Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06108 Compare Versions

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1	1		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6108
2	2		January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3252
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4	4		Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
5	5		Introduced by:
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8	8		General Assembly
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10	10		Committee Bill No. 6108
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12	12		January Session, 2011
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14	14		LCO No. 3252
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18	18		Referred to Committee on Planning and Development
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20	20		Introduced by:
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24	24		AN ACT CONCERNING REGIONAL COLLABORATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.
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26	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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28	28		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) (a) For purposes of this section:
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30	30		(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;
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32	32		(2) "Municipality" means any town, city or borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough; and
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34	34		(3) "Board" means any local or regional board of education.
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36	36		(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.
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38	38		(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.
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43	43		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
44	44		Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section
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46	46		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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48	48		Section 1
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50	50		July 1, 2011
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	54	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	56	+	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.
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	58	+	[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.]
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	62	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.; SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist.
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	64	+	Co-Sponsors:
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	66	+	REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.; SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
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	68	+	REP. FRITZ, 90th Dist.
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	70	+	H.B. 6108