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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5283
February Session, 2022
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statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2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
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 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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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] year ending June 30, 2022, [and June 30, 2023,] 36
each town maintaining public schools according to law shall be entitled 37
to an 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 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
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 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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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
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, each town maintaining 59
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 60
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 61
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 62
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 63
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus sixteen 64
and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment; and 65
(2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its equalization aid 66
grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an 67
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to the amount the town was 68
entitled to for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 69
(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, each town maintaining 70
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 71
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 72
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 73
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 74
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year plus twenty 75
per cent of its grant adjustment; and (2) any town whose fully funded 76
grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 77
year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to 78
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus 79
fourteen and twenty-nine-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 80
adjustment, except any such town designated as an alliance district, as 81
defined in section 10-262u, shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant 82
in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 83
(g) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, each town maintaining 84 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 85
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 86
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 87
amount equal to its fully funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully 88
funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the 89
previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 90
amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 91
year minus sixteen and sixty-seven-one-hundredths per cent of its grant 92
adjustment, except any such town designated as an alliance district shall 93
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base 94
grant amount. 95
(h) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, each town maintaining 96
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 97
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 98
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 99
amount equal to its fully funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully 100
funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the 101
previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 102
amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 103
year minus twenty per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such 104
town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 105
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 106
(i) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, each town maintaining 107
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 108
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 109
its base grant amount shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 110
amount equal to its fully funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully 111
funded grant is less than its equalization aid grant amount for the 112
previous fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an 113
amount equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal 114
year minus twenty-five per cent of its grant adjustment, except any such 115
town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled to an 116
equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 117 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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(j) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, each town maintaining 118
public schools according to law shall be entitled to an equalization aid 119
grant as follows: (1) Any town whose fully funded grant is greater than 120
its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 121
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 122
funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 123
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 124
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its 125
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year minus thirty-126
three and thirty-three-one-hundredths per cent of its grant adjustment, 127
except any such town designated as an alliance district shall be entitled 128
to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant amount. 129
[(f)] (k) For the fiscal [years ending June 30, 2028, and] year ending 130
June 30, 2029, each town maintaining public schools according to law 131
shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant as follows: (1) Any town 132
whose fully funded grant is greater than its [base grant amount] 133
equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year shall be 134
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 135
funded grant; and (2) any town whose fully funded grant is less than its 136
[base grant amount] equalization aid grant amount for the previous 137
fiscal year shall be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount 138
equal to its equalization aid grant amount for the previous fiscal year 139
minus [eight and thirty-three-one-hundredths] fifty per cent of its grant 140
adjustment, except any such town designated as an alliance district shall 141
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base 142
grant amount. 143
[(g)] (l) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and each fiscal year 144
thereafter, each town maintaining public schools according to law shall 145
be entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its fully 146
funded grant, except any town designated as an alliance district whose 147
fully funded grant amount is less than its base grant amount shall be 148
entitled to an equalization aid grant in an amount equal to its base grant 149
amount. 150 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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Sec. 2. Subdivision (49) of section 10-262f of the 2022 supplement to 151
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 152
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 153
(49) "Grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the difference 154
between a town's [base grant amount] equalization aid grant amount for 155
the previous fiscal year and its fully funded grant. 156
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section, section 157
4 of this act and sections 10-65 and 10-264l of the general statutes, as 158
amended by this act: 159
(1) "Choice program" means (A) an interdistrict magnet school 160
program, or (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center. 161
(2) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f 162
of the general statutes, as amended by this act, except that for the fiscal 163
year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the foundation 164
for an interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or regional 165
board of education is adjusted by the percentage increase in personal 166
income, as defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, or the 167
percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a of the 168
general statutes, whichever is greater. 169
(3) "Resident students" has the same meaning as provided in section 170
10-262f of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 171
(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of part-172
time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a 173
particular choice program. 174
(5) "Total need students" has the same meaning as provided in section 175
10-262f of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 176
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of 177
(A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 178
interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school 179 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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operator who is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the 180
board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 181
as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or 182
the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution 183
of higher education, or (iii) any other third-party not-for-profit 184
corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school 185
year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each 186
school year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and 187
full-time children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program 188
eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent 189
of the number of such part-time and full-time children eligible for free 190
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part-191
time and full-time children eligible for free or reduced price meals or 192
free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of children 193
enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five 194
per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in 195
such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language 196
learners, as defined in section 10-76kk of the general statutes, and (iv) if 197
such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting the state in 198
meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238, 199
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 200
determined by the commissioner, (I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 201
2025, thirty per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students 202
enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (II) for the fiscal 203
year ending June 30, 2026, twenty-eight per cent of the number of part-204
time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school 205
program, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, twenty-six per 206
cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such 207
interdistrict magnet school program, (IV) for the fiscal year ending June 208
30, 2028, twenty-four per cent of the number of part-time and full-time 209
students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (V) for 210
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, twenty-two per cent of the number 211
of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 212
school program, and (VI) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, and 213
each fiscal year thereafter, twenty per cent of the number of part-time 214 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school 215
program. 216
(7) "Sending town" means the town that sends resident choice 217
program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for 218
educating, to a choice program. 219
(8) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) 220
the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the 221
fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the 222
number of resident students of the town. 223
(9) "Weighted funding amount per sending town" means the product 224
of a town's (A) weighted funding amount per pupil, and (B) number of 225
resident choice program students for a particular choice program. 226
(10) "Choice program grant" means the sum of the weighted funding 227
amount per sending town for each sending town. 228
(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 229
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a 230
local or regional board of education, shall be entitled to a grant in an 231
amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet 232
school program need students. 233
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 234
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 235
regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount 236
equal to its choice program grant. 237
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 238
thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional 239
agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in 240
an amount equal to its choice program grant. 241
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2024, 242
and annually thereafter, the Department of Education shall calculate an 243 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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estimated amount of each choice program grant under section 3 of this 244
act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, using data collected during 245
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and notify each local and regional 246
board of education and interdistrict magnet school program operator 247
that is not a local or regional board of education of such estimated 248
amounts. 249
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 250
Department of Education shall calculate an estimated fully funded 251
grant, as defined in section 10-262f of the general statutes, as amended 252
by this act, for each town for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, using 253
data collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and notify 254
each town of such estimated amount. 255
(c) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the 256
Department of Education shall calculate the product of the foundation 257
and total charter need students, as defined in section 10-66ee of the 258
general statutes, as amended by this act, for each fiscal authority for a 259
state charter school for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, using data 260
collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and notify each 261
such fiscal authority of such product. 262
Sec. 5. Section 10-264l of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 263
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 264
1, 2024): 265
(a) The Department of Education shall, within avai lable 266
appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 267
regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 268
(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 269
behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 270
Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 271
section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 272
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 273
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 274
commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-275 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 276
(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 277
behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 278
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 279
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 280
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 281
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 282
other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 283
commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 284
programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 285
conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 286
schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 287
program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 288
economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 289
(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 290
interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 291
agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 292
career school or a regional special education center. For the school years 293
commencing July 1, 2017, to July 1, 2023, inclusive, the governing 294
authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 295
the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 296
district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 297
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 298
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 299
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 300
section 10-264r. 301
(b) (1) Applications for interdistrict magnet school program 302
operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 303
annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 304
manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 305
2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 306
schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 307
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 308
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 309 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 310
commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 311
magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 312
comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 313
October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 314
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 315
appropriations. 316
(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 317
funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 318
consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 319
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 320
(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 321
isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 322
from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 323
and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 324
magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 325
the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 326
on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 327
established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 328
allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 329
per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 330
current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 331
membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 332
prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 333
Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 334
threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 335
fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 336
applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 337
commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 338
the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 339
there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 340
June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case 341
of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its 342
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 343 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 344
commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 345
is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict 346
magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 347
section 10-264r. If such school has not met such reduced-isolation setting 348
standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this 349
section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a 350
grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such 351
school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. If 352
requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the 353
commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and 354
sources of funding. 355
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2023, 356
inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 357
magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 358
the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 359
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 360
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 361
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 362
section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such 363
school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is 364
appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into 365
compliance with such residency or reduced-isolation setting standards. 366
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 367
inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 368
total school enrollment that is in accordance with the reduced-isolation 369
setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed 370
by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more 371
consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on 372
the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any 373
other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be 374
appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced-375
isolation setting standards. 376 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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(5) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as 377
amended by this act, a student enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school 378
program shall be considered a student enrolled in the school district in 379
which such student resides. 380
(c) (1) [The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 381
program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, 382
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per 383
enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet 384
school shall be (A) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 385
June 30, 2008, (B) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal 386
years ending June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (C) seven 387
thousand eighty-five dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to 388
June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (D) seven thousand two hundred twenty-389
seven dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 390
thereafter. The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a 391
resident of the town operating the magnet school program shall be (i) 392
three thousand dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2008, to June 393
30, 2019, inclusive, and (ii) three thousand sixty dollars for the fiscal year 394
ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter.] For the fiscal year 395
ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, each interdistrict 396
magnet school operator shall be paid a grant equal to the amount the 397
operator is entitled to receive under the provisions of section 3 of this 398
act, except that no operator shall receive less than the sum of the amount 399
of the magnet operating grant per student such operator received for the 400
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, plus the amount of general education 401
tuition per student such operator received from sending districts for 402
each student. 403
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 404
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 405
regional board of education may charge tuition to the local or regional 406
board of education for a sending town if the grant to which such 407
operator is entitled to under section 3 of this act is not calculated using 408
a foundation amount that is adjusted by the greater of either the 409 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or 410
the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a. Such 411
tuition charged shall not exceed the difference between the amount of 412
the grant such operator would have been entitled to receive for the fiscal 413
year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined in 414
section 3 of this act, and the amount of the grant that such operator will 415
receive for such fiscal year. 416
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 417
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 418
regional board of education that charges tuition under this subdivision 419
shall notify the Department of Education of the per-student amount of 420
tuition charged for the fiscal year, the total amount of tuition charged 421
for such fiscal year and the local or regional boards of education for 422
sending towns that were charged tuition by such operator. The 423
department shall develop an annual report of such tuition charged and, 424
not later than January first of each year, submit such report to the joint 425
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 426
matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the 427
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 428
[(2)] (3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 429
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 430
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 431
programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 432
determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 433
conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 434
operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 435
expenditure estimates. 436
[(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 437
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 438
by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 439
per cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per 440
pupil grant in the amount of (i) six thousand two hundred fifty dollars 441
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dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, (iii) seven thousand sixty 443
dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, (iv) seven thousand six 444
hundred twenty dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2009, to June 445
30, 2012, inclusive, (v) seven thousand nine hundred dollars for the 446
fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (vi) 447
eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, 448
and each fiscal year thereafter. 449
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 450
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 451
by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per 452
cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil 453
grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that 454
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount 455
of (i) six thousand sixteen dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 456
(ii) six thousand seven hundred thirty dollars for the fiscal years ending 457
June 30, 2009, to June 30, 2012, inclusive, (iii) seven thousand eighty-five 458
dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, to June 30, 2019, 459
inclusive, and (iv) seven thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars 460
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 461
The per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is a resident of the 462
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students 463
shall be three thousand sixty dollars. 464
(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, 465
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 466
educational service center that began operations for the school year 467
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 468
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per 469
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 470
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 471
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the 472
school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 473
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 474
amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (II) for each 475 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-476
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 477
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 478
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 479
thousand dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 480
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 481
eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 482
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 483
data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty 484
dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 485
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 486
per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 487
number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 488
of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars. 489
(ii) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year 490
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 491
educational service center that began operations for the school year 492
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 493
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per 494
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 495
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 496
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of 497
the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 498
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 499
amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, (II) for each 500
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-501
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 502
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 503
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 504
thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a 505
resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more 506
than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to 507
the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using 508
the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-509 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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four dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 510
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than 511
eighty per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the 512
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 513
data of record, in the amount of seven thousand two hundred twenty-514
seven dollars. 515
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 516
subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional 517
educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-518
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 519
(III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 520
behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University 521
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors 522
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 523
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 524
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, except as 525
otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) 526
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other 527
third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, 528
and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path 529
Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less 530
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 531
grant in the amount of nine thousand six hundred ninety-five dollars for 532
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, ten thousand four hundred forty-533
three dollars for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, 534
inclusive, and ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal 535
year ending June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 536
(ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2019, 537
inclusive, any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph 538
(D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its 539
incoming students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant in the 540
amount of seven thousand nine hundred dollars for one-half of the total 541
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cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive a per pupil grant in 543
the amount of ten thousand four hundred forty-three dollars for the 544
remainder of the total school enrollment. For the fiscal year ending June 545
30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school 546
described in subparagraph (D)(i) of this subdivision that enrolls less 547
than fifty per cent of its incoming students from Hartford shall receive 548
a per pupil grant in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight dollars for 549
one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students enrolled in the 550
school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment and shall receive 551
a per pupil grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two 552
dollars for the remainder of the total school enrollment, except the 553
commissioner may, upon the written request of an operator of such 554
school, waive such fifty per cent enrollment minimum for good cause. 555
(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 556
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of 557
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 558
in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 559
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that (i) began 560
operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less 561
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the decision 562
in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 563
in effect, as determined by the commissioner, and (iii) enrolls students 564
at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal 565
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 566
subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled 567
at such school for at least two semesters in each school year, and (II) 568
equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of the grant amount 569
determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each 570
student who is enrolled at such school for one semester in each school 571
year. 572
(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 573
board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 574
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive 575 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 576
district in the amount of (i) twelve thousand dollars for the fiscal year 577
ending June 30, 2010, (ii) thirteen thousand fifty-four dollars for the 578
fiscal years ending June 30, 2011, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and (iii) 579
thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen dollars for the fiscal year ending 580
June 30, 2020, and each fiscal year thereafter. 581
(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 582
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 583
may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 584
Management and the Finance Advisory Comm ittee, established 585
pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 586
school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 587
enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford 588
school district who is not a resident of such district. 589
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 590
thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 591
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education 592
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five 593
per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this 594
subdivision. 595
(I) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, 596
the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science 597
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education 598
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six 599
thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled 600
in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 601
(ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year 602
ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the 603
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 604
and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy 605
of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be 606
eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 607
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(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 609
department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 610
operator to an amount equal to the grant that such magnet school 611
operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 612
interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 613
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 614
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 615
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 616
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 617
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 618
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 619
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 620
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 621
is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing 622
July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in enrollment in an 623
interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with 624
subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments for a new 625
interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after 626
July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 627
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 628
commissioner. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less 629
than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant 630
equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 631
this subsection. 632
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit 633
payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal 634
to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive 635
based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program 636
on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. Approval of 637
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 638
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 639
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 640
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 641
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added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 643
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 644
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 645
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 646
2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and 647
(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to 648
ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict 649
magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-650
time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 651
grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 652
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 653
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 654
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 655
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 656
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 657
October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 658
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 659
by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 660
including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 661
program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 662
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at 663
least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per 664
cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 665
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 666
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 667
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 668
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 669
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 670
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower. 671
Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 672
be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's 673
approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet 674
school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. 675 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, 676
but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-677
five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 678
subsection. 679
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available 680
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 681
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 682
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 683
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 684
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, 685
whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such 686
enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to 687
the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 688
interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and 689
approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 690
operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 691
receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 692
determined pursuant to this subsection. 693
(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available 694
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 695
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 696
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 697
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 698
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or 699
October 1, 2019, whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment 700
above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and 701
subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in 702
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of 703
planned and approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet 704
school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall 705
be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant 706
amount determined pursuant to this subsection.] 707
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make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 709
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 710
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 711
or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 712
academic support programs and summer school educational programs 713
approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 714
interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 715
centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 716
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional 717
community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the 718
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) 719
the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the 720
university, (F) the board of governors for an independent institution of 721
higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 722
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 723
higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-724
158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 725
by the commissioner. 726
[(11)] (5) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of 727
Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five 728
thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of 729
new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting 730
its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 731
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 732
commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 733
Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 734
education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical 735
Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the 736
Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf 737
of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of 738
Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for 739
an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 740
(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 741
independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 742 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party 743
not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner. 744
[(12)] (6) In no case shall the total grant paid to an interdistrict magnet 745
school operator pursuant to this section exceed the aggregate total of the 746
reasonable operating budgets of the interdistrict magnet school 747
programs of such operator, less revenues from other sources. 748
(d) [(1)] Grants made pursuant to this section [, except those made 749
pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and 750
subdivision (2) of this subsection,] shall be paid as follows: Seventy per 751
cent not later than September first and the balance not later than May 752
first of each fiscal year. The May first payment shall be adjusted to reflect 753
actual interdistrict magnet school program enrollment as of the 754
preceding October first using the data of record as of the intervening 755
January thirty-first, if the actual level of enrollment is lower than the 756
projected enrollment stated in the approved grant application. The May 757
first payment shall be further adjusted for the difference between the 758
total grant received by the magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year 759
and the revised total grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in 760
cases where the aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict 761
magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of 762
this section indicates an overpayment by the department. 763
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, grants 764
made pursuant to this section may be paid to each interdistrict magnet 765
school operator as an aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict 766
magnet schools operated by each such operator are eligible to receive 767
under this section. Each interdistrict magnet school operator may 768
distribute such aggregate grant among the interdistrict magnet school 769
programs that such operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan 770
approved by the Commissioner of Education. 771
[(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 772
thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) 773
of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent of 774
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enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty 776
per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual 777
student enrollment for the second semester on February first. The May 778
first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet 779
school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled 780
at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the 781
data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who 782
have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of 783
record. The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the 784
difference between the total grant received by the magnet school 785
operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount 786
calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted 787
by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) 788
of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the 789
department.] 790
(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per 791
cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five 792
hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program 793
evaluation and administration. 794
(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict 795
magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation 796
to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides 797
to its children enrolled in other public schools in such local or regional 798
school district. The parent or guardian of a child denied the 799
transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this 800
subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 801
10-186 and 10-187. 802
(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of 803
Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is 804
below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the 805
commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the 806
additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner 807
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74d. 809
(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 810
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 811
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 812
shall invite representatives from the interdistrict magnet school to 813
participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school 814
an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 815
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 816
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 817
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 818
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall 819
be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. If a student 820
requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a 821
full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for 822
ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the 823
student's individualized education program whether such services are 824
provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in 825
which the student resides. 826
(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the 827
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school 828
district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet 829
school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 830
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 831
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 832
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 833
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If a student with a plan 834
pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 835
from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time 836
basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring 837
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, 838
whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school 839
or by the school district in which the student resides. 840
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enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet 842
school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such 843
students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-time equivalent 844
enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are 845
not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant 846
to this section and section 10-264i. 847
(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in 848
accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict 849
magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll 850
directly into its program any interested student. A student from a 851
district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the 852
interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa 853
to an extent determined by the Commissioner of Education shall be 854
given preference. [The local or regional board of education otherwise 855
responsible for educating such student shall contribute funds to support 856
the operation of the interdistrict magnet school in an amount equal to 857
the per student tuition, if any, charged to participating districts.] 858
[(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, and each fiscal year 859
thereafter, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 860
by a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 861
magnet school or any tuition charged by the Hartford school district 862
operating the Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community 863
College for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, 864
inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school shall be in an amount equal 865
to the difference between (A) the average per pupil expenditure of the 866
magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per 867
pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus 868
any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If any 869
such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may 870
withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 871
10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to 872
the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for the magnet 873
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magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed 875
the difference between (i) the total expenditures of the magnet school 876
for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil state subsidy 877
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 878
other sources. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 879
financial review of the operating budget of a magnet school to verify 880
such tuition rate. 881
(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a 882
regional educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet 883
school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff 884
region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 885
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 886
amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil 887
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 888
the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 889
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 890
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 891
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 892
any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 893
For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school 894
districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East 895
Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, 896
Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South 897
Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and 898
Windsor Locks. 899
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 900
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a 901
preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge 902
tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool 903
program in an amount that is in accordance with the sliding tuition scale 904
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-264p. 905
The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any 906
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under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall not exceed an amount 908
equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 909
the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal 910
year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 911
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 912
calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may conduct a 913
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such 914
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.] 915
[(C)] (k) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 916
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 917
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 918
located in the Sheff region shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian 919
of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 920
thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 921
center shall not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a family 922
income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. 923
The Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 924
financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or 925
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 926
state median income. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 927
financial review of the operating budget of any such magnet school 928
charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 929
(l) A participating district shall provide opportunities for its students 930
to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal 931
to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict 932
magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the 933
average number of students that the participating district enrolled in 934
such magnet school during the previous three school years. 935
(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each 936
interdistrict magnet school operator shall provide written notification to 937
any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student 938
who resides in such school district and will be enrolled in an interdistrict 939
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year. Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such 941
students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet 942
school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in 943
which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be 944
charged to the local or regional board of education for such student. 945
Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students 946
expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following 947
school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students 948
who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year. 949
(2) For the school year commencing July 1, [2015] 2024, and each 950
school year thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a 951
local or regional board of education [and did] shall not charge tuition to 952
[a] another local or regional board of education. [for the school year 953
commencing July 1, 2014, may not charge tuition to such board unless 954
(A) such operator receives authorization from the Commissioner of 955
Education to charge the proposed tuition, and (B) if such authorization 956
is granted, such operator provides written notification on or before 957
September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such 958
tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be charged to such 959
board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for 960
educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet school under such 961
operator's control. In deciding whether to authorize an interdistrict 962
magnet school operator to charge tuition under this subdivision, the 963
commissioner shall consider (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 964
such operator for each interdistrict magnet school under the control of 965
such operator, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy and 966
any revenue from other sources received by such operator. The 967
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 968
operating budget of the magnet school of such operator to verify that 969
the tuition is appropriate. The provisions of this subdivision shall not 970
apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional 971
educational service center or assisting the state in meeting its obligations 972
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 973
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Commissioner of Education.] The provisions of this subdivision shall 975
apply to any interdistrict magnet school operator. 976
(3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an 977
interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the 978
parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict 979
magnet school in the following school year, or (B) whose name has been 980
placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet 981
school for the following school year, shall provide written notification 982
of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school 983
district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for 984
educating such student. 985
(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file 986
with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner 987
as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each 988
interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an 989
aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools 990
operated by such operator. 991
(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one 992
interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service 993
center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an 994
auditor selected by the commissioner. The regional educational service 995
center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit 996
conducted pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision. 997
(o) For the school [years commencing July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2018, 998
inclusive] year commencing July 1, 2024, any local or regional board of 999
education operating an interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the 1000
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 1001
or order in effect, shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in [a 1002
preschool program or in] kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an 1003
interdistrict magnet school operated by such school district. [, except the 1004
Hartford school district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in 1005
the Great Path Academy.] 1006 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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[(p) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 1007
thereafter, if the East Hartford school district has greater than seven per 1008
cent of its resident students, as defined in section 10-262f, enrolled in an 1009
interdistrict magnet school program, then the board of education for the 1010
town of East Hartford shall not be financially responsible for four 1011
thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition 1012
charged for each such student in excess of such seven per cent. The 1013
Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1014
financially responsible for such excess per student tuition. 1015
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year 1016
ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 1017
grants payable to the board of education for the town of East Hartford 1018
in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if 1019
the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated 1020
for purposes of this subsection.] 1021
Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 10-264o of the 2022 supplement to the 1022
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1023
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1024
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2013] 2025, and each fiscal year 1025
thereafter, [any tuition charged to a local or regional board of education 1026
by] a regional educational service center operating an interdistrict 1027
magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to 1028
the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 1029
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 1030
Education, shall not charge tuition to a local or regional board of 1031
education for any student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, 1032
inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school. [shall be in an amount 1033
equal to the difference between (1) the average per pupil expenditure of 1034
the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (2) the amount of any per 1035
pupil state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, 1036
plus any revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If 1037
any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner 1038
may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum payable under 1039 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid 1040
tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for 1041
the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the 1042
interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such 1043
tuitions exceed the difference between (A) the total expenditures of the 1044
magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the total per pupil state 1045
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 1046
revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 1047
comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnet school to 1048
verify such tuition rate.] 1049
Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the 2022 supplement to the 1050
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1051
thereof (Effective July 1, 2022): 1052
(d) (1) As used in this subsection: 1053
(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of 1054
students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the 1055
governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, 1056
and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school 1057
year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in 1058
such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 1059
milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free 1060
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such 1061
children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 1062
to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state 1063
charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students 1064
enrolled in such state charter schools who are English language learners, 1065
as defined in section 10-76kk. 1066
(B) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-1067
262f, as amended by this act, except that for the fiscal year ending June 1068
30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the foundation is adjusted by 1069
the percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, 1070
or the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, 1071 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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whichever is greater. 1072
(C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient 1073
of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, 1074
and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under 1075
the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for 1076
the school year. 1077
(D) "Charter grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the 1078
difference between the foundation and charter full weighted funding 1079
per student for state charter schools under the control of the governing 1080
authority for such state charter schools for the school year. 1081
(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in 1082
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1083
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus four 1084
and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 1085
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in 1086
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1087
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1088
fourteen and seventy-six-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1089
adjustment. 1090
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in 1091
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1092
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1093
twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1094
adjustment. 1095
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1096
thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1097
fiscal authority for a state charter school, the product of the foundation 1098
and its total charter need students. 1099
[(4)] (6) Payments under subdivisions (2) [and (3)] to (5), inclusive, of 1100
this subsection shall be paid as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the 1101 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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amount not later than July fifteenth and September first based on 1102
estimated student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of 1103
the amount not later than January first and the remaining amount not 1104
later than April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1105
[(5)] (7) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 1106
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 1107
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 1108
shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 1109
meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an 1110
amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating 1111
such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter 1112
school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 1113
and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources 1114
calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for 1115
reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student 1116
requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring 1117
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's 1118
individualized education program whether such services are provided 1119
by the charter school or by the school district in which the student 1120
resides. 1121
Sec. 8. Section 10-65 of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is 1122
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1123
2024): 1124
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1125
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1126
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1127
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1128
provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance 1129
with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1130
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1131
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1132
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1133
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such agricultural science and technology education center, for the 1135
expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1136
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1137
of section 10-65b and within available appropriations, [in an amount 1138
equal to five thousand two hundred dollars per student for every 1139
secondary school student who was enrolled in such center on October 1140
first of the previous year] for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1141
each fiscal year thereafter, a grant equal to the amount such board is 1142
entitled to receive under the provisions of section 3 of this act, except 1143
that no board shall receive less than the sum of the amount such board 1144
received per student for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, plus the 1145
amount of general education tuition per student such operator received 1146
from sending districts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for each 1147
student. 1148
(b) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an 1149
agricultural science and technology education center shall provide 1150
opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers. [in a 1151
number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written 1152
agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an 1153
agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its 1154
students that the board of education enrolled in each such center or 1155
centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to 1156
such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities 1157
for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least 1158
equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such 1159
center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that 1160
is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of 1161
education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers 1162
during the previous three school years.] If a local or regional board of 1163
education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than 1164
one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of 1165
education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in 1166
accordance with this subsection. The board of education operating an 1167
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charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition [for a school 1169
year in an amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per cent of the 1170
foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-262f, per 1171
student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid] to another local 1172
or regional board of education, except that such board may charge 1173
tuition for [(1) students enrolled under shared-time arrangements on a 1174
pro rata basis, and (2)] special education students which shall not exceed 1175
the actual costs of educating such students minus the amounts received 1176
pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section. [and 1177
subsection (c) of this section.] Any tuition paid by such board for special 1178
education students [in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-1179
education students] shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1180
[(c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, 1181
within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of 1182
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1183
center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior 1184
school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a 1185
grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars for every secondary 1186
school student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1187
year, (2) on and after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education 1188
operating an agricultural science and technology education center that 1189
received a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer 1190
qualifies for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall 1191
receive a grant in an amount determined as follows: (A) For the first 1192
fiscal year such board of education does not qualify for a grant under 1193
said subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars 1194
for every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science 1195
and technology education center on October first of the previous year, 1196
(B) for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does 1197
not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for 1198
every such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said 1199
date, (C) for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does 1200
not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for 1201
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date, and (D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of 1203
education does not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one 1204
hundred dollars for every such secondary school student enrolled in 1205
such center on said date, and (3) each local and regional board of 1206
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1207
center that does not receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of 1208
this subsection shall receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars 1209
for every secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date. 1210
(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants 1211
described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within 1212
available appropriations, each local or regional board of education 1213
operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall 1214
be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars 1215
for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1216
school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the 1217
grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, 1218
within available appropriations, each local or regional board of 1219
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1220
center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1221
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall 1222
be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-1223
district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1224
enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district 1225
students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled 1226
in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in 1227
excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said 1228
date. 1229
(e) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2012, and June 30, 2013, the 1230
Department of Education shall allocate five hundred thousand dollars 1231
to local or regional boards of education operating an agricultural science 1232
and technology education center in accordance with the provisions of 1233
subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section.] 1234
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thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase 1236
in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the 1237
prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding 1238
for educational purposes. 1239
[(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 10-51 and 10-222, for 1240
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, any 1241
amount received by a local or regional board of education pursuant to 1242
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section that exceeds the amount 1243
appropriated for education by the municipality or the amount in the 1244
budget approved by such regional board of education for purposes of 1245
said subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, shall be available 1246
for use by such local or regional board of education, provided such 1247
excess amount is spent in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 1248
(2) of subsection (a) of this section.] 1249
(d) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, as 1250
amended by this act, a student enrolled in an agricultural science and 1251
technology education center shall be considered a student enrolled in 1252
the school district in which such student resides. 1253
Sec. 9. Subsection (d) of section 10-64 of the general statutes is 1254
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1255
2024): 1256
(d) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1257
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1258
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1259
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1260
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1261
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay the [tuition 1262
and] reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1263
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1264
technical education and career school or an agricultural science and 1265
technology education center and who attends the designated school, 1266
provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with 1267 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's reimbursement 1268
percentage pursuant to section 10-266m for expenditures in excess of 1269
eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning 1270
July 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, shall be increased by an 1271
additional twenty percentage points. 1272
Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 10-97 of the general statutes is 1273
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1274
2024): 1275
(b) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1276
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1277
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1278
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1279
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1280
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay the [tuition 1281
and] reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1282
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1283
technical education and career school and who attends the designated 1284
school, provided transportation services may be suspended in 1285
accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's 1286
reimbursement percentage pursuant to section 10 -266m for 1287
expenditures in excess of eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in 1288
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 1289
shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points. 1290
Sec. 11. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 1291
study issues related to education funding entitled to local and regional 1292
boards of education, charter schools and interdistrict magnet school 1293
operators under the provisions of section 10-262h of the general statutes, 1294
as amended by this act, section 10-66ee of the general statutes, as 1295
amended by this act, and section 3 of this act, accountability, and 1296
preparing students for success in college, careers and life. Such study 1297
shall include (1) an analysis of alliance district funding under section 10-1298
262u of the general statutes and the extent to which current district 1299
supports and requirements improve student outcomes; (2) an analysis 1300 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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of how the accountability system contained within Connecticut's 1301
consolidated state plan under the Elementary and Secondary Education 1302
Act, 20 USC 6301 et seq., as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 1303
Act, P.L. 114-95, can be leveraged in concert with funding increases 1304
pursuant to section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this 1305
act, and section 3 of this act to improve student outcomes; (3) the 1306
identification of thresholds at which additional accountability 1307
requirements apply; (4) the compensation, benefits, retention and 1308
recruitment of teachers, paraprofessionals and social workers; (5) 1309
restrictions on the use of any additional funds received pursuant to 1310
section 10-262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 1311
section 3 of this act; and (6) reporting requirements for school districts 1312
receiving additional funds provided under the provisions of section 10-1313
262h of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and section 3 of this 1314
act. 1315
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 1316
(1) Three appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 1317
one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Public 1318
School Superintendents, one of whom is a representative of the 1319
Connecticut Council of Administrators of Special Education and one of 1320
whom is a representative of the RESC Alliance; 1321
(2) Three appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 1322
of whom is a representative of the Connecticut Association of Board of 1323
Education, one of whom is a representative of Special Education Equity 1324
for Kids and one of whom is a representative of the Center for Children's 1325
Advocacy; 1326
(3) Three appointed by the majority leader of the House of 1327
Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 1328
School Counselor Association, one of whom is a representative of the 1329
Connecticut Education Association and one of whom is a 1330
superintendent of an alliance district; 1331 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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(4) Three appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, one of whom 1332
is a representative of the American Federation of Teachers-Connecticut, 1333
one of whom is a representative of ConnCAN and one of whom is a 1334
representative of the School and State Finance Project; 1335
(5) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 1336
Representatives, one of whom is a representative of the Connecticut 1337
Association of School Administrators and one of whom is a 1338
representative of the Connecticut Association of School Business 1339
Officials; 1340
(6) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, one of whom 1341
is a representative of the Connecticut Charter School Association and 1342
one of whom is the executive director of an agricultural science and 1343
technology education center; 1344
(7) The Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee; 1345
and 1346
(8) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, or the 1347
secretary's designee. 1348
(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 1349
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 1350
be filled by the appointing authority. 1351
(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 1352
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 1353
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 1354
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later 1355
than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 1356
(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 1357
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education 1358
shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 1359
(f) Not later than July 1, 2023, the task force shall submit a report, in 1360 Substitute Bill No. 5283
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accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 1361
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 1362
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 1363
education. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such 1364
report or January 1, 2023, whichever is later.1365
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 10-262h
Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 10-262f(49)
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-264l
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 10-264o(b)
Sec. 7 July 1, 2022 10-66ee(d)
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-65
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-64(d)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2024 10-97(b)
Sec. 11 from passage New section
ED Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable