Sec. 10-8b. Teacher shortages.
Sec. 10-8b. Teacher shortages. The Commissioner of Education shall annually,
by December first, determine subject and geographic areas in which a teacher shortage
exists and shall certify such shortages to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority
for purposes of section 8-265pp. In determining teacher shortages, the commissioner
shall consider the following: (1) The number of teacher vacancies in a particular subject
or geographic area; (2) the number of new certificates in such areas issued by the Department of Education during the preceding year; and (3) the number and types of classes
being taught by persons whose training is not specific to the field in which they are
teaching.
(P.A. 00-187, S. 25, 75.)
History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000.