Connecticut § 10-21o - Model program for paraeducator training for high school students.
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§ 10-21o. Model program for paraeducator training for high school students.
Sec. 10-21o. Model program for paraeducator training for high school students. (a) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Education shall (1) in consultation with the School Paraeducator Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-155k, develop a model program for paraeducator training for students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive, in which such students may be qualified to work as paraeducators upon graduation from high school, and (2) distribute such model program to each local and regional board of education.
(b) A local or regional board of education may adopt the model program for paraeducator training developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for students in grades nine to twelve, inclusive. Not later than one year after adopting such program, and annually thereafter, such board of education shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students who (1) participated and completed such program by grade, and (2) found employment as a paraeducator after graduation from high school.
(P.A. 23-167, S. 29.)
History: P.A. 23-167 effective July 1, 2023.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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