For purposes of sections
10-4,
10-4b and
10-220, and subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section
10-66dd, the educational interests of the state shall include, but not be limited to, the concern of the state that (1) each child shall have for the period prescribed in the general statutes equal opportunity to receive a suitable program of educational experiences; (2) each school district shall finance at a reasonable level and at least, as appropriate, equal to the minimum budget requirement pursuant to the provisions of section
10-262j, an educational program designed to achieve this end; (3) in order to reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation, each school district shall provide educational opportunities for its students to interact with students and teachers from other racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds and may provide such opportunities with students from other communities; and (4) the mandates in the general statutes pertaining to education within the jurisdiction of the State Board of Education be implemented.
(1969, P.A. 690, S. 1; P.A. 79-128, S. 10, 36; P.A. 89-124, S. 7, 13; P.A. 97-290, S. 1, 29; P.A. 12-120, S. 14; P.A. 15-99, S. 4; P.A. 23-160, S. 43; P.A. 24-29, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 79-128 required financing of educational program “at least equal to the minimum expenditure requirement pursuant to the provisions of section 10-262e”; P.A. 89-124 substituted a reference to Sec. 10-262j for a reference to Sec. 10-262e which was repealed by Sec. 12 of the act; P.A. 97-290 added new Subdiv. (3) re reduction in racial, ethnic and economic isolation, redesignated former Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (4) and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 12-120 amended Subdiv. (2) by replacing “expenditure” with “budget” and replacing “10-262j” with “10-262i”, effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 15-99 amended Subdiv. (2) by replacing “10-262i” with “10-262j”, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 23-160 added “and subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-66dd”, added “, as appropriate,” in Subdiv. (2), and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2023; P.A. 24-29 made a technical change, effective May 21, 2024.
State's interest in educational equality recognized; present system of school financing, relying principally on local property taxes, violates this principle and is unconstitutional. 172 C. 615. Cited. 179 C. 694; 187 C. 187; 195 C. 24; 226 C. 704; 228 C. 699; 238 C. 1.
Cited. 44 CA 179.
Cited. 29 CS 397; 36 CS 293.
Notes of Decisions
Comm'n on Human Rights & Opportunities v. Bd. of Educ., 855 A.2d 212 (Conn. 2004).
· cites it 16× “In general terms, subsection (a) of § 10-4b provides that any resident, or parent or guardian of a student, of a local school district, who has failed to resolve his complaint with his local board of education, may file a complaint with the state board [42] alleging a failure of…”
Horton v. Meskill, 376 A.2d 359 (Conn. 1977).
· cites it 4× “" Indeed the concept of equality is expressly embodied in the constitutional *648 provision for distribution of the school fund in the provision (article eighth, § 4) that the fund "shall be inviolably appropriated to the support and encouragement of the public schools…”
Sheff v. O'Neill, 678 A.2d 1267 (Conn. 1996).
· cites it 6× “Count four alleges that the defendants have failed to provide the plaintiffs with a substantially equal educational opportunity as required by Connecticut law, including General Statutes § 10-4a, 5 in violation of the plaintiffs’ rights to due process under article first, §§ 8…”
Haven v. State Bd. of Educ., 638 A.2d 589 (Conn. 1994).
· cites it 8× “to 1989) § 10-4a. 4 Public education mandates include the following: adequate and reasonable pupil transportation for those students who need transportation; General Statutes §§ 10-76d (e) (1) and 10-220; Waterford v.”
Pereira v. State Bd. of Educ., 37 A.3d 625 (Conn. 2012).
· cites it 7× “" General Statutes § 10-4a (1). Nevertheless, the relevant statutes concerning the respective duties of the state board and local boards of education also demonstrate a clear policy of defining a supervisory role for the state board separate and distinct from local boards,…”
Bd. of Educ. v. Town & Borough, 778 A.2d 862 (Conn. 2001).
· cites it 2× “” General Statutes § 10-220 provides: “(a) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain good public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational interests of the state as defined in section 10-4a and provide such other educational activities as in its…”
Lostumbo v. Bd. of Educ., 418 A.2d 949 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1980).
· cites it 2× “General Statutes § 10-220 as amended by Public Acts 1979, No. 79-128, § 11. Whether maintenance of school property is part of the educational interests of the state has *295 never been addressed.”
Bd. of Educ. v. State Bd. of Labor Relations, 584 A.2d 1172 (Conn. 1991).
“” General Statutes § 10-220 provides in pertinent part: “duties of boards OF education, (a) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain good public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational interests of the state as defined in section 10-4a and…”
Packer v. Bd. of Educ., 717 A.2d 117 (Conn. 1998).
“board of education shall maintain good public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational interests of the state as defined in section 10-4a and provide such other educational activities as in its judgment -will best serve the interests of the school district .”
Campbell v. Bd. of Educ., 475 A.2d 289 (Conn. 1984).
“(a) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain good public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational interests of the state as defined in section 10-4a and provide such other educational activities as in its judgment will best serve the interests…”
Mitchell v. King, 363 A.2d 68 (Conn. 1975).
“It can hardly be doubted that the statute in question was enacted pursuant to the policies and aims expressed in title 10 and more particularly articulated in §§ 10-4a and 10-220. Roan v. Connecticut Industrial Building Commission, 150 Conn.”
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