Safe Environment Domain
Safe Environment Domain
State Legislation (2020 - 2026)
2026
- Public Act No. 26-76
- Mandates SDE to administer a grant program that facilitates the purchase of passes for public bus transportation services and to distribute passes to students enrolled in grades 9-12.
- Public Act No. 26-106
- Addresses the adoption of computer technology competency standards for students all students enrolled in grades K-12.
- Public Act No. 26-139
- Outlines background check procedures for applicants seeking employment.
- Public Act No. 26-1
- Requires crisis response drills to be trauma-informed and designed to prevent emotional harm and support psychological safety.
- Requires school security and safety plans to be submitted annually and shared with school communities where disclosure is permitted.
- Public Act No. 26-45
- Requires DESPP, in consultation with DOE, to use bond proceeds for the school security infrastructure competitive grant program.
2025
- Public Act No. 25-1
- Requires school security and safety plans to include protocols for interactions with immigration authorities. Those protocols must align with State Department of Education (SDE) guidance, and the SDE commissioner must notify school authorities about the law.
- Public Act No. 25-157
- Updates the school security infrastructure grant program, including school assessments based on DESPP emergency management guidelines.
- Public Act No. 25-174
- Fund school repairs, grounds, infrastructure, health/safety/code improvements, HVAC, and indoor air quality.
- Public Act No. 25-93
- Requires criminal background checks for private special education provider employees.
2024
- Public Act No. 24-74
- Sets up a working group to study indoor air quality in school buildings, detailing its composition, responsibilities, and reporting requirements. It extends the deadlines for the working group's reporting, the termination date, and revises HVAC system inspection requirements, including public disclosure of inspection results and compliance as a condition for receiving certain grants.
- Public Act Summary
- Public Act No. 24-93
- Requires that all school playgrounds designed on or after July 1, 2025 must conform to the principles of universal design with the goal of maximizing usability and access.
- Public Act No. 24-151
- Addresses funding related to school building projects.
2023
- Public Act No. 23-160
- Align existing in-service training requirements concerning school violence prevention training with those required under school security and safety plans.
- Public Act Summary
- Public Act No. 23-205
- SDE receives/manages grants for: Grants to boards of education to help targeted local and regional school districts for alterations, repairs, improvements, technology, and equipment in low-performing schools (FY 2024 $5 mil and FY 2025 $5 mil); Grants to regional educational service centers for capital expenses at interdistrict magnet schools; Charter school capital expenses; School security infrastructure competitive grant program (FY 24 $10 mil and FY 25 $10 mil).
- Public Act Summary
2021
- Public Act No. 21-2
- Establishes the Connecticut Remote Learning Commission to analyze and provide recommendations concerning the provision of remote learning to public school students enrolled in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive.
- Public Act Summary
2020
- Public Act No. 20-1
- SDE funding for fiscal year 2021 $5 million: Technical Education and Career System: alterations and improvements to buildings and grounds, including new and replacement equipment, tools, and supplies necessary to update curricula, vehicles, and technology at all regional vocational-technical schools.
- Public Act Summary
State Programs
All State Programs
- HVAC Indoor Air Quality Grant Program
- This program encourages CT school districts to install, replace, or upgrade their heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems.
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