2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 164 - Educational Opportunities
Section 10-16s - Interagency agreement on school readiness. Assessment measures.

(a) The Commissioners of Education and Social Services shall develop an agreement to define the duties and responsibilities of their departments concerning school readiness programs. The commissioners shall consult with other affected state agencies. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, a multiyear interagency agreement to establish and implement an integrated school readiness plan. Functions to be described and responsibilities to be undertaken by the two departments shall be delineated in the agreement. On or before January 1, 2010, and annually thereafter, the Commissioners of Education and Social Services shall submit such agreement, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Early Childhood Education Cabinet, established pursuant to section 10-16z, and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and human services.

(b) On or before January 1, 2008, the commissioners shall adopt assessment measures of school readiness programs for use by such programs in conducting their annual evaluations pursuant to section 10-16q. The commissioners may adopt the assessment measures used for Head Start programs.

(P.A. 97-259, S. 6, 41; P.A. 99-230, S. 4, 10; P.A. 05-245, S. 3; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3, S. 19–21; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6, S. 51.)

History: P.A. 97-259 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 99-230 designated existing Sec. as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re assessment measures, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 05-245 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to the Early Childhood Education Cabinet, added new Subsec. (b) re the Early Childhood Education Cabinet and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2005; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-3 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that Department of Education shall provide administrative services to cabinet in Subdiv. (1) and to provide that longitudinal evaluation of program begin no later than July 1, 2008, and that such evaluation examine education progress of children from prekindergarten to grade three in Subdiv. (2), amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes and to provide that on or before January 1, 2008, commissioners shall adopt measures of the school readiness programs and added Subsec. (d) re accountability plan, effective July 1, 2007, and in section 20 provided for the development of standards of quality for early care and education programs, codified editorially by the Revisors as Subsec. (e), and in section 21 for the development of a quality workforce development plan, codified editorially by the Revisors as Subsec. (f), effective June 26, 2007; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-6 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to consultation with Early Childhood Education Cabinet and adding provision re submission of agreement to General Assembly and Early Childhood Education Cabinet, deleted former Subsec. (b), redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (b) and deleted former Subsecs. (d) to (f), effective October 5, 2009 (Revisor’s note: In Subsec. (a), an internal reference re establishment of the Early Childhood Education Cabinet was changed editorially by the Revisors to “section 10-16z” for accuracy).