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CT SB00999

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/8/2013

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

Senate

2013 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires new school districts or state charter schools to notify the previous school within two business days of student enrollment and receive student records within ten business days of notification.

  • Establishes a penalty of $100 per day imposed by the Commissioner of Education for schools failing to transfer records after the tenth business day, with discretion to waive for good cause.

  • Applies record transfer requirements to students transferring from Unified School Districts #1, #2, or #3, with a ten business day notification deadline to the unified school district.

  • Requires new schools to credit students for all instruction received at the previous school within thirty days of receiving education records.

  • Mandates immediate enrollment of students transferring from Unified School Districts #1, #2, or #3, with students returning to their original district placed in the school they previously attended if the grade level is appropriate.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Timely Transfer Of Student Records.

Last Action

House Calendar Number 558

5/9/2013

Committee Referrals

Appropriations4/24/2013
Education2/27/2013

Full Bill Text

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