§ 10-67 — Definitions.

Connecticut § 10-67

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 10: Education and Culture
• Ch. 164: Educational Opportunities

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As used in this section and sections 10-69 to 10-71a, inclusive, and 10-73a to 10-73c, inclusive: (1) “Adult” means any person seventeen years of age or older who is not enrolled in a public elementary or secondary school program or a student enrolled in school who was assigned to an adult class pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-233d or section 10-73d ; (2) “Adult class” or “adult education activity” means a class or education activity designed primarily for adults; (3) “Adult education credit” means not fewer than forty-eight instructional hours; (4) “Cooperating eligible entity” means any corporation or other business entity, nonprofit organization, private career school authorized pursuant to sections 10a-22a to 10a-22o , inclusive, institution of higher education authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-34 , technical education and career school or library that provides classes or services specified under subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , in conformance with the program standards applicable to boards of education, through a written cooperative arrangement with a local or regional board of education or regional educational service center; (5) “Cooperating school district” means a school district which does not establish or maintain classes or programs pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , but which provides such classes or programs through a written cooperative arrangement with a providing school district; (6) “Eligible costs for adult education” means the result obtained by subtracting from the eligible expenditures incurred for programs and services provided by a board of education or a regional educational service center pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , the total amount of any funds expended for such programs and services from other state or federal sources and tuition received for nonresident adult students; (7) “Eligible expenditure” means expenditures, or that portion thereof, directly attributable to programs and services required pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 and not otherwise eligible for reimbursement from any other state grant for: (A) Teachers, including teacher aides; (B) administration, including the director; (C) clerical assistance; (D) printing; (E) instructional materials and equipment, including computer equipment; (F) program supplies; (G) facility rental other than for facilities provided by a local or regional board of education pursuant to section 10-70 ; (H) staff development; (I) counselors; (J) transportation; (K) security; and (L) child care services; (8) “Providing school district” means the school district or regional educational service center in which classes or programs are established and maintained pursuant to subparagraph (A) of subsection (a) of section 10-69 , provided the provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the provisions of section 10-66e or 10-66f relating to payments to a regional educational service center.

Legislative History

(1949 Rev., S. 1385; P.A. 81-397, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1, S. 29, 58; P.A. 88-360, S. 58, 63; P.A. 95-259, S. 5, 32; P.A. 96-244, S. 9, 63; P.A. 03-100, S. 1, 2; P.A. 06-150, S. 19; P.A. 12-59, S. 3; 12-116, S. 87; 12-120, S. 8; P.A. 17-237, S. 51; P.A. 22-123, S. 8.) History: P.A. 81-397 defined “eligible costs for adult education” and “eligible expenditures” in new Subsecs. (b) and (c); May Sp. Sess. P.A. 86-1 redefined “eligible costs for adult education” by substituting “payment” for “tuition or fees” and redefined “eligible expenditure” by adding Subdivs. (8) to (12), inclusive; P.A. 88-360 in Subsec. (c) added provisions re computer equipment in Subdiv. (5) and made a technical change in Subdiv. (1); P.A. 95-259 deleted definition of “pupil clock hour”, added definitions of “adult”, “adult class”, “adult education credit”, “cooperating eligible entity”, “cooperating school district”, “providing school district”, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-244 made technical changes in definition of “eligible costs for adult education” and redefined “eligible expenditure” to specify “equipment” in Subpara. (E) and to increase the cap for computer equipment from 1% to 5%, effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 03-100 amended Subdiv. (1) by changing reference from a person “no longer enrolled” to a person “not enrolled” and amended Subdiv. (7)(E) by deleting provision limiting the eligibility of expenditures for computer equipment, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 06-150 amended Subdiv. (4) to extend applicability to schools authorized pursuant to new Secs. 10a-22 l to 10a-22o, inclusive; P.A. 12-59 made technical changes in Subdivs. (4) to (8), effective May 31, 2012; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical school” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high school” in Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 12-120 amended Subdiv. (1) to redefine “adult” by replacing “sixteen” with “seventeen” and replacing “over” with “older”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 17-237 amended Subdiv. (4) by replacing “technical high school” with “technical education and career school”, effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 22-123 redefined “cooperating eligible entity” in Subdiv. (4), effective July 1, 2022.