Section 10-15c - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Discrimination in public schools prohibited. School attendance by five-year-olds(a) The public schools shall be open to all children five years of age and over who reach age five on or before the first day of January of any school year, and each such child shall have, and shall be so advised by the appropriate school authorities, an equal opportunity to participate in the activities, programs and courses of study offered in such public schools, at such time as the child becomes eligible to participate in such activities, programs and courses of study, without discrimination on account of race, as defined in section 46a-51, color, sex, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or disability; provided boards of education may, by vote at a meeting duly called, admit to any school children under five years of age.(b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to amend other provisions of the general statutes with respect to curricula, facilities or extracurricular activities.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-15c
(P.A. 78-218, S. 10; P.A. 79-128, S. 12, 36; P.A. 80-405, S. 1, 4; P.A. 81-472, S. 10, 159; P.A. 88-360, S. 3, 63; P.A. 97-247 , S. 6 , 27 ; P.A. 11-55 , S. 8 .)
Amended by P.A. 21-0002, S. 405 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Special Session, eff. 6/23/2021.Amended by P.A. 11-0055, S. 8 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments. Cited. 187 Conn. 187 ; 195 Conn. 24 ; 238 Conn. 1 .