CT HB05550

Modifies mastery examination requirements for grades 3-11, including reading, writing, mathematics, and science assessments, with English language learners enrolled fewer than 20 school months excluded from accountability index calculations.

Delays professional educator certificate requirements from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2018, requiring new teachers to hold a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area after the effective date.

Establishes "Pipeline for Connecticut's Future" program allowing local or regional boards of education to partner with businesses to offer on-site training and course credit to students.

Restricts school employees from accessing student personal mobile electronic devices except when there is reasonable individualized suspicion of policy violation or imminent risk of injury, with strict limitations on data access and mandatory notification to parents within 24 hours.

Updates high school graduation credit requirements beginning with the class of 2022, increasing minimum credits from 20 to 25 with specific distributions across humanities, STEM, career and life skills, world languages, and requiring end-of-year examinations in five core courses.