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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5283
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 1833
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
(ED)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT
FORMULA AND THE FUNDING OF OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 10-262h of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective July 1, 2022): 3
(a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, each town maintaining 4
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 5
grant as follows: (1) Any town designated as an alliance district, as 6
defined in section 10-262u, shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 7
in an amount equal to its base grant amount; and (2) any town not 8
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 9
grant in an amount equal to ninety-five per cent of its base grant 10
amount. 11
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, each town maintaining 12
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 13
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 14
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 15 Raised Bill No. 5283
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amount equal to its base grant amount plus four and one-tenth per cent 16
of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is 17
less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid 18
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount minus twenty-five 19
per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town designated as an 20
alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 21
amount equal to its base grant amount. 22
(c) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, each 23
town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 24
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 25
grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 26
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 27
amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-28
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 29
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 30
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 31
grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-32
one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 33
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 34
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 35
(d) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, each 36
town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled to an 37
equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded 38
grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled to an 39
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid grant 40
amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-41
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 42
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 43
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town 44
was entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 45
(e) For the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2024, [to June 30, 2027, 46
inclusive,] each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 47
be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town whose 48 Raised Bill No. 5283
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fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be entitled 49
to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 50
grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus ten and sixty-six-one-51
hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose 52
fully funded grant is less than its base grant amount shall be entitled to 53
an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its equalization aid 54
grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus eight and thirty-three-55
one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such town 56
designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an equalization aid 57
grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 58
(f) For the fiscal years ending June 30, [2028, and] 2025, to June 30, 59
2029, inclusive, each town maintaining public schools according to law 60
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town 61
whose fully funded grant is greater than its base grant amount shall be 62
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 63
funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 64
base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 65
amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 66
year minus eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 67
adjustment, except any such town designated as an alliance district shall 68
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base 69
grant amount. 70
(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 71
thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 72
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 73
funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district whose 74
fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 75
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant 76
amount. 77
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section, section 78
3 of this act and sections 10-65, 10-264l and 10-266aa of the general 79
statutes, as amended by this act: 80 Raised Bill No. 5283
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(1) "Choice program" means (A) an interdistrict magnet school 81
program, (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center, or 82
(C) the interdistrict public school attendance program pursuant to 83
section 10-266aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 84
(2) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f 85
of the general statutes, except that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 86
2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the foundation for an interdistrict 87
magnet school operator that is not a local or regional board of education 88
is adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in 89
section 2-33a of the general statutes, or the percentage increase in 90
inflation, as defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, whichever 91
is greater. 92
(3) "Resident students" has the same meaning as provided in section 93
10-262f of the general statutes. 94
(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of students 95
of a town enrolled or participating in a particular choice program. 96
(5) "Total need students" has the same meaning as provided in section 97
10-262f of the general statutes. 98
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of 99
(A) the number of students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school 100
program of the interdistrict magnet school operator, who is not a local 101
or regional board of education, for the school year, and (B) for the school 102
year commencing July 1, 2024, and each school year thereafter, (i) thirty 103
per cent of the number of children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 104
school program eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) 105
fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free or 106
reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such children 107
eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal to sixty 108
per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such interdistrict 109
magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five per cent of the number of 110
students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program who are 111
English language learners, as defined in section 10-76kk of the general 112 Raised Bill No. 5283
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statutes, and (iv) fifteen per cent of the number of students enrolled in 113
such interdistrict magnet school program if such interdistrict magnet 114
school program is assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant 115
to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 116
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner. 117
(7) "Sending town" means the town that sends resident choice 118
program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for 119
educating, to a choice program. 120
(8) "Receiving district" has the same meaning as provided in section 121
10-266aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 122
(9) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) 123
the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the 124
fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the 125
number of resident students of the town. 126
(10) "Weighted funding amount per sending town" means the 127
product of a town's (A) weighted funding amount per pupil, and (B) 128
number of resident choice program students for a particular choice 129
program. 130
(11) "Choice program grant" means the sum of the weighted funding 131
amount per sending town for each sending town. 132
(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 133
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a 134
local or regional board of education, shall be entitled to a grant in an 135
amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet 136
school program need students. 137
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 138
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 139
regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount 140
equal to its choice program grant. 141
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thereafter, the local or regional board of education for each receiving 143
district shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to its choice 144
program grant. 145
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 146
thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional 147
agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in 148
an amount equal to its choice program grant. 149
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2024, 150
the Department of Education shall calculate an estimated amount of 151
each choice program grant under section 2 of this act for the fiscal year 152
ending June 30, 2025, using data collected during the fiscal year ending 153
June 30, 2024, and notify each local and regional board of education and 154
interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a local or 155
regional board of education of such estimated amounts. 156
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Education shall 157
calculate an estimated fully funded grant, as defined in section 10-262f 158
of the general statutes, for each town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 159
2025, using data collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, 160
and notify each town of such estimated amount. 161
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Education shall 162
calculate the product of the foundation and total charter need students, 163
as defined in section 10-66ee of the general statutes, as amended by this 164
act, for each fiscal authority for a state charter school for the fiscal year 165
ending June 30, 2025, using data collected during the fiscal year ending 166
June 30, 2024, and notify each such fiscal authority of such product. 167
Sec. 4. Section 10-264l of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 168
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 169
1, 2024): 170
(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 171
appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 172
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(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 174
behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 175
Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 176
section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 177
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 178
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 179
commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-180
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 181
(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 182
behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 183
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 184
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 185
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 186
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 187
other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 188
commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 189
programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 190
conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 191
schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 192
program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 193
economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 194
(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 195
interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 196
agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 197
career school or a regional special education center. For the school years 198
commencing July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2023, inclusive, the governing 199
authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 200
the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 201
district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 202
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 203
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 204
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 205
section 10-264r. 206
(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 207 Raised Bill No. 5283
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operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 208
annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 209
manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 210
2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 211
schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 212
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 213
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 214
as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 215
commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 216
magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 217
comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 218
October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 219
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 220
appropriations. 221
(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 222
funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 223
consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 224
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 225
(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 226
isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 227
from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 228
and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 229
magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 230
the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 231
on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 232
established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 233
allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 234
per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 235
current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 236
membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 237
prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 238
Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 239
threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 240
fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 241 Raised Bill No. 5283
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applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 242
commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 243
the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 244
there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 245
June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case 246
of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its 247
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 248
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 249
commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 250
is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict 251
magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 252
section 10-264r. If such school has not met such reduced-isolation setting 253
standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this 254
section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a 255
grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such 256
school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. If 257
requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the 258
commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and 259
sources of funding. 260
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2023, 261
inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 262
magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 263
the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 264
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 265
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 266
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 267
section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such 268
school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is 269
appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into 270
compliance with such residency or reduced-isolation setting standards. 271
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 272
inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 273
total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation 274
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by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more 276
consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on 277
the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any 278
other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be 279
appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced-280
isolation setting standards. 281
(5) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as 282
amended by this act, a student enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school 283
program shall be considered a student enrolled in the school district in 284
which such student resides. 285
(c) (1) [The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 286
program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, 287
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per 288
enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet 289
school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 290
June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal 291
years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (C) seven 292
thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to 293
June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (D) seven thousand two hundred twenty-294
seven dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 295
thereafter. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a 296
resident of the town operating the magnet school program shall be (i) 297
three thousand dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 298
30, 2019, inclusive, and (ii) three thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal year 299
ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.] For the fiscal year 300
ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, each interdistrict 301
magnet school operator shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the 302
operator is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 of this 303
act, except that no operator shall receive less than the sum of the amount 304
of the magnet operating grant per student such operator received for the 305
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, plus the amount of general education 306
tuition per student such operator received from sending districts for 307
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(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 309
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 310
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 311
programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 312
determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 313
conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 314
operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 315
expenditure estimates. 316
[(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 317
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 318
by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 319
per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 320
pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars 321
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, (ii) six thousand five hundred 322
dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand sixty 323
dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (iv) seven thousand six 324
hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 325
30, 2012, inclusive, (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the 326
fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (vi) 327
eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, 328
and each fiscal year thereafter. 329
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 330
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 331
by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per 332
cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil 333
grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that 334
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount 335
of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 336
(ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending 337
June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (iii) seven thousand eighty-five 338
dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, 339
inclusive, and (iv) seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars 340
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 341
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district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students 343
shall be three thousand sixty dollars. 344
(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, 345
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 346
educational service center that began operations for the school year 347
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 348
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per 349
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 350
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 351
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the 352
school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 353
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 354
amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (II) for each 355
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-356
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 357
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 358
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 359
thousand dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 360
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 361
eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 362
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 363
data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty 364
dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 365
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 366
per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 367
number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 368
of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars. 369
(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 370
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 371
educational service center that began operations for the school year 372
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 373
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per 374
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 375
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 376 Raised Bill No. 5283
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enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of 377
the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 378
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 379
amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, (II) for each 380
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-381
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 382
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 383
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 384
thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a 385
resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more 386
than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to 387
the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using 388
the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-389
four dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 390
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than 391
eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the 392
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 393
data of record, in the amount of seven thousand two hundred twenty-394
seven dollars. 395
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 396
subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional 397
educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-398
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 399
(III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 400
behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University 401
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors 402
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 403
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 404
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, except as 405
otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) 406
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other 407
third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, 408
and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path 409
Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less 410 Raised Bill No. 5283
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than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 411
grant in the amount of nine thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars for 412
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, ten thousand four hundred forty-413
three dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, 414
inclusive, and ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal 415
year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 416
(ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2019, 417
inclusive, any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph 418
(D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its 419
incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the 420
amount of seven thousand nine hundred dollars for one-half of the total 421
number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the school over fifty per 422
cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in 423
the amount of ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the 424
remainder of the total school enrollment. For the fiscal year ending June 425
30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school 426
described in subparagraph (D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less 427
than fifty per cent of its incoming students from Hartford shall receive 428
a per pupil grant in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for 429
one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the 430
school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive 431
a per pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two 432
dollars for the remainder of the total school enrollment, except the 433
commissioner may, upon the written request of an operator of such 434
school, waive such fifty per cent enrollment minimum for good cause. 435
(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 436
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of 437
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 438
in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 439
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that (i) began 440
operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less 441
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the decision 442
in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 443
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at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal 445
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 446
subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled 447
at such school for at least two semesters in each school year, and (II) 448
equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of the grant amount 449
determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each 450
student who is enrolled at such school for one semester in each school 451
year. 452
(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 453
board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 454
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive 455
a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 456
district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for the fiscal year 457
ending June 30, 2010, (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-four dollars for the 458
fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iii) 459
thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 460
June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 461
(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 462
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 463
may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 464
Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, established 465
pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 466
school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 467
enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford 468
school district who is not a resident of such district. 469
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 470
thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 471
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education 472
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five 473
per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this 474
subdivision. 475
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the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science 477
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education 478
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six 479
thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled 480
in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 481
(ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year 482
ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the 483
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 484
and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy 485
of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be 486
eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 487
section. 488
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 489
department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 490
operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school 491
operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 492
interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 493
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 494
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 495
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 496
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 497
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 498
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 499
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 500
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 501
is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing 502
July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in enrollment in an 503
interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with 504
subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments for a new 505
interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after 506
July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 507
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 508
commissioner. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less 509
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equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 511
this subsection. 512
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit 513
payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal 514
to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive 515
based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program 516
on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. Approval of 517
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 518
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 519
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 520
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 521
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 522
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 523
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 524
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 525
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 526
2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and 527
(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to 528
ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict 529
magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-530
time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 531
grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 532
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 533
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 534
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 535
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 536
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 537
October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 538
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 539
by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 540
including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 541
program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 542
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at 543
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cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 545
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 546
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 547
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 548
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 549
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 550
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower. 551
Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 552
be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's 553
approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet 554
school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. 555
Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, 556
but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-557
five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 558
subsection. 559
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available 560
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 561
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 562
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 563
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 564
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, 565
whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such 566
enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to 567
the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 568
interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and 569
approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 570
operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 571
receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 572
determined pursuant to this subsection. 573
(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available 574
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 575
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level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 578
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or 579
October 1, 2019, whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment 580
above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and 581
subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in 582
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of 583
planned and approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet 584
school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall 585
be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant 586
amount determined pursuant to this subsection.] 587
[(10)] (3) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may 588
make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 589
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 590
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 591
or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 592
academic support programs and summer school educational programs 593
approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 594
interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 595
centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 596
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional 597
community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the 598
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) 599
the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the 600
university, (F) the board of governors for an independent institution of 601
higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 602
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 603
higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-604
158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 605
by the commissioner. 606
[(11)] (4) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of 607
Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five 608
thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of 609
new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting 610
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(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 612
commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 613
Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 614
education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical 615
Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the 616
Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf 617
of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of 618
Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for 619
an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 620
(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 621
independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 622
arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party 623
not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 624
[(12)] (5) In no case shall the total grant paid to an interdistrict magnet 625
school operator pursuant to this section exceed the aggregate total of the 626
reasonable operating budgets of the interdistrict magnet school 627
programs of such operator, less revenues from other sources. 628
(d) [(1)] Grants made pursuant to this section [, except those made 629
pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and 630
subdivision (2) of this subsection,] shall be paid as follows: Seventy per 631
cent not later than September first and the balance not later than May 632
first of each fiscal year. The May first payment shall be adjusted to reflect 633
actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment as of the 634
preceding October first using the data of record as of the intervening 635
January thirty-first, if the actual level of enrollment is lower than the 636
projected enrollment stated in the approved grant application. The May 637
first payment shall be further adjusted for the difference between the 638
total grant received by the magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year 639
and the revised total grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in 640
cases where the aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict 641
magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of 642
this section indicates an overpayment by the department. 643
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, grants 644
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school operator as an aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict 646
magnet schools operated by each such operator are eligible to receive 647
under this section. Each interdistrict magnet school operator may 648
distribute such aggregate grant among the interdistrict magnet school 649
programs that such operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan 650
approved by the Commissioner of Education. 651
[(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 652
thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) 653
of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent of 654
the amount not later than September first based on estimated student 655
enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty 656
per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual 657
student enrollment for the second semester on February first. The May 658
first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet 659
school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled 660
at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the 661
data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who 662
have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of 663
record. The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the 664
difference between the total grant received by the magnet school 665
operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount 666
calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted 667
by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) 668
of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the 669
department.] 670
(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per 671
cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five 672
hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program 673
evaluation and administration. 674
(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict 675
magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation 676
to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides 677
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school district. The parent or guardian of a child denied the 679
transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this 680
subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 681
10-186 and 10-187. 682
(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of 683
Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is 684
below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the 685
commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the 686
additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner 687
for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10-688
74d. 689
(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 690
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 691
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 692
shall invite representatives from the interdistrict magnet school to 693
participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school 694
an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 695
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 696
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 697
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 698
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall 699
be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. If a student 700
requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a 701
full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for 702
ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the 703
student's individualized education program whether such services are 704
provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in 705
which the student resides. 706
(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the 707
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school 708
district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet 709
school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 710
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 711 Raised Bill No. 5283
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interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 712
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 713
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If a student with a plan 714
pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 715
from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time 716
basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring 717
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, 718
whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school 719
or by the school district in which the student resides. 720
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 721
enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet 722
school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such 723
students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-time equivalent 724
enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are 725
not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant 726
to this section and section 10-264i. 727
(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in 728
accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict 729
magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll 730
directly into its program any interested student. A student from a 731
district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the 732
interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, 733
as amended by this act, to an extent determined by the Commissioner 734
of Education shall be given preference. [The local or regional board of 735
education otherwise responsible for educating such student shall 736
contribute funds to support the operation of the interdistrict magnet 737
school in an amount equal to the per student tuition, if any, charged to 738
participating districts.] 739
[(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year 740
thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 741
by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 742
magnet school or any tuition charged by the Hartford school district 743
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College for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, 745
inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school shall be in an amount equal 746
to the difference between (A) the average per pupil expenditure of the 747
magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per 748
pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus 749
any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If any 750
such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may 751
withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 752
10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to 753
the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for the magnet 754
school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict 755
magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed 756
the difference between (i) the total expenditures of the magnet school 757
for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil state subsidy 758
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 759
other sources. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 760
financial review of the operating budget of a magnet school to verify 761
such tuition rate. 762
(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a 763
regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet 764
school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff 765
region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 766
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 767
amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil 768
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 769
the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 770
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 771
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 772
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 773
any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 774
For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school 775
districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East 776
Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, 777
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Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and 779
Windsor Locks. 780
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 781
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a 782
preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge 783
tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool 784
program in an amount that is in accordance with the sliding tuition scale 785
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-264p. 786
The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any 787
unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such parent or guardian 788
under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall not exceed an amount 789
equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 790
the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal 791
year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 792
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 793
calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may conduct a 794
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such 795
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.] 796
[(C)] (k) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 797
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 798
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 799
located in the Sheff region shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian 800
of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 801
thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 802
center shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family 803
income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. 804
The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 805
financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or 806
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 807
state median income. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 808
financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school 809
charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 810
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to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal 812
to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict 813
magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the 814
average number of students that the participating district enrolled in 815
such magnet school during the previous three school years. 816
(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each 817
interdistrict magnet school operator shall provide written notification to 818
any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student 819
who resides in such school district and will be enrolled in an interdistrict 820
magnet school under the operator's control for the following school 821
year. Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such 822
students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet 823
school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in 824
which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be 825
charged to the local or regional board of education for such student. 826
Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students 827
expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following 828
school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students 829
who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year. 830
(2) For the school year commencing July 1, [2015] 2024, and each 831
school year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a 832
local or regional board of education [and did] shall not charge tuition to 833
[a] another local or regional board of education. [for the school year 834
commencing July 1, 2014, may not charge tuition to such board unless 835
(A) such operator receives authorization from the Commissioner of 836
Education to charge the proposed tuition, and (B) if such authorization 837
is granted, such operator provides written notification on or before 838
September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such 839
tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be charged to such 840
board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for 841
educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet school under such 842
operator's control. In deciding whether to authorize an interdistrict 843
magnet school operator to charge tuition under this subdivision, the 844
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such operator for each interdistrict magnet school under the control of 846
such operator, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy and 847
any revenue from other sources received by such operator. The 848
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 849
operating budget of the magnet school of such operator to verify that 850
the tuition is appropriate. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 851
apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional 852
educational service center or assisting the state in meeting its obligations 853
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 854
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 855
Commissioner of Education.] The provisions of this subdivision shall 856
apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator. 857
(3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an 858
interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the 859
parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict 860
magnet school in the following school year, or (B) whose name has been 861
placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet 862
school for the following school year, shall provide written notification 863
of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school 864
district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for 865
educating such student. 866
(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file 867
with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner 868
as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each 869
interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an 870
aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools 871
operated by such operator. 872
(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one 873
interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service 874
center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an 875
auditor selected by the commissioner. The regional educational service 876
center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit 877
conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision. 878 Raised Bill No. 5283
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(o) For the school [years commencing July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2018, 879
inclusive] year commencing July 1, 2024, any local or regional board of 880
education operating an interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the 881
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 882
or order in effect, shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in [a 883
preschool program or in] kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an 884
interdistrict magnet school operated by such school district. [, except the 885
Hartford school district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in 886
the Great Path Academy.] 887
[(p) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 888
thereafter, if the East Hartford school district has greater than seven per 889
cent of its resident students, as defined in section 10-262f, enrolled in an 890
interdistrict magnet school program, then the board of education for the 891
town of East Hartford shall not be financially responsible for four 892
thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition 893
charged for each such student in excess of such seven per cent. The 894
Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 895
financially responsible for such excess per student tuition. 896
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year 897
ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 898
grants payable to the board of education for the town of East Hartford 899
in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if 900
the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 901
for purposes of this subsection.] 902
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 10-264o of the 2022 supplement to the 903
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 904
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 905
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2013] 2025, and each fiscal year 906
thereafter, [any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 907
by] a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 908
magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 909
the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 910
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Education, shall not charge tuition to a local or regional board of 912
education for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, 913
inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school. [shall be in an amount 914
equal to the difference between (1) the average per pupil expenditure of 915
the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per 916
pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, 917
plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If 918
any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner 919
may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under 920
section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid 921
tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for 922
the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the 923
interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such 924
tuitions exceed the difference between (A) the total expenditures of the 925
magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the total per pupil state 926
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 927
revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 928
comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnet school to 929
verify such tuition rate.] 930
Sec. 6. Subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the 2022 supplement to the 931
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 932
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 933
(d) (1) As used in this subsection: 934
(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of 935
students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the 936
governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, 937
and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school 938
year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in 939
such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 940
milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free 941
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such 942
children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 943
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charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students 945
enrolled in such state charter schools who are English language learners, 946
as defined in section 10-76kk. 947
(B) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-948
262f. 949
(C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient 950
of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, 951
and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under 952
the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for 953
the school year. 954
(D) "Charter grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the 955
difference between the foundation and charter full weighted funding 956
per student for state charter schools under the control of the governing 957
authority for such state charter schools for the school year. 958
(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in 959
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 960
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus four 961
and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 962
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in 963
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 964
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 965
fourteen and seventy-six-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 966
adjustment. 967
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in 968
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 969
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 970
twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 971
adjustment. 972
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 973
thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 974 Raised Bill No. 5283
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fiscal authority for a state charter school, the product of the foundation 975
and its total charter need students. 976
[(4)] (6) Payments under subdivisions (2) [and (3)] to (5), inclusive, of 977
this subsection shall be paid as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the 978
amount not later than July fifteenth and September first based on 979
estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of 980
the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not 981
later than April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 982
[(5)] (7) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 983
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 984
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 985
shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 986
meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an 987
amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating 988
such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter 989
school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 990
and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources 991
calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for 992
reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student 993
requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring 994
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's 995
individualized education program whether such services are provided 996
by the charter school or by the school district in which the student 997
resides. 998
Sec. 7. Section 10-65 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 999
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1000
2024): 1001
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1002
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1003
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1004
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1005
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with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1007
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1008
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1009
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1010
renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for 1011
such agricultural science and technology education center, for the 1012
expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1013
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1014
of section 10-65b and within available appropriations, [in an amount 1015
equal to five thousand two hundred dollars per student for every 1016
secondary school student who was enrolled in such center on October 1017
first of the previous year] for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1018
each fiscal year thereafter, a grant equal to the amount such board is 1019
entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 of this act, except 1020
that no board shall receive less than the sum of the amount such board 1021
received per student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, plus the 1022
amount of general education tuition per student such operator received 1023
from sending districts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for each 1024
student. 1025
(b) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an 1026
agricultural science and technology education center shall provide 1027
opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers in a 1028
number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written 1029
agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an 1030
agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its 1031
students that the board of education enrolled in each such center or 1032
centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to 1033
such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities 1034
for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least 1035
equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such 1036
center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that 1037
is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of 1038
education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers 1039
during the previous three school years. If a local or regional board of 1040 Raised Bill No. 5283
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education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than 1041
one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of 1042
education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in 1043
accordance with this subsection. The board of education operating an 1044
agricultural science and technology education center [may] shall not 1045
charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition [for a school 1046
year in an amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per cent of the 1047
foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per 1048
student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid] to another local 1049
or regional board of education, except that such board may charge 1050
tuition for [(1) students enrolled under shared-time arrangements on a 1051
pro rata basis, and (2)] special education students which shall not exceed 1052
the actual costs of educating such students minus the amounts received 1053
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. [and 1054
subsection (c) of this section.] Any tuition paid by such board for special 1055
education students [in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-1056
education students] shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1057
[(c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, 1058
within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of 1059
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1060
center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior 1061
school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a 1062
grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars for every secondary 1063
school student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1064
year, (2) on and after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education 1065
operating an agricultural science and technology education center that 1066
received a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer 1067
qualifies for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall 1068
receive a grant in an amount determined as follows: (A) For the first 1069
fiscal year such board of education does not qualify for a grant under 1070
said subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars 1071
for every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science 1072
and technology education center on October first of the previous year, 1073
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not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for 1075
every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1076
date, (C) for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does 1077
not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for 1078
every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1079
date, and (D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of 1080
education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one 1081
hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in 1082
such center on said date, and (3) each local and regional board of 1083
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1084
center that does not receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of 1085
this subsection shall receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars 1086
for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date. 1087
(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants 1088
described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within 1089
available appropriations, each local or regional board of education 1090
operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall 1091
be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars 1092
for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1093
school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the 1094
grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, 1095
within available appropriations, each local or regional board of 1096
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1097
center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1098
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall 1099
be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-1100
district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1101
enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district 1102
students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled 1103
in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in 1104
excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said 1105
date. 1106
(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the 1107
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to local or regional boards of education operating an agricultural science 1109
and technology education center in accordance with the provisions of 1110
subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.] 1111
[(f)] (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1112
thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase 1113
in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the 1114
prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding 1115
for educational purposes. 1116
[(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-51 and 10-222, for 1117
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, any 1118
amount received by a local or regional board of education pursuant to 1119
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section that exceeds the amount 1120
appropriated for education by the municipality or the amount in the 1121
budget approved by such regional board of education for purposes of 1122
said subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be available 1123
for use by such local or regional board of education, provided such 1124
excess amount is spent in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 1125
(2) of subsection (a) of this section.] 1126
(d) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as 1127
amended by this act, a student enrolled in an agricultural science and 1128
technology education center shall be considered a student enrolled in 1129
the school district in which such student resides. 1130
Sec. 8. Subsection (d) of section 10-64 of the general statutes is 1131
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1132
2024): 1133
(d) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1134
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1135
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1136
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1137
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1138
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay the [tuition 1139
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under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1141
technical education and career school or an agricultural science and 1142
technology education center and who attends the designated school, 1143
provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with 1144
the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's reimbursement 1145
percentage pursuant to section 10-266m for expenditures in excess of 1146
eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning 1147
July 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, shall be increased by an 1148
additional twenty percentage points. 1149
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 10-97 of the general statutes is 1150
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1151
2024): 1152
(b) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1153
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1154
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1155
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1156
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1157
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay the [tuition 1158
and] reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1159
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1160
technical education and career school and who attends the designated 1161
school, provided transportation services may be suspended in 1162
accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's 1163
reimbursement percentage pursuant to section 10 -266m for 1164
expenditures in excess of eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in 1165
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 1166
shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points. 1167
Sec. 10. Subsections (g) and (h) of section 10-266aa of the 2022 1168
supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 1169
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1170
[(g) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this 1171
subsection, the Department of Education shall provide, within available 1172 Raised Bill No. 5283
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appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 1173
education for each receiving district in an amount not to exceed two 1174
thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-district student who 1175
attends school in the receiving district under the program. 1176
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1177
thereafter, the department shall provide, within available 1178
appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 1179
education for each receiving district if one of the following conditions 1180
are met as follows: (A) Three thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1181
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program 1182
if the number of such out-of-district students is less than two per cent of 1183
the total student population of such receiving district, (B) four thousand 1184
dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the 1185
receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-1186
district students is greater than or equal to two per cent but less than 1187
three per cent of the total student population of such receiving district, 1188
(C) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends 1189
school in the receiving district under the program if the number of such 1190
out-of-district students is greater than or equal to three per cent but less 1191
than four per cent of the total student population of such receiving 1192
district, (D) six thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who 1193
attends school in the receiving district under the program if the 1194
Commissioner of Education determines that the receiving district has an 1195
enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has increased the 1196
number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent from the 1197
previous fiscal year, or (E) eight thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1198
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program 1199
if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or equal to 1200
four per cent of the total student population of such receiving district. 1201
(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the department shall 1202
provide a grant to the local or regional board of education for each 1203
receiving district described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this 1204
section in an amount of four thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1205
student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the 1206 Raised Bill No. 5283
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receiving district under the pilot program. 1207
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 1208
thereafter, the department shall provide an annual grant to the local or 1209
regional board of education for each receiving district described in 1210
subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section for each out-of-district 1211
student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the 1212
receiving district under the pilot program in accordance with the 1213
provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.] 1214
(g) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1215
thereafter, each receiving district shall be paid a grant equal to the 1216
amount the town is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 2 1217
of this act. 1218
[(C)] (2) Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit 1219
a report on the pilot program in operation in Danbury and Norwalk, 1220
pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to the joint 1221
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1222
matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the 1223
provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be 1224
limited to, the total number of students participating in the pilot 1225
program, the number of students from each town participating in the 1226
pilot program, the total amount of the grant paid under the pilot 1227
program and the amount of the grant paid to each town participating in 1228
the pilot program. 1229
[(4)] (3) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection 1230
shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of 1231
education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or 1232
federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of 1233
education is entitled. 1234
(h) [Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, each sending 1235
district and each receiving district shall divide the number of children 1236
participating in the program who reside in such district or attend school 1237
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section 10-262f and subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 10-261] 1239
For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as amended 1240
by this act, a student participating in the program shall not be 1241
considered a student enrolled in the school district in which such 1242
student resides. 1243
Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 1244
study issues related to education funding entitled to local and regional 1245
boards of education and interdistrict magnet school operators under the 1246
provisions of section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this 1247
act, and section 2 of this act, accountability, and preparing students for 1248
success in college, careers and life. Such study shall include (1) an 1249
analysis of alliance district funding under section 10-262u of the general 1250
statutes and the extent to which current district supports and 1251
requirements improve student outcomes; (2) an analysis of how the 1252
accountability system contained within Connecticut's consolidated state 1253
plan under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC 6301 1254
et seq., as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, P.L. 114-95, can 1255
be leveraged in concert with funding increases pursuant to section 10-1256
262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 2 of this 1257
act to improve student outcomes; (3) the identification of thresholds at 1258
which additional accountability requirements apply; (4) the retention 1259
and recruitment of teachers, paraprofessionals and social workers; (5) 1260
restrictions on the use of any additional funds received pursuant to 1261
section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 1262
section 2 of this act; and (6) reporting requirements for school districts 1263
receiving additional funds provided under the provisions of section 10-1264
262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 2 of this 1265
act. 1266
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 1267
(1) Three appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 1268
one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Public 1269
School Superintendents, one of whom is a representative of the 1270
Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education and one of 1271 Raised Bill No. 5283
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whom is a representative of the RESC Alliance; 1272
(2) Three appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 1273
of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Board of 1274
Education, one of whom is a representative of Special Education Equity 1275
for Kids and one of whom is a representative of the Center for Children's 1276
Advocacy; 1277
(3) Two appointed by the majority leader of the House of 1278
Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 1279
Association of Education and one of whom is a superintendent of an 1280
alliance district; 1281
(4) Two appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom 1282
is a representative of the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut 1283
and one of whom is a representative of ConnCAN; 1284
(5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 1285
Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 1286
Association of School Administrators and one of whom is a 1287
representative of the Connecticut Association of School Business 1288
Officials; 1289
(6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom 1290
is a representative of the Connecticut Charter School Association and 1291
one of whom is the executive director of an agricultural science and 1292
technology education center; 1293
(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 1294
and 1295
(8) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 1296
secretary's designee. 1297
(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 1298
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 1299
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(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 1301
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 1302
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 1303
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later 1304
than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 1305
(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 1306
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education 1307
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 1308
(f) Not later than July 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report, in 1309
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 1310
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 1311
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 1312
education. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such 1313
report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later. 1314
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 10-262h
Sec. 2 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-264l
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-264o(b)
Sec. 6 July 1, 2022 10-66ee(d)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-65
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-64(d)
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-97(b)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 10-266aa(g) and (h)
Sec. 11 from passage New section
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a new method of funding public education in the state.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]