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6	6	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 949
7	7	January Session, 2021
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11	11	Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
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20	20	AN ACT CONCERNING TH E ESTABLISHMENT OF A MONEY-
21	21	FOLLOWS-THE-CHILD APPROACH TO FUNDING PUBLIC
22	22	EDUCATION.
23	23	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24	Assembly convened:
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26	26	Section 1. Section 10-262f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	27	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
28	28	Whenever used in this section and sections 10-65, 10-66ee, 10-262h to 3
29	29	10-262j, inclusive, 10-264l and 10-266, as amended by this act: 4
30	30	(1) "Adjusted equalized net grand list" means the equalized net grand 5
31	31	list of a town multiplied by its income adjustment factor. 6
32	32	(2) "Base aid ratio" means (A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, 7
33	33	to June 30, 2013, inclusive, one minus the ratio of a town's wealth to the 8
34	34	state guaranteed wealth level, provided no town's aid ratio shall be less 9
35	35	than nine one-hundredths, except for towns which rank from one to 10
36	36	twenty when all towns are ranked in descending order from one to one 11
37	37	hundred sixty-nine based on the ratio of the number of children below 12
38	38	poverty to the number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive, the 13 Raised Bill No. 949
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44	44	town's aid ratio shall not be less than thirteen one-hundredths when 14
45	45	based on data used to determine the grants pursuant to section 10-262h 15
46	46	of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, for 16
47	47	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 17
48	48	30, 2014, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, one minus the town's wealth 18
49	49	adjustment factor, except that a town's aid ratio shall not be less than (i) 19
50	50	ten one-hundredths for a town designated as an alliance district, as 20
51	51	defined in section 10-262u, and (ii) two one-hundredths for a town that 21
52	52	is not designated as an alliance district, and (C) for the fiscal year ending 22
53	53	June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of (i) one minus 23
54	54	the town's wealth adjustment factor, and (ii) the town's base aid ratio 24
55	55	adjustment factor, if any, except that a town's base aid ratio shall not be 25
56	56	less than (I) ten per cent for a town designated as an alliance district, as 26
57	57	defined in section 10-262u, and (II) one per cent for a town that is not 27
58	58	designated as an alliance district. 28
59	59	(3) "Income adjustment factor" means the average of a town's per 29
60	60	capita income divided by the per capita income of the town with the 30
61	61	highest per capita income in the state and a town's median household 31
62	62	income divided by the median household income of the town with the 32
63	63	highest median household income in the state. 33
64	64	(4) "Median household income" for each town means that 34
65	65	enumerated in the most recent federal decennial census of population 35
66	66	or that enumerated in the current population report series issued by the 36
67	67	United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 37
68	68	whichever is more recent and available on January first of the fiscal year 38
69	69	two years prior to the fiscal year in which payment is to be made 39
70	70	pursuant to section 10-262i. 40
71	71	(5) "Supplemental aid factor" means for each town the average of its 41
72	72	percentage of children eligible under the temporary family assistance 42
73	73	program and its grant mastery percentage. 43
74	74	(6) "Percentage of children eligible under the temporary family 44
75	75	assistance program" means the town's number of children under the 45 Raised Bill No. 949
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81	81	temporary family assistance program divided by the number of children 46
82	82	age five to seventeen, inclusive, in the town. 47
83	83	(7) "Average mastery percentage" means for each school year the 48
84	84	average of the three most recent mastery percentages available on 49
85	85	December first of the school year. 50
86	86	(8) "Equalized net grand list", for purposes of calculating the amount 51
87	87	of grant to which any town is entitled in accordance with section 10-52
88	88	262h, means the average of the net grand lists of the town upon which 53
89	89	taxes were levied for the general expenses of the town two, three and 54
90	90	four years prior to the fiscal year in which such grant is to be paid, 55
91	91	provided such net grand lists are equalized in accordance with section 56
92	92	10-261a. 57
93	93	(9) "Foundation" means (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1990, 58
94	94	three thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars, (B) for the fiscal year 59
95	95	ending June 30, 1991, four thousand one hundred ninety-two dollars, 60
96	96	(C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1992, four thousand four hundred 61
97	97	eighty-six dollars, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 62
98	98	1994, and June 30, 1995, four thousand eight hundred dollars, (E) for the 63
99	99	fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, June 30, 1997, and June 30, 1998, five 64
100	100	thousand seven hundred eleven dollars, (F) for the fiscal year ending 65
101	101	June 30, 1999, five thousand seven hundred seventy-five dollars, (G) for 66
102	102	the fiscal years ending June 30, 2000, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, five 67
103	103	thousand eight hundred ninety-one dollars, (H) for the fiscal years 68
104	104	ending June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2013, inclusive, nine thousand six 69
105	105	hundred eighty-seven dollars, and (I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 70
106	106	2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, eleven thousand five hundred 71
107	107	twenty-five dollars. 72
108	108	(10) "Number of children age five to seventeen, inclusive" means that 73
109	109	enumerated in the most recent federal decennial census of population 74
110	110	or enumerated in the current population report series issued by the 75
111	111	United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 76
112	112	whichever is more recent and available on January first of the fiscal year 77 Raised Bill No. 949
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118	118	two years prior to the fiscal year in which payment is to be made 78
119	119	pursuant to section 10-262i. 79
120	120	(11) "Supplemental aid ratio" means .04 times the supplemental aid 80
121	121	factor of a town divided by the highest supplemental aid factor when 81
122	122	all towns are ranked from low to high, provided any town whose 82
123	123	percentage of children eligible under the temporary family assistance 83
124	124	program exceeds twenty-five shall have a supplemental aid ratio of .04. 84
125	125	(12) "Grant mastery percentage" means (A) for the school year ending 85
126	126	June 30, 1989, average mastery percentage, and (B) for the school years 86
127	127	ending June 30, 1990, through the school year ending June 30, 1995, the 87
128	128	average mastery percentage plus the mastery improvement bonus, and 88
129	129	(C) for each school year thereafter, the average mastery percentage. 89
130	130	(13) "Mastery count" of a town means for each school year the grant 90
131	131	mastery percentage of the town multiplied by the number of resident 91
132	132	students. 92
133	133	(14) "Mastery improvement bonus" means for each school year 93
134	134	through the school year ending June 30, 1995, seventy-five per cent of 94
135	135	the difference between (A) the grant mastery percentage for the 95
136	136	previous school year, and (B) the average mastery percentage for the 96
137	137	school year, but not less than zero. 97
138	138	(15) "Mastery percentage" of a town for any school year means, using 98
139	139	the mastery test data of record for the mastery examination 99
140	140	administered in such year, pursuant to section 10-14n, the number 100
141	141	obtained by dividing (A) the total number of valid tests with scores 101
142	142	below the state-wide standard for remedial assistance, as determined by 102
143	143	the Department of Education, in each subject of the examinations 103
144	144	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-14n taken by resident students, 104
145	145	by (B) the total number of such valid tests taken by such students. 105
146	146	(16) "Mastery test data of record" means for the school year 106
147	147	commencing July 1, 2013, and each school year thereafter, the data of 107
148	148	record subsequent to the administration of the mastery examinations 108 Raised Bill No. 949
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154	154	pursuant to subsection (b) of section 10-14n, as adjusted by the 109
155	155	Department of Education pursuant to a request by a local or regional 110
156	156	board of education filed with the department not later than the August 111
157	157	thirtieth following the administration of such examination. 112
158	158	(17) "Number of children under the temporary family assistance 113
159	159	program" means the number obtained by adding together the 114
160	160	unduplicated aggregate number of children five to eighteen years of age 115
161	161	eligible to receive benefits under the temporary family assistance 116
162	162	program or its predecessor federal program, as appropriate, in October 117
163	163	and May of each fiscal year, and dividing by two, such number to be 118
164	164	certified and submitted annually, no later than the first day of July of 119
165	165	the succeeding fiscal year, to the Commissioner of Education by the 120
166	166	Commissioner of Social Services. 121
167	167	(18) "Per capita income" for each town means that enumerated in the 122
168	168	most recent federal decennial census of population or that enumerated 123
169	169	in the current population report series issued by the United States 124
170	170	Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, whichever is more 125
171	171	recent and available on January first of the fiscal year two years prior to 126
172	172	the fiscal year in which payment is to be made pursuant to section 10-127
173	173	262i. 128
174	174	(19) "Regional bonus" means, for any town which is a member of a 129
175	175	regional school district and has students who attend such regional 130
176	176	school district, an amount equal to one hundred dollars for each such 131
177	177	student enrolled in the regional school district on October first or the 132
178	178	full school day immediately preceding such date for the school year 133
179	179	prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid multiplied by the 134
180	180	ratio of the number of grades, kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, 135
181	181	in the regional school district to thirteen. 136
182	182	(20) "Regular program expenditures" means (A) total current 137
183	183	educational expenditures less (B) expenditures for (i) special education 138
184	184	programs pursuant to subsection (h) of section 10-76f, (ii) pupil 139
185	185	transportation eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-266m, 140 Raised Bill No. 949
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191	191	(iii) land and capital building expenditures, and equipment otherwise 141
192	192	supported by a state grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt 142
193	193	service, (iv) health services for nonpublic school children, (v) adult 143
194	194	education, (C) expenditures directly attributable to (i) state grants 144
195	195	received by or on behalf of school districts except grants for the 145
196	196	categories of expenditures listed in subparagraphs (B)(i) to (B)(iv), 146
197	197	inclusive, of this subdivision and except grants received pursuant to 147
198	198	section 10-262i and section 10-262c of the general statutes, revision of 148
199	199	1958, revised to January 1, 1987, and except grants received pursuant to 149
200	200	chapter 173, (ii) federal grants received by or on behalf of school districts 150
201	201	except for adult education and federal impact aid, and (iii) receipts from 151
202	202	the operation of child nutrition services and student activities services, 152
203	203	(D) expenditures of funds from private and other sources, and (E) 153
204	204	tuition received on account of nonresident students. The town of 154
205	205	Woodstock may include as part of the current expenses of its public 155
206	206	schools for each school year the amount expended for current expenses 156
207	207	in that year by Woodstock Academy from income from its endowment 157
208	208	funds upon receipt from said academy of a certified statement of such 158
209	209	current expenses. The town of Winchester may include as part of the 159
210	210	current expenses of its public school for each school year the amount 160
211	211	expended for current expenses in that year by the Gilbert School from 161
212	212	income from its endowment funds upon receipt from said school of a 162
213	213	certified statement of such current expenses. 163
214	214	(21) "Regular program expenditures per need student" means, in any 164
215	215	year, the regular program expenditures of a town for such year divided 165
216	216	by the number of total need students in the town for such school year, 166
217	217	provided for towns which are members of a kindergarten to grade 167
218	218	twelve, inclusive, regional school district and for such regional school 168
219	219	district, "regular program expenditures per need student" means, in any 169
220	220	year, the regular program expenditures of such regional school district 170
221	221	divided by the sum of the number of total need students in all such 171
222	222	member towns. 172
223	223	(22) "Resident students" means the number of pupils of the town 173
224	224	enrolled in public schools at the expense of the town on October first or 174 Raised Bill No. 949
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230	230	the full school day immediately preceding such date, provided the 175
231	231	number shall be decreased by the Department of Education for failure 176
232	232	to comply with the provisions of section 10-16 and shall be increased by 177
233	233	one one-hundred-eightieth for each full-time equivalent school day in 178
234	234	the school year immediately preceding such date of at least five hours 179
235	235	of actual school work in excess of one hundred eighty days and nine 180
236	236	hundred hours of actual school work and be increased by the full-time 181
237	237	equivalent number of such pupils attending the summer sessions 182
238	238	immediately preceding such date at the expense of the town; "enrolled" 183
239	239	shall include pupils who are scheduled for vacation on the above date 184
240	240	and who are expected to return to school as scheduled. [Pupils 185
241	241	participating in the program established pursuant to section 10-266aa 186
242	242	shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) of 187
243	243	section 10-266aa.] "Resident students" does not include any pupil 188
244	244	participating in (A) the programs established pursuant to sections 10-64 189
245	245	and 10-266aa, as amended by this act, or (B) any interdistrict magnet 190
246	246	school program subject to the reduced-isolation setting standards 191
247	247	developed pursuant to section 10-264r. 192
248	248	(23) "Schools" means nursery schools, kindergarten and grades one 193
249	249	to twelve, inclusive. 194
250	250	(24) "State guaranteed wealth level" means (A) for the fiscal year 195
251	251	ending June 30, 1990, 1.8335 times the town wealth of the town with the 196
252	252	median wealth as calculated using the data of record on December first 197
253	253	of the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid 198
254	254	pursuant to section 10-262i, (B) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1991, 199
255	255	and 1992, 1.6651 times the town wealth of the town with such median 200
256	256	wealth, (C) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1993, June 30, 1994, and 201
257	257	June 30, 1995, 1.5361 times the town wealth of the town with the median 202
258	258	wealth, (D) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1996, to June 30, 2007, 203
259	259	inclusive, 1.55 times the town wealth of the town with the median 204
260	260	wealth, and (E) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, and each fiscal 205
261	261	year thereafter, 1.75 times the town wealth of the town with the median 206
262	262	wealth. 207 Raised Bill No. 949
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268	268	(25) "Total need students" means the sum of (A) the number of 208
269	269	resident students of the town for the school year, (B) (i) for any school 209
270	270	year commencing prior to July 1, 1998, one-quarter the number of 210
271	271	children under the temporary family assistance program for the prior 211
272	272	fiscal year, and (ii) for the school years commencing July 1, 1998, to July 212
273	273	1, 2006, inclusive, one-quarter the number of children under the 213
274	274	temporary family assistance program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 214
275	275	1997, (C) for school years commencing July 1, 1995, to July 1, 2006, 215
276	276	inclusive, one-quarter of the mastery count for the school year, (D) for 216
277	277	school years commencing July 1, 1995, to July 1, 2006, inclusive, ten per 217
278	278	cent of the number of eligible children, as defined in subdivision (1) of 218
279	279	section 10-17e, for whom the board of education is not required to 219
280	280	provide a program pursuant to section 10-17f, (E) for the school years 220
281	281	commencing July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2012, inclusive, fifteen per cent of the 221
282	282	number of eligible students, as defined in subdivision (1) of section 10-222
283	283	17e, for whom the board of education is not required to provide a 223
284	284	program pursuant to section 10-17f, (F) for the school years commencing 224
285	285	July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2012, inclusive, thirty-three per cent of the number 225
286	286	of children below the level of poverty, (G) for the school years 226
287	287	commencing July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2016, inclusive, thirty per cent of the 227
288	288	number of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, 228
289	289	and (H) for the school year commencing July 1, 2017, and each school 229
290	290	year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of children eligible for 230
291	291	free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) five per cent of the number 231
292	292	of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk in excess 232
293	293	of the number of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 233
294	294	milk that is equal to seventy-five per cent of the total number of resident 234
295	295	students of the town for the school year, and (iii) fifteen per cent of the 235
296	296	number of resident students who are English language learners, as 236
297	297	defined in section 10-76kk. 237
298	298	(26) "Town wealth" means the average of a town's adjusted equalized 238
299	299	net grand list divided by its total need students for the fiscal year prior 239
300	300	to the year in which the grant is to be paid and its adjusted equalized 240
301	301	net grand list divided by its population. 241 Raised Bill No. 949
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307	307	(27) "Population" of a town means that enumerated in the most recent 242
308	308	federal decennial census of population or that enumerated in the current 243
309	309	population report series issued by the United States Department of 244
310	310	Commerce, Bureau of the Census available on January first of the fiscal 245
311	311	year two years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant is to be paid, 246
312	312	whichever is most recent; except that any town whose enumerated 247
313	313	population residing in state and federal institutions within such town 248
314	314	and attributed to such town by the census exceeds forty per cent of such 249
315	315	"population" shall have its population adjusted as follows: Persons who 250
316	316	are incarcerated or in custodial situations, including, but not limited to 251
317	317	jails, prisons, hospitals or training schools or persons who reside in 252
318	318	dormitory facilities in schools, colleges, universities or on military bases 253
319	319	shall not be counted in the "population" of a town. 254
320	320	(28) "Base revenue" for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, means the 255
321	321	sum of the grant entitlements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1995, of 256
322	322	a town pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 257
323	323	1958, revised to January 1, 2013, and subsection (a) of section 10-76g, 258
324	324	including its proportional share, based on enrollment, of the revenue 259
325	325	paid pursuant to section 10-76g, to the regional district of which the 260
326	326	town is a member, and for each fiscal year thereafter means the amount 261
327	327	of each town's entitlement pursuant to section 10-262h of the general 262
328	328	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, minus its density 263
329	329	supplement, as determined pursuant to subdivision (6) of subsection (a) 264
330	330	of section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 265
331	331	January 1, 2013, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, each 266
332	332	town's entitlement shall be determined without using the adjustments 267
333	333	made to the previous year's grant pursuant to subparagraph (M) of 268
334	334	subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 10-262h of the general 269
335	335	statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, except that for the 270
336	336	fiscal year ending June 30, 2004, each town's entitlement shall be 271
337	337	determined without using the adjustments made to the previous year's 272
338	338	grant pursuant to subparagraph (N) of subdivision (6) of subsection (a) 273
339	339	of section 10-262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to 274
340	340	January 1, 2013. 275 Raised Bill No. 949
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346	346	(29) "Density" means the population of a town divided by the square 276
347	347	miles of a town. 277
348	348	(30) "Density aid ratio" means the product of (A) the density of a town 278
349	349	divided by the density of the town in the state with the highest density, 279
350	350	and (B) .006273. 280
351	351	(31) "Mastery goal improvement count" means the product of (A) the 281
352	352	difference between the percentage of state-wide mastery examination 282
353	353	scores, pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 283
354	354	10-14n, at or above the mastery goal level for the most recently 284
355	355	completed school year and the percentage of such scores for the prior 285
356	356	school year, and (B) the resident students of the town, or zero, 286
357	357	whichever is greater. 287
358	358	(32) "Target aid" means the sum of (A) the product of a town's base 288
359	359	aid ratio, the foundation level and the town's total need students for the 289
360	360	fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, (B) the 290
361	361	product of a town's supplemental aid ratio, the foundation level and the 291
362	362	sum of the portion of its total need students count described in 292
363	363	subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subdivision (25) of this section for the fiscal 293
364	364	year prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid, and the 294
365	365	adjustments to its resident student count described in subdivision (22) 295
366	366	of this section relative to length of school year and summer school 296
367	367	sessions, and (C) the town's regional bonus. 297
368	368	(33) "Fully funded grant" means the sum of (A) the product of a 298
369	369	town's base aid ratio, the foundation and the town's total need students 299
370	370	for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and 300
371	371	(B) the town's regional bonus. 301
372	372	(34) "Number of children below the level of poverty" means the 302
373	373	number of children, ages five to seventeen, inclusive, in families in 303
374	374	poverty, as determined under Part A of Title I of the No Child Left 304
375	375	Behind Act, P.L. 107-110. The count for member towns of regional school 305
376	376	districts shall be the sum of towns' initial determination under Title I 306
377	377	and the proportionate share of the regional districts determination 307 Raised Bill No. 949
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383	383	based member enrollment in the regional district. 308
384	384	(35) "Current program expenditures" means (A) total current 309
385	385	educational expenditures less (B) expenditures for (i) land and capital 310
386	386	building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state 311
387	387	grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (ii) health services 312
388	388	for nonpublic school children, and (iii) adult education, (C) 313
389	389	expenditures directly attributable to (i) state grants received by or on 314
390	390	behalf of school districts except grants for the categories of expenditures 315
391	391	listed in subparagraphs (B)(i) to (B)(iii), inclusive, of this subdivision 316
392	392	and except grants received pursuant to section 10-262i and section 10-317
393	393	262c of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1987, 318
394	394	and except grants received pursuant to chapter 173, (ii) federal grants 319
395	395	received by or on behalf of school districts except for adult education 320
396	396	and federal impact aid, and (iii) receipts from the operation of child 321
397	397	nutrition services and student activities services, (D) expenditures of 322
398	398	funds from private and other sources, and (E) tuition received on 323
399	399	account of nonresident students. The town of Woodstock may include 324
400	400	as part of the current expenses of its public schools for each school year 325
401	401	the amount expended for current expenses in that year by Woodstock 326
402	402	Academy from income from its endowment funds upon receipt from 327
403	403	said academy of a certified statement of such current expenses. The 328
404	404	town of Winchester may include as part of the current expenses of its 329
405	405	public school for each school year the amount expended for current 330
406	406	expenses in that year by the Gilbert School from income from its 331
407	407	endowment funds upon receipt from said school of a certified statement 332
408	408	of such current expenses. 333
409	409	(36) "Current program expenditures per resident student" means, in 334
410	410	any year, the current program expenditures of a town for such year 335
411	411	divided by the number of resident students in the town for such school 336
412	412	year. 337
413	413	(37) "Base aid" means the amount of the grant pursuant to section 10-338
414	414	262h of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2013, 339
415	415	that a town was eligible to receive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 340 Raised Bill No. 949
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421	421	2013. 341
422	422	(38) "Local funding percentage" means that for the fiscal year two 342
423	423	years prior to the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid pursuant to 343
424	424	section 10-262i, the number obtained by dividing (A) total current 344
425	425	educational expenditures less (i) expenditures for (I) land and capital 345
426	426	building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state 346
427	427	grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (II) health services 347
428	428	for nonpublic school children, and (III) adult education, (ii) 348
429	429	expenditures directly attributable to (I) state grants received by or on 349
430	430	behalf of school districts, except those grants for the categories of 350
431	431	expenditures described in subparagraphs (A)(i)(I) to (A)(i)(III), 351
432	432	inclusive, of this subdivision, and except grants received pursuant to 352
433	433	chapter 173, (II) federal grants received by or on behalf of local or 353
434	434	regional boards of education, except those grants for adult education 354
435	435	and federal impact aid, and (III) receipts from the operation of child 355
436	436	nutrition services and student activities services, (iii) expenditures of 356
437	437	funds from private and other sources, and (iv) tuition received by the 357
438	438	district for the education of nonresident students, by (B) total current 358
439	439	educational expenditures less expenditures for (i) land and capital 359
440	440	building expenditures, and equipment otherwise supported by a state 360
441	441	grant pursuant to chapter 173, including debt service, (ii) health services 361
442	442	for nonpublic school children, and (iii) adult education. 362
443	443	(39) "Minimum local funding percentage" means (A) for the fiscal 363
444	444	year ending June 30, 2013, twenty per cent, (B) for the fiscal year ending 364
445	445	June 30, 2014, twenty-one per cent, (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 365
446	446	2015, twenty-two per cent, (D) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 366
447	447	twenty-three per cent, and (E) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, 367
448	448	twenty-four per cent. 368
449	449	(40) "Number of children eligible for free or reduced price meals or 369
450	450	free milk" means the number of pupils of the town enrolled in public 370
451	451	schools at the expense of the town on October first or the full school day 371
452	452	immediately preceding such date, in families that meet the income 372
453	453	eligibility guidelines established by the federal Department of 373 Raised Bill No. 949
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459	459	Agriculture for free or reduced price meals or free milk under the 374
460	460	National School Lunch Program, established pursuant to P.L. 79-396. 375
461	461	(41) "Equalized net grand list per capita" means the equalized net 376
462	462	grand list of a town divided by the population of such town. 377
463	463	(42) "Equalized net grand list adjustment factor" means (A) for the 378
464	464	fiscal years prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the ratio of the 379
465	465	town's equalized net grand list per capita to one and one-half times the 380
466	466	town equalized net grand list per capita of the town with the median 381
467	467	equalized net grand list per capita, and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 382
468	468	30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the ratio of the town's equalized 383
469	469	net grand list per capita to one and thirty-five-one-hundredths times the 384
470	470	town equalized net grand list per capita of the town with the median 385
471	471	equalized net grand list per capita. 386
472	472	(43) "Median household income adjustment factor" means (A) for the 387
473	473	fiscal years prior to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the ratio of the 388
474	474	median household income of the town to one and one-half times the 389
475	475	median household income of the town with the median household 390
476	476	income when all towns are ranked according to median household 391
477	477	income, and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal 392
478	478	year thereafter, the ratio of the median household income of the town to 393
479	479	one and thirty-five-one-hundredths times the median household 394
480	480	income of the town with the median household income when all towns 395
481	481	are ranked according to median household income. 396
482	482	(44) "Wealth adjustment factor" means (A) for the fiscal years prior to 397
483	483	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the sum of a town's equalized net 398
484	484	grand list adjustment factor multiplied by ninety one-hundredths per 399
485	485	cent and a town's median household income adjus tment factor 400
486	486	multiplied by ten one-hundredths per cent, and (B) for the fiscal year 401
487	487	ending June 30, 2018, and each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of a town's 402
488	488	equalized net grand list adjustment factor multiplied by seventy per 403
489	489	cent and a town's median household income adjustment factor 404
490	490	multiplied by thirty per cent. 405 Raised Bill No. 949
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496	496	(45) "Net current expenditures per resident student" means, in any 406
497	497	school year, the net current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, 407
498	498	for such school year divided by the number of resident students in the 408
499	499	town for such school year. 409
500	500	(46) "Base aid ratio adjustment factor" means (A) six percentage 410
501	501	points for those towns ranked one, two, three, four or five in total 411
502	502	eligibility index points, (B) five percentage points for those towns 412
503	503	ranked six, seven, eight, nine or ten in total eligibility index points, (C) 413
504	504	four percentage points for those towns ranked eleven, twelve, thirteen, 414
505	505	fourteen or fifteen in total eligibility index points, and (D) three 415
506	506	percentage points for those towns ranked sixteen, seventeen, eighteen 416
507	507	or nineteen in total eligibility index points. 417
508	508	(47) "Eligibility index" has the same meaning as provided in section 418
509	509	7-545. 419
510	510	(48) "Base grant amount" means the equalization aid grant a town 420
511	511	was entitled to receive for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, as 421
512	512	enumerated in section 20 of public act 16-2 of the May special session, 422
513	513	minus any reductions to said equalization aid grant during the fiscal 423
514	514	year ending June 30, 2017, resulting from lapses to the funds 424
515	515	appropriated for said equalization aid grant attributable to the 425
516	516	recommendation made by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 426
517	517	Management, pursuant to section 12 of public act 15-244. 427
518	518	(49) "Grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the difference 428
519	519	between a town's base grant amount and its fully funded grant. 429
520	520	(50) "Fully funded grant per pupil" means the number obtained by 430
521	521	dividing a town's fully funded grant by its resident student count. 431
522	522	(51) "Fully funded local share" means the sum of (A) the product of 432
523	523	(i) one minus a town's base aid ratio, (ii) the foundation, and (iii) the 433
524	524	town's total need students for the fiscal year prior to the year in which 434
525	525	the grant is to be paid, and (B) the town's regional bonus. 435 Raised Bill No. 949
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531	531	(52) "Fully funded local share per pupil" means the number obtained 436
532	532	by dividing a town's fully funded local share by its resident student 437
533	533	count. 438
534	534	Sec. 2. Section 10-264l of the general statutes is repealed and the 439
535	535	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 440
536	536	(a) The Department of Education shall, wit hin available 441
537	537	appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 442
538	538	regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 443
539	539	(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 444
540	540	behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 445
541	541	Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 446
542	542	section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 447
543	543	pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 448
544	544	related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 449
545	545	commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-450
546	546	Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 451
547	547	(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 452
548	548	behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 453
549	549	of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 454
550	550	for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 455
551	551	subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 456
552	552	behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 457
553	553	other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 458
554	554	commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 459
555	555	programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 460
556	556	conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 461
557	557	schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 462
558	558	program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 463
559	559	economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 464
560	560	(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 465
561	561	interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 466
562	562	agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 467
563	563	career school or a regional special education center. For the school years 468
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570	570	authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 470
571	571	the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 471
572	572	district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 472
573	573	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 473
574	574	reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 474
575	575	programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 475
576	576	section 10-264r. 476
577	577	(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 477
578	578	operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 478
579	579	annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 479
580	580	manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 480
581	581	2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 481
582	582	schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 482
583	583	the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 483
584	584	O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 484
585	585	as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 485
586	586	commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 486
587	587	magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 487
588	588	comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 488
589	589	October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 489
590	590	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 490
591	591	appropriations. 491
592	592	(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 492
593	593	funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 493
594	594	consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 494
595	595	program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 495
596	596	(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 496
597	597	isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 497
598	598	from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 498
599	599	and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 499
600	600	magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 500
601	601	the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 501
602	602	on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 502
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609	609	allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 504
610	610	per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 505
611	611	current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 506
612	612	membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 507
613	613	prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 508
614	614	Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 509
615	615	threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 510
616	616	fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 511
617	617	applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 512
618	618	commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 513
619	619	the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 514
620	620	there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 515
621	621	June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case 516
622	622	of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its 517
623	623	obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 518
624	624	(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 519
625	625	commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 520
626	626	is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict 521
627	627	magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 522
628	628	section 10-264r. If such school has not met such reduced-isolation setting 523
629	629	standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this 524
630	630	section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a 525
631	631	grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such 526
632	632	school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. If 527
633	633	requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the 528
634	634	commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and 529
635	635	sources of funding. 530
636	636	(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 531
637	637	inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 532
638	638	magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 533
639	639	the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 534
640	640	maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 535
641	641	reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 536
642	642	programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 537 Raised Bill No. 949
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648	648	section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such 538
649	649	school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is 539
650	650	appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into 540
651	651	compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. 541
652	652	(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 542
653	653	inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 543
654	654	total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation 544
655	655	setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed 545
656	656	by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more 546
657	657	consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on 547
658	658	the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any 548
659	659	other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be 549
660	660	appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced-550
661	661	isolation setting standards. 551
662	662	(c) (1) The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 552
663	663	program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, 553
664	664	of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per 554
665	665	enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet 555
666	666	school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 556
667	667	June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal 557
668	668	years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (C) seven 558
669	669	thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to 559
670	670	June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (D) seven thousand two hundred twenty-560
671	671	seven dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, and [each 561
672	672	fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2021. The per pupil grant for each enrolled 562
673	673	student who is a resident of the town operating the magnet school 563
674	674	program shall be (i) three thousand dollars for the fiscal years ending 564
675	675	June 30, 2008, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (ii) three thousand sixty 565
676	676	dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal 566
677	677	year thereafter] June 30, 2021. 567
678	678	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 568
679	679	thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 569
680	680	provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 570 Raised Bill No. 949
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686	686	programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 571
687	687	determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 572
688	688	conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 573
689	689	operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 574
690	690	expenditure estimates. 575
691	691	(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 576
692	692	inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 577
693	693	by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 578
694	694	per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 579
695	695	pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars 580
696	696	for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (ii) six thousand five hundred 581
697	697	dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand sixty 582
698	698	dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (iv) seven thousand six 583
699	699	hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 584
700	700	30, 2012, inclusive, (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the 585
701	701	fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (vi) 586
702	702	eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for the fiscal [year] years ending June 587
703	703	30, 2020, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2021. 588
704	704	(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 589
705	705	inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 590
706	706	by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per 591
707	707	cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil 592
708	708	grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that 593
709	709	enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount 594
710	710	of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 595
711	711	(ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending 596
712	712	June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (iii) seven thousand eighty-five 597
713	713	dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, 598
714	714	inclusive, and (iv) seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars 599
715	715	for the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal year 600
716	716	thereafter] June 30, 2021. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student 601
717	717	who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of 602
718	718	the school's students shall be three thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal 603
719	719	year ending June 30, 2021. 604 Raised Bill No. 949
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725	725	(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, 605
726	726	inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 606
727	727	educational service center that began operations for the school year 607
728	728	commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 608
729	729	1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per 609
730	730	cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 610
731	731	grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 611
732	732	enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the 612
733	733	school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 613
734	734	enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 614
735	735	amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (II) for each 615
736	736	enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-616
737	737	five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 617
738	738	in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 618
739	739	of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 619
740	740	thousand dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 620
741	741	the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 621
742	742	eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 622
743	743	total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 623
744	744	data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty 624
745	745	dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 625
746	746	district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 626
747	747	per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 627
748	748	number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 628
749	749	of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars. 629
750	750	(ii) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal 630
751	751	year thereafter] June 30, 2021, each interdistrict magnet school operated 631
752	752	by a regional educational service center that began operations for the 632
753	753	school year commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year 633
754	754	commencing July 1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but not 634
755	755	more than eighty per cent of the school's students from a single town, 635
756	756	shall receive a per pupil grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a 636
757	757	resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not 637
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764	764	equal to the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, 639
765	765	using the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred 640
766	766	forty-four dollars, (II) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the 641
767	767	district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 642
768	768	per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 643
769	769	number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 644
770	770	of record, in the amount of three thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each 645
771	771	enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least 646
772	772	fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the school's 647
773	773	students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such enrolled 648
774	774	students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount 649
775	775	of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, and (IV) for each 650
776	776	enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that enrolls at least 651
777	777	fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's 652
778	778	students, in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled 653
779	779	students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount 654
780	780	of seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars. 655
781	781	(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 656
782	782	subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional 657
783	783	educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-658
784	784	Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 659
785	785	(III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 660
786	786	behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University 661
787	787	of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors 662
788	788	for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 663
789	789	subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 664
790	790	behalf of the independent institution of higher education, except as 665
791	791	otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) 666
792	792	cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other 667
793	793	third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, 668
794	794	and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path 669
795	795	Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less 670
796	796	than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 671
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803	803	the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, ten thousand four hundred forty-673
804	804	three dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, 674
805	805	inclusive, and ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal 675
806	806	[year] years ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 676
807	807	30, 2021. 677
808	808	(ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2019, 678
809	809	inclusive, any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph 679
810	810	(D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its 680
811	811	incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the 681
812	812	amount of seven thousand nine hundred dollars for one-half of the total 682
813	813	number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per 683
814	814	cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in 684
815	815	the amount of ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the 685
816	816	remainder of the total school enrollment. For the fiscal [year] years 686
817	817	ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2021, any 687
818	818	interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph (D)(i) of this 688
819	819	subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its incoming students 689
820	820	from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of eight 690
821	821	thousand fifty-eight dollars for one-half of the total number of non-691
822	822	Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total 692
823	823	school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of 693
824	824	ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total 694
825	825	school enrollment. 695
826	826	(E) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2015, [and each fiscal 696
827	827	year thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, each interdistrict magnet 697
828	828	school operated by the board of governors for an independent 698
829	829	institution of higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 699
830	830	10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent 700
831	831	institution of higher education, that (i) began operations for the school 701
832	832	year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less than sixty per cent of its 702
833	833	students from Hartford pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 703
834	834	Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 704
835	835	determined by the commissioner, and (iii) enrolls students at least half-705
836	836	time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal to sixty-five 706 Raised Bill No. 949
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838	838
839	839
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841	841
842	842	per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) 707
843	843	of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled at such school for at 708
844	844	least two semesters in each school year, and (II) equal to thirty-two and 709
845	845	one-half per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 710
846	846	subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled 711
847	847	at such school for one semester in each school year. 712
848	848	(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 713
849	849	board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 714
850	850	Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive 715
851	851	a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 716
852	852	district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for the fiscal year 717
853	853	ending June 30, 2010, (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-four dollars for the 718
854	854	fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iii) 719
855	855	thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen dollars for the fiscal [year] years 720
856	856	ending June 30, 2020, and [each fiscal year thereafter] June 30, 2021. 721
857	857	(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 722
858	858	subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 723
859	859	may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 724
860	860	Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established 725
861	861	pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 726
862	862	school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 727
863	863	enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford 728
864	864	school district who is not a resident of such district. 729
865	865	(H) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2016, [and each fiscal 730
866	866	year thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, the half-day Greater Hartford 731
867	867	Academy of the Arts interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital 732
868	868	Region Education Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant 733
869	869	equal to sixty-five per cent of the per pupil grant specified in 734
870	870	subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 735
871	871	(I) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, 736
872	872	the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science 737
873	873	interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education 738 Raised Bill No. 949
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875	875
876	876
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878	878
879	879	Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six 739
880	880	thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled 740
881	881	in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 741
882	882	(ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year 742
883	883	ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the 743
884	884	fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 744
885	885	and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy 745
886	886	of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be 746
887	887	eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 747
888	888	section. 748
889	889	(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 749
890	890	department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 750
891	891	operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school 751
892	892	operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 752
893	893	interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 753
894	894	funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 754
895	895	by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 755
896	896	interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 756
897	897	levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 757
898	898	increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 758
899	899	added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 759
900	900	2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 760
901	901	increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 761
902	902	is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing 762
903	903	July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in enrollment in an 763
904	904	interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with 764
905	905	subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments for a new 765
906	906	interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after 766
907	907	July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 767
908	908	(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 768
909	909	commissioner. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less 769
910	910	than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant 770
911	911	equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 771
912	912	this subsection. 772 Raised Bill No. 949
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914	914
915	915
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917	917
918	918	(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit 773
919	919	payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal 774
920	920	to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive 775
921	921	based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program 776
922	922	on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. Approval of 777
923	923	funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 778
924	924	by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 779
925	925	interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 780
926	926	levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 781
927	927	increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 782
928	928	added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 783
929	929	2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 784
930	930	increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 785
931	931	added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 786
932	932	2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and 787
933	933	(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to 788
934	934	ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict 789
935	935	magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-790
936	936	time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 791
937	937	grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 792
938	938	(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 793
939	939	appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 794
940	940	magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 795
941	941	magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 796
942	942	level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 797
943	943	October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 798
944	944	funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 799
945	945	by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 800
946	946	including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 801
947	947	program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 802
948	948	interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at 803
949	949	least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per 804
950	950	cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 805
951	951	(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 806 Raised Bill No. 949
952	952
953	953
954	954
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956	956
957	957	appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 807
958	958	magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 808
959	959	magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 809
960	960	level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 810
961	961	October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower. 811
962	962	Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 812
963	963	be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's 813
964	964	approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet 814
965	965	school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. 815
966	966	Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, 816
967	967	but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-817
968	968	five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 818
969	969	subsection. 819
970	970	(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available 820
971	971	appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 821
972	972	magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 822
973	973	magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 823
974	974	level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 824
975	975	October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, 825
976	976	whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such 826
977	977	enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to 827
978	978	the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 828
979	979	interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and 829
980	980	approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 830
981	981	operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 831
982	982	receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 832
983	983	determined pursuant to this subsection. 833
984	984	(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available 834
985	985	appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 835
986	986	magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 836
987	987	magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 837
988	988	level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 838
989	989	October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or 839
990	990	October 1, 2019, whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment 840 Raised Bill No. 949
991	991
992	992
993	993
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995	995
996	996	above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and 841
997	997	subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in 842
998	998	enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of 843
999	999	planned and approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet 844
1000	1000	school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall 845
1001	1001	be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant 846
1002	1002	amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 847
1003	1003	(10) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 848
1004	1004	thereafter, the state shall pay each operator of an interdistrict magnet 849
1005	1005	school program for each student enrolled in such program an amount 850
1006	1006	equal to the fully funded grant per pupil for the town in which the 851
1007	1007	student resides. 852
1008	1008	(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 853
1009	1009	thereafter, the local or regional board of education for the town in which 854
1010	1010	a student resides and who is enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school 855
1011	1011	program shall pay to the operator of such program an amount equal to 856
1012	1012	the fully funded local share per pupil for each such student. 857
1013	1013	[(10)] (11) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may 858
1014	1014	make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 859
1015	1015	school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 860
1016	1016	decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 861
1017	1017	or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 862
1018	1018	academic support programs and summer school educational programs 863
1019	1019	approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 864
1020	1020	interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 865
1021	1021	centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 866
1022	1022	Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional 867
1023	1023	community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the 868
1024	1024	Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) 869
1025	1025	the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the 870
1026	1026	university, (F) the board of governors for an independent institution of 871
1027	1027	higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 872
1028	1028	equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 873 Raised Bill No. 949
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1030	1030
1031	1031
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1033	1033
1034	1034	higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-874
1035	1035	158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 875
1036	1036	by the commissioner. 876
1037	1037	[(11)] (12) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of 877
1038	1038	Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five 878
1039	1039	thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of 879
1040	1040	new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting 880
1041	1041	its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 881
1042	1042	(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 882
1043	1043	commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 883
1044	1044	Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 884
1045	1045	education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical 885
1046	1046	Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the 886
1047	1047	Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf 887
1048	1048	of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of 888
1049	1049	Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for 889
1050	1050	an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 890
1051	1051	(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 891
1052	1052	independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 892
1053	1053	arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party 893
1054	1054	not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 894
1055	1055	[(12)] (13) The amounts of the grants determined pursuant to this 895
1056	1056	subsection shall be proportionately adjusted, if necessary, within 896
1057	1057	available appropriations, and in no case shall the total grant paid to an 897
1058	1058	interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to this section exceed the 898
1059	1059	aggregate total of the reasonable operating budgets of the interdistrict 899
1060	1060	magnet school programs of such operator, less revenues from other 900
1061	1061	sources. 901
1062	1062	(d) (1) Grants made pursuant to this section, except those made 902
1063	1063	pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and 903
1064	1064	subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall be paid as follows: Seventy per 904
1065	1065	cent not later than September first and the balance not later than May 905
1066	1066	first of each fiscal year. The May first payment shall be adjusted to reflect 906 Raised Bill No. 949
1067	1067
1068	1068
1069	1069
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1071	1071
1072	1072	actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment as of the 907
1073	1073	preceding October first using the data of record as of the intervening 908
1074	1074	January thirty-first, if the actual level of enrollment is lower than the 909
1075	1075	projected enrollment stated in the approved grant application. The May 910
1076	1076	first payment shall be further adjusted for the difference between the 911
1077	1077	total grant received by the magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year 912
1078	1078	and the revised total grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in 913
1079	1079	cases where the aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict 914
1080	1080	magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of 915
1081	1081	this section indicates an overpayment by the department. 916
1082	1082	Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, grants 917
1083	1083	made pursuant to this section may be paid to each interdistrict magnet 918
1084	1084	school operator as an aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict 919
1085	1085	magnet schools operated by each such operator are eligible to receive 920
1086	1086	under this section. Each interdistrict magnet school operator may 921
1087	1087	distribute such aggregate grant among the interdistrict magnet school 922
1088	1088	programs that such operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan 923
1089	1089	approved by the Commissioner of Education. 924
1090	1090	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 925
1091	1091	thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) 926
1092	1092	of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent of 927
1093	1093	the amount not later than September first based on estimated student 928
1094	1094	enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty 929
1095	1095	per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual 930
1096	1096	student enrollment for the second semester on February first. The May 931
1097	1097	first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet 932
1098	1098	school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled 933
1099	1099	at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the 934
1100	1100	data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who 935
1101	1101	have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of 936
1102	1102	record. The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the 937
1103	1103	difference between the total grant received by the magnet school 938
1104	1104	operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount 939
1105	1105	calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted 940 Raised Bill No. 949
1106	1106
1107	1107
1108	1108
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1110	1110
1111	1111	by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) 941
1112	1112	of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the 942
1113	1113	department. 943
1114	1114	(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per 944
1115	1115	cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five 945
1116	1116	hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program 946
1117	1117	evaluation and administration. 947
1118	1118	(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict 948
1119	1119	magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation 949
1120	1120	to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides 950
1121	1121	to its children enrolled in other public schools in such local or regional 951
1122	1122	school district. The parent or guardian of a child denied the 952
1123	1123	transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this 953
1124	1124	subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 954
1125	1125	10-186 and 10-187. 955
1126	1126	(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of 956
1127	1127	Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is 957
1128	1128	below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the 958
1129	1129	commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the 959
1130	1130	additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner 960
1131	1131	for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10-961
1132	1132	74d. 962
1133	1133	(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 963
1134	1134	education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 964
1135	1135	Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 965
1136	1136	shall invite representatives from the interdistrict magnet school to 966
1137	1137	participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school 967
1138	1138	an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 968
1139	1139	educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 969
1140	1140	interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 970
1141	1141	of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 971
1142	1142	private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall 972 Raised Bill No. 949
1143	1143
1144	1144
1145	1145
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1147	1147
1148	1148	be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. If a student 973
1149	1149	requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a 974
1150	1150	full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for 975
1151	1151	ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the 976
1152	1152	student's individualized education program whether such services are 977
1153	1153	provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in 978
1154	1154	which the student resides. 979
1155	1155	(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the 980
1156	1156	Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school 981
1157	1157	district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet 982
1158	1158	school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 983
1159	1159	educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 984
1160	1160	interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 985
1161	1161	of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 986
1162	1162	private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If a student with a plan 987
1163	1163	pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 988
1164	1164	from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time 989
1165	1165	basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring 990
1166	1166	that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, 991
1167	1167	whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school 992
1168	1168	or by the school district in which the student resides. 993
1169	1169	(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 994
1170	1170	enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet 995
1171	1171	school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such 996
1172	1172	students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-time equivalent 997
1173	1173	enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are 998
1174	1174	not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant 999
1175	1175	to this section and section 10-264i. 1000
1176	1176	(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in 1001
1177	1177	accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict 1002
1178	1178	magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll 1003
1179	1179	directly into its program any interested student. A student from a 1004
1180	1180	district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the 1005 Raised Bill No. 949
1181	1181
1182	1182
1183	1183
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1185	1185
1186	1186	interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, 1006
1187	1187	as amended by this act, to an extent determined by the Commissioner 1007
1188	1188	of Education shall be given preference. The local or regional board of 1008
1189	1189	education otherwise responsible for educating such student shall 1009
1190	1190	contribute funds to support the operation of the interdistrict magnet 1010
1191	1191	school in an amount equal to the per student tuition, if any, charged to 1011
1192	1192	participating districts. 1012
1193	1193	(k) (1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2014, [and each fiscal 1013
1194	1194	year thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, any tuition charged to a local 1014
1195	1195	or regional board of education by a regional educational service center 1015
1196	1196	operating an interdistrict magnet school or any tuition charged by the 1016
1197	1197	Hartford school district operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of 1017
1198	1198	Manchester Community College for any student enrolled in 1018
1199	1199	kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet 1019
1200	1200	school shall be in an amount equal to the difference between (A) the 1020
1201	1201	average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal 1021
1202	1202	year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 1022
1203	1203	subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 1023
1204	1204	calculated on a per pupil basis. If any such board of education fails to 1024
1205	1205	pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold from such board's 1025
1206	1206	town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to 1026
1207	1207	exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay 1027
1208	1208	such money to the fiscal agent for the magnet school as a supplementary 1028
1209	1209	grant for the operation of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no 1029
1210	1210	case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the 1030
1211	1211	total expenditures of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) 1031
1212	1212	the total per pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this 1032
1213	1213	section plus any revenue from other sources. The commissioner may 1033
1214	1214	conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a 1034
1215	1215	magnet school to verify such tuition rate. 1035
1216	1216	(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a 1036
1217	1217	regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet 1037
1218	1218	school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff 1038
1219	1219	region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 1039 Raised Bill No. 949
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1225	1225	enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 1040
1226	1226	amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil 1041
1227	1227	expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 1042
1228	1228	the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 1043
1229	1229	calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 1044
1230	1230	other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 1045
1231	1231	conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 1046
1232	1232	any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1047
1233	1233	For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school 1048
1234	1234	districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East 1049
1235	1235	Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, 1050
1236	1236	Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South 1051
1237	1237	Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and 1052
1238	1238	Windsor Locks. 1053
1239	1239	(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 1054
1240	1240	service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a 1055
1241	1241	preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge 1056
1242	1242	tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool 1057
1243	1243	program in an amount that is in accordance with the sliding tuition scale 1058
1244	1244	adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-264p. 1059
1245	1245	The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any 1060
1246	1246	unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such parent or guardian 1061
1247	1247	under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall not exceed an amount 1062
1248	1248	equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 1063
1249	1249	the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal 1064
1250	1250	year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 1065
1251	1251	subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 1066
1252	1252	calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may conduct a 1067
1253	1253	comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such 1068
1254	1254	magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1069
1255	1255	(C) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 1070
1256	1256	thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 1071
1257	1257	interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 1072
1258	1258	located in the Sheff region shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian 1073 Raised Bill No. 949
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1264	1264	of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 1074
1265	1265	thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 1075
1266	1266	center shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family 1076
1267	1267	income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. 1077
1268	1268	The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1078
1269	1269	financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or 1079
1270	1270	guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 1080
1271	1271	state median income. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 1081
1272	1272	financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school 1082
1273	1273	charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1083
1274	1274	(l) A participating district shall provide opportunities for its students 1084
1275	1275	to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal 1085
1276	1276	to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict 1086
1277	1277	magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the 1087
1278	1278	average number of students that the participating district enrolled in 1088
1279	1279	such magnet school during the previous three school years. 1089
1280	1280	(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each 1090
1281	1281	interdistrict magnet school operator shall provide written notification to 1091
1282	1282	any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student 1092
1283	1283	who resides in such school district and will be enrolled in an interdistrict 1093
1284	1284	magnet school under the operator's control for the following school 1094
1285	1285	year. Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such 1095
1286	1286	students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet 1096
1287	1287	school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in 1097
1288	1288	which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be 1098
1289	1289	charged to the local or regional board of education for such student. 1099
1290	1290	Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students 1100
1291	1291	expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following 1101
1292	1292	school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students 1102
1293	1293	who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year. 1103
1294	1294	(2) For the school [year] years commencing July 1, 2015, [and each 1104
1295	1295	school year thereafter] to July 1, 2020, inclusive, any interdistrict magnet 1105
1296	1296	school operator that is a local or regional board of education and did not 1106 Raised Bill No. 949
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1302	1302	charge tuition to a local or regional board of education for the school 1107
1303	1303	year commencing July 1, 2014, may not charge tuition to such board 1108
1304	1304	unless (A) such operator receives authorization from the Commissioner 1109
1305	1305	of Education to charge the proposed tuition, and (B) if such 1110
1306	1306	authorization is granted, such operator provides written notification on 1111
1307	1307	or before September first of the school year prior to the school year in 1112
1308	1308	which such tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be 1113
1309	1309	charged to such board for each student that such board is otherwise 1114
1310	1310	responsible for educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet 1115
1311	1311	school under such operator's control. In deciding whether to authorize 1116
1312	1312	an interdistrict magnet school operator to charge tuition under this 1117
1313	1313	subdivision, the commissioner shall consider (i) the average per pupil 1118
1314	1314	expenditure of such operator for each interdistrict magnet school under 1119
1315	1315	the control of such operator, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state 1120
1316	1316	subsidy and any revenue from other sources received by such operator. 1121
1317	1317	The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 1122
1318	1318	operating budget of the magnet school of such operator to verify that 1123
1319	1319	the tuition is appropriate. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 1124
1320	1320	apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional 1125
1321	1321	educational service center or assisting the state in meeting the goals of 1126
1322	1322	the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, 1127
1323	1323	et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo 1128
1324	1324	Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended. 1129
1325	1325	(3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an 1130
1326	1326	interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the 1131
1327	1327	parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict 1132
1328	1328	magnet school in the following school year, or (B) whose name has been 1133
1329	1329	placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet 1134
1330	1330	school for the following school year, shall provide written notification 1135
1331	1331	of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school 1136
1332	1332	district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for 1137
1333	1333	educating such student. 1138
1334	1334	(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file 1139
1335	1335	with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner 1140 Raised Bill No. 949
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1341	1341	as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each 1141
1342	1342	interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an 1142
1343	1343	aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools 1143
1344	1344	operated by such operator. 1144
1345	1345	(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one 1145
1346	1346	interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service 1146
1347	1347	center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an 1147
1348	1348	auditor selected by the commissioner. The regional educational service 1148
1349	1349	center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit 1149
1350	1350	conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision. 1150
1351	1351	(o) For the school years commencing July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2018, 1151
1352	1352	inclusive, any local or regional board of education operating an 1152
1353	1353	interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1153
1354	1354	238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall not 1154
1355	1355	charge tuition for any student enrolled in a preschool program or in 1155
1356	1356	kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an interdistrict magnet 1156
1357	1357	school operated by such school district, except the Hartford school 1157
1358	1358	district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in the Great Path 1158
1359	1359	Academy. 1159
1360	1360	(p) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2016, [and each fiscal 1160
1361	1361	year thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, if the East Hartford school 1161
1362	1362	district has greater than seven per cent of its resident students, as 1162
1363	1363	defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this act, enrolled in an 1163
1364	1364	interdistrict magnet school program, then the board of education for the 1164
1365	1365	town of East Hartford shall not be financially responsible for four 1165
1366	1366	thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition 1166
1367	1367	charged for each such student in excess of such seven per cent. The 1167
1368	1368	Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1168
1369	1369	financially responsible for such excess per student tuition. 1169
1370	1370	Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year 1170
1371	1371	ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 1171
1372	1372	grants payable to the board of education for the town of East Hartford 1172
1373	1373	in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if 1173 Raised Bill No. 949
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1379	1379	the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 1174
1380	1380	for purposes of this subsection. 1175
1381	1381	Sec. 3. Section 10-65 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1176
1382	1382	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1177
1383	1383	(a) Each local or regional school [district] board of education 1178
1384	1384	operating an agricultural science and technology education center 1179
1385	1385	approved by the State Board of Education for program, educational 1180
1386	1386	need, location and area to be served shall be eligible for the following 1181
1387	1387	grants: [(1)] In accordance with the provisions of chapter 173, through 1182
1388	1388	progress payments in accordance with the provisions of section 10-287i, 1183
1389	1389	[(A) for projects for which an application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, 1184
1390	1390	ninety-five per cent, and (B)] for projects for which an application was 1185
1391	1391	filed on or after July 1, 2011, eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of 1186
1392	1392	constructing, acquiring, renovating and equipping approved facilities to 1187
1393	1393	be used exclusively for such agricultural science and technology 1188
1394	1394	education center, for the expansion or improvement of existing facilities 1189
1395	1395	or for the replacement or improvement of equipment therein. [, and (2) 1190
1396	1396	subject to the provisions of section 10-65b and within available 1191
1397	1397	appropriations, in an amount equal to four thousand two hundred 1192
1398	1398	dollars per student for every secondary school student who was 1193
1399	1399	enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year.] 1194
1400	1400	(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1195
1401	1401	thereafter, the state shall pay to the local or regional board of education 1196
1402	1402	operating an agricultural science and technology education center for 1197
1403	1403	each student enrolled in such center an amount equal to the fully funded 1198
1404	1404	grant per pupil, as defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this act, for 1199
1405	1405	the town in which such student resides for the fiscal year in which the 1200
1406	1406	grant is to be paid. Such payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-1201
1407	1407	five per cent of the amount not later than July fifteenth and September 1202
1408	1408	first based on estimated student enrollment on May first, twenty-five 1203
1409	1409	per cent of the amount not later than January first and the remaining 1204
1410	1410	amount not later than April first, each based on student enrollment on 1205
1411	1411	October first. 1206 Raised Bill No. 949
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1417	1417	(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1207
1418	1418	thereafter, the local or regional board of education for the town in which 1208
1419	1419	a student resides and who is enrolled in an agricultural science and 1209
1420	1420	technology education center shall pay to the local or regional board of 1210
1421	1421	education operating such agricultural science and technology education 1211
1422	1422	center an amount equal to the fully funded local share per pupil, as 1212
1423	1423	defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this act, for the town in which 1213
1424	1424	such student resides for the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid. 1214
1425	1425	Such payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the 1215
1426	1426	amount not later than July fifteenth and September first based on 1216
1427	1427	estimated student enrollment on May first, twenty-five per cent of the 1217
1428	1428	amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not later 1218
1429	1429	than April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1219
1430	1430	[(b)] (d) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an 1220
1431	1431	agricultural science and technology education center shall provide 1221
1432	1432	opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers in a 1222
1433	1433	number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written 1223
1434	1434	agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an 1224
1435	1435	agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its 1225
1436	1436	students that the board of education enrolled in each such center or 1226
1437	1437	centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to 1227
1438	1438	such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities 1228
1439	1439	for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least 1229
1440	1440	equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such 1230
1441	1441	center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that 1231
1442	1442	is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of 1232
1443	1443	education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers 1233
1444	1444	during the previous three school years. If a local or regional board of 1234
1445	1445	education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than 1235
1446	1446	one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of 1236
1447	1447	education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in 1237
1448	1448	accordance with this subsection. [The board of education operating an 1238
1449	1449	agricultural science and technology education center may charge, 1239
1450	1450	subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for a school year in an 1240 Raised Bill No. 949
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1456	1456	amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per cent of the 1241
1457	1457	foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per 1242
1458	1458	student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except that such 1243
1459	1459	board may charge tuition for (1) students enrolled under shared-time 1244
1460	1460	arrangements on a pro rata basis, and (2) special education students 1245
1461	1461	which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating such students minus 1246
1462	1462	the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 1247
1463	1463	this section and subsection (c) of this section. Any tuition paid by such 1248
1464	1464	board for special education students in excess of the tuition paid for 1249
1465	1465	non-special-education students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 1250
1466	1466	10-76g.] 1251
1467	1467	[(c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, 1252
1468	1468	within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of 1253
1469	1469	education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1254
1470	1470	center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior 1255
1471	1471	school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a 1256
1472	1472	grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars for every secondary 1257
1473	1473	school student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1258
1474	1474	year, (2) on and after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education 1259
1475	1475	operating an agricultural science and technology education center that 1260
1476	1476	received a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer 1261
1477	1477	qualifies for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall 1262
1478	1478	receive a grant in an amount determined as follows: (A) For the first 1263
1479	1479	fiscal year such board of education does not qualify for a grant under 1264
1480	1480	said subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars 1265
1481	1481	for every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science 1266
1482	1482	and technology education center on October first of the previous year, 1267
1483	1483	(B) for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does 1268
1484	1484	not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for 1269
1485	1485	every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1270
1486	1486	date, (C) for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does 1271
1487	1487	not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for 1272
1488	1488	every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1273
1489	1489	date, and (D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of 1274 Raised Bill No. 949
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1495	1495	education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one 1275
1496	1496	hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in 1276
1497	1497	such center on said date, and (3) each local and regional board of 1277
1498	1498	education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1278
1499	1499	center that does not receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of 1279
1500	1500	this subsection shall receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars 1280
1501	1501	for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date. 1281
1502	1502	(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants 1282
1503	1503	described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within 1283
1504	1504	available appropriations, each local or regional board of education 1284
1505	1505	operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall 1285
1506	1506	be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars 1286
1507	1507	for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1287
1508	1508	school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the 1288
1509	1509	grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, 1289
1510	1510	within available appropriations, each local or regional board of 1290
1511	1511	education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1291
1512	1512	center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1292
1513	1513	enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall 1293
1514	1514	be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-1294
1515	1515	district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1295
1516	1516	enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district 1296
1517	1517	students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled 1297
1518	1518	in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in 1298
1519	1519	excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said 1299
1520	1520	date. 1300
1521	1521	(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the 1301
1522	1522	Department of Education shall allocate five hundred thousand dollars 1302
1523	1523	to local or regional boards of education operating an agricultural science 1303
1524	1524	and technology education center in accordance with the provisions of 1304
1525	1525	subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section. 1305
1526	1526	(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1306
1527	1527	thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase 1307 Raised Bill No. 949
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1533	1533	in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the 1308
1534	1534	prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding 1309
1535	1535	for educational purposes. 1310
1536	1536	(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-51 and 10-222, for 1311
1537	1537	the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, any 1312
1538	1538	amount received by a local or regional board of education pursuant to 1313
1539	1539	subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section that exceeds the amount 1314
1540	1540	appropriated for education by the municipality or the amount in the 1315
1541	1541	budget approved by such regional board of education for purposes of 1316
1542	1542	said subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be available 1317
1543	1543	for use by such local or regional board of education, provided such 1318
1544	1544	excess amount is spent in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 1319
1545	1545	(2) of subsection (a) of this section.] 1320
1546	1546	Sec. 4. Section 10-66ee of the general statutes is repealed and the 1321
1547	1547	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1322
1548	1548	(a) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h a 1323
1549	1549	student enrolled (1) in a local charter school shall be considered a 1324
1550	1550	student enrolled in the school district in which such student resides, and 1325
1551	1551	(2) in a state charter school shall not be considered a student enrolled in 1326
1552	1552	the school district in which such student resides. 1327
1553	1553	(b) (1) The local board of education of the school district in which a 1328
1554	1554	student enrolled in a local charter school resides shall pay, annually, in 1329
1555	1555	accordance with its charter, to the fiscal authority for the charter school 1330
1556	1556	for each such student the amount specified in its charter, including the 1331
1557	1557	reasonable special education costs of students requiring special 1332
1558	1558	education. The board of education shall be eligible for reimbursement 1333
1559	1559	for such special education costs pursuant to section 10-76g. 1334
1560	1560	(2) The local or regional board of education of the school district in 1335
1561	1561	which the local charter school is located shall be responsible for the 1336
1562	1562	financial support of such local charter school at a level that is at least 1337
1563	1563	equal to the product of (A) the per pupil cost for the fiscal year two years 1338
1564	1564	prior to the fiscal year for which support will be provided, and (B) the 1339 Raised Bill No. 949
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1570	1570	number of students attending such local charter school in the current 1340
1571	1571	fiscal year. As used in this subdivision, "per pupil cost" means, for a local 1341
1572	1572	or regional board of education, the quotient of the current program 1342
1573	1573	expenditures, as defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this act, 1343
1574	1574	divided by the number of resident students, as defined in section 10-1344
1575	1575	262f, as amended by this act, of such local or regional board of 1345
1576	1576	education. 1346
1577	1577	(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year 1347
1578	1578	thereafter, the State Board of Education may approve, within available 1348
1579	1579	appropriations, a per student grant to a local charter school in an 1349
1580	1580	amount not to exceed three thousand dollars for each student enrolled 1350
1581	1581	in such local charter school, provided the local or regional board of 1351
1582	1582	education for such local charter school and the representatives of the 1352
1583	1583	exclusive bargaining unit for certified employees, chosen pursuant to 1353
1584	1584	section 10-153b, mutually agree on staffing flexibility in such local 1354
1585	1585	charter school, and such agreement is approved by the State Board of 1355
1586	1586	Education. The state shall make such payments, in accordance with this 1356
1587	1587	subsection, to the fiscal authority for a local charter school for each 1357
1588	1588	student enrolled in such school as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the 1358
1589	1589	amount not later than July fifteenth and September first based on 1359
1590	1590	estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of 1360
1591	1591	the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not 1361
1592	1592	later than April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1362
1593	1593	(d) (1) The state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1363
1594	1594	fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in 1364
1595	1595	such school, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, ten thousand two 1365
1596	1596	hundred dollars, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, ten thousand 1366
1597	1597	five hundred dollars, for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 1367
1598	1598	30, 2018, inclusive, eleven thousand dollars, and for the fiscal [year] 1368
1599	1599	years ending June 30, 2019, [and each fiscal year thereafter] to June 30, 1369
1600	1600	2021, inclusive, eleven thousand two hundred fifty dollars. Such 1370
1601	1601	payments shall be made as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount 1371
1602	1602	not later than July fifteenth and September first based on estimated 1372
1603	1603	student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount 1373 Raised Bill No. 949
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1608	1608
1609	1609	not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than 1374
1610	1610	April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1375
1611	1611	(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1376
1612	1612	thereafter, the state shall pay to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1377
1613	1613	school for each student enrolled in such school an amount equal to the 1378
1614	1614	fully funded grant per pupil, as defined in section 10-262f, as amended 1379
1615	1615	by this act, for the town in which such student resides for the fiscal year 1380
1616	1616	in which the grant is to be paid. Such payments shall be made as follows: 1381
1617	1617	Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July fifteenth and 1382
1618	1618	September first based on estimated student enrollment on May first, 1383
1619	1619	twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January first and the 1384
1620	1620	remaining amount not later than April first, each based on student 1385
1621	1621	enrollment on October first. 1386
1622	1622	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1387
1623	1623	thereafter, the local or regional board of education for the town in which 1388
1624	1624	a student resides and who is enrolled in a state charter school shall pay 1389
1625	1625	to the fiscal authority for such state charter school an amount equal to 1390
1626	1626	the fully funded local share per pupil, as defined in section 10-262f, as 1391
1627	1627	amended by this act, for the town in which such student resides for the 1392
1628	1628	fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid. Such payments shall be made 1393
1629	1629	as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than July 1394
1630	1630	fifteenth and September first based on estimated student enrollment on 1395
1631	1631	May first, twenty-five per cent of the amount not later than January first 1396
1632	1632	and the remaining amount not later than April first, each based on 1397
1633	1633	student enrollment on October first. 1398
1634	1634	[(2)] (e) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 1399
1635	1635	education, the school district in which the student resides shall: [(A)] (1) 1400
1636	1636	Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 1401
1637	1637	shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 1402
1638	1638	meeting; and [(B)] (2) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, 1403
1639	1639	an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 1404
1640	1640	educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the state 1405
1641	1641	charter school for such student pursuant to subdivision [(1)] (3) of [this] 1406 Raised Bill No. 949
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1643	1643
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1646	1646
1647	1647	subsection (d) of this section and amounts received from other state, 1407
1648	1648	federal, local or private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such 1408
1649	1649	school district shall be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 1409
1650	1650	10-76g. The charter school a student requiring special education attends 1410
1651	1651	shall be responsible for ensuring that such student receives the services 1411
1652	1652	mandated by the student's individualized education program whether 1412
1653	1653	such services are provided by the charter school or by the school district 1413
1654	1654	in which the student resides. 1414
1655	1655	[(e)] (f) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, if at 1415
1656	1656	the end of a fiscal year amounts received by a state charter school, 1416
1657	1657	pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section, are 1417
1658	1658	unexpended, the charter school (1) may use, for the expenses of the 1418
1659	1659	charter school for the following fiscal year, up to ten per cent of such 1419
1660	1660	amounts, and (2) may (A) create a reserve fund to finance a specific 1420
1661	1661	capital or equipment purchase or another specified project as may be 1421
1662	1662	approved by the commissioner, and (B) deposit into such fund up to five 1422
1663	1663	per cent of such amounts. 1423
1664	1664	[(f)] (g) The local or regional board of education of the school district 1424
1665	1665	in which the charter school is located shall provide transportation 1425
1666	1666	services for students of the charter school who reside in such school 1426
1667	1667	district pursuant to section 10-273a unless the charter school makes 1427
1668	1668	other arrangements for such transportation. Any local or regional board 1428
1669	1669	of education may provide transportation services to a student attending 1429
1670	1670	a charter school outside of the district in which the student resides and, 1430
1671	1671	if it elects to provide such transportation, shall be reimbursed pursuant 1431
1672	1672	to section 10-266m for the reasonable costs of such transportation. Any 1432
1673	1673	local or regional board of education providing transportation services 1433
1674	1674	under this subsection may suspend such services in accordance with the 1434
1675	1675	provisions of section 10-233c. The parent or guardian of any student 1435
1676	1676	denied the transportation services required to be provided pursuant to 1436
1677	1677	this subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in 1437
1678	1678	sections 10-186 and 10-187. 1438
1679	1679	[(g)] (h) Charter schools shall be eligible to the same extent as boards 1439 Raised Bill No. 949
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1681	1681
1682	1682
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1684	1684
1685	1685	of education for any grant for special education, competitive state grants 1440
1686	1686	and grants pursuant to sections 10-17g and 10-266w. 1441
1687	1687	[(h)] (i) If the commissioner finds that any charter school uses a grant 1442
1688	1688	under this section for a purpose that is inconsistent with the provisions 1443
1689	1689	of this part, the commissioner may require repayment of such grant to 1444
1690	1690	the state. 1445
1691	1691	[(i)] (j) Charter schools shall receive, in accordance with federal law 1446
1692	1692	and regulations, any federal funds available for the education of any 1447
1693	1693	pupils attending public schools. 1448
1694	1694	[(j)] (k) The governing council of a charter school may (1) contract or 1449
1695	1695	enter into other agreements for purposes of administrative or other 1450
1696	1696	support services, transportation, plant services or leasing facilities or 1451
1697	1697	equipment, and (2) receive and expend private funds or public funds, 1452
1698	1698	including funds from local or regional boards of education and funds 1453
1699	1699	received by local charter schools for out-of-district students, for school 1454
1700	1700	purposes. 1455
1701	1701	[(k)] (l) If in any fiscal year, more than one new state or local charter 1456
1702	1702	school is approved pursuant to section 10-66bb and is awaiting funding 1457
1703	1703	pursuant to the provisions of this section, the State Board of Education 1458
1704	1704	shall determine which school is funded first based on a consideration of 1459
1705	1705	the following factors in order of importance as follows: (1) The quality 1460
1706	1706	of the proposed program as measured against the criteria required in 1461
1707	1707	the charter school application process pursuant to section 10-66bb, (2) 1462
1708	1708	whether the applicant has a demonstrated record of academic success 1463
1709	1709	by students, (3) whether the school is located in a school district with a 1464
1710	1710	demonstrated need for student improvement, and (4) whether the 1465
1711	1711	applicant has plans concerning the preparedness of facilities, staffing 1466
1712	1712	and outreach to students. 1467
1713	1713	[(l)] (m) Within available appropriations, the state may provide a 1468
1714	1714	grant in an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars to any 1469
1715	1715	newly approved state charter school that assists the state in meeting the 1470
1716	1716	goals of the 2008 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William 1471 Raised Bill No. 949
1717	1717
1718	1718
1719	1719
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1721	1721
1722	1722	A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and 1472
1723	1723	order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, as 1473
1724	1724	determined by the Commissioner of Education, for start-up costs 1474
1725	1725	associated with the new charter school program. 1475
1726	1726	[(m)] (n) Charter schools may, to the same extent as local and regional 1476
1727	1727	boards of education, enter into cooperative arrangements as described 1477
1728	1728	in section 10-158a, provided such arrangements are approved by the 1478
1729	1729	Commissioner of Education. Any state charter school participating in a 1479
1730	1730	cooperative arrangement under this subsection shall maintain its status 1480
1731	1731	as a state charter school and not be excused from any obligations 1481
1732	1732	pursuant to sections 10-66aa to 10-66ll, inclusive. 1482
1733	1733	[(n)] (o) The Commissioner of Education shall provide any town 1483
1734	1734	receiving aid pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section with the 1484
1735	1735	amount of such aid to be paid to each state or local charter school located 1485
1736	1736	in such town. 1486
1737	1737	Sec. 5. Section 10-266aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1487
1738	1738	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 1488
1739	1739	(a) As used in this section: 1489
1740	1740	(1) "Receiving district" means any school district that accepts students 1490
1741	1741	under the program established pursuant to this section; 1491
1742	1742	(2) "Sending district" means any school district that sends students it 1492
1743	1743	would otherwise be legally responsible for educating to another school 1493
1744	1744	district under the program; and 1494
1745	1745	(3) "Minority students" means students who are "pupils of racial 1495
1746	1746	minorities", as defined in section 10-226a. 1496
1747	1747	(b) There is established, within available appropriations, an 1497
1748	1748	interdistrict public school attendance program. The purpose of the 1498
1749	1749	program shall be to: (1) Improve academic achievement; (2) reduce 1499
1750	1750	racial, ethnic and economic isolation or preserve racial and ethnic 1500
1751	1751	balance; and (3) provide a choice of educational programs. The 1501 Raised Bill No. 949
1752	1752
1753	1753
1754	1754
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1756	1756
1757	1757	Department of Education shall provide oversight for the program, 1502
1758	1758	including the setting of reasonable limits for the transportation of 1503
1759	1759	students participating in the program, and may provide for the 1504
1760	1760	incremental expansion of the program for the school year commencing 1505
1761	1761	in 2000 for each town required to participate in the program pursuant 1506
1762	1762	to subsection (c) of this section. 1507
1763	1763	(c) The program shall be phased in as provided in this subsection. (1) 1508
1764	1764	For the school year commencing in 1998, and for each school year 1509
1765	1765	thereafter, the program shall be in operation in the Hartford, New 1510
1766	1766	Haven and Bridgeport regions. The Hartford program shall operate as 1511
1767	1767	a continuation of the program described in section 10-266j. Students 1512
1768	1768	who reside in Hartford, New Haven or Bridgeport may attend school in 1513
1769	1769	another school district in the region and students who reside in such 1514
1770	1770	other school districts may attend school in Hartford, New Haven or 1515
1771	1771	Bridgeport, provided, beginning with the 2001-2002 school year, the 1516
1772	1772	proportion of students who are not minority students to the total 1517
1773	1773	number of students leaving Hartford, Bridgeport or New Haven to 1518
1774	1774	participate in the program shall not be greater than the proportion of 1519
1775	1775	students who were not minority students in the prior school year to the 1520
1776	1776	total number of students enrolled in Hartford, Bridgeport or New 1521
1777	1777	Haven in the prior school year. The regional educational service center 1522
1778	1778	operating the program shall make program participation decisions in 1523
1779	1779	accordance with the requirements of this subdivision. (2) For the school 1524
1780	1780	year commencing in 2000, and for each school year thereafter, the 1525
1781	1781	program shall be in operation in New London, provided beginning with 1526
1782	1782	the 2001-2002 school year, the proportion of students who are not 1527
1783	1783	minority students to the total number of students leaving New London 1528
1784	1784	to participate in the program shall not be greater than the proportion of 1529
1785	1785	students who were not minority students in the prior year to the total 1530
1786	1786	number of students enrolled in New London in the prior school year. 1531
1787	1787	The regional educational service center operating the program shall 1532
1788	1788	make program participation decisions in accordance with this 1533
1789	1789	subdivision. (3) The Department of Education may provide, within 1534
1790	1790	available appropriations, grants for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, 1535 Raised Bill No. 949
1791	1791
1792	1792
1793	1793
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1795	1795
1796	1796	to the remaining regional educational service centers to assist school 1536
1797	1797	districts in planning for a voluntary program of student enrollment in 1537
1798	1798	every priority school district, pursuant to section 10-266p, which is 1538
1799	1799	interested in participating in accordance with this subdivision. For the 1539
1800	1800	school year commencing in 2003, and for each school year thereafter, the 1540
1801	1801	voluntary enrollment program may be in operation in every priority 1541
1802	1802	school district in the state. Students from other school districts in the 1542
1803	1803	area of a priority school district, as determined by the regional 1543
1804	1804	educational service center pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, may 1544
1805	1805	attend school in the priority school district, provided such students 1545
1806	1806	bring racial, ethnic and economic diversity to the priority school district 1546
1807	1807	and do not increase the racial, ethnic and economic isolation in the 1547
1808	1808	priority school district. 1548
1809	1809	(d) School districts which received students from New London under 1549
1810	1810	the program during the 2000-2001 school year shall allow such students 1550
1811	1811	to attend school in the district until they graduate from high school. The 1551
1812	1812	attendance of such students in such program shall not be supported by 1552
1813	1813	grants pursuant to subsections (f) and (g) of this section but shall be 1553
1814	1814	supported, in the same amounts as provided for in said subsections, by 1554
1815	1815	interdistrict cooperative grants pursuant to section 10-74d to the 1555
1816	1816	regional educational service centers operating such programs. 1556
1817	1817	(e) Once the program is in operation in the region served by a 1557
1818	1818	regional educational service center pursuant to subsection (c) of this 1558
1819	1819	section, the Department of Education shall provide an annual grant to 1559
1820	1820	such regional educational service center to assist school districts in its 1560
1821	1821	area in administering the program and to provide staff to assist students 1561
1822	1822	participating in the program to make the transition to a new school and 1562
1823	1823	to act as a liaison between the parents of such students and the new 1563
1824	1824	school district. Each regional educational service center shall determine 1564
1825	1825	which school districts in its area are located close enough to a priority 1565
1826	1826	school district to make participation in the program feasible in terms of 1566
1827	1827	student transportation pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, 1567
1828	1828	provided any student participating in the program prior to July 1, 1999, 1568
1829	1829	shall be allowed to continue to attend the same school such student 1569 Raised Bill No. 949
1830	1830
1831	1831
1832	1832
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1834	1834
1835	1835	attended prior to said date in the receiving district until the student 1570
1836	1836	completes the highest grade in such school. If there are more students 1571
1837	1837	who seek to attend school in a receiving district than there are spaces 1572
1838	1838	available, the regional educational service center shall assist the school 1573
1839	1839	district in determining attendance by the use of a lottery or lotteries 1574
1840	1840	designed to preserve or increase racial, ethnic and economic diversity, 1575
1841	1841	except that the regional educational service center shall give preference 1576
1842	1842	to siblings and to students who would otherwise attend a school that 1577
1843	1843	has lost its accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and 1578
1844	1844	Colleges or has been identified as in need of improvement pursuant to 1579
1845	1845	the No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110. The admission policies shall 1580
1846	1846	be consistent with section 10-15c and this section. No receiving district 1581
1847	1847	shall recruit students under the program for athletic or extracurricular 1582
1848	1848	purposes. Each receiving district shall allow out-of-district students it 1583
1849	1849	accepts to attend school in the district until they graduate from high 1584
1850	1850	school. 1585
1851	1851	(f) The Department of Education shall provide grants to regional 1586
1852	1852	educational service centers or local or regional boards of education for 1587
1853	1853	the reasonable cost of transportation for students participating in the 1588
1854	1854	program. For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2017, 1589
1855	1855	inclusive, the department shall provide such grants within available 1590
1856	1856	appropriations, provided the state-wide average of such grants does not 1591
1857	1857	exceed an amount equal to three thousand two hundred fifty dollars for 1592
1858	1858	each student transported, except that the Commissioner of Education 1593
1859	1859	may grant to regional educational service centers or local or regional 1594
1860	1860	boards of education additional sums from funds remaining in the 1595
1861	1861	appropriation for such transportation services if needed to offset 1596
1862	1862	transportation costs that exceed such maximum amount. The regional 1597
1863	1863	educational service centers shall provide reasonable transportation 1598
1864	1864	services to high school students who wish to participate in supervised 1599
1865	1865	extracurricular activities. For purposes of this section, the number of 1600
1866	1866	students transported shall be determined on October first of each fiscal 1601
1867	1867	year. 1602
1868	1868	(g) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for the 1603 Raised Bill No. 949
1869	1869
1870	1870
1871	1871
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1873	1873
1874	1874	fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, the 1604
1875	1875	Department of Education shall provide, within available 1605
1876	1876	appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 1606
1877	1877	education for each receiving district in an amount not to exceed two 1607
1878	1878	thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-district student who 1608
1879	1879	attends school in the receiving district under the program. 1609
1880	1880	(2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2013, [and each fiscal 1610
1881	1881	year thereafter] to June 30, 2021, inclusive, the department shall provide, 1611
1882	1882	within available appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional 1612
1883	1883	board of education for each receiving district if one of the following 1613
1884	1884	conditions are met as follows: (A) Three thousand dollars for each out-1614
1885	1885	of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 1615
1886	1886	program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two 1616
1887	1887	per cent of the total student population of such receiving district, (B) 1617
1888	1888	four thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends 1618
1889	1889	school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such 1619
1890	1890	out-of-district students is greater than or equal to two per cent but less 1620
1891	1891	than three per cent of the total student population of such receiving 1621
1892	1892	district, (C) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 1622
1893	1893	attends school in the receiving district under the program if the number 1623
1894	1894	of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to three per cent 1624
1895	1895	but less than four per cent of the total student population of such 1625
1896	1896	receiving district, (D) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1626
1897	1897	student who attends school in the receiving district under the program 1627
1898	1898	if the Commissioner of Education determines that the receiving district 1628
1899	1899	has an enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has 1629
1900	1900	increased the number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent 1630
1901	1901	from the previous fiscal year, or (E) eight thousand dollars for each out-1631
1902	1902	of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 1632
1903	1903	program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or 1633
1904	1904	equal to four per cent of the total student population of such receiving 1634
1905	1905	district. 1635
1906	1906	(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1636
1907	1907	thereafter, the state shall pay to the local or regional board of education 1637 Raised Bill No. 949
1908	1908
1909	1909
1910	1910
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1912	1912
1913	1913	for a receiving district for each out-of-district student who attends 1638
1914	1914	school in such receiving district under the program in an amount equal 1639
1915	1915	to the fully funded grant per pupil, as defined in section 10-262f, as 1640
1916	1916	amended by this act, for the town in which such out-of-district student 1641
1917	1917	resides for the fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid. 1642
1918	1918	(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 1643
1919	1919	thereafter, the local or regional board of education for the town in which 1644
1920	1920	an out-of-district student resides and who attends school in a receiving 1645
1921	1921	district under the program shall pay to the local or regional board of 1646
1922	1922	education for such receiving district an amount equal to the fully funded 1647
1923	1923	local share per pupil, as defined in section 10-262f, as amended by this 1648
1924	1924	act, for the town in which such out-of-district student resides for the 1649
1925	1925	fiscal year in which the grant is to be paid. 1650
1926	1926	[(3)] (5) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection 1651
1927	1927	shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of 1652
1928	1928	education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or 1653
1929	1929	federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of 1654
1930	1930	education is entitled. 1655
1931	1931	(h) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, [each sending 1656
1932	1932	district and each receiving district shall divide] the number of children 1657
1933	1933	participating in the program [who reside in such district or attend 1658
1934	1934	school in such district by two] shall not be counted for purposes of the 1659
1935	1935	counts for subdivision (22) of section 10-262f, as amended by this act, 1660
1936	1936	and subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-261. 1661
1937	1937	(i) In the case of an out-of-district student who requires special 1662
1938	1938	education and related services, the sending district shall pay the 1663
1939	1939	receiving district an amount equal to the difference between the 1664
1940	1940	reasonable cost of providing such special education and related services 1665
1941	1941	to such student and the amount received by the receiving district 1666
1942	1942	pursuant to subsection (g) of this section and in the case of students 1667
1943	1943	participating pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, the per pupil 1668
1944	1944	amount received pursuant to section 10-74d. The sending district shall 1669 Raised Bill No. 949
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1946	1946
1947	1947
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1949	1949
1950	1950	be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. 1670
1951	1951	(j) Nothing in this section shall prohibit school districts from charging 1671
1952	1952	tuition to other school districts that do not have a high school pursuant 1672
1953	1953	to section 10-33. 1673
1954	1954	(k) On or before March first of each year, the Commissioner of 1674
1955	1955	Education shall determine if the enrollment in the program pursuant to 1675
1956	1956	subsection (c) of this section for the fiscal year is below the number of 1676
1957	1957	students for which funds were appropriated. If the commissioner 1677
1958	1958	determines that the enrollment is below such number, the additional 1678
1959	1959	funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner in 1679
1960	1960	accordance with this subsection. 1680
1961	1961	(1) Any amount up to five hundred thousand dollars of such 1681
1962	1962	nonlapsing funds shall be used for supplemental grants to receiving 1682
1963	1963	districts on a pro rata basis for each out-of-district student in the 1683
1964	1964	program pursuant to subsection (c) of this section who attends the same 1684
1965	1965	school in the receiving district as at least nine other such out-of-district 1685
1966	1966	students, not to exceed one thousand dollars per student. 1686
1967	1967	(2) Any amount of such nonlapsing funds equal to or greater than 1687
1968	1968	five hundred thousand dollars, but less than one million dollars, shall 1688
1969	1969	be used for supplemental grants, in an amount determined by the 1689
1970	1970	commissioner, on a pro rata basis to receiving districts that report to the 1690
1971	1971	commissioner on or before March first of the current school year that the 1691
1972	1972	number of out-of-district students enrolled in such receiving district is 1692
1973	1973	greater than the number of out-of-district students enrolled in such 1693
1974	1974	receiving district from the previous school year. 1694
1975	1975	(3) Any remaining nonlapsing funds shall be used by the 1695
1976	1976	commissioner to increase enrollment in the interdistrict public school 1696
1977	1977	attendance program described in this section. 1697
1978	1978	(l) For purposes of the state-wide mastery examinations under 1698
1979	1979	section 10-14n, students participating in the program established 1699
1980	1980	pursuant to this section shall be considered residents of the school 1700 Raised Bill No. 949
1981	1981
1982	1982
1983	1983
1984	1984	LCO No. 3958 53 of 54
1985	1985
1986	1986	district in which they attend school. 1701
1987	1987	(m) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make 1702
1988	1988	grants to regional education service centers which provide summer 1703
1989	1989	school educational programs approved by the commissioner to students 1704
1990	1990	participating in the program. 1705
1991	1991	(n) The Commissioner of Education may provide grants for children 1706
1992	1992	in the Hartford program described in this section to participate in 1707
1993	1993	preschool and all day kindergarten programs. In addition to the subsidy 1708
1994	1994	provided to the receiving district for educational services, such grants 1709
1995	1995	may be used for the provision of before and after-school care and 1710
1996	1996	remedial services for the preschool and kindergarten students 1711
1997	1997	participating in the program. 1712
1998	1998	(o) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may make 1713
1999	1999	grants for academic student support for programs pursuant to this 1714
2000	2000	section that assist the state in meeting the goals of the 2008 stipulation 1715
2001	2001	and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, 1716
2002	2002	or the goals of the 2013 stipulation and order for Milo Sheff, et al. v. 1717
2003	2003	William A. O'Neill, et al., as extended, as determined by the 1718
2004	2004	commissioner. 1719
2005	2005	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
2006	2006	sections:
2007	2007
2008	2008	Section 1 July 1, 2021 10-262f
2009	2009	Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 10-264l
2010	2010	Sec. 3 July 1, 2021 10-65
2011	2011	Sec. 4 July 1, 2021 10-66ee
2012	2012	Sec. 5 July 1, 2021 10-266aa
2013	2013
2014	2014	Statement of Purpose:
2015	2015	To establish a money-follows-the-child approach to funding public
2016	2016	education in Connecticut.
2017	2017	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
2018	2018	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
2019	2019	underlined.] Raised Bill No. 949
2020	2020
2021	2021
2022	2022
2023	2023	LCO No. 3958 54 of 54
2024	2024
2025	2025