§ 10-74n

(a) The State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to section 10-357a, in collaboration with the Departments of Education, Developmental Services, Social Services and Aging and Disability Services and the Offices of Workforce Strategy and Policy and Management, shall: (1) Develop and maintain an easily accessible and navigable online listing of the transition resources, transition services and public transition programs, as those terms are defined in section 10-74o, provided by each such center, department or office, including, but not limited to, for each resource, service and program (A) a plain language description, (B) eligibility requirements, and (C) application deadlines and instructions, and (2) annually collect information related to transition resources, programs and services provided by other state agencies. The Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Developmental Services and Social Services and the Office of Policy and Management shall each post a link to such online listing on an easily accessible location of said departments' Internet web sites.(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, the Department of

ink to such online listing on an easily accessible location of said departments' Internet web sites.(b) For the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, the Department of Education's State-wide Transition Services Coordinator, established pursuant to section 10-74o, shall (1) ensure the online listing described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section is updated and accurate, (2) post a link to such online listing on an easily accessible location of the department's Internet web site, and (3) distribute a notice concerning such online listing to each local or regional board of education. Each local or regional board of education shall annually distribute such notice to the parent of a child requiring special education and related services in grades six to twelve, inclusive, at a planning and placement team meeting for such child. As used in this section, 'parent' means the parent or guardian of a child requiring special education or the surrogate parent or, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 266; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 233; P.A. 23-137, S.

rrogate parent or, in the case of a pupil who is an emancipated minor or eighteen years of age or older, the pupil.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 266; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 233; P.A. 23-137, S. 29.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing 'Office of Workforce Competitiveness' with 'Office of Workforce Strategy', effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 23-137 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing the State Board of Education with the State Education Resource Center, removing the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, adding Departments of Education, Social Services and Aging and Disability Services, replacing former Subdivs. (1) and (2) re coordination of transition resources, services and programs and creation of a fact sheet, respectively, with new Subdiv. (1) re development of online listing of transition resources, transition services and public transition programs, redesignating existing Subdiv. (3) as Subdiv. (2), deleting requirement to make collected information available to parents, teachers, administrators and boards of education and adding requirement for each department to post a link to the online listing and

ng requirement to make collected information available to parents, teachers, administrators and boards of education and adding requirement for each department to post a link to the online listing and amended Subsec. (b) replacing 'July 1, 2016' with 'July 1, 2024' and the State Board of Education with the Department of Education's State-wide Transition Services Coordinator and adding Subdivs. (1) to (3) re ensuring the online listing is updated and accurate, posting a link to the online listing and distributing a notice concerning the online listing, respectively, effective January 1, 2024.