Section 10-220h - Transfer of student records(a) When a student enrolls in a school in a new school district or in a new state charter school, the new school district or new state charter school shall provide written notification of such enrollment to the school district in which the student previously attended school or the state charter school the student previously attended not later than two business days after the student enrolls. The school district in which the student previously attended school or the state charter school that the student previously attended (1) shall transfer the student's education records to the new school district or new state charter school no later than ten days after receipt of such notification, and (2) if the student's parent or guardian did not give written authorization for the transfer of such records, shall send notification of the transfer to the parent or guardian at the same time that it transfers the records.(b) In the case of a student placed in any juvenile justice facility and any incarcerated student being educated under the oversight of the administrative unit established pursuant to section 17a-3b, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall immediately upon placement of such student in such facility or under incarceration, inform the student's previous school of such placement. The school district in which the student previously attended school or the state charter school that the student previously attended shall, not later than five days after notification of such placement or incarceration, transfer the student's education records to the administrative unit.(c) In the case of a student who transfers from Unified School District #1, Unified School District #2 or the administrative unit established pursuant to section 17a-3b, the new school district or new state charter school shall provide written notification of such enrollment to Unified School District #1, Unified School District #2 or the administrative unit established pursuant to section 17a-3b, immediately upon the date of enrollment. The unified school district or the administrative unit established pursuant to section 17a-3b, shall, not later than five days after receipt of notification of enrollment from the new school district or new state charter school, transfer the records of the student to the new school district or new state charter school.(d) The new school district or new state charter school shall, not later than thirty days after receiving the student's education records, credit the student for all instruction received in Unified School District #1, Unified School District #2 or the administrative unit established pursuant to section 17a-3b.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-220h
( P.A. 00-220 , S. 1 , 43 ; P.A. 06-192 , S. 1 ; P.A. 07-38 , S. 1 ; P.A. 08-50 , S. 1 ; P.A. 11-115 , S. 2 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0042, S. 3 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 21-0174, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 11-0115, S. 2 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2011.