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11 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 30
2-February Session, 2014 *_____SB00030FIN___040314____*
2+February Session, 2014 *_____SB00030HEDFIN031814____*
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1111
1212 AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACT.
1313
1414 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
1515
1616 Section 1. Section 10a-91a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
1717
1818 Sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, are known and may be cited as ["The Connecticut State University System Infrastructure Act"] "The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act".
1919
2020 Sec. 2. Section 10a-91b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
2121
2222 The purpose of [The Connecticut State University System Infrastructure Act] The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act is to enhance the intellectual capacity of the state by providing the infrastructure needed to prepare this state's present and future workforce, to contribute to the increased competitiveness of this state's businesses and to have a positive impact on economic development within this state, through a special capital improvement program established for the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College that assures a state commitment to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems for the benefit of this state and the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System and Charter Oak State College, all to the public benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and manner provided in [The Connecticut State University System Infrastructure Act] The Board of Regents for Higher Education Infrastructure Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the exercise of an essential government function. Sections 10a-91c to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, being necessary for the welfare of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
2323
2424 Sec. 3. Section 10a-91c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
2525
2626 As used in this section and sections 10a-91d to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
2727
2828 [(1) "Act" means The Connecticut State University System Infrastructure Act.
2929
3030 (2) "Board of trustees" means the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System.]
3131
3232 (1) "Board of regents" means the Board of Regents for Higher Education.
3333
3434 [(3)] (2) "Cost", as applied to a project or any portion of a project, includes, but is not limited to: The purchase price or acquisition cost of any such project; the cost of planning, designing, constructing, building, altering, enlarging, reconstructing, renovating, improving, equipping and remodeling; the cost of all labor, materials, building systems, machinery and equipment; the cost of all lands, structures, real or personal property, rights, easements and franchises acquired; the cost of all utility extensions, access roads, site developments, financing charges, premiums for insurance; the cost of working capital related to a project, including the cost of Department of Administrative Services administrative functions provided for in subsection (d) of section 10a-91d, as amended by this act; the cost of plans and specifications, surveys and estimates of cost and of revenues; the cost of accountants, audits, engineering, feasibility studies, legal and other professional consulting or technical services; the cost of all other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of such construction; and administrative and operating expenses and such other expenses as may be necessary or incidental to the financing authorized by sections 10a-91c to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act. "Cost" does not include the cost of administrative functions provided by the system pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act.
3535
36-[(4) "CSUS 2020"] (3) "CSCU 2020" means the projects at the [system] Connecticut state colleges and universities system and system-wide that are identified in the facilities [plan] and academic plans necessary to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand and otherwise stabilize the physical plant and technology infrastructure of the system so as to provide a concentrated, accelerated and cooperative effort for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of this state and the system in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner and to assure that the system continues to compete successfully for students, faculty and staff.
36+[(4) "CSUS 2020"] (3) "CSCU 2020" means the projects at the [system] Connecticut state colleges and universities system and system-wide identified in the facilities [plan] and academic plans necessary to modernize, rehabilitate, renew, expand and otherwise stabilize the physical plant and technology infrastructure of the system so as to provide a concentrated, accelerated and cooperative effort for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of this state and the system in an efficient, cost effective and timely manner and to assure that the system continues to compete successfully for students, faculty and staff.
3737
3838 [(5) "CSUS 2020 Fund"] (4) "CSCU 2020 Fund" means the fund created under section 10a-91d, as amended by this act, which shall be a general obligation bond fund held and administered by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other general obligation bond funds and accounts of this state and into which the proceeds of the bonds authorized by section 10a-91e, as amended by this act, shall be deposited.
3939
4040 [(6) "Facilities plan" means] (5) "Facilities and academic plans" means the long-term capital improvement [plan] plans approved by the board of [trustees] regents biennially and updated from time to time.
4141
4242 [(7)] (6) "Project" means (A) any structure designed for use as an academic building, administrative facility, library, classroom building, faculty facility, office facility, athletic or recreation facility, health care or wellness facility, laboratory facility, auditorium, public safety facility, parking facility, residence hall or other housing facility, dining facility, student center, maintenance, storage or utility facility or other building or structure essential, necessary or useful for the operation of a university and the system; (B) any multipurpose structure designed to combine two or more of the functions performed by the types of structures enumerated in this definition, including, without limitation, improvements, reconstruction, replacements, additions and equipment acquired in connection with a project or in connection with the operation of any facilities of the system; [existing on July 1, 2008;] (C) all real and personal property, lands, improvements, driveways, roads, approaches, pedestrian access roads, parking lots, parking facilities, rights-of-way, utilities, easements and other interests in land, machinery and equipment, and all appurtenances and facilities either on, above or under the ground that are used or usable in connection with any of the structures included in this definition; and (D) landscaping, site preparation, furniture, machinery, equipment and other similar items essential, necessary or useful for the operation of a particular facility or structure in the manner for which its use is intended, but does not include items that are customarily under applicable accounting principles considered as a current operating charge, unless the category and maximum amount thereof is specifically included by a determination of the board of [trustees] regents in order to preserve the excludability of the interest on the bonds issued therefor from federal taxation under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States as from time to time amended. [Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, "project" may include] "Project" includes any residential [or] and other auxiliary [service] facility, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-89c, and any state facility used for the programs of the system.
4343
44-[(8)] (7) "System" means the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System, [a constituent unit of the state system of higher education comprised of Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University] Charter Oak State College and constituent units of the state system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-87] 10a-71 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-143 to 10a-143b, inclusive.
44+[(8)] (7) "System" means the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System [, a constituent unit of the state system of higher education comprised of Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University and Central Connecticut State University] and Charter Oak State College, constituent units of the state system of higher education, established pursuant to sections [10a-87] 10a-71 to 10a-101, inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 10a-143 to 10a-143b, inclusive.
4545
4646 [(9)] (8) "Treasurer" means the State Treasurer or the Deputy State Treasurer appointed pursuant to section 3-12.
4747
4848 [(10) "University" means any one of Western Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University or Central Connecticut State University.]
4949
5050 Sec. 4. Section 10a-91d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
5151
5252 (a) It is hereby determined and found to be in the best interest of this state and the system to establish [CSUS] CSCU 2020 as the efficient and cost-effective course to achieve the objective of renewing, modernizing, enhancing, expanding, acquiring and maintaining the infrastructure of the system, the particular project or projects, each being hereby approved as a project of [CSUS] CSCU 2020, and the presently estimated cost thereof being as follows:
5353
5454
5555
5656 T1 Phase I Phase II Phase III
5757 T2 Fiscal Years Fiscal Years Fiscal Years
5858 T3 Ending Ending Ending
5959 T4 June 30, June 30, June 30,
6060 T5 2009-2011 2012-2014 [2015-2018]
6161 T6 2015-2019
6262 T7
6363 T8 Central Connecticut State
6464 T9 University
6565 T10 Code Compliance/
6666 T11 Infrastructure Improvements [18,146,445] [6,704,000] [5,000,000]
6767 T12 16,418,636 6,894,000
6868 T13 Renovate/Expand Willard
6969 T14 and DiLoreto Halls
7070 T15 (design/construction) 57,737,000
7171 T16 Renovate/Expand Willard and
7272 T17 DiLoreto Halls
7373 T18 (equipment) 3,348,000
7474 T19 New Classroom Office Building [33,978,000]
7575 T20 29,478,000
7676 T21 [East Campus Infrastructure
7777 T22 Development] [13,244,000]
7878 T23 Renovate Barnard Hall 3,680,000 18,320,000
7979 T24 [Burritt Library Expansion
8080 T25 (design/construction)] [96,262,000]
8181 T26 New Engineering Building
8282 T27 (design/construction and
8383 T28 equipment) 9,900,000 52,800,000
8484 T29 Burritt Library Renovation,
85-T30 (design, addition and [11,387,000]
86-T31 equipment) 16,500,000
85+T30 [(design)] Addition and [11,387,000]
86+T31 Equipment 16,500,000
8787 T32 New Maintenance/Salt Shed
8888 T33 Facility 2,503,000
8989 T34 Renovate Kaiser Hall and
9090 T35 Annex 6,491,809 210,000 18,684,000
9191 T36
9292 T37 Eastern Connecticut State
9393 T38 University
9494 T39 Code Compliance/
9595 T40 Infrastructure Improvements [8,255,113] 5,825,000 [5,000,000]
9696 T41 8,938,849
9797 T42 Fine Arts Instructional Center
9898 T43 (design) 12,000,000
9999 T44 Fine Arts Instructional Center
100100 T45 (construction) 71,556,000
101101 T46 Fine Arts Instructional Center
102102 T47 (equipment) 4,115,000
103103 T48 Goddard Hall Renovation
104104 T49 (design/construction) 19,239,000
105105 T50 Goddard Hall Renovation
106106 T51 (equipment) 1,095,000
107107 T52 Sports Center Addition and
108108 T53 Renovation (design) 11,048,000
109109 T54 Outdoor Track-Phase II [1,816,000]
110110 T55 1,506,396
111111 T56 Athletic Support Building 1,921,000
112112 T57 New Warehouse [2,269,000]
113113 T58 1,894,868
114114 T59
115115 T60 Southern Connecticut State
116116 T61 University
117117 T62 Code Compliance/
118118 T63 Infrastructure Improvements 16,955,915 8,637,000 [5,000,000]
119119 T64 New Academic Laboratory
120120 T65 Building/Parking Garage
121121 T66 (construct garage,
122122 T67 design academic laboratory
123123 T68 building, demolish Seabury
124124 T69 Hall) 8,944,000
125125 T70 New Academic Laboratory
126126 T71 Building/Parking Garage
127127 T72 (construct academic laboratory
128128 T73 building) 63,171,000
129129 T74 Health and Human Services
130130 T75 Building 60,412,000
131131 T76 Additions and Renovations to
132132 T77 Buley Library 16,386,585
133133 T78 Fine Arts Instructional Center 70,929,000
134134 T79
135135 T80 Western Connecticut State
136136 T81 University
137137 T82 Code Compliance/
138138 T83 Infrastructure Improvements 7,658,330 4,323,000 [7,212,000]
139139 T84 Fine Arts Instructional Center
140140 T85 (construction) 80,605,000
141141 T86 Fine Arts Instructional Center
142142 T87 (equipment) 4,666,000
143143 T88 Higgins Hall Renovations
144144 T89 (design) 2,982,000
145145 T90 Higgins Hall Renovations
146146 T91 (construction/equipment) 31,594,000
147147 T92 Berkshire Hall Renovations
148148 T93 (design) 4,797,000
149149 T94 University Police Department
150150 T95 Building (design) 500,000
151151 T96 University Police Department
152152 T97 Building (construction) 4,245,000
153153 T98 Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller
154154 T99 Plant 1,957,000
155155 T100
156156 T101 [State University System]
157157 T102 Board of Regents for Higher
158158 T103 Education
159159 T104 New and Replacement
160160 T105 Equipment, Smart Classroom
161161 T106 Technology and Technology
162162 T107 Upgrades 26,895,000 14,500,000 [31,844,000]
163163 T108 61,844,000
164164 T109 Alterations/Improvements:
165165 T110 Auxiliary Service Facilities 18,672,422 15,000,000 20,000,000
166166 T111 Telecommunications
167167 T112 Infrastructure Upgrade 10,000,000 3,415,000 5,000,000
168168 T113 Land and Property Acquisition [4,250,190] [3,000,000] 4,000,000
169169 T114 3,650,190 2,600,000
170170 T115 Deferred Maintenance/Code
171171 T116 Compliance Infrastructure
172172 T117 Improvements 48,557,000
173173 T118 Strategic Master Plan of
174174 T119 Academic Programs 3,000,000
175175 T120 Consolidation and Upgrade of
176176 T121 System Student and Financial
177177 T122 Information Technology
178178 T123 Systems 20,000,000
179179 T124 Advanced Manufacturing
180180 T125 Center at Asnuntuck
181181 T126 Community College 25,500,000
182182 T127
183183 T128 Totals 285,000,000 285,000,000 [380,000,000]
184184 T129 483,500,000
185185
186186 T1
187187
188188 Phase I
189189
190190 Phase II
191191
192192 Phase III
193193
194194 T2
195195
196196 Fiscal Years
197197
198198 Fiscal Years
199199
200200 Fiscal Years
201201
202202 T3
203203
204204 Ending
205205
206206 Ending
207207
208208 Ending
209209
210210 T4
211211
212212 June 30,
213213
214214 June 30,
215215
216216 June 30,
217217
218218 T5
219219
220220 2009-2011
221221
222222 2012-2014
223223
224224 [2015-2018]
225225
226226 T6
227227
228228 2015-2019
229229
230230 T7
231231
232232 T8
233233
234234 Central Connecticut State
235235
236236 T9
237237
238238 University
239239
240240 T10
241241
242242 Code Compliance/
243243
244244 T11
245245
246246 Infrastructure Improvements
247247
248248 [18,146,445]
249249
250250 [6,704,000]
251251
252252 [5,000,000]
253253
254254 T12
255255
256256 16,418,636
257257
258258 6,894,000
259259
260260 T13
261261
262262 Renovate/Expand Willard
263263
264264 T14
265265
266266 and DiLoreto Halls
267267
268268 T15
269269
270270 (design/construction)
271271
272272 57,737,000
273273
274274 T16
275275
276276 Renovate/Expand Willard and
277277
278278 T17
279279
280280 DiLoreto Halls
281281
282282 T18
283283
284284 (equipment)
285285
286286 3,348,000
287287
288288 T19
289289
290290 New Classroom Office Building
291291
292292 [33,978,000]
293293
294294 T20
295295
296296 29,478,000
297297
298298 T21
299299
300300 [East Campus Infrastructure
301301
302302 T22
303303
304304 Development]
305305
306306 [13,244,000]
307307
308308 T23
309309
310310 Renovate Barnard Hall
311311
312312 3,680,000
313313
314314 18,320,000
315315
316316 T24
317317
318318 [Burritt Library Expansion
319319
320320 T25
321321
322322 (design/construction)]
323323
324324 [96,262,000]
325325
326326 T26
327327
328328 New Engineering Building
329329
330330 T27
331331
332332 (design/construction and
333333
334334 T28
335335
336336 equipment)
337337
338338 9,900,000
339339
340340 52,800,000
341341
342342 T29
343343
344344 Burritt Library Renovation,
345345
346346 T30
347347
348- (design, addition and
348+ [(design)] Addition and
349349
350350 [11,387,000]
351351
352352 T31
353353
354-equipment)
354+Equipment
355355
356356 16,500,000
357357
358358 T32
359359
360360 New Maintenance/Salt Shed
361361
362362 T33
363363
364364 Facility
365365
366366 2,503,000
367367
368368 T34
369369
370370 Renovate Kaiser Hall and
371371
372372 T35
373373
374374 Annex
375375
376376 6,491,809
377377
378378 210,000
379379
380380 18,684,000
381381
382382 T36
383383
384384 T37
385385
386386 Eastern Connecticut State
387387
388388 T38
389389
390390 University
391391
392392 T39
393393
394394 Code Compliance/
395395
396396 T40
397397
398398 Infrastructure Improvements
399399
400400 [8,255,113]
401401
402402 5,825,000
403403
404404 [5,000,000]
405405
406406 T41
407407
408408 8,938,849
409409
410410 T42
411411
412412 Fine Arts Instructional Center
413413
414414 T43
415415
416416 (design)
417417
418418 12,000,000
419419
420420 T44
421421
422422 Fine Arts Instructional Center
423423
424424 T45
425425
426426 (construction)
427427
428428 71,556,000
429429
430430 T46
431431
432432 Fine Arts Instructional Center
433433
434434 T47
435435
436436 (equipment)
437437
438438 4,115,000
439439
440440 T48
441441
442442 Goddard Hall Renovation
443443
444444 T49
445445
446446 (design/construction)
447447
448448 19,239,000
449449
450450 T50
451451
452452 Goddard Hall Renovation
453453
454454 T51
455455
456456 (equipment)
457457
458458 1,095,000
459459
460460 T52
461461
462462 Sports Center Addition and
463463
464464 T53
465465
466466 Renovation (design)
467467
468468 11,048,000
469469
470470 T54
471471
472472 Outdoor Track-Phase II
473473
474474 [1,816,000]
475475
476476 T55
477477
478478 1,506,396
479479
480480 T56
481481
482482 Athletic Support Building
483483
484484 1,921,000
485485
486486 T57
487487
488488 New Warehouse
489489
490490 [2,269,000]
491491
492492 T58
493493
494494 1,894,868
495495
496496 T59
497497
498498 T60
499499
500500 Southern Connecticut State
501501
502502 T61
503503
504504 University
505505
506506 T62
507507
508508 Code Compliance/
509509
510510 T63
511511
512512 Infrastructure Improvements
513513
514514 16,955,915
515515
516516 8,637,000
517517
518518 [5,000,000]
519519
520520 T64
521521
522522 New Academic Laboratory
523523
524524 T65
525525
526526 Building/Parking Garage
527527
528528 T66
529529
530530 (construct garage,
531531
532532 T67
533533
534534 design academic laboratory
535535
536536 T68
537537
538538 building, demolish Seabury
539539
540540 T69
541541
542542 Hall)
543543
544544 8,944,000
545545
546546 T70
547547
548548 New Academic Laboratory
549549
550550 T71
551551
552552 Building/Parking Garage
553553
554554 T72
555555
556556 (construct academic laboratory
557557
558558 T73
559559
560560 building)
561561
562562 63,171,000
563563
564564 T74
565565
566566 Health and Human Services
567567
568568 T75
569569
570570 Building
571571
572572 60,412,000
573573
574574 T76
575575
576576 Additions and Renovations to
577577
578578 T77
579579
580580 Buley Library
581581
582582 16,386,585
583583
584584 T78
585585
586586 Fine Arts Instructional Center
587587
588588 70,929,000
589589
590590 T79
591591
592592 T80
593593
594594 Western Connecticut State
595595
596596 T81
597597
598598 University
599599
600600 T82
601601
602602 Code Compliance/
603603
604604 T83
605605
606606 Infrastructure Improvements
607607
608608 7,658,330
609609
610610 4,323,000
611611
612612 [7,212,000]
613613
614614 T84
615615
616616 Fine Arts Instructional Center
617617
618618 T85
619619
620620 (construction)
621621
622622 80,605,000
623623
624624 T86
625625
626626 Fine Arts Instructional Center
627627
628628 T87
629629
630630 (equipment)
631631
632632 4,666,000
633633
634634 T88
635635
636636 Higgins Hall Renovations
637637
638638 T89
639639
640640 (design)
641641
642642 2,982,000
643643
644644 T90
645645
646646 Higgins Hall Renovations
647647
648648 T91
649649
650650 (construction/equipment)
651651
652652 31,594,000
653653
654654 T92
655655
656656 Berkshire Hall Renovations
657657
658658 T93
659659
660660 (design)
661661
662662 4,797,000
663663
664664 T94
665665
666666 University Police Department
667667
668668 T95
669669
670670 Building (design)
671671
672672 500,000
673673
674674 T96
675675
676676 University Police Department
677677
678678 T97
679679
680680 Building (construction)
681681
682682 4,245,000
683683
684684 T98
685685
686686 Midtown Campus Mini-Chiller
687687
688688 T99
689689
690690 Plant
691691
692692 1,957,000
693693
694694 T100
695695
696696 T101
697697
698698 [State University System]
699699
700700 T102
701701
702702 Board of Regents for Higher
703703
704704 T103
705705
706706 Education
707707
708708 T104
709709
710710 New and Replacement
711711
712712 T105
713713
714714 Equipment, Smart Classroom
715715
716716 T106
717717
718718 Technology and Technology
719719
720720 T107
721721
722722 Upgrades
723723
724724 26,895,000
725725
726726 14,500,000
727727
728728 [31,844,000]
729729
730730 T108
731731
732732 61,844,000
733733
734734 T109
735735
736736 Alterations/Improvements:
737737
738738 T110
739739
740740 Auxiliary Service Facilities
741741
742742 18,672,422
743743
744744 15,000,000
745745
746746 20,000,000
747747
748748 T111
749749
750750 Telecommunications
751751
752752 T112
753753
754754 Infrastructure Upgrade
755755
756756 10,000,000
757757
758758 3,415,000
759759
760760 5,000,000
761761
762762 T113
763763
764764 Land and Property Acquisition
765765
766766 [4,250,190]
767767
768768 [3,000,000]
769769
770770 4,000,000
771771
772772 T114
773773
774774 3,650,190
775775
776776 2,600,000
777777
778778 T115
779779
780780 Deferred Maintenance/Code
781781
782782 T116
783783
784784 Compliance Infrastructure
785785
786786 T117
787787
788788 Improvements
789789
790790 48,557,000
791791
792792 T118
793793
794794 Strategic Master Plan of
795795
796796 T119
797797
798798 Academic Programs
799799
800800 3,000,000
801801
802802 T120
803803
804804 Consolidation and Upgrade of
805805
806806 T121
807807
808808 System Student and Financial
809809
810810 T122
811811
812812 Information Technology
813813
814814 T123
815815
816816 Systems
817817
818818 20,000,000
819819
820820 T124
821821
822822 Advanced Manufacturing
823823
824824 T125
825825
826826 Center at Asnuntuck
827827
828828 T126
829829
830830 Community College
831831
832832 25,500,000
833833
834834 T127
835835
836836 T128
837837
838838 Totals
839839
840840 285,000,000
841841
842842 285,000,000
843843
844844 [380,000,000]
845845
846846 T129
847847
848848 483,500,000
849849
850850 (b) The plan of funding [CSUS] CSCU 2020 shall be from the proceeds of general obligation bonds of the state in an amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e, as amended by this act. The proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to section 10a-91e, as amended by this act, shall be deposited into the [CSUS] CSCU 2020 Fund.
851851
852-(c) With respect to [CSUS] CSCU 2020 and within the authorized funding amount, the board of [trustees] regents may, from time to time, and shall, whenever appropriate or necessary, revise, delete or add a particular project or projects, provided:
853-
854-(1) [a] A formal approving vote of the board of [trustees] regents shall be needed for (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is less than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) a deletion, or (C) an addition dictated by a change in system planning as determined by the board of [trustees] regents or otherwise necessary because of reasons beyond the control of the system; [,]
855-
856-(2) [any] Any revision shall be subject only to such formal approval of the board of [trustees] regents as long as the board of [trustees] regents finds and determines that such revision is consistent with the intent or purpose of the original project; [,] and
857-
858-(3) (A) [a] A revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is equal to or greater than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) an addition, or (C) a deletion, shall be conditioned not only upon such formal approval of the board of [trustees] regents but also upon a request by the board of [trustees] regents for, and enactment of, a subsequent public or special act approving (i) such addition or deletion, if such addition is to add a project not outlined in subsection (a) of this section or the deletion is the deletion of a project outlined in subsection (a) of this section, or (ii) such revision, except if such revision is due to the use of funds remaining from a completed project, then such revision shall be conditioned only upon such formal approval of the board of regents.
859-
860-(4) [Furthermore, with respect to CSUS 2020 and subject] Subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount, the board of [trustees] regents may determine the sequencing and timing of such project or projects, revise estimates of cost and reallocate from any amounts estimated in subsection (a) of this section, for one or more projects to one or more other projects then constituting a component of [CSUS] CSCU 2020 as long as, at the time of such reallocation, it has found that any such project to which a reallocation is made has been revised or added in accordance with this section and such project from which a reallocation is made either has been so revised or added and can be completed within the amounts remaining allocated to it, or has been so deleted. The board of [trustees'] regents' actions under this section shall be included in reports to the Governor and the General Assembly under section 10a-91f, as amended by this act. If the board of [trustees] regents requests a revision, addition or deletion pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, the board of [trustees] regents shall submit such request to the Governor at the same time that the request is submitted to the General Assembly.
852+(c) With respect to [CSUS] CSCU 2020 and within the authorized funding amount, the board of [trustees] regents may, from time to time, and shall, whenever appropriate or necessary, revise, delete or add a particular project or projects, provided (1) a formal approving vote of the board of [trustees] regents shall be needed for (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in an amount that is less than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) a deletion, or (C) an addition dictated by a change in system planning as determined by the board of [trustees] regents or otherwise necessary because of reasons beyond the control of the system, (2) any revision shall be subject only to such formal approval of the board of [trustees] regents as long as the board of [trustees] regents finds and determines that such revision is consistent with the intent or purpose of the original project, and (3) (A) a revision that deviates from the estimated costs of projects pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, except where a revision is due to the use of funds remaining from a completed project, in an amount that is equal to or greater than (i) ten per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of one million dollars or lower, or (ii) five per cent of such costs for a project with an estimated cost of more than one million dollars, provided such change in the costs does not include changes in the costs of materials, (B) an addition, or (C) a deletion shall be conditioned not only upon such formal approval of the board of [trustees] regents but also upon a request by the board of [trustees] regents for, and enactment of, a subsequent public or special act approving such addition or deletion, if such addition is to add a project not outlined in subsection (a) of this section or the deletion is the deletion of a project outlined in subsection (a) of this section. Furthermore, with respect to [CSUS] CSCU 2020 and subject to the limitations in the authorized funding amount, the board of [trustees] regents may determine the sequencing and timing of such project or projects, revise estimates of cost and reallocate from any amounts estimated in subsection (a) of this section, for one or more projects to one or more other projects then constituting a component of [CSUS] CSCU 2020 as long as, at the time of such reallocation, it has found that any such project to which a reallocation is made has been revised or added in accordance with this section and such project from which a reallocation is made either has been so revised or added and can be completed within the amounts remaining allocated to it, or has been so deleted. The board of [trustees'] regents' actions under this section shall be included in reports to the Governor and the General Assembly under section 10a-91f, as amended by this act. If the board of [trustees] regents requests a revision, addition or deletion pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, the board of [trustees] regents shall submit such request to the Governor at the same time that the request is submitted to the General Assembly.
861853
862854 (d) (1) In accordance with the provisions of chapters 59 and 60, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the duties [as] specified in said provisions, and, on a quarterly basis, the commissioner shall provide the system with information needed for compliance with sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, including, but not limited to, costs, timeliness of completion of projects and any issues that have developed in implementation of any project under the commissioner's jurisdiction.
863855
864856 (2) Not later than January 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the Governor and the General Assembly on any (A) construction management services costs, (B) administrative services costs, and (C) costs of fees associated with [CSUS] CSCU 2020.
865857
866858 (e) The Commissioner of Administrative Services and the system shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding that shall provide for the assignment of personnel from the Department of Administrative Services to ensure that buildings or projects that are part of the [CSUS] CSCU 2020 program are designed and constructed in compliance with the Fire Safety Code and the State Building Code with respect to buildings or building projects that (1) are part of [CSUS] CSCU 2020, as authorized by sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, (2) do not meet the threshold limits, as defined in section 29-276b, and (3) construction of which is initiated during the period of time in which the memorandum is in effect.
867859
868860 [(f) The board of trustees shall request, in writing, approval from the Department of Administrative Services for any acquisition or purchase of equipment, furniture or personal property using funds provided pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive. Such purchases or acquisitions shall require specific approval by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, or shall be deemed approved not later than thirty days after such request for approval, if the commissioner has not rejected the request.]
869861
870-(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided among each state university and each regional community technical college the proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e, as amended by this act, for each of the projects listed under the Board of Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section, and whether there were revisions to any such project due to the use of funds remaining from a completed project.
862+(f) Not later than July 1, 2015, and biannually thereafter, the Board of Regents for Higher Education shall, in accordance with section 11-4a, report to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education and finance on how the Board of Regents for Higher Education disbursed to and divided among each state university and each regional community technical college the proceeds of the general obligation bonds issued pursuant to subsection (a) of section 10a-91e, as amended by this act, for each of the projects listed under the Board of Regents for Higher Education in subsection (a) of this section.
871863
872864 Sec. 5. Section 10a-91e of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
873865
874866 (a) The State Bond Commission shall approve the [CSUS] CSCU 2020 program and authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate [nine hundred fifty million dollars] one billion fifty-three million five hundred thousand dollars. The amount provided for the issuance and sale of bonds in accordance with this section shall be capped in each fiscal year in the following amounts, provided, to the extent the board of [trustees] regents does not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such amount in a fiscal year, or the Governor disapproves the request for issuance of all or a portion of the amount of the bonds as provided in subsection (d) of this section, any amount not provided for or disapproved, as the case may be, shall be carried forward and added to the capped amount for [the next succeeding] a subsequent fiscal year, but not later than the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and provided further, the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year, and each of the authorized amounts shall be effective on July first of the fiscal year indicated as follows:
875867
876868
877869
878870 T130 Fiscal Year Ending June 30 Amount
879871 T131
880872 T132 2009 95,000,000
881873 T133 2010 [95,000,000] 0
882874 T134 2011 95,000,000
883875 T135 2012 95,000,000
884876 T136 2013 95,000,000
885877 T137 2014 95,000,000
886878 T138 2015 [95,000,000] 175,000,000
887879 T139 2016 [95,000,000] 118,500,000
888880 T140 2017 95,000,000
889881 T141 2018 95,000,000
890882 T142 2019 95,000,000
891883 T143 Total [$950,000,000] $1,053,500,000
892884
893885 T130
894886
895887 Fiscal Year Ending June 30
896888
897889 Amount
898890
899891 T131
900892
901893 T132
902894
903895 2009
904896
905897 95,000,000
906898
907899 T133
908900
909901 2010
910902
911903 [95,000,000] 0
912904
913905 T134
914906
915907 2011
916908
917909 95,000,000
918910
919911 T135
920912
921913 2012
922914
923915 95,000,000
924916
925917 T136
926918
927919 2013
928920
929921 95,000,000
930922
931923 T137
932924
933925 2014
934926
935927 95,000,000
936928
937929 T138
938930
939931 2015
940932
941933 [95,000,000] 175,000,000
942934
943935 T139
944936
945937 2016
946938
947939 [95,000,000] 118,500,000
948940
949941 T140
950942
951943 2017
952944
953945 95,000,000
954946
955947 T141
956948
957949 2018
958950
959951 95,000,000
960952
961953 T142
962954
963955 2019
964956
965957 95,000,000
966958
967959 T143
968960
969961 Total
970962
971963 [$950,000,000] $1,053,500,000
972964
973965 (b) The State Bond Commission shall approve a memorandum of understanding between the board of [trustees] regents and the state, acting by and through the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Treasurer, providing for the issuance of said bonds for the purposes of sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, including provisions regarding the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available or thereafter to be made available for costs should be added to the proceeds of the bonds authorized pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, for such project or projects. The memorandum of understanding shall be deemed to satisfy the provisions of section 3-20 and the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which is not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act.
974966
975967 (c) All bonds issued pursuant to sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act, shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
976968
977969 (d) (1) On or before the first day of March in each year, the board of [trustees] regents shall submit to the Governor, the Treasurer and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the most recently approved facilities [plan] and academic plans and the amount of bonds required for the [CSUS] CSCU 2020 program for the fiscal year beginning on July first of that year. The Governor may, not later than thirty days after such submission, approve or disapprove all or a portion of such amount of bonding submitted by the board of [trustees] regents by notifying the board of [trustees] regents, in writing, of such decision and the reasons for it. If the Governor does not act within such thirty-day period, the issuance of bonds for the [CSUS] CSCU 2020 program for the fiscal year beginning on July first of that year is deemed approved.
978970
979971 (2) Subject to the amount of limitations of such capping provisions in subsection (a) of this section and following the approval or deemed approval of the request to issue bonds as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the principal amount of the bonds authorized under this section shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such amount, and such approval of such request shall be deemed the allotment by the Governor of such capital outlays within the meaning of section 4-85.
980972
981973 Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10a-91f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
982974
983-(a) Not later than January 1, [2010] 2015, and semiannually thereafter, the system shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status and progress of [CSUS] CSCU 2020. Each report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Information on the number of projects authorized and approved hereunder including, relative to such projects, project costs, timeliness of completion and any problems which have developed in implementation, and a schedule of projects remaining and their expected costs; and (2) the amount of money raised from private sources for the capital and endowment programs. For purposes of preparing each report, upon request of the board of [trustees] regents, the Treasurer shall promptly provide information concerning bonds authorized, approved and issued under sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act.
975+(a) Not later than January 1, [2010] 2015, and semiannually thereafter, the system shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the Governor and the General Assembly on the status and progress of [CSUS] CSCU 2020. Each report shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Information on the number of projects authorized and approved hereunder including, relative to such projects, project costs, timeliness of completion and any problems which have developed in implementation, and a schedule of projects remaining and their expected costs; and (2) the amount of money raised from private sources for the capital and endowment programs. For purposes of preparing each report, upon request of the board of trustees, the Treasurer shall promptly provide information concerning bonds authorized, approved and issued under sections 10a-91a to 10a-91h, inclusive, as amended by this act.
984976
985977 Sec. 7. Section 10a-91g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
986978
987979 On January 1, 2014, and January 1, 2019, the system shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, submit to the Governor and to the General Assembly, a five-year [CSUS] CSCU 2020 performance review report detailing for each project undertaken to date under the program the progress made and the actual expenditures compared to original estimated costs. Not later than sixty calendar days after receipt of said report, the Governor and the General Assembly shall consider the report and determine whether there has been insufficient progress in implementation of [CSUS] CSCU 2020 or whether there have been significant cost increases over original estimates as a result of actions taken by the system. If so, the Governor or the General Assembly may make recommendations for appropriate action to the system and for action by the General Assembly.
988980
989981 Sec. 8. Section 10a-91h of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):
990982
991-The board of [trustees] regents shall select and appoint independent auditors, as defined in subdivision (7) of section 4-230, to annually conduct an audit of any project of [CSUS 2020, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 10a-91c] CSCU 2020. Such audit shall review invoices, expenditures, cost allocations and other appropriate documentation in order to reconcile project costs and verify conformance with project budgets, cost allocation agreements and applicable contracts, and shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly in accordance with section 11-4a. The board of [trustees] regents shall ensure that the auditors have unfettered access to any documentation the auditors need to review any such project. The auditors appointed pursuant to this section may serve in such capacity for five consecutive years and shall not be reappointed at the expiration of such period. Any such auditor appointed pursuant to this section shall not perform any nonaudit services for the system during such period.
983+The board of trustees shall select and appoint independent auditors, as defined in subdivision (7) of section 4-230, to annually conduct an audit of any project of [CSUS 2020, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 10a-91c] CSCU 2020. Such audit shall review invoices, expenditures, cost allocations and other appropriate documentation in order to reconcile project costs and verify conformance with project budgets, cost allocation agreements and applicable contracts, and shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly in accordance with section 11-4a. The board of trustees shall ensure that the auditors have unfettered access to any documentation the auditors need to review any such project. The auditors appointed pursuant to this section may serve in such capacity for five consecutive years and shall not be reappointed at the expiration of such period. Any such auditor appointed pursuant to this section shall not perform any nonaudit services for the system during such period.
992984
993985
994986
995987
996988 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
997989 Section 1 July 1, 2014 10a-91a
998990 Sec. 2 July 1, 2014 10a-91b
999991 Sec. 3 July 1, 2014 10a-91c
1000992 Sec. 4 July 1, 2014 10a-91d
1001993 Sec. 5 July 1, 2014 10a-91e
1002994 Sec. 6 July 1, 2014 10a-91f(a)
1003995 Sec. 7 July 1, 2014 10a-91g
1004996 Sec. 8 July 1, 2014 10a-91h
1005997
1006998 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
1007999
10081000 Section 1
10091001
10101002 July 1, 2014
10111003
10121004 10a-91a
10131005
10141006 Sec. 2
10151007
10161008 July 1, 2014
10171009
10181010 10a-91b
10191011
10201012 Sec. 3
10211013
10221014 July 1, 2014
10231015
10241016 10a-91c
10251017
10261018 Sec. 4
10271019
10281020 July 1, 2014
10291021
10301022 10a-91d
10311023
10321024 Sec. 5
10331025
10341026 July 1, 2014
10351027
10361028 10a-91e
10371029
10381030 Sec. 6
10391031
10401032 July 1, 2014
10411033
10421034 10a-91f(a)
10431035
10441036 Sec. 7
10451037
10461038 July 1, 2014
10471039
10481040 10a-91g
10491041
10501042 Sec. 8
10511043
10521044 July 1, 2014
10531045
10541046 10a-91h
10551047
10561048
10571049
10581050 HED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R FIN
1059-FIN Joint Favorable Subst.
10601051
10611052 HED
10621053
10631054 Joint Favorable Subst. C/R
10641055
10651056 FIN
1066-
1067-FIN
1068-
1069-Joint Favorable Subst.