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1		-	House Bill No. 7102
	1	+	General Assembly Bill No. 7102
	2	+	June Special Session, 2015 LCO No. 9656
	3	+	09656__________
	4	+	Referred to Committee on No Committee
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist. REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist. SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
2	7
3		-	June Special Session, Public Act No. 15-3
	8	+	General Assembly
	9	+
	10	+	Bill No. 7102
	11	+
	12	+	June Special Session, 2015
	13	+
	14	+	LCO No. 9656
	15	+
	16	+	09656__________
	17	+
	18	+	Referred to Committee on No Committee
	19	+
	20	+	Introduced by:
	21	+
	22	+	REP. SHARKEY, 88th Dist.
	23	+
	24	+	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
	25	+
	26	+	SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
	27	+
	28	+	SEN. DUFF, 25th Dist.
4	29
5	30		AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE STATUTES CONCERNING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
6	31
7	32		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
8	33
9	34		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:
10	35
11	36		(1) Estimated Grant Commitments.
12	37
13	38
14	39
15		-	School District Estimated Estimated
16		-	School Project Costs Grant
17		-	Project Number
18		-	SOUTH WINDSOR
19		-	Orchard Hill Elementary School
20		-	132-0083 N $ 33,521,724 $ 11,611,925
21		-	STAMFORD
22		-	Rogers Interdistrict Magnet Extension
23		-	135-0277 MAG/PF 77,312,385 61,849,908
24		-	CREC
25		-	Aerospace Elementary
26		-	241-0105 MAG/N/PS 61,572,181 49,257,745
27		-	GOODWIN COLLEGE
28		-	Goodwin College Early Childhood
29		-	Magnet School
30		-	542-0005 MAG/N 19,935,061 15,948,049
31		-	NORTH HAVEN
32		-	North Haven Middle School
33		-	101-0047 EA/RR 69,814,452 27,674,449
34		-	SIMSBURY
35		-	Squadron Line School
36		-	128-0105 A 1,050,000 345,030
37		-	SIMSBURY
38		-	Henry James Memorial School
39		-	128-0106 A/CV 1,055,000 346,673
40		-	REGION 1
41		-	Housatonic Valley Regional High
42		-	School
43		-	201-0044 A 318,198 137,493
44		-	CLINTON
45		-	Jared Eliot School
46		-	027-0062 A/EC 600,000 267,840
47		-	NEW CANAAN
48		-	South School
49		-	090-0046 A/EC 2,533,367 515,794
50		-	NEW LONDON
51		-	Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
52		-	095-0089 EC 1,989,963 1,549,385
53		-	OLD SAYBROOK
54		-	Kathleen E. Goodwin School
55		-	106-0039 EC 1,610,243 454,250
56		-	WINDHAM
57		-	W. B. Sweeney School
58		-	163-0074 EC 100,000 79,290
59		-	WINDHAM
60		-	Windham Middle School
61		-	163-0075 EC 1,720,000 1,363,788
62		-	WINDSOR LOCKS
63		-	Windsor Locks High School
64		-	165-0079 EC 7,555,000 4,101,610
65		-	WOODBRIDGE
66		-	Beecher Road School
67		-	167-0025 A/RR/EC 13,345,000 3,717,917
68		-	ACES
69		-	ACES Village School
70		-	244-0038 SP/EC 1,231,748 985,398
71		-	ACES
72		-	ACES Mill Road School
73		-	244-0039 SP/EC 1,223,678 978,942
	40	+	T1 School District Estimated Estimated
	41	+	T2 School Project Costs Grant
	42	+	T3 Project Number
	43	+	T4
	44	+	T5 SOUTH WINDSOR
	45	+	T6 Orchard Hill Elementary School
	46	+	T7 132-0083 N $33,521,724 $11,611,925
	47	+	T8
	48	+	T9 STAMFORD
	49	+	T10 Rogers Interdistrict Magnet Extension
	50	+	T11 135-0277 MAG/PF 77,312,385 61,849,908
	51	+	T12
	52	+	T13 CREC
	53	+	T14 Aerospace Elementary
	54	+	T15 241-0105 MAG/N/PS 61,572,181 49,257,745
	55	+	T16
	56	+	T17 GOODWIN COLLEGE
	57	+	T18 Goodwin College Early Childhood
	58	+	T19 Magnet School
	59	+	T20 542-0005 MAG/N 19,935,061 15,948,049
	60	+	T21
	61	+	T22 NORTH HAVEN
	62	+	T23 North Haven Middle School
	63	+	T24 101-0047 EA/RR 69,814,452 27,674,449
	64	+	T25
	65	+	T26 SIMSBURY
	66	+	T27 Squadron Line School
	67	+	T28 128-0105 A 1,050,000 345,030
	68	+	T29
	69	+	T30 SIMSBURY
	70	+	T31 Henry James Memorial School
	71	+	T32 128-0106 A/CV 1,055,000 346,673
	72	+	T33
	73	+	T34 REGION 1
	74	+	T35 Housatonic Valley Regional High
	75	+	T36 School
	76	+	T37 201-0044 A 318,198 137,493
	77	+	T38
	78	+	T39 CLINTON
	79	+	T40 Jared Eliot School
	80	+	T41 027-0062 A/EC 600,000 267,840
	81	+	T42
	82	+	T43 NEW CANAAN
	83	+	T44 South School
	84	+	T45 090-0046 A/EC 2,533,367 515,794
	85	+	T46
	86	+	T47 NEW LONDON
	87	+	T48 Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
	88	+	T49 095-0089 EC 1,989,963 1,549,385
	89	+	T50
	90	+	T51 OLD SAYBROOK
	91	+	T52 Kathleen E. Goodwin School
	92	+	T53 106-0039 EC 1,610,243 454,250
	93	+	T54
	94	+	T55 WINDHAM
	95	+	T56 W. B. Sweeney School
	96	+	T57 163-0074 EC 100,000 79,290
	97	+	T58
	98	+	T59 WINDHAM
	99	+	T60 Windham Middle School
	100	+	T61 163-0075 EC 1,720,000 1,363,788
	101	+	T62
	102	+	T63 WINDSOR LOCKS
	103	+	T64 Windsor Locks High School
	104	+	T65 165-0079 EC 7,555,000 4,101,610
	105	+	T66
	106	+	T67 WOODBRIDGE
	107	+	T68 Beecher Road School
	108	+	T69 167-0025 A/RR/EC 13,345,000 3,717,917
	109	+	T70
	110	+	T71 ACES
	111	+	T72 ACES Village School
	112	+	T73 244-0038 SP/EC 1,231,748 985,398
	113	+	T74
	114	+	T75 ACES
	115	+	T76 ACES Mill Road School
	116	+	T77 244-0039 SP/EC 1,223,678 978,942
	117	+
	118	+	T1
74	119
75	120		School District
76	121
77	122		Estimated
78	123
79	124		Estimated
80	125
	126	+	T2
	127	+
81	128		School
82	129
83	130		Project Costs
84	131
85	132		Grant
86	133
	134	+	T3
	135	+
87	136		Project Number
	137	+
	138	+	T4
	139	+
	140	+	T5
88	141
89	142		SOUTH WINDSOR
90	143
	144	+	T6
	145	+
91	146		Orchard Hill Elementary School
	147	+
	148	+	T7
92	149
93	150		132-0083 N
94	151
95	152		$33,521,724
96	153
97	154		$11,611,925
98	155
	156	+	T8
	157	+
	158	+	T9
	159	+
99	160		STAMFORD
100	161
	162	+	T10
	163	+
101	164		Rogers Interdistrict Magnet Extension
	165	+
	166	+	T11
102	167
103	168		135-0277 MAG/PF
104	169
105	170		77,312,385
106	171
107	172		61,849,908
108	173
	174	+	T12
	175	+
	176	+	T13
	177	+
109	178		CREC
110	179
	180	+	T14
	181	+
111	182		Aerospace Elementary
	183	+
	184	+	T15
112	185
113	186		241-0105 MAG/N/PS
114	187
115	188		61,572,181
116	189
117	190		49,257,745
118	191
	192	+	T16
	193	+
	194	+	T17
	195	+
119	196		GOODWIN COLLEGE
	197	+
	198	+	T18
120	199
121	200		Goodwin College Early Childhood
122	201
	202	+	T19
	203	+
123	204		Magnet School
	205	+
	206	+	T20
124	207
125	208		542-0005 MAG/N
126	209
127	210		19,935,061
128	211
129	212		15,948,049
130	213
	214	+	T21
	215	+
	216	+	T22
	217	+
131	218		NORTH HAVEN
132	219
	220	+	T23
	221	+
133	222		North Haven Middle School
	223	+
	224	+	T24
134	225
135	226		101-0047 EA/RR
136	227
137	228		69,814,452
138	229
139	230		27,674,449
140	231
	232	+	T25
	233	+
	234	+	T26
	235	+
141	236		SIMSBURY
142	237
	238	+	T27
	239	+
143	240		Squadron Line School
	241	+
	242	+	T28
144	243
145	244		128-0105 A
146	245
147	246		1,050,000
148	247
149	248		345,030
150	249
	250	+	T29
	251	+
	252	+	T30
	253	+
151	254		SIMSBURY
152	255
	256	+	T31
	257	+
153	258		Henry James Memorial School
	259	+
	260	+	T32
154	261
155	262		128-0106 A/CV
156	263
157	264		1,055,000
158	265
159	266		346,673
160	267
	268	+	T33
	269	+
	270	+	T34
	271	+
161	272		REGION 1
	273	+
	274	+	T35
162	275
163	276		Housatonic Valley Regional High
164	277
	278	+	T36
	279	+
165	280		School
	281	+
	282	+	T37
166	283
167	284		201-0044 A
168	285
169	286		318,198
170	287
171	288		137,493
172	289
	290	+	T38
	291	+
	292	+	T39
	293	+
173	294		CLINTON
174	295
	296	+	T40
	297	+
175	298		Jared Eliot School
	299	+
	300	+	T41
176	301
177	302		027-0062 A/EC
178	303
179	304		600,000
180	305
181	306		267,840
182	307
	308	+	T42
	309	+
	310	+	T43
	311	+
183	312		NEW CANAAN
184	313
	314	+	T44
	315	+
185	316		South School
	317	+
	318	+	T45
186	319
187	320		090-0046 A/EC
188	321
189	322		2,533,367
190	323
191	324		515,794
192	325
	326	+	T46
	327	+
	328	+	T47
	329	+
193	330		NEW LONDON
194	331
	332	+	T48
	333	+
195	334		Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School
	335	+
	336	+	T49
196	337
197	338		095-0089 EC
198	339
199	340		1,989,963
200	341
201	342		1,549,385
202	343
	344	+	T50
	345	+
	346	+	T51
	347	+
203	348		OLD SAYBROOK
204	349
	350	+	T52
	351	+
205	352		Kathleen E. Goodwin School
	353	+
	354	+	T53
206	355
207	356		106-0039 EC
208	357
209	358		1,610,243
210	359
211	360		454,250
212	361
	362	+	T54
	363	+
	364	+	T55
	365	+
213	366		WINDHAM
214	367
	368	+	T56
	369	+
215	370		W. B. Sweeney School
	371	+
	372	+	T57
216	373
217	374		163-0074 EC
218	375
219	376		100,000
220	377
221	378		79,290
222	379
	380	+	T58
	381	+
	382	+	T59
	383	+
223	384		WINDHAM
224	385
	386	+	T60
	387	+
225	388		Windham Middle School
	389	+
	390	+	T61
226	391
227	392		163-0075 EC
228	393
229	394		1,720,000
230	395
231	396		1,363,788
232	397
	398	+	T62
	399	+
	400	+	T63
	401	+
233	402		WINDSOR LOCKS
234	403
	404	+	T64
	405	+
235	406		Windsor Locks High School
	407	+
	408	+	T65
236	409
237	410		165-0079 EC
238	411
239	412		7,555,000
240	413
241	414		4,101,610
242	415
	416	+	T66
	417	+
	418	+	T67
	419	+
243	420		WOODBRIDGE
244	421
	422	+	T68
	423	+
245	424		Beecher Road School
	425	+
	426	+	T69
246	427
247	428		167-0025 A/RR/EC
248	429
249	430		13,345,000
250	431
251	432		3,717,917
252	433
	434	+	T70
	435	+
	436	+	T71
	437	+
253	438		ACES
254	439
	440	+	T72
	441	+
255	442		ACES Village School
	443	+
	444	+	T73
256	445
257	446		244-0038 SP/EC
258	447
259	448		1,231,748
260	449
261	450		985,398
262	451
	452	+	T74
	453	+
	454	+	T75
	455	+
263	456		ACES
264	457
	458	+	T76
	459	+
265	460		ACES Mill Road School
	461	+
	462	+	T77
266	463
267	464		244-0039 SP/EC
268	465
269	466		1,223,678
270	467
271	468		978,942
272	469
273	470		(2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which are Seeking First Reauthorization.
274	471
275	472
276	473
277		-	School District Authorized Requested
278		-	School
279		-	Project Number
280		-	BRIDGEPORT
281		-	New Harding High School
282		-	015-0173 N
283		-	Estimated…
284		-	Total Project Costs $ 78,254,163 $ 106,629,000
285		-	Total Grant $ 61,202,581 $ 83,394,541
286		-	BRIDGEPORT
287		-	Central High School
288		-	015-0174 EA/RR
289		-	Estimated…
290		-	Total Project Costs $ 73,418,940 $ 86,419,000
291		-	Total Grant $ 57,420,953 $ 67,588,300
292		-	NAUGATUCK
293		-	Naugatuck High School
294		-	088-0067 RNV/E
295		-	Estimated…
296		-	Total Project Costs $ 77,967,900 $ 79,100,000
297		-	Total Grant $ 58,475,925 $ 59,325,000
298		-	NAUGATUCK
299		-	Central Administration
300		-	088-0068 BE/RNV
301		-	Estimated…
302		-	Total Project Costs $ 3,032,100 $ 1,900,000
303		-	Total Grant $ 1,137,038 $ 712,500
304		-	CREC
305		-	CREC Discovery Academy
306		-	241-0100 MAG/PF/EA
307		-	Estimated…
308		-	Total Project Costs $ 35,675,000 $ 52,046,374
309		-	Total Grant $ 33,891,250 $ 49,444,055
310		-	ACES
311		-	Educational Center for the Arts-Little
312		-	Theatre
313		-	244-0037 MAG/EA
314		-	Estimated…
315		-	Total Project Costs $ 6,986,129 $ 8,959,583
316		-	Total Grant $ 6,636,823 $ 8,511,604
	474	+	T78 School District Authorized Requested
	475	+	T79 School
	476	+	T80 Project Number
	477	+	T81
	478	+	T82 BRIDGEPORT
	479	+	T83 New Harding High School
	480	+	T84 015-0173 N
	481	+	T85
	482	+	T86 Estimated…
	483	+	T87 Total Project Costs $78,254,163 $106,629,000
	484	+	T88 Total Grant $61,202,581 $83,394,541
	485	+	T89
	486	+	T90 BRIDGEPORT
	487	+	T91 Central High School
	488	+	T92 015-0174 EA/RR
	489	+	T93
	490	+	T94 Estimated…
	491	+	T95 Total Project Costs $73,418,940 $86,419,000
	492	+	T96 Total Grant $57,420,953 $67,588,300
	493	+	T97
	494	+	T98 NAUGATUCK
	495	+	T99 Naugatuck High School
	496	+	T100 088-0067 RNV/E
	497	+	T101
	498	+	T102 Estimated…
	499	+	T103 Total Project Costs $77,967,900 $79,100,000
	500	+	T104 Total Grant $58,475,925 $59,325,000
	501	+	T105
	502	+	T106 NAUGATUCK
	503	+	T107 Central Administration
	504	+	T108 088-0068 BE/RNV
	505	+	T109
	506	+	T110 Estimated…
	507	+	T111 Total Project Costs $3,032,100 $1,900,000
	508	+	T112 Total Grant $1,137,038 $712,500
	509	+	T113
	510	+	T114 CREC
	511	+	T115 CREC Discovery Academy
	512	+	T116 241-0100 MAG/PF/EA
	513	+	T117
	514	+	T118 Estimated…
	515	+	T119 Total Project Costs $35,675,000 $52,046,374
	516	+	T120 Total Grant $33,891,250 $49,444,055
	517	+	T121
	518	+	T122 ACES
	519	+	T123 Educational Center for the Arts-Little
	520	+	T124 Theatre
	521	+	T125 244-0037 MAG/EA
	522	+	T126
	523	+	T127 Estimated…
	524	+	T128 Total Project Costs $6,986,129 $8,959,583
	525	+	T129 Total Grant $6,636,823 $8,511,604
	526	+
	527	+	T78
317	528
318	529		School District
319	530
320	531		Authorized
321	532
322	533		Requested
323	534
	535	+	T79
	536	+
324	537		School
	538	+
	539	+	T80
325	540
326	541		Project Number
327	542
	543	+	T81
	544	+
	545	+	T82
	546	+
328	547		BRIDGEPORT
	548	+
	549	+	T83
329	550
330	551		New Harding High School
331	552
	553	+	T84
	554	+
332	555		015-0173 N
333	556
	557	+	T85
	558	+
	559	+	T86
	560	+
334	561		Estimated…
	562	+
	563	+	T87
335	564
336	565		Total Project Costs
337	566
338	567		$78,254,163
339	568
340	569		$106,629,000
341	570
	571	+	T88
	572	+
342	573		Total Grant
343	574
344	575		$61,202,581
345	576
346	577		$83,394,541
347	578
	579	+	T89
	580	+
	581	+	T90
	582	+
348	583		BRIDGEPORT
	584	+
	585	+	T91
349	586
350	587		Central High School
351	588
	589	+	T92
	590	+
352	591		015-0174 EA/RR
353	592
	593	+	T93
	594	+
	595	+	T94
	596	+
354	597		Estimated…
	598	+
	599	+	T95
355	600
356	601		Total Project Costs
357	602
358	603		$73,418,940
359	604
360	605		$86,419,000
361	606
	607	+	T96
	608	+
362	609		Total Grant
363	610
364	611		$57,420,953
365	612
366	613		$67,588,300
367	614
	615	+	T97
	616	+
	617	+	T98
	618	+
368	619		NAUGATUCK
	620	+
	621	+	T99
369	622
370	623		Naugatuck High School
371	624
	625	+	T100
	626	+
372	627		088-0067 RNV/E
373	628
	629	+	T101
	630	+
	631	+	T102
	632	+
374	633		Estimated…
	634	+
	635	+	T103
375	636
376	637		Total Project Costs
377	638
378	639		$77,967,900
379	640
380	641		$79,100,000
381	642
	643	+	T104
	644	+
382	645		Total Grant
383	646
384	647		$58,475,925
385	648
386	649		$59,325,000
387	650
	651	+	T105
	652	+
	653	+	T106
	654	+
388	655		NAUGATUCK
	656	+
	657	+	T107
389	658
390	659		Central Administration
391	660
	661	+	T108
	662	+
392	663		088-0068 BE/RNV
393	664
	665	+	T109
	666	+
	667	+	T110
	668	+
394	669		Estimated…
	670	+
	671	+	T111
395	672
396	673		Total Project Costs
397	674
398	675		$3,032,100
399	676
400	677		$1,900,000
401	678
	679	+	T112
	680	+
402	681		Total Grant
403	682
404	683		$1,137,038
405	684
406	685		$712,500
407	686
	687	+	T113
	688	+
	689	+	T114
	690	+
408	691		CREC
	692	+
	693	+	T115
409	694
410	695		CREC Discovery Academy
411	696
	697	+	T116
	698	+
412	699		241-0100 MAG/PF/EA
413	700
	701	+	T117
	702	+
	703	+	T118
	704	+
414	705		Estimated…
	706	+
	707	+	T119
415	708
416	709		Total Project Costs
417	710
418	711		$35,675,000
419	712
420	713		$52,046,374
421	714
	715	+	T120
	716	+
422	717		Total Grant
423	718
424	719		$33,891,250
425	720
426	721		$49,444,055
427	722
	723	+	T121
	724	+
	725	+	T122
	726	+
428	727		ACES
	728	+
	729	+	T123
429	730
430	731		Educational Center for the Arts-Little
431	732
	733	+	T124
	734	+
432	735		Theatre
	736	+
	737	+	T125
433	738
434	739		244-0037 MAG/EA
435	740
	741	+	T126
	742	+
	743	+	T127
	744	+
436	745		Estimated…
	746	+
	747	+	T128
437	748
438	749		Total Project Costs
439	750
440	751		$6,986,129
441	752
442	753		$8,959,583
	754	+
	755	+	T129
443	756
444	757		Total Grant
445	758
446	759		$6,636,823
447	760
448	761		$8,511,604
449	762
450	763		(3) Previously Authorized Project For The Technical High School System That Has Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which is Seeking Reauthorization.
451	764
452	765
453	766
454		-	School District Authorized Requested
455		-	School
456		-	Project Number
457		-	CTHSS (BRIDGEPORT)
458		-	Bullard-Havens
459		-	900-0015 VT/EA
460		-	Estimated…
461		-	Total Project Costs $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000
462		-	Total Grant $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000
463		-	CTHSS (WINDHAM)
464		-	Windham
465		-	900-0016 VT/EA
466		-	Estimated…
467		-	Total Project Costs $ 42,051,000 $ 151,294,981
468		-	Total Grant $ 42,051,000 $ 151,294,981
469		-	CTHSS (MIDDLETOWN)
470		-	Vinal
471		-	900-0017 VT/EA
472		-	Estimated…
473		-	Total Project Costs $ 51,076,000 $ 156,825,315
474		-	Total Grant $ 51,076,000 $ 156,825,315
	767	+	T130 School District Authorized Requested
	768	+	T131 School
	769	+	T132 Project Number
	770	+	T133
	771	+	T134 CTHSS (BRIDGEPORT)
	772	+	T135 Bullard-Havens
	773	+	T136 900-0015 VT/EA
	774	+	T137
	775	+	T138 Estimated…
	776	+	T139 Total Project Costs $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000
	777	+	T140 Total Grant $ 27,331,000 $ 60,383,000
	778	+	T141
	779	+	T142 CTHSS (WINDHAM)
	780	+	T143 Windham
	781	+	T144 900-0016 VT/EA
	782	+	T145
	783	+	T146 Estimated…
	784	+	T147 Total Project Costs $42,051,000 $151,294,981
	785	+	T148 Total Grant $42,051,000 $151,294,981
	786	+	T149
	787	+	T150 CTHSS (MIDDLETOWN)
	788	+	T151 Vinal
	789	+	T152 900-0017 VT/EA
	790	+	T153
	791	+	T154 Estimated…
	792	+	T155 Total Project Costs $51,076,000 $156,825,315
	793	+	T156 Total Grant $51,076,000 $156,825,315
	794	+
	795	+	T130
475	796
476	797		School District
477	798
478	799		Authorized
479	800
480	801		Requested
481	802
	803	+	T131
	804	+
482	805		School
	806	+
	807	+	T132
483	808
484	809		Project Number
485	810
	811	+	T133
	812	+
	813	+	T134
	814	+
486	815		CTHSS (BRIDGEPORT)
	816	+
	817	+	T135
487	818
488	819		Bullard-Havens
489	820
	821	+	T136
	822	+
490	823		900-0015 VT/EA
491	824
	825	+	T137
	826	+
	827	+	T138
	828	+
492	829		Estimated…
	830	+
	831	+	T139
493	832
494	833		Total Project Costs
495	834
496	835		$ 27,331,000
497	836
498	837		$ 60,383,000
499	838
	839	+	T140
	840	+
500	841		Total Grant
501	842
502	843		$ 27,331,000
503	844
504	845		$ 60,383,000
505	846
	847	+	T141
	848	+
	849	+	T142
	850	+
506	851		CTHSS (WINDHAM)
	852	+
	853	+	T143
507	854
508	855		Windham
509	856
	857	+	T144
	858	+
510	859		900-0016 VT/EA
511	860
	861	+	T145
	862	+
	863	+	T146
	864	+
512	865		Estimated…
	866	+
	867	+	T147
513	868
514	869		Total Project Costs
515	870
516	871		$42,051,000
517	872
518	873		$151,294,981
519	874
	875	+	T148
	876	+
520	877		Total Grant
521	878
522	879		$42,051,000
523	880
524	881		$151,294,981
525	882
	883	+	T149
	884	+
	885	+	T150
	886	+
526	887		CTHSS (MIDDLETOWN)
	888	+
	889	+	T151
527	890
528	891		Vinal
529	892
	893	+	T152
	894	+
530	895		900-0017 VT/EA
531	896
	897	+	T153
	898	+
	899	+	T154
	900	+
532	901		Estimated…
	902	+
	903	+	T155
533	904
534	905		Total Project Costs
535	906
536	907		$51,076,000
537	908
538	909		$156,825,315
	910	+
	911	+	T156
539	912
540	913		Total Grant
541	914
542	915		$51,076,000
543	916
544	917		$156,825,315
545	918
546	919		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.
547	920
548	921		(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.
549	922
550	923		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.
551	924
552	925		(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.
553	926
554	927		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):
555	928
556	929		(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.
557	930
558	931		Sec. 5. Section 10-292r of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
559	932
560	933		(a) There is established a School Safety Infrastructure Council. The council shall consist of: (1) The Commissioner of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee; (2) the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the commissioner's designee; (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; (4) one appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a person with expertise in building security, preferably school building security; (5) one appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a licensed professional engineer who is a structural engineer; (6) one appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a public school administrator certified by the State Board of Education; (7) one appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a firefighter, emergency medical technician or a paramedic; (8) one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a school resource officer; (9) one appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a public school teacher certified by the State Board of Education; and (10) [one] two appointed by the Governor, [who] one of whom shall be a licensed building official and one of whom shall be a licensed architect. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall serve as the chairperson of the council. The administrative staff of the Department of Administrative Services shall serve as staff for the council and assist with all ministerial duties.
561	934
562	935		(b) The School Safety Infrastructure Council shall develop school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria for school building projects [under] awarded grants pursuant to this chapter and [projects receiving reimbursement as part of] the school security infrastructure competitive grant program, pursuant to section 84 of public act 13-3. Such school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria shall conform to industry standards for school building safety infrastructure and shall [include,] address areas including, but not be limited to, [standards regarding] (1) entryways to school buildings and classrooms, such as, reinforcement of entryways, ballistic glass, solid core doors, double door access, computer-controlled electronic locks, remote locks on all entrance and exits and buzzer systems, (2) the use of cameras throughout the school building and at all entrances and exits, including the use of closed-circuit television monitoring, (3) penetration resistant vestibules, and (4) other security infrastructure improvements and devices as they become industry standards. The council shall meet at least annually to review and update, if necessary, the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria and make such [standards] criteria available to local and regional boards of education.
563	936
564	937		(c) Not later than January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the School Safety Infrastructure Council shall submit the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria to the Commissioners of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Education, the School Building Projects Advisory Council, established pursuant to section 10-292q, and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.
565	938
566	939		Sec. 6. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by section 2 of public act 15-63, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
567	940
568	941		(a) (1) Each town or regional school district shall be eligible to apply for and accept grants for a school building project as provided in this chapter. Any town desiring a grant for a public school building project may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of such town to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services and to accept or reject such grant for the town. Any regional school board may vote to authorize the supervising agent of the regional school district to apply to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for and to accept or reject such grant for the district. Applications for such grants under this chapter shall be made by the superintendent of schools of such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The application form shall require the superintendent of schools to affirm that the school district considered the maximization of natural light, the use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria, developed by the School Safety Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act, in projects for new construction and alteration or renovation of a school building. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall review each grant application for a school building project for compliance with educational requirements and on the basis of categories for building projects established by the Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with this section. The Commissioner of Education shall evaluate, if appropriate, whether the project will assist the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall consult with the Commissioner of Education in reviewing grant applications submitted for purposes of subsection (a) of section 10-65 or section 10-76e on the basis of the educational needs of the applicant. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall review each grant application for a school building project for compliance with standards for school building projects pursuant to regulations, adopted in accordance with section 10-287c, and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria, developed by the School Safety Infrastructure Council pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers Community College and the following entities that will operate an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as determined by the Commissioner of Education, may apply for and shall be eligible to receive grants for school building projects pursuant to section 10-264h for such a school: (A) The Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, (E) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (F) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education.
569	942
570	943		Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 10-284 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
571	944
572	945		(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall have authority to receive and review applications for state grants under this chapter, and to approve any such application, or to disapprove any such application if (1) it does not comply with the requirements of the State Fire Marshal or the Department of Public Health, (2) it is not accompanied by a life-cycle cost analysis approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services pursuant to section 16a-38, (3) it does not comply with the provisions of sections 10-290d and 10-291, (4) it does not meet (A) the standards or requirements established in regulations adopted in accordance with section 10-287c, or (B) school building categorization requirements described in section 10-283, (5) the estimated construction cost exceeds the per square foot cost for schools established in regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services for the county in which the project is proposed to be located, (6) on and after July 1, 2014, the application does not comply with the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria developed by the School Safety Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive any of the provisions of the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria if the commissioner determines that the application demonstrates that the applicant has made a good faith effort to address such [standards] criteria and that compliance with such [standards] criteria would be infeasible, unreasonable or excessively expensive, or (7) the Commissioner of Education determines that the proposed educational specifications for or theme of the project for which the applicant requests a state grant duplicates a program offered by a technical high school or an interdistrict magnet school in the same region.
573	946
574	947		Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 10-292q of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
575	948
576	949		(b) The School Building Projects Advisory Council shall (1) develop model blueprints for new school building projects that are in accordance with industry standards for school buildings and the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria, developed pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act, (2) conduct studies, research and analyses, and (3) make recommendations for improvements to the school building projects processes to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, education and finance, revenue and bonding.
577	950
578	951		Sec. 9. Section 10-292s of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
579	952
580	953		The Commissioner of Administrative Services may require any town or regional board of education applying for a grant for a school building project, pursuant to this chapter, to conduct a safety assessment of the school building project to measure compliance with the school safety infrastructure [standards] criteria, established pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act. Such town or regional board of education shall use an assessment tool designated by the commissioner or an alternative assessment tool that provides a comparable safety and security assessment of the project, as determined by the commissioner.
581	954
582	955		Sec. 10. Section 29 of public act 12-179, as amended by section 5 of public act 13-243, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
583	956
584	957		(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2011, and the provisions of section 10-66bb of the general statutes concerning limitations on enrollment, an extension and alteration project for Common Ground High School in New Haven with costs not to exceed [seven million four hundred fifty thousand] nine million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of public act 12-179, provided a complete grant application is submitted prior to June 30, 2014, and a lease meeting the terms and conditions of section 10-282 of the general statutes has been approved by the Commissioner of Construction Services in consultation with the Commissioner of Education. Such building project shall be eligible for a reimbursement rate of seventy-eight and ninety-three hundredths per cent. All final calculations completed by the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services for such school building project shall include a computation of the state grant for the school building project amortized on a straight line basis over a twenty-year period. If such building ceases to be used as Common Ground High School during such amortization period, the governing authority of Common Ground High School shall refund to the state the unamortized balance of the state grant remaining as of the date the alternate use for the building project initially occurs. The amortization period for a project shall begin on the date the project was accepted as complete by the governing authority.
585	958
586	959		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 limiting the number of times a project may be submitted to the legislature for authorization due to a change in cost or scope, or requiring that no such project that has changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the commissioner shall be eligible for reimbursement under this chapter unless it appears on such list, the change in cost and scope identified in subsection (a) of this section shall be deemed to have been authorized by the legislature and shall not be considered when determining the number of times the project is submitted for authorization by the Department of Administrative Services, provided plans and specifications have been submitted to the Department of Administrative Services.
587	960
588	961		(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter, the town of New Haven may use any private, federal or state funds, other than grants received under said chapter, for the purpose of the extension and alteration project described in subsection (a) of this section, provided the reimbursement received from such other private, federal or state funds shall not be deducted from the total project costs eligible for grant assistance under said chapter. If the total amount of any such private, federal or state funds received for the purpose of such project exceeds the local share of project costs, then such excess funds shall be used for educational purposes associated with Common Ground High School.
589	962
590	963		Sec. 11. Section 226 of public act 12-1 of the June special session, as amended by section 20 of public act 14-90, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
591	964
592	965		(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services under said chapter 173 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2011, and prohibiting reimbursement for costs associated with the construction of outdoor athletic facilities, a new construction project for Bowen Field in New Haven with costs not to exceed eleven million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of public act 12-179, provided a complete grant application is submitted prior to June 30, 2013. Such building project may include the installation of synthetic surfaces on the site of a formerly contaminated area and shall be eligible for a reimbursement rate of sixty-eight and ninety-three-hundredths per cent.
593	966
594	967		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted under said chapter, the town of New Haven is authorized to illuminate the athletic fields at Bowen Field in an amount not to exceed six hundred thousand dollars and shall be subsequently eligible for school construction grant assistance provided a completed grant application is submitted to the Department of Administrative Services prior to June 30, 2013. The full cost of the illumination project shall be deemed eligible costs for the purpose of grant calculation. The grant for construction assistance shall be calculated using the same rate of reimbursement as assigned to school building projects for the town of New Haven.
595	968
596	969		(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter, the town of New Haven may use any private, federal or state funds, other than grants received under said chapter, for the purpose of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) removal, demolition and any other supplemental purposes for the projects described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, provided the reimbursement received from such other grants related to such removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), demolition and any other supplemental purposes shall not be deducted from the total project costs eligible for grant assistance under said chapter.
597	970
598	971		Sec. 12. Section 34 of public act 13-243 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
599	972
600	973		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, a new construction project for Helene Grant School [(Project Number TMP-093-PQQG)] (Project Number 093-0365) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed [forty-one] forty-eight million six hundred thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 13-243 and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
601	974
602	975		Sec. 13. Section 35 of public act 13-243 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
603	976
604	977		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, a new construction project for central administration offices [(Project Number TMP-093-PQDF)] (Project Number 093-0366) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed [one] two million four hundred thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 13-243 and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
605	978
606	979		Sec. 14. Section 36 of public act 13-243 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
607	980
608	981		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2012, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, an alteration project for New Haven Academy [(Project Number TMP-093-SLNZ)] (Project Number 093-0364) in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed [forty] forty-four million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 13-243 and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, 2014, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of [Construction] Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
609	982
610	983		Sec. 15. Section 21 of public act 14-90 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
611	984
612	985		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 14-90, requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2013, a new construction project for the Strong 21st Century Communications Magnet School and Laboratory in the town of New Haven with costs not to exceed forty-five million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of [this act] public act 14-90 and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state with a reimbursement percentage of seventy-nine and twenty-nine hundredths, provided the town of New Haven files an application for a school building project prior to June 30, [2015] 2016, meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to chapter 173 of the general statutes.
613	986
614	987		Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-287 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-287, requiring a competitive bidding process for orders and contracts for school building projects receiving state assistance under chapter 173 of the general statutes, the town of New Haven shall be permitted to submit the public advertisements for each subcontract and a signed affidavit from the construction manager as evidence that all contracts were publicly bid and awarded to the lowest qualified bidder for the alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 093-0340 A/RR) at Worthington Hooker School.
615	988
616	989		Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant and the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning the definition of renovation, the town of New Britain may change the description of the extension and alteration project (Project Number 089-0167 EA) at the Gaffney School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of said section 10-282.
617	990
618	991		Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Hartford may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at the Sport and Medical Sciences Academy (Project Number 064-0279 MAG/N) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved the Department of Administrative Services.
619	992
620	993		Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Hartford may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at the University High School of Science and Engineering (Project Number 064-0287 MAG/N) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved the Department of Administrative Services.
621	994
622	995		Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Hartford shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 064-0298 EA/RR) at the Asian Studies Academy at Bellizzi School.
623	996
624	997		Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Hartford shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 064-0296 EA/RR) at the Journalism and Media Academy Magnet School.
625	998
626	999		Sec. 22. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Hartford shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the alteration and energy conservation project (Project Number 064-0294 A/EC) at the Global Communications Academy IB.
627	1000
628	1001		Sec. 23. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the energy conservation project (Project Number 005-0016 EC) at Barkhamsted Elementary School in the town of Barkhamsted with costs not to exceed seven hundred fifty-nine thousand eight hundred ten dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Barkhamsted files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
629	1002
630	1003		Sec. 24. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Watertown shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the renovation project (Project Number 153-0048 RNV) at Swift Middle School.
631	1004
632	1005		Sec. 25. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the energy conservation project (Project Number 073-0016 EC) at Lisbon Central School in the town of Lisbon with costs not to exceed two hundred thirty-five thousand two hundred dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Lisbon files an application for such school building project prior to November 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
633	1006
634	1007		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Lisbon shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the energy conservation project (Project Number 073-0016 EC) at Lisbon Central School.
635	1008
636	1009		Sec. 26. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services, the town of Woodbridge may let out for bid on and commence a project for alteration, roof replacement and energy conservation (Project Number 167-0025 A/RR/EC) at Beecher Road School and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
637	1010
638	1011		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Woodbridge shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the alteration, roof replacement and energy conservation project (Project Number 167-0025 A/RR/EC) at Beecher Road School.
639	1012
640	1013		Sec. 27. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Bloomfield shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project at Bloomfield High School (Project Number 011-0077 EA/RR).
641	1014
642	1015		Sec. 28. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Bloomfield shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the alteration and roof replacement project at Carmen Arace Middle School (Project Number 011-0075 A/RR).
643	1016
644	1017		Sec. 29. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Bloomfield shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration at Metacomet Elementary School (Project Number 011-0078 EA).
645	1018
646	1019		Sec. 30. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Windsor Locks shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the energy conservation project at Windsor Locks High School (Project Number 165-0079 EC).
647	1020
648	1021		Sec. 31. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that no project that has changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the commissioner shall be eligible for reimbursement under this chapter unless it appears on the school construction priority list to be considered by the General Assembly in the 2015 regular legislative session, project costs for alteration project at Broad Brook Elementary School (Project Number 047-0035 E/EC) in the town of East Windsor may be increased to six million five hundred thousand dollars and shall be deemed to have been authorized by the legislature.
649	1022
650	1023		Sec. 32. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services concerning projected enrollment for a school building project for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant, the town of Danbury may use five hundred ninety-six as its projected enrollment figure for the extension and alteration project (Project Number 034-0139 EA) at Park Avenue School.
651	1024
652	1025		Sec. 33. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the facility purchase and alteration project for a central office facility (Project Number 035-0111 BE/PF/A) in the town of Darien with costs not to exceed six million five hundred fifty-five thousand two hundred five dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Darien files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
653	1026
654	1027		Sec. 34. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the new construction project (Project Number TMP-095-FHKN) at New London High School in the town of New London with costs not to exceed ninety-eight million twenty-six thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of New London (1) files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, (2) the Commissioner of Education has deemed reasonable the plan submitted pursuant to section 37 of public act 14-90, and (3) meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
655	1028
656	1029		Sec. 35. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services, the town of Litchfield may let out for bid on and commence a project for code violation at Litchfield Center School (Project Number TMP-074-ZKFX) and at Litchfield Intermediate School (Project Number TMP-074-PWMX) and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
657	1030
658	1031		Sec. 36. Section 30 of public act 07-249, as amended by section 23 of public act 07-3 of the June special session, section 104 of public act 11-57, section 19 of public act 12-179 and section 37 of public act 14-90, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
659	1032
660	1033		(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 10 of the general statutes, a local or regional school district that is a (1) district for a town (A) with a population greater than twenty thousand, but not more than thirty thousand, and (B) that is less than six square miles in area, in which at least fifty per cent of the property is exempt from taxation pursuant to chapter 203 of the general statutes, and (2) priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p of the general statutes shall qualify as an interdistrict magnet district.
661	1034
662	1035		(b) (1) The Commissioner of Education may designate schools under the jurisdiction of such district as interdistrict magnet schools for the purposes of section 10-264h of the general statutes, provided the district submits a plan to the commissioner detailing how the district will meet the enrollment requirements provided for in subdivision (2) of this subsection and the commissioner deems such plan reasonable. No school in such district shall be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-264l of the general statutes, unless such school operates as an "interdistrict magnet school program", as defined in subsection (a) of said section 10-264l, and meets the district-wide enrollment requirements pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection.
663	1036
664	1037		(2) Not later than three years after the reopening of the schools of the interdistrict magnet school district following school construction projects for such schools, reimbursed at the rate provided for in section 10-264h of the general statutes, the local or regional board of education of such district shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education on the progress of such district in enrolling students from other school districts. If such district does not, on or before June 30, 2017, enroll students from other districts at a rate that is at least fifteen per cent of its total district-wide enrollment, such district shall be liable to the state for repayment of the amount representing the difference between the school building project grant received pursuant to this section and section 10-264h of the general statutes, and the grant such district would have otherwise received for such projects pursuant to the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes. [, as amended by this act.]
665	1038
666	1039		(3) For purposes of this subsection, "district-wide enrollment" means the total number of students enrolled in the New London public schools.
667	1040
668	1041		(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 14-90 and this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2006, or subsection (d) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 14-90 and this act, or any regulation adopted by the board requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, the projects for the local or regional school district that qualifies as an interdistrict magnet school district under subsection (a) of this section shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of public act 07-249, provided the school district secures the funding authorization for the local share and files a completed grant application prior to June 30, [2008] 2016, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education, except as provided for in this section.
669	1042
670	1043		(d) Any school so designated by the commissioner as a magnet school under this section that enrolls less than twenty-five per cent of the school's students from a town outside of the school district in which such school is located shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-264l of the general statutes, for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the town in which such school is located.
671	1044
672		-	Sec. 37. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-~~286~~ of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-~~286 concerning~~ the ~~calculation~~ of ~~grants using~~ the ~~state standard space specifications~~, the town of Stratford may ~~use two hundred thirty-five thousand square feet as~~ the ~~maximum square footage for~~ the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 138-~~0101~~ EA/RR) at Stratford High School ~~for purposes of calculating eligible~~ costs ~~for a school building project grant~~.
	1045	+	Sec. 37. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the town of Stratford may expand the description of the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 138-0097 EA/RR) at Stratford High School to include site acquisition costs not to exceed seven hundred thousand dollars.
673	1046
674		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services, costs associated with the alterations to the gymnasium, athletic rooms and technical education classrooms shall be reimbursed as eligible project costs for the extension, alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 138-0101 EA/RR) at Stratford High School.
	1047	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant and the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning the definition of renovation, the town of Stratford may change the description of the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 138-0097 EA/RR) at Stratford High School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of said section 10-282.
	1048	+
	1049	+	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Stratford shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 138-0097 EA/RR) at Stratford High School.
675	1050
676	1051		Sec. 38. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant and the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning the definition of renovation, the town of East Hampton may change the description of the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 042-0041 EA/RR) at East Hampton High School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of said section 10-282.
677	1052
678	1053		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of East Hampton may use one hundred nineteen thousand square feet as the maximum square footage for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 042-0041 EA/RR) at East Hampton High School for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant.
679	1054
680	1055		Sec. 39. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Fairfield may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Fairfield Woods Middle School (Project Number 051-0122 EA) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved the Department of Administrative Services.
681	1056
682	1057		Sec. 40. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the energy conservation and code violation project (Project Number 144-0103 EC/CV) at Middlebrook Elementary School in the town of Trumbull with costs not to exceed one million five hundred thirty-four thousand dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Trumbull files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
683	1058
684	1059		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-292 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services requiring that a bid not be let out until plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services, the town of Trumbull may let out for bid on and commence a project for energy conservation and code violation (Project Number 144-0103 EC/CV) at Middlebrook Elementary School and shall be eligible to subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided plans and specifications have been approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
685	1060
686	1061		Sec. 41. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Newington shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the alteration project (Project Number 094-0101 A) at Martin Kellogg Middle School.
687	1062
688	1063		Sec. 42. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Newington shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the alteration project (Project Number 094-0102 A) at John Wallace Middle School.
689	1064
690	1065		Sec. 43. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of North Haven may use one hundred thirty-five thousand eight hundred forty-seven square feet as the maximum square footage for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 101-0047 EA/RR) at North Haven Middle School for purposes of calculating eligible costs for a school building project grant.
691	1066
692	1067		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services, costs associated with the alterations to the gymnasiums, cafeteria, auditorium and storage areas shall be reimbursed as eligible project costs for the extension, alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 101-0047 EA/RR) at North Haven Middle School, provided such costs shall not exceed two million fifty-two thousand thirty-six dollars.
693	1068
694	1069		Sec. 44. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2015, or subsection (d) of said section 10-283, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services requiring local funding authorization for the local share of project costs prior to application, for the school construction priority list to be considered by the General Assembly in the 2016 regular legislative session, the Commissioner of Administrative Services shall give review and approval priority to a school building project for the Shepaug Valley School in Region 12, provided a complete grant application that includes the highest projected enrollment and with funding authorization for the local share of the project costs is filed on or before November 15, 2015, and further provided that such project is approved by the agricultural science and technology education center for Region 12.
695	1070
696	1071		Sec. 45. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the extension and alteration project (Project Number 007-0234 EA) at Bennet Middle School in the town of Manchester with costs not to exceed seventeen million nine hundred sixty-one thousand eight hundred twenty-six dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Manchester files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
697	1072
698	1073		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the town of Manchester may expand the description of the extension and alteration project (Project Number 077-0234 EA) at Bennet Middle School to include improvements to the former Cheney School and boiler plant buildings at 39/41 School Street, including roof replacement, connecting said buildings to the Bennet Middle School via a second-story pedestrian connector and a grade level restricted access, gated courtyard to integrate the campus; alterations to the Bennet Academy art and music instructional and custodial areas; and site improvements to create a cohesive campus encompassing all school buildings with enhanced parking, traffic circulation, landscaping, fencing and recreational areas.
699	1074
700	1075		(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant or the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282, the town of Manchester may change the description of the extension and alteration project (Project Number 007-0234 EA) at Bennet Middle School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as a renovation project, as defined in subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes.
701	1076
702	1077		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Manchester shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration project at Bennet Middle School (Project Number 077-0234 EA).
703	1078
704	1079		Sec. 46. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Waterbury may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at Duggan Elementary School (Project Number 151-0252 RNV/E) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
705	1080
706	1081		Sec. 47. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 requiring all change orders or other change directives issued on or after July 1, 2008, to be submitted not later than six months after the date of such issuance, the town of Waterbury may submit change orders issued after such six-month time limit for the project at the Reed School (Project Number 151-0253 N/PS) for reimbursement of eligible costs from the state, provided change orders have been reviewed and approved by the Department of Administrative Services.
707	1082
708	1083		Sec. 48. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the extension and alteration project at Alice Peck Elementary School in the town of Hamden with costs not to exceed two million five hundred forty thousand four hundred dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Hamden files an application for such school building project prior to September 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
709	1084
710	1085		Sec. 49. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of Southington shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 131-0110 EA/RR) at Thalberg Elementary School.
711	1086
712	1087		Sec. 50. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services limiting the amount of grant assistance for a project when the total eligible construction change orders or other change directives exceed five per cent of the authorized total project cost, the town of Southington shall be reimbursed at the project's reimbursement rate for the full eligible costs of construction change orders or other change directives in an amount not to exceed eight per cent of the authorized total project cost for the extension and alteration, roof replacement and purchase of site project (Project Number 131-0127 EA/RR/PS) at Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School.
713	1088
714	1089		Sec. 51. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services limiting the amount of grant assistance for a project when the total eligible construction change orders or other change directives exceed five per cent of the authorized total project cost, the town of Southington shall be reimbursed at the project's reimbursement rate for the full eligible costs of construction change orders or other change directives in an amount not to exceed eight per cent of the authorized total project cost for the extension and alteration, roof replacement and purchase of site project (Project Number 131-0128 EA/RR/PS) at John F. Kennedy Middle School.
715	1090
716	1091		Sec. 52. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant and the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning the definition of renovation, the town of West Haven may change the description of the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 156-0138 EA/RR) at West Haven High School to a renovation project and subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of said section 10-282.
717	1092
718	1093		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the town of West Haven shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the extension and alteration and roof replacement project (Project Number 156-0138 EA/RR) at West Haven High School.
719	1094
720	1095		Sec. 53. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the new construction project (Project Number TMP-119-JCRM) at the Intermediate School in the town of Rocky Hill with costs not to exceed thirty-one million seven hundred ninety-two thousand one hundred eighty-two dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Rocky Hill files an application for such school building project prior to June 30, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
721	1096
722	1097		(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Rocky Hill may increase the reimbursement percentage by fifteen per cent for the new construction project (Project Number TMP-119-JCRM) at the Intermediate School. For purposes of this section, such fifteen per cent increase reflects the amount at which the costs to the state associated with increasing the reimbursement percentage for the town of Rocky Hill is equal to the amount of the savings achieved by the state for the costs associated with increasing the enrollment of students in the open choice program, pursuant to section 10-266aa of the general statutes, at the Intermediate School in Rocky Hill in lieu of participation in the interdistrict magnet school program, pursuant to section 10-264l of the general statutes.
723	1098
724	1099		Sec. 54. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant and the provisions of subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning the definition of renovation, the town of Putnam may change the description for all projects that appear on the school construction priority list considered by the General Assembly during the 2014 regular legislative session to renovation projects and subsequently qualify as renovations, as defined in subdivision (18) of said section 10-282.
725	1100
726	1101		Sec. 55. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the Capitol Region Education Council may change the description and scope of the project (Project Number 241-0101) at Museum Academy to a new construction and site acquisition project.
727	1102
728	1103		Sec. 56. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the Capitol Region Education Council shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the new construction project (Project Number 241-0097 MAG/N) at Public Safety Academy.
729	1104
730	1105		Sec. 57. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the Capitol Region Education Council shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the new construction project (Project Number 241-0100 MAG/N) at Discovery Academy.
731	1106
732	1107		Sec. 58. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the Capitol Region Education Council shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the new construction project (Project Number 241-0099 MAG/N) at Academy of Aerospace.
733	1108
734	1109		Sec. 59. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulations adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-286 concerning the calculation of grants using the state standard space specifications, the Capitol Region Education Council shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for the purpose of the calculation of the grant for the new construction project (Project Number 241-0096 MAG/N) at Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy.
735	1110
736	1111		Sec. 60. Section 35 of public act 14-90 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2015):
737	1112
738	1113		Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 14-90, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a project type for a school building project be made at the time of application for a school building project grant, the town of Plainville may expand the description of the extension and alteration project (Project Number 110-0057 EA) at Linden Street School to include demolition costs, abatement and site restoration and improvements limited to site access, parking and refurbishment of connective areas to the new school, with costs not to exceed [two] three million [four hundred thousand] dollars, provided the description shall not further expand in scope or cost after the effective date of this section, and provided further that the town council for the town of Plainville shall approve such additional appropriation.
739	1114
740	1115		Sec. 61. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education of the Department of Administrative Services under said chapter, the town of Bridgeport may use any unexpended site acquisition funds for the extension and alteration and purchase of site project (Project Number 015-0172 EA/PS) at Black Rock School for the purpose of any other authorized project costs and such funds may be included as part of the local share of such other authorized project costs.
741	1116
742	1117		Sec. 62. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2014, the school building project at Oliver Wolcott Technical High School located in the town of Torrington with costs not to exceed one hundred fifty-three million three hundred forty-five thousand seven hundred dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided an application for such school building project is filed prior to September 1, 2015, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
743	1118
744		-	Approved July 6, 2015
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	1125	+	Sec. 3 July 1, 2015 New section
	1126	+	Sec. 4 July 1, 2015 10-283(d)
	1127	+	Sec. 5 July 1, 2015 10-292r
	1128	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2015 10-283(a)(1)
	1129	+	Sec. 7 July 1, 2015 10-284(a)
	1130	+	Sec. 8 July 1, 2015 10-292q(b)
	1131	+	Sec. 9 July 1, 2015 10-292s
	1132	+	Sec. 10 from passage PA 12-179, Sec. 29
	1133	+	Sec. 11 from passage PA 12-1 of the June Sp. Sess., Sec. 226
	1134	+	Sec. 12 from passage PA 13-243, Sec. 34
	1135	+	Sec. 13 from passage PA 13-243, Sec. 35
	1136	+	Sec. 14 from passage PA 13-243, Sec. 36
	1137	+	Sec. 15 from passage PA 14-90, Sec. 21
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	1182	+	Sec. 60 July 1, 2015 PA 14-90, Sec. 35
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