(a)(1) Prior to July 1, 1998, the State Board of Education shall consist of nine members. On and after July 1, 1998, but prior to July 1, 2010, the State Board of Education shall consist of eleven members, two of whom shall be nonvoting student members.

1. (2) On and after July 1, 2010, but prior to April 1, 2011, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school and two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or are alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board.
2. (3) On and after April 1, 2011, but prior to July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of thirteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the regional vocational-technical schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a regional vocational-technical school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members. Only those members described in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be eligible to serve as the chairperson for the regional vocational-technical school subcommittee of the board.
3. (4) On and after July 1, 2012, the State Board of Education shall consist of fourteen members, (A) at least two of whom shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered at the technical education and career schools or be alumni of or have served as educators at a technical education and career school, (B) at least one of whom shall have experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center, and (C) two of whom shall be nonvoting student members.
4. (b) The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, the members of said board, provided each student member (1) is on the list submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 10-2a, (2) is enrolled in a public high school in the state, (3) has completed eleventh grade prior to the commencement of his term, (4) has at least a B plus average, and (5) provides at least three references from teachers in the school the student member is attending. The nonstudent members shall serve for terms of four years commencing on March first in the year of their appointment. The student members shall serve for terms of one year commencing on July first in the year of their appointment. The chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, the chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System board and the Chief Workforce Officer shall serve as ex-officio members without a vote. Any vacancy in the State Board of Education shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19.

(1949 Rev., S. 1332; 1969, P.A. 690, S. 2; 1971, P.A. 252; P.A. 77-573, S. 24, 30; 77-614, S. 301, 610; P.A. 78-218, S. 1, 212; P.A. 83-587, S. 11, 96; P.A. 98-84, S. 1, 3; P.A. 10-76, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1, S. 58; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; P.A. 12-116, S. 74; P.A. 16-15, S. 15; P.A. 17-237, S. 37; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 81; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 239; P.A. 24-22, S. 12.)

History: 1969 act changed appointment date to February in odd-numbered years from previous date of May in years general assembly meets, required that appointments be made with advice and consent of general assembly, deleted requirement that there be one member for each county and provided that vacancies be filled as provided in Sec. 4-19 rather than by governor for the unexpired portion of term; 1971 act provided that chief executive officer of commission for higher education be ex-officio, nonvoting member; P.A. 77-573 substituted board of higher education for commission for higher education; P.A. 77-614 changed appointment procedure, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-218 specified that vacancy-filling procedure applies to state board of education, thereby avoiding any confusion which might result from reference to board of higher education immediately before; P.A. 83-587 substituted commissioner of higher education for chief executive officer of board of higher education; P.A. 98-84 increased board membership to eleven as of July 1, 1998, adding student members, effective May 4, 1998; P.A. 10-76 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a)(1) and (b), added Subsec. (a)(2) re 13 members on board on and after July 1, 2010, with 2 designated as persons with regional vocational-technical school experience, added Subsec. (a)(3) re 13 members on board on and after April 1, 2011, with 2 designated as persons with regional vocational-technical school experience and 1 designated as person with regional agricultural science and technology education center experience, and made conforming changes, effective July 1, 2010; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 10-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(3), effective July 1, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-48, “Commissioner of Higher Education” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-116 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “but prior to July 1, 2012” in Subdiv. (3) and adding Subdiv. (4) re membership of board on and after July 1, 2012, and amended Subsec. (b) by adding chairperson of the technical high school system board as ex-officio member and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 16-15 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (a)(4) by replacing references to technical high school with references to technical education and career school, and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “chairperson of the technical high school system board” with “superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System” with “chairperson of the Technical Education and Career System board”, effective October 31, 2017; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (b) by adding Chief Workforce Officer as ex-officio, nonvoting member of the State Board of Education, effective July 1, 2021; P.A. 24-22 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” with “chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities” and making a technical change, effective July 1, 2024.