2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 10 - Education and Culture
Chapter 166 - Teachers and Superintendents
Section 10-146c - Interstate agreements to facilitate educator certification.

The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner’s designee, as agent for the state shall establish or join interstate agreements to facilitate the certification of qualified educators from other states, territories or possessions of the United States, or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, provided candidates for certification, at a minimum, hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, have fulfilled post preparation assessments as approved by the commissioner, have taught under an appropriate certificate issued by another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and meet all conditions as mandated by such interstate agreement. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-145b and 10-145f, the State Board of Education shall issue an initial educator certificate to any person who satisfies the requirements of this section and the appropriate interstate agreement.

(1969, P.A. 269, S. 1; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 7; P.A. 15-108, S. 2.)

History: June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 replaced provisions re Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel with provision authorizing commissioner to establish or join interstate agreements to facilitate educator certification, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 15-108 replaced “may” with “shall” re establishing or joining interstate agreements, added provision re out-of-state educators, replaced provision re fulfill assessment requirements approved by state board with provision re fulfill post preparation assessments approved by commissioner and taught under certificate issued by another state, and added provision re issuance of initial educator certificate, effective July 1, 2015.