General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6108
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3252
*03252HB06108PD_*
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
(PD)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6108
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 3252
*03252HB06108PD_*
Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT CONCERNING REGIONAL COLLABORATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Agreement" means an interlocal agreement pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive, of the general statutes, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a of the general statutes or any other agreement between two or more municipalities or boards;
(2) "Municipality" means any town, city or borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough; and
(3) "Board" means any local or regional board of education.
(b) For fiscal years commencing on or after July 1, 2011, any municipality or board shall receive a regional collaboration incentive payment when (1) such municipality or board is eligible to receive a state grant or other aid pursuant to any provision of the general statutes; (2) the grant or aid is provided for the purpose of assisting the municipality or board in providing a municipal or educational service; (3) the municipality or board reduces the amount of the grant or aid for which it would otherwise be eligible by entering into an agreement to provide the service; and (4) the agency responsible for administering the grant or aid can calculate the amount of the savings realized by the state as a result of the agreement.
(c) The agency responsible for administering the grant or aid shall issue regional collaboration incentive payments to a municipality or board entitled to receive such payments under subsection (b) of this section. Regional collaboration incentive payments shall be issued in the fiscal year in which the state realizes a savings as a result of an agreement and shall be equal in amount to half of the difference in the amount the municipality or board would have received in such fiscal year as a grant or aid but for the savings realized as a result of the agreement and the amount the municipality or board did receive in such fiscal year as a grant or aid.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2011
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To encourage regional efficiencies at the local level by establishing a program to provide bonus payments to municipalities that enter into multi-town agreements to save money.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.; SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.; SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist.
H.B. 6108