{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76lll","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76lll","heading":"Special education family guide.","body":"Not later than July 1, 2026, the Department of Education, in consultation with the Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, shall develop, and annually update, a special education family guide that assists the parents and guardians of students receiving special education and related services in understanding the process and laws governing the provision of special education. Such guide shall include, but need not be limited to, an explanation of (1) the allowable number of days to (A) diagnose that a student requires special education or related services, and (B) hold an initial planning and placement team meeting, (2) the consequences for failure of the school district to (A) meet the deadlines described in subdivision (1) of this section, and (B) include the appropriate administrators at the initial and subsequent planning and placement team processes, and (3) recourses available to parents and guardians if an in-home tutor does not attend to tutoring sessions. The department shall make such guide available on its Internet web site.","path":["TITLE 10. EDUCATION AND CULTURE","CHAPTER 164. EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES","PART V. SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND CLASSES"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_164.htm#sec_10-76lll","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:21Z","sha256":"17851798af071858c70acc9b4777e6b1fc3514788ea5bc0bb02dc34bf40c805f","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76kkk","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76mmm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}