(a) Not later than January 1, 2019, the board of the technical high school system and the superintendent of the technical high school system shall develop and submit a plan to address vocational, technical and technological education, training and work experience for children in post-conviction justice system custody. The plan shall provide that the education, training and work experience provided shall, at a minimum, ensure that each such child has the opportunity to earn at least one credit to meet high school graduation requirements under section 10-221a. The plan may be incorporated into the biennial report required under section 10-95k, and shall be separately submitted to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and to the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee established pursuant to section 46b-121n.
(b) For the purposes of this section:
(1) “Post-conviction justice system custody” means physical or legal custody or control of a child in a facility or program run by or contracted with the Department of Correction, or the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, pursuant to an adjudication or conviction for a delinquent act or criminal offense; and
(2) “Child” means child, as defined in section 10-253.
(P.A. 18-31, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 18-31 effective June 1, 2018.