 6, 7; P.A. 83-423, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-255, S. 8, 21; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 24, 58; P.A. 87-499, S.
8, 34; P.A. 89-237, S. 10, 11; P.A. 98-243, S. 14, 25; P.A. 00-187, S. 39, 75; P.A. 03-168, S. 3, 4; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A.
03-6, S. 33; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); 07-241, S. 7.)
History: P.A. 83-423 added Subsecs. (b) and (c) requiring state board to adopt regulations for the certification of school
business administrators specifying that eligibility for membership in the teachers' retirement system shall not be based
solely on such certification as a school business administrator; P.A. 84-255 added Subsec. (d) concerning applicability of
teacher tenure law to individuals certified as school business administrators; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1 in Subsec. (a) added
Subdivs. (1) to (7), inclusive, re content of regulations; P.A. 87-499 in Subsec. (a) provided that the state board of education
adopt regulations re certificate definitions and testing for prospective teachers and that it may, by regulation, provide for
exceptions for specific certification endorsement areas; P.A. 89-237 added new Subsec. (a)(8) requiring the completion
of a survey course in United States history in order to be eligible to obtain certain initial educator certificates; (Revisor's
note: In 1993 an obsolete reference in Subsec. (a) to "subsection (a) of section 10-146f" was deleted since Sec. 10-146f
is repealed); P.A. 98-243 amended Subsec. (a)(8) to make a technical change and added Subsec. (a)(9) re requirement for
comprehensive reading instruction course in order to be eligible to obtain certain initial educator certificates, effective
July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-187 added Subsec. (e) re certification of computer science teachers, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 03-168 amended Subsec. (a)(9) by substituting "July 1, 2004" for "July 1, 2003", effective July 1, 2003, and added new
Subsecs. (f) and (g) re endorsements to teach elementary education and comprehensive special education and re experience
in birth-to-three programs, effective June 26, 2003; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (f) by adding references
to grades one to six and one to twelve, effective August 20, 2003; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Department of Mental Retardation"
was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Department of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-241, added editorially by the Revisors as Subsec. (h), required adoption of regulations re certification standards for marital
and family therapists employed by boards of education, effective July 1, 2007.
See Sec. 4d-86 re state-wide standard for teacher and administrator competency in use of technology for instructional
purposes.
Cited. 240 C. 119.
Cited. 5 CA 253.
Subsec. (a):
Cited. 210 C. 286.