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 Section 4b-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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