Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

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	3	+	LCO No. 11167 1 of 15
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	5	+	General Assembly Bill No. 1210
	6	+	July Special Session, 2019
	7	+	LCO No. 11167
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on No Committee
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	13	+	Introduced by:
	14	+	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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	17	+	SEN. DUFF, 25
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	19	+	Dist.
	20	+	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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	22	+	Dist.
	23	+	REP. RITTER M., 1
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	25	+	Dist.
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4		-	Senate Bill No. 1210
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6		-	July Special Session, Public Act No. 19-1
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9	32		AN ACT CONCERNING AU THORIZATION OF STATE GRANT
10	33		COMMITMENTS FOR SCHO OL BUILDING PROJECTS .
11	34		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
12	35		Assembly convened:
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14		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of
15		-	Administrative Services, having reviewed applications for state grants
16		-	for public school building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of
17		-	the general statutes, as amended by this act, on the basis of priorities
18		-	for such projects and standards for school construction established by
19		-	the State Board of Education, and having prepared a listing of all such
20		-	eligible projects ranked in order of priority, as determined by said
21		-	commissioner together with the amount of the estimated grant with
22		-	respect to each eligible project, and having submitted such listing of
23		-	eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2018, to a committee of the
24		-	General Assembly established under section 10-283a of the general
25		-	statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is hereby authorized
26		-	to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance
27		-	with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing of such
28		-	projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said
29		-	committee prior to February 1, 2019, as follows:
30		-	Estimated Grant Commitments. Senate Bill No. 1210
	37	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of 1
	38	+	Administrative Services, having reviewed applications for state grants 2
	39	+	for public school building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of 3
	40	+	the general statutes, as amended by this act, on the basis of priorities 4
	41	+	for such projects and standards for school construction established by 5
	42	+	the State Board of Education, and having prepared a listing of all such 6
	43	+	eligible projects ranked in order of priority, as determined by said 7
	44	+	commissioner together with the amount of the estimated grant with 8
	45	+	respect to each eligible project, and having submitted such listing of 9
	46	+	eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2018, to a committee of the 10
	47	+	General Assembly established under section 10-283a of the general 11
	48	+	statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is hereby authorized 12
	49	+	Bill No.
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32		-	July Sp. Sess., Public Act No. 19-1 2 of 15
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34		-	School District Estimated Estimated
35		-	School Project Costs Grant
36		-	Project Number
37	52
38		-	BRIDGEPORT
39		-	Bassick High School
40		-	19DASY015180N0619 $115,000,000 $90,769,500
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42		-	ENFIELD
43		-	John F. Kennedy Middle School
44		-	19DASY049140RN0619 $84,373,294 $59,365,050
	55	+	to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance 13
	56	+	with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing of such 14
	57	+	projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said 15
	58	+	committee prior to February 1, 2019, as follows: 16
	59	+	Estimated Grant Commitments. 17
	60	+	T1 School District Estimated Estimated
	61	+	T2 School Project Costs Grant
	62	+	T3 Project Number
	63	+	T4
	64	+	T5 BRIDGEPORT
	65	+	T6 Bassick High School
	66	+	T7 19DASY015180N0619 $115,000,000 $90,769,500
	67	+	T8
	68	+	T9 ENFIELD
	69	+	T10 John F. Kennedy Middle School
	70	+	T11 19DASY049140RN0619 $84,373,294 $59,365,050
	71	+	T12
	72	+	T13 NORWALK
	73	+	T14 Norwalk High School
	74	+	T15 19DASY103249ACV0619 $4,228,203 $1,404,186
	75	+	T16
	76	+	T17 SIMSBURY
	77	+	T18 Henry James Memorial School
	78	+	T19 19DASY128109ACV0619 $23,965,620 $8,301,691
	79	+	T20
	80	+	T21 FAIRFIELD
	81	+	T22 Fairfield Ludlow High School
	82	+	T23 19DASY051147A0619 $122,764 $31,133
	83	+	T24
	84	+	T25 FAIRFIELD
	85	+	T26 Fairfield Warde High School
	86	+	T27 19DASY051148A0619 $222,486 $56,422
	87	+	T28
	88	+	T29 MIDDLETOWN
	89	+	T30 Middletown High School (Vo-Ag Center)
	90	+	T31 19DASY083119VE0619 $123,690 $98,952
	91	+	T32
	92	+	T33 NEWINGTON
	93	+	Bill No.
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46		-	NORWALK
47		-	Norwalk High School
48		-	19DASY103249ACV0619 $4,228,203 $1,404,186
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50		-	SIMSBURY
51		-	Henry James Memorial School
52		-	19DASY128109ACV0619 $23,965,620 $8,301,691
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54		-	FAIRFIELD
55		-	Fairfield Ludlow High School
56		-	19DASY051147A0619 $122,764 $31,133
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58		-	FAIRFIELD
59		-	Fairfield Warde High School
60		-	19DASY051148A0619 $222,486 $56,422
	99	+	T34 Transition Academy at Town Hall
	100	+	T35 19DASY094107N0619 $1,001,341 $472,032
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62		-	MIDDLETOWN
63		-	Middletown High School (Vo-Ag Center)
64		-	19DASY083119VE0619 $123,690 $98,952
	102	+	Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the 18
	103	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 19
	104	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 20
	105	+	(2) The Commissioner of [Education] Administrative Services shall 21
	106	+	assign each school building project to a category on the basis of 22
	107	+	whether such project is primarily required to: (A) Create new facilities 23
	108	+	or alter existing facilities to provide for mandatory instructional 24
	109	+	programs pursuant to this chapter, for physical education facilities in 25
	110	+	compliance with Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education 26
	111	+	Act of 1972 where such programs or such compliance cannot be 27
	112	+	provided within existing facilities or for the correction of code 28
	113	+	violations which cannot be reasonably addressed within existing 29
	114	+	program space; (B) create new facilities or alter existing facilities to 30
	115	+	enhance mandatory instructional programs pursuant to this chapter or 31
	116	+	provide comparable facilities among schools to all students at the same 32
	117	+	grade level or levels within the school district unless such project is 33
	118	+	otherwise explicitly included in another category pursuant to this 34
	119	+	section; and (C) create new facilities or alter existing facilities to 35
	120	+	provide supportive services, provided in no event shall such 36
	121	+	supportive services include swimming pools, auditoriums, outdoor 37
	122	+	athletic facilities, tennis courts, elementary school playgrounds, site 38
	123	+	improvement or garages or storage, parking or general recreation 39
	124	+	areas. All applications submitted prior to July first shall be reviewed 40
	125	+	promptly by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The 41
	126	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services shall estimate the amount of 42
	127	+	the grant for which such project is eligible, in accordance with the 43
	128	+	provisions of section 10-285a, as amended by this act, provided an 44
	129	+	application for a school building project determined by the 45
	130	+	Commissioner of Education to be a project that will assist the state in 46
	131	+	meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. 47
	132	+	v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 48
	133	+	Bill No.
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66		-	NEWINGTON
67		-	Transition Academy at Town Hall
68		-	19DASY094107N0619 $1,001,341 $472,032
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70		-	Sec. 2. Subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-283 of the
71		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu Senate Bill No. 1210
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73		-	~~July Sp. Sess., Public Act~~ No. ~~19-1~~ 3 of 15
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75		-	thereof (Effective from passage):
76		-	(2) The Commissioner of [Education] Administrative Services shall
77		-	assign each school building project to a category on the basis of
78		-	whether such project is primarily required to: (A) Create new facilities
79		-	or alter existing facilities to provide for mandatory instructional
80		-	programs pursuant to this chapter, for physical education facilities in
81		-	compliance with Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education
82		-	Act of 1972 where such programs or such compliance cannot be
83		-	provided within existing facilities or for the correction of code
84		-	violations which cannot be reasonably addressed within existing
85		-	program space; (B) create new facilities or alter existing facilities to
86		-	enhance mandatory instructional programs pursuant to this chapter or
87		-	provide comparable facilities among schools to all students at the same
88		-	grade level or levels within the school district unless such project is
89		-	otherwise explicitly included in another category pursuant to this
90		-	section; and (C) create new facilities or alter existing facilities to
91		-	provide supportive services, provided in no event shall such
92		-	supportive services include swimming pools, auditoriums, outdoor
93		-	athletic facilities, tennis courts, elementary school playgrounds, site
94		-	improvement or garages or storage, parking or general recreation
95		-	areas. All applications submitted prior to July first shall be reviewed
96		-	promptly by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. The
97		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services shall estimate the amount of
98		-	the grant for which such project is eligible, in accordance with the
99		-	provisions of section 10-285a, as amended by this act, provided an
100		-	application for a school building project determined by the
101		-	Commissioner of Education to be a project that will assist the state in
102		-	meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al.
103		-	v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013
104		-	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al.,
105		-	as extended, shall have until September first to submit an application
106		-	for such a project and may have until December first of the same year Senate Bill No. 1210
	139	+	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., 49
	140	+	as extended, shall have until September first to submit an application 50
	141	+	for such a project and may have until December first of the same year 51
	142	+	to secure and report all local and state approvals required to complete 52
	143	+	the grant application. The Commissioner of Administrative Services 53
	144	+	shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible school building 54
	145	+	projects listed by category together with the amount of the estimated 55
	146	+	grants for such projects and shall submit the same to the Governor, the 56
	147	+	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the General 57
	148	+	Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except as 58
	149	+	provided in section 10-283a, with a request for authorization to enter 59
	150	+	into grant commitments. On or before December thirty-first annually, 60
	151	+	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management [shall] may 61
	152	+	submit comments and recommendations regarding each eligible 62
	153	+	project on such listing of eligible school building projects to the school 63
	154	+	construction committee, established pursuant to section 10-283a. Each 64
	155	+	such listing shall include a report on the following factors for each 65
	156	+	eligible project: (i) An enrollment projection and the capacity of the 66
	157	+	school, (ii) a substantiation of the estimated total project costs, (iii) the 67
	158	+	readiness of such eligible project to begin construction, (iv) efforts 68
	159	+	made by the local or regional board of education to redistrict, 69
	160	+	reconfigure, merge or close schools under the jurisdiction of such 70
	161	+	board prior to submitting an application under this section, (v) 71
	162	+	enrollment and capacity information for all of the schools under the 72
	163	+	jurisdiction of such board for the five years prior to application for a 73
	164	+	school building project grant, (vi) enrollment projections and capacity 74
	165	+	information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such board 75
	166	+	for the eight years following the date such application is submitted, 76
	167	+	and (vii) the state's education priorities relating to reducing racial and 77
	168	+	economic isolation for the school district. For the period beginning July 78
	169	+	1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2012, no project, other than a project for a 79
	170	+	technical education and career school, may appear on the separate 80
	171	+	schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than 81
	172	+	twice. On and after July 1, 2012, no project, other than a project for a 82
	173	+	Bill No.
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110		-	to secure and report all local and state approvals required to complete
111		-	the grant application. The Commissioner of Administrative Services
112		-	shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible school building
113		-	projects listed by category together with the amount of the estimated
114		-	grants for such projects and shall submit the same to the Governor, the
115		-	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the General
116		-	Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except as
117		-	provided in section 10-283a, with a request for authorization to enter
118		-	into grant commitments. On or before December thirty-first annually,
119		-	the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management [shall] may
120		-	submit comments and recommendations regarding each eligible
121		-	project on such listing of eligible school building projects to the school
122		-	construction committee, established pursuant to section 10-283a. Each
123		-	such listing shall include a report on the following factors for each
124		-	eligible project: (i) An enrollment projection and the capacity of the
125		-	school, (ii) a substantiation of the estimated total project costs, (iii) the
126		-	readiness of such eligible project to begin construction, (iv) efforts
127		-	made by the local or regional board of education to redistrict,
128		-	reconfigure, merge or close schools under the jurisdiction of such
129		-	board prior to submitting an application under this section, (v)
130		-	enrollment and capacity information for all of the schools under the
131		-	jurisdiction of such board for the five years prior to application for a
132		-	school building project grant, (vi) enrollment projections and capacity
133		-	information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such board
134		-	for the eight years following the date such application is submitted,
135		-	and (vii) the state's education priorities relating to reducing racial and
136		-	economic isolation for the school district. For the period beginning July
137		-	1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2012, no project, other than a project for a
138		-	technical education and career school, may appear on the separate
139		-	schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than
140		-	twice. On and after July 1, 2012, no project, other than a project for a
141		-	technical education and career school, may appear on the separate
142		-	schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than Senate Bill No. 1210
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144		-	~~July Sp. Sess., Public Act~~ No. ~~19-1~~ 5 of 15
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146		-	once, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services may allow a
147		-	project to appear on such separate schedule of authorized projects a
148		-	second time if the town or regional school district for such project can
149		-	demonstrate that exigent circumstances require such project to appear
150		-	a second time on such separate schedule of authorized projects.
151		-	Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no projects which have
152		-	changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the
153		-	Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the
154		-	Commissioner of Education, shall be eligible for reimbursement under
155		-	this chapter unless it appears on such list. The percentage determined
156		-	pursuant to section 10-285a, as amended by this act, at the time a
157		-	school building project on such schedule was originally authorized
158		-	shall be used for purposes of the grant for such project. On and after
159		-	July 1, 2006, a project that was not previously authorized as an
160		-	interdistrict magnet school shall not receive a higher percentage for
161		-	reimbursement than that determined pursuant to section 10-285a, as
162		-	amended by this act, at the time a school building project on such
163		-	schedule was originally authorized. The General Assembly shall
164		-	annually authorize the Commissioner of Administrative Services to
165		-	enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with
166		-	the commissioner's categorized listing for such projects as the General
167		-	Assembly shall determine. The Commissioner of Administrative
168		-	Services may not enter into any such grant commitments except
169		-	pursuant to such legislative authorization. Any regional school district
170		-	which assumes the responsibility for completion of a public school
171		-	building project shall be eligible for a grant pursuant to subdivision (5)
172		-	or (6), as the case may be, of subsection (a) of section 10-286 when such
173		-	project is completed and accepted by such regional school district.
174		-	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any school building committee
175		-	established by a town or regional school district to undertake a school
176		-	building project, as defined in section 10-282 of the general statutes,
177		-	shall include at least one member who has experience in the Senate Bill No. 1210
	179	+	technical education and career school, may appear on the separate 83
	180	+	schedule of authorized projects which have changed in cost more than 84
	181	+	once, except the Commissioner of Administrative Services may allow a 85
	182	+	project to appear on such separate schedule of authorized projects a 86
	183	+	second time if the town or regional school district for such project can 87
	184	+	demonstrate that exigent circumstances require such project to appear 88
	185	+	a second time on such separate schedule of authorized projects. 89
	186	+	Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no projects which have 90
	187	+	changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the 91
	188	+	Commissioner of Administrative Services, in consultation with the 92
	189	+	Commissioner of Education, shall be eligible for reimbursement under 93
	190	+	this chapter unless it appears on such list. The percentage determined 94
	191	+	pursuant to section 10-285a, as amended by this act, at the time a 95
	192	+	school building project on such schedule was originally authorized 96
	193	+	shall be used for purposes of the grant for such project. On and after 97
	194	+	July 1, 2006, a project that was not previously authorized as an 98
	195	+	interdistrict magnet school shall not receive a higher percentage for 99
	196	+	reimbursement than that determined pursuant to section 10-285a, as 100
	197	+	amended by this act, at the time a school building project on such 101
	198	+	schedule was originally authorized. The General Assembly shall 102
	199	+	annually authorize the Commissioner of Administrative Services to 103
	200	+	enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with 104
	201	+	the commissioner's categorized listing for such projects as the General 105
	202	+	Assembly shall determine. The Commissioner of Administrative 106
	203	+	Services may not enter into any such grant commitments except 107
	204	+	pursuant to such legislative authorization. Any regional school district 108
	205	+	which assumes the responsibility for completion of a public school 109
	206	+	building project shall be eligible for a grant pursuant to subdivision (5) 110
	207	+	or (6), as the case may be, of subsection (a) of section 10-286 when such 111
	208	+	project is completed and accepted by such regional school district. 112
	209	+	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Any school building committee 113
	210	+	established by a town or regional school district to undertake a school 114
	211	+	building project, as defined in section 10-282 of the general statutes, 115
	212	+	Bill No.
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181		-	construction industry.
182		-	Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 10-286h of the general statutes is
183		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
184		-	passage):
185		-	(c) Eligible local or regional boards of education, for purposes of a
186		-	diversity school, shall be eligible for [reimbursement of eighty per cent
187		-	of the] a school building project grant with a reimbursement
188		-	percentage determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection
189		-	(j) of section 10-285a, as amended by this act. Such grant shall be used
190		-	for the reasonable cost of any capital expenditure for the purchase,
191		-	construction, extension, replacement, leasing or major alteration of
192		-	diversity school facilities, including any expenditure for the purchase
193		-	of equipment, in accordance with this section. To be eligible for
194		-	reimbursement under this section, a diversity school construction
195		-	project shall meet the requirements for a school building project
196		-	established in this chapter, except that the Commissioner of
197		-	Administrative Services may waive any requirement in this chapter for
198		-	good cause.
199		-	Sec. 5. Section 10-285a of the general statutes is amended by adding
200		-	subsection (j) as follows (Effective from passage):
201		-	(NEW) (j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a
202		-	school building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant
203		-	to section 10-286h, as amended by this act, shall be increased by ten
204		-	percentage points.
205		-	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10-287 of the general statutes is
206		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July
207		-	1, 2020):
208		-	(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction
209		-	receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in Senate Bill No. 1210
210	215
211		-	~~July Sp. Sess., Public Act~~ No. ~~19-1~~ 7 of 15
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213		-	[subdivision] subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall
214		-	be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a
215		-	public invitation to bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper
216		-	having circulation in the town in which construction is to take place,
217		-	except for (A) school building projects for which the town or regional
218		-	school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of
219		-	section 10-292, and (B) change orders, those contracts or orders costing
220		-	less than ten thousand dollars and those of an emergency nature, as
221		-	determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which
222		-	cases the contractor or vendor may be selected by negotiation,
223		-	provided no local fiscal regulations, ordinances or charter provisions
224		-	conflict.
225		-	(2) All orders and contracts for architectural [or construction
226		-	management] services shall be awarded from a pool of not more than
227		-	the four most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection
228		-	process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for
229		-	qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from
230		-	the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for
231		-	qualifications process. Public advertisements shall be required in a
232		-	newspaper having circulation in the town in which construction is to
233		-	take place, except for school building projects for which the town or
234		-	regional school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection
235		-	(d) of section 10-292. Following the qualification process, the awarding
236		-	authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most
237		-	responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in
238		-	the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting
239		-	architectural [or construction management] services specific to the
240		-	project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due
241		-	consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with
242		-	work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract,
243		-	organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be
244		-	utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance Senate Bill No. 1210
	218	+	shall include at least one member who has experience in the 116
	219	+	construction industry. 117
	220	+	Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 10-286h of the general statutes is 118
	221	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 119
	222	+	passage): 120
	223	+	(c) Eligible local or regional boards of education, for purposes of a 121
	224	+	diversity school, shall be eligible for [reimbursement of eighty per cent 122
	225	+	of the] a school building project grant with a reimbursement 123
	226	+	percentage determined in accordance with the provisions of subsection 124
	227	+	(j) of section 10-285a, as amended by this act. Such grant shall be used 125
	228	+	for the reasonable cost of any capital expenditure for the purchase, 126
	229	+	construction, extension, replacement, leasing or major alteration of 127
	230	+	diversity school facilities, including any expenditure for the purchase 128
	231	+	of equipment, in accordance with this section. To be eligible for 129
	232	+	reimbursement under this section, a diversity school construction 130
	233	+	project shall meet the requirements for a school building project 131
	234	+	established in this chapter, except that the Commissioner of 132
	235	+	Administrative Services may waive any requirement in this chapter for 133
	236	+	good cause. 134
	237	+	Sec. 5. Section 10-285a of the general statutes is amended by adding 135
	238	+	subsection (j) as follows (Effective from passage): 136
	239	+	(NEW) (j) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a 137
	240	+	school building project grant for a diversity school, approved pursuant 138
	241	+	to section 10-286h, as amended by this act, shall be increased by ten 139
	242	+	percentage points. 140
	243	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10-287 of the general statutes is 141
	244	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 142
	245	+	1, 2020): 143
	246	+	(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction 144
	247	+	receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in 145
	248	+	Bill No.
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247	250
248		-	data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and
249		-	project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the
250		-	approach to the work required for the order or contract and
251		-	documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria
252		-	specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is
253		-	limited to the pool of the four most responsible qualified proposers
254		-	and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the
255		-	request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, "most responsible
256		-	qualified proposer" means the proposer who is qualified by the
257		-	awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary
258		-	for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of
259		-	work included in the request for proposals.
260		-	(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management
261		-	services shall be awarded from a pool of not more than the four most
262		-	responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such
263		-	process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications,
264		-	followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers
265		-	meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications
266		-	process. Public advertisements shall be required in a newspaper
267		-	having circulation in the town in which construction is to take place,
268		-	except for school building projects for which the town or regional
269		-	school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of
270		-	section 10-292. Following the qualification process, the awarding
271		-	authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most
272		-	responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in
273		-	the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting
274		-	construction management services specific to the project or school
275		-	district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the
276		-	proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size
277		-	and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and
278		-	team structure for the order or contract, past performance data,
279		-	including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and Senate Bill No. 1210
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283		-	project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the
284		-	approach to the work required for the order or contract, including
285		-	whether the proposer intends to self-perform any project element and
286		-	the benefit to the awarding authority that will result from such self-
287		-	performance, and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may
288		-	include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding
289		-	authority is limited to the pool of the four most responsible qualified
290		-	proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included
291		-	within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, "most
292		-	responsible qualified proposer" means the proposer who is qualified
293		-	by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors
294		-	necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria
295		-	and scope of work included in the request for proposals.
296		-	(B) Upon the written approval of the Commissioner of
297		-	Administrative Services, an awarding authority may permit a
298		-	construction manager to self-perform a portion of the construction
299		-	work if the awarding authority and the commissioner determine that
300		-	the construction manager can self-perform the work more cost-
301		-	effectively than a subcontractor. All work not performed by the
302		-	construction manager shall be performed by trade subcontractors
303		-	selected by a process approved by the awarding authority and the
304		-	commissioner. The construction manager's contract shall include a
305		-	guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such
306		-	guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety
307		-	days after the selection of the trade subcontractors. Construction shall
308		-	not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum
309		-	price, except work relating to site preparation and demolition may
310		-	commence prior to such determination.
311		-	(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services,
312		-	including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an
313		-	owner's representatives, construction administrators, program Senate Bill No. 1210
	254	+	[subdivision] subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall 146
	255	+	be awarded to the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a 147
	256	+	public invitation to bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper 148
	257	+	having circulation in the town in which construction is to take place, 149
	258	+	except for (A) school building projects for which the town or regional 150
	259	+	school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of 151
	260	+	section 10-292, and (B) change orders, those contracts or orders costing 152
	261	+	less than ten thousand dollars and those of an emergency nature, as 153
	262	+	determined by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which 154
	263	+	cases the contractor or vendor may be selected by negotiation, 155
	264	+	provided no local fiscal regulations, ordinances or charter provisions 156
	265	+	conflict. 157
	266	+	(2) All orders and contracts for architectural [or construction 158
	267	+	management] services shall be awarded from a pool of not more than 159
	268	+	the four most responsible qualified proposers after a public selection 160
	269	+	process. Such process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for 161
	270	+	qualifications, followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from 162
	271	+	the proposers meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for 163
	272	+	qualifications process. Public advertisements shall be required in a 164
	273	+	newspaper having circulation in the town in which construction is to 165
	274	+	take place, except for school building projects for which the town or 166
	275	+	regional school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection 167
	276	+	(d) of section 10-292. Following the qualification process, the awarding 168
	277	+	authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most 169
	278	+	responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in 170
	279	+	the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting 171
	280	+	architectural [or construction management] services specific to the 172
	281	+	project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due 173
	282	+	consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with 174
	283	+	work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, 175
	284	+	organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be 176
	285	+	utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance 177
	286	+	data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and 178
	287	+	Bill No.
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317		-	managers, environmental professionals, planners and financial
318		-	specialists, shall comply with the public selection process described in
319		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection. No costs associated with an order or
320		-	contract for such consultant services shall be eligible for state financial
321		-	assistance under this chapter unless such order or contract receives
322		-	prior approval from the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
323		-	Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-283 of the
324		-	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
325		-	thereof (Effective from passage):
326		-	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this
327		-	section, at any time within the limit of available grant authorization
328		-	and within the limit of appropriated funds, the Commissioner of
329		-	Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of
330		-	Education, may approve applications for grants and make payments
331		-	for such grants, for any of the following reasons: (A) To assist school
332		-	building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, (B) to
333		-	correct safety, health and other code violations, (C) to replace roofs,
334		-	including the replacement or installation of skylights as part of the roof
335		-	replacement project, (D) to remedy a certified school indoor air quality
336		-	emergency, (E) to install insulation for exterior walls and attics, [or] (F)
337		-	to purchase and install a limited use and limited access elevator,
338		-	windows, photovoltaic panels, wind generation systems, building
339		-	management systems, a public school administrative or service facility
340		-	or portable classroom buildings, provided portable classroom building
341		-	projects shall not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be
342		-	modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial
343		-	percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the
344		-	commissioner, or (G) for school security projects, including, but not
345		-	limited to, making improvements to existing school security
346		-	infrastructure or installing new school security infrastructure.
347		-	Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Senate Bill No. 1210
348	290
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351		-	section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any
352		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
353		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning
354		-	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be
355		-	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Hartford
356		-	may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the
357		-	renovation project at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School (Project
358		-	Number 064-0310 RNV) for the purpose of implementing the District
359		-	Model for Excellence Restructuring Recommendations and School
360		-	Closures approved by the board of education for the Hartford school
361		-	district on January 23, 2018.
362		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general
363		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State
364		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
365		-	pursuant to said section 10-283 concerning ineligible costs, the town of
366		-	Hartford shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for certain
367		-	ineligible costs for the renovation project at Martin Luther King Jr.
368		-	Elementary School (Project Number 064-0310 RNV), provided such
369		-	ineligible costs do not exceed two million dollars and such project
370		-	meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any
371		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
372		-	of Administrative Services.
373		-	Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
374		-	section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any
375		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
376		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a
377		-	completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2018, the
378		-	code violation project at Burns Latino Studies Academy (Project
379		-	Number 064-0312 CV) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed
380		-	forty-seven million seven hundred thousand dollars shall be included
381		-	in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be Senate Bill No. 1210
	293	+	project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the 179
	294	+	approach to the work required for the order or contract and 180
	295	+	documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria 181
	296	+	specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority is 182
	297	+	limited to the pool of the four most responsible qualified proposers 183
	298	+	and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the 184
	299	+	request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, "most responsible 185
	300	+	qualified proposer" means the proposer who is qualified by the 186
	301	+	awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary 187
	302	+	for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of 188
	303	+	work included in the request for proposals. 189
	304	+	(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management 190
	305	+	services shall be awarded from a pool of not more than the four most 191
	306	+	responsible qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such 192
	307	+	process shall, at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, 193
	308	+	followed by requests for proposals, including fees, from the proposers 194
	309	+	meeting the qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications 195
	310	+	process. Public advertisements shall be required in a newspaper 196
	311	+	having circulation in the town in which construction is to take place, 197
	312	+	except for school building projects for which the town or regional 198
	313	+	school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of 199
	314	+	section 10-292. Following the qualification process, the awarding 200
	315	+	authority shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most 201
	316	+	responsible qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in 202
	317	+	the requests for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting 203
	318	+	construction management services specific to the project or school 204
	319	+	district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the 205
	320	+	proposer's pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size 206
	321	+	and scope as required for the order or contract, organizational and 207
	322	+	team structure for the order or contract, past performance data, 208
	323	+	including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and 209
	324	+	project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the 210
	325	+	approach to the work required for the order or contract, including 211
	326	+	Bill No.
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384	328
385		-	considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town
386		-	of Hartford files an application for such school building project prior
387		-	to October 1, 2019, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
388		-	general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
389		-	Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
390		-	said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said
391		-	chapter 173.
392		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
393		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State
394		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
395		-	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
396		-	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
397		-	a school building project, the town of Hartford may use the
398		-	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the code violation
399		-	project at Burns Latino Studies Academy (Project Number 064-0312
400		-	CV) for the purpose of implementing the District Model for Excellence
401		-	Restructuring Recommendations and School Closures approved by the
402		-	board of education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018.
403		-	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general
404		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State
405		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
406		-	pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a
407		-	project type for a school building project be made at the time of
408		-	application for a school building project grant and the provisions of
409		-	subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any
410		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
411		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning
412		-	the definition of renovation, the town of Hartford may change the
413		-	description of the code violation project at Burns Latino Studies
414		-	Academy (Project Number 064-0312 CV) to a renovation project and
415		-	subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of Senate Bill No. 1210
416	329
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418	331
419		-	said section 10-282.
420		-	Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
421		-	section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any
422		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
423		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a
424		-	completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2018, the
425		-	renovation project at Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313
426		-	RNV) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed one hundred
427		-	forty-nine million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section
428		-	1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant
429		-	commitment from the state, provided the town of Hartford files an
430		-	application for such school building project prior to October 1, 2019,
431		-	and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or
432		-	any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the
433		-	Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173
434		-	and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
435		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
436		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State
437		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
438		-	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
439		-	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
440		-	a school building project, the town of Hartford may use the
441		-	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at
442		-	Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313 RNV) for the purpose
443		-	of implementing the District Model for Excellence Restructuring
444		-	Recommendations and School Closures approved by the board of
445		-	education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018.
446		-	Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
447		-	section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any
448		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
449		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning Senate Bill No. 1210
	332	+	whether the proposer intends to self-perform any project element and 212
	333	+	the benefit to the awarding authority that will result from such self-213
	334	+	performance, and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may 214
	335	+	include criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding 215
	336	+	authority is limited to the pool of the four most responsible qualified 216
	337	+	proposers and shall include consideration of all criteria included 217
	338	+	within the request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, "most 218
	339	+	responsible qualified proposer" means the proposer who is qualified 219
	340	+	by the awarding authority when considering price and the factors 220
	341	+	necessary for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria 221
	342	+	and scope of work included in the request for proposals. 222
	343	+	(B) Upon the written approval of the Commissioner of 223
	344	+	Administrative Services, an awarding authority may permit a 224
	345	+	construction manager to self-perform a portion of the construction 225
	346	+	work if the awarding authority and the commissioner determine that 226
	347	+	the construction manager can self-perform the work more cost-227
	348	+	effectively than a subcontractor. All work not performed by the 228
	349	+	construction manager shall be performed by trade subcontractors 229
	350	+	selected by a process approved by the awarding authority and the 230
	351	+	commissioner. The construction manager's contract shall include a 231
	352	+	guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such 232
	353	+	guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety 233
	354	+	days after the selection of the trade subcontractors. Construction shall 234
	355	+	not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum 235
	356	+	price, except work relating to site preparation and demolition may 236
	357	+	commence prior to such determination. 237
	358	+	(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services, 238
	359	+	including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an 239
	360	+	owner's representatives, construction administrators, program 240
	361	+	managers, environmental professionals, planners and financial 241
	362	+	specialists, shall comply with the public selection process described in 242
	363	+	subdivision (2) of this subsection. No costs associated with an order or 243
	364	+	contract for such consultant services shall be eligible for state financial 244
	365	+	Bill No.
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452	367
453		-	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be
454		-	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Hartford
455		-	may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for any school
456		-	building project related to the implementation of the District Model for
457		-	Excellence Restructuring Recommendations and School Closures
458		-	approved by the board of education for the Hartford school district on
459		-	January 23, 2018, provided the town of Hartford files an application for
460		-	such school building project prior to June 30, 2022, and meets all other
461		-	provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation
462		-	adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of
463		-	Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for
464		-	grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173.
465		-	Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Except as otherwise provided in
466		-	subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section
467		-	10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any
468		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
469		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning
470		-	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be
471		-	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Tolland
472		-	may use the reimbursement rate of eighty-nine per cent for the
473		-	renovation project at Birch Grove Primary School (Project Number 142-
474		-	0083) to address the emergency situation at said school relating to the
475		-	presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation.
476		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
477		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State
478		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
479		-	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
480		-	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
481		-	a school building project, the town of Tolland may use the
482		-	reimbursement rate of one hundred per cent for the portable
483		-	classrooms project at Birch Grove Primary School (Project Number Senate Bill No. 1210
484	368
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486	370
487		-	142-0081) to address the emergency situation at said school relating to
488		-	the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation.
489		-	Approved July 23, 2019
	371	+	assistance under this chapter unless such order or contract receives 245
	372	+	prior approval from the Commissioner of Administrative Services. 246
	373	+	Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-283 of the 247
	374	+	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 248
	375	+	thereof (Effective from passage): 249
	376	+	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this 250
	377	+	section, at any time within the limit of available grant authorization 251
	378	+	and within the limit of appropriated funds, the Commissioner of 252
	379	+	Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 253
	380	+	Education, may approve applications for grants and make payments 254
	381	+	for such grants, for any of the following reasons: (A) To assist school 255
	382	+	building projects to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, (B) to 256
	383	+	correct safety, health and other code violations, (C) to replace roofs, 257
	384	+	including the replacement or installation of skylights as part of the roof 258
	385	+	replacement project, (D) to remedy a certified school indoor air quality 259
	386	+	emergency, (E) to install insulation for exterior walls and attics, [or] (F) 260
	387	+	to purchase and install a limited use and limited access elevator, 261
	388	+	windows, photovoltaic panels, wind generation systems, building 262
	389	+	management systems, a public school administrative or service facility 263
	390	+	or portable classroom buildings, provided portable classroom building 264
	391	+	projects shall not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be 265
	392	+	modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial 266
	393	+	percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the 267
	394	+	commissioner, or (G) for school security projects, including, but not 268
	395	+	limited to, making improvements to existing school security 269
	396	+	infrastructure or installing new school security infrastructure. 270
	397	+	Sec. 8. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 271
	398	+	section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any 272
	399	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 273
	400	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning 274
	401	+	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be 275
	402	+	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Hartford 276
	403	+	Bill No.
	404	+
	405	+
	406	+
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	408	+
	409	+	may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the 277
	410	+	renovation project at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School (Project 278
	411	+	Number 064-0310 RNV) for the purpose of implementing the District 279
	412	+	Model for Excellence Restructuring Recommendations and School 280
	413	+	Closures approved by the board of education for the Hartford school 281
	414	+	district on January 23, 2018. 282
	415	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general 283
	416	+	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 284
	417	+	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 285
	418	+	pursuant to said section 10-283 concerning ineligible costs, the town of 286
	419	+	Hartford shall be eligible to receive reimbursement for certain 287
	420	+	ineligible costs for the renovation project at Martin Luther King Jr. 288
	421	+	Elementary School (Project Number 064-0310 RNV), provided such 289
	422	+	ineligible costs do not exceed two million dollars and such project 290
	423	+	meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any 291
	424	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 292
	425	+	of Administrative Services. 293
	426	+	Sec. 9. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 294
	427	+	section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any 295
	428	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 296
	429	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a 297
	430	+	completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2018, the 298
	431	+	code violation project at Burns Latino Studies Academy (Project 299
	432	+	Number 064-0312 CV) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed 300
	433	+	forty-seven million seven hundred thousand dollars shall be included 301
	434	+	in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be 302
	435	+	considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town 303
	436	+	of Hartford files an application for such school building project prior 304
	437	+	to October 1, 2019, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the 305
	438	+	general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of 306
	439	+	Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 307
	440	+	said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said 308
	441	+	chapter 173. 309
	442	+	Bill No.
	443	+
	444	+
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	447	+
	448	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 310
	449	+	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 311
	450	+	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 312
	451	+	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 313
	452	+	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 314
	453	+	a school building project, the town of Hartford may use the 315
	454	+	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the code violation 316
	455	+	project at Burns Latino Studies Academy (Project Number 064-0312 317
	456	+	CV) for the purpose of implementing the District Model for Excellence 318
	457	+	Restructuring Recommendations and School Closures approved by the 319
	458	+	board of education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018. 320
	459	+	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-283 of the general 321
	460	+	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 322
	461	+	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 323
	462	+	pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring that the description of a 324
	463	+	project type for a school building project be made at the time of 325
	464	+	application for a school building project grant and the provisions of 326
	465	+	subdivision (18) of section 10-282 of the general statutes, or any 327
	466	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 328
	467	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-282 concerning 329
	468	+	the definition of renovation, the town of Hartford may change the 330
	469	+	description of the code violation project at Burns Latino Studies 331
	470	+	Academy (Project Number 064-0312 CV) to a renovation project and 332
	471	+	subsequently qualify as a renovation, as defined in subdivision (18) of 333
	472	+	said section 10-282. 334
	473	+	Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 335
	474	+	section 10-283 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any 336
	475	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 337
	476	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a 338
	477	+	completed grant application be submitted prior to June 30, 2018, the 339
	478	+	renovation project at Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313 340
	479	+	RNV) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed one hundred 341
	480	+	forty-nine million dollars shall be included in subdivision (1) of section 342
	481	+	Bill No.
	482	+
	483	+
	484	+
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	486	+
	487	+	1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered for a grant 343
	488	+	commitment from the state, provided the town of Hartford files an 344
	489	+	application for such school building project prior to October 1, 2019, 345
	490	+	and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or 346
	491	+	any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the 347
	492	+	Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 348
	493	+	and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173. 349
	494	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 350
	495	+	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 351
	496	+	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 352
	497	+	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 353
	498	+	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 354
	499	+	a school building project, the town of Hartford may use the 355
	500	+	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at 356
	501	+	Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313 RNV) for the purpose 357
	502	+	of implementing the District Model for Excellence Restructuring 358
	503	+	Recommendations and School Closures approved by the board of 359
	504	+	education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018. 360
	505	+	Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 361
	506	+	section 10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any 362
	507	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 363
	508	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning 364
	509	+	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be 365
	510	+	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Hartford 366
	511	+	may use the reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for any school 367
	512	+	building project related to the implementation of the District Model for 368
	513	+	Excellence Restructuring Recommendations and School Closures 369
	514	+	approved by the board of education for the Hartford school district on 370
	515	+	January 23, 2018, provided the town of Hartford files an application for 371
	516	+	such school building project prior to June 30, 2022, and meets all other 372
	517	+	provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation 373
	518	+	adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of 374
	519	+	Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter 173 and is eligible for 375
	520	+	Bill No.
	521	+
	522	+
	523	+
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	525	+
	526	+	grant assistance pursuant to said chapter 173. 376
	527	+	Sec. 12. (Effective from passage) (a) Except as otherwise provided in 377
	528	+	subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 378
	529	+	10-285a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, or any 379
	530	+	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 380
	531	+	of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning 381
	532	+	the reimbursement percentage that a local board of education may be 382
	533	+	eligible to receive for a school building project, the town of Tolland 383
	534	+	may use the reimbursement rate of eighty-nine per cent for the 384
	535	+	renovation project at Birch Grove Primary School (Project Number 142-385
	536	+	0083) to address the emergency situation at said school relating to the 386
	537	+	presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation. 387
	538	+	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 388
	539	+	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 389
	540	+	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 390
	541	+	pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 391
	542	+	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 392
	543	+	a school building project, the town of Tolland may use the 393
	544	+	reimbursement rate of one hundred per cent for the portable 394
	545	+	classrooms project at Birch Grove Primary School (Project Number 395
	546	+	142-0081) to address the emergency situation at said school relating to 396
	547	+	the presence of pyrrhotite in the foundation. 397
	548	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	549	+	sections:
	550	+
	551	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	552	+	Sec. 2 from passage 10-283(a)(2)
	553	+	Sec. 3 from passage New section
	554	+	Sec. 4 from passage 10-286h(c)
	555	+	Sec. 5 from passage 10-285a
	556	+	Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 10-287(b)
	557	+	Sec. 7 from passage 10-283(b)(1)
	558	+	Sec. 8 from passage New section
	559	+	Sec. 9 from passage New section
	560	+	Bill No.
	561	+
	562	+
	563	+
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	565	+
	566	+	Sec. 10 from passage New section
	567	+	Sec. 11 from passage New section
	568	+	Sec. 12 from passage New section
	569	+