Sec. 52-434d. Special education administrative contested cases pilot program. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 52-434d. Special education administrative contested cases pilot program. (a) The Chief Court Administrator may establish a pilot program for the resolution of special education administrative contested cases. If the Chief Court Administrator establishes a pilot program, the Department of Education may refer up to twenty special education administrative contested cases which shall not be jury trials and shall be heard by judge trial referees or senior judges. The entry fee established by section 52-259 shall not apply to such cases. Any case certified by the Department of Education as being part of the pilot program shall be heard as a de novo case in the Superior Court and shall be appealable directly to the Appellate Court.

      (b) The Department of Education shall provide necessary funding for the pilot program to the Judicial Branch.

      (P.A. 00-204, S. 6, 13; P.A. 01-173, S. 47, 67.)

      History: P.A. 00-204 effective June 1, 2000; P.A. 01-173 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2001.

      See Sec. 10-76h re special education hearing and review procedure, generally.