General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7022 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5111 *_____HB07022ED_FIN033015____* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7022 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5111 *_____HB07022ED_FIN033015____* Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: (ED) AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND CHANGES TO THE STATUTES CONCERNING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, having reviewed applications for state grants for public school building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, on the basis of priorities for such projects and standards for school construction established by the State Board of Education, and having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in order of priority, including a separate schedule of previously authorized projects which have changed substantially in scope or cost, as determined by said commissioner together with the amount of the estimated grant with respect to each eligible project, and having submitted such listing of eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2014, to a committee of the General Assembly established under section 10-283a of the general statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is hereby authorized to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing of such projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said committee prior to February 1, 2015, as follows: (1) Estimated Grant Commitments. T1 School District Estimated Estimated T2 School Project Costs Grant T3 Project Number T4 T5 SOUTH WINDSOR T6 Orchard Hill Elementary School T7 132-0083 N $33,521,724 $11,611,925 T8 T9 STAMFORD T10 Rogers Interdistrict Magnet Extension T11 135-0277 MAG/PF 77,312,385 61,849,908 T12 T13 CREC T14 Aerospace Elementary T15 241-0105 MAG/N/PS 61,572,181 49,257,745 T16 T17 GOODWIN COLLEGE T18 Goodwin College Early Childhood T19 Magnet School T20 542-0005 MAG/N 19,935,061 15,948,049 T21 T22 NORTH HAVEN T23 North Haven Middle School T24 101-0047 EA/RR 69,814,452 27,674,449 T25 T26 SIMSBURY T27 Squadron Line School T28 128-0105 A 1,050,000 345,030 T29 T30 SIMSBURY T31 Henry James Memorial School T32 128-0106 A/CV 1,055,000 346,673 T33 T34 REGION 1 T35 Housatonic Valley Regional High T36 School T37 201-0044 A 318,198 137,493 T38 T39 CLINTON T40 Jared Eliot School T41 027-0062 A/EC 600,000 267,840 T42 T43 NEW CANAAN T44 South School T45 090-0046 A/EC 2,533,367 515,794 T46 T47 NEW LONDON T48 Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School T49 095-0089 EC 1,989,963 1,549,385 T50 T51 OLD SAYBROOK T52 Kathleen E. Goodwin School T53 106-0039 EC 1,610,243 454,250 T54 T55 WINDHAM T56 W. B. Sweeney School T57 163-0074 EC 100,000 79,290 T58 T59 WINDHAM T60 Windham Middle School T61 163-0075 EC 1,720,000 1,363,788 T62 T63 WINDSOR LOCKS T64 Windsor Locks High School T65 165-0079 EC 7,555,000 4,101,610 T66 T67 WOODBRIDGE T68 Beecher Road School T69 167-0025 A/RR/EC 13,345,000 3,717,917 T70 T71 ACES T72 ACES Village School T73 244-0038 SP/EC 1,231,748 985,398 T74 T75 ACES T76 ACES Mill Road School T77 244-0039 SP/EC 1,223,678 978,942 T1 School District Estimated Estimated T2 School Project Costs Grant T3 Project Number T4 T5 SOUTH WINDSOR T6 Orchard Hill Elementary School T7 132-0083 N $33,521,724 $11,611,925 T8 T9 STAMFORD T10 Rogers Interdistrict Magnet Extension T11 135-0277 MAG/PF 77,312,385 61,849,908 T12 T13 CREC T14 Aerospace Elementary T15 241-0105 MAG/N/PS 61,572,181 49,257,745 T16 T17 GOODWIN COLLEGE T18 Goodwin College Early Childhood T19 Magnet School T20 542-0005 MAG/N 19,935,061 15,948,049 T21 T22 NORTH HAVEN T23 North Haven Middle School T24 101-0047 EA/RR 69,814,452 27,674,449 T25 T26 SIMSBURY T27 Squadron Line School T28 128-0105 A 1,050,000 345,030 T29 T30 SIMSBURY T31 Henry James Memorial School T32 128-0106 A/CV 1,055,000 346,673 T33 T34 REGION 1 T35 Housatonic Valley Regional High T36 School T37 201-0044 A 318,198 137,493 T38 T39 CLINTON T40 Jared Eliot School T41 027-0062 A/EC 600,000 267,840 T42 T43 NEW CANAAN T44 South School T45 090-0046 A/EC 2,533,367 515,794 T46 T47 NEW LONDON T48 Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School T49 095-0089 EC 1,989,963 1,549,385 T50 T51 OLD SAYBROOK T52 Kathleen E. Goodwin School T53 106-0039 EC 1,610,243 454,250 T54 T55 WINDHAM T56 W. B. Sweeney School T57 163-0074 EC 100,000 79,290 T58 T59 WINDHAM T60 Windham Middle School T61 163-0075 EC 1,720,000 1,363,788 T62 T63 WINDSOR LOCKS T64 Windsor Locks High School T65 165-0079 EC 7,555,000 4,101,610 T66 T67 WOODBRIDGE T68 Beecher Road School T69 167-0025 A/RR/EC 13,345,000 3,717,917 T70 T71 ACES T72 ACES Village School T73 244-0038 SP/EC 1,231,748 985,398 T74 T75 ACES T76 ACES Mill Road School T77 244-0039 SP/EC 1,223,678 978,942 (2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which are Seeking First Reauthorization. T78 School District Authorized Requested T79 School T80 Project Number T81 T82 BRIDGEPORT T83 New Harding High School T84 015-0173 T85 T86 Estimated… T87 Total Project Costs $78,254,163 $106,629,000 T88 Total Grant $61,202,581 $83,394,541 T89 T90 BRIDGEPORT T91 Central High School T92 015-0174 EA/RR T93 T94 Estimated… T95 Total Project Costs $73,418,940 $86-419,000 T96 Total Grant $57,420,953 $67,588,300 T97 T98 NAUGATUCK T99 Naugatuck High School T100 088-0067 BE/RNV/E T101 T102 Estimated… T103 Total Project Costs $77,967,900 $79,100,300 T104 Total Grant $58,475,925 $59,325,300 T105 T106 NAUGATUCK T107 Central Administration T108 088-0068 BE/RNV T109 T110 Estimated… T111 Total Project Costs $3,032,100 $1,900,000 T112 Total Grant $1,137,038 $712,500 T113 T114 CREC T115 CREC Discovery Academy T116 241-0100 MAG/PF/EA T117 T118 Estimated… T119 Total Project Costs $35,675,000 $52,046,374 T120 Total Grant $33,891,250 $49,444,055 T121 T122 ACES T123 Educational Center for the Arts-Little T124 Theater T125 244-0037 MAG/EA T126 T127 Estimated… T128 Total Project Costs $6,986,129 $8,959,583 T129 Total Grant $6,636,823 $8,511,604 T78 School District Authorized Requested T79 School T80 Project Number T81 T82 BRIDGEPORT T83 New Harding High School T84 015-0173 T85 T86 Estimated… T87 Total Project Costs $78,254,163 $106,629,000 T88 Total Grant $61,202,581 $83,394,541 T89 T90 BRIDGEPORT T91 Central High School T92 015-0174 EA/RR T93 T94 Estimated… T95 Total Project Costs $73,418,940 $86-419,000 T96 Total Grant $57,420,953 $67,588,300 T97 T98 NAUGATUCK T99 Naugatuck High School T100 088-0067 BE/RNV/E T101 T102 Estimated… T103 Total Project Costs $77,967,900 $79,100,300 T104 Total Grant $58,475,925 $59,325,300 T105 T106 NAUGATUCK T107 Central Administration T108 088-0068 BE/RNV T109 T110 Estimated… T111 Total Project Costs $3,032,100 $1,900,000 T112 Total Grant $1,137,038 $712,500 T113 T114 CREC T115 CREC Discovery Academy T116 241-0100 MAG/PF/EA T117 T118 Estimated… T119 Total Project Costs $35,675,000 $52,046,374 T120 Total Grant $33,891,250 $49,444,055 T121 T122 ACES T123 Educational Center for the Arts-Little T124 Theater T125 244-0037 MAG/EA T126 T127 Estimated… T128 Total Project Costs $6,986,129 $8,959,583 T129 Total Grant $6,636,823 $8,511,604 (3) Previously Authorized Project For The Technical High School System That Has Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which is Seeking Reauthorization. T130 School District Authorized Requested T131 School T132 Project Number T133 T134 CTHSS (BRIDGEPORT) T135 Bullard-Havens T136 900-0015 VT/EA T137 T138 Estimated… T139 Total Project Costs $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000 T140 Total Grant $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000 T141 T142 CTHSS (WINDHAM) T143 Windham T144 900-0016 VT/EA T145 T146 Estimated… T147 Total Projects Costs $42,051,000 $151,294,981 T148 Total Grant $42,051,000 $151,294,981 T149 T150 CTHSS (MIDDLETOWN) T151 Vinal T152 900-0017 VT/EA T153 T154 Estimated… T155 Total Projects Costs $51,076,000 $156,825,315 T156 Total Grant $51,076,000 $156,825,315 T130 School District Authorized Requested T131 School T132 Project Number T133 T134 CTHSS (BRIDGEPORT) T135 Bullard-Havens T136 900-0015 VT/EA T137 T138 Estimated… T139 Total Project Costs $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000 T140 Total Grant $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000 T141 T142 CTHSS (WINDHAM) T143 Windham T144 900-0016 VT/EA T145 T146 Estimated… T147 Total Projects Costs $42,051,000 $151,294,981 T148 Total Grant $42,051,000 $151,294,981 T149 T150 CTHSS (MIDDLETOWN) T151 Vinal T152 900-0017 VT/EA T153 T154 Estimated… T155 Total Projects Costs $51,076,000 $156,825,315 T156 Total Grant $51,076,000 $156,825,315 Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) (a) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Department of Administrative Services shall develop a standard checklist for construction projects of school buildings. Such checklist shall include, but need not be limited to, testing for polychlorinated biphenyls and asbestos. (b) On and after October 1, 2015, the Department of Administrative Services shall conduct an assessment of any construction project of a school building receiving state funding for compliance with the standard checklist developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) (a) The Department of Administrative Services shall establish a school building project clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of school building project designs, plans and specifications. Such clearinghouse shall consist of a publicly accessible database for the collection and storage of relevant publications and school building project designs, plans and specifications that have been approved by the department pursuant to chapter 173 of the general statutes. (b) Any architect or professional engineer who is registered or licensed to practice such person's profession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the general statutes may submit school building project designs, plans and specifications for posting in the school building project clearinghouse. The licensed architect of record or professional engineer of record shall retain ownership and liability for any such design, plan or specifications submitted to the school building project clearinghouse. Sec. 4. Subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015): (d) No [application for a] school building project shall be [accepted by the Commissioner of Education or] added to the list prepared by the Commissioner of Administrative Services [on or after July 1, 2002] pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, unless the applicant, prior to submitting an application, has (1) secured funding authorization for the local share of the project costs [prior to application] and such authorization has become effective pursuant to the general statutes and local ordinance or charter, or (2) scheduled and prepared a referendum, if required, the results of which shall be submitted on or before the fifteenth day of November in the year of application. The reimbursement percentage for a project covered by this subsection shall reflect the rates in effect during the fiscal year in which such local funding authorization is secured. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Sec. 2 July 1, 2015 New section Sec. 3 July 1, 2015 New section Sec. 4 July 1, 2015 10-283(d) This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 from passage New section Sec. 2 July 1, 2015 New section Sec. 3 July 1, 2015 New section Sec. 4 July 1, 2015 10-283(d) ED Joint Favorable C/R FIN ED Joint Favorable C/R FIN