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House Bill No. 5506

Public Act No. 22-118 435 of 739

career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students [in grade ten or eleven on the mastery examination, under section 10- 14n] on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment tests, dropout rates and graduation rates. Sec. 285. Section 10-96c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): The [Commissioner of Education] executive director of the Technical Education and Career System may indemnify and hold harmless any person, as defined in section 1-79, who makes a gift of tangible property or properties with a fair market value in excess of one thousand dollars to [the Department of Education or] the Technical Education and Career System for instructional purposes. Any indemnification under this section shall be solely for any damages caused as a result of the use of such tangible property, provided there shall be no indemnification for any liability resulting from (1) intentional or wilful misconduct by the person providing such tangible property to the department or the Technical Education and Career System, or (2) hidden defects in such tangible property that are known to and not disclosed by the person providing such tangible property to the department or the Technical Education and Career System at the time the gift is made. Sec. 286. Section 10-97a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): [On or before July 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, the State Board of Education] The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System shall arrange for the annual inspection, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-282a, of those school buses, as defined in section 14-275, in operation in the Technical Education and Career System.