Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-214a

The State Board of Education shall make regulations concerning the use of appliances and devices for eye protection in the laboratories and workshops of all public and private elementary and secondary schools, including regional vocational technical schools. Such regulations shall prescribe the kind and construction of such appliances and devices and the times during which they shall be used. The board, or equivalent supervisory body, which is responsible for the administration of any such school shall be responsible for compliance with said regulations.