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 Section 10-262f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1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