Connecticut Attorney General Opinions
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Can the Connecticut State Teachers' Retirement Board cancel a teacher's pension credit if it learns from somewhere other than the state Department of Education that the teacher was working without proper certification?
No. The AG concluded that under § 10-183rr the STRB cannot rescind any credit a teacher has earned, even for service in a position the teacher was not properly certified for. The board may only suspen…
Can a Connecticut school board pay a reemployed retired teacher fringe benefits like health insurance, annuities, or a car allowance on top of the 45% salary cap in Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-183v(a)?
No. The AG concluded that a retired teacher reemployed under § 10-183v(a) while drawing a Teachers' Retirement System pension may receive nothing more than 45% of the maximum salary for the assigned p…
Does the State Teachers' Retirement Board pick its own chair, or does Connecticut law require the Governor to appoint that person?
The Governor must appoint the chair. The AG concluded that Conn. Gen. Stat. § 4-9a, enacted in 1977, required the Governor to appoint the chair of every executive branch board and commission not liste…
If a Connecticut superintendent gets a state waiver instead of a teaching certificate, can they earn pension credit in the Teachers' Retirement System?
No. A superintendent who held only a § 10-157(c) certification waiver letter, not a State Board of Education certificate or permit, did not meet the statutory definition of 'teacher' or 'member' and t…
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Attorney general opinions in Connecticut are written by the Connecticut Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.