Connecticut General Statutes

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-226b (2026)

Existence of racial imbalance

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(a) Whenever the State Board of Education finds that racial imbalance exists in a public school, it shall notify in writing the board of education having jurisdiction over said school that such finding has been made, except the State Board of Education shall not notify a board of education of such finding until July 1, 2025.

(b) As used in sections 10-226a to 10-226e, inclusive, “racial imbalance” means a condition wherein the proportion of pupils of racial minorities in all of the grades of a public school of the secondary level or below taken together substantially exceeds or falls substantially short of the proportion of such public school pupils in all of the same grades of the school district in which said school is situated taken together.

(1969, P.A. 773, S. 2; P.A. 24-93, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 24-93 amended Subsec. (a) by adding exception to notification until July 1, 2025, effective July 1, 2024.

Cited. 21 CA 67.

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Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: State Bd. of Educ. v. City of Waterbury, 571 A.2d 148 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990).

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State Bd. of Educ. v. City of Waterbury, 571 A.2d 148 (Conn. App. Ct. 1990). · cites it 2× “The underlying action arose from the plaintiffs’ plan to desegregate the Maloney School, which was attended primarily by minority students and was found to be segregated within the meaning of General Statutes § 10-226b and § 10-226e-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State…”

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