Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00623 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/22/2015

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 623
January Session, 2015  LCO No. 2193
 *02193*
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 623 

January Session, 2015

LCO No. 2193

*02193*

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION 

Introduced by:

SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING GRANTS FOR PRIORITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS TO SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-265h of the general statutes be amended to expand the definition of "general improvements to school buildings", authorize the Commissioner of Education to set aside up to twenty-five per cent of a town's bond authorization for general improvements to school buildings for sustainability support and require priority school districts to establish a life-cycle stewardship plan for the school building project that will demonstrate the efforts that the school district is making to extend the life cycle of its facilities. 

Statement of Purpose: 

To assist priority school districts by revising the grant program for general improvements to school buildings.