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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7109
January Session, 2019
AN ACT CONCERNING IN TERDISTRICT MAGNET S CHOOL
PROGRAM FUNDING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 10-264l of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2
1, 2019): 3
(c) (1) The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 4
program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), 5
inclusive, of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to 6
receive per enrolled student who is not a resident of the town 7
operating the magnet school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars 8
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven 9
hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 10
30, 2012, inclusive, [and] (C) seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the 11
fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and 12
(D) seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars for the fiscal 13
year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. The per 14
pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the town 15
operating the magnet school program shall be (i) three thousand 16
dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2019, 17
inclusive, and (ii) three thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal year ending 18
June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 19 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 20
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 21
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing 22
educational programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the 23
commissioner determines. Such grants shall be made after the 24
commissioner has conducted a comprehensive financial review and 25
approved the total operating budget for such schools, including all 26
revenue and expenditure estimates. 27
(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 28
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 29
by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 30
per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 31
pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars 32
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (ii) six thousand five hundred 33
dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand 34
sixty dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (iv) seven 35
thousand six hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 36
30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, [and] (v) seven thousand nine 37
hundred dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2013, to June 38
30, 2019, inclusive, and (vi) eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for the 39
fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 40
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 41
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 42
by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five 43
per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 44
pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 45
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in 46
the amount of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 47
June 30, 2008, (ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the 48
fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, [and] (iii) 49
seven thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending 50
June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iv) seven thousand two 51
hundred twenty-seven dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, 52 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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and each fiscal year thereafter. The per pupil grant for each enrolled 53
student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five 54
per cent of the school's students shall be three thousand one hundred 55
fifty dollars. 56
(C) (i) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2015, [and each 57
fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 2019, inclusive, each interdistrict 58
magnet school operated by a regional educational service center that 59
began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2001, and that 60
for the school year commencing July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five 61
per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students from 62
a single town, shall receive a per pupil grant [(i)] (I) for each enrolled 63
student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five 64
per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's students, up 65
to an amount equal to the total number of such enrolled students as of 66
October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of eight 67
thousand one hundred eighty dollars, [(ii)] (II) for each enrolled 68
student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five 69
per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, in 70
an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 71
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 72
thousand dollars, [(iii)] (III) for each enrolled student who is not a 73
resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no 74
more than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount 75
equal to the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 76
2013, using the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one 77
hundred eighty dollars, and [(iv)] (IV) for each enrolled student who is 78
not a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but 79
not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount 80
greater than the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 81
2013, using the data of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-82
five dollars. 83
(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 84
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 85 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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educational service center that began operations for the school year 86
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing 87
July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 88
eighty per cent of the school's students from a single town, shall 89
receive a per pupil grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident 90
of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 91
eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 92
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 93
data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-94
four dollars, (II) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the 95
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 96
per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 97
number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 98
of record, in the amount of three thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each 99
enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least 100
fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's 101
students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such enrolled 102
students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount 103
of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, and (IV) for each 104
enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least 105
fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's 106
students, in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled 107
students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount 108
of seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars. 109
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 110
[subparagraph] subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 111
by (I) a regional educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of 112
the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-113
technical college, (III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State 114
University System on behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of 115
Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, 116
(V) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 117
education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 118
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 119 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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higher education, except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of 120
this subdivision, (VI) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-121
158a, (VII) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 122
by the commissioner, and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the 123
operation of Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community 124
College, that enrolls less than sixty per cent of its students from 125
Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of nine 126
thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars for the fiscal year ending 127
June 30, 2010, [and] ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for 128
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and 129
ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal year ending 130
June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 131
(ii) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2016, [and each fiscal 132
year thereafter] to June 30, 2019, inclusive, any interdistrict magnet 133
school described in subparagraph (D)(i) of this [subparagraph] 134
subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its incoming students 135
from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of seven 136
thousand nine hundred dollars for one-half of the total number of non-137
Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total 138
school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of 139
ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the remainder of the 140
total school enrollment. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and 141
each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school described in 142
subparagraph (D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per 143
cent of its incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 144
grant in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for one-half of 145
the total number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the school over 146
fifty per cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per 147
pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two 148
dollars for the remainder of the total school enrollment. 149
(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 150
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of 151
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as 152 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a 153
board, on behalf of the independent institution of higher education, 154
that (i) began operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, 155
(ii) enrolls less than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford 156
pursuant to the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. 157
William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the 2013 stipulation and 158
order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, and 159
(iii) enrolls students at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per 160
pupil grant (I) equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 161
determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each 162
student who is enrolled at such school for at least two semesters in 163
each school year, and (II) equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of 164
the grant amount determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this 165
subdivision for each student who is enrolled at such school for one 166
semester in each school year. 167
(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 168
board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 169
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall 170
receive a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a 171
resident of the district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for 172
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, [and] (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-173
four dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, 174
inclusive, and (iii) thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen dollars for 175
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 176
(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 177
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 178
may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 179
Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established 180
pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 181
school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 182
enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford 183
school district who is not a resident of such district. 184
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 185 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 186
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education 187
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five 188
per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this 189
subdivision. 190
(I) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2018, 191
inclusive, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and 192
Science interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region 193
Education Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to 194
six thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students 195
enrolled in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending 196
June 30, 2016, (ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the 197
fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade 198
twelve for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year 199
ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day 200
Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science interdistrict 201
magnet school shall not be eligible for any additional grants pursuant 202
to subsection (c) of this section. 203
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 204
department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 205
operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school 206
operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 207
interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 208
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 209
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 210
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 211
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; 212
(B) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program 213
that added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing 214
July 1, 2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 215
2015; (C) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 216
program that is moving into a permanent facility for the school years 217
commencing July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in 218 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to ensure 219
compliance with subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments 220
for a new interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations 221
on or after July 1, 2014, pursuant to the 2013 stipulation and order for 222
Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended. Any 223
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but 224
at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five 225
per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 226
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may 227
limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount 228
equal to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to 229
receive based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school 230
program on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. 231
Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 232
be prioritized by the department as follows: (A) Increases in 233
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that is adding 234
planned new grade levels for the school years commencing July 1, 235
2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict 236
magnet school program that added planned new grade levels for the 237
school year commencing July 1, 2014, and was funded during the fiscal 238
year ending June 30, 2015; (C) increases in enrollment in an 239
interdistrict magnet school program that added planned new grade 240
levels for the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and was funded 241
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and (D) increases in 242
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to ensure 243
compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict magnet 244
school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, 245
shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 246
grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 247
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 248
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 249
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 250
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 251 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 252
October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 253
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 254
by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 255
including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 256
program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 257
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but 258
at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five 259
per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 260
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 261
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 262
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 263
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 264
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 265
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is 266
lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment 267
level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to the 268
commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 269
interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and 270
approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 271
operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 272
receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 273
determined pursuant to this subsection. 274
(8) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make 275
grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 276
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 277
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 278
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and 279
that provide academic support programs and summer school 280
educational programs approved by the commissioner to students 281
participating in such interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional 282
educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, 283
(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 284 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the Board of 285
Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state 286
university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut 287
on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for an 288
independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 289
(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of 290
the independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 291
arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-292
party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 293
(9) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of Education 294
may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand 295
dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of new 296
interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting its 297
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 298
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by 299
the commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a 300
program: (A) Regional educational service centers, (B) local and 301
regional boards of education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the 302
Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-303
technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State 304
University System on behalf of a state university, (E) the Board of 305
Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, 306
(F) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 307
education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 308
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 309
higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 310
10-158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation 311
approved by the commissioner. 312
(10) The amounts of the grants determined pursuant to this 313
subsection shall be proportionately adjusted, if necessary, within 314
available appropriations, and in no case shall the total grant paid to an 315
interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to this section exceed the 316
aggregate total of the reasonable operating budgets of the interdistrict 317 Substitute Bill No. 7109
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magnet school programs of such operator, less revenues from other 318
sources. 319
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-264l(c)
ED Joint Favorable C/R APP
APP Joint Favorable Subst.