§ 10-144d — Advisory Council for Teacher Professional Standards.

Connecticut § 10-144d

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 10: Education and Culture
• Ch. 165: (The University of Connecticut) Advisory Council for Professional Standards

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(a) For purposes of this section “teacher” means a certified professional employee who is employed by a local or regional board of education (1) in a position requiring a teaching or other certificate issued by the State Board of Education but who is not in a position requiring an intermediate administrator or supervisor certificate, or the equivalent thereof, and (2) whose administrative or supervisory duties, if any, equal less than fifty per cent of the assigned time of such employee. (b) There is established the Connecticut Advisory Council for Teacher Professional Standards. The council shall be composed of nineteen members as follows: (1) The Governor shall appoint one public member who shall represent business and industry; the State Board of Education shall appoint two members, both of whom shall be a member of the faculty or administration of a State Board of Education approved teacher preparation program; the president pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a school administrator employed by a local or regional board of education; the speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a parent or guardian of a child attending a public elementary or secondary school; the majority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a member of a local or regional board of education; the majority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a school superintendent; the minority leader of the Senate shall appoint one member who shall be a parent of a child attending a secondary school; the minority leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint one member who shall be a superintendent for a regional school district; the Connecticut Education Association shall appoint four members who shall be classroom teachers at the time of their appointment and during the term of their membership on the council, two of whom shall be elementary school teachers, one of whom shall be a special education teacher and one of whom shall be a secondary school teacher; and the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut shall appoint four members who shall be classroom teachers at the time of their appointment and during the term of their membership on the council, two of whom shall be secondary school teachers, one of whom shall be an elementary school teacher and one of whom shall be a special education teacher; and (2) the Teacher of the Year for the prior year and the current Teacher of the Year. All appointments shall be made and the names of the persons appointed shall be submitted to the Commissioner of Education not later than October 1, 1990. (c) The initial terms for the members appointed by the Governor, the State Board of Education and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives, two of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association and one of the members appointed by the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut shall terminate on September 30, 1991. The initial terms for all other members shall terminate on September 30, 1992. Terms following the initial terms shall be for three years, except that terms following the initial terms for the members appointed by the Governor and the State Board of Education, and terms following the initial terms for two of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association, shall terminate on September 30, 1993; and terms following the initial terms for the members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate and terms following the initial terms for one of the members appointed by the Connecticut Education Association shall terminate on September 30, 1994; thereafter, terms for such appointees shall be for three years. Any appointments made on or after July 1, 2023, shall be for three years. (d) The Commissioner of Education shall convene the first meeting of the council not later than November 15, 1990. The council shall establish its procedures and shall select from its membership a chairperson who shall be a classroom teacher. (e) The council shall (1) advise the Commissioner of Education and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education concerning teacher recruitment, teacher retention, teacher professional development, teacher assessment and evaluation, teacher professional discipline, the equitable distribution of teachers, diversity of the teaching workforce, special education, testing and assessment of students, school safety and social-emotional learning; (2) share perspectives on the impact of proposed policies and initiatives on classroom practice with the commissioner and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education; (3) provide suggestions and feedback on guidance to be sent to school districts related to the implementation of such policies and initiatives with the commissioner; and (4) report to the commissioner and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education not later than January 15, 1991, and annually thereafter, on its activities and recommendations, if any, concerning the condition of the teaching profession.

Legislative History

(P.A. 90-324, S. 6, 13; P.A. 93-353, S. 20, 52; P.A. 01-173, S. 14, 67; P.A. 17-68, S. 5; P.A. 23-159, S. 8; P.A. 24-29, S. 2; 24-41, S. 9.) History: P.A. 93-353 amended Subsec. (c) to extend the terms following the initial terms from two to three years and added the exceptions, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 01-173 amended Subsec. (b) to make a technical change to update the name of one of the appointing teacher organizations, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 17-68 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “Connecticut Federation of Educational and Professional Employees” with “American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut”, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “Connecticut State Federation of Teachers” with “American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut”, and amended Subsec. (e)(1) by adding “teacher retention”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 23-159 amended Subsec. (b) by increasing total number of members from 17 to 19, designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amending same to substantially revise the appointments of members and adding Subdiv. (2) re Teachers of the Year, amended Subsec. (c) by adding provision re appointments made on or after July 1, 2023, shall be for 3 years, and amended Subsec. (e) by deleting former Subdiv. (4) re development of code of professional responsibility for teachers not later than September 30, 1991, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-29 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective May 21, 2024; P.A. 24-41 amended Subsec. (e) by replacing “State Board of Education, the Governor” with “Commissioner of Education”, deleting “teacher preparation” and “teacher certification” and adding “the equitable distribution of teachers, diversity of the teaching workforce, special education, testing and assessment of students, school safety and social-emotional learning” in Subdiv. (1), deleting former Subdiv. (2) re review and comment on regulations and standards concerning approval of teacher preparation programs and teacher certification, adding new Subdiv. (2) re sharing perspectives on impact of proposed policies and initiatives on classroom practice, adding new Subdiv. (3) re provide suggestions and feedback on guidance to be sent to school districts related to implementation of such policies and initiatives, and redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4) and amended same by replacing “State Board of Education, the Governor” with “commissioner”, effective July 1, 2024.