43 | | - | Assembly; 20 |
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44 | | - | (2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 21 |
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45 | | - | of whom shall be a representative of the American Federation of 22 |
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46 | | - | Teachers-Connecticut and one of whom shall be a member of the 23 |
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47 | | - | General Assembly; 24 |
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48 | | - | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 25 |
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49 | | - | Representatives, who is a school resource officer; 26 |
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50 | | - | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 27 |
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51 | | - | representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; 28 |
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52 | | - | (5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 29 |
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53 | | - | Representatives, one of whom shall be the chief of police of a 30 |
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54 | | - | municipality and one of whom shall be a member of the General 31 |
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55 | | - | Assembly; 32 |
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56 | | - | (6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of 33 |
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57 | | - | whom shall be a school security officer and one of whom shall be a 34 |
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58 | | - | member of the General Assembly; 35 |
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59 | | - | (7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 36 |
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60 | | - | or the commissioner's designee; and 37 |
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61 | | - | (8) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 38 |
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62 | | - | (c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 39 |
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63 | | - | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 40 |
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64 | | - | filled by the appointing authority. 41 |
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65 | | - | (d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 42 |
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66 | | - | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 43 |
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67 | | - | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 44 |
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68 | | - | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 45 |
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69 | | - | later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 46 |
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70 | | - | (e) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 47 Substitute Bill No. 7356 |
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| 44 | + | certain expenses for schools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for: 17 |
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| 45 | + | [(1)] (A) The development or improvement of the security 18 |
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| 46 | + | infrastructure of schools, centers or preschools based on the results of 19 |
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| 47 | + | school, building or child care center building security assessments 20 |
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| 48 | + | pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, including, but not limited to, 21 |
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| 49 | + | the installation of surveillance cameras, penetration resistant 22 |
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| 50 | + | vestibules, ballistic glass, solid core doors, doors that can be locked 23 |
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| 51 | + | from inside the classroom, double door access, computer-controlled 24 |
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| 52 | + | electronic locks, entry door buzzer systems, scan card systems, panic 25 |
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| 53 | + | alarms, real time interoperable communications and multimedia 26 |
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| 54 | + | sharing infrastructure or other systems; and [(2) (A)] (B) (i) the training 27 |
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| 55 | + | of school personnel in the operation and maintenance of the security 28 |
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| 56 | + | infrastructure of school buildings, [or (B)] (ii) the purchase of portable 29 |
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| 57 | + | entrance security devices, including, but not limited to, metal detector 30 |
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| 58 | + | wands and screening machines and related training, or (iii) the 31 |
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| 59 | + | employment of persons to provide security services in a school 32 |
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| 60 | + | building pursuant to section 10-244a of the general statutes. 33 |
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| 61 | + | (b) (1) On and after April 4, 2013, each local and regional board of 34 |
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| 62 | + | education may, on behalf of its town or its member towns, apply, at 35 |
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| 63 | + | such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 36 |
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| 64 | + | Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 37 |
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| 65 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 38 |
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| 66 | + | expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such board of education 39 |
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| 67 | + | incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 40 |
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| 68 | + | subsection (a) of this section. Prior to the date that the School Safety 41 |
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| 69 | + | Infrastructure Council makes its initial submission of the school safety 42 |
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| 70 | + | infrastructure standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r 43 |
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| 71 | + | of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 44 |
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| 72 | + | Public Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of 45 |
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| 73 | + | Administrative Services and Education, shall determine which 46 |
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| 74 | + | expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the program. On and 47 |
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| 75 | + | after the date that the School Safety Infrastructure Council submits the 48 |
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| 76 | + | school safety infrastructure standards, the decision to approve or deny 49 |
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| 77 | + | an application and the determination of which expenses are eligible for 50 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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77 | | - | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 48 |
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78 | | - | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 49 |
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79 | | - | relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-50 |
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80 | | - | 4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 51 |
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81 | | - | that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 52 |
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82 | | - | Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) The School Safety Infrastructure 53 |
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83 | | - | Council, established pursuant to section 10-292r of the general statutes, 54 |
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84 | | - | shall conduct a study to determine whether classroom doors that can 55 |
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85 | | - | be locked from the inside and outside of the classroom should be 56 |
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86 | | - | included in school safety infrastructure criteria, developed pursuant to 57 |
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87 | | - | subsection (b) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. Not later than 58 |
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88 | | - | January 1, 2020, the council shall submit a report on its findings and 59 |
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89 | | - | recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General 60 |
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90 | | - | Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, in 61 |
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91 | | - | accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 62 |
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| 83 | + | reimbursement under the program shall be in accordance with the 51 |
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| 84 | + | most recent submission of the school safety infrastructure standards, 52 |
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| 85 | + | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 53 |
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| 86 | + | (2) A regional educational service center may apply, at such time 54 |
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| 87 | + | and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 55 |
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| 88 | + | Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services 56 |
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| 89 | + | and Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under 57 |
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| 90 | + | the jurisdiction of such regional educational service center incurred on 58 |
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| 91 | + | or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of 59 |
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| 92 | + | this section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny 60 |
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| 93 | + | an application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement 61 |
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| 94 | + | under the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the 62 |
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| 95 | + | school safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to 63 |
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| 96 | + | subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 64 |
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| 97 | + | (3) The governing authority for a state charter school may apply, at 65 |
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| 98 | + | such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 66 |
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| 99 | + | Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 67 |
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| 100 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 68 |
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| 101 | + | expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such governing authority 69 |
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| 102 | + | incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 70 |
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| 103 | + | subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 71 |
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| 104 | + | approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 72 |
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| 105 | + | reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 73 |
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| 106 | + | accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 74 |
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| 107 | + | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 75 |
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| 108 | + | (4) The superintendent of the technical high school system may 76 |
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| 109 | + | apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of 77 |
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| 110 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the 78 |
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| 111 | + | Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant 79 |
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| 112 | + | for certain expenses for schools in the technical high school system 80 |
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| 113 | + | incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 81 |
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| 114 | + | subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 82 |
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| 115 | + | approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 83 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 118 | + | |
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| 121 | + | reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 84 |
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| 122 | + | accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 85 |
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| 123 | + | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 86 |
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| 124 | + | (5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may 87 |
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| 125 | + | apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of 88 |
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| 126 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the 89 |
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| 127 | + | Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant 90 |
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| 128 | + | for certain expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the 91 |
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| 129 | + | purposes described in subsection (a) of this section. The department 92 |
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| 130 | + | shall decide whether to approve or deny an application and which 93 |
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| 131 | + | expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the program. Such 94 |
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| 132 | + | decisions shall be in accordance with the school safety infrastructure 95 |
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| 133 | + | standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of 96 |
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| 134 | + | the general statutes. 97 |
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| 135 | + | (6) (A) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school may apply, at 98 |
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| 136 | + | such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 99 |
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| 137 | + | Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 100 |
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| 138 | + | Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 101 |
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| 139 | + | expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such supervisory agent 102 |
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| 140 | + | incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 103 |
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| 141 | + | subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 104 |
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| 142 | + | approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 105 |
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| 143 | + | reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 106 |
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| 144 | + | accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 107 |
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| 145 | + | pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 108 |
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| 146 | + | (B) Ten per cent of the funds available under the program shall be 109 |
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| 147 | + | awarded to the supervisory agents of nonpublic schools, in accordance 110 |
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| 148 | + | with the provisions of subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of this section. 111 |
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| 149 | + | (c) (1) A town may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its 112 |
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| 150 | + | eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined as follows: (A) 113 |
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| 151 | + | Each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one 114 |
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| 152 | + | hundred sixty-nine according to town wealth, as defined in 115 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 158 | + | subdivision (26) of section 10-262f of the general statutes, (B) based 116 |
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| 159 | + | upon such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty or more than 117 |
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| 160 | + | eighty shall be assigned to each town on a continuous scale, and (C) 118 |
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| 161 | + | the town ranked first shall be assigned a percentage of twenty and the 119 |
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| 162 | + | town ranked last shall be assigned a percentage of eighty. 120 |
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| 163 | + | (2) A regional educational service center may receive a grant equal 121 |
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| 164 | + | to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be 122 |
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| 165 | + | determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) 123 |
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| 166 | + | multiplying the population of each member town in the regional 124 |
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| 167 | + | educational service center by such town's ranking, as determined in 125 |
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| 168 | + | subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general statutes; (B) adding 126 |
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| 169 | + | together the figures for each town determined under subparagraph (A) 127 |
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| 170 | + | of this subdivision; and (C) dividing the total computed under 128 |
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| 171 | + | subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total population of all 129 |
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| 172 | + | member towns in the regional educational service center. The ranking 130 |
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| 173 | + | of each regional educational service center shall be rounded to the next 131 |
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| 174 | + | higher whole number and each such center shall receive the same 132 |
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| 175 | + | reimbursement percentage as would a town with the same rank. 133 |
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| 176 | + | (3) The governing authority for a state charter school may receive a 134 |
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| 177 | + | grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the same as 135 |
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| 178 | + | the town in which such state charter school is located, as calculated 136 |
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| 179 | + | pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 137 |
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| 180 | + | (4) The Department of Education, on behalf of the technical high 138 |
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| 181 | + | school system, may receive a grant equal to one hundred per cent of its 139 |
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| 182 | + | eligible expenses. 140 |
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| 183 | + | (5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may 141 |
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| 184 | + | receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The 142 |
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| 185 | + | percentage shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be 143 |
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| 186 | + | determined by (A) multiplying the total population, as defined in 144 |
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| 187 | + | section 10-261 of the general statutes, of each town which at the time of 145 |
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| 188 | + | application for such school security infrastructure competitive grant 146 |
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| 189 | + | has designated such school as the high school for such town for a 147 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 195 | + | period of not less than five years from the date of such application, by 148 |
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| 196 | + | such town's percentile ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of 149 |
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| 197 | + | section 10-285a of the general statutes, (B) adding together the figures 150 |
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| 198 | + | for each town determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, 151 |
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| 199 | + | and (C) dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this 152 |
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| 200 | + | subdivision by the total population of all towns which designate the 153 |
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| 201 | + | school as their high school under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 154 |
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| 202 | + | The ranking determined pursuant to this subsection shall be rounded 155 |
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| 203 | + | to the next higher whole number. Such incorporated or endowed high 156 |
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| 204 | + | school or academy shall receive the reimbursement percentage of a 157 |
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| 205 | + | town with the same rank. 158 |
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| 206 | + | (6) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school may receive a 159 |
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| 207 | + | grant equal to fifty per cent of its eligible expenses. 160 |
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| 208 | + | (d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if there are not 161 |
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| 209 | + | sufficient funds to provide grants to all towns, based on the percentage 162 |
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| 210 | + | determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the 163 |
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| 211 | + | Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 164 |
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| 212 | + | consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 165 |
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| 213 | + | Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools with 166 |
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| 214 | + | the greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined by said 167 |
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| 215 | + | commissioners based on school building security assessments of the 168 |
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| 216 | + | schools under the jurisdiction of the town's school district conducted 169 |
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| 217 | + | pursuant to this subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such 170 |
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| 218 | + | schools with the greatest need for security infrastructure, said 171 |
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| 219 | + | commissioners shall give first priority to applicants on behalf of 172 |
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| 220 | + | schools that have no security infrastructure at the time of such school 173 |
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| 221 | + | building security assessment and succeeding priority to applicants on 174 |
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| 222 | + | behalf of schools located in priority school districts pursuant to section 175 |
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| 223 | + | 10-266p of the general statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement 176 |
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| 224 | + | pursuant to this section, an applicant board of education shall (A) 177 |
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| 225 | + | demonstrate that it has developed and periodically practices an 178 |
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| 226 | + | emergency plan at the schools under its jurisdiction and that such plan 179 |
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| 227 | + | has been developed in concert with applicable state or local first-180 |
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| 228 | + | responders, and (B) provide for a uniform assessment of the schools 181 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 234 | + | under its jurisdiction, including any security infrastructure, using the 182 |
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| 235 | + | National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' Safe Schools 183 |
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| 236 | + | Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be conducted under the 184 |
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| 237 | + | supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 185 |
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| 238 | + | (2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, [2018] 2019, 186 |
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| 239 | + | inclusive, if there are not sufficient funds to provide grants to all 187 |
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| 240 | + | applicants that are towns, regional educational service centers, 188 |
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| 241 | + | governing authorities for state charter schools, the Department of 189 |
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| 242 | + | Education, on behalf of the technical high school system, and 190 |
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| 243 | + | incorporated or endowed high schools or academies based on the 191 |
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| 244 | + | percentage determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the 192 |
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| 245 | + | Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 193 |
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| 246 | + | consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 194 |
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| 247 | + | Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools with 195 |
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| 248 | + | the greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined by said 196 |
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| 249 | + | commissioners based on school building security assessments of the 197 |
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| 250 | + | schools under the jurisdiction of the applicant conducted pursuant to 198 |
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| 251 | + | this subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 199 |
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| 252 | + | greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 200 |
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| 253 | + | first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 201 |
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| 254 | + | infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 202 |
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| 255 | + | and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 203 |
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| 256 | + | priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 204 |
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| 257 | + | statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 205 |
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| 258 | + | applicant shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed and periodically 206 |
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| 259 | + | practices an emergency plan at the schools under its jurisdiction and 207 |
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| 260 | + | that such plan has been developed in concert with applicable state or 208 |
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| 261 | + | local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform assessment of the 209 |
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| 262 | + | schools under its jurisdiction, including any security infrastructure, 210 |
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| 263 | + | using the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' Safe 211 |
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| 264 | + | Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be conducted under 212 |
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| 265 | + | the supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 213 |
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| 266 | + | (3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, [2018] 2019, 214 |
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| 267 | + | inclusive, if there are not sufficient funds to provide grants to all 215 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 273 | + | applicant supervisory agents for nonpublic schools, based on the 216 |
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| 274 | + | percentages described in subsection (c) of this section, the 217 |
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| 275 | + | Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 218 |
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| 276 | + | consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 219 |
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| 277 | + | Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools with 220 |
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| 278 | + | the greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined by said 221 |
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| 279 | + | commissioners. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 222 |
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| 280 | + | greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 223 |
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| 281 | + | first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 224 |
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| 282 | + | infrastructure at the time of application. To be eligible for 225 |
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| 283 | + | reimbursement pursuant to this section, an applicant supervisory 226 |
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| 284 | + | agent for a nonpublic school shall (A) demonstrate that it has 227 |
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| 285 | + | developed and periodically practices an emergency plan at the school 228 |
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| 286 | + | under its jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert 229 |
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| 287 | + | with applicable state or local first-responders, and (B) provide for a 230 |
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| 288 | + | uniform assessment of the schools under its jurisdiction, including any 231 |
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| 289 | + | security infrastructure, using the National Clearinghouse for 232 |
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| 290 | + | Educational Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment 233 |
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| 291 | + | shall be conducted under the supervision of the local law enforcement 234 |
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| 292 | + | agency. 235 |
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| 293 | + | (4) Except as provided in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this 236 |
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| 294 | + | subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, if an applicant 237 |
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| 295 | + | described in subdivisions (1) to (7), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this 238 |
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| 296 | + | section was unable to receive a grant for an application submitted 239 |
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| 297 | + | during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, because of insufficient 240 |
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| 298 | + | funds to provide grants to all applicants, such applicant may resubmit 241 |
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| 299 | + | the same application for a grant during the fiscal year ending June 30, 242 |
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| 300 | + | 2019. The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 243 |
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| 301 | + | shall accept and give priority to all such resubmitted applications 244 |
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| 302 | + | during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. 245 |
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| 303 | + | Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 246 |
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| 304 | + | study issues concerning the employment of school security officers 247 |
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| 305 | + | who are in possession of a firearm while on duty in public elementary, 248 |
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| 306 | + | middle and high schools. Such study shall include, but not be limited 249 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 312 | + | to, an analysis of (1) whether school security officers should be 250 |
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| 313 | + | authorized to carry a firearm while on duty in a public school, (2) who 251 |
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| 314 | + | should be responsible for conducting criminal history records checks 252 |
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| 315 | + | of school security officers, and (3) who should be responsible for 253 |
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| 316 | + | supervising school security officers. For purposes of this section, 254 |
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| 317 | + | "school security officer" means a person who is employed by or has 255 |
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| 318 | + | entered into an agreement, as described in subdivision (2) of 256 |
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| 319 | + | subsection (b) of section 53a-217b of the general statutes, with a local 257 |
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| 320 | + | or regional board of education to provide school security services, and 258 |
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| 321 | + | who is not a school resource officer, as defined in section 10-233m of 259 |
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| 322 | + | the general statutes. 260 |
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| 323 | + | (b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 261 |
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| 324 | + | (1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 262 |
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| 325 | + | who is a representative of the Connecticut Education Association; 263 |
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| 326 | + | (2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 264 |
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| 327 | + | is a representative of the American Federation of Teachers -265 |
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| 328 | + | Connecticut; 266 |
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| 329 | + | (3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 267 |
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| 330 | + | Representatives, who is a school resource officer; 268 |
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| 331 | + | (4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who is a 269 |
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| 332 | + | representative of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education; 270 |
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| 333 | + | (5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 271 |
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| 334 | + | Representatives, who is the chief of police of a municipality; 272 |
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| 335 | + | (6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who is a 273 |
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| 336 | + | school security officer; 274 |
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| 337 | + | (7) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 275 |
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| 338 | + | or the commissioner's designee; and 276 |
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| 339 | + | (8) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee. 277 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 345 | + | (c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 278 |
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| 346 | + | thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 279 |
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| 347 | + | filled by the appointing authority. 280 |
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| 348 | + | (d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 281 |
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| 349 | + | pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 282 |
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| 350 | + | from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 283 |
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| 351 | + | schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 284 |
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| 352 | + | later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 285 |
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| 353 | + | (e) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 286 |
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| 354 | + | report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 287 |
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| 355 | + | committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 288 |
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| 356 | + | relating to education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-289 |
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| 357 | + | 4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 290 |
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| 358 | + | that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 291 |
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| 359 | + | Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 10-292r of the general statutes is 292 |
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| 360 | + | repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 293 |
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| 361 | + | 1, 2019): 294 |
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| 362 | + | (b) The School Safety Infrastructure Council shall develop school 295 |
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| 363 | + | safety infrastructure criteria for school building projects awarded 296 |
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| 364 | + | grants pursuant to this chapter and the school security infrastructure 297 |
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| 365 | + | competitive grant program, pursuant to section 84 of public act 13-3. 298 |
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| 366 | + | Such school safety infrastructure criteria shall conform to industry 299 |
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| 367 | + | standards for school building safety infrastructure and shall address 300 |
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| 368 | + | areas including, but not be limited to, (1) entryways to school 301 |
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| 369 | + | buildings and classrooms, such as, reinforcement of entryways, 302 |
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| 370 | + | ballistic glass, solid core doors, doors that can be locked from inside 303 |
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| 371 | + | the classroom, double door access, computer-controlled electronic 304 |
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| 372 | + | locks, remote locks on all entrance and exits and buzzer systems, (2) 305 |
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| 373 | + | the use of cameras throughout the school building and at all entrances 306 |
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| 374 | + | and exits, including the use of closed-circuit television monitoring, (3) 307 |
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| 375 | + | penetration resistant vestibules, and (4) other security infrastructure 308 |
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| 376 | + | improvements and devices as they become industry standards. The 309 Raised Bill No. 7356 |
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| 380 | + | LCO No. 5961 11 of 11 |
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| 382 | + | council shall meet at least annually to review and update, if necessary, 310 |
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| 383 | + | the school safety infrastructure criteria and make such criteria 311 |
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| 384 | + | available to local and regional boards of education. 312 |
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