Section 10-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Education Mandate Review Advisory Council generally(a) There is established the Education Mandate Review Advisory Council. The council shall advise and provide annual reports to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on the cost and implementation of existing education mandates on local and regional boards of education, as well as the impact of any proposals relating to additions or revisions to such education mandates. Such annual reports may include, but need not be limited to, (1) a review of education mandates on local and regional boards of education in the general statutes and the regulations of Connecticut state agencies for the purpose of identifying those mandates that may be burdensome or have the effect of limiting or restricting the provision of instruction or services to students, including a detailed analysis of each such mandate so identified, the specific statutory or regulation citation for such mandate and how such mandate is imposed on a board of education, and (2) any recommendations regarding the repeal of or amendment to any such sections of the general statutes or regulations of Connecticut state agencies.(b) The council shall consist of the following members: (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education;(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents;(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of Schools;(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Association of School Business Officials;(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a member of a local or regional board of education;(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a representative of the Connecticut Federation of School Administrators;(7) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who shall be a paraeducator in a public school in this state;(8) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who shall be a teacher in a public school in this state;(9) One appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who shall be a paraeducator in a public school in this state; and(10) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, who shall be a teacher in a public school in this state.(c) All initial appointments to the council shall be made not later than August 1, 2024. The initial terms for the members appointed shall terminate on January 31, 2029. Terms following the initial terms shall be for five years. Any member of the council may serve more than one term. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the council from among the members of the council. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the council, which shall be held not later than October 1, 2024.(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education shall serve as administrative staff of the council.(f) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the council shall develop and submit an annual report on its review of the implementation and cost of statutory and regulatory education mandates on local and regional boards of education. Such annual report shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) a review of all existing education mandates required by state law, (2) the costs incurred by local and regional boards of education resulting from the implementation of such education mandates, and (3) how such education mandates are being implemented by local and regional boards of education, including, but not limited to, the manner in which and how often such education mandate is being implemented. The council shall submit such report, and any recommendations for legislation, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and the Commissioner of Education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-NEW
Added by P.A. 24-0045,S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2024 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2024.