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Connecticut Senate Bill SB00184

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1-Senate Bill No. 184
1+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 184
2+February Session, 2018 LCO No. 269
3+ *_____SB00184ED____032618____*
4+Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
5+Introduced by:
6+(ED)
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3-Public Act No. 18-138
8+General Assembly
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5-AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND CHANGES TO THE STATUTES CONCERNING SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
10+Raised Bill No. 184
11+
12+February Session, 2018
13+
14+LCO No. 269
15+
16+*_____SB00184ED____032618____*
17+
18+Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
19+
20+Introduced by:
21+
22+(ED)
23+
24+AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
625
726 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
827
928 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 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, 2017, 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, 2018, as follows:
1029
1130 (1) Estimated Grant Commitments.
1231
1332
1433
15- School District Estimated Estimated
16- School Project Costs Grant
17- Project Number
18- BERLIN
19- Richard D. Hubbard School
20- 007-0069 A $172,712 $78,342
21- BERLIN
22- Mary E. Griswold School
23- 007-0070 A $140,966 $63,942
24- BERLIN
25- Emma Hart Willard School
26- 007-0071 A $179,441 $81,394
27- BERLIN
28- Catherine M. McGee Middle School
29- 007-0072 A $193,890 $87,949
30- BETHEL
31- Anna H. Rockwell School
32- 009-0058 RNV $24,723,432 $11,125,544
33- BETHEL
34- Ralph M.T. Johnson
35- 009-0059 RNV $41,107,711 $18,498,470
36- EAST LYME
37- Flanders School
38- 045-0060 A/RR/CV $12,099,088 $5,401,033
39- EAST LYME
40- Niantic Center School
41- 045-0061 A/EC/CV $10,405,068 $4,644,822
42- EAST LYME
43- Lillie B. Haynes School
44- 045-0062 A/EC/CV $14,995,844 $6,694,145
45- MIDDLETOWN
46- Woodrow Wilson Middle School
47- 083-0116 N $87,500,000 $49,376,250
48- NORWALK
49- Ponus Ridge Middle School
50- 103-0246 EA/CV $43,348,333 $14,395,981
51- OXFORD
52- Oxford Middle School
53- 108-0043 N $44,900,000 $13,631,640
54- SOUTH WINDSOR
55- Eli Terry Elementary School
56- 132-0088 N $37,419,060 $13,897,439
57- SOUTH WINDSOR
58- Philip R. Smith Elementary School
59- 132-0089 N $32,480,940 $12,063,421
60- FAIRFIELD
61- Holland Hill School
62- 051-0146 EA $18,148,740 $4,666,041
63- MILFORD
64- West Shore Middle School
65- 084-0200 EA/RR $18,114,246 $9,185,734
66- PLAINVILLE
67- Frank T. Wheeler School
68- 110-0063 RNV $22,805,000 $14,905,348
69- WINDHAM
70- Windham High School
71- 163-0079 RNV $71,670,200 $57,078,147
72- LEARN
73- Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy
74- 245-0088 SP/EA $5,100,000 $4,080,000
34+T1 School District Estimated Estimated
35+T2 School Project Costs Grant
36+T3 Project Number
37+T4
38+T5 BERLIN
39+T6 Richard D. Hubbard School
40+T7 007-0069 A $172,712 $78,342
41+T8
42+T9 BERLIN
43+T10 Mary E. Griswold School
44+T11 007-0070 A $140,966 $63,942
45+T12
46+T13 BERLIN
47+T14 Emma Hart Willard School
48+T15 007-0071 A $179,441 $81,394
49+T16
50+T17 BERLIN
51+T18 Catherine M. McGee Middle School
52+T19 007-0072 A $193,890 $87,949
53+T20
54+T21 BETHEL
55+T22 Anna H. Rockwell School
56+T23 009-0058 RNV $24,723,432 $11,125,544
57+T24
58+T25 BETHEL
59+T26 Ralph M.T. Johnson
60+T27 009-0059 RNV $41,107,711 $18,498,470
61+T28
62+T29 EAST LYME
63+T30 Flanders School
64+T31 045-0060 A/RR/CV $12,099,088 $5,401,033
65+T32
66+T33 EAST LYME
67+T34 Niantic Center School
68+T35 045-0061 A/EC/CV $10,405,068 $4,644,822
69+T36
70+T37 EAST LYME
71+T38 Lillie B. Haynes School
72+T39 045-0062 A/EC/CV $14,995,844 $6,694,145
73+T40
74+T41 MIDDLETOWN
75+T42 Woodrow Wilson Middle School
76+T43 083-0116 N $87,500,000 $49,376,250
77+T44
78+T45 NORWALK
79+T46 Ponus Ridge Middle School
80+T47 103-0246 EA/CV $43,348,333 $14,395,981
81+T48
82+T49 NORWALK
83+T50 South Norwalk School at Ely Site
84+T51 103-0248 N $37,343,663 $8,667,464
85+T52
86+T53 OXFORD
87+T54 Oxford Middle School
88+T55 108-0043 N $44,900,000 $13,631,640
89+T56
90+T57 SOUTH WINDSOR
91+T58 Eli Terry Elementary School
92+T59 132-0088 N $37,419,060 $13,897,439
93+T60
94+T61 SOUTH WINDSOR
95+T62 Philip R. Smith Elementary School
96+T63 132-0089 N $32,480,940 $12,063,421
97+T64
98+T65 FAIRFIELD
99+T66 Holland Hill School
100+T67 051-0146 EA $18,148,740 $4,666,041
101+T68
102+T69 MILFORD
103+T70 West Shore Middle School
104+T71 084-0200 EA/RR $18,114,246 $9,185,734
105+T72
106+T73 PLAINVILLE
107+T74 Frank T. Wheeler School
108+T75 110-0063 RNV $22,805,000 $14,905,348
109+T76
110+T77 WINDHAM
111+T78 Windham High School
112+T79 163-0079 RNV $71,670,200 $57,078,147
113+T80
114+T81 LEARN
115+T82 Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy
116+T83 245-0088 SP/EA $5,100,000 $4,080,000
117+
118+T1
75119
76120 School District
77121
78122 Estimated
79123
80124 Estimated
81125
126+T2
127+
82128 School
83129
84130 Project Costs
85131
86132 Grant
87133
134+T3
135+
88136 Project Number
137+
138+T4
139+
140+T5
89141
90142 BERLIN
91143
144+T6
145+
92146 Richard D. Hubbard School
147+
148+T7
93149
94150 007-0069 A
95151
96152 $172,712
97153
98154 $78,342
99155
156+T8
157+
158+T9
159+
100160 BERLIN
101161
162+T10
163+
102164 Mary E. Griswold School
165+
166+T11
103167
104168 007-0070 A
105169
106170 $140,966
107171
108172 $63,942
109173
174+T12
175+
176+T13
177+
110178 BERLIN
111179
180+T14
181+
112182 Emma Hart Willard School
183+
184+T15
113185
114186 007-0071 A
115187
116188 $179,441
117189
118190 $81,394
119191
192+T16
193+
194+T17
195+
120196 BERLIN
121197
198+T18
199+
122200 Catherine M. McGee Middle School
201+
202+T19
123203
124204 007-0072 A
125205
126206 $193,890
127207
128208 $87,949
129209
210+T20
211+
212+T21
213+
130214 BETHEL
131215
216+T22
217+
132218 Anna H. Rockwell School
219+
220+T23
133221
134222 009-0058 RNV
135223
136224 $24,723,432
137225
138226 $11,125,544
139227
228+T24
229+
230+T25
231+
140232 BETHEL
141233
234+T26
235+
142236 Ralph M.T. Johnson
237+
238+T27
143239
144240 009-0059 RNV
145241
146242 $41,107,711
147243
148244 $18,498,470
149245
246+T28
247+
248+T29
249+
150250 EAST LYME
151251
252+T30
253+
152254 Flanders School
255+
256+T31
153257
154258 045-0060 A/RR/CV
155259
156260 $12,099,088
157261
158262 $5,401,033
159263
264+T32
265+
266+T33
267+
160268 EAST LYME
161269
270+T34
271+
162272 Niantic Center School
273+
274+T35
163275
164276 045-0061 A/EC/CV
165277
166278 $10,405,068
167279
168280 $4,644,822
169281
282+T36
283+
284+T37
285+
170286 EAST LYME
171287
288+T38
289+
172290 Lillie B. Haynes School
291+
292+T39
173293
174294 045-0062 A/EC/CV
175295
176296 $14,995,844
177297
178298 $6,694,145
179299
300+T40
301+
302+T41
303+
180304 MIDDLETOWN
181305
306+T42
307+
182308 Woodrow Wilson Middle School
309+
310+T43
183311
184312 083-0116 N
185313
186314 $87,500,000
187315
188316 $49,376,250
189317
318+T44
319+
320+T45
321+
190322 NORWALK
191323
324+T46
325+
192326 Ponus Ridge Middle School
327+
328+T47
193329
194330 103-0246 EA/CV
195331
196332 $43,348,333
197333
198334 $14,395,981
199335
336+T48
337+
338+T49
339+
340+NORWALK
341+
342+T50
343+
344+South Norwalk School at Ely Site
345+
346+T51
347+
348+103-0248 N
349+
350+$37,343,663
351+
352+$8,667,464
353+
354+T52
355+
356+T53
357+
200358 OXFORD
201359
360+T54
361+
202362 Oxford Middle School
363+
364+T55
203365
204366 108-0043 N
205367
206368 $44,900,000
207369
208370 $13,631,640
209371
372+T56
373+
374+T57
375+
210376 SOUTH WINDSOR
211377
378+T58
379+
212380 Eli Terry Elementary School
381+
382+T59
213383
214384 132-0088 N
215385
216386 $37,419,060
217387
218388 $13,897,439
219389
390+T60
391+
392+T61
393+
220394 SOUTH WINDSOR
221395
396+T62
397+
222398 Philip R. Smith Elementary School
399+
400+T63
223401
224402 132-0089 N
225403
226404 $32,480,940
227405
228406 $12,063,421
229407
408+T64
409+
410+T65
411+
230412 FAIRFIELD
231413
414+T66
415+
232416 Holland Hill School
417+
418+T67
233419
234420 051-0146 EA
235421
236422 $18,148,740
237423
238424 $4,666,041
239425
426+T68
427+
428+T69
429+
240430 MILFORD
241431
432+T70
433+
242434 West Shore Middle School
435+
436+T71
243437
244438 084-0200 EA/RR
245439
246440 $18,114,246
247441
248442 $9,185,734
249443
444+T72
445+
446+T73
447+
250448 PLAINVILLE
251449
450+T74
451+
252452 Frank T. Wheeler School
453+
454+T75
253455
254456 110-0063 RNV
255457
256458 $22,805,000
257459
258460 $14,905,348
259461
462+T76
463+
464+T77
465+
260466 WINDHAM
261467
468+T78
469+
262470 Windham High School
471+
472+T79
263473
264474 163-0079 RNV
265475
266476 $71,670,200
267477
268478 $57,078,147
269479
480+T80
481+
482+T81
483+
270484 LEARN
271485
486+T82
487+
272488 Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy
489+
490+T83
273491
274492 245-0088 SP/EA
275493
276494 $5,100,000
277495
278496 $4,080,000
279497
280498 (2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed Substantially in Scope or Cost which are Seeking Reauthorization.
281499
282500
283501
284- School District Authorized Requested
285- School
286- Project Number
287- HARTFORD
288- Martin Luther King School
289- 064-0310 RNV
290- Estimated…
291- Total Project Costs $68,000,000 $108,000,000
292- Total Grant $54,400,000 $86,400,000
502+T84 School District Authorized Requested
503+T85 School
504+T86 Project Number
505+T87
506+T88 HARTFORD
507+T89 Martin Luther King School
508+T90 064-0310 RNV
509+T91
510+T92 Estimated…
511+T93 Total Project Costs $68,000,000 $108,000,000
512+T94 Total Grant $54,400,000 $86,400,000
513+
514+T84
293515
294516 School District
295517
296518 Authorized
297519
298520 Requested
299521
522+T85
523+
300524 School
525+
526+T86
301527
302528 Project Number
303529
530+T87
531+
532+T88
533+
304534 HARTFORD
535+
536+T89
305537
306538 Martin Luther King School
307539
540+T90
541+
308542 064-0310 RNV
309543
544+T91
545+
546+T92
547+
310548 Estimated…
549+
550+T93
311551
312552 Total Project Costs
313553
314554 $68,000,000
315555
316556 $108,000,000
317557
558+T94
559+
318560 Total Grant
319561
320562 $54,400,000
321563
322564 $86,400,000
323565
324-Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) 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 said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2017, the new construction project (Project Number 103-0248 N) at South Norwalk School at Ely Site in the town of Norwalk with costs not to exceed thirty-seven million three hundred forty-three thousand six hundred sixty-three 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 Norwalk (1) files an application for such school building project prior to December 1, 2018, (2) such application includes evidence demonstrating that the town of Norwalk possesses clear title to the land of the site of such school building project and that there are no encumbrances on such land that would otherwise prohibit such school building project on such land, 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.
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326-Sec. 3. (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, for any costs associated with the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls that are in excess of the total project costs for (1) the energy conservation project (Project Number 103-0244 EC) at West Rocks Middle School, the town of Norwalk shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for such costs in an amount not to exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars, and (2) the energy conservation and code violation project (Project Number 103-0247 EC/CV) at West Rocks Middle School, the town of Norwalk shall be exempt from the state standard space specifications for such costs in an amount not to exceed three hundred ninety-five thousand nine hundred five dollars.
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328-(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 Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of one hundred per cent for the costs associated with the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section, provided the total amount of such costs shall not exceed seven hundred forty-five thousand nine hundred five dollars.
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330-Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) 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 said section 10-283 concerning the requirement that a superintendent notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services in writing of a discovery of a code violation not later than seven calendar days following such discovery, the town of Norwalk may be eligible for a school building project grant to correct code violations, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283 of the general statutes, for costs associated with the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls at Norwalk High School.
569+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
570+Section 1 from passage New section
331571
332-(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes and subdivision (7) 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 pursuant to said sections concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building project to correct code violations, the town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of one hundred per cent for the costs associated with the removal of polychlorinated biphenyls at Norwalk High School, provided the total amount of such costs shall not exceed six hundred thousand dollars.
572+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
333573
334-Sec. 5. Section 290 of public act 16-4 of the May special session is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
574+Section 1
335575
336-(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 16-4 of the May special session, 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 May special session, 2016, project costs for the new construction project at Middletown High School (Project Number 083-0109 N) in the town of Middletown may be increased to one hundred million two hundred seventy-one thousand nine hundred five dollars and shall be deemed to have been authorized by the legislature.
576+from passage
337577
338-(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by [this act] public act 16-4 of the May special session, 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 Middletown may use [sixty-five and seven-hundredths] sixty-nine and six-hundredths per cent as the reimbursement rate for the new construction project (Project Number 083-0109 N) at Middletown High School.
578+New section
339579
340-(c) 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 Middletown 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 083-0109 N) at Middletown High School.
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342-Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) 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 said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2017, the school building project at Memorial Boulevard Middle School (Project Number TMP 017-XMLN) in the town of Bristol with costs not to exceed fifty-four million 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 Bristol received funding authorization for such school building project on or before October 10, 2017, 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.
343581
344-Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) 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 said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2017, the relocatable classrooms project at Westside Middle School Academy in the town of Danbury with costs not to exceed one million one hundred 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 Danbury files an application for such school building project prior to June 1, 2018, 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.
582+ED Joint Favorable
345583
346-(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 Danbury may use the reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for the relocatable classrooms project at Westside Middle School Academy described in subsection (a) of this section.
584+ED
347585
348-Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-264h, 10-286e and 10-287i of the general statutes, chapter 173 of the general statutes, any public or special act or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services, the Department of Administrative Services shall reimburse the Capitol Region Education Council for the total project costs expended by the Capitol Region Education Council for the following interdistrict magnet school building projects: (1) Reggio Magnet School of the Arts (Project Number 241-0095 MAG/N), (2) International Magnet School for Global Citizenship (Project Number 241-0098 MAG/N), (3) Public Safety Academy (Project Number 241-0097 MAG/N), (4) Medical Professions and Teacher Preparation Academy (Project Number 241-0096 MAG/N), (5) Academy of Aerospace (Project Number 241-0099 MAG/N), (6) Discovery Academy (Project Number 241-0100 MAG/N), (7) Museum Academy (Project Number 241-0101 MAG/N), (8) Anna Grace Elementary School (Project Number 241-0104 MAG/N/PS), and (9) Aerospace Elementary (Project Number 241-0105 MAG/N/PS), provided each project is in compliance with the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes and any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education. The Department of Administrative Services shall conduct a review of expenditures for said projects in lieu of an audit required under section 10-287i of the general statutes. The Department of Administrative Services shall (A) compute the total amount of the local share of project costs paid by the Capitol Region Education Council for each said project, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes, and (B) reimburse the Capitol Region Education Council in such amount for each said project.
349-
350-(b) On and after the effective date of this section, the Department of Administrative Services shall be responsible for the management and administration of the interdistrict magnet school building projects at Anna Grace Elementary School (Project Number 241-0104 MAG/N/PS) and Aerospace Elementary (Project Number 241-0105 MAG/N/PS).
351-
352-Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 10-284 of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2018):
353-
354-(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, (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 criteria developed by the School Safety Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services may waive any of the provisions of the school safety infrastructure criteria if the commissioner determines that the application demonstrates that the applicant has made a good faith effort to address such criteria and that compliance with such 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 education and career school or an interdistrict magnet school in the same region, or (8) on and after July 1, 2018, a regional educational service center is designated as the project manager in the application.
586+Joint Favorable