Connecticut General Statutes Title 10. Education and Culture § 10-145aa. Use of edTPA limited to accountability tool

(a) On and after July 1, 2024, the State Board of Education shall not (1) use the results of the preservice performance assessment, edTPA, as adopted by the State Board of Education on December 7, 2016, to deny an application for the issuance of an initial educator certificate under section 10-145b, and (2) require a teacher preparation program, as defined in section 10-10a, offered at an institution of higher education in the state to use edTPA as a (A) preservice performance assessment for such teacher preparation program, and (B) program completion requirement.

(b) On and after July 1, 2024, no institution of higher education in the state that offers a teacher preparation program shall use the results of edTPA to deny a candidate successful completion of such teacher preparation program. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an institution of higher education from using such results as a diagnostic tool for the purpose of providing any necessary remedial instruction to a candidate while such candidate is enrolled in such teacher preparation program.