Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

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5	5	General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 8
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10	10	Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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17	17	SEN. DUFF, 25
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20	20	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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32	32	AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGE T
33	33	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
35	35	Assembly convened:
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37	37	Section 1. Section 4b-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
38	38	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2
39	39	[(a) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a 3
40	40	successor department to the Department of Public Works in accordance 4
41	41	with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to 5
42	42	those duties and functions of the Department of Public Works 6
43	43	concerning construction and construction management pursuant to any 7
44	44	provision of the general statutes. 8
45	45	(b) The Department of Construction Services shall constitute a 9
46	46	successor department to the Department of Public Safety with respect 10
47	47	to the Division of Fire, Emergency and Building Services within the 11 Governor's Bill No. 8
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53	53	Department of Public Safety, except the portion of said division 12
54	54	concerning emergency services, in accordance with the provisions of 13
55	55	sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.] 14
56	56	[(c) The Department of Construction Services] The Office of Policy 15
57	57	and Management shall constitute a successor department to the 16
58	58	Department of [Education] Administrative Services in accordance with 17
59	59	the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39 with respect to the 18
60	60	issuance of school construction grants in accordance with chapter 173. 19
61	61	On and after July 1, [2011] 2020, any regulation of the State Board of 20
62	62	Education or Department of Administrative Services adopted pursuant 21
63	63	to chapter 173 shall continue in force and effect until the [Commissioner] 22
64	64	Commissioners of Education and Administrative Services, in 23
65	65	consultation with the [Commissioner of Construction Services, 24
66	66	determines] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 25
67	67	determine which regulations need to be transferred to the [Department 26
68	68	of Construction Services] Office of Policy and Management in 27
69	69	accordance with chapter 54 and [either the Department of Construction 28
70	70	Services or the State Board of Education] the Secretary of the Office of 29
71	71	Policy and Management amends such regulations to effect such transfer. 30
72	72	Where any order or regulation of said departments or office conflict, the 31
73	73	[Commissioner of Construction Services or the Commissioner of 32
74	74	Education] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may 33
75	75	implement policies or procedures consistent with the provisions of 34
76	76	chapter 173 while in the process of adopting such policies or procedures 35
77	77	in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt such regulations 36
78	78	is [printed in the Connecticut Law Journal] posted on the office's 37
79	79	Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty 38
80	80	days after the date of implementation. Any such policies or procedures 39
81	81	shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted. 40
82	82	[(d) All powers and duties transferred to the Department of 41
83	83	Construction Services by this section are transferred to the Department 42
84	84	of Administrative Services, in accordance with the provisions of section 43
85	85	4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.] 44 Governor's Bill No. 8
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91	91	Sec. 2. Section 10-66i of the general statutes is repealed and the 45
92	92	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 46
93	93	All state statutes concerning education, including provisions for 47
94	94	eligibility for state aid and the payment of grants in accordance with the 48
95	95	provisions of sections 10-283, as amended by this act, 10-286d, as 49
96	96	amended by this act, 10-287, as amended by this act, 10-288, as amended 50
97	97	by this act, 10-292d and 10-292l with respect to bonds, notes or other 51
98	98	obligations issued by a regional educational service center to finance 52
99	99	building projects approved by the Commissioner of Education, 53
100	100	Commissioner of Administrative Services or the Secretary of the Office 54
101	101	of Policy and Management, shall apply to the operation of regional 55
102	102	educational service centers. Notwithstanding the provisions of any 56
103	103	other section of the general statutes, the board of a center shall be eligible 57
104	104	to receive direct payment pursuant to the provisions of section 10-76g. 58
105	105	Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 10-158a of the general statutes is 59
106	106	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 60
107	107	2020): 61
108	108	(c) If a cooperative arrangement receives a grant for a school building 62
109	109	project pursuant to chapter 173, the cooperative arrangement shall use 63
110	110	the building for which the grant was provided for a period of not less 64
111	111	than twenty years after completion of such project. If the cooperative 65
112	112	arrangement ceases to use the building for the purpose for which the 66
113	113	grant was provided, the Commissioner of Education, in consultation 67
114	114	with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, shall 68
115	115	determine whether (1) title to the building and any legal interest in 69
116	116	appurtenant land reverts to the state or (2) the cooperative arrangement 70
117	117	reimburses the state an amount equal to ten per cent of the eligible 71
118	118	school building project costs of the project. 72
119	119	Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 10-220 of the 2020 supplement to the 73
120	120	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 74
121	121	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 75
122	122	(a) Each local or regional board of education shall maintain good 76 Governor's Bill No. 8
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128	128	public elementary and secondary schools, implement the educational 77
129	129	interests of the state, as defined in section 10-4a, and provide such other 78
130	130	educational activities as in its judgment will best serve the interests of 79
131	131	the school district; provided any board of education may secure such 80
132	132	opportunities in another school district in accordance with provisions of 81
133	133	the general statutes and shall give all the children of the school district, 82
134	134	including children receiving alternative education, as defined in section 83
135	135	10-74j, as nearly equal advantages as may be practicable; shall provide 84
136	136	an appropriate learning environment for all its students which includes 85
137	137	(1) adequate instructional books, supplies, materials, equipment, 86
138	138	staffing, facilities and technology, (2) equitable allocation of resources 87
139	139	among its schools, (3) proper maintenance of facilities, and (4) a safe 88
140	140	school setting; shall, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (f) 89
141	141	of this section, maintain records of allegations, investigations and 90
142	142	reports that a child has been abused or neglected by a school employee, 91
143	143	as defined in section 53a-65, employed by the local or regional board of 92
144	144	education; shall have charge of the schools of its respective school 93
145	145	district; shall make a continuing study of the need for school facilities 94
146	146	and of a long-term school building program and from time to time make 95
147	147	recommendations based on such study to the town; shall adopt and 96
148	148	implement an indoor air quality program that provides for ongoing 97
149	149	maintenance and facility reviews necessary for the maintenance and 98
150	150	improvement of the indoor air quality of its facilities; shall adopt and 99
151	151	implement a green cleaning program, pursuant to section 10-231g, that 100
152	152	provides for the procurement and use of environmentally preferable 101
153	153	cleaning products in school buildings and facilities; on and after July 1, 102
154	154	2021, and every five years thereafter, shall report to the Commissioner 103
155	155	of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 104
156	156	Management on the condition of its facilities and the action taken to 105
157	157	implement its long-term school building program, indoor air quality 106
158	158	program and green cleaning program, which report the Commissioner 107
159	159	of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 108
160	160	Management shall use to prepare a report every five years that said 109
161	161	commissioner and secretary shall submit jointly in accordance with 110
162	162	section 11-4a to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 111 Governor's Bill No. 8
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168	168	having cognizance of matters relating to education; shall advise the 112
169	169	Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Secretary of the Office 113
170	170	of Policy and Management of the relationship between any individual 114
171	171	school building project pursuant to chapter 173 and such long-term 115
172	172	school building program; shall have the care, maintenance and 116
173	173	operation of buildings, lands, apparatus and other property used for 117
174	174	school purposes and at all times shall insure all such buildings and all 118
175	175	capital equipment contained therein against loss in an amount not less 119
176	176	than eighty per cent of replacement cost; shall determine the number, 120
177	177	age and qualifications of the pupils to be admitted into each school; shall 121
178	178	develop and implement a written plan for minority educator 122
179	179	recruitment for purposes of subdivision (3) of section 10-4a; shall 123
180	180	employ and dismiss the teachers of the schools of such district subject 124
181	181	to the provisions of sections 10-151 and 10-158a, as amended by this act; 125
182	182	shall designate the schools which shall be attended by the various 126
183	183	children within the school district; shall make such provisions as will 127
184	184	enable each child of school age residing in the district to attend some 128
185	185	public day school for the period required by law and provide for the 129
186	186	transportation of children wherever transportation is reasonable and 130
187	187	desirable, and for such purpose may make contracts covering periods of 131
188	188	not more than five years; may provide alternative education, in 132
189	189	accordance with the provisions of section 10-74j, or place in another 133
190	190	suitable educational program a pupil enrolling in school who is nineteen 134
191	191	years of age or older and cannot acquire a sufficient number of credits 135
192	192	for graduation by age twenty-one; may arrange with the board of 136
193	193	education of an adjacent town for the instruction therein of such 137
194	194	children as can attend school in such adjacent town more conveniently; 138
195	195	shall cause each child five years of age and over and under eighteen 139
196	196	years of age who is not a high school graduate and is living in the school 140
197	197	district to attend school in accordance with the provisions of section 10-141
198	198	184, and shall perform all acts required of it by the town or necessary to 142
199	199	carry into effect the powers and duties imposed by law. 143
200	200	Sec. 5. Section 10-264h of the general statutes is repealed and the 144
201	201	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 145 Governor's Bill No. 8
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207	207	(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year 146
208	208	thereafter, a local or regional board of education, a regional educational 147
209	209	service center, a cooperative arrangement pursuant to section 10-158a, 148
210	210	as amended by this act, or any of the following entities that operate an 149
211	211	interdistrict magnet school that assists the state in meeting [the goals of 150
212	212	the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, 151
213	213	et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo 152
214	214	Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended] its obligations 153
215	215	pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 154
216	216	related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 155
217	217	Commissioner of Education: (1) The Board of Trustees of the 156
218	218	Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-157
219	219	technical college, (2) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State 158
220	220	University System on behalf of a state university, (3) the Board of 159
221	221	Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the university, 160
222	222	(4) the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 161
223	223	education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 162
224	224	equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 163
225	225	higher education, and (5) any other third-party not-for-profit 164
226	226	corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, may be 165
227	227	eligible for reimbursement, except as otherwise provided for, up to 166
228	228	eighty per cent of the eligible cost of any capital expenditure for the 167
229	229	purchase, construction, extension, replacement, leasing or major 168
230	230	alteration of interdistrict magnet school facilities, including any 169
231	231	expenditure for the purchase of equipment, in accordance with this 170
232	232	section. To be eligible for reimbursement under this section a magnet 171
233	233	school construction project shall meet the requirements for a school 172
234	234	building project established in chapter 173, except that the 173
235	235	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 174
236	236	Policy and Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of 175
237	237	Education, may waive any requirement in said chapter for good cause. 176
238	238	On and after July 1, [2011, the Commissioner of Administrative Services] 177
239	239	2020, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall 178
240	240	approve only applications for reimbursement under this section that the 179
241	241	Commissioner of Education finds will reduce racial, ethnic and 180 Governor's Bill No. 8
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247	247	economic isolation. Applications for reimbursement under this section 181
248	248	for the construction of new interdistrict magnet schools shall not be 182
249	249	accepted until the Commissioner of Education develops a 183
250	250	comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan, in 184
251	251	accordance with the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of 185
252	252	section 10-264l, unless the Commissioner of Education determines that 186
253	253	such construction will assist the state in meeting [the goals of the 2008 187
254	254	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., 188
255	255	as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, 189
256	256	et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended] its obligations pursuant 190
257	257	to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 191
258	258	stipulation or order in effect. 192
259	259	(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the 193
260	260	applicant shall receive current payments of scheduled estimated eligible 194
261	261	project costs for the facility, provided (1) the applicant files an 195
262	262	application for a school building project, in accordance with section 10-196
263	263	283, as amended by this act, by the date prescribed by the Commissioner 197
264	264	of Education and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 198
265	265	(2) final plans and specifications for the project are approved pursuant 199
266	266	to sections 10-291 and 10-292, as amended by this act, and (3) such 200
267	267	district submits to the Commissioner of Education, in such form as the 201
268	268	commissioner prescribes, and the commissioner approves a plan for the 202
269	269	operation of the facility which includes, but need not be limited to: A 203
270	270	description of the educational programs to be offered, the completion 204
271	271	date for the project, an estimated budget for the operation of the facility, 205
272	272	written commitments for participation from the districts that will 206
273	273	participate in the school and an analysis of the effect of the program on 207
274	274	the reduction of racial, ethnic and economic isolation. The 208
275	275	Commissioner of Education shall notify the [Commissioner of 209
276	276	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 210
277	277	Management and the secretary of the State Bond Commission when the 211
278	278	provisions of subdivisions (1) and (3) of this subsection have been met. 212
279	279	Upon application to the Commissioner of Education, compliance with 213
280	280	the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (3) of this subsection and after 214 Governor's Bill No. 8
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286	286	authorization by the General Assembly pursuant to section 10-283, as 215
287	287	amended by this act, the applicant shall be eligible to receive progress 216
288	288	payments in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, as 217
289	289	amended by this act. 218
290	290	(c) (1) If the school building ceases to be used as an interdistrict 219
291	291	magnet school facility and the grant was provided for the purchase or 220
292	292	construction of the facility, the [Commissioner of Administrative 221
293	293	Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in 222
294	294	consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall determine 223
295	295	whether (A) title to the building and any legal interest in appurtenant 224
296	296	land shall revert to the state, or (B) the school district shall reimburse the 225
297	297	state an amount equal to the difference between the amount received 226
298	298	pursuant to this section and the amount the district would have been 227
299	299	eligible to receive based on the percentage determined pursuant to 228
300	300	section 10-285a, as amended by this act, multiplied by the estimated 229
301	301	eligible project costs. 230
302	302	(2) If the school building ceases to be used as an interdistrict magnet 231
303	303	school facility and the grant was provided for the extension or major 232
304	304	alteration of the facility, the school district shall reimburse the state the 233
305	305	amount determined in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision 234
306	306	(1) of this subsection. A school district receiving a request for 235
307	307	reimbursement pursuant to this subdivision shall reimburse the state 236
308	308	not later than the close of the fiscal year following the year in which the 237
309	309	request is made. If the school district fails to so reimburse the state, the 238
310	310	[Department of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 239
311	311	Policy and Management may request the Department of Education to 240
312	312	withhold such amount from the total sum which is paid from the State 241
313	313	Treasury to such school district or the town in which it is located or, in 242
314	314	the case of a regional school district, the towns which comprise the 243
315	315	school district. If the amount paid from the State Treasury is less than 244
316	316	the amount due, the [Department of Administrative Services] Office of 245
317	317	Policy and Management shall collect such amount from the school 246
318	318	district. 247 Governor's Bill No. 8
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324	324	(d) The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 248
325	325	Office of Policy and Management shall provide for a final audit of all 249
326	326	project expenditures pursuant to this section and may require 250
327	327	repayment of any ineligible expenditures, except that the 251
328	328	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary may waive any 252
329	329	audit deficiencies found during a final audit of all project expenditures 253
330	330	pursuant to this section if the [Commissioner of Administrative 254
331	331	Services] secretary determines that granting such waiver is in the best 255
332	332	interest of the state. 256
333	333	Sec. 6. Section 10-265h of the general statutes is repealed and the 257
334	334	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 258
335	335	(a) The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 259
336	336	Office of Policy and Management , in consultation with the 260
337	337	Commissioner of Education, shall [establish] administer, within 261
338	338	available bond authorizations, a grant program to assist alliance 262
339	339	districts, as defined in section 10-262u, in paying for general 263
340	340	improvements to school buildings. For purposes of this section "general 264
341	341	improvements to school buildings" means work that (1) is generally not 265
342	342	eligible for reimbursement pursuant to chapter 173, and (2) is to (A) 266
343	343	replace windows, doors, boilers and other heating and ventilation 267
344	344	system components, internal communications and technology systems, 268
345	345	lockers, floors, cafeteria equipment and ceilings, including the 269
346	346	installation of new drop ceilings, (B) upgrade restrooms including the 270
347	347	replacement of fixtures and related water supplies and drainage, (C) 271
348	348	upgrade and replace lighting, including energy efficient upgrades to 272
349	349	lighting systems and controls to increase efficiency, and reduce 273
350	350	consumption levels and cost, (D) upgrade entryways, driveways, 274
351	351	parking areas, play areas and athletic fields, (E) upgrade equipment, (F) 275
352	352	repair roofs, including the installation of energy efficient fixtures and 276
353	353	systems and environmental enhancements, or (G) install or upgrade 277
354	354	security equipment that is consistent with the school safety 278
355	355	infrastructure standards, developed by the School Safety Infrastructure 279
356	356	Council pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act, including, 280
357	357	but not limited to, video surveillance devices and fencing, provided 281 Governor's Bill No. 8
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363	363	"general improvements to school buildings" may include work not 282
364	364	specified in this subdivision if the alliance district provides justification 283
365	365	for such work acceptable to the [Commissioner of Administrative 284
366	366	Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, but shall 285
367	367	not include routine maintenance such as painting, cleaning, equipment 286
368	368	repair or other minor repairs or work done at the administrative 287
369	369	facilities of a board of education. 288
370	370	(b) Eligibility for grants pursuant to this section shall be determined 289
371	371	for a five-year period based on a school district's designation as an 290
372	372	alliance district in the initial year of designation as an alliance district. 291
373	373	Grant awards shall be made annually contingent upon the filing of an 292
374	374	application and a satisfactory annual evaluation. Priority shall be given 293
375	375	to an alliance district that includes a life-cycle stewardship plan with 294
376	376	such alliance district's application. The life-cycle stewardship plan shall 295
377	377	describe the investments and other efforts that have been and will be 296
378	378	made by the alliance district to extend the life cycle of its facilities and 297
379	379	equipment. Alliance districts shall apply for grants pursuant to this 298
380	380	section at such time and in such manner as the [commissioner] secretary 299
381	381	prescribes. Grant awards made to an alliance district that is one of the 300
382	382	alliance districts with the five largest populations, based on the 2010 301
383	383	federal census, shall be in an amount equal to or greater than two million 302
384	384	dollars. 303
385	385	(c) No funds received by an alliance district pursuant to this section 304
386	386	shall be used to supplant local matching requirements for federal or 305
387	387	state funding otherwise received by such alliance district for 306
388	388	improvements to school buildings. 307
389	389	(d) Each alliance district that receives funds pursuant to this section 308
390	390	shall file expenditure reports with the [Department of Administrative 309
391	391	Services] Office of Policy and Management as requested by the 310
392	392	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 311
393	393	Policy and Management. Each alliance district shall refund (1) any 312
394	394	unexpended amounts at the close of the project for which the grants are 313
395	395	awarded and (2) any amounts not expended in accordance with the 314 Governor's Bill No. 8
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401	401	approved grant application. 315
402	402	(e) General improvements for which grants are awarded in any year 316
403	403	shall be completed by the end of the succeeding fiscal year. 317
404	404	Sec. 7. Subdivision (3) of section 10-282 of the general statutes is 318
405	405	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 319
406	406	2020): 320
407	407	(3) "School building project", except as used in section 10-289, means 321
408	408	(A) the construction, purchase, extension, replacement, renovation or 322
409	409	major alteration of a building to be used for public school purposes, 323
410	410	including the equipping and furnishing of any such construction, 324
411	411	purchase, extension, replacement, renovation or major alteration, the 325
412	412	improvement of land therefor, or the improvement of the site of an 326
413	413	existing building for public school purposes, but [shall] does not include 327
414	414	the cost of a site, except as provided in subsection (b) of section 10-286d, 328
415	415	as amended by this act; (B) the construction and equipping and 329
416	416	furnishing of any such construction of any building which the towns of 330
417	417	Norwich, Winchester and Woodstock may provide by lease or 331
418	418	otherwise for use by the Norwich Free Academy, Gilbert School and 332
419	419	Woodstock Academy, respectively, in furnishing education for public 333
420	420	school pupils under the provisions of section 10-34; and (C) the addition 334
421	421	to, renovation of and equipping and furnishing of any such addition to 335
422	422	or renovation of any building which may be leased, upon the approval 336
423	423	of the Commissioner of Education or the [Commissioner of 337
424	424	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 338
425	425	Management, to any local or regional board of education for a term of 339
426	426	twenty years or more for use by such local or regional board in 340
427	427	furnishing education of public school pupils; 341
428	428	Sec. 8. Subdivision (8) of section 10-282 of the general statutes is 342
429	429	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 343
430	430	2020): 344
431	431	(8) "Completed school building project" means a school building 345
432	432	project declared complete by the applicant board of education as of the 346 Governor's Bill No. 8
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438	438	date shown on the final application for grant payment purposes as 347
439	439	submitted by said board to the [Commissioner of Administrative 348
440	440	Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or an agent 349
441	441	of the [commissioner] secretary; 350
442	442	Sec. 9. Section 10-283 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 351
443	443	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 352
444	444	1, 2020): 353
445	445	(a) (1) Each town or regional school district shall be eligible to apply 354
446	446	for and accept grants for a school building project as provided in this 355
447	447	chapter. Any town desiring a grant for a public school building project 356
448	448	may, by vote of its legislative body, authorize the board of education of 357
449	449	such town to apply to the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 358
450	450	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and to accept or reject 359
451	451	such grant for the town. Any regional school board may vote to 360
452	452	authorize the supervising agent of the regional school district to apply 361
453	453	to the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary for, and to 362
454	454	accept or reject, such grant for the district. Applications for such grants 363
455	455	under this chapter shall be made by the superintendent of schools of 364
456	456	such town or regional school district on the form provided and in the 365
457	457	manner prescribed by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 366
458	458	secretary. The application form shall require the superintendent of 367
459	459	schools to affirm that the school district considered the maximization of 368
460	460	natural light, the use and feasibility of wireless connectivity technology 369
461	461	and, on and after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure criteria, 370
462	462	developed by the School Safety Infrastructure Council, pursuant to 371
463	463	section 10-292r, as amended by this act, in projects for new construction 372
464	464	and alteration or renovation of a school building. The [Commissioner of 373
465	465	Administrative Services] secretary shall review each grant application 374
466	466	for a school building project for compliance with educational 375
467	467	requirements and on the basis of categories for building projects 376
468	468	established by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary 377
469	469	in accordance with this section. The Commissioner of Education shall 378
470	470	evaluate, if appropriate, whether the project will assist the state in 379
471	471	meeting [the goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. 380 Governor's Bill No. 8
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477	477	v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 381
478	478	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., 382
479	479	as extended] its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 383
480	480	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect. The 384
481	481	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary shall consult with 385
482	482	the Commissioner of Education in reviewing grant applications 386
483	483	submitted for purposes of subsection (a) of section 10-65 or section 10-387
484	484	76e on the basis of the educational needs of the applicant. The 388
485	485	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary shall review each 389
486	486	grant application for a school building project for compliance with 390
487	487	standards for school building projects pursuant to regulations, adopted 391
488	488	in accordance with section 10-287c, as amended by this act, and, on and 392
489	489	after July 1, 2014, the school safety infrastructure criteria, developed by 393
490	490	the School Safety Infrastructure Council pursuant to section 10-292r, as 394
491	491	amended by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the 395
492	492	Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of 396
493	493	Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers Community 397
494	494	College and the following entities that will operate an interdistrict 398
495	495	magnet school that will assist the state in meeting [the goals of the 2008 399
496	496	stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., 400
497	497	as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, 401
498	498	et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended] its obligations pursuant 402
499	499	to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 403
500	500	stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 404
501	501	Education, may apply for and shall be eligible to receive grants for 405
502	502	school building projects pursuant to section 10-264h, as amended by this 406
503	503	act, for such a school: (A) The Board of Trustees of the Community-407
504	504	Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 408
505	505	(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 409
506	506	behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees for The University 410
507	507	of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 411
508	508	for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 412
509	509	subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 413
510	510	behalf of the independent institution of higher education, (E) 414
511	511	cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, as amended by 415 Governor's Bill No. 8
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517	517	this act, and (F) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation 416
518	518	approved by the Commissioner of Education. 417
519	519	(2) The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary shall 418
520	520	assign each school building project to a category on the basis of whether 419
521	521	such project is primarily required to: (A) Create new facilities or alter 420
522	522	existing facilities to provide for mandatory instructional programs 421
523	523	pursuant to this chapter, for physical education facilities in compliance 422
524	524	with Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972 423
525	525	where such programs or such compliance cannot be provided within 424
526	526	existing facilities or for the correction of code violations which cannot 425
527	527	be reasonably addressed within existing program space; (B) create new 426
528	528	facilities or alter existing facilities to enhance mandatory instructional 427
529	529	programs pursuant to this chapter or provide comparable facilities 428
530	530	among schools to all students at the same grade level or levels within 429
531	531	the school district unless such project is otherwise explicitly included in 430
532	532	another category pursuant to this section; and (C) create new facilities 431
533	533	or alter existing facilities to provide supportive services, provided in no 432
534	534	event shall such supportive services include swimming pools, 433
535	535	auditoriums, outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts, elementary school 434
536	536	playgrounds, site improvement or garages or storage, parking or 435
537	537	general recreation areas. All applications submitted prior to July first 436
538	538	shall be reviewed promptly by the [Commissioner of Administrative 437
539	539	Services] secretary. The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 438
540	540	secretary shall estimate the amount of the grant for which such project 439
541	541	is eligible, in accordance with the provisions of section 10-285a, as 440
542	542	amended by this act, provided an application for a school building 441
543	543	project determined by the Commissioner of Education to be a project 442
544	544	that will assist the state in meeting [the goals of the 2008 stipulation and 443
545	545	order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or 444
546	546	the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. 445
547	547	William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended] its obligations pursuant to the 446
548	548	decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 447
549	549	or order in effect, shall have until September first to submit an 448
550	550	application for such a project and may have until December first of the 449 Governor's Bill No. 8
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556	556	same year to secure and report all local and state approvals required to 450
557	557	complete the grant application. The [Commissioner of Administrative 451
558	558	Services] secretary shall annually prepare a listing of all such eligible 452
559	559	school building projects listed by category together with the amount of 453
560	560	the estimated grants for such projects and shall submit the same to the 454
561	561	Governor [, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management] and 455
562	562	the General Assembly on or before the fifteenth day of December, except 456
563	563	as provided in section 10-283a, with a request for authorization to enter 457
564	564	into grant commitments. [On or before December thirty-first annually, 458
565	565	the] The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management may [submit] 459
566	566	include comments and recommendations regarding each eligible project 460
567	567	on such listing of eligible school building projects to the school 461
568	568	construction committee, established pursuant to section 10-283a. Each 462
569	569	such listing shall include a report on the following factors for each 463
570	570	eligible project: (i) An enrollment projection and the capacity of the 464
571	571	school, (ii) a substantiation of the estimated total project costs, (iii) the 465
572	572	readiness of such eligible project to begin construction, (iv) efforts made 466
573	573	by the local or regional board of education to redistrict, reconfigure, 467
574	574	merge or close schools under the jurisdiction of such board prior to 468
575	575	submitting an application under this section, (v) enrollment and 469
576	576	capacity information for all of the schools under the jurisdiction of such 470
577	577	board for the five years prior to application for a school building project 471
578	578	grant, (vi) enrollment projections and capacity information for all of the 472
579	579	schools under the jurisdiction of such board for the eight years following 473
580	580	the date such application is submitted, and (vii) the state's education 474
581	581	priorities relating to reducing racial and economic isolation for the 475
582	582	school district. For the period beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 476
583	583	30, 2012, no project, other than a project for a technical education and 477
584	584	career school, may appear on the separate schedule of authorized 478
585	585	projects which have changed in cost more than twice. On and after July 479
586	586	1, 2012, no project, other than a project for a technical education and 480
587	587	career school, may appear on the separate schedule of authorized 481
588	588	projects which have changed in cost more than once, except the 482
589	589	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary may allow a 483
590	590	project to appear on such separate schedule of authorized projects a 484 Governor's Bill No. 8
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596	596	second time if the town or regional school district for such project can 485
597	597	demonstrate that exigent circumstances require such project to appear a 486
598	598	second time on such separate schedule of authorized projects. 487
599	599	Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no projects which have 488
600	600	changed in scope or cost to the degree determined by the 489
601	601	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary, in consultation 490
602	602	with the Commissioner of Education, shall be eligible for 491
603	603	reimbursement under this chapter unless it appears on such list. The 492
604	604	percentage determined pursuant to section 10-285a, as amended by this 493
605	605	act, at the time a school building project on such schedule was originally 494
606	606	authorized shall be used for purposes of the grant for such project. On 495
607	607	and after July 1, 2006, a project that was not previously authorized as an 496
608	608	interdistrict magnet school shall not receive a higher percentage for 497
609	609	reimbursement than that determined pursuant to section 10-285a, as 498
610	610	amended by this act, at the time a school building project on such 499
611	611	schedule was originally authorized. The General Assembly shall 500
612	612	annually authorize the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 501
613	613	secretary to enter into grant commitments on behalf of the state in 502
614	614	accordance with the [commissioner's] secretary's categorized listing for 503
615	615	such projects as the General Assembly shall determine. The 504
616	616	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary may not enter into 505
617	617	any such grant commitments except pursuant to such legislative 506
618	618	authorization. Any regional school district which assumes the 507
619	619	responsibility for completion of a public school building project shall be 508
620	620	eligible for a grant pursuant to subdivision (5) or (6), as the case may be, 509
621	621	of subsection (a) of section 10-286, as amended by this act, when such 510
622	622	project is completed and accepted by such regional school district. 511
623	623	(3) (A) All final calculations completed by the [Department of 512
624	624	Administrative Services] Office of Policy and Management for school 513
625	625	building projects shall include a computation of the state grant for the 514
626	626	school building project amortized on a straight line basis over a twenty-515
627	627	year period for school building projects with costs equal to or greater 516
628	628	than two million dollars and over a ten-year period for school building 517
629	629	projects with costs less than two million dollars. Any town or regional 518 Governor's Bill No. 8
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635	635	school district which abandons, sells, leases, demolishes or otherwise 519
636	636	redirects the use of such a school building project to other than a public 520
637	637	school use during such amortization period shall refund to the state the 521
638	638	unamortized balance of the state grant remaining as of the date the 522
639	639	abandonment, sale, lease, demolition or redirection occurs. The 523
640	640	amortization period for a project shall begin on the date the project was 524
641	641	accepted as complete by the local or regional board of education. A town 525
642	642	or regional school district required to make a refund to the state 526
643	643	pursuant to this subdivision may request forgiveness of such refund if 527
644	644	the building is redirected for public use. The [Department of 528
645	645	Administrative Services] office shall include as an addendum to the 529
646	646	annual school construction priority list all those towns requesting 530
647	647	forgiveness. General Assembly approval of the priority list containing 531
648	648	such request shall constitute approval of such request. This subdivision 532
649	649	shall not apply to projects to correct safety, health and other code 533
650	650	violations or to remedy certified school indoor air quality emergencies 534
651	651	approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or projects subject to 535
652	652	the provisions of section 10-285c, as amended by this act. 536
653	653	(B) If the board of governors for an independent institution of higher 537
654	654	education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 538
655	655	equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 539
656	656	higher education, that operates an interdistrict magnet school makes 540
657	657	private use of any portion of a school building in which such operator 541
658	658	received a school building project grant pursuant to this chapter, such 542
659	659	operator shall annually submit a report to the Commissioner of 543
660	660	Education that demonstrates that such operator provides an equal to or 544
661	661	greater than in-kind or supplemental benefit of such institution's 545
662	662	facilities to students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school that 546
663	663	outweighs the private use of such school building. If the commissioner 547
664	664	finds that the private use of such school building exceeds the in-kind or 548
665	665	supplemental benefit to magnet school students, the commissioner may 549
666	666	require such institution to refund to the state the unamortized balance 550
667	667	of the state grant. 551
668	668	(C) Any moneys refunded to the state pursuant to subparagraphs (A) 552 Governor's Bill No. 8
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674	674	and (B) of this subdivision shall be deposited in the state's tax-exempt 553
675	675	proceeds fund and used not later than sixty days after repayment to pay 554
676	676	debt service on, including redemption, defeasance or purchase of, 555
677	677	outstanding bonds of the state the interest on which is not included in 556
678	678	gross income pursuant to Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 557
679	679	1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the 558
680	680	United States, as from time to time amended. 559
681	681	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the application date requirements of this 560
682	682	section, at any time within the limit of available grant authorization and 561
683	683	within the limit of appropriated funds, the [Commissioner of 562
684	684	Administrative Services] secretary, in consultation with the 563
685	685	Commissioner of Education, may approve applications for grants and 564
686	686	make payments for such grants, for any of the following reasons: (A) To 565
687	687	assist school building projects to remedy damage from fire and 566
688	688	catastrophe, (B) to correct safety, health and other code violations, (C) to 567
689	689	replace roofs, including the replacement or installation of skylights as 568
690	690	part of the roof replacement project, (D) to remedy a certified school 569
691	691	indoor air quality emergency, (E) to install insulation for exterior walls 570
692	692	and attics, (F) to purchase and install a limited use and limited access 571
693	693	elevator, windows, photovoltaic panels, wind generation systems, 572
694	694	building management systems, a public school administrative or service 573
695	695	facility or portable classroom buildings, provided portable classroom 574
696	696	building projects shall not create a new facility or cause an existing 575
697	697	facility to be modified so that the portable buildings comprise a 576
698	698	substantial percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the 577
699	699	[commissioner] secretary, or (G) for school security projects, including, 578
700	700	but not limited to, making improvements to existing school security 579
701	701	infrastructure or installing new school security infrastructure. 580
702	702	(2) Not later than seven calendar days following the discovery of a 581
703	703	reason described in subparagraphs (A) to [(F)] (G), inclusive, of 582
704	704	subdivision (1) of this subsection, the superintendent of schools of a 583
705	705	town or regional school district shall notify the [Commissioner of 584
706	706	Administrative Services] secretary in writing of such reason in order to 585
707	707	be eligible for a grant under this subsection. Such superintendent shall 586 Governor's Bill No. 8
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713	713	submit an application to the [commissioner] secretary not later than six 587
714	714	months following such notification in order to receive a grant under this 588
715	715	subsection. 589
716	716	(c) No school building project shall be added to the list prepared by 590
717	717	the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary pursuant to 591
718	718	subsection (a) of this section after such list is submitted to the committee 592
719	719	of the General Assembly appointed pursuant to section 10-283a unless 593
720	720	(1) the project is for a school placed on probation by the New England 594
721	721	Association of Schools and Colleges and the project is necessary to 595
722	722	preserve accreditation, (2) the project is necessary to replace a school 596
723	723	building for which a state agency issued a written notice of its intent to 597
724	724	take the school property for public purpose, (3) it is a school building 598
725	725	project determined by the Commissioner of Education to be a project 599
726	726	that will assist the state in meeting [the goals of the 2008 stipulation and 600
727	727	order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or 601
728	728	the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. 602
729	729	William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended] its obligations pursuant to the 603
730	730	decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 604
731	731	or order in effect. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to 605
732	732	projects previously authorized by the General Assembly that require 606
733	733	special legislation to correct procedural deficiencies. 607
734	734	(d) No school building project shall be added to the list prepared by 608
735	735	the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary pursuant to 609
736	736	subsection (a) of this section, unless the applicant, prior to submitting 610
737	737	an application, has (1) secured funding authorization for the local share 611
738	738	of the project costs and such authorization has become effective 612
739	739	pursuant to the general statutes and local ordinance or charter, or (2) 613
740	740	scheduled and prepared a referendum, if required, the results of which 614
741	741	shall be submitted on or before the fifteenth day of November in the 615
742	742	year of application. The reimbursement percentage for a project covered 616
743	743	by this subsection shall reflect the rates in effect during the fiscal year in 617
744	744	which such local funding authorization is secured. 618
745	745	Sec. 10. Section 10-283b of the general statutes is repealed and the 619 Governor's Bill No. 8
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747	747
748	748
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751	751	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 620
752	752	(a) On and after July 1, [2011] 2020, the [Commissioner of 621
753	753	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 622
754	754	Management shall include school building projects for the Technical 623
755	755	Education and Career System on the list developed pursuant to section 624
756	756	10-283, as amended by this act. The adoption of the list by the General 625
757	757	Assembly and authorization by the State Bond Commission of the 626
758	758	issuance of bonds pursuant to section 10-287d, as amended by this act, 627
759	759	shall fund the full cost of the projects. On or after July 1, [2011] 2020, the 628
760	760	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary, in consultation 629
761	761	with the Commissioner of Education, may approve applications for 630
762	762	grants to assist school building projects for the Technical Education and 631
763	763	Career System to remedy damage from fire and catastrophe, to correct 632
764	764	safety, health and other code violations, to replace roofs, to remedy a 633
765	765	certified school indoor air quality emergency, or to purchase and install 634
766	766	portable classroom buildings at any time within the limit of available 635
767	767	grant authorization and to make payments on such a project within the 636
768	768	limit of appropriated funds, provided portable classroom building 637
769	769	projects do not create a new facility or cause an existing facility to be 638
770	770	modified so that the portable buildings comprise a substantial 639
771	771	percentage of the total facility area, as determined by the [Commissioner 640
772	772	of Administrative Services] secretary. Such projects shall be subject to 641
773	773	the requirements of chapters 59 and 60. 642
774	774	(b) The [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and 643
775	775	Management shall ensure that an architect and a construction manager 644
776	776	or construction administrator hired to work on a project pursuant to 645
777	777	subsection (a) of this section are not related persons as defined in 646
778	778	subdivision (18) of subsection (a) of section 12-218b. 647
779	779	Sec. 11. Section 10-284 of the general statutes is repealed and the 648
780	780	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 649
781	781	(a) The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 650
782	782	Office of Policy and Management shall have authority to receive and 651 Governor's Bill No. 8
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785	785
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788	788	review applications for state grants under this chapter, and to approve 652
789	789	any such application, or to disapprove any such application if (1) it does 653
790	790	not comply with the requirements of the State Fire Marshal or the 654
791	791	Department of Public Health, (2) it is not accompanied by a life-cycle 655
792	792	cost analysis approved by the [Commissioner of Administrative 656
793	793	Services] secretary, (3) it does not comply with the provisions of sections 657
794	794	10-290d and 10-291, as amended by this act, (4) it does not meet (A) the 658
795	795	standards or requirements established in regulations adopted in 659
796	796	accordance with section 10-287c, as amended by this act, or (B) school 660
797	797	building categorization requirements described in section 10-283, as 661
798	798	amended by this act, (5) the estimated construction cost exceeds the per 662
799	799	square foot cost for schools established in regulations adopted [by the 663
800	800	Commissioner of Administrative Services] in accordance with section 664
801	801	10-287c, as amended by this act, for the county in which the project is 665
802	802	proposed to be located, (6) on and after July 1, 2014, the application does 666
803	803	not comply with the school safety infrastructure criteria developed by 667
804	804	the School Safety Infrastructure Council, pursuant to section 10-292r, as 668
805	805	amended by this act, except the [Commissioner of Administrative 669
806	806	Services] secretary may waive any of the provisions of the school safety 670
807	807	infrastructure criteria if the [commissioner] secretary determines that 671
808	808	the application demonstrates that the applicant has made a good faith 672
809	809	effort to address such criteria and that compliance with such criteria 673
810	810	would be infeasible, unreasonable or excessively expensive, (7) the 674
811	811	Commissioner of Education determines that the proposed educational 675
812	812	specifications for or theme of the project for which the applicant 676
813	813	requests a state grant duplicates a program offered by a technical 677
814	814	education and career school or an interdistrict magnet school in the 678
815	815	same region, or (8) on and after July 1, 2018, a regional educational 679
816	816	service center is designated as the project manager in the application. 680
817	817	(b) The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary may 681
818	818	also disapprove a grant application if the town or regional school district 682
819	819	has not begun construction, as defined in section 10-282, as amended by 683
820	820	this act, not later than two years after the effective date of the act of the 684
821	821	General Assembly authorizing the [Commissioner of Education or the 685 Governor's Bill No. 8
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823	823
824	824
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827	827	Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary to enter into grant 686
828	828	commitments for a project as provided in sections 10-283, as amended 687
829	829	by this act, and 10-283a. The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 688
830	830	secretary shall cancel any grant commitment for a project for which the 689
831	831	General Assembly authorized such grant commitment prior to July 1, 690
832	832	2010, if the town or regional school district has not begun construction, 691
833	833	as defined in section 10-282, as amended by this act, by April 30, 2015, 692
834	834	and such town or regional school district may make a new application 693
835	835	for a grant in accordance with section 10-283, as amended by this act. 694
836	836	(c) When any such application is approved, the [Commissioner of 695
837	837	Administrative Services] secretary shall certify to the Comptroller the 696
838	838	amount of the grant for which the town or regional school district is 697
839	839	eligible under this chapter and the amount and time of the payment 698
840	840	thereunder. Upon receipt of such certification, the Comptroller is 699
841	841	authorized and directed to draw his order on the Treasurer in such 700
842	842	amount and at such time as certified by the [Commissioner of 701
843	843	Administrative Services] secretary. 702
844	844	Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the 2020 supplement to 703
845	845	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 704
846	846	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 705
847	847	(a) The percentage of school building project grant money a local 706
848	848	board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of 707
849	849	section 10-286, as amended by this act, shall be assigned by the 708
850	850	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 709
851	851	Policy and Management in accordance with the percentage calculated 710
852	852	by the Commissioner of Education as follows: (1) For grants approved 711
853	853	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283, as amended by this act, for 712
854	854	which application is made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 713
855	855	2011, (A) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one 714
856	856	hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net 715
857	857	grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; and (B) based upon 716
858	858	such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty 717
859	859	shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale; (2) for grants 718 Governor's Bill No. 8
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862	862
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865	865	approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283, as amended by 719
866	866	this act, for which application is made on and after July 1, 2011, and 720
867	867	before July 1, 2017, (A) each town shall be ranked in descending order 721
868	868	from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted 722
869	869	equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, and (B) 723
870	870	based upon such ranking, (i) a percentage of not less than ten nor more 724
871	871	than seventy shall be determined for new construction or replacement 725
872	872	of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (ii) a 726
873	873	percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be 727
874	874	determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof 728
875	875	replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and 729
876	876	the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town 730
877	877	or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or 731
878	878	replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major 732
879	879	alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous 733
880	880	scale; and (3) for grants approved pursuant to subsection (b) of section 734
881	881	10-283, as amended by this act, for which application is made on and 735
882	882	after July 1, 2017, (A) each town shall be ranked in descending order 736
883	883	from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized 737
884	884	net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, 738
885	885	three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, 739
886	886	and (B) based upon such ranking, (i) a percentage of not less than ten 740
887	887	nor more than seventy shall be determined for new construction or 741
888	888	replacement of a school building for each town on a continuous scale, 742
889	889	and (ii) a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall 743
890	890	be determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof 744
891	891	replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and 745
892	892	the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town 746
893	893	or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or 747
894	894	replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major 748
895	895	alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous 749
896	896	scale. 750
897	897	Sec. 13. Subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of section 10-285b of 751
898	898	the general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 752 Governor's Bill No. 8
899	899
900	900
901	901
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903	903
904	904	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 753
905	905	(2) Applications pursuant to this subsection shall be filed at such time 754
906	906	and on such forms as the [Department of Administrative Services] 755
907	907	Office of Policy and Management prescribes. The [Commissioners of 756
908	908	Education and Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy 757
909	909	and Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, 758
910	910	shall approve such applications pursuant to the provisions of section 10-759
911	911	284, as amended by this act. 760
912	912	(3) In the case of a school building project, as defined in subparagraph 761
913	913	(A) of subdivision (3) of section 10-282, as amended by this act, the 762
914	914	amount of the grant approved by the [Commissioner of Administrative 763
915	915	Services] secretary shall be computed pursuant to the provisions of 764
916	916	section 10-286, as amended by this act, and the eligible percentage shall 765
917	917	be computed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section. 766
918	918	The calculation of the grant pursuant to this section shall be made in 767
919	919	accordance with the state standard space specifications in effect at the 768
920	920	time of final grant calculation. 769
921	921	Sec. 14. Section 10-285c of the general statutes is repealed and the 770
922	922	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 771
923	923	For school building projects approved by the General Assembly after 772
924	924	July 1, 1993, if state reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this 773
925	925	chapter or any special act, for the acquisition, purchase or construction 774
926	926	of a building was for ninety-five or more per cent of the eligible costs of 775
927	927	such acquisition, purchase or construction and such building ceases to 776
928	928	be used for the purpose for which the grant was provided within twenty 777
929	929	years of the date of approval by the General Assembly of the project, 778
930	930	title to the building shall revert to the state unless the Commissioner of 779
931	931	Education, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 780
932	932	Management, decides otherwise for good cause. 781
933	933	Sec. 15. Section 10-285d of the general statutes is repealed and the 782
934	934	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 783 Governor's Bill No. 8
935	935
936	936
937	937
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939	939
940	940	In order to be eligible for the percentage increase pursuant to 784
941	941	subsection (h) of section 10-285a: (1) The project shall be (A) included in 785
942	942	a plan developed pursuant to section 10-265f, and (B) for a particular 786
943	943	full-day kindergarten class or reduced-sized class funded pursuant to 787
944	944	section 10-265f; (2) the local or regional board of education shall present 788
945	945	evidence to the [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy 789
946	946	and Management that the project is the best option for solving the need 790
947	947	for additional space and is cost-efficient; and (3) the project shall meet 791
948	948	the requirements established in this chapter. 792
949	949	Sec. 16. Section 10-285e of the general statutes is repealed and the 793
950	950	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 794
951	951	(a) The [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and 795
952	952	Management shall include reimbursement for reasonable lease costs 796
953	953	that are determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 797
954	954	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to be required as part 798
955	955	of a school building project grant under this chapter. 799
956	956	(b) The [Department of Administrative Services] office shall require 800
957	957	renovation projects under this chapter to meet the same state and federal 801
958	958	codes and regulations as are required for alteration projects. 802
959	959	Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 10-285f of the general statutes is 803
960	960	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 804
961	961	2020): 805
962	962	(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any regulation 806
963	963	adopted [by the State Board of Education] pursuant to this chapter, a 807
964	964	town or regional school district choosing to use the design-build option 808
965	965	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall attend a meeting with 809
966	966	[Department of Education staff] the Office of Policy and Management 810
967	967	prior to executing a design-build contract. The [department] office shall 811
968	968	provide the town or regional school district with all of its code checklists 812
969	969	and review materials which the town or regional school district shall use 813
970	970	as a basis for obtaining plan approval by local officials having 814
971	971	jurisdiction over such matters or other qualified code reviewers. It shall 815 Governor's Bill No. 8
972	972
973	973
974	974
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976	976
977	977	be the sole responsibility of the town or regional school district to ensure 816
978	978	compliance with all applicable codes. 817
979	979	Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 10-285g of the general statutes is 818
980	980	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 819
981	981	2020): 820
982	982	(b) A local or regional board of education may apply to the 821
983	983	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 822
984	984	Policy and Management for a waiver from the standard required in 823
985	985	subsection (a) of this section for any relocatable classroom that will be 824
986	986	used by the same school for a period of less than thirty-six months and 825
987	987	the [commissioner] secretary shall grant such waiver, provided the 826
988	988	application includes evidence that the board, with notice to parents, 827
989	989	students and teachers, held a public hearing on the effects that required 828
990	990	acoustical standards for classrooms may have on a student's ability to 829
991	991	learn. 830
992	992	Sec. 19. Section 10-286 of the general statutes is repealed and the 831
993	993	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 832
994	994	(a) The amount of the grant approved by the [Commissioner of 833
995	995	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 834
996	996	Management under the provisions of this chapter for any completed 835
997	997	school building project shall be computed as follows: 836
998	998	(1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and each fiscal year 837
999	999	thereafter, in the case of a new school plant, an extension of an existing 838
1000	1000	school building or projects involving the major alteration of any existing 839
1001	1001	building to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as 840
1002	1002	determined in section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of the result of 841
1003	1003	multiplying together the number representing the highest projected 842
1004	1004	enrollment, based on data acceptable to the [Commissioner of 843
1005	1005	Administrative Services] secretary, for such building during the eight-844
1006	1006	year period from the date a local or regional board of education files a 845
1007	1007	notification of a proposed school building project with the [Department 846
1008	1008	of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and Management, the 847 Governor's Bill No. 8
1009	1009
1010	1010
1011	1011
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1013	1013
1014	1014	number of gross square feet per pupil determined by the [Commissioner 848
1015	1015	of Administrative Services] secretary to be adequate for the kind of 849
1016	1016	educational program or programs intended, and the eligible cost of such 850
1017	1017	project, divided by the gross square feet of such building, or the eligible 851
1018	1018	percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of 852
1019	1019	the eligible cost of such project, whichever is less; 853
1020	1020	(2) In the case of projects involving the purchase of an existing 854
1021	1021	building to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as 855
1022	1022	determined in section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of the eligible 856
1023	1023	cost as determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 857
1024	1024	secretary, provided any project involving the purchase and renovation 858
1025	1025	of an existing facility, may be exempt from the standard space 859
1026	1026	specifications, and otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements may 860
1027	1027	be considered eligible for reimbursement as part of such a project, if 861
1028	1028	information is provided acceptable to the [Commissioner of 862
1029	1029	Administrative Services] secretary documenting the need for such work 863
1030	1030	and the cost savings to the state and the school district of such purchase 864
1031	1031	and renovation project in comparison to alternative construction 865
1032	1032	options; 866
1033	1033	(3) If any school building project described in subdivisions (1) and (2) 867
1034	1034	of this subsection includes the construction, extension or major 868
1035	1035	alteration of outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts or a natatorium, 869
1036	1036	gymnasium or auditorium, the grant for the construction of such 870
1037	1037	outdoor athletic facilities, tennis courts and natatorium shall be limited 871
1038	1038	to one-half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the 872
1039	1039	net eligible cost of construction thereof; the grant for the construction of 873
1040	1040	an area of spectator seating in a gymnasium shall be one-half of the 874
1041	1041	eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the net eligible cost of 875
1042	1042	construction thereof; and the grant for the construction of the seating 876
1043	1043	area in an auditorium shall be limited to one-half of the eligible 877
1044	1044	percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of the net eligible cost of 878
1045	1045	construction of the portion of such area that seats one-half of the 879
1046	1046	projected enrollment of the building, as defined in subdivision (1) of this 880
1047	1047	subsection, which it serves; 881 Governor's Bill No. 8
1048	1048
1049	1049
1050	1050
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1052	1052
1053	1053	(4) In the case of a regional agricultural science and technology 882
1054	1054	education center or the purchase of equipment pursuant to subsection 883
1055	1055	(a) of section 10-65 or a regional special education facility pursuant to 884
1056	1056	section 10-76e, an amount equal to eighty per cent of the eligible cost of 885
1057	1057	such project, as determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative 886
1058	1058	Services] secretary; 887
1059	1059	(5) In the case of a public school administrative or service facility, one-888
1060	1060	half of the eligible percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 889
1061	1061	subsection of the eligible project cost as determined by the 890
1062	1062	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary, or in the case of a 891
1063	1063	regional educational service center administrative or service facility, the 892
1064	1064	eligible percentage, as determined pursuant to subsection (c) of section 893
1065	1065	10-285a, of the eligible project cost as determined by the [commissioner] 894
1066	1066	secretary; 895
1067	1067	(6) In the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total 896
1068	1068	replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for at least twenty 897
1069	1069	years, or in the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total 898
1070	1070	replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for fewer than 899
1071	1071	twenty years when it is determined by a registered architect or 900
1072	1072	registered engineer that such roof was improperly designed or 901
1073	1073	improperly constructed and the town is prohibited from recovery of 902
1074	1074	damages or has no other recourse at law or in equity, the eligible 903
1075	1075	percentage for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, of the eligible 904
1076	1076	cost as determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 905
1077	1077	secretary. In the case of the total replacement of a roof or the total 906
1078	1078	replacement of a portion of a roof which has existed for fewer than 907
1079	1079	twenty years (A) when it is determined by a registered architect or 908
1080	1080	registered engineer that such roof was improperly designed or 909
1081	1081	improperly constructed and the town has recourse at law or in equity 910
1082	1082	and recovers less than such eligible cost, the eligible percentage for 911
1083	1083	subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection of the difference between such 912
1084	1084	recovery and such eligible cost, and (B) when the roof is at least fifteen 913
1085	1085	years old but less than twenty years old and it cannot be determined by 914
1086	1086	a registered architect or registered engineer that such roof was 915 Governor's Bill No. 8
1087	1087
1088	1088
1089	1089
1090	1090	LCO No. 689 29 of 112
1091	1091
1092	1092	improperly designed or improperly constructed, the eligible percentage 916
1093	1093	for subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection of the eligible project costs 917
1094	1094	provided such costs are multiplied by the ratio of the age of the roof to 918
1095	1095	twenty years. For purposes of this subparagraph, the age of the roof 919
1096	1096	shall be determined in whole years to the nearest year based on the time 920
1097	1097	between the completed installation of the old roof and the date of the 921
1098	1098	grant application for the school construction project for the new roof; 922
1099	1099	(7) In the case of projects to correct code violations, the eligible 923
1100	1100	percentage, as determined in section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of 924
1101	1101	the eligible cost as determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative 925
1102	1102	Services] secretary; 926
1103	1103	(8) In the case of a renovation project, the eligible percentage as 927
1104	1104	determined in subsection (b) of section 10-285a, multiplied by the 928
1105	1105	eligible costs as determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative 929
1106	1106	Services] secretary, provided the project may be exempt from the 930
1107	1107	standard space specifications, and otherwise ineligible repairs and 931
1108	1108	replacements may be considered eligible for reimbursement as part of 932
1109	1109	such a project, if information is provided acceptable to the 933
1110	1110	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary documenting the 934
1111	1111	need for such work and the cost savings to the state and the school 935
1112	1112	district of such renovation project in comparison to alternative 936
1113	1113	construction options; 937
1114	1114	(9) In the case of projects approved to remedy certified school indoor 938
1115	1115	air quality emergencies, the eligible percentage, as determined in section 939
1116	1116	10-285a, as amended by this act, of the eligible cost as determined by the 940
1117	1117	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary; 941
1118	1118	(10) In the case of a project involving a turn-key purchase for a facility 942
1119	1119	to be used for school purposes, the eligible percentage, as determined in 943
1120	1120	section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of the net eligible cost as 944
1121	1121	determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 945
1122	1122	secretary, except that for any project involving such a purchase for 946
1123	1123	which an application is made on or after July 1, 2011, (A) final plans for 947 Governor's Bill No. 8
1124	1124
1125	1125
1126	1126
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1128	1128
1129	1129	all construction work included in the turn-key purchase agreement shall 948
1130	1130	be approved by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 949
1131	1131	secretary in accordance with section 10-292, as amended by this act, and 950
1132	1132	(B) such project may be exempt from the standard space specifications, 951
1133	1133	and otherwise ineligible repairs and replacements may be considered 952
1134	1134	eligible for reimbursement as part of such project, if information 953
1135	1135	acceptable to the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary 954
1136	1136	documents the need for such work and that such a purchase will cost 955
1137	1137	less than constructing the facility in a different manner and will result 956
1138	1138	in a facility taking on a useful life comparable to that of a new facility. 957
1139	1139	(b) (1) In the case of all grants computed under this section for a 958
1140	1140	project which constitutes a replacement, extension or major alteration of 959
1141	1141	a damaged or destroyed facility, no grant may be paid if a local or 960
1142	1142	regional board of education has failed to insure its facilities and capital 961
1143	1143	equipment in accordance with the provisions of section 10-220, as 962
1144	1144	amended by this act. The amount of financial loss due to any damage or 963
1145	1145	destruction to any such facility, as determined by ascertaining the 964
1146	1146	replacement value of such damage or destruction, shall be deducted 965
1147	1147	from project cost estimates prior to computation of the grant. 966
1148	1148	(2) In the case of any grants computed under this section for a school 967
1149	1149	building project authorized pursuant to section 10-283, as amended by 968
1150	1150	this act, after July 1, 1979, any federal funds or other state funds received 969
1151	1151	for such school building project shall be deducted from project costs 970
1152	1152	prior to computation of the grant. 971
1153	1153	(3) The calculation of grants pursuant to this section shall be made in 972
1154	1154	accordance with the state standard space specifications in effect at the 973
1155	1155	time of the final grant calculation, except that on and after July 1, 2005, 974
1156	1156	in the case of a school district with an enrollment of less than one 975
1157	1157	hundred fifty students in grades kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive, 976
1158	1158	state standard space specifications shall not apply in the calculation of 977
1159	1159	grants pursuant to this section and the [Commissioner of 978
1160	1160	Administrative Services] secretary, in consultation with the 979
1161	1161	Commissioner of Education, may modify the standard space 980 Governor's Bill No. 8
1162	1162
1163	1163
1164	1164
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1166	1166
1167	1167	specifications for a project in such district. 981
1168	1168	(c) In the computation of grants pursuant to this section for any 982
1169	1169	school building project authorized by the General Assembly pursuant 983
1170	1170	to section 10-283, as amended by this act, (1) after January 1, 1993, any 984
1171	1171	maximum square footage per pupil limit established pursuant to this 985
1172	1172	chapter or any regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or 986
1173	1173	the [Department of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 987
1174	1174	Policy and Management pursuant to this chapter shall be increased by 988
1175	1175	twenty-five per cent for a building constructed prior to 1950; (2) after 989
1176	1176	January 1, 2004, any maximum square footage per pupil limit 990
1177	1177	established pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted by the 991
1178	1178	[Department of Administrative Services] secretary pursuant to this 992
1179	1179	chapter shall be increased by up to one per cent to accommodate a 993
1180	1180	heating, ventilation or air conditioning system, if needed; (3) for the 994
1181	1181	period from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2009, inclusive, for projects with 995
1182	1182	total authorized project costs greater than ten million dollars, if total 996
1183	1183	construction change orders or other change directives otherwise eligible 997
1184	1184	for grant assistance under this chapter exceed five per cent of the 998
1185	1185	authorized total project cost, only fifty per cent of the amount of such 999
1186	1186	change order or other change directives in excess of five per cent shall 1000
1187	1187	be eligible for grant assistance; and (4) after July 1, 2009, for projects with 1001
1188	1188	total authorized project costs greater than ten million dollars, if total 1002
1189	1189	construction change orders or other change directives otherwise eligible 1003
1190	1190	for grant assistance exceed five per cent of the total authorized project 1004
1191	1191	cost, such change order or other change directives in excess of five per 1005
1192	1192	cent shall be ineligible for grant assistance. 1006
1193	1193	(d) For any school building project receiving state grant assistance 1007
1194	1194	under this chapter, all change orders or other change directives issued 1008
1195	1195	for such project (1) on or after July 1, 2008, until June 30, 2011, shall be 1009
1196	1196	submitted, not later than six months after the date of such issuance, to 1010
1197	1197	the Commissioner of Education, and (2) on or after July 1, [2011] 2020, 1011
1198	1198	shall be submitted, not later than six months after the date of such 1012
1199	1199	issuance, to the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary, in 1013
1200	1200	a manner prescribed by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 1014 Governor's Bill No. 8
1201	1201
1202	1202
1203	1203
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1205	1205
1206	1206	secretary. Only change orders or other change directives submitted to 1015
1207	1207	the Commissioner of Education or [Commissioner of Administrative 1016
1208	1208	Services] secretary, as applicable, in accordance with this subsection 1017
1209	1209	shall be eligible for state grant assistance. 1018
1210	1210	Sec. 20. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 10-286d of the general 1019
1211	1211	statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 1020
1212	1212	(Effective July 1, 2020): 1021
1213	1213	(a) Any grant for a completed school building project approved by 1022
1214	1214	the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 1023
1215	1215	Policy and Management under the provisions of sections 10-282 and 1024
1216	1216	10-286, as amended by this act, shall include an amount equal to the 1025
1217	1217	percentage determined in section 10-285a, as amended by this act, of the 1026
1218	1218	site-acquisition costs related to such project which are determined to be 1027
1219	1219	eligible by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary, 1028
1220	1220	provided the site of such project was approved by the [Commissioner 1029
1221	1221	of Administrative Services] secretary and by the local board of 1030
1222	1222	education in such school district prior to the date of beginning of 1031
1223	1223	construction. Such site-acquisition grant shall be in addition to the 1032
1224	1224	amount granted pursuant to section 10-286, as amended by this act. In 1033
1225	1225	the case of new school building projects the date of site acquisition shall 1034
1226	1226	have no bearing on approval of a site-acquisition grant. 1035
1227	1227	(b) For purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant to 1036
1228	1228	subsection (a) of this section for a priority school district under section 1037
1229	1229	10-266p, the [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy 1038
1230	1230	and Management shall allow the reasonable cost, as determined by the 1039
1231	1231	[commissioner] secretary, of acquiring property adjacent to an existing 1040
1232	1232	school site as an eligible cost if the acreage of the existing school site is 1041
1233	1233	less than half of the number of the acres permitted under regulations 1042
1234	1234	adopted by the State Board of Education or secretary pursuant to this 1043
1235	1235	chapter. 1044
1236	1236	Sec. 21. Section 10-286e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1045
1237	1237	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1046 Governor's Bill No. 8
1238	1238
1239	1239
1240	1240
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1242	1242
1243	1243	(a) If the [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy 1047
1244	1244	and Management does not complete an audit of a school building 1048
1245	1245	project during the five-year period from the date the school district files 1049
1246	1246	a notice of project completion with the [department] office, the 1050
1247	1247	[department] office shall conduct a limited scope audit of such project. 1051
1248	1248	The limited scope audit shall review (1) the total amount of 1052
1249	1249	expenditures reported, (2) any off-site improvements, (3) adherence to 1053
1250	1250	authorized space specifications, (4) interest costs on temporary notes 1054
1251	1251	and bonds, and (5) any other matter the [Commissioner of 1055
1252	1252	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1056
1253	1253	Management deems appropriate. 1057
1254	1254	(b) The [department] office shall not make any adjustment to a school 1058
1255	1255	construction grant based on the result of an audit finding that a change 1059
1256	1256	order was not publicly bid. 1060
1257	1257	(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the [Commissioner 1061
1258	1258	of Administrative Services] secretary may waive any audit deficiencies 1062
1259	1259	found during an audit of a school building project conducted pursuant 1063
1260	1260	to this section if the [commissioner] secretary determines that granting 1064
1261	1261	such waiver is in the best interest of the state. 1065
1262	1262	Sec. 22. Section 10-286g of the general statutes is repealed and the 1066
1263	1263	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1067
1264	1264	Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the [Commissioner 1068
1265	1265	of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1069
1266	1266	Management may waive any audit deficiencies found during an audit 1070
1267	1267	of a school building project conducted pursuant to this chapter if the 1071
1268	1268	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary determines that 1072
1269	1269	granting such waiver is in the best interest of the state. 1073
1270	1270	Sec. 23. Section 10-286h of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 1074
1271	1271	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1075
1272	1272	1, 2020): 1076
1273	1273	(a) (1) The [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy 1077 Governor's Bill No. 8
1274	1274
1275	1275
1276	1276
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1278	1278
1279	1279	and Management, in consultation with the Department of Education, 1078
1280	1280	shall provide a school building project grant in accordance with the 1079
1281	1281	provisions of this chapter for a diversity school for any local or regional 1080
1282	1282	board of education that has one or more schools under the jurisdiction 1081
1283	1283	of such board where the proportion of pupils of racial minorities in all 1082
1284	1284	grades of the school is greater than twenty-five per cent of the 1083
1285	1285	proportion of pupils of racial minorities in the public schools in all of 1084
1286	1286	the same grades of the school district in which said school is situated 1085
1287	1287	taken together, and (2) such board has demonstrated evidence of a 1086
1288	1288	good-faith effort to correct the existing disparity in the proportion of 1087
1289	1289	pupils of racial minorities in the district, as determined by the 1088
1290	1290	Commissioner of Education. Such diversity school shall be open to 1089
1291	1291	resident students of the school district for the purpose of correcting the 1090
1292	1292	existing disparity in the proportion of pupils of racial minorities in the 1091
1293	1293	district not later than five years after the opening of the diversity school. 1092
1294	1294	For purposes of this section, "pupils of racial minorities" means those 1093
1295	1295	whose race is defined as other than white, or whose ethnicity is defined 1094
1296	1296	as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office of Management and Budget 1095
1297	1297	for use by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of 1096
1298	1298	Commerce. 1097
1299	1299	(b) An eligible local or regional board of education shall apply to the 1098
1300	1300	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 1099
1301	1301	Policy and Management, in accordance with the provisions of this 1100
1302	1302	chapter, for a school building project grant pursuant to this section. Such 1101
1303	1303	application shall include (1) evidence that the local or regional board of 1102
1304	1304	education is developing policies to make residents of the district aware 1103
1305	1305	that enrollment in the diversity school is open to all eligible resident 1104
1306	1306	students, and (2) a plan for correcting the existing disparity in the 1105
1307	1307	proportion of pupils of racial minorities in the district. The 1106
1308	1308	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary shall approve only 1107
1309	1309	applications for reimbursement under this section that the 1108
1310	1310	Commissioner of Education finds will assist eligible local and regional 1109
1311	1311	boards of education in correcting the existing disparity in the proportion 1110
1312	1312	of pupils of racial minorities in the district. 1111 Governor's Bill No. 8
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1317	1317
1318	1318	(c) Eligible local or regional boards of education, for purposes of a 1112
1319	1319	diversity school, shall be eligible for a school building project grant with 1113
1320	1320	a reimbursement percentage determined in accordance with the 1114
1321	1321	provisions of subsection (j) of section 10-285a. Such grant shall be used 1115
1322	1322	for the reasonable cost of any capital expenditure for the purchase, 1116
1323	1323	construction, extension, replacement, leasing or major alteration of 1117
1324	1324	diversity school facilities, including any expenditure for the purchase of 1118
1325	1325	equipment, in accordance with this section. To be eligible for 1119
1326	1326	reimbursement under this section, a diversity school construction 1120
1327	1327	project shall meet the requirements for a school building project 1121
1328	1328	established in this chapter, except that the [Commissioner of 1122
1329	1329	Administrative Services] secretary may waive any requirement in this 1123
1330	1330	chapter for good cause. 1124
1331	1331	Sec. 24. Section 10-287 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 1125
1332	1332	as amended by section 6 of public act 19-1 of the July special session, is 1126
1333	1333	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1127
1334	1334	2020): 1128
1335	1335	(a) A grant for a school building project under this chapter to meet 1129
1336	1336	project costs not eligible for state financial assistance under section 10-1130
1337	1337	287a shall be paid in installments, the number and time of payment of 1131
1338	1338	which shall correspond to the number and time of principal installment 1132
1339	1339	payments on municipal bonds, including principal payments to retire 1133
1340	1340	temporary notes renewed for the third and subsequent years pursuant 1134
1341	1341	to section 7-378a or 7-378e, issued for the purpose of financing such costs 1135
1342	1342	and shall be equal to the state's share of project costs per principal 1136
1343	1343	installment on municipal bonds or notes, except in cases where the 1137
1344	1344	project has been fully paid for, in which case the number of installments 1138
1345	1345	shall be five or, in the case of a regional agricultural science and 1139
1346	1346	technology education center or a cooperative regional special 1140
1347	1347	educational facility, shall be one; provided final payment shall not be 1141
1348	1348	made prior to an audit conducted by the State Board of Education for 1142
1349	1349	each project for which a final calculation was not made prior to July 31, 1143
1350	1350	1983. Grants under twenty-five thousand dollars shall be paid in one 1144
1351	1351	lump sum. The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of 1145 Governor's Bill No. 8
1352	1352
1353	1353
1354	1354
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1356	1356
1357	1357	the Office of Policy and Management shall certify to the State 1146
1358	1358	Comptroller, upon completion of the issuance of bonds or such renewal 1147
1359	1359	of temporary notes to finance each school building project, the dates and 1148
1360	1360	amounts of grant payments to be made pursuant to this chapter and the 1149
1361	1361	State Comptroller shall draw an order on the State Treasurer upon such 1150
1362	1362	certification to pay the amounts so certified when due. All site 1151
1363	1363	acquisition and project cost grant payments shall be made at least ten 1152
1364	1364	days prior to the principal payment on bonds or temporary notes related 1153
1365	1365	thereto or short-term financing issued to finance such site acquisition or 1154
1366	1366	project. Annual grant installments paid pursuant to this section on 1155
1367	1367	principal installment payments to retire temporary notes renewed 1156
1368	1368	pursuant to section 7-378a or 7-378e shall be based each year on the 1157
1369	1369	amount required to be retired pursuant to said sections, as adjusted for 1158
1370	1370	any ineligible project costs, and shall be paid only if at the time such 1159
1371	1371	temporary notes are renewed the rate of interest applicable to such notes 1160
1372	1372	is less than the rate of interest that would be applicable with respect to 1161
1373	1373	twenty-year bonds if issued at the time of such renewal. The 1162
1374	1374	determination related to such rates of interest pursuant to this 1163
1375	1375	subsection may be reviewed and shall be subject to approval by the 1164
1376	1376	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary prior to renewal of 1165
1377	1377	such notes. In the event that a school building project is not completed 1166
1378	1378	at the time bonds or temporary notes related thereto are issued to 1167
1379	1379	finance the project, the certification of the grant payments made 1168
1380	1380	pursuant to this section by the [Commissioner of Administrative 1169
1381	1381	Services] secretary may be based on estimates, provided upon 1170
1382	1382	completion of such project and notification of final acceptance to the 1171
1383	1383	state, the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary shall 1172
1384	1384	adjust and recertify the dates and amounts of subsequent grant 1173
1385	1385	payments based on the state's share of final eligible costs. 1174
1386	1386	(b) (1) All orders and contracts for school building construction 1175
1387	1387	receiving state assistance under this chapter, except as provided in 1176
1388	1388	subdivisions (2) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, shall be awarded to 1177
1389	1389	the lowest responsible qualified bidder only after a public invitation to 1178
1390	1390	bid, which shall be advertised in a newspaper having circulation in the 1179 Governor's Bill No. 8
1391	1391
1392	1392
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1395	1395
1396	1396	town in which construction is to take place, except for (A) school 1180
1397	1397	building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 1181
1398	1398	a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292, as amended 1182
1399	1399	by this act, and (B) change orders, those contracts or orders costing less 1183
1400	1400	than ten thousand dollars and those of an emergency nature, as 1184
1401	1401	determined by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 1185
1402	1402	secretary, in which cases the contractor or vendor may be selected by 1186
1403	1403	negotiation, provided no local fiscal regulations, ordinances or charter 1187
1404	1404	provisions conflict. 1188
1405	1405	(2) All orders and contracts for architectural services shall be 1189
1406	1406	awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible 1190
1407	1407	qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, 1191
1408	1408	at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests 1192
1409	1409	for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the 1193
1410	1410	qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public 1194
1411	1411	advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in 1195
1412	1412	the town in which construction is to take place, except for school 1196
1413	1413	building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 1197
1414	1414	a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292, as amended 1198
1415	1415	by this act. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority 1199
1416	1416	shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most responsible 1200
1417	1417	qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests 1201
1418	1418	for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting architectural 1202
1419	1419	services specific to the project or school district. Such evaluation criteria 1203
1420	1420	shall include due consideration of the proposer's pricing for the project, 1204
1421	1421	experience with work of similar size and scope as required for the order 1205
1422	1422	or contract, organizational and team structure, including any 1206
1423	1423	subcontractors to be utilized by the proposer, for the order or contract, 1207
1424	1424	past performance data, including, but not limited to, adherence to 1208
1425	1425	project schedules and project budgets and the number of change orders 1209
1426	1426	for projects, the approach to the work required for the order or contract 1210
1427	1427	and documented contract oversight capabilities, and may include 1211
1428	1428	criteria specific to the project. Final selection by the awarding authority 1212
1429	1429	is limited to the pool of the four most responsible qualified proposers 1213 Governor's Bill No. 8
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1431	1431
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1434	1434
1435	1435	and shall include consideration of all criteria included within the 1214
1436	1436	request for proposals. As used in this subdivision, "most responsible 1215
1437	1437	qualified proposer" means the proposer who is qualified by the 1216
1438	1438	awarding authority when considering price and the factors necessary 1217
1439	1439	for faithful performance of the work based on the criteria and scope of 1218
1440	1440	work included in the request for proposals. 1219
1441	1441	(3) (A) All orders and contracts for construction management services 1220
1442	1442	shall be awarded from a pool of not more than the four most responsible 1221
1443	1443	qualified proposers after a public selection process. Such process shall, 1222
1444	1444	at a minimum, involve requests for qualifications, followed by requests 1223
1445	1445	for proposals, including fees, from the proposers meeting the 1224
1446	1446	qualifications criteria of the request for qualifications process. Public 1225
1447	1447	advertisements shall be required in a newspaper having circulation in 1226
1448	1448	the town in which construction is to take place, except for school 1227
1449	1449	building projects for which the town or regional school district is using 1228
1450	1450	a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of section 10-292, as amended 1229
1451	1451	by this act. Following the qualification process, the awarding authority 1230
1452	1452	shall evaluate the proposals to determine the four most responsible 1231
1453	1453	qualified proposers using those criteria previously listed in the requests 1232
1454	1454	for qualifications and requests for proposals for selecting construction 1233
1455	1455	management services specific to the project or school district. Such 1234
1456	1456	evaluation criteria shall include due consideration of the proposer's 1235
1457	1457	pricing for the project, experience with work of similar size and scope 1236
1458	1458	as required for the order or contract, organizational and team structure 1237
1459	1459	for the order or contract, past performance data, including, but not 1238
1460	1460	limited to, adherence to project schedules and project budgets and the 1239
1461	1461	number of change orders for projects, the approach to the work required 1240
1462	1462	for the order or contract, including whether the proposer intends to self-1241
1463	1463	perform any project element and the benefit to the awarding authority 1242
1464	1464	that will result from such self-performance, and documented contract 1243
1465	1465	oversight capabilities, and may include criteria specific to the project. 1244
1466	1466	Final selection by the awarding authority is limited to the pool of the 1245
1467	1467	four most responsible qualified proposers and shall include 1246
1468	1468	consideration of all criteria included within the request for proposals. 1247 Governor's Bill No. 8
1469	1469
1470	1470
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1473	1473
1474	1474	As used in this subdivision, "most responsible qualified proposer" 1248
1475	1475	means the proposer who is qualified by the awarding authority when 1249
1476	1476	considering price and the factors necessary for faithful performance of 1250
1477	1477	the work based on the criteria and scope of work included in the request 1251
1478	1478	for proposals. 1252
1479	1479	(B) Upon the written approval of the [Commissioner of 1253
1480	1480	Administrative Services] secretary, an awarding authority may permit 1254
1481	1481	a construction manager to self-perform a portion of the construction 1255
1482	1482	work if the awarding authority and the [commissioner] secretary 1256
1483	1483	determine that the construction manager can self-perform the work 1257
1484	1484	more cost-effectively than a subcontractor. All work not performed by 1258
1485	1485	the construction manager shall be performed by trade subcontractors 1259
1486	1486	selected by a process approved by the awarding authority and the 1260
1487	1487	[commissioner] secretary. The construction manager's contract shall 1261
1488	1488	include a guaranteed maximum price for the cost of construction. Such 1262
1489	1489	guaranteed maximum price shall be determined not later than ninety 1263
1490	1490	days after the selection of the trade subcontractors. Construction shall 1264
1491	1491	not begin prior to the determination of the guaranteed maximum price, 1265
1492	1492	except work relating to site preparation and demolition may commence 1266
1493	1493	prior to such determination. 1267
1494	1494	(4) All orders and contracts for any other consultant services, 1268
1495	1495	including, but not limited to, consultant services rendered by an owner's 1269
1496	1496	representatives, construction administrators, program managers, 1270
1497	1497	environmental professionals, planners and financial specialists, shall 1271
1498	1498	comply with the public selection process described in subdivision (2) of 1272
1499	1499	this subsection. No costs associated with an order or contract for such 1273
1500	1500	consultant services shall be eligible for state financial assistance under 1274
1501	1501	this chapter unless such order or contract receives prior approval from 1275
1502	1502	the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary. 1276
1503	1503	(c) If the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] secretary 1277
1504	1504	determines that a building project has not met the approved conditions 1278
1505	1505	of the original application, the [Department of Administrative Services] 1279
1506	1506	secretary may withhold subsequent state grant payments for [said] such 1280 Governor's Bill No. 8
1507	1507
1508	1508
1509	1509
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1511	1511
1512	1512	project until appropriate action, as determined by the [commissioner] 1281
1513	1513	secretary, is taken to cause the building project to be in compliance with 1282
1514	1514	the approved conditions or may require repayment of all state grant 1283
1515	1515	payments for [said] such project when such appropriate action is not 1284
1516	1516	undertaken within a reasonable time. 1285
1517	1517	(d) Each town or regional school district shall submit a final grant 1286
1518	1518	application to the [Department of Administrative Services] secretary 1287
1519	1519	within one year from the date of completion and acceptance of the 1288
1520	1520	building project by the town or regional school district. If a town or 1289
1521	1521	regional school district fails to submit a final grant application within 1290
1522	1522	said period of time, the [commissioner] secretary may withhold ten per 1291
1523	1523	cent of the state reimbursement for such project. 1292
1524	1524	Sec. 25. Section 10-287c of the general statutes is repealed and the 1293
1525	1525	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1294
1526	1526	(a) The [State Board of Education] Secretary of the Office of Policy 1295
1527	1527	and Management is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations 1296
1528	1528	as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. [, 1297
1529	1529	provided any rules or regulations to implement the provisions of 1298
1530	1530	sections 10-283, 10-287, 10-287a, 10-292d and subsection (d) of section 1299
1531	1531	10-292m shall be prescribed in consultation with the Secretary of the 1300
1532	1532	Office of Policy and Management.] Whenever the Commissioner of 1301
1533	1533	Education has made a commitment for a grant on or before June 30, 1302
1534	1534	2011, prior to the completion of a project as provided in section 10-287a, 1303
1535	1535	and said commissioner has made advances thereon as provided in said 1304
1536	1536	section, any such regulations prescribed in accordance with this section 1305
1537	1537	which were in effect at the time of such commitment and advances shall 1306
1538	1538	be applicable to any additional commitment and subsequent advances 1307
1539	1539	with respect to such project. 1308
1540	1540	(b) Not later than June 30, [2013] 2021, the [Commissioner of 1309
1541	1541	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1310
1542	1542	Management, in consultation with the [Commissioner] Commissioners 1311
1543	1543	of Education and Administrative Services, shall adopt regulations in 1312 Governor's Bill No. 8
1544	1544
1545	1545
1546	1546
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1548	1548
1549	1549	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 in order to implement the 1313
1550	1550	provisions of this chapter. Such regulations shall apply to any project 1314
1551	1551	for which a grant application [is] was filed with the Department of 1315
1552	1552	Education or Department of Administrative Services on or after July 1, 1316
1553	1553	2013. 1317
1554	1554	Sec. 26. Section 10-287d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1318
1555	1555	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1319
1556	1556	For the purposes of funding (1) grants to projects that have received 1320
1557	1557	approval of the [Department of Administrative Services] Secretary of 1321
1558	1558	the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to sections 10-287, as 1322
1559	1559	amended by this act, and 10-287a, subsection (a) of section 10-65 and 1323
1560	1560	section 10-76e, (2) grants to assist school building projects to remedy 1324
1561	1561	safety and health violations and damage from fire and catastrophe, and 1325
1562	1562	(3) technical education and career school projects pursuant to section 10-1326
1563	1563	283b, as amended by this act, the State Treasurer is authorized and 1327
1564	1564	directed, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of section 3-1328
1565	1565	20, to issue bonds of the state from time to time in one or more series in 1329
1566	1566	an aggregate amount not exceeding eleven billion seven hundred fifty-1330
1567	1567	six million one hundred sixty thousand dollars, provided ninety million 1331
1568	1568	dollars of said authorization shall be effective July 1, 2018, and provided 1332
1569	1569	not more than five million dollars shall be made available for school 1333
1570	1570	security projects administered by the School Safety Infrastructure 1334
1571	1571	Council established pursuant to section 10-292r, as amended by this act, 1335
1572	1572	that involve multimedia interoperable communication systems. Bonds 1336
1573	1573	of each series shall bear such date or dates and mature at such time or 1337
1574	1574	times not exceeding thirty years from their respective dates and be 1338
1575	1575	subject to such redemption privileges, with or without premium, as may 1339
1576	1576	be fixed by the State Bond Commission. They shall be sold at not less 1340
1577	1577	than par and accrued interest and the full faith and credit of the state is 1341
1578	1578	pledged for the payment of the interest thereon and the principal thereof 1342
1579	1579	as the same shall become due, and accordingly and as part of the 1343
1580	1580	contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all 1344
1581	1581	amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest 1345
1582	1582	is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and 1346 Governor's Bill No. 8
1583	1583
1584	1584
1585	1585
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1587	1587
1588	1588	interest as the same become due. The State Treasurer is authorized to 1347
1589	1589	invest temporarily in direct obligations of the United States, United 1348
1590	1590	States agency obligations, certificates of deposit, commercial paper or 1349
1591	1591	bank acceptances such portion of the proceeds of such bonds or of any 1350
1592	1592	notes issued in anticipation thereof as may be deemed available for such 1351
1593	1593	purpose. 1352
1594	1594	Sec. 27. Section 10-287i of the general statutes is repealed and the 1353
1595	1595	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1354
1596	1596	A grant under this chapter for any school building project authorized 1355
1597	1597	by the General Assembly on or after July 1, 1996, or for any project for 1356
1598	1598	which application is made pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-283, 1357
1599	1599	as amended by this act, on or after July 1, 1997, shall be paid as follows: 1358
1600	1600	Applicants shall request progress payments for the state share of eligible 1359
1601	1601	project costs calculated pursuant to sections 10-65, 10-76e and 10-286, as 1360
1602	1602	amended by this act, at such time and in such manner as the 1361
1603	1603	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 1362
1604	1604	Policy and Management shall prescribe, provided no payments shall 1363
1605	1605	commence until the applicant has filed a notice of authorization of 1364
1606	1606	funding for the local share of project costs, and provided further no 1365
1607	1607	payments other than those for architectural planning and site 1366
1608	1608	acquisition shall be made prior to approval of the final architectural 1367
1609	1609	plans pursuant to section 10-292, as amended by this act. The 1368
1610	1610	[Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and 1369
1611	1611	Management shall withhold eleven per cent of a grant pending 1370
1612	1612	completion of an audit pursuant to section 10-287, as amended by this 1371
1613	1613	act, provided, if the [department] office is unable to complete the 1372
1614	1614	required audit within six months of the date a request for final payment 1373
1615	1615	is filed, the applicant may have an independent audit performed and 1374
1616	1616	include the cost of such audit in the eligible project costs. 1375
1617	1617	Sec. 28. Section 10-288 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1376
1618	1618	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1377
1619	1619	Any town or regional school district having a school building project 1378 Governor's Bill No. 8
1620	1620
1621	1621
1622	1622
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1624	1624
1625	1625	which it is unable to finance, after estimating any grant available to it 1379
1626	1626	under section 10-286, as amended by this act, may, by vote of its 1380
1627	1627	legislative body or by vote of the regional board of education, direct the 1381
1628	1628	selectmen or the chairman of the board of education of such town or 1382
1629	1629	regional school district to apply to the [State Board of Education] 1383
1630	1630	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for a hardship grant 1384
1631	1631	or loan for such purpose. The board shall, in determining the town's or 1385
1632	1632	district's ability to finance such a school building project, consider 1386
1633	1633	among other factors for such town or for the towns comprising such 1387
1634	1634	district the valuation of real property within such town or district as 1388
1635	1635	reflected in a grand list adjusted on the basis of true market value, tax-1389
1636	1636	supported bonded indebtedness, the tax rate, expenditures for school 1390
1637	1637	building projects since July 1, 1945, school building needs as determined 1391
1638	1638	by the local board or boards of education for the present biennium and 1392
1639	1639	for such future period as the [state board] secretary deems appropriate, 1393
1640	1640	and planned and urgently needed capital improvements which will 1394
1641	1641	affect the debt burden or tax rate of the town or towns. If the [state 1395
1642	1642	board] secretary finds that (1) the town or district is financially unable 1396
1643	1643	to complete such project and (2) after consultation with the 1397
1644	1644	Commissioner of Education, the standard of education in such town or 1398
1645	1645	district will deteriorate unless a hardship grant or loan is received for 1399
1646	1646	such project, the [state board] secretary may, with the approval of a 1400
1647	1647	committee consisting of the Governor, the Attorney General [,] and the 1401
1648	1648	Comptroller, [and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1402
1649	1649	Management,] make a hardship grant or loan to such town or district in 1403
1650	1650	such amount and on such terms as it considers necessary and proper, 1404
1651	1651	and may in its discretion pay such grant or loan in one sum or in 1405
1652	1652	installments. In case of a hardship grant or loan to a regional school 1406
1653	1653	district, said [state board] secretary may allocate the amount thereof 1407
1654	1654	which shall be credited to each town's proportionate share of the project 1408
1655	1655	or of the district's indebtedness and current expenditures as determined 1409
1656	1656	under the provisions of section 10-51. 1410
1657	1657	Sec. 29. Section 10-289h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1411
1658	1658	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1412 Governor's Bill No. 8
1659	1659
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1664	1664	Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a local or regional 1413
1665	1665	board of education may design and construct a central kitchen facility 1414
1666	1666	to provide food services to its public schools and shall be eligible for a 1415
1667	1667	school construction grant at the rate of reimbursement pursuant to 1416
1668	1668	subsection (a) of section 10-285a, as amended by this act. Such project 1417
1669	1669	may also include costs for alterations, expansions or creation of existing 1418
1670	1670	or new kitchen facilities in its schools to accommodate the new method 1419
1671	1671	of centralized food service preparation. Such projects shall not be subject 1420
1672	1672	to the standard space specification requirements for school construction 1421
1673	1673	projects, but shall be of reasonable size and scope as approved by the 1422
1674	1674	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 1423
1675	1675	Policy and Management. 1424
1676	1676	Sec. 30. Section 10-290a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1425
1677	1677	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1426
1678	1678	The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 1427
1679	1679	Office of Policy and Management , in consultation with the 1428
1680	1680	Commissioner of Education, shall provide advisory services to local 1429
1681	1681	officials and agencies on long range school plant planning and 1430
1682	1682	educational specifications and review the sketches and preliminary 1431
1683	1683	plans and outline specifications for any school building project and the 1432
1684	1684	educational program which it is designed to house and advise boards of 1433
1685	1685	education and school building committees regarding the suitability of 1434
1686	1686	such plans on the basis of educational effectiveness, sound construction 1435
1687	1687	and reasonable economy of cost, including energy economy and 1436
1688	1688	efficiency. 1437
1689	1689	Sec. 31. Section 10-290b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1438
1690	1690	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1439
1691	1691	The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 1440
1692	1692	Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with the 1441
1693	1693	Commissioner of Education, shall arrange for the collection, publication 1442
1694	1694	and distribution of information on procedures for school building 1443
1695	1695	committees, building methods and materials suitable for school 1444 Governor's Bill No. 8
1696	1696
1697	1697
1698	1698
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1700	1700
1701	1701	construction and on relevant educational methods, requirements and 1445
1702	1702	materials, and shall furnish such information to towns or regional 1446
1703	1703	school districts planning school construction. The [Commissioner of 1447
1704	1704	Administrative Services] secretary, through the school construction 1448
1705	1705	economy service, shall from time to time inform local officials and 1449
1706	1706	agencies involved in school construction of the services available under 1450
1707	1707	sections 10-290a to 10-290d, inclusive, as amended by this act. 1451
1708	1708	Sec. 32. Section 10-290d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1452
1709	1709	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1453
1710	1710	Any municipality, with the approval of the [Commissioner of 1454
1711	1711	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1455
1712	1712	Management, may convey any type of interest in air space over land 1456
1713	1713	used for school purposes to a private developer for residential or 1457
1714	1714	commercial uses or to a quasi-municipal or public nonmunicipal 1458
1715	1715	corporation. Said conveyance shall be made upon the recommendation 1459
1716	1716	of the chief executive officer with the approval of the legislative body of 1460
1717	1717	the municipality. 1461
1718	1718	Sec. 33. Subsection (b) of section 10-290e of the general statutes is 1462
1719	1719	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1463
1720	1720	2020): 1464
1721	1721	(b) The consultant shall not use, publish, distribute, sell or divulge 1465
1722	1722	any information obtained from any town or regional school district 1466
1723	1723	through a services agreement for the consultant's own purposes or for 1467
1724	1724	the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity without the 1468
1725	1725	prior, written consent of the town or regional school district that 1469
1726	1726	contracted for the services. Any reports or other work product prepared 1470
1727	1727	by the consultant while performing services under the services 1471
1728	1728	agreement shall be owned solely and exclusively by the town or regional 1472
1729	1729	school district that contracted for such services and the [Department of 1473
1730	1730	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1474
1731	1731	Management and cannot be used by the consultant for any purpose 1475
1732	1732	beyond the scope of the services agreement without the prior written 1476 Governor's Bill No. 8
1733	1733
1734	1734
1735	1735
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1737	1737
1738	1738	consent of the town or regional school district. Any information 1477
1739	1739	designated by the town or regional school district in accordance with 1478
1740	1740	applicable law as confidential shall not be disclosed to any third parties 1479
1741	1741	without the prior written consent of the town or regional school district 1480
1742	1742	that contracted for such services. 1481
1743	1743	Sec. 34. Section 10-290f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1482
1744	1744	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1483
1745	1745	(a) The [Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and 1484
1746	1746	Management shall develop a series of standard school construction 1485
1747	1747	contracts that, upon completion of such series of contracts, towns and 1486
1748	1748	regional boards of education may use when contracting for any school 1487
1749	1749	building project receiving state assistance pursuant to this chapter. In 1488
1750	1750	the development of such contracts, the [department] office shall ensure 1489
1751	1751	such contracts adhere to the provisions of section 10-290e, as amended 1490
1752	1752	by this act, and any other standards as determined by the [department] 1491
1753	1753	office. The town or regional board of education may modify the contract 1492
1754	1754	to meet their needs for the project, provided the contract conforms with 1493
1755	1755	the provisions of section 10-290e, as amended by this act. 1494
1756	1756	(b) The [Department of Administrative Services] office shall provide 1495
1757	1757	leadership and guidance to recipients of grants pursuant to this chapter 1496
1758	1758	concerning the efficient and effective means for constructing and 1497
1759	1759	renovating school buildings. Such leadership and guidance shall 1498
1760	1760	include: (1) Identification and publication of exemplary plans and 1499
1761	1761	specifications for new school buildings and other school projects; (2) 1500
1762	1762	publication of pamphlets and materials describing the school 1501
1763	1763	construction process; (3) information about economical, safe and 1502
1764	1764	efficient buildings; (4) incorporation of technology in building designs 1503
1765	1765	to promote student learning; and (5) information about the proper 1504
1766	1766	maintenance of buildings. 1505
1767	1767	(c) The [Department of Administrative Services] office may use the 1506
1768	1768	services of the State Education Resource Center, established pursuant to 1507
1769	1769	section 10-357a, to carry out the provisions of this section. 1508 Governor's Bill No. 8
1770	1770
1771	1771
1772	1772
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1774	1774
1775	1775	(d) The [Department of Administrative Services] office may use up to 1509
1776	1776	one hundred thousand dollars of the proceeds of the bonds issued 1510
1777	1777	pursuant to section 10-287d, as amended by this act, to carry out the 1511
1778	1778	provisions of this section. 1512
1779	1779	Sec. 35. Section 10-291 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1513
1780	1780	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1514
1781	1781	(a) No school building project for which state assistance is sought 1515
1782	1782	shall be undertaken except according to a plan and on a site approved 1516
1783	1783	by the [Department of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office 1517
1784	1784	of Policy and Management, the town or regional board of education and 1518
1785	1785	by the building committee of such town or district. No such school 1519
1786	1786	building project shall be undertaken at an expense exceeding the sum 1520
1787	1787	which the town or regional district may appropriate for the project. In 1521
1788	1788	the case of a school building project financed in whole or in part by an 1522
1789	1789	energy conservation lease purchase agreement, the expense of the 1523
1790	1790	project shall not exceed the sum which the town or regional school 1524
1791	1791	district approved for the project. A copy of final plans and specifications 1525
1792	1792	for each phase of site development and construction of all school 1526
1793	1793	building projects and for each phase thereof including site development 1527
1794	1794	shall be filed with the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 1528
1795	1795	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management subject to the 1529
1796	1796	provisions of section 10-292, as amended by this act, before the start of 1530
1797	1797	such phase of development or construction shall be begun. In the case 1531
1798	1798	of a school building project which is a new construction, extension or 1532
1799	1799	replacement of a building to be used for public school purposes, the 1533
1800	1800	town or regional board of education and the building committee of such 1534
1801	1801	town or district, prior to the approval of the architectural plans pursuant 1535
1802	1802	to the provisions of section 10-292, as amended by this act, shall provide 1536
1803	1803	for a Phase I environmental site assessment in accordance with the 1537
1804	1804	American Society for Testing and Materials Standard #1527, Standard 1538
1805	1805	Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental 1539
1806	1806	Site Assessment Process, or similar subsequent standards. The costs of 1540
1807	1807	performing such Phase I environmental site assessment shall be 1541
1808	1808	considered eligible costs of such school construction project. A town or 1542 Governor's Bill No. 8
1809	1809
1810	1810
1811	1811
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1813	1813
1814	1814	regional school district may commence a phase of development or 1543
1815	1815	construction before completion of final plans and specifications for the 1544
1816	1816	whole project provided a copy of the latest preliminary plan and cost 1545
1817	1817	estimate for such project which has been approved by the town or 1546
1818	1818	regional board of education and by the building committee shall be 1547
1819	1819	submitted with the final plans and specifications for such phase. Any 1548
1820	1820	board of education which, prior to the approval of a grant commitment 1549
1821	1821	by the General Assembly, commences any portion of a school 1550
1822	1822	construction project or causes any such project to be let out for bid, shall 1551
1823	1823	not be eligible for a school construction grant until a grant commitment 1552
1824	1824	is so approved. 1553
1825	1825	(b) The [Department of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 1554
1826	1826	Office of Policy and Management shall not approve a school building 1555
1827	1827	project plan or site, as applicable, if: 1556
1828	1828	(1) The site is in an area of moderate or high radon potential, as 1557
1829	1829	indicated in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's 1558
1830	1830	Radon Potential Map, or similar subsequent publications, except where 1559
1831	1831	the school building project plan incorporates construction techniques to 1560
1832	1832	mitigate radon levels in the air of the facility; 1561
1833	1833	(2) The plans incorporate new roof construction or total replacement 1562
1834	1834	of an existing roof and do not provide for the following: (A) A minimum 1563
1835	1835	roof pitch that conforms with the requirements of the State Building 1564
1836	1836	Code, (B) a minimum twenty-year unlimited manufacturer's guarantee 1565
1837	1837	for water tightness covering material and workmanship on the entire 1566
1838	1838	roofing system, (C) the inclusion of vapor retarders, insulation, bitumen, 1567
1839	1839	felts, membranes, flashings, metals, decks and any other feature 1568
1840	1840	required by the roof design, and (D) that all manufacturer's materials to 1569
1841	1841	be used in the roofing system are specified to meet the latest standards 1570
1842	1842	for individual components of the roofing systems of the American 1571
1843	1843	Society for Testing and Materials; 1572
1844	1844	(3) In the case of a major alteration, renovation or extension of a 1573
1845	1845	building to be used for public school purposes, the plans do not 1574 Governor's Bill No. 8
1846	1846
1847	1847
1848	1848
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1850	1850
1851	1851	incorporate the guidelines set forth in the Sheet Metal and Air 1575
1852	1852	Conditioning Contractors National Association's publication entitled 1576
1853	1853	"Indoor Air Quality Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under 1577
1854	1854	Construction" or similar subsequent publications; 1578
1855	1855	(4) In the case of a new construction, extension, renovation or 1579
1856	1856	replacement, the plans do not provide that the building maintenance 1580
1857	1857	staff responsible for such facility are trained in or are receiving training 1581
1858	1858	in, or that the applicant plans to provide training in, the appropriate 1582
1859	1859	areas of plant operations including, but not limited to, heating, 1583
1860	1860	ventilation and air conditioning systems pursuant to section 10-231e, 1584
1861	1861	with specific training relative to indoor air quality; or 1585
1862	1862	(5) In the case of a project for new construction, extension, major 1586
1863	1863	alteration, renovation or replacement involving a school entrance for 1587
1864	1864	inclusion on any listing submitted to the General Assembly in 1588
1865	1865	accordance with section 10-283, as amended by this act, on or after July 1589
1866	1866	1, 2008, the plans do not provide for a security infrastructure for such 1590
1867	1867	entrance. 1591
1868	1868	Sec. 36. Section 10-291a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1592
1869	1869	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1593
1870	1870	Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, in the case of a school 1594
1871	1871	building project to expand an existing school building, the 1595
1872	1872	[Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of 1596
1873	1873	Policy and Management shall not require code compliance 1597
1874	1874	improvements to the existing part of the building not affected by the 1598
1875	1875	project as a condition of reimbursement for the project under this 1599
1876	1876	chapter. 1600
1877	1877	Sec. 37. Section 10-292 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1601
1878	1878	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1602
1879	1879	(a) Upon receipt by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 1603
1880	1880	Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management of the final plans for 1604
1881	1881	any phase of a school building project as provided in section 10-291, as 1605 Governor's Bill No. 8
1882	1882
1883	1883
1884	1884
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1887	1887	amended by this act, [said commissioner] the secretary shall promptly 1606
1888	1888	review such plans and check them to the extent appropriate for the 1607
1889	1889	phase of development or construction for which final plans have been 1608
1890	1890	submitted to determine whether they conform with the requirements of 1609
1891	1891	the Fire Safety Code, the Department of Public Health, the life-cycle cost 1610
1892	1892	analysis approved by the [Commissioner of Administrative Services] 1611
1893	1893	secretary, the State Building Code and the state and federal standards 1612
1894	1894	for design and construction of public buildings to meet the needs of 1613
1895	1895	persons with disabilities, and if acceptable a final written approval of 1614
1896	1896	such phase shall be sent to the town or regional board of education and 1615
1897	1897	the school building committee. No phase of a school building project, 1616
1898	1898	subject to the provisions of subsection (c) or (d) of this section, shall go 1617
1899	1899	out for bidding purposes prior to such written approval. 1618
1900	1900	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a 1619
1901	1901	town or regional school district may submit final plans and 1620
1902	1902	specifications for oil tank replacement, roof replacement, asbestos 1621
1903	1903	abatement, code violation, energy conservation, network wiring 1622
1904	1904	projects or projects for which state assistance is not sought, to the local 1623
1905	1905	officials having jurisdiction over such matters for review and written 1624
1906	1906	approval. The total costs for an asbestos abatement, code violation, 1625
1907	1907	energy conservation, or network wiring project eligible for review and 1626
1908	1908	approval under this subsection shall not exceed one million dollars. 1627
1909	1909	Except for projects for which state assistance is not sought and projects 1628
1910	1910	for which the town or regional school district is using a state contract 1629
1911	1911	pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, no school building project 1630
1912	1912	described in this subsection shall go out for bidding purposes prior to 1631
1913	1913	the receipt and acceptance by the [Department of Administrative 1632
1914	1914	Services] Office of Policy and Management of such written approval. 1633
1915	1915	(c) On and after October 1, [1991] 2020, if the [Commissioner of 1634
1916	1916	Administrative Services] secretary does not complete his or her review 1635
1917	1917	pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, not later than thirty days after 1636
1918	1918	the date of receipt of final plans for a school building project, a town or 1637
1919	1919	regional school district may submit such final plans to local officials 1638
1920	1920	having jurisdiction over such matters for review and written approval. 1639 Governor's Bill No. 8
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1922	1922
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1926	1926	In such case, the school district shall notify the [commissioner] secretary 1640
1927	1927	of such action and no such school building project shall go out for 1641
1928	1928	bidding purposes prior to the receipt by the [commissioner] secretary of 1642
1929	1929	such written approval, except for projects for which the town or regional 1643
1930	1930	school district is using a state contract pursuant to subsection (d) of this 1644
1931	1931	section. Local building officials and fire marshals may engage the 1645
1932	1932	services of a code consultant for purposes of the review pursuant to this 1646
1933	1933	subsection, provided the cost of such consultant shall be paid by the 1647
1934	1934	school district. 1648
1935	1935	(d) If the Department of Administrative Services makes a state 1649
1936	1936	contract available for use by towns or regional school districts, a town 1650
1937	1937	or regional school district may use such contract, provided the actual 1651
1938	1938	estimate for the school building project under the state contract is not 1652
1939	1939	given until receipt by the town or regional school district of approval of 1653
1940	1940	the plan pursuant to this section. 1654
1941	1941	Sec. 38. Subsection (a) of section 10-292q of the general statutes is 1655
1942	1942	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1656
1943	1943	2020): 1657
1944	1944	(a) There is established a School Building Projects Advisory Council. 1658
1945	1945	The council shall consist of: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1659
1946	1946	Management, or the secretary's designee, (2) [the Commissioner of 1660
1947	1947	Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee, (3)] the 1661
1948	1948	Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, and [(4)] 1662
1949	1949	(3) five members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a 1663
1950	1950	person with experience in school building project matters, one of whom 1664
1951	1951	shall be a person with experience in architecture, one of whom shall be 1665
1952	1952	a person with experience in engineering, one of whom shall be a person 1666
1953	1953	with experience in school safety, and one of whom shall be a person 1667
1954	1954	with experience with the administration of the State Building Code. The 1668
1955	1955	chairperson of the council shall be the [Commissioner of Administrative 1669
1956	1956	Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 1670
1957	1957	[commissioner's] secretary's designee. A person employed by the 1671
1958	1958	[Department of Administrative Services] Office of Policy and 1672 Governor's Bill No. 8
1959	1959
1960	1960
1961	1961
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1963	1963
1964	1964	Management who is responsible for school building projects shall serve 1673
1965	1965	as the administrative staff of the council. The council shall meet at least 1674
1966	1966	quarterly to discuss matters relating to school building projects. 1675
1967	1967	Sec. 39. Subsection (a) of section 10-292r of the general statutes is 1676
1968	1968	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1677
1969	1969	2020): 1678
1970	1970	(a) There is established a School Safety Infrastructure Council. The 1679
1971	1971	council shall consist of: (1) The [Commissioner of Administrative 1680
1972	1972	Services, or the commissioner's designee] Secretary of the Office of 1681
1973	1973	Policy and Management, or the secretary's designee; (2) the 1682
1974	1974	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the 1683
1975	1975	commissioner's designee; (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the 1684
1976	1976	commissioner's designee; (4) one appointed by the president pro 1685
1977	1977	tempore of the Senate, who shall be a person with expertise in building 1686
1978	1978	security, preferably school building security; (5) one appointed by the 1687
1979	1979	speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a licensed 1688
1980	1980	professional engineer who is a structural engineer; (6) one appointed by 1689
1981	1981	the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be a public school 1690
1982	1982	administrator certified by the State Board of Education; (7) one 1691
1983	1983	appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who 1692
1984	1984	shall be a firefighter, emergency medical technician or a paramedic; (8) 1693
1985	1985	one appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a 1694
1986	1986	school resource officer; (9) one appointed by the minority leader of the 1695
1987	1987	House of Representatives, who shall be a public school teacher certified 1696
1988	1988	by the State Board of Education; and (10) two appointed by the 1697
1989	1989	Governor, one of whom shall be a licensed building official and one of 1698
1990	1990	whom shall be a licensed architect. The [Commissioner of 1699
1991	1991	Administrative Services] Secretary of the Office of Policy and 1700
1992	1992	Management shall serve as the chairperson of the council. The 1701
1993	1993	administrative staff of the [Department of Administrative Services] 1702
1994	1994	Office of Policy and Management shall serve as staff for the council and 1703
1995	1995	assist with all ministerial duties. 1704
1996	1996	Sec. 40. Section 10-292s of the general statutes is repealed and the 1705 Governor's Bill No. 8
1997	1997
1998	1998
1999	1999
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2001	2001
2002	2002	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1706
2003	2003	The [Commissioner of Administrative Services] Secretary of the 1707
2004	2004	Office of Policy and Management may require any town or regional 1708
2005	2005	board of education applying for a grant for a school building project, 1709
2006	2006	pursuant to this chapter, to conduct a safety assessment of the school 1710
2007	2007	building project to measure compliance with the school safety 1711
2008	2008	infrastructure criteria, established pursuant to section 10-292r, as 1712
2009	2009	amended by this act. Such town or regional board of education shall use 1713
2010	2010	an assessment tool designated by the [commissioner] secretary or an 1714
2011	2011	alternative assessment tool that provides a comparable safety and 1715
2012	2012	security assessment of the project, as determined by the [commissioner] 1716
2013	2013	secretary. 1717
2014	2014	Sec. 41. Section 10-292t of the general statutes is repealed and the 1718
2015	2015	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1719
2016	2016	(a) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Department of Administrative 1720
2017	2017	Services shall develop a standard checklist for construction projects of 1721
2018	2018	school buildings. Such checklist shall include, but need not be limited 1722
2019	2019	to, testing for polychlorinated biphenyls and asbestos. 1723
2020	2020	(b) On and after [October 1, 2015] July 1, 2020, the [Department of 1724
2021	2021	Administrative Services] Office of Policy and Management shall 1725
2022	2022	conduct an assessment of any construction project of a school building 1726
2023	2023	receiving state funding for compliance with the standard checklist 1727
2024	2024	developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 1728
2025	2025	Sec. 42. Subsection (a) of section 10-292u of the general statutes is 1729
2026	2026	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1730
2027	2027	2020): 1731
2028	2028	(a) The [Department of Administrative Services shall establish] Office 1732
2029	2029	of Policy and Management shall maintain a school building project 1733
2030	2030	clearinghouse for the collection and distribution of school building 1734
2031	2031	project designs, plans and specifications. Such clearinghouse shall 1735
2032	2032	consist of a publicly accessible database for the collection and storage of 1736 Governor's Bill No. 8
2033	2033
2034	2034
2035	2035
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2037	2037
2038	2038	relevant publications and school building project designs, plans and 1737
2039	2039	specifications that have been approved by the [department] office 1738
2040	2040	pursuant to this chapter. 1739
2041	2041	Sec. 43. Section 4-124w of the general statutes is repealed and the 1740
2042	2042	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1741
2043	2043	(a) There shall be [within the Labor Department] an Office of 1742
2044	2044	Workforce Competitiveness, which shall be within the Office of Policy 1743
2045	2045	and Management for administrative purposes only. The Office of 1744
2046	2046	Workforce Competitiveness shall constitute a successor to the Labor 1745
2047	2047	Department for purposes of this section and sections 4-124z, as 1746
2048	2048	amended by this act, 4-124ff, 4-124gg, as amended by this act, 4-124hh, 1747
2049	2049	4-124tt, as amended by this act, 4-124vv, as amended by this act, 10-95h, 1748
2050	2050	10a-11b, 10a-19d, as amended by this act, 31-3h to 31-3q, inclusive, as 1749
2051	2051	amended by this act, and 31-3yy, as amended by this act, in accordance 1750
2052	2052	with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-38e. 1751
2053	2053	(b) The Office of Workforce Competitiveness shall be under the 1752
2054	2054	direction of an executive director, who shall be appointed by the 1753
2055	2055	Governor, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, 1754
2056	2056	inclusive, as amended by this act. The [Labor Commissioner shall, with 1755
2057	2057	the assistance] executive director of the Office of Workforce 1756
2058	2058	Competitiveness shall: 1757
2059	2059	(1) Be the Governor's principal workforce development policy 1758
2060	2060	advisor; 1759
2061	2061	(2) Formulate state workforce development strategy and establish 1760
2062	2062	data-driven goals; 1761
2063	2063	[(2)] (3) Be the liaison between the Governor, the Governor's 1762
2064	2064	Workforce Council and any local, state or federal organizations and 1763
2065	2065	entities with respect to workforce development matters, including 1764
2066	2066	implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 1765
2067	2067	2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time; [amended;] 1766 Governor's Bill No. 8
2068	2068
2069	2069
2070	2070
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2072	2072
2073	2073	[(3)] (4) Coordinate and align the workforce development activities 1767
2074	2074	of all state agencies, educators and trainers, regional workforce 1768
2075	2075	development boards, collective bargaining units and others; 1769
2076	2076	(5) Create and oversee data-driven performance management 1770
2077	2077	systems that allow for the measurement and evaluation of outcomes 1771
2078	2078	across education and workforce development programs; 1772
2079	2079	[(4)] (6) Coordinate the state's implementation of the federal 1773
2080	2080	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as 1774
2081	2081	amended from time to time, [amended,] and advise and assist the 1775
2082	2082	Governor with matters related to said act; 1776
2083	2083	[(5)] (7) Establish methods and procedures to ensure the maximum 1777
2084	2084	involvement of members of the public, the legislature and local officials 1778
2085	2085	in workforce development matters, including implementation of the 1779
2086	2086	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as 1780
2087	2087	amended from time to time; [amended;] 1781
2088	2088	[(6)] (8) Enter into such contractual agreements, in accordance with 1782
2089	2089	established procedures, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 1783
2090	2090	of this section; 1784
2091	2091	(9) Administer the coordination of all employment and training 1785
2092	2092	programs in the state and implement the plan of the Governor's 1786
2093	2093	Workforce Council, as approved by the Governor; 1787
2094	2094	(10) Develop and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all 1788
2095	2095	employment and training programs in the state, including a listing of all 1789
2096	2096	funding sources for each program, the characteristics of the persons 1790
2097	2097	served, a description of each program and its results and the 1791
2098	2098	identification of areas of program overlap and duplication; 1792
2099	2099	(11) Market and communicate the state's workforce development 1793
2100	2100	strategy to ensure maximum engagement with students, jobseekers and 1794
2101	2101	businesses while effectively elevating the state's workforce profile at the 1795
2102	2102	national level; 1796 Governor's Bill No. 8
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2104	2104
2105	2105
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2107	2107
2108	2108	(12) Coordinate state workforce development expenditures across 1797
2109	2109	agencies and regional workforce development boards consistent with 1798
2110	2110	established strategies; 1799
2111	2111	(13) Coordinate with the Department of Education, Department of 1800
2112	2112	Economic and Community Development, constituent units and Office 1801
2113	2113	of Higher Education, to align curricula, programs, degrees and 1802
2114	2114	credentials of elementary, secondary and post-secondary education 1803
2115	2115	with the needs of businesses and the state's economy; 1804
2116	2116	[(7)] (14) Take any other action necessary to carry out the provisions 1805
2117	2117	of this section; and 1806
2118	2118	[(8)] (15) Not later than October 1, [2012] 2020, and annually 1807
2119	2119	thereafter, submit a report, with the assistance of the Labor Department, 1808
2120	2120	to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General 1809
2121	2121	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, economic 1810
2122	2122	development, labor and higher education and employment 1811
2123	2123	advancement specifying a forecasted assessment by the Labor 1812
2124	2124	Department of workforce shortages in occupations in this state for the 1813
2125	2125	succeeding two and five-year periods. The report shall also include 1814
2126	2126	recommendations concerning (A) methods to generate a sufficient 1815
2127	2127	number of workers to meet identified workforce needs, including, but 1816
2128	2128	not limited to, scholarship, school-to-career and internship programs, 1817
2129	2129	and (B) methods secondary and higher education and private industry 1818
2130	2130	can use to address identified workforce needs. 1819
2131	2131	(c) The [Labor Department] Office of Workforce Competitiveness 1820
2132	2132	shall be the lead state agency for the development of employment and 1821
2133	2133	training strategies and initiatives required to support the state's position 1822
2134	2134	in the knowledge economy. The [Labor Commissioner] executive 1823
2135	2135	director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, with the assistance 1824
2136	2136	of the [Office of Workforce Competitiveness] Labor Department, may 1825
2137	2137	call upon any office, department, board, commission or other agency of 1826
2138	2138	the state to supply such reports, information and assistance as may be 1827
2139	2139	necessary or appropriate in order to carry out its duties and 1828 Governor's Bill No. 8
2140	2140
2141	2141
2142	2142
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2144	2144
2145	2145	requirements. Each officer or employee of such office, department, 1829
2146	2146	board, commission or other agency of the state is authorized and 1830
2147	2147	directed to cooperate with the [Labor Commissioner] executive director 1831
2148	2148	and to furnish such reports, information and assistance. 1832
2149	2149	(d) The executive director shall provide staff to the Governor's 1833
2150	2150	Workforce Council and such other resources as the executive director 1834
2151	2151	can make available. 1835
2152	2152	(e) Any order or regulation of the Labor Department affecting the 1836
2153	2153	powers or duties and obligations set forth in this section and sections 4-1837
2154	2154	124z, as amended by this act, 4-124ff, 4-124gg, as amended by this act, 1838
2155	2155	4-124hh, 4-124tt, as amended by this act, 4-124vv, as amended by this 1839
2156	2156	act, and 31-3n, as amended by this act, which is in force on July 1, 2020, 1840
2157	2157	shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Office 1841
2158	2158	of Workforce Competitiveness until amended, repealed or superseded 1842
2159	2159	pursuant to law. Where any orders or regulations of said department 1843
2160	2160	and said office conflict, the executive director of the Office of Workforce 1844
2161	2161	Competitiveness may implement policies and procedures consistent 1845
2162	2162	with the provisions of this section and sections 4-124z, as amended by 1846
2163	2163	this act, 4-124ff, 4-124gg, as amended by this act, 4-124hh, 4-124tt, as 1847
2164	2164	amended by this act, 4-124vv, as amended by this act, 10-95h, 10a-11b, 1848
2165	2165	10a-19d, as amended by this act, 31-3h, as amended by this act, and 31-1849
2166	2166	3k, as amended by this act, while in the process of adopting the policy 1850
2167	2167	or procedure in regulation form, provided the notice of intention to 1851
2168	2168	adopt regulations is posted on the eRegulations system not later than 1852
2169	2169	twenty days after implementation. The policy or procedure shall be 1853
2170	2170	valid until the time final regulations are effective. 1854
2171	2171	Sec. 44. Section 4-124z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1855
2172	2172	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1856
2173	2173	(a) The executive director of the Office of Workforce 1857
2174	2174	Competitiveness, working with the Labor Commissioner, the 1858
2175	2175	[Commissioner] Commissioners of Economic and Community 1859
2176	2176	Development, [working with the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, 1860 Governor's Bill No. 8
2177	2177
2178	2178
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2181	2181
2182	2182	the Commissioners of] Education and Social Services, the Secretary of 1861
2183	2183	the Office of Policy and Management and the president of the 1862
2184	2184	Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, in consultation with the 1863
2185	2185	superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System and one 1864
2186	2186	member of industry representing each of the economic clusters 1865
2187	2187	identified by the Commissioner of Economic and Community 1866
2188	2188	Development pursuant to section 32-1m, shall (1) review, evaluate and, 1867
2189	2189	as necessary, recommend improvements for certification and degree 1868
2190	2190	programs offered by the Technical Education and Career System and 1869
2191	2191	the community-technical college system to ensure that such programs 1870
2192	2192	meet the employment needs of business and industry, and (2) develop 1871
2193	2193	strategies to strengthen the linkage between skill standards for 1872
2194	2194	education and training and the employment needs of business and 1873
2195	2195	industry. 1874
2196	2196	(b) Not later than January 1, 2002, and annually thereafter, the 1875
2197	2197	Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with the 1876
2198	2198	provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the 1877
2199	2199	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, 1878
2200	2200	commerce, labor and higher education and employment advancement 1879
2201	2201	on (1) the implementation of any recommended programs or strategies 1880
2202	2202	within the Technical Education and Career System or the community-1881
2203	2203	technical college system to strengthen the linkage between technical 1882
2204	2204	education and career school and community-technical college 1883
2205	2205	certification and degree programs and the employment needs of 1884
2206	2206	business and industry, and (2) any certification or degree programs 1885
2207	2207	offered by technical education and career schools or community-1886
2208	2208	technical colleges that do not meet current industry standards. 1887
2209	2209	Sec. 45. Section 4-124gg of the general statutes is repealed and the 1888
2210	2210	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1889
2211	2211	[Not later than October 1, 2012, the Labor Commissioner] The 1890
2212	2212	executive director of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, with the 1891
2213	2213	assistance of the [Office of Workforce Competitiveness] Labor 1892
2214	2214	Commissioner and in consultation with the superintendent of the 1893 Governor's Bill No. 8
2215	2215
2216	2216
2217	2217
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2219	2219
2220	2220	Technical Education and Career System, shall create an integrated 1894
2221	2221	system of state-wide industry advisory committees for each career 1895
2222	2222	cluster offered as part of the Technical Education and Career System and 1896
2223	2223	regional community-technical college system. Said committees shall 1897
2224	2224	include industry representatives of the specific career cluster. Each 1898
2225	2225	committee for a career cluster shall, with support from the Labor 1899
2226	2226	Department, Technical Education and Career System, regional 1900
2227	2227	community-technical college system and the Department of Education, 1901
2228	2228	establish specific skills standards, corresponding curriculum and a 1902
2229	2229	career ladder for the cluster which shall be implemented as part of the 1903
2230	2230	schools' core curriculum. 1904
2231	2231	Sec. 46. Section 4-124tt of the general statutes is repealed and the 1905
2232	2232	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1906
2233	2233	Within available appropriations, the Office of Workforce 1907
2234	2234	Competitiveness [, within the Labor Department,] may establish a pilot 1908
2235	2235	program to provide any eligible individual with a minor dependent 1909
2236	2236	access to training in order to obtain skills and credentials necessary to 1910
2237	2237	obtain and maintain employment. Such skills and credentials may 1911
2238	2238	include, but need not be limited to (1) a high school diploma or its 1912
2239	2239	equivalent; (2) an alternative degree; (3) English as a second language 1913
2240	2240	training; and (4) vocational training. For purposes of this section, an 1914
2241	2241	eligible individual is an individual who would qualify for benefits 1915
2242	2242	under the temporary assistance for needy families program pursuant to 1916
2243	2243	Title IV-A of the Social Security Act. 1917
2244	2244	Sec. 47. Section 4-124vv of the general statutes is repealed and the 1918
2245	2245	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1919
2246	2246	The Labor Department, working with [its] the Office of Workforce 1920
2247	2247	Competitiveness, shall, within available appropriations, fund 1921
2248	2248	Connecticut Career Choices. 1922
2249	2249	Sec. 48. Section 10a-19d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1923
2250	2250	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1924 Governor's Bill No. 8
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2252	2252
2253	2253
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2255	2255
2256	2256	(a) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 1925
2257	2257	shall, within available appropriations, expand the capacity of programs 1926
2258	2258	for training early childhood education teachers through the 1927
2259	2259	development of accelerated, alternate route programs to initial teacher 1928
2260	2260	certification with an endorsement in early childhood education. 1929
2261	2261	(b) The president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, 1930
2262	2262	in consultation with the [Labor Department's] Office of Workforce 1931
2263	2263	Competitiveness, the Department of Education, the Department of 1932
2264	2264	Social Services, Charter Oak State College, early childhood education 1933
2265	2265	faculty at two and four-year public and independent institutions of 1934
2266	2266	higher education, early childhood education professional associations, 1935
2267	2267	early childhood education advocates and practitioners, and persons 1936
2268	2268	knowledgeable in the area of career development and programs in early 1937
2269	2269	childhood care and education, shall define the preservice and minimum 1938
2270	2270	training requirements and competencies for persons involved in early 1939
2271	2271	childhood education, from birth to five years of age, including 1940
2272	2272	requirements for individual levels of early childhood credentialing and 1941
2273	2273	licensing. 1942
2274	2274	Sec. 49. Section 31-2 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1943
2275	2275	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1944
2276	2276	(a) The Labor Commissioner shall collect information upon the 1945
2277	2277	subject of labor, its relation to capital, the hours of labor, the earnings of 1946
2278	2278	laboring men and women and the means of promoting their material, 1947
2279	2279	social, intellectual and moral prosperity, and [shall have power to] may 1948
2280	2280	summon and examine under oath such witnesses, and may direct the 1949
2281	2281	production of, and examine or cause to be produced and examined, such 1950
2282	2282	books, records, vouchers, memoranda, documents, letters, contracts or 1951
2283	2283	other papers in relation thereto as he deems necessary, and shall have 1952
2284	2284	the same powers in relation thereto as are vested in magistrates in taking 1953
2285	2285	depositions, but for this purpose persons shall not be required to leave 1954
2286	2286	the vicinity of their residences or places of business. Said commissioner 1955
2287	2287	shall collect and collate population and employment data to project who 1956
2288	2288	is working, who is not working and who will be entering the job market 1957 Governor's Bill No. 8
2289	2289
2290	2290
2291	2291
2292	2292	LCO No. 689 61 of 112
2293	2293
2294	2294	and shall provide an analysis of data concerning present job 1958
2295	2295	requirements and potential needs of new industry. The commissioner 1959
2296	2296	shall include in his annual report to the Governor, as provided in section 1960
2297	2297	4-60, all the aforesaid statistical details. 1961
2298	2298	[(b) The commissioner shall administer the coordination of all 1962
2299	2299	employment and training programs in the state and shall implement the 1963
2300	2300	plan of the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission as 1964
2301	2301	approved by the Governor. The commissioner shall develop and 1965
2302	2302	maintain a comprehensive inventory of all employment and training 1966
2303	2303	programs in the state, including a listing of all funding sources for each 1967
2304	2304	program, the characteristics of the persons served, a description of each 1968
2305	2305	program and its results and the identification of areas of program 1969
2306	2306	overlap and duplication.] 1970
2307	2307	[(c) The commissioner shall provide staff to the Connecticut 1971
2308	2308	Employment and Training Commission and such other resources as the 1972
2309	2309	commissioner can make available.] 1973
2310	2310	[(d)] (b) The commissioner may request the Attorney General to bring 1974
2311	2311	an action in Superior Court for injunctive relief requiring compliance 1975
2312	2312	with any statute, regulation, order or permit administered, adopted or 1976
2313	2313	issued by the commissioner. 1977
2314	2314	[(e)] (c) The commissioner shall assist state agencies, boards and 1978
2315	2315	commissions that issue occupational certificates or licenses in (1) 1979
2316	2316	determining when to recognize and accept military training and 1980
2317	2317	experience in lieu of all or part of the training and experience required 1981
2318	2318	for a specific professional or occupational license, and (2) reviewing and 1982
2319	2319	revising policies and procedures to ensure that relevant military 1983
2320	2320	education, skills and training are given appropriate recognition in the 1984
2321	2321	certification and licensing process. 1985
2322	2322	Sec. 50. Section 31-3h of the general statutes is repealed and the 1986
2323	2323	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 1987
2324	2324	(a) There is created, within the [Labor Department] Office of 1988 Governor's Bill No. 8
2325	2325
2326	2326
2327	2327
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2329	2329
2330	2330	Workforce Competitiveness, the [Connecticut Employment and 1989
2331	2331	Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council. The Governor's 1990
2332	2332	Workforce Council shall constitute a successor to the Connecticut 1991
2333	2333	Employment and Training Commission, in accordance with the 1992
2334	2334	provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-38e. 1993
2335	2335	(b) The duties and responsibilities of the [commission] council shall 1994
2336	2336	include: 1995
2337	2337	(1) Carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a state job training 1996
2338	2338	coordinating council pursuant to the federal Job Training Partnership 1997
2339	2339	Act, 29 USC 1532, as amended from time to time, a state human resource 1998
2340	2340	investment council pursuant to 29 USC 1501 et seq., as amended from 1999
2341	2341	time to time, and such other related entities as the Governor may direct; 2000
2342	2342	(2) Reviewing all employment and training programs in the state to 2001
2343	2343	determine their success in leading to and obtaining the goal of economic 2002
2344	2344	self-sufficiency and to determine if such programs are serving the needs 2003
2345	2345	of Connecticut's workers, employers and economy; 2004
2346	2346	(3) Reviewing and commenting on all employment and training 2005
2347	2347	programs enacted by the General Assembly; 2006
2348	2348	(4) Implementing the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 2007
2349	2349	Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time. Such 2008
2350	2350	implementation shall include (A) developing, in consultation with the 2009
2351	2351	regional workforce development boards, a single Connecticut 2010
2352	2352	workforce development plan that (i) complies with the provisions of 2011
2353	2353	said act and section 31-11p, as amended by this act, and (ii) includes 2012
2354	2354	comprehensive state performance measures for workforce development 2013
2355	2355	activities specified in Title I of the federal Workforce Innovation and 2014
2356	2356	Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, 2015
2357	2357	which performance measures comply with the requirements of 20 CFR 2016
2358	2358	Part 666.100, (B) making recommendations to the General Assembly 2017
2359	2359	concerning the allocation of funds received by the state under said act 2018
2360	2360	and making recommendations to the regional workforce development 2019
2361	2361	boards concerning the use of formulas in allocating such funds to adult 2020 Governor's Bill No. 8
2362	2362
2363	2363
2364	2364
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2366	2366
2367	2367	employment and job training activities and youth activities, as specified 2021
2368	2368	in said act, (C) providing oversight and coordination of the state-wide 2022
2369	2369	employment statistics system required by said act, (D) as appropriate, 2023
2370	2370	recommending to the Governor that the Governor apply for workforce 2024
2371	2371	flexibility plans and waiver authority under said act, after consultation 2025
2372	2372	with the regional workforce development boards, (E) developing 2026
2373	2373	performance criteria for regional workforce development boards to 2027
2374	2374	utilize in creating a list of eligible providers, and (F) on or before 2028
2375	2375	December 31, 1999, developing a uniform individual training accounts 2029
2376	2376	voucher system that shall be used by the regional workforce 2030
2377	2377	development boards to pay for training of eligible workers by eligible 2031
2378	2378	providers, as required under said act; 2032
2379	2379	(5) Developing and overseeing a plan for the continuous 2033
2380	2380	improvement of the regional workforce developm ent boards 2034
2381	2381	established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act; 2035
2382	2382	(6) Developing incumbent worker, and vocational and manpower 2036
2383	2383	training programs, including customized job training programs to 2037
2384	2384	enhance the productivity of Connecticut businesses and to increase the 2038
2385	2385	skills and earnings of underemployed and at-risk workers, and other 2039
2386	2386	programs administered by the regional workforce development boards. 2040
2387	2387	The Labor Department, in collaboration with the regional workforce 2041
2388	2388	development boards, shall implement any incumbent worker and 2042
2389	2389	customized job training programs developed by the [commission] 2043
2390	2390	council pursuant to this subdivision; 2044
2391	2391	(7) Developing a strategy for providing comprehensive services to 2045
2392	2392	eligible youths, which strategy shall include developing youth 2046
2393	2393	preapprentice and apprentice programs through, but not limited to, 2047
2394	2394	technical education and career schools, and improving linkages 2048
2395	2395	between academic and occupational learning and other youth 2049
2396	2396	development activities; and 2050
2397	2397	(8) Coordinating an electronic state hiring campaign to encourage the 2051
2398	2398	reemployment of workers fifty years of age or older to be administered 2052 Governor's Bill No. 8
2399	2399
2400	2400
2401	2401
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2403	2403
2404	2404	through the Labor Department's Internet web site, which shall include 2053
2405	2405	testimony from various employers that demonstrates the value of hiring 2054
2406	2406	and retaining workers fifty years of age or older. Not later than January 2055
2407	2407	1, [2015] 2021, the [commission] council shall submit a report, in 2056
2408	2408	accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the 2057
2409	2409	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor on the 2058
2410	2410	status of such campaign. 2059
2411	2411	(c) (1) Wherever the term "Connecticut Employment and Training 2060
2412	2412	Commission" is used in any public or special act of 2020, the term 2061
2413	2413	"Governor's Workforce Council" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. 2062
2414	2414	(2) The Legislative Commissioners' Office shall, in codifying the 2063
2415	2415	provisions of this subsection, make such technical, grammatical and 2064
2416	2416	punctuation changes as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this 2065
2417	2417	subsection. 2066
2418	2418	Sec. 51. Section 31-3i of the general statutes is repealed and the 2067
2419	2419	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2068
2420	2420	(a) The members of the [Connecticut Employment and Training 2069
2421	2421	Commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall be appointed as 2070
2422	2422	specified in subsection (b) of this section. 2071
2423	2423	(b) (1) The [commission] council shall consist of twenty-four 2072
2424	2424	members, a majority of whom shall represent business and industry and 2073
2425	2425	the remainder of whom shall represent state and local governments, 2074
2426	2426	organized labor, education and community based organizations [, 2075
2427	2427	including a representative of a community action agency, as defined in 2076
2428	2428	section 17b-885.] and nonprofit organizations. 2077
2429	2429	(2) [Effective six months after the United States Secretary of Labor 2078
2430	2430	approves the single Connecticut workforce development plan 2079
2431	2431	submitted to said secretary in accordance with the provisions of 2080
2432	2432	subsection (b) of section 31-11r, the] The Governor shall fill any vacancy 2081
2433	2433	on the [commission from recommendations submitted by the president 2082
2434	2434	pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, 2083 Governor's Bill No. 8
2435	2435
2436	2436
2437	2437
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2439	2439
2440	2440	the majority leader of the Senate, the majority leader of the House of 2084
2441	2441	Representatives, the minority leader of the Senate and the minority 2085
2442	2442	leader of the House of Representatives] council at the Governor's 2086
2443	2443	discretion. 2087
2444	2444	(c) Members appointed to the [commission] council prior to [June 23, 2088
2445	2445	1999] July 1, 2020, shall continue to serve on the [commission] council as 2089
2446	2446	if they were appointed to the [commission] council as of [June 23, 1999] 2090
2447	2447	July 1, 2020. The [commission] council shall meet no less than once every 2091
2448	2448	calendar quarter. 2092
2449	2449	Sec. 52. Section 31-3j of the general statutes is repealed and the 2093
2450	2450	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2094
2451	2451	As used in this section and sections [31-3j] 31-3k to 31-3r, inclusive, 2095
2452	2452	as amended by this act: 2096
2453	2453	(1) "Board" means a regional [work force] workforce development 2097
2454	2454	board established under section 31-3k, as amended by this act; 2098
2455	2455	[(2) "Commission" means the Connecticut Employment and Training 2099
2456	2456	Commission created under section 31-3h;] 2100
2457	2457	[(3)] (2) ["Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner] "Executive 2101
2458	2458	director" means the executive director of the Office of Workforce 2102
2459	2459	Competitiveness; 2103
2460	2460	[(4)] (3) "Job Training Partnership Act" means the federal Job Training 2104
2461	2461	Partnership Act, 29 USC 1501 et seq., as from time to time amended; 2105
2462	2462	[(5)] (4) "Municipality" means a town, city, borough, consolidated 2106
2463	2463	town and city or consolidated town and borough; 2107
2464	2464	[(6)] (5) "Work force development region" or "region" means an area 2108
2465	2465	designated as a service delivery area in accordance with the provisions 2109
2466	2466	of the Job Training Partnership Act. 2110
2467	2467	Sec. 53. Section 31-3k of the general statutes is repealed and the 2111 Governor's Bill No. 8
2468	2468
2469	2469
2470	2470
2471	2471	LCO No. 689 66 of 112
2472	2472
2473	2473	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2112
2474	2474	(a) There is established within the Labor Department a regional 2113
2475	2475	[work force] workforce development board for each work force 2114
2476	2476	development region in the state. Each board shall assess the needs and 2115
2477	2477	priorities for investing in the development of human resources within 2116
2478	2478	the region and shall coordinate a broad range of employment, 2117
2479	2479	education, training and related services that shall be focused on client-2118
2480	2480	centered, lifelong learning and shall be responsive to the needs of local 2119
2481	2481	business, industry, the region, its municipalities and its citizens. 2120
2482	2482	(b) Each board, within its region, shall: 2121
2483	2483	(1) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of a private industry 2122
2484	2484	council under the Job Training Partnership Act, provided the private 2123
2485	2485	industry council within the region elects by a vote of its members to 2124
2486	2486	become a board and the [Labor Commissioner] executive director of the 2125
2487	2487	Office of Workforce Competitiveness approves the council as a regional 2126
2488	2488	[work force] workforce development board. 2127
2489	2489	(2) Within existing resources and consistent with the state 2128
2490	2490	employment and training information system and any guidelines issued 2129
2491	2491	by the [commissioner] executive director under subsection (b) of section 2130
2492	2492	[31-2] 4-124w, as amended by this act, (A) assess regional needs and 2131
2493	2493	identify regional priorities for employment and training programs, 2132
2494	2494	including, but not limited to, an assessment of the special employment 2133
2495	2495	needs of unskilled and low-skilled unemployed persons, including 2134
2496	2496	persons receiving state-administered general assistance or short-term 2135
2497	2497	unemployment assistance, (B) conduct planning for regional 2136
2498	2498	employment and training programs, (C) coordinate such programs to 2137
2499	2499	ensure that the programs respond to the needs of labor, business and 2138
2500	2500	industry, municipalities within the region, the region as a whole, and all 2139
2501	2501	of its citizens, (D) serve as a clearinghouse for information on all 2140
2502	2502	employment and training programs in the region, (E) prepare and 2141
2503	2503	submit an annual plan containing the board's priorities and goals for 2142
2504	2504	regional employment and training programs to the [commissioner and 2143 Governor's Bill No. 8
2505	2505
2506	2506
2507	2507
2508	2508	LCO No. 689 67 of 112
2509	2509
2510	2510	the commission] executive director and the Governor's Workforce 2144
2511	2511	Council created under section 31-3h, as amended by this act, for their 2145
2512	2512	review and approval, (F) review grant proposals and plans submitted to 2146
2513	2513	state agencies for employment and training programs that directly affect 2147
2514	2514	the region to determine whether such proposals and plans are consistent 2148
2515	2515	with the annual regional plan prepared under subparagraph (E) of this 2149
2516	2516	subdivision and inform the [commission] Governor's Workforce 2150
2517	2517	Council and each state agency concerned of the results of the review, 2151
2518	2518	(G) evaluate the effectiveness of employment and training programs 2152
2519	2519	within the region in meeting the goals contained in the annual regional 2153
2520	2520	plan prepared under subparagraph (E) of this subdivision and report its 2154
2521	2521	findings to the [commissioner] executive director and the [commission] 2155
2522	2522	Governor's Workforce Council on an annual basis, (H) ensure the 2156
2523	2523	effective use of available employment and training resources in the 2157
2524	2524	region, and (I) allocate funds where applicable for program operations 2158
2525	2525	in the region. 2159
2526	2526	(3) Provide information to the [commissioner] executive director 2160
2527	2527	concerning (A) all employment and training programs, grants or funds 2161
2528	2528	to be effective or available in the region in the following program year, 2162
2529	2529	(B) the source and purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) the 2163
2530	2530	projected amount of such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, 2164
2531	2531	organizations and institutions eligible to participate in such programs 2165
2532	2532	or receive such grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to 2166
2533	2533	receive services pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the 2167
2534	2534	range of services available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, 2168
2535	2535	(G) goals of such programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, 2169
2536	2536	schedules for submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, 2170
2537	2537	proposals and plans, in connection with such programs, grants or funds, 2171
2538	2538	(I) the program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any 2172
2539	2539	other data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the 2173
2540	2540	[commissioner] executive director or the [commission] Governor's 2174
2541	2541	Workforce Council deems essential for effective state planning. 2175
2542	2542	(4) Carry out the duties and responsibilities of the local board for 2176
2543	2543	purposes of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2177 Governor's Bill No. 8
2544	2544
2545	2545
2546	2546
2547	2547	LCO No. 689 68 of 112
2548	2548
2549	2549	2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time. [amended.] 2178
2550	2550	(5) Establish a worker training education committee comprised of 2179
2551	2551	persons from the education and business communities within the 2180
2552	2552	region, including, but not limited to, regional community-technical 2181
2553	2553	colleges and technical education and career schools. 2182
2554	2554	(c) Each board shall make use of grants or contracts with appropriate 2183
2555	2555	service providers to furnish all program services under sections 31-3j to 2184
2556	2556	31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act, unless the [commission] 2185
2557	2557	Governor's Workforce Council concurs with the board that direct 2186
2558	2558	provision of a service by the board is necessary to assure adequate 2187
2559	2559	availability of the service or that a service of comparable quality can be 2188
2560	2560	provided more economically by the board. Any board seeking to 2189
2561	2561	provide services directly shall include in the annual regional plan 2190
2562	2562	submitted to the [commissioner and the commission] executive director 2191
2563	2563	and the Governor's Workforce Council under subparagraph (E) of 2192
2564	2564	subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section its plan to provide 2193
2565	2565	services directly and appropriate justification for the need to do so. 2194
2566	2566	When the decision to provide services directly must be made between 2195
2567	2567	annual planning cycles, the board shall submit to the [commissioner and 2196
2568	2568	the commission] executive director and the Governor's Workforce 2197
2569	2569	Council a plan of service and appropriate justification for the need to 2198
2570	2570	provide services directly. Such plan of service shall be subject to review 2199
2571	2571	and approval by the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council. 2200
2572	2572	(d) On October 1, [2002] 2020, and annually thereafter, each board 2201
2573	2573	shall submit to the [Labor Department] Office of Workforce 2202
2574	2574	Competitiveness comprehensive performance measures detailing the 2203
2575	2575	results of any education, employment or job training program or 2204
2576	2576	activity funded by moneys allocated to the board, including, but not 2205
2577	2577	limited to, programs and activities specified in the federal Workforce 2206
2578	2578	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from 2207
2579	2579	time to time. [amended.] Such performance measures shall include, but 2208
2580	2580	shall not be limited to, the identity and performance of any vendor that 2209
2581	2581	enters into a contract with the board to conduct, manage or assist with 2210 Governor's Bill No. 8
2582	2582
2583	2583
2584	2584
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2586	2586
2587	2587	such programs or activities, the costs associated with such programs or 2211
2588	2588	activities, the number, gender and race of persons served by such 2212
2589	2589	programs or activities, the number, gender and race of persons 2213
2590	2590	completing such programs or activities, occupational skill types, the 2214
2591	2591	number, gender and race of persons who enter unsubsidized 2215
2592	2592	employment upon completion of such programs or activities, the 2216
2593	2593	number, gender and race of persons who remain in unsubsidized 2217
2594	2594	employment six months later and the earnings received by such 2218
2595	2595	persons. 2219
2596	2596	Sec. 54. Section 31-3l of the general statutes is repealed and the 2220
2597	2597	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2221
2598	2598	The members of a board shall be appointed by the chief elected 2222
2599	2599	officials of the municipalities in the region in accordance with the 2223
2600	2600	provisions of an agreement entered into by such municipalities. In the 2224
2601	2601	absence of an agreement the appointments shall be made by the 2225
2602	2602	Governor. The membership of each board shall satisfy the requirements 2226
2603	2603	for a private industry council as provided under the Job Training 2227
2604	2604	Partnership Act and the requirements of the federal Workforce 2228
2605	2605	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as from time to 2229
2606	2606	time amended. To the extent consistent with such requirements: (1) 2230
2607	2607	Business members shall constitute a majority of each board and shall 2231
2608	2608	include owners of businesses, chief executives or chief operating officers 2232
2609	2609	of nongovernmental employers, or other business executives who have 2233
2610	2610	substantial management or policy responsibilities. Whenever possible, 2234
2611	2611	at least one-half of the business and industry members shall be 2235
2612	2612	representatives of small businesses, including minority businesses; (2) 2236
2613	2613	the nonbusiness members shall include representatives of community-2237
2614	2614	based organizations, state and local organized labor, state and 2238
2615	2615	municipal government, human service agencies, economic 2239
2616	2616	development agencies and regional community-technical colleges and 2240
2617	2617	other educational institutions, including secondary and postsecondary 2241
2618	2618	institutions and regional vocational technical schools; (3) the 2242
2619	2619	nonbusiness representatives shall be selected by the appointing 2243
2620	2620	authority from among individuals nominated by the [commissioner] 2244 Governor's Bill No. 8
2621	2621
2622	2622
2623	2623
2624	2624	LCO No. 689 70 of 112
2625	2625
2626	2626	executive director and the organizations, agencies, institutions and 2245
2627	2627	groups set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section, and each 2246
2628	2628	appointing authority shall solicit nominations from [the commissioner] 2247
2629	2629	the executive director and the organizations, agencies, institutions and 2248
2630	2630	groups set forth in subdivisions (2) and (5) of this section; (4) labor 2249
2631	2631	representatives shall be selected from individuals recommended by 2250
2632	2632	recognized state and local labor federations in a manner consistent with 2251
2633	2633	the federal Job Training Partnership Act and the federal Workforce 2252
2634	2634	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from 2253
2635	2635	time to time; [amended;] (5) the board shall represent the interests of a 2254
2636	2636	broad segment of the population of the region, including the interests of 2255
2637	2637	welfare recipients, persons with disabilities, veterans, dislocated 2256
2638	2638	workers, younger and older workers, women, minorities and displaced 2257
2639	2639	homemakers; and (6) in each region where a private industry council 2258
2640	2640	has elected by a vote of its members to become a regional [work force] 2259
2641	2641	workforce development board and the [commissioner] executive 2260
2642	2642	director has approved the council as a board, the initial membership of 2261
2643	2643	each board shall include, but not be limited to, the business members of 2262
2644	2644	the private industry council in the region. 2263
2645	2645	Sec. 55. Section 31-3m of the general statutes is repealed and the 2264
2646	2646	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2265
2647	2647	Not later than July 1, 1992, and annually thereafter, the Governor 2266
2648	2648	shall designate appropriate state agencies as agencies involved in 2267
2649	2649	employment and training. The department heads of each agency 2268
2650	2650	involved in employment and training shall: (1) Not later than August 2269
2651	2651	15, 1992, and annually thereafter, identify the employment and training 2270
2652	2652	programs administered by the agency that shall be subject to oversight 2271
2653	2653	by one or more boards under the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, 2272
2654	2654	inclusive, as amended by this act; and (2) on and after July 1, 2020, 2273
2655	2655	provide to the [commissioner] executive director, for distribution to the 2274
2656	2656	boards through the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, 2275
2657	2657	information concerning (A) all employment and training programs, 2276
2658	2658	grants or funds to be effective or available in the following program 2277
2659	2659	year, (B) the source and purpose of such programs, grants or funds, (C) 2278 Governor's Bill No. 8
2660	2660
2661	2661
2662	2662
2663	2663	LCO No. 689 71 of 112
2664	2664
2665	2665	the projected amount of such programs, grants or funds, (D) persons, 2279
2666	2666	organizations and institutions eligible to participate in such programs 2280
2667	2667	or receive such grants or funds, (E) characteristics of clients eligible to 2281
2668	2668	receive services pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, (F) the 2282
2669	2669	range of services available pursuant to such programs, grants or funds, 2283
2670	2670	(G) goals of such programs, grants or funds, (H) where applicable, 2284
2671	2671	schedules for submitting requests for proposals, planning instructions, 2285
2672	2672	proposals and plans, in connection with such programs, grants or funds, 2286
2673	2673	(I) the program period for such programs, grants or funds, and (J) any 2287
2674	2674	other data relating to such programs, grants or funds that the 2288
2675	2675	[commissioner] executive director or the [commission] Governor's 2289
2676	2676	Workforce Council deems essential for effective regional planning. 2290
2677	2677	Sec. 56. Section 31-3n of the general statutes is repealed and the 2291
2678	2678	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2292
2679	2679	(a) The [commissioner] executive director, in consultation with the 2293
2680	2680	[commission] Governor's Workforce Council, shall adopt regulations in 2294
2681	2681	accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of sections 31-3j 2295
2682	2682	to 31-3r, inclusive, as amended by this act. The regulations shall 2296
2683	2683	establish criteria for the organization and operation of the board and for 2297
2684	2684	ensuring that the membership of each board satisfies the requirements 2298
2685	2685	of section 31-3l, as amended by this act. 2299
2686	2686	(b) The [commissioner] executive director, acting through the 2300
2687	2687	[commission] Governor's Workforce Council, shall facilitate 2301
2688	2688	communication and exchange of information between the boards and 2302
2689	2689	state agencies involved in employment and training. 2303
2690	2690	(c) The [commissioner] executive director shall distribute all 2304
2691	2691	information received under the provisions of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, 2305
2692	2692	inclusive, as amended by this act, to the [commission] Governor's 2306
2693	2693	Workforce Council in order to ensure that the review and coordination 2307
2694	2694	duties of the [commission] council are effectively carried out. 2308
2695	2695	(d) The [commissioner] executive director shall submit each annual 2309
2696	2696	regional plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) 2310 Governor's Bill No. 8
2697	2697
2698	2698
2699	2699
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2701	2701
2702	2702	of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act, together with 2311
2703	2703	the recommendations of the [commissioner] executive director and the 2312
2704	2704	[commission] Governor's Workforce Council, to the Governor for final 2313
2705	2705	approval. 2314
2706	2706	(e) The [commissioner] executive director shall approve, in 2315
2707	2707	consultation with the [commission] Governor's Workforce Council, each 2316
2708	2708	board established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended by this act, 2317
2709	2709	which meets the requirements of sections 31-3j to 31-3r, inclusive, as 2318
2710	2710	amended by this act. 2319
2711	2711	Sec. 57. Section 31-3o of the general statutes is repealed and the 2320
2712	2712	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2321
2713	2713	(a) The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall review and 2322
2714	2714	approve each annual regional plan prepared pursuant to subparagraph 2323
2715	2715	(E) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, as amended by 2324
2716	2716	this act. 2325
2717	2717	(b) The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall ensure that 2326
2718	2718	the membership of each board satisfies the representation requirements 2327
2719	2719	of section 31-3l, as amended by this act, and regulations adopted by the 2328
2720	2720	[commissioner] executive director of the Office of Workforce 2329
2721	2721	Competitiveness under section 31-3n or 4-124w, as amended by this act. 2330
2722	2722	(c) The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council shall review and 2331
2723	2723	consider the annual report of each board evaluating the effectiveness of 2332
2724	2724	employment and training programs, prepared pursuant to 2333
2725	2725	subparagraph (G) of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-3k, 2334
2726	2726	as amended by this act. 2335
2727	2727	Sec. 58. Section 31-3p of the general statutes is repealed and the 2336
2728	2728	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2337
2729	2729	In any case where a board, after review, determines that a grant 2338
2730	2730	proposal or plan submitted to a state agency involved in employment 2339
2731	2731	and training is inconsistent with the board's annual regional plan 2340 Governor's Bill No. 8
2732	2732
2733	2733
2734	2734
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2736	2736
2737	2737	prepared pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (2) of subsection 2341
2738	2738	(b) of section 31-3k, as amended by this act, the board shall notify the 2342
2739	2739	agency in writing of its determination and may request a response from 2343
2740	2740	the agency. The agency, if so requested, shall respond to the 2344
2741	2741	inconsistency noted by the board and shall make every effort to resolve 2345
2742	2742	the issues involved. If such issues cannot be resolved to the satisfaction 2346
2743	2743	of the board, the board may appeal to the [commission] Governor's 2347
2744	2744	Workforce Council. The [commission] Governor's Workforce Council 2348
2745	2745	shall review the subject matter of the appeal and recommend a 2349
2746	2746	resolution to the [commissioner] executive director, who shall render an 2350
2747	2747	opinion consistent with applicable state and federal law. 2351
2748	2748	Sec. 59. Section 31-3q of the general statutes is repealed and the 2352
2749	2749	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2353
2750	2750	All state employment and training programs shall be consistent with 2354
2751	2751	any guidelines issued by the [commissioner] executive director under 2355
2752	2752	subsection (b) of section [31-2] 4-124w, as amended by this act, and the 2356
2753	2753	annual plan for the coordination of all employment and training 2357
2754	2754	programs in the state developed by the [commission] Governor's 2358
2755	2755	Workforce Council and approved by the Governor under section 31-3h, 2359
2756	2756	as amended by this act. 2360
2757	2757	Sec. 60. Section 31-3v of the general statutes is repealed and the 2361
2758	2758	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2362
2759	2759	The Labor Commissioner and executive director of the Office of 2363
2760	2760	Workforce Competitiveness shall give priority to applicants who have 2364
2761	2761	established a work environment consistent with the criteria set forth in 2365
2762	2762	section 32-475 in awarding financial assistance under the programs 2366
2763	2763	authorized pursuant to this chapter to the extent consistent with any 2367
2764	2764	state or regional economic development strategy. 2368
2765	2765	Sec. 61. Section 31-3w of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2369
2766	2766	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2370
2767	2767	1, 2020): 2371 Governor's Bill No. 8
2768	2768
2769	2769
2770	2770
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2772	2772
2773	2773	(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Labor 2372
2774	2774	Commissioner, in exercise of any duties including any duties as 2373
2775	2775	administrator under chapter 567, shall, within available resources, 2374
2776	2776	maintain a state-wide network of job centers which provide to workers, 2375
2777	2777	students and employers comprehensive workforce development 2376
2778	2778	assistance, including, but not limited to, the following: 2377
2779	2779	(1) Unemployment compensation, retraining allowances and other 2378
2780	2780	forms of federal and state income support; 2379
2781	2781	(2) Career, labor market, educational and job training information, 2380
2782	2782	and consumer reports on local training providers; 2381
2783	2783	(3) Career planning and job search assistance; 2382
2784	2784	(4) Applicant recruitment and screening, assessment of training 2383
2785	2785	needs, customized job training pursuant to this chapter, apprenticeship 2384
2786	2786	programs pursuant to chapter 557 and related consultative services to 2385
2787	2787	employers based on their employment needs; 2386
2788	2788	(5) Eligibility determinations and referrals to providers of 2387
2789	2789	employment and training services; and 2388
2790	2790	(6) Access to information regarding job openings and, where 2389
2791	2791	appropriate, referral to such openings. 2390
2792	2792	(b) In carrying out responsibilities under this section, the 2391
2793	2793	commissioner shall: 2392
2794	2794	(1) Collaborate with the [Connecticut Employment and Training 2393
2795	2795	Commission] Governor's Workforce Council established pursuant to 2394
2796	2796	section 31-3h, as amended by this act, and the regional workforce 2395
2797	2797	development boards established pursuant to section 31-3k, as amended 2396
2798	2798	by this act; 2397
2799	2799	(2) Promote coordination of service delivery and collaboration with 2398
2800	2800	other public and private providers of education, human services and 2399
2801	2801	employment and training services, including, but not limited to, adult 2400 Governor's Bill No. 8
2802	2802
2803	2803
2804	2804
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2806	2806
2807	2807	education and literacy providers; 2401
2808	2808	(3) Consult with the Commissioner of Economic and Community 2402
2809	2809	Development to ensure coordination of service delivery to employers; 2403
2810	2810	(4) Conduct outreach to employers and trade associations to ensure 2404
2811	2811	that services meet the needs of business and industry; and 2405
2812	2812	(5) Develop a comprehensive job training assistance application for 2406
2813	2813	employer-based training services and programs that allows the 2407
2814	2814	applicant to apply for any such assistance offered by the state in one 2408
2815	2815	application. 2409
2816	2816	(c) (1) When contacted by a veteran who is in need of employment or 2410
2817	2817	work force development services, the department shall (A) determine 2411
2818	2818	whether the veteran resides closer to a [work force] workforce 2412
2819	2819	development board facility with a veterans unit than to a department 2413
2820	2820	facility offering such employment or [work force] workforce 2414
2821	2821	development assistance and, if so, provide the veteran with contact 2415
2822	2822	information for the [work force] workforce development board, and (B) 2416
2823	2823	provide a veteran who expresses an interest in advanced 2417
2824	2824	manufacturing, as defined in section 31-11ss, with information on the 2418
2825	2825	Military to Machinists program operated pursuant to section 31-11ss, if 2419
2826	2826	such veteran may be eligible for services from such program. 2420
2827	2827	(2) For purposes of this subsection, "veteran" means any person (A) 2421
2828	2828	honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions 2422
2829	2829	from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or 2423
2830	2830	(B) with a qualifying condition, as defined in section 27-103, who has 2424
2831	2831	received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active 2425
2832	2832	service in the armed forces. 2426
2833	2833	Sec. 62. Section 31-3cc of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes 2427
2834	2834	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2428
2835	2835	1, 2020): 2429
2836	2836	The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2430 Governor's Bill No. 8
2837	2837
2838	2838
2839	2839
2840	2840	LCO No. 689 76 of 112
2841	2841
2842	2842	Governor's Workforce Council, in cooperation with the Commission on 2431
2843	2843	Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity and the 2432
2844	2844	Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, shall regularly 2433
2845	2845	collect and analyze data on state-supported training programs that 2434
2846	2846	measure the presence of gender or other systematic bias and work with 2435
2847	2847	the relevant boards and agencies to correct any problems that are found. 2436
2848	2848	Sec. 63. Section 31-3dd of the general statutes is repealed and the 2437
2849	2849	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2438
2850	2850	The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2439
2851	2851	Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the Labor 2440
2852	2852	Department, the Department of Economic and Community 2441
2853	2853	Development and the regional workforce development boards, shall 2442
2854	2854	recommend to the Office of Policy and Management and the joint 2443
2855	2855	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2444
2856	2856	matters relating to appropriations, budget targets for assisting state 2445
2857	2857	employers with their training needs. 2446
2858	2858	Sec. 64. Section 31-3oo of the general statutes is repealed and the 2447
2859	2859	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2448
2860	2860	The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2449
2861	2861	Governor's Workforce Council, in collaboration with the Connecticut 2450
2862	2862	Energy Sector Partnership, shall annually solicit and publicize 2451
2863	2863	information concerning efforts made by the institutions of higher 2452
2864	2864	education in this state to promote the green technology industry, 2453
2865	2865	including the development of new academic degree and certificate 2454
2866	2866	programs, courses of instruction and initiatives made by such 2455
2867	2867	institutions to align green jobs programs with employer needs. 2456
2868	2868	Sec. 65. Section 31-3yy of the general statutes is repealed and the 2457
2869	2869	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2458
2870	2870	On or before October 1, [2014] 2020, and annually thereafter, the 2459
2871	2871	[Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] Governor's 2460
2872	2872	Workforce Council shall submit to the Office of Policy and Management 2461 Governor's Bill No. 8
2873	2873
2874	2874
2875	2875
2876	2876	LCO No. 689 77 of 112
2877	2877
2878	2878	and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2462
2879	2879	cognizance of matters relating to labor, higher education and education 2463
2880	2880	a report card of each program emphasizing employment placement 2464
2881	2881	included in the commission's annual inventory developed and 2465
2882	2882	maintained by the [Labor Commissioner] executive director of the 2466
2883	2883	Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to section [31-2] 4-124w, 2467
2884	2884	as amended by this act. The report card shall, at a minimum, identify for 2468
2885	2885	each program the cost, number of individuals entering the program, 2469
2886	2886	number of individuals satisfactorily completing the program and the 2470
2887	2887	employment placement rates of those individuals at thirteen and 2471
2888	2888	twenty-six-week intervals following completion of the program or a 2472
2889	2889	statement as to why such measure is not relevant. 2473
2890	2890	Sec. 66. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 2474
2891	2891	amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 2475
2892	2892	of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182, section 5 of 2476
2893	2893	public act 19-31, section 156 of public act 19-117 and section 3 of public 2477
2894	2894	act 19-157 is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2478
2895	2895	(Effective July 1, 2020): 2479
2896	2896	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 2480
2897	2897	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 2481
2898	2898	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 2482
2899	2899	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 2483
2900	2900	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 2484
2901	2901	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 2485
2902	2902	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 2486
2903	2903	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 2487
2904	2904	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 2488
2905	2905	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 2489
2906	2906	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 2490
2907	2907	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 2491
2908	2908	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 2492
2909	2909	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Aging and 2493
2910	2910	Disability Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive 2494
2911	2911	director of the Office of Military Affairs, the executive director of the 2495 Governor's Bill No. 8
2912	2912
2913	2913
2914	2914
2915	2915	LCO No. 689 78 of 112
2916	2916
2917	2917	Office of Health Strategy, [and] the executive director of the Technical 2496
2918	2918	Education and Career System and the executive director of the Office of 2497
2919	2919	Workforce Competitiveness. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-7, 2498
2920	2920	"department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 2499
2921	2921	Sec. 67. Section 4-5 of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, as 2500
2922	2922	amended by section 6 of public act 17-237, section 279 of public act 17-2 2501
2923	2923	of the June special session, section 20 of public act 18-182 and section 283 2502
2924	2924	of public act 19-117, is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2503
2925	2925	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2504
2926	2926	As used in sections 4-6, 4-7 and 4-8, the term "department head" 2505
2927	2927	means Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner 2506
2928	2928	of Administrative Services, Commissioner of Revenue Services, 2507
2929	2929	Banking Commissioner, Commissioner of Children and Families, 2508
2930	2930	Commissioner of Consumer Protection, Commissioner of Correction, 2509
2931	2931	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, State Board 2510
2932	2932	of Education, Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 2511
2933	2933	Protection, Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 2512
2934	2934	Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Public Health, 2513
2935	2935	Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Commissioner of 2514
2936	2936	Mental Health and Addiction Services, Commissioner of Social Services, 2515
2937	2937	Commissioner of Developmental Services, Commissioner of Motor 2516
2938	2938	Vehicles, Commissioner of Transportation, Commissioner of Veterans 2517
2939	2939	Affairs, Commissioner of Housing, Commissioner of Rehabilitation 2518
2940	2940	Services, the Commissioner of Early Childhood, the executive director 2519
2941	2941	of the Office of Military Affairs, [and] the executive director of the 2520
2942	2942	Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of 2521
2943	2943	the Office of Workforce Competitiveness. As used in sections 4-6 and 4-2522
2944	2944	7, "department head" also means the Commissioner of Education. 2523
2945	2945	Sec. 68. Section 10-21c of the general statutes is repealed and the 2524
2946	2946	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2525
2947	2947	(a) Any local or regional board of education that has a demonstrated 2526
2948	2948	shortage of certified teachers in those fields designated by the State 2527 Governor's Bill No. 8
2949	2949
2950	2950
2951	2951
2952	2952	LCO No. 689 79 of 112
2953	2953
2954	2954	Board of Education or that elects to expand the academic offerings to 2528
2955	2955	students in the areas identified by the [Labor Commissioner and the] 2529
2956	2956	Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to the provisions of 2530
2957	2957	section 4-124w, as amended by this act, may solicit and accept qualified 2531
2958	2958	private sector specialists, not necessarily certified to teach, whose 2532
2959	2959	services to teach in shortage areas have been donated by business firms, 2533
2960	2960	as defined in section 12-631. Private sector specialists who donate their 2534
2961	2961	services may be permitted to offer instruction in existing or specially 2535
2962	2962	designed curricula, provided no private sector specialist shall be 2536
2963	2963	permitted to work more than one-half of the maximum classroom hours 2537
2964	2964	of a full-time certified teacher, and provided further no private sector 2538
2965	2965	specialist teaching in an area identified by [the Labor Commissioner 2539
2966	2966	and] the Office of Workforce Competitiveness pursuant to section 4-2540
2967	2967	124w, as amended by this act, shall have sole responsibility for a 2541
2968	2968	classroom. No certified teacher may be terminated, transferred or 2542
2969	2969	reassigned due to the utilization of any private sector specialist. Local 2543
2970	2970	or regional boards of education shall annually review the need for 2544
2971	2971	private sector specialists and shall not renew or place a private sector 2545
2972	2972	specialist if certified teachers are available. 2546
2973	2973	(b) No employer-employee relationship shall be deemed to exist 2547
2974	2974	between any local or regional board of education and a private sector 2548
2975	2975	specialist whose services are donated pursuant to this section. No local 2549
2976	2976	or regional board of education shall expend any funds for compensation 2550
2977	2977	or benefits in lieu of compensation when accepting the donation of 2551
2978	2978	services from a private sector specialist. 2552
2979	2979	(c) The provisions of section 10-235 shall apply to any private sector 2553
2980	2980	specialist who donates services pursuant to the provisions of this 2554
2981	2981	section. 2555
2982	2982	Sec. 69. Subsection (a) of section 10-21j of the 2020 supplement to the 2556
2983	2983	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2557
2984	2984	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2558
2985	2985	(a) The Commissioner of Education, in collaboration with the Board 2559 Governor's Bill No. 8
2986	2986
2987	2987
2988	2988
2989	2989	LCO No. 689 80 of 112
2990	2990
2991	2991	of Regents for Higher Education, shall establish the Connecticut 2560
2992	2992	Apprenticeship and Education Committee to coordinate and identify (1) 2561
2993	2993	potential preapprenticeship and apprenticeship training program 2562
2994	2994	integration, and (2) leveraged funding identification of career technical 2563
2995	2995	education programs within high schools and programs within higher 2564
2996	2996	education institutions for careers in various industries. Such committee 2565
2997	2997	shall include, but not be limited to, (A) representatives from the 2566
2998	2998	Department of Economic and Community Development, the Labor 2567
2999	2999	Department, the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, the 2568
3000	3000	Connecticut Manufacturers Collaborative, the Technical Education and 2569
3001	3001	Career System, the advanced manufacturing centers at the regional 2570
3002	3002	community-technical colleges, independent institutions of higher 2571
3003	3003	education in the state that offer training in the field of manufacturing, 2572
3004	3004	the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's 2573
3005	3005	Workforce Council, companies and employee organizations that 2574
3006	3006	represent manufacturing workers, and (B) teachers, guidance 2575
3007	3007	counselors, school counselors, principals and superintendents. 2576
3008	3008	Sec. 70. Subsection (a) of section 10-95 of the 2020 supplement to the 2577
3009	3009	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2578
3010	3010	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2579
3011	3011	(a) The State Board of Education may establish and maintain a state-2580
3012	3012	wide system of technical education and career schools to be known as 2581
3013	3013	the Technical Education and Career System. The system shall be advised 2582
3014	3014	by a board that shall consist of eleven members as follows: (1) Four 2583
3015	3015	executives of Connecticut-based employers who shall be nominated by 2584
3016	3016	the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's 2585
3017	3017	Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, as amended 2586
3018	3018	by this act, and appointed by the Governor, (2) five members appointed 2587
3019	3019	by the State Board of Education, (3) the Commissioner of Economic and 2588
3020	3020	Community Development, and (4) the Labor Co mmissioner. The 2589
3021	3021	Governor shall appoint the chairperson. The chairperson of the 2590
3022	3022	Technical Education and Career System shall serve as a nonvoting ex-2591
3023	3023	officio member of the State Board of Education. 2592 Governor's Bill No. 8
3024	3024
3025	3025
3026	3026
3027	3027	LCO No. 689 81 of 112
3028	3028
3029	3029	Sec. 71. Subsection (a) of section 10-95s of the 2020 supplement to the 2593
3030	3030	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2594
3031	3031	thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 2595
3032	3032	(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a 2596
3033	3033	Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist 2597
3034	3034	of eleven members and shall include at least the following, (1) two 2598
3035	3035	members with experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the 2599
3036	3036	Technical Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the 2600
3037	3037	system, (2) two members who are executives of Connecticut-based 2601
3038	3038	employers and who shall be nominated by the [Connecticut 2602
3039	3039	Employment and Training Commission ] Governor's Workforce 2603
3040	3040	Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, as amended by this act. 2604
3041	3041	The Commissioners of Education and Economic and Community 2605
3042	3042	Development and the Labor Commissioner, or their respective 2606
3043	3043	designees, shall serve as ex-officio members of the board. Members of 2607
3044	3044	the board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and 2608
3045	3045	consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of 2609
3046	3046	section 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in 2610
3047	3047	section 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson. 2611
3048	3048	Sec. 72. Subsection (b) of section 17b-688h of the general statutes is 2612
3049	3049	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2613
3050	3050	2020): 2614
3051	3051	(b) Effective July 1, 1998, the Labor Department shall be responsible 2615
3052	3052	for the negotiation, establishment, modification, extension, suspension 2616
3053	3053	or termination of contracts for employment services. The Labor 2617
3054	3054	Department may provide administration and services directly or 2618
3055	3055	through the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] 2619
3056	3056	Governor's Workforce Council or regional workforce development 2620
3057	3057	boards. 2621
3058	3058	Sec. 73. Subsection (c) of section 17b-688i of the general statutes is 2622
3059	3059	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2623
3060	3060	2020): 2624 Governor's Bill No. 8
3061	3061
3062	3062
3063	3063
3064	3064	LCO No. 689 82 of 112
3065	3065
3066	3066	(c) Not later than January 1, [1999] 2021, and annually thereafter, the 2625
3067	3067	Labor Department shall submit a report to the Governor, the joint 2626
3068	3068	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 2627
3069	3069	matters relating to appropriations, human services and labor and public 2628
3070	3070	employees in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a and to the 2629
3071	3071	[Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] Governor's 2630
3072	3072	Workforce Council. Each report shall contain an evaluation of the 2631
3073	3073	operation of the employment services administered by the Labor 2632
3074	3074	Department pursuant to this section, including the number of persons 2633
3075	3075	who receive employment services, their gender and outcomes. Each 2634
3076	3076	such report shall also provide specific information regarding the cost-2635
3077	3077	effectiveness of the employment services. 2636
3078	3078	Sec. 74. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 31-11m of the 2637
3079	3079	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2638
3080	3080	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2639
3081	3081	(2) Such reserved funds may be used only to carry out state-wide 2640
3082	3082	youth activities described in Section 129(b) of the federal Workforce 2641
3083	3083	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from 2642
3084	3084	time to time, [amended,] or state-wide employment and training 2643
3085	3085	activities, for adults or for dislocated workers, described in Section 2644
3086	3086	134(a)(2)(B) or Section 134(a)(3) of said act, provided such use is 2645
3087	3087	consistent with the Connecticut workforce development plan developed 2646
3088	3088	by the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2647
3089	3089	Governor's Workforce Council under section 31-11p, as amended by this 2648
3090	3090	act. The percentage of such reserved funds that are used for 2649
3091	3091	administrative costs shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 2650
3092	3092	134(a)(3)(B) of said act. For purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 2651
3093	3093	(3) of this subsection, "administrative costs" has the same meaning as 2652
3094	3094	provided in 20 CFR Part 667, Subpart B. 2653
3095	3095	Sec. 75. Section 31-11o of the general statutes is repealed and the 2654
3096	3096	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2655
3097	3097	The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2656 Governor's Bill No. 8
3098	3098
3099	3099
3100	3100
3101	3101	LCO No. 689 83 of 112
3102	3102
3103	3103	Governor's Workforce Council established under section 31-3h, as 2657
3104	3104	amended by this act, is hereby recognized as the state-wide workforce 2658
3105	3105	development board for purposes of complying with the federal 2659
3106	3106	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as 2660
3107	3107	amended from time to time. [amended.] 2661
3108	3108	Sec. 76. Section 31-11p of the general statutes is repealed and the 2662
3109	3109	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2663
3110	3110	(a) For purposes of this section, the "federal Workforce Innovation 2664
3111	3111	and Opportunity Act of 2014" means P.L. 113-128, as amended from 2665
3112	3112	time to time. The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] 2666
3113	3113	Governor's Workforce Council, in consultation with the regional 2667
3114	3114	workforce development boards, shall develop a single Connecticut 2668
3115	3115	workforce development plan that outlines a five-year strategy for the 2669
3116	3116	state of Connecticut's workforce development system and meets the 2670
3117	3117	requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce 2671
3118	3118	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to 2672
3119	3119	time amended. Said] Such plan shall serve as a framework for the 2673
3120	3120	development of public policy, fiscal investment and operation of 2674
3121	3121	workforce education and job training programs and shall constitute the 2675
3122	3122	single state plan for purposes of Section 112 of said act. The [Connecticut 2676
3123	3123	Employment and Training Commission ] Governor's Workforce 2677
3124	3124	Council, in consultation with the regional workforce development 2678
3125	3125	boards, shall update [said] such plan at least once every five years. 2679
3126	3126	(b) The plan shall, at a minimum, include: 2680
3127	3127	(1) Long-term goals for the state's workforce development system. 2681
3128	3128	Such goals shall include local control of service delivery, one-stop 2682
3129	3129	delivery of services, individual choice for individuals served by the 2683
3130	3130	system, accountability for provider performance, coordination of 2684
3131	3131	workforce development activities integrating state and federal 2685
3132	3132	resources and the establishment of ties between funding and actual 2686
3133	3133	participation in training activities; 2687
3134	3134	(2) Short-term goals, benchmarks and performance measures that the 2688 Governor's Bill No. 8
3135	3135
3136	3136
3137	3137
3138	3138	LCO No. 689 84 of 112
3139	3139
3140	3140	state will use to measure its progress towards meeting the long-term 2689
3141	3141	goals identified in subdivision (1) of this subsection; 2690
3142	3142	(3) Identification of the role each institution, entity, organization and 2691
3143	3143	program plays in the state-wide workforce development system; 2692
3144	3144	(4) Ways to improve access to public and certified nonpublic 2693
3145	3145	postsecondary educational institutions; 2694
3146	3146	(5) A strategy for assessing unmet workforce preparation needs; 2695
3147	3147	(6) A description of comprehensive performance measures to ensure 2696
3148	3148	coordination and eliminate duplication of services; 2697
3149	3149	(7) A strategy for assessing types of jobs for which there are shortages 2698
3150	3150	of available qualified workers and the geographical concentration of 2699
3151	3151	unmet workforce needs in this state; 2700
3152	3152	(8) A strategy for maximizing or redirecting funding to deliver 2701
3153	3153	services more effectively to meet the state's workforce development 2702
3154	3154	needs; 2703
3155	3155	(9) A provision stating that the members of the [Connecticut 2704
3156	3156	Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council 2705
3157	3157	and the regional workforce development boards shall comply with state 2706
3158	3158	ethics laws and the applicable provisions of Sections 111(f) and 117(g) 2707
3159	3159	of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; [, P.L. 2708
3160	3160	113-128, as from time to time amended;] 2709
3161	3161	(10) A provision stating that the Labor Commissioner and the 2710
3162	3162	Commissioners of Social Services and Education shall develop a 2711
3163	3163	coordinated program of referring workforce development participants 2712
3164	3164	to supportive services, including, but not limited to, transportation and 2713
3165	3165	child care services for eligible participants of workforce activities. Such 2714
3166	3166	program shall include a requirement that each regional workforce 2715
3167	3167	development board submit an annual report to the [commission] 2716
3168	3168	council on or before January 31, 2000, and each January thirty-first 2717
3169	3169	thereafter detailing such board's plan for coordinating such supportive 2718 Governor's Bill No. 8
3170	3170
3171	3171
3172	3172
3173	3173	LCO No. 689 85 of 112
3174	3174
3175	3175	services; 2719
3176	3176	(11) A description of the state of Connecticut's proposed one-stop 2720
3177	3177	delivery system, which shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 2721
3178	3178	134(c) of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 2722
3179	3179	[, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended,] and shall include a 2723
3180	3180	description of the following components: (A) A uniform individual 2724
3181	3181	training accounts voucher system which shall be used by the regional 2725
3182	3182	workforce development boards to pay for training of eligible workers 2726
3183	3183	by eligible providers and which shall include a reporting system that 2727
3184	3184	ties funding to actual participation in training programs, (B) the core 2728
3185	3185	services, as identified in subdivision (12) of this subsection, which shall 2729
3186	3186	be available to adults or dislocated workers, including exemptions from 2730
3187	3187	core services, (C) the intensive services, as identified in subdivision (13) 2731
3188	3188	of this subsection, which shall be available to adults or dislocated 2732
3189	3189	workers who have received the maximum amount of core services but 2733
3190	3190	were unable to obtain employment through such core services, 2734
3191	3191	including prerequisites for obtaining such intensive services and 2735
3192	3192	exemptions from such prerequisites, and (D) the training services, as 2736
3193	3193	identified in subdivision (14) of this subsection, which shall be available 2737
3194	3194	to adults or dislocated workers who have received intensive services, 2738
3195	3195	but were unable to obtain unsubsidized employment through such 2739
3196	3196	intensive services, including prerequisites for obtaining such training 2740
3197	3197	services and exemptions from such prerequisites; 2741
3198	3198	(12) Identification of core services available under the one-stop 2742
3199	3199	delivery system, which shall, at a minimum, include: (A) Determination 2743
3200	3200	of whether individuals are eligible to receive assistance under Subtitle B 2744
3201	3201	of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; [, P.L. 2745
3202	3202	113-128, as from time to time amended;] (B) outreach, intake and 2746
3203	3203	orientation to the information and other services available through the 2747
3204	3204	one-stop delivery system; (C) a uniform assessment procedure for 2748
3205	3205	screening adults and dislocated workers which shall include, but not be 2749
3206	3206	limited to, initial assessment of skill levels, aptitudes, abilities, 2750
3207	3207	supportive service needs and for application of the self-sufficiency 2751
3208	3208	measurement developed in accordance with the provisions of section 4-2752 Governor's Bill No. 8
3209	3209
3210	3210
3211	3211
3212	3212	LCO No. 689 86 of 112
3213	3213
3214	3214	66e; (D) job search and placement assistance and, where appropriate, 2753
3215	3215	career counseling; (E) provision of (i) employment statistics 2754
3216	3216	information, including the provision of accurate information concerning 2755
3217	3217	local, regional and national labor market areas, including job vacancy 2756
3218	3218	listings in such labor market areas, information on job skills necessary 2757
3219	3219	to obtain such vacant jobs and information relating to local occupations 2758
3220	3220	in demand and the earnings and skill requirements for such 2759
3221	3221	occupations; (ii) provider performance information and program cost 2760
3222	3222	information on eligible providers of training services, as described in 2761
3223	3223	Section 122 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2762
3224	3224	2014 [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended,] provided by 2763
3225	3225	program [,] and eligible providers of youth activities described in 2764
3226	3226	Section 123 of said act, eligible providers of adult education described 2765
3227	3227	in Title II of said act, providers of postsecondary vocational education 2766
3228	3228	activities and vocational education activities, which shall include, but 2767
3229	3229	not be limited to, preapprentice programs available through, but not 2768
3230	3230	limited to, the Technical Education and Career System, available to 2769
3231	3231	school dropouts under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 2770
3232	3232	Technology Education Act, 20 USC 2301, et seq., and providers of 2771
3233	3233	vocational rehabilitation program activities described in Title I of the 2772
3234	3234	Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 720, et seq.; (iii) information 2773
3235	3235	regarding how the local area is performing on the local performance 2774
3236	3236	measures and any additional performance information with respect to 2775
3237	3237	the one-stop delivery system in the local area; (iv) accurate information 2776
3238	3238	concerning the availability of supportive services, including child care 2777
3239	3239	and transportation, available through the local area and referral to such 2778
3240	3240	services, as appropriate; (v) information regarding filing claims for 2779
3241	3241	unemployment compensation under chapter 567; (F) assistance in 2780
3242	3242	establishing eligibility for programs of financial aid assistance for 2781
3243	3243	training and education programs that are not funded under said act and 2782
3244	3244	are available through the local area; (G) follow-up services, including 2783
3245	3245	counseling regarding the workplace, for participants in workforce 2784
3246	3246	investment activities authorized under Subtitle B of the federal 2785
3247	3247	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L. 113-128, as 2786
3248	3248	from time to time amended,] who are placed in unsubsidized 2787 Governor's Bill No. 8
3249	3249
3250	3250
3251	3251
3252	3252	LCO No. 689 87 of 112
3253	3253
3254	3254	employment, for not less than twelve months after the first day of the 2788
3255	3255	employment, as appropriate; and (H) assistance in establishing 2789
3256	3256	eligibility for authorized activities under Section 403(a)(5) of the Social 2790
3257	3257	Security Act, as added by Section 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 2791
3258	3258	1997, available in the local area. For purposes of this subdivision, "local 2792
3259	3259	area" refers to an area designated as such pursuant to Section 116 of the 2793
3260	3260	federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; [, P.L. 113-2794
3261	3261	128, as from time to time amended;] 2795
3262	3262	(13) Identification of intensive services available under the one-stop 2796
3263	3263	delivery system, which services may include (A) comprehensive and 2797
3264	3264	specialized assessments of the skill levels and service needs of adults 2798
3265	3265	and dislocated workers, which may include diagnostic testing, use of 2799
3266	3266	special education planning and placement teams and use of other 2800
3267	3267	assessment tools and in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify 2801
3268	3268	employment barriers and appropriate employment goals; (B) 2802
3269	3269	development of an individual employment plan to identify the 2803
3270	3270	employment goals, appropriate achievement objectives and appropriate 2804
3271	3271	combination of services for the participant to achieve the employment 2805
3272	3272	goals; (C) group counseling; (D) individual counseling and career 2806
3273	3273	planning; (E) case management for participants seeking training 2807
3274	3274	services authorized under the federal Workforce Innovation and 2808
3275	3275	Opportunity Act of 2014; [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended;] 2809
3276	3276	and (F) short-term prevocational services, including development of 2810
3277	3277	learning skills, communication skills, interviewing skills, punctuality, 2811
3278	3278	personal maintenance skills and professional conduct, to prepare 2812
3279	3279	individuals for unsubsidized employment or training; 2813
3280	3280	(14) Identification of training services authorized under the federal 2814
3281	3281	Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L. 113-128, as 2815
3282	3282	from time to time amended,] that are available under the one-stop 2816
3283	3283	delivery system, which services may include a combination of 2817
3284	3284	occupational skills training, including training for nontraditional 2818
3285	3285	employment, on-the-job training, programs that combine workplace 2819
3286	3286	training with related instruction, which may include cooperative 2820
3287	3287	education programs, training programs operated by the private sector, 2821 Governor's Bill No. 8
3288	3288
3289	3289
3290	3290
3291	3291	LCO No. 689 88 of 112
3292	3292
3293	3293	skill upgrading and retraining, entrepreneurial training, job readiness 2822
3294	3294	training, adult education and literacy activities and customized job 2823
3295	3295	training conducted with a commitment by an employer or group of 2824
3296	3296	employers to employ an individual upon successful completion of the 2825
3297	3297	training; 2826
3298	3298	(15) Development of a uniform system of identifying and certifying 2827
3299	3299	eligible providers of the training services described in subdivision (13) 2828
3300	3300	of this subsection, which system shall (A) incorporate each of the 2829
3301	3301	requirements of Section 122 of the federal Workforce Innovation and 2830
3302	3302	Opportunity Act of 2014, [P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended,] 2831
3303	3303	and (B) be used by each regional workforce development board in 2832
3304	3304	selecting an eligible provider of training services; 2833
3305	3305	(16) A strategy for the establishment of (A) regional youth councils 2834
3306	3306	by the regional workforce development boards, which regional youth 2835
3307	3307	councils shall (i) recommend eligible providers of youth activities to the 2836
3308	3308	council and conduct oversight of eligible providers of youth activities; 2837
3309	3309	(ii) in cooperation with local boards of education, identify available 2838
3310	3310	programs and activities to assist youths in completing education 2839
3311	3311	programs; (iii) identify available programs and activities to assist youths 2840
3312	3312	in securing and preserving employment; and (iv) coordinate youth 2841
3313	3313	activities with Job Corps services, coordinate youth activities authorized 2842
3314	3314	under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 2843
3315	3315	[P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended,] and improve the 2844
3316	3316	connection between court-involved youths and the state labor market; 2845
3317	3317	and (B) criteria for selection of regional youth council members and 2846
3318	3318	awarding youth program grants for state-wide youth activities 2847
3319	3319	described in Section 129(b) of the federal Workforce Innovation and 2848
3320	3320	Opportunity Act of 2014; [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended;] 2849
3321	3321	(17) Development of a program to provide job readiness and job 2850
3322	3322	search training to unemployed and underemployed noncustodial 2851
3323	3323	parents no later than July 1, 2000; 2852
3324	3324	(18) Development of a career pathways program to link alternative 2853 Governor's Bill No. 8
3325	3325
3326	3326
3327	3327
3328	3328	LCO No. 689 89 of 112
3329	3329
3330	3330	education programs to regional community-technical colleges and 2854
3331	3331	work-related learning no later than October 1, 2000; and 2855
3332	3332	(19) Any other provisions required to be included in the plan under 2856
3333	3333	Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce Innovation and 2857
3334	3334	Opportunity Act of 2014. [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to time amended.] 2858
3335	3335	(c) The Governor may submit modifications to the single Connecticut 2859
3336	3336	workforce development plan approved by the United States Secretary 2860
3337	3337	of Labor as necessary during the five-year period covered by the plan, 2861
3338	3338	with the advice and assistance of the [Connecticut Employment and 2862
3339	3339	Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council, provided such 2863
3340	3340	modifications are (1) approved by the joint standing committees of the 2864
3341	3341	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 2865
3342	3342	appropriations, education, labor and social services, and (2) consistent 2866
3343	3343	with the requirements of Sections 111 and 112 of the federal Workforce 2867
3344	3344	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014. [, P.L. 113-128, as from time to 2868
3345	3345	time amended.] 2869
3346	3346	Sec. 77. Section 31-11q of the general statutes is repealed and the 2870
3347	3347	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2871
3348	3348	[On or before October 15, 1999, the Connecticut Employment and 2872
3349	3349	Training Commission] The Governor's Workforce Council shall submit 2873
3350	3350	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 2874
3351	3351	cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state 2875
3352	3352	agencies, education, labor and social services the comprehensive state 2876
3353	3353	performance measures developed by said [commission] council in 2877
3354	3354	accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of 2878
3355	3355	section 31-3h, as amended by this act, for activities specified in Title I of 2879
3356	3356	the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-2880
3357	3357	128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] and annually thereafter 2881
3358	3358	during any year in which such performance measures are modified. 2882
3359	3359	Sec. 78. Section 31-11r of the general statutes is repealed and the 2883
3360	3360	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2884 Governor's Bill No. 8
3361	3361
3362	3362
3363	3363
3364	3364	LCO No. 689 90 of 112
3365	3365
3366	3366	(a) On or before January 1, 2000, the former Connecticut Employment 2885
3367	3367	and Training Commission shall submit a single Workforce 2886
3368	3368	Development Plan to the Governor, which plan shall (1) be approved by 2887
3369	3369	the General Assembly, (2) comply with the requirements of section 31-2888
3370	3370	11p, as amended by this act, and (3) comply with the requirements of 2889
3371	3371	the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 13-2890
3372	3372	128, as amended from time to time. [amended.] 2891
3373	3373	(b) On or before March 15, 2000, the Governor shall submit a single 2892
3374	3374	Connecticut Workforce Development Plan to the United States 2893
3375	3375	Secretary of Labor, which plan shall satisfy the requirements of 2894
3376	3376	subsection (a) of this section. 2895
3377	3377	(c) The Governor shall submit to the United States Secretary of Labor 2896
3378	3378	any appropriate or necessary request for waiver of the statutory or 2897
3379	3379	regulatory requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and 2898
3380	3380	Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 13-128, as from time to time amended, 2899
3381	3381	with the advice and assistance of the former Connecticut Employment 2900
3382	3382	and Training Commission. 2901
3383	3383	(d) On or after July 1, 2020, any modifications to the plan shall be 2902
3384	3384	submitted by the Governor's Workforce Council, the successor to the 2903
3385	3385	Connecticut Employment and Training Commission. 2904
3386	3386	Sec. 79. Section 31-11s of the general statutes is repealed and the 2905
3387	3387	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2906
3388	3388	(a) On or before February [9, 2000] 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, 2907
3389	3389	the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] Governor's 2908
3390	3390	Workforce Council shall make recommendations consistent with the 2909
3391	3391	provisions of the single Connecticut workforce development plan 2910
3392	3392	submitted to the Governor pursuant to section 31-11r, as amended by 2911
3393	3393	this act, to the Governor and the General Assembly concerning the 2912
3394	3394	appropriation of funds received for adult workforce development 2913
3395	3395	activities under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2914
3396	3396	of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] for (1) 2915
3397	3397	job-related vocational, literacy, language or numerical skills training; (2) 2916 Governor's Bill No. 8
3398	3398
3399	3399
3400	3400
3401	3401	LCO No. 689 91 of 112
3402	3402
3403	3403	underemployed and at-risk workers; (3) individuals with barriers to 2917
3404	3404	full-time, stable employment, including language, basic skills and 2918
3405	3405	occupational literacy barriers; (4) vocational training using apprentice 2919
3406	3406	and preapprentice programs and customized job training programs that 2920
3407	3407	are designed to serve at-risk workers and promote job retention and the 2921
3408	3408	obtainment of higher wage jobs; (5) special incentives for programs that 2922
3409	3409	successfully train (A) women for nontraditional employment, and (B) 2923
3410	3410	minorities for occupations or fields of work in which such minorities are 2924
3411	3411	underrepresented; and (6) special grants or contracts in each region for 2925
3412	3412	training programs that target workers who are difficult to serve, 2926
3413	3413	including, but not limited to, workers (A) with limited literacy or 2927
3414	3414	numerical skills, (B) without a high school diploma or its equivalent, or 2928
3415	3415	(C) for whom English is a second language. For purposes of this section, 2929
3416	3416	"nontraditional employment" refers to occupations or fields of work for 2930
3417	3417	which women comprise less than twenty-five per cent of the individuals 2931
3418	3418	employed in each such occupation or field of work. 2932
3419	3419	(b) On or before February [9, 2000] 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, 2933
3420	3420	the [commission] council shall make recommendations to the Governor 2934
3421	3421	and the General Assembly concerning the appropriation of funds 2935
3422	3422	received under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2936
3423	3423	of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time, [amended,] for 2937
3424	3424	dislocated workers. 2938
3425	3425	(c) Pursuant to Section 189(i)(4)(A) of the federal Workforce 2939
3426	3426	Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from 2940
3427	3427	time to time, [amended,] the Governor is authorized by the General 2941
3428	3428	Assembly to apply for a waiver of federal eligibility requirements to 2942
3429	3429	allow incumbent workers with annual family incomes that do not 2943
3430	3430	exceed two hundred per cent of the poverty level guidelines issued by 2944
3431	3431	the federal Department of Health and Human Services to receive job 2945
3432	3432	training services. 2946
3433	3433	Sec. 80. Section 31-11t of the general statutes is repealed and the 2947
3434	3434	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2948 Governor's Bill No. 8
3435	3435
3436	3436
3437	3437
3438	3438	LCO No. 689 92 of 112
3439	3439
3440	3440	(a) The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission ] 2949
3441	3441	Governor's Workforce Council shall provide each regional workforce 2950
3442	3442	development board with criteria for the evaluation of funded programs, 2951
3443	3443	including a description of the amount, type and effectiveness of literacy 2952
3444	3444	training provided to participants, the number of persons completing job 2953
3445	3445	training, the gender and race of persons who receive training, 2954
3446	3446	occupational skill types, the number of persons who enter unsubsidized 2955
3447	3447	employment, the number of persons who remain in unsubsidized 2956
3448	3448	employment six months later and the earnings received by such 2957
3449	3449	persons. 2958
3450	3450	(b) The [commission] council shall develop an education and job 2959
3451	3451	training report card to assess the accomplishments of Connecticut's 2960
3452	3452	workforce development system and for meeting the accountability 2961
3453	3453	requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2962
3454	3454	of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time. [amended.] The 2963
3455	3455	report card shall address the effectiveness of such system in meeting (1) 2964
3456	3456	employers' needs for educated and trained workers, and (2) clients' 2965
3457	3457	needs for improving their economic well-being. 2966
3458	3458	Sec. 81. Subsection (b) of section 31-11ff of the 2020 supplement to the 2967
3459	3459	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2968
3460	3460	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 2969
3461	3461	(b) The [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] 2970
3462	3462	Governor's Workforce Council shall develop, in collaboration with the 2971
3463	3463	Connecticut state colleges and universities, Department of Education, 2972
3464	3464	and regional [work force] workforce development boards established 2973
3465	3465	pursuant to section 31-3j, as amended by this act, a state-wide plan for 2974
3466	3466	implementing, expanding or improving upon career certificate 2975
3467	3467	programs established under section 10-20a, middle college programs, 2976
3468	3468	early college high school programs and Connecticut Early College 2977
3469	3469	Opportunity programs to provide education, training and placement in 2978
3470	3470	jobs available in the manufacturing, health care, construction, green, 2979
3471	3471	science, technology, computer science, engineering and mathematics 2980
3472	3472	industries and other emerging sectors of the state's economy. Such plan 2981 Governor's Bill No. 8
3473	3473
3474	3474
3475	3475
3476	3476	LCO No. 689 93 of 112
3477	3477
3478	3478	shall include a proposal to fund such programs. 2982
3479	3479	Sec. 82. Section 31-11jj of the 2020 supplement to the general statutes, 2983
3480	3480	as amended by section 3 of public act 19-1 of the July 22 special session, 2984
3481	3481	is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 2985
3482	3482	1, 2020): 2986
3483	3483	(a) There is established the Workforce Training Authority Fund, 2987
3484	3484	which shall be an account within the Labor Department. The following 2988
3485	3485	moneys shall be deposited in the fund: (1) Any moneys received as part 2989
3486	3486	of a memorandum of understanding with the Workforce Training 2990
3487	3487	Authority; (2) all private contributions, gifts, grants, donations, bequests 2991
3488	3488	or devises received by the fund; and (3) to the extent not otherwise 2992
3489	3489	prohibited by state or federal law, any local, state or federal funds 2993
3490	3490	received by the fund. 2994
3491	3491	(b) The Workforce Training Authority Fund shall be used by the 2995
3492	3492	administrator: (1) To provide training assistance to eligible recipients as 2996
3493	3493	may be approved by the Workforce Training Authority pursuant to 2997
3494	3494	subsection (e) of this section, and (2) to pay or reimburse the 2998
3495	3495	administrator for administrative costs pursuant to subsection (h) of this 2999
3496	3496	section. Such training assistance shall be awarded for the purpose of: 3000
3497	3497	Developing and implementing training programs for the recruitment of 3001
3498	3498	businesses to the state and the training or retraining of persons in the 3002
3499	3499	state to achieve the workforce goals established by the [Connecticut 3003
3500	3500	Employment and Training Commission] Governor's Workforce Council 3004
3501	3501	and the relevant sections of the strategic master plan for higher 3005
3502	3502	education developed pursuant to section 10a-11b. Training assistance 3006
3503	3503	shall target job growth in the areas of construction, health care, early 3007
3504	3504	childhood education, insurance, financial services, bioscience, advance 3008
3505	3505	manufacturing, digital media, green technology, and tourism. 3009
3506	3506	(c) All expenditures from the Workforce Training Authority Fund, 3010
3507	3507	except for administrative costs reimbursed to the administrator 3011
3508	3508	pursuant to subsection (h) of this section, shall be approved by the 3012
3509	3509	board, provided the board may delegate to staff of the administrator the 3013 Governor's Bill No. 8
3510	3510
3511	3511
3512	3512
3513	3513	LCO No. 689 94 of 112
3514	3514
3515	3515	approval of transactions not greater than one hundred thousand dollars. 3014
3516	3516	Any such approval by the board shall be (1) specific to an individual 3015
3517	3517	expenditure to be made; (2) for budgeted expenditures with such 3016
3518	3518	variations as the board may authorize at the time of such budget 3017
3519	3519	approval; or (3) for training assistance programs to be administered by 3018
3520	3520	staff of the administrator, subject to limits, eligibility requirements and 3019
3521	3521	other conditions established by the Workforce Training Authority at the 3020
3522	3522	time of such program approval. 3021
3523	3523	(d) The administrator shall provide any necessary staff, office space, 3022
3524	3524	office systems and administrative support for the operation of the 3023
3525	3525	Workforce Training Authority Fund in accordance with this section. In 3024
3526	3526	acting as administrator of the fund, the Labor Commissioner shall have 3025
3527	3527	and may exercise all of the powers set forth in the general statutes, 3026
3528	3528	provided expenditures from the fund shall be approved by the 3027
3529	3529	Workforce Training Authority pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 3028
3530	3530	(e) The Workforce Training Authority shall establish an application 3029
3531	3531	and approval process with guidelines and terms for the development 3030
3532	3532	and implementation of training programs and training assistance 3031
3533	3533	awarded by the administrator from the Workforce Training Authority 3032
3534	3534	Fund to any eligible recipient. Such guidelines and terms shall include: 3033
3535	3535	(1) A requirement that any applicant for training assistance operate in 3034
3536	3536	the state or propose to relocate operations to the state, in whole or in 3035
3537	3537	part, as a condition of such training assistance; (2) eligibility 3036
3538	3538	requirements for training, including a requirement for applicants to 3037
3539	3539	obtain funds or in-kind services from nonstate sources; (3) a process for 3038
3540	3540	preliminary review of applications for strength and eligibility by the 3039
3541	3541	administrator before such applications are presented to the board for 3040
3542	3542	consideration; (4) return on investment objectives, including, but not 3041
3543	3543	limited to, job growth and leveraged investment opportunities; (5) a 3042
3544	3544	requirement that any entity that receives assistance first consider 3043
3545	3545	applicants who have completed the universal intake form; and (6) such 3044
3546	3546	other guidelines and terms as the board determines to be necessary and 3045
3547	3547	appropriate in furtherance of the objectives of this section. In developing 3046
3548	3548	such guidelines, the board shall include considerations for the size of 3047 Governor's Bill No. 8
3549	3549
3550	3550
3551	3551
3552	3552	LCO No. 689 95 of 112
3553	3553
3554	3554	such entities and the number of workers employed by such entities. 3048
3555	3555	Additionally, the board shall give consideration to developing training 3049
3556	3556	programs and creating career pathways for women, minorities and soon 3050
3557	3557	to be released and formerly incarcerated individuals. 3051
3558	3558	(f) Training assistance awarded to eligible recipients from the 3052
3559	3559	Workforce Training Authority Fund shall be used for costs related to 3053
3560	3560	facilities, necessary furniture, fixtures and equipment, development of 3054
3561	3561	programs, implementation of training programs, materials and 3055
3562	3562	supplies, compensation, apprenticeship and such other costs that the 3056
3563	3563	Workforce Training Authority determines to be eligible for training 3057
3564	3564	assistance within the purposes of this section pursuant to subsection (e) 3058
3565	3565	of this section. 3059
3566	3566	(g) On July 1, 2018, and prior to the commencement of the next fiscal 3060
3567	3567	year thereafter, the administrator shall prepare a plan of operations and 3061
3568	3568	an operating and capital budget for the Workforce Training Authority 3062
3569	3569	Fund, provided not later than ninety days prior to the start of each fiscal 3063
3570	3570	year, the administrator shall submit such plan and budget to the board 3064
3571	3571	of the Workforce Training Authority for its review and approval. 3065
3572	3572	(h) Administrative costs shall be paid or reimbursed to the 3066
3573	3573	administrator from the Workforce Training Authority Fund, provided 3067
3574	3574	the total of such administrative costs in any fiscal year shall not exceed 3068
3575	3575	five per cent of the total amount of the allotted funding for such fiscal 3069
3576	3576	year, as determined in the operating budget prepared pursuant to 3070
3577	3577	subsection (g) of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed 3071
3578	3578	to require the administrator to risk or expend the funds of the Labor 3072
3579	3579	Department in connection with the administration of the Workforce 3073
3580	3580	Training Authority Fund. 3074
3581	3581	(i) On January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, the administrator 3075
3582	3582	shall provide a report of the expenditures of the Workforce Training 3076
3583	3583	Authority Fund to the Workforce Training Authority for the board's 3077
3584	3584	review and approval. Upon such approval, the board shall provide such 3078
3585	3585	report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 3079 Governor's Bill No. 8
3586	3586
3587	3587
3588	3588
3589	3589	LCO No. 689 96 of 112
3590	3590
3591	3591	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 3080
3592	3592	matters relating to labor, commerce and employment advancement. 3081
3593	3593	Such report shall contain available information on the status and 3082
3594	3594	progress of the operations of the programs funded by and resources of 3083
3595	3595	the Workforce Training Authority Fund and the types, amounts and 3084
3596	3596	recipients of financial assistance awarded. 3085
3597	3597	(j) The administrator shall consult with the office of apprenticeship 3086
3598	3598	training, the [Connecticut Employment and Training Commission] 3087
3599	3599	Governor's Workforce Council, the Planning Commission on Higher 3088
3600	3600	Education and the administrator of the Connecticut Manufacturing 3089
3601	3601	Innovation Fund to ensure coordination and compatibility of the 3090
3602	3602	development and implementation of training programs awarded by the 3091
3603	3603	Workforce Training Authority. 3092
3604	3604	Sec. 83. Subsection (b) of section 54-142q of the general statutes is 3093
3605	3605	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 3094
3606	3606	2020): 3095
3607	3607	(b) There shall be a Criminal Justice Information System Governing 3096
3608	3608	Board which shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and 3097
3609	3609	Public Protection for administrative purposes only and shall oversee 3098
3610	3610	criminal justice information systems. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 3099
3611	3611	2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, any revenue derived by the 3100
3612	3612	Department of Administrative Services from the contract for the 3101
3613	3613	provision of pay telephone service to inmates of correctional facilities 3102
3614	3614	that is remaining after any required transfer to the Department of 3103
3615	3615	Correction pursuant to section 18-81x, shall be transferred to the 3104
3616	3616	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to administer 3105
3617	3617	the criminal justice information systems. 3106
3618	3618	Sec. 84. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 3107
3619	3619	"lottery draw game" means any game in which one or more numbers, 3108
3620	3620	letters or symbols are randomly drawn at predetermined times, not to 3109
3621	3621	exceed four times per day, from a range of numbers, letters or symbols, 3110
3622	3622	and prizes are paid to players possessing winning plays, as set forth in 3111 Governor's Bill No. 8
3623	3623
3624	3624
3625	3625
3626	3626	LCO No. 689 97 of 112
3627	3627
3628	3628	each game's official game rules. "Lottery draw game" does not include 3112
3629	3629	keno, as defined in section 12-801 of the general statutes. 3113
3630	3630	(b) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall establish a program to 3114
3631	3631	sell lottery tickets for lottery draw games through the corporation's 3115
3632	3632	Internet web site, online service or mobile application. The program 3116
3633	3633	shall, at a minimum: 3117
3634	3634	(1) Verify that a person who establishes an online lottery account to 3118
3635	3635	purchase a lottery ticket through such program is eighteen years of age 3119
3636	3636	or older and is located in the state; 3120
3637	3637	(2) Restrict the sale of lottery tickets to transactions initiated and 3121
3638	3638	received within the state; 3122
3639	3639	(3) Allow a person to establish an online lottery account and use a 3123
3640	3640	credit card, debit card or verified bank account to purchase lottery 3124
3641	3641	tickets through such account; 3125
3642	3642	(4) Limit a person with an online lottery account to using only one 3126
3643	3643	debit card or credit card; 3127
3644	3644	(5) Provide that any money in an online lottery account belongs solely 3128
3645	3645	to the owner of the account and may be withdrawn by the owner; 3129
3646	3646	(6) Establish a voluntary self-exclusion process to allow a person to 3130
3647	3647	exclude himself or herself from establishing an online lottery account or 3131
3648	3648	purchasing a lottery ticket through such program; 3132
3649	3649	(7) At least every five years, be the subject of an independent review 3133
3650	3650	for responsible play as assessed by industry standards; 3134
3651	3651	(8) Provide responsible gambling and problem gambling 3135
3652	3652	information; 3136
3653	3653	(9) Limit the amount of money a person may (A) deposit into an 3137
3654	3654	online lottery account, and (B) spend per day through such program; 3138
3655	3655	and 3139 Governor's Bill No. 8
3656	3656
3657	3657
3658	3658
3659	3659	LCO No. 689 98 of 112
3660	3660
3661	3661	(10) Display the results of lottery draw game drawings on the 3140
3662	3662	corporation's Internet web site, online service or mobile application but 3141
3663	3663	the lottery draw game drawings may not take place on the corporation's 3142
3664	3664	Internet web site, online service or mobile application. 3143
3665	3665	(c) (1) The Connecticut Lottery Corporation may not establish a 3144
3666	3666	program pursuant to this section until the Commissioner of Consumer 3145
3667	3667	Protection adopts regulations in accordance with the provisions of 3146
3668	3668	chapter 54 of the general statutes to implement the provisions of this 3147
3669	3669	section and assure the integrity of such program. 3148
3670	3670	(2) The corporation shall submit to the commissioner official game 3149
3671	3671	rules for each lottery draw game the corporation seeks to offer through 3150
3672	3672	the program. The corporation may not offer a lottery draw game 3151
3673	3673	through the program until the commissioner approves, in writing, the 3152
3674	3674	official rules for such game. 3153
3675	3675	(d) After establishing the program pursuant to this section, the 3154
3676	3676	corporation: (1) May implement initiatives to promote the purchase of 3155
3677	3677	lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; (2) may implement initiatives 3156
3678	3678	to promote the purchase of both online lottery draw games and the 3157
3679	3679	purchase of lottery tickets through lottery sales agents; and (3) shall 3158
3680	3680	conduct a public awareness campaign to educate the public regarding 3159
3681	3681	responsible gambling and to inform the public of the programs available 3160
3682	3682	for the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers 3161
3683	3683	in the state. 3162
3684	3684	Sec. 85. Subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 of the 2020 3163
3685	3685	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 3164
3686	3686	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3165
3687	3687	(4) (A) To introduce new lottery games, modify existing lottery 3166
3688	3688	games, utilize existing and new technologies, determine distribution 3167
3689	3689	channels for the sale of lottery tickets, introduce keno pursuant to signed 3168
3690	3690	agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the Mohegan 3169
3691	3691	Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, in accordance with section 12-806c, and, 3170
3692	3692	to the extent specifically authorized by regulations adopted by the 3171 Governor's Bill No. 8
3693	3693
3694	3694
3695	3695
3696	3696	LCO No. 689 99 of 112
3697	3697
3698	3698	Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to chapter 54, introduce 3172
3699	3699	instant ticket vending machines, kiosks and automated wagering 3173
3700	3700	systems or machines, with all such rights being subject to regulatory 3174
3701	3701	oversight by the Department of Consumer Protection; [, except that the 3175
3702	3702	corporation shall not offer any interactive on-line lottery games, 3176
3703	3703	including on-line video lottery games for promotional purposes;] and 3177
3704	3704	(B) (1) To sell lottery draw games through the corporation's Internet 3178
3705	3705	web site, online service or mobile application in accordance with section 3179
3706	3706	84 of this act and to advertise lottery games on the corporation's Internet 3180
3707	3707	web site, online service or mobile application; and (2) to offer interactive 3181
3708	3708	lottery games for promotional purposes through the corporation's 3182
3709	3709	Internet web site, online service or mobile application, provided (A) 3183
3710	3710	there is no cost to play such interactive lottery games for promotional 3184
3711	3711	purposes, (B) no prizes or rewards of any monetary value are awarded 3185
3712	3712	for playing such interactive lottery games for promotional purposes, 3186
3713	3713	and (C) no lottery ticket purchase is required to play such interactive 3187
3714	3714	lottery games for promotional purposes. The corporation shall not offer 3188
3715	3715	any interactive lottery game, including for promotional purposes, 3189
3716	3716	except as expressly permitted pursuant to this subdivision; 3190
3717	3717	Sec. 86. Subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 12-806 of the 2020 3191
3718	3718	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 3192
3719	3719	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3193
3720	3720	(13) To pay the Office of Policy and Management to reimburse the 3194
3721	3721	Department of Consumer Protection for the reasonable and necessary 3195
3722	3722	costs arising from the department's regulatory oversight of the 3196
3723	3723	corporation, in accordance with the assessment made pursuant to 3197
3724	3724	section 12-806b, including costs arising directly or indirectly from the 3198
3725	3725	licensing of lottery agents, performance of state police background 3199
3726	3726	investigations, and the implementation of subsection (b) of section 12-3200
3727	3727	562 and sections 12-563a, 12-568a, 12-569, 12-570, 12-570a and 12-800 to 3201
3728	3728	12-818, inclusive, and section 84 of this act; 3202
3729	3729	Sec. 87. Section 12-810 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3203 Governor's Bill No. 8
3730	3730
3731	3731
3732	3732
3733	3733	LCO No. 689 100 of 112
3734	3734
3735	3735	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3204
3736	3736	(a) The Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, shall 3205
3737	3737	apply to all actions, meetings and records of the corporation, except (1) 3206
3738	3738	where otherwise limited by subsection (c) of this section as to new 3207
3739	3739	lottery games and serial numbers of unclaimed lottery tickets, [and] (2) 3208
3740	3740	with respect to financial, credit and proprietary information submitted 3209
3741	3741	by any person to the corporation in connection with any proposal to 3210
3742	3742	provide goods, services or professional advice to the corporation as 3211
3743	3743	provided in section 12-815, and (3) where otherwise limited by 3212
3744	3744	subsection (d) of this section as to information submitted by any person 3213
3745	3745	to the corporation regarding such person's participation in the 3214
3746	3746	corporation's voluntary self-exclusion process established pursuant to 3215
3747	3747	subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of section 84 of this act. 3216
3748	3748	(b) The records of proceedings as provided in subsection (a) of section 3217
3749	3749	12-805 shall be subject to disclosure pursuant to the provisions of 3218
3750	3750	subsection (a) of section 1-210. 3219
3751	3751	(c) Any new lottery game and the procedures for such game, until the 3220
3752	3752	game is publicly announced by the corporation, and any serial number 3221
3753	3753	of an unclaimed lottery ticket shall not be deemed public records, as 3222
3754	3754	defined in section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under 3223
3755	3755	the provisions of section 1-210. The president shall submit a fiscal note 3224
3756	3756	prepared by the corporation with respect to the procedures for a new 3225
3757	3757	lottery game to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 3226
3758	3758	having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue, bonding and 3227
3759	3759	public safety after approval of such game by the board. 3228
3760	3760	(d) The name and any personally identifying information of a person 3229
3761	3761	who is participating or has participated in the corporation's voluntary 3230
3762	3762	self-exclusion process shall not be deemed public records, as defined in 3231
3763	3763	section 1-200, and shall not be available to the public under the 3232
3764	3764	provisions of section 1-210. The president may disclose the name and 3233
3765	3765	any records of such person if such person claims a winning lottery ticket 3234
3766	3766	from the use of the online lottery program established pursuant to 3235 Governor's Bill No. 8
3767	3767
3768	3768
3769	3769
3770	3770	LCO No. 689 101 of 112
3771	3771
3772	3772	section 84 of this act. 3236
3773	3773	Sec. 88. Section 12-818 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3237
3774	3774	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3238
3775	3775	For each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011, 3239
3776	3776	the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall transfer one million nine 3240
3777	3777	hundred thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of 3241
3778	3778	lottery tickets to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account 3242
3779	3779	created pursuant to section 17a-713. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 3243
3780	3780	2012, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 3244
3781	3781	corporation shall transfer one million nine hundred thousand dollars of 3245
3782	3782	the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic 3246
3783	3783	gamblers treatment rehabilitation account. [created pursuant to section 3247
3784	3784	17a-713.] For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal 3248
3785	3785	year thereafter] to June 30, 2020, the [Connecticut Lottery Corporation] 3249
3786	3786	corporation shall transfer two million three hundred thousand dollars 3250
3787	3787	of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets to the chronic 3251
3788	3788	gamblers treatment rehabilitation account. [created pursuant to section 3252
3789	3789	17a-713] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and each fiscal year 3253
3790	3790	thereafter, the corporation shall transfer two million four hundred 3254
3791	3791	thousand dollars of the revenue received from the sale of lottery tickets 3255
3792	3792	to the chronic gamblers treatment rehabilitation account. 3256
3793	3793	Sec. 89. Section 52-553 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3257
3794	3794	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3258
3795	3795	All wagers, and all contracts and securities of which the whole or any 3259
3796	3796	part of the consideration is money or other valuable thing won, laid or 3260
3797	3797	bet, at any game, horse race, sport or pastime, and all contracts to repay 3261
3798	3798	any money knowingly lent at the time and place of such game, race, 3262
3799	3799	sport or pastime, to any person so gaming, betting or wagering, or to 3263
3800	3800	repay any money lent to any person who, at such time and place, so 3264
3801	3801	pays, bets or wagers, shall be void, provided nothing in this section shall 3265
3802	3802	(1) affect the validity of any negotiable instrument held by any person 3266
3803	3803	who acquired the same for value and in good faith without notice of 3267 Governor's Bill No. 8
3804	3804
3805	3805
3806	3806
3807	3807	LCO No. 689 102 of 112
3808	3808
3809	3809	illegality in the consideration, (2) apply to the sale of a raffle ticket 3268
3810	3810	pursuant to section 7-172, (3) apply to the participation in the program 3269
3811	3811	established by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 3270
3812	3812	84 of this act, or [(3)] (4) apply to any wager or contract otherwise 3271
3813	3813	authorized by law. 3272
3814	3814	Sec. 90. Section 52-554 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3273
3815	3815	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3274
3816	3816	Any person who, by playing at any game, or betting on the sides or 3275
3817	3817	hands of such as play at any game, excluding any game permitted under 3276
3818	3818	chapter 226 or any activity not prohibited under the provisions of 3277
3819	3819	sections 53-278a to 53-278g, inclusive, loses the sum or value of one 3278
3820	3820	dollar in the whole and pays or delivers the same or any part thereof, 3279
3821	3821	may, within three months next following, recover from the winner the 3280
3822	3822	money or the value of the goods so lost and paid or delivered, with costs 3281
3823	3823	of suit in a civil action, without setting forth the special matter in his 3282
3824	3824	complaint. If the defendant refuses to testify, if called upon in such 3283
3825	3825	action, relative to the discovery of the property so won, he shall be 3284
3826	3826	defaulted; but no evidence so given by him shall be offered against him 3285
3827	3827	in any criminal prosecution. Nothing in this section shall preclude any 3286
3828	3828	person from using a credit card to participate in the program established 3287
3829	3829	by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 84 of this 3288
3830	3830	act. 3289
3831	3831	Sec. 91. Section 22a-201c of the 2020 supplement to the general 3290
3832	3832	statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 3291
3833	3833	(Effective from passage): 3292
3834	3834	(a) For each registration of a new motor vehicle with the 3293
3835	3835	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person 3294
3836	3836	registering such vehicle shall pay to the commissioner a fee of [ten] 3295
3837	3837	fifteen dollars, in addition to any other fees required for registration, [for 3296
3838	3838	registration for a biennial period] for the following registration types: 3297
3839	3839	Passenger, motor home, combination or antique. [Any person who is 3298
3840	3840	sixty-five years or older and who obtains a one-year registration for a 3299 Governor's Bill No. 8
3841	3841
3842	3842
3843	3843
3844	3844	LCO No. 689 103 of 112
3845	3845
3846	3846	new motor vehicle under section 14-49 for such registration type shall 3300
3847	3847	pay five dollars for the annual registration period.] 3301
3848	3848	(b) For each new registration or renewal of registration of any motor 3302
3849	3849	vehicle, except a new motor vehicle, with the Commissioner of Motor 3303
3850	3850	Vehicles pursuant to chapter 246, the person registering such vehicle 3304
3851	3851	shall pay to the commissioner a fee of seven dollars and fifty cents for 3305
3852	3852	registration for a triennial period and five dollars for registration for a 3306
3853	3853	biennial period for the following registration types: Passenger, motor 3307
3854	3854	home, combination or antique. Any person who is sixty-five years or 3308
3855	3855	older and who obtains a [one-year registration or] one-year registration 3309
3856	3856	renewal for any motor vehicle [, except a new motor vehicle,] under 3310
3857	3857	section 14-49 for such registration type shall pay two dollars and fifty 3311
3858	3858	cents for the annual registration period. 3312
3859	3859	(c) The fee imposed by this subsection may be identified as the 3313
3860	3860	"greenhouse gas reduction fee" on any registration form, or combined 3314
3861	3861	with the fee specified by subdivision (3) of subsection (k) of section 14-3315
3862	3862	164c on any registration form. The first three million dollars received 3316
3863	3863	from the payment of such fee shall be deposited into the Connecticut 3317
3864	3864	hydrogen and electric automobile purchase rebate program account, 3318
3865	3865	established pursuant to subsection (c) of section 22a-202. Any revenue 3319
3866	3866	from such fee in excess of the first three million dollars in each fiscal year 3320
3867	3867	shall be deposited into the General Fund. No part of the greenhouse gas 3321
3868	3868	reduction fee shall be subject to a refund under subsection [(aa)] (z) of 3322
3869	3869	section 14-49. 3323
3870	3870	Sec. 92. Section 5-156a of the general statutes is amended by adding 3324
3871	3871	subsection (h) as follows (Effective July 1, 2020): 3325
3872	3872	(NEW) (h) Any recovery of pension costs from an appropriated or 3326
3873	3873	nonappropriated source other than the General Fund or Special 3327
3874	3874	Transportation Fund that causes the payments to the State Employees 3328
3875	3875	Retirement System to exceed the actuarially determined employer 3329
3876	3876	contribution for any fiscal year shall be deposited into the State 3330
3877	3877	Employees Retirement Fund as an additional employer contribution at 3331 Governor's Bill No. 8
3878	3878
3879	3879
3880	3880
3881	3881	LCO No. 689 104 of 112
3882	3882
3883	3883	the end of such fiscal year. 3332
3884	3884	Sec. 93. Section 4-8 of the general statutes is repealed and the 3333
3885	3885	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 3334
3886	3886	(a) Each department head shall be qualified by training and 3335
3887	3887	experience for the duties of his or her office. Each department head shall 3336
3888	3888	(1) act as the executive officer of the Governor for accomplishing the 3337
3889	3889	purposes of his or her department; [. He shall] (2) conduct 3338
3890	3890	comprehensive planning with respect to the functions of his or her 3339
3891	3891	department and coordinate the activities and programs of the state 3340
3892	3892	agencies [therein. He shall] within such department; (3) cause the 3341
3893	3893	administrative organization of [said] such department to be examined 3342
3894	3894	with a view to promoting economy and efficiency; [. He shall] and (4) 3343
3895	3895	organize the department and any agency [therein] within such 3344
3896	3896	department into such divisions, bureaus or other units as [he] the 3345
3897	3897	department head deems necessary for the efficient conduct of the 3346
3898	3898	business of the department. [and] Each department head may from time 3347
3899	3899	to time abolish, transfer or consolidate within the department or any 3348
3900	3900	agency therein any division, bureau or other unit as may be necessary 3349
3901	3901	for the efficient conduct of the business of the department, provided 3350
3902	3902	such organization shall include any division, bureau or other unit which 3351
3903	3903	is specifically required by the general statutes. 3352
3904	3904	(b) Each department head may appoint such deputies as may be 3353
3905	3905	necessary for the efficient conduct of the business of the department. 3354
3906	3906	Each department head shall designate one deputy who shall in the 3355
3907	3907	absence or disqualification of the department head or on his or her 3356
3908	3908	death, exercise the powers and duties of the department head until [he] 3357
3909	3909	the department head resumes his or her duties or the vacancy is filled. 3358
3910	3910	Such deputies shall serve at the pleasure of the department head. Such 3359
3911	3911	appointees shall devote their full time to their duties with the 3360
3912	3912	department or agency and shall engage in no other gainful employment. 3361
3913	3913	Subject to the provisions of chapter 67, each department head shall 3362
3914	3914	appoint such other employees as may be necessary for the discharge of 3363
3915	3915	his or her duties. [He is empowered to] 3364 Governor's Bill No. 8
3916	3916
3917	3917
3918	3918
3919	3919	LCO No. 689 105 of 112
3920	3920
3921	3921	(c) Each department head may (1) make regulations for the conduct 3365
3922	3922	of [his] the department; [. Each department head may] (2) enter into 3366
3923	3923	[such] contractual agreements, including, but not limited to, contractual 3367
3924	3924	agreements with other states, in accordance with established 3368
3925	3925	procedures, as may be necessary for the discharge of his or her duties; 3369
3926	3926	and (3) create such advisory boards as the department head deems 3370
3927	3927	necessary. Subject to the provisions of section 4-32, and unless otherwise 3371
3928	3928	provided by law, each department head [is authorized to] may receive 3372
3929	3929	any money, revenue or services from the federal government, 3373
3930	3930	corporations, associations or individuals, including payments from the 3374
3931	3931	sale of printed matter or any other material or services. [Each 3375
3932	3932	department head may create such advisory boards as he deems 3376
3933	3933	necessary.] 3377
3934	3934	Sec. 94. Subsection (b) of section 8-210 of the 2020 supplement to the 3378
3935	3935	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3379
3936	3936	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 3380
3937	3937	(b) The state, acting by and in the discretion of the Commissioner of 3381
3938	3938	Early Childhood, may enter into a contract with a municipality, a 3382
3939	3939	human resource development agency or a nonprofit corporation for 3383
3940	3940	state financial assistance in developing and operating child care centers 3384
3941	3941	for children disadvantaged by reasons of economic, social or 3385
3942	3942	environmental conditions, provided no such financial assistance shall 3386
3943	3943	be available for the operating costs of any such child care center unless 3387
3944	3944	it has been licensed by the Commissioner of Early Childhood pursuant 3388
3945	3945	to section 19a-80. Such financial assistance shall be available for a 3389
3946	3946	program of a municipality, of a human resource development agency or 3390
3947	3947	of a nonprofit corporation which may provide for personnel, 3391
3948	3948	equipment, supplies, activities, program materials and renovation and 3392
3949	3949	remodeling of the physical facilities of such child care centers. Such 3393
3950	3950	contract shall provide for state financial assistance, within available 3394
3951	3951	appropriations, in the form of a state grant-in-aid (1) for a portion of the 3395
3952	3952	cost of such program, as determined by the Commissioner of Early 3396
3953	3953	Childhood, if not federally assisted, (2) equal to one-half of the amount 3397
3954	3954	by which the net cost of such program, as approved by the 3398 Governor's Bill No. 8
3955	3955
3956	3956
3957	3957
3958	3958	LCO No. 689 106 of 112
3959	3959
3960	3960	Commissioner of Early Childhood, exceeds the federal grant-in-aid 3399
3961	3961	thereof, or (3) in an amount not less than the per child cost as described 3400
3962	3962	in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-16q, for each child in 3401
3963	3963	such program that is three or four years of age and each child that is five 3402
3964	3964	years of age who is not eligible to enroll in school, pursuant to section 3403
3965	3965	10-15c, while maintaining services to children under three years of age 3404
3966	3966	under this section. For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2020] 2022, and 3405
3967	3967	each fiscal year thereafter, the amount per child pursuant to subdivision 3406
3968	3968	(3) of this subsection that is over the amount of the per child cost that 3407
3969	3969	was prescribed pursuant to the contract for the fiscal year ending June 3408
3970	3970	30, 2019, shall be used exclusively to increase the salaries of early 3409
3971	3971	childhood educators employed at the child care center. The 3410
3972	3972	Commissioner of Early Childhood may authorize child care centers 3411
3973	3973	receiving financial assistance under this subsection to apply a program 3412
3974	3974	surplus to the next program year. The Commissioner of Early 3413
3975	3975	Childhood shall consult with directors of child care centers in 3414
3976	3976	establishing fees for the operation of such centers. 3415
3977	3977	Sec. 95. Subsection (l) of section 10-16p of the 2020 supplement to the 3416
3978	3978	general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3417
3979	3979	thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 3418
3980	3980	(l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2020] 2022, and each fiscal year 3419
3981	3981	thereafter, any school readiness program that (1) is licensed by the 3420
3982	3982	Office of Early Childhood pursuant to chapter 368a, (2) provides full-3421
3983	3983	day and year-round child care and education programs for children, 3422
3984	3984	and (3) receives funds pursuant to this section or section 10-16u, shall 3423
3985	3985	use any amount of the per child cost as described in subdivision (1) of 3424
3986	3986	subsection (b) of section 10-16q that is over the amount of eight 3425
3987	3987	thousand nine hundred twenty-seven dollars, exclusively to increase 3426
3988	3988	the salaries of those individuals with direct responsibility for teaching 3427
3989	3989	or caring for children in a classroom at such school readiness program. 3428
3990	3990	Sec. 96. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 10-16q of the 2020 3429
3991	3991	supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 3430
3992	3992	substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2020): 3431 Governor's Bill No. 8
3993	3993
3994	3994
3995	3995
3996	3996	LCO No. 689 107 of 112
3997	3997
3998	3998	(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, the per child cost of 3432
3999	3999	the Office of Early Childhood school readiness program offered by a 3433
4000	4000	school readiness provider shall not exceed eight thousand nine hundred 3434
4001	4001	twenty-seven dollars. For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2021] 2022, and 3435
4002	4002	each fiscal year thereafter, the per child cost of the Office of Early 3436
4003	4003	Childhood school readiness program offered by a school readiness 3437
4004	4004	provider shall not exceed nine thousand twenty-seven dollars. 3438
4005	4005	Sec. 97. Subsection (h) of section 10-183g of the 2020 supplement to 3439
4006	4006	the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 3440
4007	4007	thereof (Effective from passage): 3441
4008	4008	(h) (1) A benefit computed under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of 3442
4009	4009	this section and under subsections (a) to (g), inclusive, of section 10-3443
4010	4010	183aa shall continue until the death of the member. 3444
4011	4011	(2) For any member who [retires] became eligible to receive a 3445
4012	4012	retirement benefit pursuant to section 10-183f prior to July 1, 2019, if 3446
4013	4013	twenty-five per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to a member prior to 3447
4014	4014	death are less than such member's accumulated regular contributions, 3448
4015	4015	including any one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, 3449
4016	4016	and any voluntary contributions plus credited interest, the member's 3450
4017	4017	designated beneficiary shall be paid on the death of the member a lump 3451
4018	4018	sum amount equal to the difference between such aggregate payments 3452
4019	4019	and such accumulated contributions plus credited interest that had been 3453
4020	4020	accrued to the date benefits commenced. 3454
4021	4021	(3) For any member who [retires] becomes eligible to receive a 3455
4022	4022	retirement benefit pursuant to section 10-183f on or after July 1, 2019, 3456
4023	4023	[notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of section 10-183c,] if 3457
4024	4024	twenty-five per cent of the aggregate benefits paid to a member before 3458
4025	4025	July 1, 2019, and prior to death, plus fifty per cent of the aggregate 3459
4026	4026	benefits paid to a member on or after July 1, 2019, and prior to death, are 3460
4027	4027	less than such member's accumulated regular contributions, including 3461
4028	4028	any one per cent contributions withheld prior to July 1, 1989, and any 3462
4029	4029	voluntary contributions plus credited interest, the member's designated 3463 Governor's Bill No. 8
4030	4030
4031	4031
4032	4032
4033	4033	LCO No. 689 108 of 112
4034	4034
4035	4035	beneficiary shall be paid on the death of the member a lump sum 3464
4036	4036	amount equal to the difference between such aggregate payments and 3465
4037	4037	such accumulated contributions plus credited interest that had been 3466
4038	4038	accrued to the date benefits commenced. 3467
4039	4039	Sec. 98. Subsection (d) of section 31-417 of the general statutes is 3468
4040	4040	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 3469
4041	4041	passage): 3470
4042	4042	(d) The Governor shall select a chairperson of the board from among 3471
4043	4043	the members of the board. The board shall annually elect a vice-3472
4044	4044	chairperson and such other officers as it deems necessary from among 3473
4045	4045	its members. [The board may appoint an executive director who shall 3474
4046	4046	not be a member of the board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the 3475
4047	4047	board. The executive director shall be an employee of the authority and 3476
4048	4048	shall receive such compensation as prescribed by the board.] The State 3477
4049	4049	Comptroller may provide any administrative support and services, 3478
4050	4050	including staff support, required by the authority. 3479
4051	4051	Sec. 99. Section 31-417 of the general statutes is amended by adding 3480
4052	4052	subsection (m) as follows (Effective from passage): 3481
4053	4053	(NEW) (m) Costs of the state associated with the program provided 3482
4054	4054	for pursuant to this chapter shall be reimbursed from the revenue 3483
4055	4055	collected under the program at a rate commensurate with the term over 3484
4056	4056	which it was incurred. 3485
4057	4057	Sec. 100. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2020) (a) The aggregate principal 3486
4058	4058	amount of energy consumption and environmental impact lease 3487
4059	4059	financings that are in effect on or after July 1, 2020, shall not exceed thirty 3488
4060	4060	million dollars in the aggregate if such lease financings are: (1) Entered 3489
4061	4061	into by the state directly or through a state agency for improvements in 3490
4062	4062	state-owned buildings, (2) for the purpose of reducing energy 3491
4063	4063	consumption or environmental impacts, and (3) not otherwise exempt 3492
4064	4064	from such thirty million dollar aggregate amount pursuant to a 3493
4065	4065	provision of a public or special act. 3494 Governor's Bill No. 8
4066	4066
4067	4067
4068	4068
4069	4069	LCO No. 689 109 of 112
4070	4070
4071	4071	(b) For the purposes of this section, "state agency" means any office, 3495
4072	4072	department, board, council, commission, institution, constituent unit of 3496
4073	4073	the state system of higher education, technical education and career 3497
4074	4074	school or other agency in the executive, legislative or judicial branch of 3498
4075	4075	state government. 3499
4076	4076	Sec. 101. Sections 31-2d, 31-3ii and 31-11gg of the general statutes are 3500
4077	4077	repealed. (Effective July 1, 2020) 3501
4078	4078	Sec. 102. Section 54-105a of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 3502
4079	4079	July 1, 2020) 3503
4080	4080	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
4081	4081	sections:
4082	4082
4083	4083	Section 1 July 1, 2020 4b-1b
4084	4084	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 10-66i
4085	4085	Sec. 3 July 1, 2020 10-158a(c)
4086	4086	Sec. 4 July 1, 2020 10-220(a)
4087	4087	Sec. 5 July 1, 2020 10-264h
4088	4088	Sec. 6 July 1, 2020 10-265h
4089	4089	Sec. 7 July 1, 2020 10-282(3)
4090	4090	Sec. 8 July 1, 2020 10-282(8)
4091	4091	Sec. 9 July 1, 2020 10-283
4092	4092	Sec. 10 July 1, 2020 10-283b
4093	4093	Sec. 11 July 1, 2020 10-284
4094	4094	Sec. 12 July 1, 2020 10-285a(a)
4095	4095	Sec. 13 July 1, 2020 10-285b(a)(2) and (3)
4096	4096	Sec. 14 July 1, 2020 10-285c
4097	4097	Sec. 15 July 1, 2020 10-285d
4098	4098	Sec. 16 July 1, 2020 10-285e
4099	4099	Sec. 17 July 1, 2020 10-285f(b)
4100	4100	Sec. 18 July 1, 2020 10-285g(b)
4101	4101	Sec. 19 July 1, 2020 10-286
4102	4102	Sec. 20 July 1, 2020 10-286d(a) and (b)
4103	4103	Sec. 21 July 1, 2020 10-286e
4104	4104	Sec. 22 July 1, 2020 10-286g
4105	4105	Sec. 23 July 1, 2020 10-286h
4106	4106	Sec. 24 July 1, 2020 10-287
4107	4107	Sec. 25 July 1, 2020 10-287c Governor's Bill No. 8
4108	4108
4109	4109
4110	4110
4111	4111	LCO No. 689 110 of 112
4112	4112
4113	4113	Sec. 26 July 1, 2020 10-287d
4114	4114	Sec. 27 July 1, 2020 10-287i
4115	4115	Sec. 28 July 1, 2020 10-288
4116	4116	Sec. 29 July 1, 2020 10-289h
4117	4117	Sec. 30 July 1, 2020 10-290a
4118	4118	Sec. 31 July 1, 2020 10-290b
4119	4119	Sec. 32 July 1, 2020 10-290d
4120	4120	Sec. 33 July 1, 2020 10-290e(b)
4121	4121	Sec. 34 July 1, 2020 10-290f
4122	4122	Sec. 35 July 1, 2020 10-291
4123	4123	Sec. 36 July 1, 2020 10-291a
4124	4124	Sec. 37 July 1, 2020 10-292
4125	4125	Sec. 38 July 1, 2020 10-292q(a)
4126	4126	Sec. 39 July 1, 2020 10-292r(a)
4127	4127	Sec. 40 July 1, 2020 10-292s
4128	4128	Sec. 41 July 1, 2020 10-292t
4129	4129	Sec. 42 July 1, 2020 10-292u(a)
4130	4130	Sec. 43 July 1, 2020 4-124w
4131	4131	Sec. 44 July 1, 2020 4-124z
4132	4132	Sec. 45 July 1, 2020 4-124gg
4133	4133	Sec. 46 July 1, 2020 4-124tt
4134	4134	Sec. 47 July 1, 2020 4-124vv
4135	4135	Sec. 48 July 1, 2020 10a-19d
4136	4136	Sec. 49 July 1, 2020 31-2
4137	4137	Sec. 50 July 1, 2020 31-3h
4138	4138	Sec. 51 July 1, 2020 31-3i
4139	4139	Sec. 52 July 1, 2020 31-3j
4140	4140	Sec. 53 July 1, 2020 31-3k
4141	4141	Sec. 54 July 1, 2020 31-3l
4142	4142	Sec. 55 July 1, 2020 31-3m
4143	4143	Sec. 56 July 1, 2020 31-3n
4144	4144	Sec. 57 July 1, 2020 31-3o
4145	4145	Sec. 58 July 1, 2020 31-3p
4146	4146	Sec. 59 July 1, 2020 31-3q
4147	4147	Sec. 60 July 1, 2020 31-3v
4148	4148	Sec. 61 July 1, 2020 31-3w
4149	4149	Sec. 62 July 1, 2020 31-3cc
4150	4150	Sec. 63 July 1, 2020 31-3dd
4151	4151	Sec. 64 July 1, 2020 31-3oo
4152	4152	Sec. 65 July 1, 2020 31-3yy
4153	4153	Sec. 66 July 1, 2020 4-5 Governor's Bill No. 8
4154	4154
4155	4155
4156	4156
4157	4157	LCO No. 689 111 of 112
4158	4158
4159	4159	Sec. 67 July 1, 2022 4-5
4160	4160	Sec. 68 July 1, 2020 10-21c
4161	4161	Sec. 69 July 1, 2020 10-21j(a)
4162	4162	Sec. 70 July 1, 2020 10-95(a)
4163	4163	Sec. 71 July 1, 2022 10-95s(a)
4164	4164	Sec. 72 July 1, 2020 17b-688h(b)
4165	4165	Sec. 73 July 1, 2020 17b-688i(c)
4166	4166	Sec. 74 July 1, 2020 31-11m(b)(2)
4167	4167	Sec. 75 July 1, 2020 31-11o
4168	4168	Sec. 76 July 1, 2020 31-11p
4169	4169	Sec. 77 July 1, 2020 31-11q
4170	4170	Sec. 78 July 1, 2020 31-11r
4171	4171	Sec. 79 July 1, 2020 31-11s
4172	4172	Sec. 80 July 1, 2020 31-11t
4173	4173	Sec. 81 July 1, 2020 31-11ff(b)
4174	4174	Sec. 82 July 1, 2020 31-11jj
4175	4175	Sec. 83 July 1, 2020 54-142q(b)
4176	4176	Sec. 84 from passage New section
4177	4177	Sec. 85 from passage 12-806(b)(4)
4178	4178	Sec. 86 from passage 12-806(b)(13)
4179	4179	Sec. 87 from passage 12-810
4180	4180	Sec. 88 from passage 12-818
4181	4181	Sec. 89 from passage 52-553
4182	4182	Sec. 90 from passage 52-554
4183	4183	Sec. 91 from passage 22a-201c
4184	4184	Sec. 92 July 1, 2020 5-156a
4185	4185	Sec. 93 from passage 4-8
4186	4186	Sec. 94 July 1, 2020 8-210(b)
4187	4187	Sec. 95 July 1, 2020 10-16p(l)
4188	4188	Sec. 96 July 1, 2020 10-16q(b)(1)
4189	4189	Sec. 97 from passage 10-183g(h)
4190	4190	Sec. 98 from passage 31-417(d)
4191	4191	Sec. 99 from passage 31-417
4192	4192	Sec. 100 July 1, 2020 New section
4193	4193	Sec. 101 July 1, 2020 Repealer section
4194	4194	Sec. 102 July 1, 2020 Repealer section
4195	4195
4196	4196	Statement of Purpose:
4197	4197	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Governor's Bill No. 8
4198	4198
4199	4199
4200	4200
4201	4201	LCO No. 689 112 of 112
4202	4202
4203	4203	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
4204	4204	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
4205	4205	underlined.]
4206	4206