Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76fff: Availability of certain data re special education.

(a) Not later than February 28, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall make the following available on the Internet web site of the Department of Education:

(1) Data relating to the special education and expansion development grant under section 10-76ggg, disaggregated by the (A) total number of special education students statewide and by each school district, (B) state aid percentage, and (C) total grant paid to each local and regional board of education.

(2) Student-level data relating to those students who are included in a board's December first filing described in subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including, but not limited to, the (A) school district, (B) net current expenditures per pupil threshold for each school district, (C) total anticipated costs above a school district's net current expenditures per pupil threshold, (D) total anticipated costs for (i) transportation, (ii) tuition, and (iii) any room and board, (E) facility code, and (F) grant type category, such as a grant under section 10-76g, section 10-76ggg or any other state or federal grant, provided such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.

(3) State-wide student population data relating to those students who are included in a board's December first filing described in subsection (a) of section 10-76g, including, but not limited to, the (A) number of students by (i) status as a multilingual learner, (ii) qualifying primary disability, (iii) the age categories of (I) ages three and four, (II) ages five to twelve, inclusive, (III) ages thirteen to eighteen, inclusive, and (IV) ages nineteen and older, and (iv) each facility, and (B) average number of tuition days, provided such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.

(b) Not later than January 30, 2026, and March 30, 2026, and each January thirtieth and March thirtieth thereafter, the commissioner shall submit the following information concerning annual projections for grants to be paid to each local and regional board of education under section 10-76g to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and appropriations and the Office of Fiscal Analysis, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a: (1) The total amount a local or regional board is eligible to be paid under section 10-76g, (2) the board's net current expenditures per pupil threshold, (3) the board's tiered reimbursement percentage under section 10-76g, (4) the capped amount to be paid to the board, (5) the number of students with expenses projected to exceed four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board, (6) the total number of students statewide with expenses projected to exceed four and one-half times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board responsible for such student, and (7) the number of students with expenses projected to exceed three times the net current expenditures per pupil threshold for the board for each child who was previously outplaced by such board and for whom such board is now providing direct in-district special education and related services without the assistance of any third-party contractor who is not an employee of such board provided all such data does not contain any personally identifiable information of such students and is in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time.