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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7150
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14	12		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGE T
15	13		RECOMMENDATIONS CONC ERNING EDUCATION.
16	14		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	15		Assembly convened:
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19	17		Section 1. Subdivisions (3) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 10-264i 1
20	18		of the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in 2
21	19		lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 3
22	20		(3) For districts assisting the state in meeting its obligations 4
23	21		pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 5
24	22		related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 6
25	23		commissioner, (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the amount 7
26	24		of such grant shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of such 8
27	25		children transported multiplied by one thousand four hundred dollars, 9
28	26		and (B) for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2011, [to June 30, 10
29		-	2019, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of such 11
	27	+	2019, inclusive,] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of such 11
30	28		grant shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of such children 12
31	29		transported multiplied by two thousand dollars. 13
32	30		(4) In addition to the grants otherwise provided pursuant to this 14
33	31		section, the Commissioner of Education may provide supplemental 15
34	32		transportation grants to regional educational service centers for the 16
35	33		purposes of transportation to interdistrict magnet schools. Any such 17
36		-	grant shall be provided within available appropriations and after the 18 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	34	+	grant shall be provided within available appropriations and after the 18
	35	+	commissioner has reviewed and approved the total interdistrict 19
	36	+	magnet school transportation budget for a regional educational service 20
	37	+	center, including all revenue and expenditure estimates. For the fiscal 21 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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43		-	commissioner has reviewed and approved the total interdistrict 19
44		-	magnet school transportation budget for a regional educational service 20
45		-	center, including all revenue and expenditure estimates. For the fiscal 21
46	44		years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, in addition to 22
47	45		the grants otherwise provided pursuant to this section, the 23
48	46		Commissioner of Education may provide supplemental transportation 24
49	47		to interdistrict magnet schools that assist the state in meeting its 25
50	48		obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 26
51	49		(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by 27
52	50		the commissioner. Any such grant shall be provided within available 28
53	51		appropriations and upon a comprehensive financial review, by an 29
54	52		auditor selected by the Commissioner of Education, the costs of such 30
55	53		review may be paid from funds that are part of the supplemental 31
56	54		transportation grant. Any such grant shall be paid as follows: For the 32
57	55		fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, up to fifty per cent of the grant on or 33
58	56		before June 30, 2013, and the balance on or before September 1, 2013, 34
59	57		upon completion of the comprehensive financial review; for the fiscal 35
60	58		year ending June 30, 2014, up to fifty per cent of the grant on or before 36
61	59		June 30, 2014, and the balance on or before September 1, 2014, upon 37
62	60		completion of the comprehensive financial review; for the fiscal year 38
63	61		ending June 30, 2015, up to fifty per cent of the grant on or before June 39
64	62		30, 2015, and the balance on or before September 1, 2015, upon 40
65	63		completion of the comprehensive financial review; for the fiscal year 41
66	64		ending June 30, 2016, up to fifty per cent of the grant on or before June 42
67	65		30, 2016, and the balance on or before September 1, 2016, upon 43
68	66		completion of the comprehensive financial review; for the fiscal year 44
69	67		ending June 30, 2017, up to seventy per cent of the grant on or before 45
70	68		June 30, 2017, and the balance on or before May 30, 2018, upon 46
71	69		completion of the comprehensive financial review; [and] for the fiscal 47
72	70		year ending June 30, 2018, up to seventy per cent of the grant on or 48
73	71		before June 30, 2018, and the balance on or before September 1, 2018, 49
74	72		upon completion of the comprehensive financial review; and for the 50
75	73		fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, up to 51
76	74		seventy per cent of the grant on or before June thirtieth of the fiscal 52
77		-	year, and the balance on or before September first of the following 53 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	75	+	year, and the balance on or before September first of the following 53
	76	+	fiscal year upon completion of the comprehensive financial review. 54
	77	+	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10-71 of the general statutes is 55 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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84		-	fiscal year upon completion of the comprehensive financial review. 54
85		-	Sec. 2. Subsection (d) of section 10-71 of the general statutes is 55
86	84		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 56
87	85		1, 2019): 57
88	86		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal 58
89	87		[years] year ending June 30, 2004, [to June 30, 2019, inclusive] and each 59
90	88		fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to towns, 60
91	89		regional boards of education or regional educational service centers in 61
92	90		accordance with this section shall be reduced proportionately if the 62
93	91		total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for 63
94	92		the purposes of this section for such year. 64
95	93		Sec. 3. Section 10-17g of the general statutes is repealed and the 65
96	94		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 66
97	95		For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2016, [to June 30, 2019, 67
98	96		inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the board of education for 68
99	97		each local and regional school district that is required to provide a 69
100	98		program of bilingual education, pursuant to section 10-17f, may make 70
101	99		application to the State Board of Education and shall annually receive, 71
102	100		within available appropriations, a grant in an amount equal to the 72
103	101		product obtained by multiplying one million nine hundred sixteen 73
104	102		thousand one hundred thirty by the ratio which the number of eligible 74
105	103		children in the school district bears to the total number of such eligible 75
106	104		children state-wide. The board of education for each local and regional 76
107	105		school district receiving funds pursuant to this section shall annually, 77
108	106		on or before September first, submit to the State Board of Education a 78
109	107		progress report which shall include (1) measures of increased 79
110	108		educational opportunities for eligible students, including language 80
111	109		support services and language transition support services provided to 81
112	110		such students, (2) program evaluation and measures of the 82
113	111		effectiveness of its bilingual education and English as a second 83
114	112		language programs, including data on students in bilingual education 84
115		-	programs and students educated exclusively in English as a second 85 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	113	+	programs and students educated exclusively in English as a second 85
	114	+	language programs, and (3) certification by the board of education 86
	115	+	submitting the report that any funds received pursuant to this section 87
	116	+	have been used for the purposes specified. The State Board of 88 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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122		-	language programs, and (3) certification by the board of education 86
123		-	submitting the report that any funds received pursuant to this section 87
124		-	have been used for the purposes specified. The State Board of 88
125	123		Education shall annually evaluate programs conducted pursuant to 89
126	124		section 10-17f. For purposes of this section, measures of the 90
127	125		effectiveness of bilingual education and English as a second language 91
128	126		programs include, but need not be limited to, mastery examination 92
129	127		results, under section 10-14n, and graduation and school dropout rates. 93
130	128		Any amount appropriated under this section in excess of one million 94
131	129		nine hundred sixteen thousand one hundred thirty dollars shall be 95
132	130		spent in accordance with the provisions of sections 10-17k, 10-17n and 96
133	131		10-66t. Any unexpended funds, as of November first, appropriated to 97
134	132		the Department of Education for purposes of providing a grant to a 98
135	133		local or regional board of education for the provision of a program of 99
136	134		bilingual education, pursuant to section 10-17f, shall be distributed on 100
137	135		a pro rata basis to each local and regional board of education receiving 101
138	136		a grant under this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of this 102
139	137		section, for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2009, [to June 30, 103
140	138		2019, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of grants 104
141	139		payable to local or regional boards of education for the provision of a 105
142	140		program of bilingual education under this section shall be reduced 106
143	141		proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the 107
144	142		amount appropriated for such grants for such year. 108
145	143		Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d of the 109
146	144		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 110
147	145		thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 111
148	146		(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "public agency" includes the 112
149	147		offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American 113
150	148		tribe. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the general statutes, for 114
151	149		the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, and each fiscal year thereafter, 115
152	150		whenever a public agency, other than a local or regional board of 116
153	151		education, the State Board of Education or the Superior Court acting 117
154		-	pursuant to section 10-76h, places a child in a foster home, group 118 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	152	+	pursuant to section 10-76h, places a child in a foster home, group 118
	153	+	home, hospital, state institution, receiving home, custodial institution 119
	154	+	or any other residential or day treatment facility, and such child 120
	155	+	requires special education, the local or regional board of education 121 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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161		-	home, hospital, state institution, receiving home, custodial institution 119
162		-	or any other residential or day treatment facility, and such child 120
163		-	requires special education, the local or regional board of education 121
164	162		under whose jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending 122
165	163		school or, if no such board can be identified, the local or regional board 123
166	164		of education of the town where the child is placed, shall provide the 124
167	165		requisite special education and related services to such child in 125
168	166		accordance with the provisions of this section. Within one business day 126
169	167		of such a placement by the Department of Children and Families or 127
170	168		offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American 128
171	169		tribe, said department or offices shall orally notify the local or regional 129
172	170		board of education responsible for providing special education and 130
173	171		related services to such child of such placement. The department or 131
174	172		offices shall provide written notification to such board of such 132
175	173		placement within two business days of the placement. Such local or 133
176	174		regional board of education shall convene a planning and placement 134
177	175		team meeting for such child within thirty days of the placement and 135
178	176		shall invite a representative of the Department of Children and 136
179	177		Families or offices of a government of a federally recognized Native 137
180	178		American tribe to participate in such meeting. (A) The local or regional 138
181	179		board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would 139
182	180		otherwise be attending school shall be financially responsible for the 140
183	181		reasonable costs of such special education and related services in an 141
184	182		amount equal to the lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such 142
185	183		education or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of 143
186	184		education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the 144
187	185		provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The State Board of 145
188	186		Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in 146
189	187		subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or 147
190	188		regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in 148
191	189		accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (B) Whenever a 149
192	190		child is placed pursuant to this subdivision, on or after July 1, 1995, by 150
193	191		the Department of Children and Families and the local or regional 151
194	192		board of education under whose jurisdiction such child would 152
195		-	otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the local or 153 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	193	+	otherwise be attending school cannot be identified, the local or 153
	194	+	regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child 154
	195	+	attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of 155
	196	+	removal from the home by said department shall be responsible for the 156 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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202		-	regional board of education under whose jurisdiction the child 154
203		-	attended school or in whose district the child resided at the time of 155
204		-	removal from the home by said department shall be responsible for the 156
205	203		reasonable costs of special education and related services provided to 157
206	204		such child, for one calendar year or until the child is committed to the 158
207	205		state pursuant to section 46b-129 or 46b-140 or is returned to the child's 159
208	206		parent or guardian, whichever is earlier. If the child remains in such 160
209	207		placement beyond one calendar year the Department of Children and 161
210	208		Families shall be responsible for such costs. During the period the local 162
211	209		or regional board of education is responsible for the reasonable cost of 163
212	210		special education and related services pursuant to this subparagraph, 164
213	211		the board shall be responsible for such costs in an amount equal to the 165
214	212		lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education and 166
215	213		related services or the average per pupil educational costs of such 167
216	214		board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance 168
217	215		with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The State Board 169
218	216		of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in 170
219	217		subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or 171
220	218		regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in 172
221	219		accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. The costs for 173
222	220		services other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which 174
223	221		placed the child. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to 175
224	222		the school districts established within the Department of Children and 176
225	223		Families, pursuant to section 17a-37 or the Department of Correction, 177
226	224		pursuant to section 18-99a, provided in any case in which special 178
227	225		education is being provided at a private residential institution, 179
228	226		including the residential components of regional educational service 180
229	227		centers, to a child for whom no local or regional board of education 181
230	228		can be found responsible under subsection (b) of this section, Unified 182
231	229		School District #2 shall provide the special education and related 183
232	230		services and be financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such 184
233	231		special education instruction for such children. Notwithstanding the 185
234	232		provisions of this subdivision, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, 186
235	233		to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal [years] year ending June 187
236		-	30, 2010, [to June 30, 2019, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the 188 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	234	+	30, 2010, [to June 30, 2019, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the 188
	235	+	amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education 189
	236	+	in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if 190
	237	+	the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 191 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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243		-	amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education 189
244		-	in accordance with this subdivision shall be reduced proportionately if 190
245		-	the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 191
246	244		for the purposes of this subdivision for such year. 192
247	245		Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 10-76g of the general statutes is 193
248	246		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 194
249	247		1, 2019): 195
250	248		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, for the fiscal 196
251	249		years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal 197
252	250		[years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2019, inclusive] and each 198
253	251		fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or 199
254	252		regional boards of education in accordance with this section, except 200
255	253		grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 201
256	254		section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007, and 202
257	255		for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2019, 203
258	256		inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be reduced 204
259	257		proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the 205
260	258		amount appropriated for the purposes of this section for such year. 206
261	259		Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10-253 of the general statutes is 207
262	260		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 208
263	261		1, 2019): 209
264	262		(b) The board of education of the school district under whose 210
265	263		jurisdiction a child would otherwise be attending school shall be 211
266	264		financially responsible for the reasonable costs of education for a child 212
267	265		placed out by the Commissioner of Children and Families or by other 213
268	266		agencies, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a 214
269	267		federally recognized Native American tribe, in a private residential 215
270	268		facility when such child requires educational services other than 216
271	269		special education services. Such financial responsibility shall be the 217
272	270		lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education or the 218
273	271		average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the 219
274		-	prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with subsection (a) of 220 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	272	+	prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with subsection (a) of 220
	273	+	section 10-76f. Any costs in excess of the board's basic contribution 221
	274	+	shall be paid by the State Board of Education on a current basis. The 222
	275	+	costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state 223 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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281		-	section 10-76f. Any costs in excess of the board's basic contribution 221
282		-	shall be paid by the State Board of Education on a current basis. The 222
283		-	costs for services other than educational shall be paid by the state 223
284	282		agency which placed the child. Application for the grant to be paid by 224
285	283		the state for costs in excess of the local or regional board of education's 225
286	284		basic contribution shall be made in accordance with the provisions of 226
287	285		subdivision (5) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d. Notwithstanding the 227
288	286		provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, 228
289	287		to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the fiscal [years] year ending June 229
290	288		30, 2010, [to June 30, 2019, inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the 230
291	289		amount of the grants payable to local or regional boards of education 231
292	290		in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if 232
293	291		the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 233
294	292		for the purposes of this subsection for such year. 234
295		-	Sec. 7. Section 10-95q of the general statutes is repealed and the 235
296		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 236
297		-	(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, [2021] 2023, the 237
298		-	Technical Education and Career System board may recommend a 238
299		-	candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 239
300		-	System to the Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire 240
301		-	or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. 241
302		-	If the commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board 242
303		-	shall recommend another candidate for superintendent to the 243
304		-	commissioner. The term of office of the superintendent hired under 244
305		-	this subdivision shall expire on June 30, [2021] 2023. 245
306		-	(2) On and after July 1, [2021] 2023, the Technical Education and 246
307		-	Career System board shall recommend a candidate for superintendent 247
308		-	of the Technical Education and Career System to the executive director 248
309		-	of the Technical Education and Career System. The executive director 249
310		-	may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by 250
311		-	the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate for 251
312		-	superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for 252
313		-	superintendent to the executive director. The term of office of the 253 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	293	+	Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) The Office of Early Childhood, in 235
	294	+	consultation with the Office of Policy and Management and the 236
	295	+	Department of Education, shall, within available appropriations, 237
	296	+	conduct a study on enrollment and availability of slots in preschool 238
	297	+	programs in the state. Not later than November 1, 2019, the 239
	298	+	Commissioner of Early Childhood shall submit a report on its findings 240
	299	+	and any recommendations to the joint standing committee of the 241
	300	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, 242
	301	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 243
	302	+	statutes. 244
	303	+	Sec. 8. Section 10-95q of the general statutes is repealed and the 245
	304	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 246
	305	+	(a) (1) On or after July 1, 2017, until June 30, [2021] 2023, the 247
	306	+	Technical Education and Career System board may recommend a 248
	307	+	candidate for superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 249
	308	+	System to the Commissioner of Education. The commissioner may hire 250
	309	+	or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by the board. 251
	310	+	If the commissioner rejects a candidate for superintendent, the board 252
	311	+	shall recommend another candidate for superintendent to the 253
	312	+	commissioner. The term of office of the superintendent hired under 254
	313	+	this subdivision shall expire on June 30, [2021] 2023. 255 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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320		-	superintendent hired under this subdivision shall be three years and 254
321		-	may be extended for no more than three years at any one time. 255
322		-	(b) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 256
323		-	System shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the 257
324		-	technical education and career schools and all other matters relating to 258
325		-	vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education in the 259
326		-	system. 260
327		-	Sec. 8. Section 10-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 261
328		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 262
329		-	(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 263
330		-	inclusive, the budget for the Technical Education and Career System 264
331		-	shall (1) be a separate budgeted agency from the Department of 265
332		-	Education, and (2) include a separate (A) educational account for 266
333		-	educational and school-based accounts and expenditures, and (B) 267
334		-	noneducational account. 268
335		-	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the 269
336		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 270
337		-	Governor, when considering reductions in allotment requisitions or 271
338		-	allotments in force, shall give priority to the educational needs of the 272
339		-	system and instructional staffing needs, as identified in the statement 273
340		-	of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical 274
341		-	Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g, and every 275
342		-	effort shall be made to avoid impairment of the system's educational 276
343		-	mission and interruption to instructional time during such 277
344		-	consideration. 278
345		-	Sec. 9. Section 10-99f of the general statutes, as amended by section 9 279
346		-	of public act 17-237 and section 9 of public act 18-182, is repealed and 280
347		-	the following is substituted thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 281
348		-	(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2023, and each fiscal 282
349		-	year thereafter, the budget for the Technical Education and Career 283
350		-	System shall (1) be a separate budgeted agency, and (2) include a 284 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	320	+	(2) On and after July 1, [2021] 2023, the Technical Education and 256
	321	+	Career System board shall recommend a candidate for superintendent 257
	322	+	of the Technical Education and Career System to the executive director 258
	323	+	of the Technical Education and Career System. The executive director 259
	324	+	may hire or reject any candidate for superintendent recommended by 260
	325	+	the board. If the executive director rejects a candidate for 261
	326	+	superintendent, the board shall recommend another candidate for 262
	327	+	superintendent to the executive director. The term of office of the 263
	328	+	superintendent hired under this subdivision shall be three years and 264
	329	+	may be extended for no more than three years at any one time. 265
	330	+	(b) The superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 266
	331	+	System shall be responsible for the operation and administration of the 267
	332	+	technical education and career schools and all other matters relating to 268
	333	+	vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education in the 269
	334	+	system. 270
	335	+	Sec. 9. Section 10-99f of the general statutes is repealed and the 271
	336	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 272
	337	+	(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 273
	338	+	inclusive, the budget for the Technical Education and Career System 274
	339	+	shall (1) be a separate budgeted agency from the Department of 275
	340	+	Education, and (2) include a separate (A) educational account for 276
	341	+	educational and school-based accounts and expenditures, and (B) 277
	342	+	noneducational account. 278
	343	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the 279
	344	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 280
	345	+	Governor, when considering reductions in allotment requisitions or 281
	346	+	allotments in force, shall give priority to the educational needs of the 282
	347	+	system and instructional staffing needs, as identified in the statement 283
	348	+	of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical 284
	349	+	Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g, and every 285
	350	+	effort shall be made to avoid impairment of the system's educational 286
	351	+	mission and interruption to instructional time during such 287 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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357		-	separate (A) educational account for educational and school-based 285
358		-	accounts and expenditures, and (B) noneducational account. 286
359		-	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the 287
360		-	fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 288
361		-	Governor, when considering reductions in allotment requisitions or 289
362		-	allotments in force, shall give priority to the educational needs of the 290
363		-	system and instructional staffing needs, as identified in the statement 291
364		-	of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical 292
365		-	Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g, and every 293
366		-	effort shall be made to avoid impairment of the system's educational 294
367		-	mission and interruption to instructional time during such 295
368		-	consideration. 296
369		-	Sec. 10. Section 10-99h of the general statutes is repealed and the 297
370		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 298
371		-	(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 299
372		-	inclusive, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 300
373		-	System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory of all 301
374		-	technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials purchased 302
375		-	or obtained and used in the provision of career technical education in 303
376		-	each technical education and career school and across the Technical 304
377		-	Education and Career System. The board shall consult such list (1) 305
378		-	during the preparation of the budget for the Technical Education and 306
379		-	Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) prior to purchasing or 307
380		-	obtaining any new equipment, supplies or materials, and (3) for the 308
381		-	purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and materials among technical 309
382		-	education and career schools. 310
383		-	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2023, and each fiscal 311
384		-	year thereafter, the executive director of the Technical Education and 312
385		-	Career System shall create and maintain a list that includes an 313
386		-	inventory of all technical and vocational equipment, supplies and 314
387		-	materials purchased or obtained and used in the provision of career 315
388		-	technical education in each technical education and career school and 316 Substitute Bill No. 7150
	358	+	consideration. 288
	359	+	Sec. 10. Section 10-99f of the general statutes, as amended by section 289
	360	+	9 of public act 17-237 and section 9 of public act 18-182, is repealed and 290
	361	+	the following is substituted thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 291
	362	+	(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2023, and each fiscal 292
	363	+	year thereafter, the budget for the Technical Education and Career 293
	364	+	System shall (1) be a separate budgeted agency, and (2) include a 294
	365	+	separate (A) educational account for educational and school-based 295
	366	+	accounts and expenditures, and (B) noneducational account. 296
	367	+	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, for the 297
	368	+	fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 298
	369	+	Governor, when considering reductions in allotment requisitions or 299
	370	+	allotments in force, shall give priority to the educational needs of the 300
	371	+	system and instructional staffing needs, as identified in the statement 301
	372	+	of staffing needs submitted by the superintendent of the Technical 302
	373	+	Education and Career System pursuant to section 10-99g, and every 303
	374	+	effort shall be made to avoid impairment of the system's educational 304
	375	+	mission and interruption to instructional time during such 305
	376	+	consideration. 306
	377	+	Sec. 11. Section 10-99h of the general statutes is repealed and the 307
	378	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 308
	379	+	(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 309
	380	+	inclusive, the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career 310
	381	+	System shall create and maintain a list that includes an inventory of all 311
	382	+	technical and vocational equipment, supplies and materials purchased 312
	383	+	or obtained and used in the provision of career technical education in 313
	384	+	each technical education and career school and across the Technical 314
	385	+	Education and Career System. The board shall consult such list (1) 315
	386	+	during the preparation of the budget for the Technical Education and 316
	387	+	Career System, pursuant to section 10-99g, (2) prior to purchasing or 317
	388	+	obtaining any new equipment, supplies or materials, and (3) for the 318 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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395		-	~~across the~~ Technical ~~Education and Career System. The executive 317~~
396		-	~~director shall consult such list (1) during the preparation of the budget 318~~
397		-	for the ~~Technical Education~~ and ~~Career System,~~ ~~pursuant to section 10-319~~
398		-	~~99g~~, ~~(2) prior to purchasing or obtaining any new equipment,~~ ~~supplies 320~~
399		-	~~or materials,~~ and ~~(3) for the purpose of sharing equipment,~~ ~~supplies 321~~
400		-	~~and materials among~~ technical ~~education~~ and ~~career schools. 322~~
401		-	~~Sec. 11.~~ ~~Section 16~~ of ~~public act 17-237, as amended by section 79 of 323~~
402		-	~~public act 17-2~~ ~~of the June special session~~ and ~~section 11 of public act 324~~
403		-	~~18-182, is repealed~~ and the ~~following is substituted in lieu thereof 325~~
404		-	(~~Effective from passage): 326~~
405		-	For the ~~fiscal years ending June 30~~, ~~2018,~~ to ~~June 30,~~ ~~[2020] 2022, 327~~
406		-	~~inclusive~~, ~~the State Board of Education shall hire a consultant~~ to ~~(1) assist 328~~
407		-	~~the Technical Education~~ and ~~Career System board with~~ the ~~development 329~~
408		-	~~of a transition plan for the~~ Technical Education and Career ~~System, (2) 330~~
409		-	~~identify and provide recommendations concerning which services could 331~~
410		-	~~be provided more efficiently through or in conjunction with another local 332~~
411		-	~~or regional board of education~~, ~~municipality or state agency by means of a 333~~
412		-	~~memorandum of understanding with the Technical Education and Career 334~~
413		-	~~System~~, ~~and (3) identify efficiencies~~, ~~best practices and cost savings in 335~~
414		-	~~procurement. Such~~ consultant ~~shall consult with the administrative and 336~~
415		-	~~professional staff of~~ the Technical Education and Career System in the ~~337~~
416		-	~~development~~ of ~~the~~ transition plan and ~~recommendations described in 338~~
417		-	~~subdivision (2) of this section.~~ ~~Not later than January 1, [2020] 2022, the 339~~
418		-	~~state board shall submit a report on the transition plan and such identified 340~~
419		-	~~services and any recommendations for legislation necessary to implement 341~~
420		-	~~such transition plan~~ and ~~such identified services to the joint standing 342~~
421		-	~~committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating 343~~
422		-	~~to education,~~ ~~in accordance~~ with the ~~provisions of section 11-4a of the 344~~
423		-	~~general statutes.~~ ~~345~~
424		-	~~Sec. 12. Section 18~~ of ~~public act 17-237, as amended by section 12 of 346~~
425		-	~~public act 18-182~~, ~~is repealed and~~ the ~~following is substituted in lieu 347~~
426		-	~~thereof (Effective~~ ~~from passage): 348~~
427		-	For ~~the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018,~~ to ~~June 30, [2020] 2022, 349~~ Substitute Bill No. 7150
	395	+	purpose of sharing equipment, supplies and materials among technical 319
	396	+	education and career schools. 320
	397	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2023, and each fiscal 321
	398	+	year thereafter, the executive director of the Technical Education and 322
	399	+	Career System shall create and maintain a list that includes an 323
	400	+	inventory of all technical and vocational equipment, supplies and 324
	401	+	materials purchased or obtained and used in the provision of career 325
	402	+	technical education in each technical education and career school and 326
	403	+	across the Technical Education and Career System. The executive 327
	404	+	director shall consult such list (1) during the preparation of the budget 328
	405	+	for the Technical Education and Career System, pursuant to section 10-329
	406	+	99g, (2) prior to purchasing or obtaining any new equipment, supplies 330
	407	+	or materials, and (3) for the purpose of sharing equipment, supplies 331
	408	+	and materials among technical education and career schools. 332
	409	+	Sec. 12. Section 16 of public act 17-237, as amended by section 79 of 333
	410	+	public act 17-2 of the June special session and section 11 of public act 334
	411	+	18-182, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 335
	412	+	(Effective from passage): 336
	413	+	For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 337
	414	+	inclusive, the State Board of Education shall hire a consultant to (1) assist 338
	415	+	the Technical Education and Career System board with the development 339
	416	+	of a transition plan for the Technical Education and Career System, (2) 340
	417	+	identify and provide recommendations concerning which services could 341
	418	+	be provided more efficiently through or in conjunction with another local 342
	419	+	or regional board of education, municipality or state agency by means of a 343
	420	+	memorandum of understanding with the Technical Education and Career 344
	421	+	System, and (3) identify efficiencies, best practices and cost savings in 345
	422	+	procurement. Such consultant shall consult with the administrative and 346
	423	+	professional staff of the Technical Education and Career System in the 347
	424	+	development of the transition plan and recommendations described in 348
	425	+	subdivision (2) of this section. Not later than January 1, [2020] 2022, the 349
	426	+	state board shall submit a report on the transition plan and such identified 350
	427	+	services and any recommendations for legislation necessary to implement 351 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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434		-	inclusive, the Department of Education shall (1) provide training to those 350
435		-	persons employed by the department within the Technical Education and 351
436		-	Career System who will be responsible for performing central office and 352
437		-	administrative functions for the system on and after July 1, [2020] 2022, 353
438		-	and (2) identify those persons within the system who can be trained to 354
439		-	perform multiple functions or responsibilities for the system. 355
440		-	Sec. 13. (Effective from passage) Sections 5, 10 and 20 of public act 17-356
441		-	237, as amended by section 17 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 357
442		-	1, 2022. 358
443		-	Sec. 14. (Effective from passage) Section 2 of public act 17-237, as 359
444		-	amended by section 73 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 360
445		-	and section 18 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 1, 2022. 361
446		-	Sec. 15. (Effective from passage) Section 4 of public act 17-237, as 362
447		-	amended by section 74 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 363
448		-	and section 19 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 1, 2022. 364
449		-	Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) Section 6 of public act 17-237, as 365
450		-	amended by section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 366
451		-	and section 20 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 1, 2022. 367
452		-	Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) Section 7 of public act 17-237, as 368
453		-	amended by section 287 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 369
454		-	and section 21 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 1, 2022. 370
	434	+	such transition plan and such identified services to the joint standing 352
	435	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating 353
	436	+	to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 354
	437	+	general statutes. 355
	438	+	Sec. 13. Section 18 of public act 17-237, as amended by section 12 of 356
	439	+	public act 18-182, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 357
	440	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 358
	441	+	For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, [2020] 2022, 359
	442	+	inclusive, the Department of Education shall (1) provide training to those 360
	443	+	persons employed by the department within the Technical Education and 361
	444	+	Career System who will be responsible for performing central office and 362
	445	+	administrative functions for the system on and after July 1, [2020] 2022, 363
	446	+	and (2) identify those persons within the system who can be trained to 364
	447	+	perform multiple functions or responsibilities for the system. 365
	448	+	Sec. 14. Section 10-262h of the general statutes is repealed and the 366
	449	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2019): 367
	450	+	(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 368
	451	+	public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 369
	452	+	grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 370
	453	+	defined in section 10-262u, shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 371
	454	+	in an amount equal to its base grant amount; and (2) any town not 372
	455	+	designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 373
	456	+	grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent of its base grant 374
	457	+	amount. 375
	458	+	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 376
	459	+	public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 377
	460	+	grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater 378
	461	+	than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 379
	462	+	in an amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth 380
	463	+	per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded 381
	464	+	grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 382
	465	+	equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount 383 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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	472	+	minus twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such 384
	473	+	town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 385
	474	+	equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 386
	475	+	(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, [2027] 2022, 387
	476	+	inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 388
	477	+	be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 389
	478	+	fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be 390
	479	+	entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 391
	480	+	equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and 392
	481	+	sixty-six-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any 393
	482	+	town whose fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall 394
	483	+	be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 395
	484	+	equalization aid grant amount for the [previous fiscal year] fiscal year 396
	485	+	ending June 30, 2017, minus [eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths] 397
	486	+	(A) fifty per cent of its grant adjustment for the fiscal year ending June 398
	487	+	30, 2020, (B) seventy-five per cent of its grant adjustment for the fiscal 399
	488	+	year ending June 30, 2021, and (C) one hundred per cent of its grant 400
	489	+	adjustment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, except any such 401
	490	+	town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 402
	491	+	equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 403
	492	+	(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, to June 30, 2027, 404
	493	+	inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 405
	494	+	be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 406
	495	+	fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be 407
	496	+	entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 408
	497	+	equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and 409
	498	+	sixty-six-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any 410
	499	+	town whose fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall 411
	500	+	be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 412
	501	+	funded grant, except any such town designated as an alliance district 413
	502	+	shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 414
	503	+	base grant amount. 415
	504	+	[(d)] (e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year 416 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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	511	+	thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 417
	512	+	be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 418
	513	+	funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district whose 419
	514	+	fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 420
	515	+	entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base 421
	516	+	grant amount. 422
	517	+	Sec. 15. Subsection (a) of section 10-65 of the general statutes is 423
	518	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 424
	519	+	1, 2019): 425
	520	+	(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 426
	521	+	science and technology education center approved by the State Board 427
	522	+	of Education for program, educational need, location and area to be 428
	523	+	served shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with 429
	524	+	the provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in 430
	525	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for 431
	526	+	which an application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per 432
	527	+	cent, and (B) for projects for which an application was filed on or after 433
	528	+	July 1, 2011, eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, 434
	529	+	acquiring, renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used 435
	530	+	exclusively for such agricultural science and technology education 436
	531	+	center, for the expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the 437
	532	+	replacement or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to 438
	533	+	the provisions of section 10-65b and within available appropriations, in 439
	534	+	an amount equal to four thousand [two] four hundred ten dollars per 440
	535	+	student for every secondary school student who was enrolled in such 441
	536	+	center on October first of the previous year. 442
	537	+	Sec. 16. (Effective from passage) Sections 5, 10 and 20 of public act 17-443
	538	+	237, as amended by section 17 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 444
	539	+	1, 2022. 445
	540	+	Sec. 17. (Effective from passage) Section 2 of public act 17-237, as 446
	541	+	amended by section 73 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 447
	542	+	and as amended by section 18 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 448 Substitute Bill No. 7150
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	549	+	1, 2022. 449
	550	+	Sec. 18. (Effective from passage) Section 4 of public act 17-237, as 450
	551	+	amended by section 74 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 451
	552	+	and as amended by section 19 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 452
	553	+	1, 2022. 453
	554	+	Sec. 19. (Effective from passage) Section 6 of public act 17-237, as 454
	555	+	amended by section 279 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 455
	556	+	and as amended by section 20 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 456
	557	+	1, 2022. 457
	558	+	Sec. 20. (Effective from passage) Section 7 of public act 17-237, as 458
	559	+	amended by section 287 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 459
	560	+	and as amended by section 21 of public act 18-182, shall take effect July 460
	561	+	1, 2022. 461
455	562		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
456	563		sections:
457	564
458	565		Section 1 July 1, 2019 10-264i(a)(3) and (4)
459	566		Sec. 2 July 1, 2019 10-71(d)
460	567		Sec. 3 July 1, 2019 10-17g
461	568		Sec. 4 July 1, 2019 10-76d(e)(2)
462	569		Sec. 5 July 1, 2019 10-76g(d)
463	570		Sec. 6 July 1, 2019 10-253(b)
464		-	Sec. 7 from passage 10-95q
465		-	Sec. 8 from passage 10-99f Substitute Bill No. 7150
	571	+	Sec. 7 from passage New section
	572	+	Sec. 8 from passage 10-95q
	573	+	Sec. 9 from passage 10-99f
	574	+	Sec. 10 July 1, 2022 10-99f
	575	+	Sec. 11 from passage 10-99h
	576	+	Sec. 12 from passage PA 17-237, Sec. 16
	577	+	Sec. 13 from passage PA 17-237, Sec. 18
	578	+	Sec. 14 July 1, 2019 10-262h
	579	+	Sec. 15 July 1, 2019 10-65(a)
	580	+	Sec. 16 from passage New section
	581	+	Sec. 17 from passage New section
	582	+	Sec. 18 from passage New section
	583	+	Sec. 19 from passage New section Substitute Bill No. 7150
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472		-	Sec. 9 July 1, 2022 10-99f
473		-	Sec. 10 from passage 10-99h
474		-	Sec. 11 from passage PA 17-237, Sec. 16
475		-	Sec. 12 from passage PA 17-237, Sec. 18
476		-	Sec. 13 from passage New section
477		-	Sec. 14 from passage New section
478		-	Sec. 15 from passage New section
479		-	Sec. 16 from passage New section
480		-	Sec. 17 from passage New section
	590	+	Sec. 20 from passage New section
481	591
482	592		ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
483		-	APP Joint Favorable Subst.
484	593