CT HB06508

Local and regional boards of education may authorize virtual or remote learning instruction for grades 9-12 beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, provided they specify attendance requirements.

Virtual and remote learning instruction shall be counted as actual school sessions toward the minimum 180-day requirement and 900 hours of annual instruction for grades 1-12.

School districts may count no more than 7 hours of actual school work per day toward the annual requirement, with special provisions allowing half-day kindergarten sessions during weather delays.

The State Board of Education must amend definitions of "excused absence" and "unexcused absence" by July 1, 2021 to exclude virtual or remote learning sessions conducted under this law.