Substitute Senate Bill No. 812 Summary

• Revises the definition of "private provider of special education services" to clarify that it applies to private schools, agencies, or institutions receiving state or local funds for students with individualized education programs or individual services plans.

• Updates school governance council composition requirements for high schools and elementary/middle schools to clarify membership language, specifying voting and non-voting member roles for parents, teachers, community leaders, principals, and students.

• Modifies child care center regulations to update references from "parents" to "parent or guardian" throughout immunization requirements, medical administration authorizations, and allergy/asthma medication policies.

• Changes notification requirements for physical plant regulations from the Connecticut Law Journal to the eRegulations System for child care centers and group child care homes.

• Removes references to the "Commissioner on Aging" from the definition of "department head" and adds the Commissioner of Early Childhood and executive director of the Office of Health Strategy to department listings, with provisions for the Technical Education and Career System effective July 1, 2020.