Section 10-295-12 - Paraprofessional training(a) The agency may offer Braille instruction classes to paraprofessionals employed or contracted by LEAs. Priority for participation shall be granted first to paraprofessionals who are assigned to work directly with BESB-eligible students and who are endorsed by their school district and the agency.(b) Upon request of the LEA, the agency may reimburse the full cost of any substitute paraprofessional brought in to cover the time period when a paraprofessional assigned to a BESB-eligible student is participating in Braille instruction classes sponsored by the agency. A written request from the TVI and the Special Education Director of the LEA in advance of each day of substitute paraprofessional coverage and an estimate of the cost for the substitute hours for each day are required. When it is known in advance that a substitute will be needed for coverage for more than one day, the request may encompass all of the eligible days. Upon completion of the substitute hours for each approved day, the LEA shall submit a billing invoice verifying the actual cost incurred.(c) The agency may also pay for the mileage costs of the paraprofessional participating in Braille instruction classes. Such reimbursement shall be paid directly to the LEA at the state-approved mileage reimbursement rate for actual miles incurred for a round trip from the school to the training location. Such requests shall be submitted by the LEA in writing in advance of participation in each Braille instruction class and may encompass more than one day. The request will state the total mileage estimated for the participation in the classes. Upon completion of each training session, the LEA shall submit invoices for the round trip mileage incurred.(d) The agency may reimburse paraprofessionals who participate in the Braille instruction classes and who are required by their school district to take accrued leave time, such as vacation or personal leave but excluding educational or professional development leave, or who are otherwise not compensated directly by the school district for the hours required for participation at Braille instruction classes sponsored by the agency for the actual cash value of vacation leave, personal leave or lost wages. In these circumstances, the Special Education Director of the LEA shall submit, in advance of the paraprofessional's participation, a written attestation of the paraprofessional's lost wages or of the requirement that vacation or personal leave time must be used by the paraprofessional to participate in the Braille instruction classes. Such written certification shall include the hourly wage rate of the paraprofessional and the total number of hours of wages lost or hours of accrued leave charged. Upon completion of each training session for which the school district has not provided direct compensation to the paraprofessional, the paraprofessional seeking reimbursement from the agency shall submit an invoice that includes the date of the session.(e) BESB may terminate the participation of a paraprofessional in agency training who does not demonstrate satisfactory progress or continuous and sequential participation in the Braille instruction classes.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 10-295-12