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House Bill No. 5506
Public Act No. 22-118 436 of 739
Sec. 287. Section 10-97b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): (a) [On and after July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education] The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall take the necessary steps to replace any school bus that (1) is twelve years or older and is in service at any technical education and career school, or (2) has been subject to an out-of-service order, as defined in section 14-1, for two consecutive years for the same reason. (b) [On or before July 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the superintendent] The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System shall annually submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and finance, revenue and bonding a report on the replacement of school buses in service in the Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall include the number of school buses replaced in the previous school year and a projection of the number of school buses anticipated to be replaced in the upcoming school year. Sec. 288. Section 10-98a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): The principal of each technical education and career school, or the principal's designee, shall meet with members of the business community, representatives of electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities and representatives from state colleges and universities offering courses in public utility management within the geographic area served by the technical education and career school to develop a plan to assess workforce needs of the community and such utilities and implement curriculum modifications to address those needs. The executive director of the Technical Education and Career System may convene regional or