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Connecticut House Bill HB07010

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5+General Assembly Bill No. 7010
6+September Special Session, 2020
7+LCO No. 4352
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10+Referred to Committee on No Committee
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13+Introduced by:
14+REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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17+SEN. LOONEY, 11
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20+SEN. DUFF, 25
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23+REP. RITTER M., 1
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4-House Bill No. 7010
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6-September Special Session, Public Act No. 20-8
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932 AN ACT CONCERNING TH E AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT
1033 COMMITMENTS FOR SCHO OL BUILDING PROJECTS , THE
11-RECOGNITION OF GOODW IN UNIVERSITY AS A L OCAL
12-EDUCATION AGENCY FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL LAW,
13-CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS T O THE CALCULATION OF A SCHOOL
14-DISTRICT'S MINIMUM BUDGET REQUIREMENT, A ND DELAYING
15-CERTAIN REVISIONS TO THE LAW REGARDING T HE PROVISION
16-OF CONSTRUCTION MANA GEMENT SERVICES.
34+RECOGNITION OF GOODW IN UNIVERSITY AS A LOCAL EDUCATION
35+AGENCY FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL LAW, CERT AIN
36+EXCLUSIONS TO THE CA LCULATION OF A SCHOO L DISTRICT'S
37+MINIMUM BUDGET REQUI REMENT, AND DELAYING CERTAIN
38+REVISIONS TO THE LAW REGARDING THE PROVI SION OF
39+CONSTRUCTION MANAGEM ENT SERVICES.
1740 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1841 Assembly convened:
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20-Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative
21-Services, having reviewed applications for state grants for public school
22-building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of the general
23-statutes on the basis of priorities for such projects and standards for
24-school construction established by the State Board of Education, and
25-having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in order of
26-priority, as determined by said commissioner together with the amount
27-of the estimated grant with respect to each eligible project, and having
28-submitted such listing of eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2019, to
29-a committee of the General Assembly established under section 10-283a
30-of the general statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is
31-hereby authorized to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state
32-in accordance with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing
33-of such projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said House Bill No. 7010
34-
35-Sept. Sp. Sess., Public Act No. 20-8 2 of 17
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37-committee prior to February 1, 2020, as follows:
38-(1) Estimated Grant Commitments:
39-School District Estimated Estimated
40-School Project Costs Grant
41-Project Number
42-
43-BROOKFIELD
44-New Elementary School
45-20DASY018056N0620 $78,141,446 $16,745,712
46-
47-DARIEN
48-Ox Ridge Elementary School
49-20DASY035117N0620 $63,000,000 $6,747,300
50-
51-MANSFIELD
52-New Mansfield Elementary School
53-20DASY078068N0620 $50,512,000 $33,014,643
54-
55-NEW BRITAIN
56-Chamberlain Elementary School
57-20DASY089169RNV0620 $50,000,000 $39,820,000
58-
59-NEW FAIRFIELD
60-New Fairfield High School
61-20DASY091044N0620 $84,220,000 $23,766,884
62-
63-NEW FAIRFIELD
64-Consolidated Early Learning Academy
65-20DASY091045EA0620 $29,190,000 $11,156,418
66-
67-FAIRFIELD
68-Mill Hill Elementary School
69-20DASY051149EA0620 $22,000,600 $5,735,556
70-
71-HAMDEN
72-Hamden Middle School
73-20DASY062099EA0620 $11,223,900 $7,496,443 House Bill No. 7010
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75-Sept. Sp. Sess., Public Act No. 20-8 3 of 17
43+Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative 1
44+Services, having reviewed applications for state grants for public school 2
45+building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of the general 3
46+statutes on the basis of priorities for such projects and standards for 4
47+school construction established by the State Board of Education, and 5
48+having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects ranked in order of 6
49+priority, as determined by said commissioner together with the amount 7
50+of the estimated grant with respect to each eligible project, and having 8
51+Bill No.
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78-MANCHESTER
79-Bowers Elementary School
80-20DASY077239RNV0620 $32,800,000 $21,789,040
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82-MANCHESTER
83-Buckley Elementary School
84-20DASY077240RNV0620 $29,400,000 $19,530,420
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86-NORWALK
87-Jefferson Elementary School
88-20DASY103251RNV0620 $33,355,000 $10,840,375
57+submitted such listing of eligible projects, prior to December 15, 2019, to 9
58+a committee of the General Assembly established under section 10-283a 10
59+of the general statutes for the purpose of reviewing such listing, is 11
60+hereby authorized to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state 12
61+in accordance with said section 10-283 with respect to the priority listing 13
62+of such projects and in such estimated amounts as approved by said 14
63+committee prior to February 1, 2020, as follows: 15
64+(1) Estimated Grant Commitments: 16
65+T1 School District Estimated Estimated
66+T2 School Project Costs Grant
67+T3 Project Number
68+T4
69+T5 BROOKFIELD
70+T6 New Elementary School
71+T7 20DASY018056N0620 $78,141,446 $16,745,712
72+T8
73+T9 DARIEN
74+T10 Ox Ridge Elementary School
75+T11 20DASY035117N0620 $63,000,000 $6,747,300
76+T12
77+T13 MANSFIELD
78+T14 New Mansfield Elementary School
79+T15 20DASY078068N0620 $50,512,000 $33,014,643
80+T16
81+T17 NEW BRITAIN
82+T18 Chamberlain Elementary School
83+T19 20DASY089169RNV0620 $50,000,000 $39,820,000
84+T20
85+T21 NEW FAIRFIELD
86+T22 New Fairfield High School
87+T23 20DASY091044N0620 $84,220,000 $23,766,884
88+T24
89+T25 NEW FAIRFIELD
90+T26 Consolidated Early Learning Academy
91+T27 20DASY091045EA0620 $29,190,000 $11,156,418
92+T28
93+T29 FAIRFIELD
94+T30 Mill Hill Elementary School
95+Bill No.
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90-WINCHESTER
91-Mary P. Hinsdale School
92-20DASY162043RNV0620 $17,425,000 $12,509,408
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94-Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
95-section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
96-State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
97-pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
98-percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
99-a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the
100-reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at
101-Chamberlain Elementary School (Project Number
102-20DASY089169RNV0620), provided the school district for the town of
103-New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-
104-262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this section.
105-Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
106-section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
107-State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
108-pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
109-percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
110-a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the House Bill No. 7010
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114-reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the roof replacement
115-project at Pulaski Middle School, provided the school district for the
116-town of New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in
117-section 10-262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this
118-section.
119-Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
120-section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the
121-State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
122-pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement
123-percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for
124-a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the
125-reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the roof replacement
126-project at Slade Middle School, provided the school district for the town
127-of New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-
128-262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this section.
129-Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
130-section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the
131-State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
132-pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application
133-be submitted prior to June 30, 2019, the new construction project at
134-Norwalk High School in the town of Norwalk with costs not to exceed
135-one hundred eighty-nine million dollars shall be included in
136-subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be
137-considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of
138-Norwalk files an application for such school building project prior to
139-December 31, 2020, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
140-general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
141-Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
142-said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said
143-chapter 173.
144-(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this House Bill No. 7010
101+T31 20DASY051149EA0620 $22,000,600 $5,735,556
102+T32
103+T33 HAMDEN
104+T34 Hamden Middle School
105+T35 20DASY062099EA0620 $11,223,900 $7,496,443
106+T36
107+T37 MANCHESTER
108+T38 Bowers Elementary School
109+T39 20DASY077239RNV0620 $32,800,000 $21,789,040
110+T40
111+T41 MANCHESTER
112+T42 Buckley Elementary School
113+T43 20DASY077240RNV0620 $29,400,000 $19,530,420
114+T44
115+T45 NORWALK
116+T46 Jefferson Elementary School
117+T47 20DASY103251RNV0620 $33,355,000 $10,840,375
118+T48
119+T49 WINCHESTER
120+T50 Mary P. Hinsdale School
121+T51 20DASY162043RNV0620 $17,425,000 $12,509,408
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146-Sept. Sp. Sess., Public Act No. 20-8 5 of 17
123+Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 17
124+section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the 18
125+State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 19
126+pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 20
127+percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 21
128+a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the 22
129+reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at 23
130+Chamberlain Elementary School (Project Number 24
131+20DASY089169RNV0620), provided the school district for the town of 25
132+New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-26
133+262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this section. 27
134+Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 28
135+section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the 29
136+State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 30
137+Bill No.
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148-section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
149-statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or
150-the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-
151-285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of
152-education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the
153-town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for
154-the new construction project at Norwalk High School, provided the local
155-board of education for the town of Norwalk (1) establishes a pathways
156-in technology early college high school program at the new Norwalk
157-High School and such program enrolls students from surrounding
158-towns with priority given to students from Stamford and Bridgeport,
159-and (2) does not restrict students who are not enrolled in an arts
160-pathways program offered at Norwalk High School from joining or
161-otherwise participating in any arts or music program offered as part of
162-the regular school curriculum or any extracurricular arts or music-
163-related program.
164-(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the
165-general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
166-Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
167-said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a
168-local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building
169-project, the town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of fifty
170-per cent for the construction of a natatorium as part of the new
171-construction project at Norwalk High School.
172-(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection
173-(a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by
174-the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative
175-Services limiting reimbursement to one-half of the eligible percentage of
176-the net eligible cost of construction to a town for construction, the town
177-of Norwalk shall receive full reimbursement of the reimbursement
178-percentage described in subdivision (1) of this subsection of the net House Bill No. 7010
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182-eligible cost of the new construction project at Norwalk High School.
183-(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
184-statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or
185-the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-
186-285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of
187-education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the
188-town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of fifty per cent for
189-site acquisition costs associated with the purchase of any parcels of land
190-adjacent to the site of the new construction project at Norwalk High
191-School.
192-Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
193-section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the
194-State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services
195-pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application
196-be submitted prior to June 30, 2019, a high school project in the town of
197-Danbury, approved under the pilot program described in subsection (c)
198-of this section, with costs not to exceed ninety-three million dollars shall
199-be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall
200-subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state,
201-provided the town of Danbury files an application for such project prior
202-to October 1, 2021, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the
203-general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
204-Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
205-said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said
206-chapter 173.
207-(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general
208-statutes, subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the
209-general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of
210-Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to
211-said sections 10-285a and 10-286 concerning the reimbursement
212-percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for House Bill No. 7010
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143+pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 31
144+percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 32
145+a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the 33
146+reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the roof replacement 34
147+project at Pulaski Middle School, provided the school district for the 35
148+town of New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in 36
149+section 10-262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this 37
150+section. 38
151+Sec. 4. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 39
152+section 10-285a of the general statutes, or any regulation adopted by the 40
153+State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 41
154+pursuant to said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement 42
155+percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 43
156+a school building project, the town of New Britain may use the 44
157+reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the roof replacement 45
158+project at Slade Middle School, provided the school district for the town 46
159+of New Britain is an educational reform district, as defined in section 10-47
160+262u of the general statutes, on the effective date of this section. 48
161+Sec. 5. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 49
162+section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the 50
163+State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 51
164+pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application 52
165+be submitted prior to June 30, 2019, the new construction project at 53
166+Norwalk High School in the town of Norwalk with costs not to exceed 54
167+one hundred eighty-nine million dollars shall be included in 55
168+subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be 56
169+considered for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of 57
170+Norwalk files an application for such school building project prior to 58
171+December 31, 2020, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the 59
172+general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of 60
173+Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 61
174+said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said 62
175+chapter 173. 63
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216-a school building project and the computation of the reimbursement
217-percentage for a grant for a project involving a purchase for a facility to
218-be used as a high school, the town of Danbury may use the
219-reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for a project approved pursuant
220-to subsection (a) of this section.
221-(c) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 173 of the general
222-statutes or any regulation pursuant to said chapter, the Department of
223-Administrative Services, Office of School Construction Grants and
224-Review, shall establish a pilot program that approves the use of
225-commercial space to be renovated as new for a project authorized
226-pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
227-(d) Notwithstanding section 10-287 of the general statutes any
228-regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department
229-of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-287, the design-
230-build renovate as new method may be used for converting commercial
231-space into a school under the pilot program in accordance with this
232-section, and the provisions of said section 10-287 related to bidding all
233-orders and contracts for school building construction shall not apply to
234-such project.
235-(e) Representatives of the Danbury school district shall consult with
236-the Department of Administrative Services, Office of School
237-Construction Grants and Review, prior to executing a design-build
238-construction contract under this section, and such office shall provide
239-such school district with all code checklists and review materials which
240-the district shall use as a basis for obtaining plan approval by local
241-officials having jurisdiction over such matters. Each design phase of
242-projects under this pilot program shall be reviewed and approved for
243-compliance with all applicable codes by local authorities having
244-jurisdiction over such codes. It shall be the responsibility of such school
245-district to ensure compliance with all applicable codes. House Bill No. 7010
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249-Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of
250-sections 10-285a and 10-287i of the general statutes or any regulation
251-adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of
252-Administrative Services pursuant to said sections 10-285a and 10-287i,
253-concerning the reimbursement percentage or payments that a local
254-board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building
255-project, the town of Tolland may use the reimbursement rate of one-
256-hundred per cent for the code violation project at Birch Grove Primary
257-School (Project Number 142-0085).
258-Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) All state laws and regulations
259-applicable to the operation of public schools, including provisions for
260-eligibility for state aid and grants, shall apply to any interdistrict magnet
261-school operator that is (1) the board of governors for an independent
262-institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section
263-10a-173 of the general statutes, or the equivalent of such a board, on
264-behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (2) any
265-other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the
266-commissioner. Such interdistrict magnet operators shall receive, in
267-accordance with federal law and regulations, any federal funds
268-available for the education of any pupils attending public schools.
269-(b) Any interdistrict magnet school operator that is (1) the board of
270-governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined
271-in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or the
272-equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of
273-higher education, or (2) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation
274-approved by the commissioner, shall to the extent authorized under
275-federal law be recognized as and considered a local educational agency,
276-as defined in 20 USC 7801, as amended from time to time, for purposes
277-of title 10 of the general statutes and federal law.
278-Sec. 9. Section 10-262j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes
279-is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from House Bill No. 7010
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182+(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this 64
183+section, notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 65
184+statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or 66
185+the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-67
186+285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of 68
187+education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the 69
188+town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for 70
189+the new construction project at Norwalk High School, provided the local 71
190+board of education for the town of Norwalk (1) establishes a pathways 72
191+in technology early college high school program at the new Norwalk 73
192+High School and such program enrolls students from surrounding 74
193+towns with priority given to students from Stamford and Bridgeport, 75
194+and (2) does not restrict students who are not enrolled in an arts 76
195+pathways program offered at Norwalk High School from joining or 77
196+otherwise participating in any arts or music program offered as part of 78
197+the regular school curriculum or any extracurricular arts or music-79
198+related program. 80
199+(c) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the 81
200+general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of 82
201+Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 83
202+said section 10-285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a 84
203+local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building 85
204+project, the town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of fifty 86
205+per cent for the construction of a natatorium as part of the new 87
206+construction project at Norwalk High School. 88
207+(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 89
208+(a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by 90
209+the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative 91
210+Services limiting reimbursement to one-half of the eligible percentage of 92
211+the net eligible cost of construction to a town for construction, the town 93
212+of Norwalk shall receive full reimbursement of the reimbursement 94
213+percentage described in subdivision (1) of this subsection of the net 95
214+eligible cost of the new construction project at Norwalk High School. 96
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284-(a) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections
285-(c) to [(g)] (h), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June
286-30, 2020, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than
287-the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June
288-30, 2019, plus any aid increase described in subsection (d) of section 10-
289-262i, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for
290-education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by one or more of the
291-following:
292-(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection
293-(d) of section 10-262i, such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation
294-for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction;
295-(2) If a district experiences a net reduction in its resident student
296-count during a period that may include any of the five fiscal years
297-immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted
298-appropriation for education is calculated, such district may reduce its
299-budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the
300-number of such net reduction multiplied by fifty per cent of the net
301-current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided no
302-district may use the resident student count for any fiscal year that was
303-previously used to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in
304-any calculation of a net reduction of resident students for purposes of
305-reducing its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this
306-subdivision for any subsequent fiscal year;
307-(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays
308-tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident
309-students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the
310-number of resident students attending high school for such district for
311-October 1, 2018, using the data of record as of January 31, 2019, is lower
312-than such district's number of resident students attending high school House Bill No. 7010
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316-for October 1, 2017, using the data of record as of January 31, 2019, may
317-reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the
318-difference in the number of resident students attending high school for
319-such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student
320-pursuant to section 10-33; or
321-(4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through
322-(A) increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of
323-Education, including, but not limited to, (i) reductions in costs
324-associated with transportation services, school district administration or
325-contracts that are not the result of collective bargaining or other labor
326-agreements, (ii) an agreement to provide medical or health care benefits
327-pursuant to section 7-464b, (iii) a cooperative agreement relating to the
328-performance of administrative and central office functions, such as
329-business manager functions, for the municipality and the school district
330-pursuant to section 10-241b, (iv) reductions in costs associated with the
331-purchasing or joint purchasing of property insurance, casualty
332-insurance and workers' compensation insurance, following the
333-consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district
334-pursuant to section 10-241c, (v) reductions in costs associated with the
335-purchasing of payroll processing or accounts payable software systems,
336-following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality
337-of such district to determine whether such systems may be purchased
338-or shared on a regional basis pursuant to section 10-241e, (vi)
339-consolidation of information technology services, and (vii) reductions in
340-costs associated with the care and maintenance of athletic fields, or (B)
341-regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section
342-10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for
343-education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings
344-experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional
345-collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction
346-shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted
347-appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. House Bill No. 7010
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221+(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 97
222+statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or 98
223+the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-99
224+285a concerning the reimbursement percentage that a local board of 100
225+education may be eligible to receive for a school building project, the 101
226+town of Norwalk may use the reimbursement rate of fifty per cent for 102
227+site acquisition costs associated with the purchase of any parcels of land 103
228+adjacent to the site of the new construction project at Norwalk High 104
229+School. 105
230+Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 106
231+section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the 107
232+State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 108
233+pursuant to said section 10-283 requiring a completed grant application 109
234+be submitted prior to June 30, 2019, a high school project in the town of 110
235+Danbury, approved under the pilot program described in subsection (c) 111
236+of this section, with costs not to exceed ninety-three million dollars shall 112
237+be included in subdivision (1) of section 1 of this act and shall 113
238+subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the state, 114
239+provided the town of Danbury files an application for such project prior 115
240+to October 1, 2021, and meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the 116
241+general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of 117
242+Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 118
243+said chapter 173 and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to said 119
244+chapter 173. 120
245+(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 121
246+statutes, subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10-286 of the 122
247+general statutes or any regulation adopted by the State Board of 123
248+Education or the Department of Administrative Services pursuant to 124
249+said sections 10-285a and 10-286 concerning the reimbursement 125
250+percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 126
251+a school building project and the computation of the reimbursement 127
252+percentage for a grant for a project involving a purchase for a facility to 128
253+be used as a high school, the town of Danbury may use the 129
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351-(b) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections
352-(c) to [(g)] (h), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June
353-30, 2021, a town's budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less
354-than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending
355-June 30, 2020, plus any aid increase received pursuant to subsection (d)
356-of section 10-262i, except that a town may reduce its budgeted
357-appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by
358-one or more of the following:
359-(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection
360-(d) of section 10-262i, such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation
361-for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction;
362-(2) If a district experiences a net reduction in its resident student
363-count during a period that may include any of the five fiscal years
364-immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted
365-appropriation for education is calculated, such district may reduce its
366-budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the
367-number of such net reduction multiplied by fifty per cent of the net
368-current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided no
369-district may use the resident student count for any fiscal year that was
370-previously used to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in
371-any calculation of a net reduction of resident students for purposes of
372-reducing its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this
373-subdivision for any subsequent fiscal year;
374-(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays
375-tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident
376-students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the
377-number of resident students attending high school for such district for
378-October 1, 2019, using the data of record as of January 31, 2020, is lower
379-than such district's number of resident students attending high school
380-for October 1, 2018, using the data of record as of January 31, 2020, may
381-reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the House Bill No. 7010
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385-difference in the number of resident students attending high school for
386-such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student
387-pursuant to section 10-33; or
388-(4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through
389-(A) increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of
390-Education, including, but not limited to, (i) reductions in costs
391-associated with transportation services, school district administration or
392-contracts that are not the result of collective bargaining or other labor
393-agreements, (ii) an agreement to provide medical or health care benefits
394-pursuant to section 7-464b, (iii) a cooperative agreement relating to the
395-performance of administrative and central office functions, such as
396-business manager functions, for the municipality and the school district
397-pursuant to section 10-241b, (iv) reductions in costs associated with the
398-purchasing or joint purchasing of property insurance, casualty
399-insurance and workers' compensation insurance, following the
400-consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district
401-pursuant to section 10-241c, (v) reductions in costs associated with the
402-purchasing of payroll processing or accounts payable software systems,
403-following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality
404-of such district to determine whether such systems may be purchased
405-or shared on a regional basis pursuant to section 10-241e, (vi)
406-consolidation of information technology services, and (vii) reductions in
407-costs associated with the care and maintenance of athletic fields, or (B)
408-regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section
409-10-158a, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for
410-education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings
411-experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional
412-collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction
413-shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted
414-appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.
415-(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the House Bill No. 7010
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260+reimbursement rate of eighty per cent for a project approved pursuant 130
261+to subsection (a) of this section. 131
262+(c) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 173 of the general 132
263+statutes or any regulation pursuant to said chapter, the Department of 133
264+Administrative Services, Office of School Construction Grants and 134
265+Review, shall establish a pilot program that approves the use of 135
266+commercial space to be renovated as new for a project authorized 136
267+pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 137
268+(d) Notwithstanding section 10-287 of the general statutes any 138
269+regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 139
270+of Administrative Services pursuant to said section 10-287, the design-140
271+build renovate as new method may be used for converting commercial 141
272+space into a school under the pilot program in accordance with this 142
273+section, and the provisions of said section 10-287 related to bidding all 143
274+orders and contracts for school building construction shall not apply to 144
275+such project. 145
276+(e) Representatives of the Danbury school district shall consult with 146
277+the Department of Administrative Services, Office of School 147
278+Construction Grants and Review, prior to executing a design-build 148
279+construction contract under this section, and such office shall provide 149
280+such school district with all code checklists and review materials which 150
281+the district shall use as a basis for obtaining plan approval by local 151
282+officials having jurisdiction over such matters. Each design phase of 152
283+projects under this pilot program shall be reviewed and approved for 153
284+compliance with all applicable codes by local authorities having 154
285+jurisdiction over such codes. It shall be the responsibility of such school 155
286+district to ensure compliance with all applicable codes. 156
287+Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 157
288+sections 10-285a and 10-287i of the general statutes or any regulation 158
289+adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department of 159
290+Administrative Services pursuant to said sections 10-285a and 10-287i, 160
291+Bill No.
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419-Commissioner of Education may permit a town to reduce its budgeted
420-appropriation for education in an amount determined by the
421-commissioner if the school district in such town has permanently ceased
422-operations and closed one or more schools in the school district due to
423-declining enrollment at such closed school or schools in the fiscal years
424-ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2020, inclusive.
425-(d) [For] Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of
426-subsection (h) of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020,
427-and June 30, 2021, a town designated as an alliance district, as defined
428-in section 10-262u, shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for
429-education pursuant to this section.
430-(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the
431-provisions of this section shall not apply to any district that is in the top
432-ten per cent of school districts based on the accountability index, as
433-defined in section 10-223e.
434-(f) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the
435-provisions of this section shall not apply to the member towns of a
436-regional school district during the first full fiscal year following the
437-establishment of the regional school district, provided the budgeted
438-appropriation for education for member towns of such regional school
439-district for each subsequent fiscal year shall be determined in
440-accordance with this section.
441-(g) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, any
442-district that has (1) elected to act as a self-insurer, pursuant to section 10-
443-236, (2) experienced a loss incurred as a result of one or more
444-catastrophic events, as declared by a nationally recognized catastrophe
445-loss index provider, during the prior fiscal year, and (3) increased its
446-budgeted appropriation for education during said prior fiscal year as a
447-result of such loss, shall not be required to include the amount of such
448-increase in the calculation of such district's budgeted appropriation for House Bill No. 7010
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452-education for the subsequent fiscal year.
453-(h) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, any
454-district that has received (1) a supplemental appropriation from the
455-board of finance for a town having a board of finance, the board of
456-selectmen for a town having no board of finance or the authority making
457-appropriations for the school district, for the purpose of covering costs
458-associated with COVID-19 expenditures because the budgeted
459-appropriation for education for the district was insufficient to cover
460-such costs, or (2) federal funds pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
461-and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, as amended from time to time,
462-shall not be required to include the amount of such supplemental
463-appropriation or federal funds in the calculation of such district's
464-budgeted appropriation for education for the subsequent fiscal year. As
465-used in this subsection, "COVID-19" means the respiratory disease
466-designated by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, as
467-coronavirus 2019, and any related mutation thereof recognized by the
468-World Health Organization as a communicable respiratory disease.
469-Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 10-287 of the 2020 supplement to the
470-general statutes, as amended by section 6 of public act 19-1 of the July
471-special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
472-thereof (Effective from passage):
473-(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction
474-receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in
475-subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall be awarded to
476-the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to
477-bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper having circulation in the
478-town in which construction is to take place, except for (A) school
479-building projects for which the town or regional school district is using
480-a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292, and (B)
481-change orders, those contracts or orders costing less than ten thousand
482-dollars and those of an emergency nature, as determined by the House Bill No. 7010
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297+concerning the reimbursement percentage or payments that a local 161
298+board of education may be eligible to receive for a school building 162
299+project, the town of Tolland may use the reimbursement rate of one-163
300+hundred per cent for the code violation project at Birch Grove Primary 164
301+School (Project Number 142-0085). 165
302+Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) All state laws and regulations 166
303+applicable to the operation of public schools, including provisions for 167
304+eligibility for state aid and grants, shall apply to any interdistrict magnet 168
305+school operator that is (1) the board of governors for an independent 169
306+institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 170
307+10a-173 of the general statutes, or the equivalent of such a board, on 171
308+behalf of the independent institution of higher education, or (2) any 172
309+other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 173
310+commissioner. Such interdistrict magnet operators shall receive, in 174
311+accordance with federal law and regulations, any federal funds 175
312+available for the education of any pupils attending public schools. 176
313+(b) Any interdistrict magnet school operator that is (1) the board of 177
314+governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 178
315+in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or the 179
316+equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 180
317+higher education, or (2) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation 181
318+approved by the commissioner, shall to the extent authorized under 182
319+federal law be recognized as and considered a local educational agency, 183
320+as defined in 20 USC 7801, as amended from time to time, for purposes 184
321+of title 10 of the general statutes and federal law. 185
322+Sec. 9. Section 10-262j of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 186
323+is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 187
324+passage): 188
325+(a) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections 189
326+(c) to [(g)] (h), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 190
327+30, 2020, the budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less than 191
328+Bill No.
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486-Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which cases the contractor
487-or vendor may be selected by negotiation, provided no local fiscal
488-regulations, ordinances or charter provisions conflict.
489-(2) All orders and contracts for architectural services shall be
490-awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible
491-qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall,
492-at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests
493-for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the
494-qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public
495-advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in
496-the town in which construction is to take place, except for school
497-building projects for which the town or regional school district is using
498-a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292. Following
499-the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the
500-proposals to determine the four most responsible qualified proposers
501-using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications
502-and requests for proposals for selecting architectural services specific to
503-the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due
504-consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with
505-work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract,
506-organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be
507-utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance
508-data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and
509-project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the
510-approach to the work required for the order or contract and documented
511-contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the
512-project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool
513-of the four most responsible qualified proposers and shall include
514-consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals.
515-As used in this subdivision, "most responsible qualified proposer"
516-means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when
517-considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of House Bill No. 7010
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521-the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request
522-for proposals.
523-(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management services
524-shall be awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible
525-qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall,
526-at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests
527-for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the
528-qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public
529-advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in
530-the town in which construction is to take place, except for school
531-building projects for which the town or regional school district is using
532-a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292. Following
533-the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the
534-proposals to determine the four most responsible qualified proposers
535-using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications
536-and requests for proposals for selecting construction management
537-services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria
538-shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project,
539-experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order
540-or contract, organizational and team structure for the order or contract,
541-past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to
542-project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders
543-for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract,
544-including on and after July 1, 2021, whether the proposer intends to self-
545-perform any project element and the benefit to the awarding authority
546-that will result from such self-performance, and documented contract
547-oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project.
548-Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of the
549-four most responsible qualified proposers and shall include
550-consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals.
551-As used in this subdivision, "most responsible qualified proposer"
552-means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when House Bill No. 7010
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334+the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 192
335+30, 2019, plus any aid increase described in subsection (d) of section 10-193
336+262i, except that a town may reduce its budgeted appropriation for 194
337+education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, by one or more of the 195
338+following: 196
339+(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection 197
340+(d) of section 10-262i, such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation 198
341+for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction; 199
342+(2) If a district experiences a net reduction in its resident student 200
343+count during a period that may include any of the five fiscal years 201
344+immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted 202
345+appropriation for education is calculated, such district may reduce its 203
346+budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the 204
347+number of such net reduction multiplied by fifty per cent of the net 205
348+current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided no 206
349+district may use the resident student count for any fiscal year that was 207
350+previously used to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in 208
351+any calculation of a net reduction of resident students for purposes of 209
352+reducing its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this 210
353+subdivision for any subsequent fiscal year; 211
354+(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays 212
355+tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident 213
356+students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the 214
357+number of resident students attending high school for such district for 215
358+October 1, 2018, using the data of record as of January 31, 2019, is lower 216
359+than such district's number of resident students attending high school 217
360+for October 1, 2017, using the data of record as of January 31, 2019, may 218
361+reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the 219
362+difference in the number of resident students attending high school for 220
363+such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student 221
364+pursuant to section 10-33; or 222
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556-considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of
557-the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request
558-for proposals.
559-(B) [Upon] On and after July 1, 2021, upon the written approval of the
560-Commissioner of Administrative Services, an awarding authority may
561-permit a construction manager to self-perform a portion of the
562-construction work if the awarding authority and the commissioner
563-determine that the construction manager can self-perform the work
564-more cost-effectively than a subcontractor. All work not performed by
565-the construction manager shall be performed by trade subcontractors
566-selected by a process approved by the awarding authority and the
567-commissioner. The construction manager's contract shall include a
568-guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such
569-guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety
570-days after the selection of the trade subcontractors. Construction shall
571-not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum price,
572-except work relating to site preparation and demolition may commence
573-prior to such determination.
574-(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services,
575-including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an owner's
576-representatives, construction administrators, program managers,
577-environmental professionals, planners and financial specialists, shall
578-comply with the public selection process described in subdivision (2) of
579-this subsection. No costs associated with an order or contract for such
580-consultant services shall be eligible for state financial assistance under
581-this chapter unless such order or contract receives prior approval from
582-the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
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371+(4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through 223
372+(A) increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of 224
373+Education, including, but not limited to, (i) reductions in costs 225
374+associated with transportation services, school district administration or 226
375+contracts that are not the result of collective bargaining or other labor 227
376+agreements, (ii) an agreement to provide medical or health care benefits 228
377+pursuant to section 7-464b, (iii) a cooperative agreement relating to the 229
378+performance of administrative and central office functions, such as 230
379+business manager functions, for the municipality and the school district 231
380+pursuant to section 10-241b, (iv) reductions in costs associated with the 232
381+purchasing or joint purchasing of property insurance, casualty 233
382+insurance and workers' compensation insurance, following the 234
383+consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district 235
384+pursuant to section 10-241c, (v) reductions in costs associated with the 236
385+purchasing of payroll processing or accounts payable software systems, 237
386+following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality 238
387+of such district to determine whether such systems may be purchased 239
388+or shared on a regional basis pursuant to section 10-241e, (vi) 240
389+consolidation of information technology services, and (vii) reductions in 241
390+costs associated with the care and maintenance of athletic fields, or (B) 242
391+regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 243
392+10-158a may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for 244
393+education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings 245
394+experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional 246
395+collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction 247
396+shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted 248
397+appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019. 249
398+(b) Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of subsections 250
399+(c) to [(g)] (h), inclusive, of this section, for the fiscal year ending June 251
400+30, 2021, a town's budgeted appropriation for education shall be not less 252
401+than the budgeted appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending 253
402+June 30, 2020, plus any aid increase received pursuant to subsection (d) 254
403+of section 10-262i, except that a town may reduce its budgeted 255
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410+appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, by 256
411+one or more of the following: 257
412+(1) If a town experiences an aid reduction, as described in subsection 258
413+(d) of section 10-262i, such town may reduce its budgeted appropriation 259
414+for education in an amount equal to the aid reduction; 260
415+(2) If a district experiences a net reduction in its resident student 261
416+count during a period that may include any of the five fiscal years 262
417+immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the budgeted 263
418+appropriation for education is calculated, such district may reduce its 264
419+budgeted appropriation for education in an amount equal to the 265
420+number of such net reduction multiplied by fifty per cent of the net 266
421+current expenditures per resident student of such district, provided no 267
422+district may use the resident student count for any fiscal year that was 268
423+previously used to reduce its budgeted appropriation for education in 269
424+any calculation of a net reduction of resident students for purposes of 270
425+reducing its budgeted appropriation for education pursuant to this 271
426+subdivision for any subsequent fiscal year; 272
427+(3) Any district (A) that does not maintain a high school and pays 273
428+tuition to another school district pursuant to section 10-33 for resident 274
429+students to attend high school in another district, and (B) in which the 275
430+number of resident students attending high school for such district for 276
431+October 1, 2019, using the data of record as of January 31, 2020, is lower 277
432+than such district's number of resident students attending high school 278
433+for October 1, 2018, using the data of record as of January 31, 2020, may 279
434+reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for education by the 280
435+difference in the number of resident students attending high school for 281
436+such years multiplied by the amount of tuition paid per student 282
437+pursuant to section 10-33; or 283
438+(4) Any district that realizes new and documentable savings through 284
439+(A) increased district efficiencies approved by the Commissioner of 285
440+Education, including, but not limited to, (i) reductions in costs 286
441+Bill No.
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447+associated with transportation services, school district administration or 287
448+contracts that are not the result of collective bargaining or other labor 288
449+agreements, (ii) an agreement to provide medical or health care benefits 289
450+pursuant to section 7-464b, (iii) a cooperative agreement relating to the 290
451+performance of administrative and central office functions, such as 291
452+business manager functions, for the municipality and the school district 292
453+pursuant to section 10-241b, (iv) reductions in costs associated with the 293
454+purchasing or joint purchasing of property insurance, casualty 294
455+insurance and workers' compensation insurance, following the 295
456+consultation with the legislative body of the municipality of such district 296
457+pursuant to section 10-241c, (v) reductions in costs associated with the 297
458+purchasing of payroll processing or accounts payable software systems, 298
459+following the consultation with the legislative body of the municipality 299
460+of such district to determine whether such systems may be purchased 300
461+or shared on a regional basis pursuant to section 10-241e, (vi) 301
462+consolidation of information technology services, and (vii) reductions in 302
463+costs associated with the care and maintenance of athletic fields, or (B) 303
464+regional collaboration or cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 304
465+10-158a, may reduce such district's budgeted appropriation for 305
466+education in an amount equal to half of the amount of savings 306
467+experienced as a result of such district efficiencies, regional 307
468+collaboration or cooperative arrangement, provided such reduction 308
469+shall not exceed one-half of one per cent of the district's budgeted 309
470+appropriation for education for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020. 310
471+(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the 311
472+Commissioner of Education may permit a town to reduce its budgeted 312
473+appropriation for education in an amount determined by the 313
474+commissioner if the school district in such town has permanently ceased 314
475+operations and closed one or more schools in the school district due to 315
476+declining enrollment at such closed school or schools in the fiscal years 316
477+ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2020, inclusive. 317
478+(d) [For] Except as otherwise provided under the provisions of 318
479+subsection (h) of this section, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, 319
480+Bill No.
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486+and June 30, 2021, a town designated as an alliance district, as defined 320
487+in section 10-262u, shall not reduce its budgeted appropriation for 321
488+education pursuant to this section. 322
489+(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the 323
490+provisions of this section shall not apply to any district that is in the top 324
491+ten per cent of school districts based on the accountability index, as 325
492+defined in section 10-223e. 326
493+(f) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, the 327
494+provisions of this section shall not apply to the member towns of a 328
495+regional school district during the first full fiscal year following the 329
496+establishment of the regional school district, provided the budgeted 330
497+appropriation for education for member towns of such regional school 331
498+district for each subsequent fiscal year shall be determined in 332
499+accordance with this section. 333
500+(g) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, any 334
501+district that has (1) elected to act as a self-insurer, pursuant to section 10-335
502+236, (2) experienced a loss incurred as a result of one or more 336
503+catastrophic events, as declared by a nationally recognized catastrophe 337
504+loss index provider, during the prior fiscal year, and (3) increased its 338
505+budgeted appropriation for education during said prior fiscal year as a 339
506+result of such loss, shall not be required to include the amount of such 340
507+increase in the calculation of such district's budgeted appropriation for 341
508+education for the subsequent fiscal year. 342
509+(h) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, any 343
510+district that has received (1) a supplemental appropriation from the 344
511+board of finance for a town having a board of finance, the board of 345
512+selectmen for a town having no board of finance or the authority making 346
513+appropriations for the school district, for the purpose of covering costs 347
514+associated with COVID-19 expenditures because the budgeted 348
515+appropriation for education for the district was insufficient to cover 349
516+such costs, or (2) federal funds pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, 350
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523+and Economic Security Act, P.L. 116-136, as amended from time to time, 351
524+shall not be required to include the amount of such supplemental 352
525+appropriation or federal funds in the calculation of such district's 353
526+budgeted appropriation for education for the subsequent fiscal year. As 354
527+used in this subsection, "COVID-19" means the respiratory disease 355
528+designated by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, as 356
529+coronavirus 2019, and any related mutation thereof recognized by the 357
530+World Health Organization as a communicable respiratory disease. 358
531+Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 10-287 of the 2020 supplement to the 359
532+general statutes, as amended by section 6 of public act 19-1 of the July 360
533+special session, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 361
534+thereof (Effective from passage): 362
535+(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction 363
536+receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in 364
537+subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall be awarded to 365
538+the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to 366
539+bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper having circulation in the 367
540+town in which construction is to take place, except for (A) school 368
541+building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 369
542+a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292, and (B) 370
543+change orders, those contracts or orders costing less than ten thousand 371
544+dollars and those of an emergency nature, as determined by the 372
545+Commissioner of Administrative Services, in which cases the contractor 373
546+or vendor may be selected by negotiation, provided no local fiscal 374
547+regulations, ordinances or charter provisions conflict. 375
548+(2) All orders and contracts for architectural services shall be 376
549+awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible 377
550+qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, 378
551+at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests 379
552+for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the 380
553+qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public 381
554+advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in 382
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561+the town in which construction is to take place, except for school 383
562+building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 384
563+a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292. Following 385
564+the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the 386
565+proposals to determine the four most responsible qualified proposers 387
566+using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications 388
567+and requests for proposals for selecting architectural services specific to 389
568+the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria shall include due 390
569+consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, experience with 391
570+work of similar size and scope as required for the order or contract, 392
571+organizational and team structure, including any subcontractors to be 393
572+utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, past performance 394
573+data, including, but not limited to, adherence to project schedules and 395
574+project budgets and the number of change orders for projects, the 396
575+approach to the work required for the order or contract and documented 397
576+contract oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the 398
577+project. Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool 399
578+of the four most responsible qualified proposers and shall include 400
579+consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. 401
580+As used in this subdivision, "most responsible qualified proposer" 402
581+means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when 403
582+considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of 404
583+the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request 405
584+for proposals. 406
585+(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management services 407
586+shall be awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible 408
587+qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, 409
588+at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests 410
589+for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the 411
590+qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public 412
591+advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in 413
592+the town in which construction is to take place, except for school 414
593+building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 415
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600+a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292. Following 416
601+the qualification process, the awarding authority shall evaluate the 417
602+proposals to determine the four most responsible qualified proposers 418
603+using those criteria previously listed in the requests for qualifications 419
604+and requests for proposals for selecting construction management 420
605+services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria 421
606+shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, 422
607+experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order 423
608+or contract, organizational and team structure for the order or contract, 424
609+past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to 425
610+project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders 426
611+for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract, 427
612+including on and after July 1, 2021, whether the proposer intends to self-428
613+perform any project element and the benefit to the awarding authority 429
614+that will result from such self-performance, and documented contract 430
615+oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. 431
616+Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of the 432
617+four most responsible qualified proposers and shall include 433
618+consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. 434
619+As used in this subdivision, "most responsible qualified proposer" 435
620+means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when 436
621+considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of 437
622+the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request 438
623+for proposals. 439
624+(B) [Upon] On and after July 1, 2021, upon the written approval of the 440
625+Commissioner of Administrative Services, an awarding authority may 441
626+permit a construction manager to self-perform a portion of the 442
627+construction work if the awarding authority and the commissioner 443
628+determine that the construction manager can self-perform the work 444
629+more cost-effectively than a subcontractor. All work not performed by 445
630+the construction manager shall be performed by trade subcontractors 446
631+selected by a process approved by the awarding authority and the 447
632+commissioner. The construction manager's contract shall include a 448
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639+guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such 449
640+guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety 450
641+days after the selection of the trade subcontractors. Construction shall 451
642+not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum price, 452
643+except work relating to site preparation and demolition may commence 453
644+prior to such determination. 454
645+(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services, 455
646+including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an owner's 456
647+representatives, construction administrators, program managers, 457
648+environmental professionals, planners and financial specialists, shall 458
649+comply with the public selection process described in subdivision (2) of 459
650+this subsection. No costs associated with an order or contract for such 460
651+consultant services shall be eligible for state financial assistance under 461
652+this chapter unless such order or contract receives prior approval from 462
653+the Commissioner of Administrative Services. 463
654+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
655+sections:
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657+Section 1 from passage New section
658+Sec. 2 from passage New section
659+Sec. 3 from passage New section
660+Sec. 4 from passage New section
661+Sec. 5 from passage New section
662+Sec. 6 from passage New section
663+Sec. 7 from passage New section
664+Sec. 8 from passage New section
665+Sec. 9 from passage 10-262j
666+Sec. 10 from passage 10-287(b)
667+