{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76mmm","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-76mmm","heading":"Special education training education and testing competitive grant program.","body":"(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Education shall administer the special education training, education and testing competitive grant program. Under the grant program, the department shall award grants to individual educators and paraeducators for the purpose of covering the costs associated with any professional training, education and testing requirements relating to such individual's ability to provide special education and related services. The department shall develop criteria for reviewing and awarding grants under the program, and such criteria shall take into consideration the financial need of the applicant and give priority to those applicants with the greatest financial need. As used in this section, “educators and paraeducators” includes individuals who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program, as defined in section 10-10a, candidates for professional certification as an educator under chapter 166, teachers employed by a local or regional board of education, prospective paraeducators and paraeducators employed by a local or regional board of education.\n(b) An educator or paraeducator may apply, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, for a grant under this section. Any educator or paraeducator receiving a grant award under the program shall use such grant to assist in covering the cost of (1) tuition or other fees associated with enrollment in a teacher preparation program offered at the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, (2) obtaining or renewal of professional certification under chapter 166 with an endorsement in special education, (3) testing for paraeducators, (4) continuing education credits, and (5) any other education or testing requirements relating to such educator's or paraeducator's ability to provide special education and related services. No educator or paraeducator may receive a grant award under the program unless such educator or paraeducator commits to three years of employment to provide special education and related services in a school under the jurisdiction of a town designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u.\n(c) The department shall develop repayment criteria for educators and paraeducators who do not complete three years of employment in a school under the jurisdiction of a town designated as an alliance district pursuant to section 10-262u. Any amounts repaid to the department shall be deposited in the General Fund.","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_10-76mmm","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":"d70698eca9ea2f5a4debd74aefa2a115fc21152e9c04b522ee268f6a4a745398","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76lll","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-10-76nnn"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}