Part I - TEACHERS

Section 10-144o - Definitions
Section 10-145 - Certificate necessary to employment. Forfeiture for noncompliance. Substitute teachers
Section 10-145a - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] (Formerly Sec. 10-146). Specific components of teacher preparation programs
Section 10-145a - [Effective 7/1/2025] (Formerly Sec. 10-146). Specific components of teacher preparation programs
Section 10-145b - Teaching certificates
Section 10-145c - [Repealed]
Section 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. Applicability of elementary education and comprehensive special education endorsements to certain grade levels. Teaching experience in birth-to-three programs. Certification of marital and family therapists. Requirement re reading instruction examination and program of study in dyslexia for certain endorsements
Section 10-145e - [Repealed]
Section 10-145f - Testing for prospective teachers
Section 10-145g - Regulations
Section 10-145h - Requirements for certification as a bilingual education teacher
Section 10-145i - Limitation on issuance and reissuance of certificates, authorizations or permits to certain individuals
Section 10-145j - Employment of national corps of teachers' training program graduates
Section 10-145k - Issuance of international teacher permit
Section 10-145l - Waiver from subject area major requirements for certain teachers
Section 10-145m - Resident teacher certificate
Section 10-145n - Issuance of adjunct instructor permit
Section 10-145o - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Teacher education and mentoring program. Administration. Three-year plan. Instructional modules. Data system. Guidelines
Section 10-145o - [Effective 7/1/2025] Teacher education and mentoring program. Administration. Three-year plan. Instructional modules. Data system. Guidelines
Section 10-145p - Alternate route to certification programs for school administrators. Requirements; exception. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion
Section 10-145q - Issuance of charter school educator permit
Section 10-145r - Survey on reading instruction
Section 10-145s - Distinguished educator designation
Section 10-145t - Alternate route to certification programs for school support staff. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion
Section 10-145u - Requirements for certification as a teacher at a technical education and career school
Section 10-145v - Information and guidance re requirements for endorsement area of occupational subjects in vocational-technical schools
Section 10-145w - Alternate route to certification programs for persons from an alternate profession. Requirements. Issuance of initial educator certificate upon completion
Section 10-145x - Memorandum of understanding with teacher licensure assessment vendors re provision of licensure examinations. Department to provide educational materials to assist eligible applicants
Section 10-145y - Career and technical pathways instructor permit
Section 10-145z - Issuance of adjunct professor permit
Section 10-145aa - Use of edTPA limited to accountability tool
Section 10-146 - Transferred
Section 10-146a - [Repealed]
Section 10-146b - Extension of period to complete requirements for teaching certificate. Renewal of certificate, authorization or permit that expires while holder is on active duty with armed forces of United States or ordered out with National Guard. Exceptions
Section 10-146c - Reciprocity agreements, interstate agreements and recognition statement to facilitate educator certification
Section 10-146d and 10-146e - [Repealed]
Section 10-146f - [Repealed]
Section 10-146g - Teachers of specialized courses
Section 10-146h - Report re quality of teacher preparation programs
Section 10-146i - Military spouse teacher permit
Section 10-146j - Educator apprenticeship initiative
Section 10-147 and 10-148 - [Repealed]
Section 10-148a - Professional development for certified employees
Section 10-148b - Professional development program re scientifically-based reading research and instruction
Section 10-148c - Subject matter to be made available to boards of education for in-service training programs
Section 10-148d - Professional development for paraeducators
Section 10-149 - Qualifications for athletic coaches of intramural and interscholastic athletics
Section 10-149a - Felony conviction or fine pursuant to mandated reporting provisions. Notification by state's attorney
Section 10-149b - Concussions: Training courses for coaches. Education plan. Informed consent form. Development or approval by State Board of Education. Revocation of coaching permit
Section 10-149c - Student athletes and concussions. Removal from athletic activities. Notification of parent or legal guardian. Revocation of coaching permit
Section 10-149d - Athletic directors. Definitions. Qualifications and hiring. Duties
Section 10-149e - School districts to collect and report occurrences of concussions. Report by Commissioner of Public Health
Section 10-149f - Sudden cardiac arrest awareness education program. Consent form
Section 10-149g - Coaches to annually review cardiac arrest education program. Revocation of coaching permit. Immunity from suit and liability
Section 10-149h - Exertional heat illness awareness education program
Section 10-150 and 10-150a - [Repealed]
Section 10-151 - Employment of teachers. Definitions. Tenure. Notice and hearing on failure to renew or termination of contract. Appeal
Section 10-151a - Access of teacher to supervisory records and reports in personnel file
Section 10-151b - Teacher evaluations. Teacher evaluation and support program; development; adoption; implementation; guidelines
Section 10-151c - Nondisclosure of records of teacher performance and evaluation. Exceptions
Section 10-151d - Performance Evaluation Advisory Council. Responsibilities
Section 10-151e - Disclosure of teacher records for purposes of an investigation of child abuse or neglect
Section 10-151f - [Repealed]
Section 10-151g - [Repealed]
Section 10-151h - Training and orientation programs for educators re teacher evaluation and support program
Section 10-151i - Audits of teacher evaluation and support programs
Section 10-151j - Exit surveys for certain teachers
Section 10-152 - [Repealed]
Section 10-153 - Discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity or expression or marital status prohibited
Section 10-153a - Rights concerning professional organization and negotiations. Duty of fair representation. Annual service fees negotiable item
Section 10-153b - Selection of teachers' representatives
Section 10-153c - Disputes as to elections
Section 10-153d - Meeting between board of education and fiscal authority required. Duty to negotiate. Procedure if legislative body rejects contract
Section 10-153e - Prohibited practices of employers, employees and representatives. Hearing before State Board of Labor Relations. Appeal. Penalty
Section 10-153f - Mediation and arbitration of disagreements
Section 10-153g - Negotiations concerning salaries, hours and other conditions of employment unaffected by special acts, charters, ordinances
Section 10-153h - [Repealed]
Section 10-153i - Designation of statutory agent for service of process
Section 10-153j - The making of service of process, notice or demand
Section 10-153k - Teacher Negotiation Act applies to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies
Section 10-153l - Applicability of employment of teachers statute and teacher negotiation law to incorporated or endowed high schools or academies
Section 10-153m - Payment of attorney's fees in proceedings to vacate or confirm teacher grievance arbitration awards
Section 10-153n - Applicability of employment of teachers statute and teacher negotiation law to the Gilbert School in Winchester
Section 10-153o - Review of performance of arbitration panel members
Section 10-153p to 10-153r - [Repealed]
Section 10-153s - Negotiation, arbitration and ratification of turnaround plans for commissioner's network schools
Section 10-153t - Turnaround plan referees
Section 10-154 - [Repealed]
Section 10-154a - Professional communications between teacher or nurse and student. Surrender of physical evidence obtained from students
Section 10-155 - Emergency teacher training program
Section 10-155a to 10-155c - [Repealed]
Section 10-155d - Preparation of teachers. Alternate route programs for teachers, administrators and early childhood education teachers
Section 10-155e - [Repealed]
Section 10-155f - Residency requirement prohibited
Section 10-155g - Educational Excellence Trust Fund
Section 10-155h - [Repealed]
Section 10-155i - [Repealed]
Section 10-155j - Development of paraprofessionals
Section 10-155k - School Paraeducator Advisory Council
Section 10-155l - Minority teacher recruitment
Section 10-155m - Promotion of teaching profession as career option to high school students
Section 10-155n to 10-155q - [Repealed]
Section 10-155r and 10-155s - Reserved for future use
Section 10-155t to 10-155bb - [Repealed]
Section 10-155cc - Definitions
Section 10-155dd to 10-155gg - [Repealed]
Section 10-156 - Sick leave
Section 10-156a - Duty-free lunch period
Section 10-156b - Tenure and sick leave rights of teacher on regionalization of school and on dissolution of regional school district
Section 10-156c - Military leave
Section 10-156d - Reemployment after military leave
Section 10-156e - Employees of boards of education permitted to serve as elected officials; exception
Section 10-156f to 10-156z - Reserved for future use
Section 10-156aa - Task force re minority teacher recruitment, preparation and retention
Section 10-156bb - Increasing Educator Diversity Policy Oversight Council
Section 10-156cc - Report re effectiveness of minority teacher recruitment programs
Section 10-156dd - Student survey re minority teacher recruitment programs
Section 10-156ee - Duties re recruitment of diverse educators
Section 10-156ff - Strategies and utilization of resources for the hiring and employment of diverse teachers and administrators
Section 10-156gg - Minority candidate certification, retention or residency year program
Section 10-156hh - Completion of video training module re implicit bias and anti-bias in hiring process for certain school district employees
Section 10-156ii - Aspiring educators diversity scholarship program
Section 10-156jj - Increasing educator diversity plans: Submission; review; approval; revision; implementation; made available