Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10a-35d: Concurrent enrollment courses accreditation. Reporting re concurrent and dual enrollment courses.

(a) As used in this section:

(1) “Concurrent enrollment course” means a postsecondary education course in any academic subject or career-oriented pathway delivered at a high school through which a high school student is simultaneously enrolled in an institution of higher education and is taught by a high school teacher approved by such institution of higher education; and

(2) “Dual enrollment course” means a postsecondary education course in any academic subject or career-oriented pathway delivered by an institution of higher education through which a high school student is simultaneously enrolled in such institution of higher education and is taught by a faculty member of such institution of higher education.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2028, each institution of higher education in the state that currently offers a concurrent enrollment course shall obtain accreditation for such course from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships, unless the Department of Education approves an extension of time for an accreditation in writing.

(c) Any institution of higher education in the state that establishes a new concurrent enrollment course shall obtain accreditation for such course from the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships not later than three years after establishing such course, unless the Department of Education approves an extension of time for an accreditation in writing.

(d) Not later than August 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, each institution of higher education that offers a dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment course shall report to the Department of Education, in a form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Education and in a manner that complies with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 USC 1232g, as amended from time to time, for each high school student who enrolled in a dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment course during the preceding academic year (1) such student's name, date of birth, student identification number, the name of the high school where such student was enrolled and the code assigned to such high school by the department, (2) for each dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment course in which such student was enrolled, the course name, the subject matter or academic department associated with the course, the course code assigned to such course by the department, the location where each course was provided and the academic term and year in which such student enrolled in such course, (3) the grade and credits earned by such student for each dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment course, (4) whether such course was a dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment course, and (5) any other information requested by the department.