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General Assembly Bill No. 6671
January Session, 2023
LCO No. 4094
Referred to Committee on No Committee
Introduced by:
REP. RITTER M., 1
st
Dist.
SEN. LOONEY, 11
th
Dist.
REP. ROJAS, 9
th
Dist.
SEN. DUFF, 25
th
Dist.
REP. CANDELORA V., 86
th
Dist.
SEN. KELLY, 21
st
Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES AND A
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION
FUNDING, CERTAIN BOTTLE DEPOSITS, CERTAIN STATE
POSITIONS AND THE POSTING OF STATE JOB OPENINGS AND
BOND COVENANT RESTRICTIONS AND THE BUDGET RESERVE
FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 41 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 306 1
of public act 21-2 of the June special session, section 3 of special act 22-2
2, section 10 of public act 22-118, section 1 of public act 22-146, and 3
section 2 of public act 22-1 of the November special session, is amended 4
to read as follows (Effective from passage): 5
The following sums are allocated, in accordance with the provisions 6
of special act 21-1, from the federal funds designated for the state 7
pursuant to the provisions of section 602 of Subtitle M of Title IX of the 8
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to 9
time, for the annual periods indicated for the purposes described. 10
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T1 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
T2
T3 BOARD OF REGENTS
T4 Enhance Student
Retention at Community
Colleges
6,500,000 6,500,000 6,500,000
T5 Education Technology
Training at Gateway
100,000
T6
T7 CONNECTICUT STATE
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES
T8 Healthcare Workforce
Needs - both public and
private schools
20,000,000 15,000,000
T9 Higher Education – CSCU 10,000,000 5,000,000
T10 Provide Operating
Support
118,000,000
T11 Provide Support to
Certain Facilities
5,000,000
T12 Temporary Support -
Charter Oak
500,000
T13 Temporary Support - CT
State Universities
14,500,000
T14 Temporary Support -
Community Colleges
9,000,000
T15
T16 DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
T17 Senior Food Vouchers 100,000 100,000
T18 Farmer's Market Nutrition 100,000 100,000
T19 Farm-to-School Grant 250,000 500,000
T20 Food Insecurity Grants to
Food Pantries and Food
Banks
1,000,000
T21
T22 DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES
T23 Enhance Community
Engagement
Opportunities
2,000,000
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T24 Improve Camps 2,000,000
T25 Respite Care for Family
Caregivers
3,000,000 -
T26 One Time Stabilization
Grant
20,000,000
T27 Vista 500,000
T28
T29 DEPARTMENT OF
ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
T30 Beardsley Zoo 246,121 246,121
T31 Amistad 200,000 200,000
T32 Maritime Center
Authority
196,295 196,295
T33 Mystic Aquarium 177,603 177,603
T34 Music Haven 100,000 100,000
T35 Norwalk Symphony 50,000 50,000
T36 Riverfront Recapture 250,000 250,000
T37 Connecticut Main Street
Center
350,000 350,000
T38 Middletown Downtown
Business District
100,000 100,000
T39 CRDA Economic Support
for Venues
5,000,000 2,500,000
T40 Working Cities Challenge 1,000,000 1,000,000
T41 Charter Oak Temple
Restoration Association
100,000 100,000
T42 West Haven Veterans
Museum
25,000 25,000
T43 VFW Rocky Hill 15,000 15,000
T44 Playhouse on Park 15,000 15,000
T45 Family Justice Center 50,000 50,000
T46 East Hartford Little
League
50,000
T47 Hartford YMCA 1,000,000
T48 ESF/Dream Camp of
Hartford
100,000
T49 Beta Iota Boule
Foundation -Youth
Services
100,000
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T50 Legacy Foundation of
Hartford
100,000
T51 Connecticut Center for
Advanced Technologies
1,000,000
T52 Middlesex YMCA 50,000
T53 Shatterproof 100,000
T54 Summer Experience at
Connecticut's Top Venues
15,000,000
T55 Statewide Marketing 7,107,000
T56 Governor's Workforce
Initiatives
70,000,000
T57 CT Hospitality Industry
Support
30,000,000
T58 Regulatory Modernization 1,000,000
T59 Historic Wooster Square
Association
500,000
T60 Humane
Commission/Animal
Shelter of New Haven
500,000
T61 Ball and Sockets –
Cheshire
200,000
T62 Junta for Progressive
Action
750,000
T63 International Festival of
Arts and Ideas New
Haven
200,000
T64
T65 CT Summer at the
Museum Program
15,000,000
T66 CT Next 2,000,000
T67 Hartford YMCA Family
Programming
500,000
T68 Future, Inc. 1,300,000
T69 Sons of Thunder 100,000
T70 Youth Service Corp 1,100,000
T71 Northside Institution
Neighborhood Alliance -
Historic Preservation
100,000
T72 Amistad Center 200,000
T73 Charter Oak Cultural
Center
200,000
T74 City Seed of New Haven 200,000
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T75 Beta Iota Boule
Foundation
500,000
T76 Legacy Foundation of
Hartford
500,000
T77 Bartlem Park South 250,000
T78 Team, Inc. - Derby 250,000
T79 YWCA of Hartford 250,000
T80 WBDC 250,000
T81 Concat New Haven 250,000
T82 Montville Parks and Rec
Tennis Courts
500,000
T83 Vietnam Memorial
Cheshire
200,000
T84 Norwich Historical
Society
500,000
T85 Friends of FOSRV 44,000
T86 Dixwell Church Historic
Preservation
2,000,000
T87 Opportunities
Industrialization Center
150,000
T88 Bernard Buddy Jordan 50,000
T89 Bridgeport Arts Cultural
Council
50,000
T90 McBride Foundation 100,000
T91 Artreach 300,000
T92 Ball and Sockets 400,000
T93 Bridgeport Youth
LaCrosse Academy
25,000
T94 Cape Verdean Women's
Association
25,000
T95 Cardinal Shehan Center 250,000
T96 Caribe 100,000
T97 Cheshire - Plan for
Municipal Parking Lot
150,000
T98 Compass Youth
Collaborative
350,000
T99 Dixwell Community
Center
200,000
T100 Emery Park 100,000
T101 Farnam Neighborhood
House
100,000
T102 Flotilla 73, INC 5,000
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T103 Municipal Outdoor
Recreation
4,200,000
T104 Greater Bridgeport
Community Enterprises
50,000
T105 Lebanon Pines 300,000
T106 Madison Cultural Art 60,000
T107 Minority Construction
Council, Inc
100,000
T108 Nellie McKnight Museum 25,000
T109 Blue Hills Civic
Association
500,000 500,000
T110 IMHOTEP CT National
Medical Association
Society
200,000 200,000
T111 Upper Albany
Neighborhood
Collaborative
125,000 125,000
T112 Noah Webster 100,000
T113 Norwalk International
Cultural Exchange / NICE
Festival
50,000
T114 Nutmeg Games 50,000
T115 Parenting Center -
Stamford
250,000
T116 Ridgefield Playhouse 100,000
T117 Sisters at the Shore 50,000
T118 Taftville VFW Auxiliary 100,000
T119 The Knowlton 25,000
T120 The Legacy Foundation of
Hartford, Inc
125,000 125,000
T121 The Ridgefield Theatre
Barn
250,000
T122 Youth Business Initiative 50,000
T123
T124 DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
T125 Right to Read 12,860,000 12,860,000
T126 Faith Acts Priority School
Districts
5,000,000 5,000,000
T127 CT Writing Project 79,750 79,750
T128 Ascend Mentoring –
Windsor
150,000 150,000
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T129 Women in Manufacturing
- Platt Tech Regional
Vocational Technical
School
65,000 65,000
T130 Elevate Bridgeport 200,000 200,000
T131 Grant to RHAM
Manufacturing Program
22,000 -
T132 East Hartford Youth
Services
200,000
T133 Student Achievement
Through Opportunity
100,000
T134 Summer Camp
Scholarships for Families
3,500,000
T135 New Haven Local Little
League
500,000
T136 Hamden Before and After
School Programming
400,000
T137 Hamden Pre-K
Programming
100,000
T138 Expand Support for
Learner Engagement and
Attendance Program
(LEAP)
7,000,000
T139 Increase College
Opportunities Through
Dual Enrollment
3,500,000
T140 Provide Funding for the
American School for the
Deaf
1,115,000
T141 Provide Funding to
Support FAFSA
Completion
500,000
T142 Big Brothers / Big Sisters 2,000,000
T143 Social Worker Grant SB 1 5,000,000
T144 School Mental Health
Workers
15,000,000
T145 School Mental Health
Services Grant
8,000,000
T146 RESC Trauma
Coordinators
1,200,000
T147 ParaEducational
Professional Development
HB 5321
1,800,000
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T148 Leadership Education
Athletic Partnership
400,000
T149 Sphere Summer Program 500,000
T150 Dream Camp Foundation 1,000,000
T151 Student Achievement
Through Opportunities
300,000
T152 Keane Foundation 300,000
T153 Greater Hartford YMCA 300,000
T154 Free Meals for Students [30,000,000]
90,000,000
T155 Summer Enrichment
Funds to cover fifty per
cent required match
8,000,000
T156 YWCA of New Britain 200,000
T157 FRLP/Direct Certification
Census Assistance
200,000
T158 Drug and Alcohol
Counseling - Woodstock
Academy
200,000
T159 Hartford Knights 100,000
T160 BSL Educational
Foundation
100,000
T161 Magnets - Tuition
Coverage for 1 year
11,000,000
T162 Bridgeport Education
Fund
100,000
T163 Haddam-Killingworth
Recreation Department
15,000
T164 Hall Neighborhood House 75,000
T165 New Haven Board of
Education Adult
Education Facility
500,000
T166 New Haven Reads 50,000
T167 Solar Youth 100,000
T168 Bullard-Havens Technical
High School for Operating
50,000
T169
T170 DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
T171 Air Quality Study 20,000 -
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T172 Swimming Lessons to
DEEP
500,000 500,000 500,000
T173 Health and Safety Barriers
to Housing Remediation
7,000,000 -
T174 Efficient Energy Retrofit
for Housing
7,000,000 -
T175 Quinnipiac Avenue Canoe
Launch
250,000
T176 Outdoor Recreation with
$1,000,000 for East Rock
Park and $1,000,000 for
West Rock Park for
maintenance, repair and
renovations
22,500,000
T177 Engineering Study for
Dam Removal on
Papermill Pond
500,000
T178 Land Trust Boardwalk
Installation
200,000
T179 Clinton Town Beach 55,000
T180 Crystal Lake & Bob
Tedford Park Renovations
50,000
T181 Ludlowe Park 75,000
T182 Lighthouse Park 500,000
T183 Park Commission
Edgewood Park
800,000
T184
T185 DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING
T186 Downtown Evening Soup
Kitchen
200,000
T187 Hands on Hartford 100,000
T188 Angel of Edgewood 175,000
T189 Homeless Youth
Transitional Housing
1,000,000
T190 Homeless Services 5,000,000
T191 Southside Institutions
Neighborhood Alliance
500,000
T192 Support for Affordable
Housing
50,000,000
T193 Rental Assistance
Program
1,000,000
T194
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T195 DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
T196 DPH Loan Repayment 500,000 5,100,000 3,000,000 3,000,000
T197 Obesity & COVID-19
Study
500,000 500,000
T198 Cornell Scott - Hill Health 250,000
T199 Community Violence
Prevention Programs
1,000,000
T200 Promote Healthy and
Lead-Safe Homes
20,000,000 10,000,000
T201 Provide Funding to
Address and Respond to
an Increase in Homicides
1,500,000
T202 School Based Health
Centers
10,000,000
T203 Storage and Maintenance
Costs of COVID 19
Preparedness Supplies
325,000
T204 CCMC Pediatrician
Training
150,000
T205 Gaylord Hospital
Electronic Records
2,600,000
T206 HB 5272 - Menstrual
Products
2,000,000
T207 Pilot Program for
Promoting Social Workers
and Pediatrician Offices
2,500,000
T208 ICHC School Based
Health Centers
604,000
T209 Durational Loan Manager 100,000
T210 Community Health
Worker Association of
Connecticut
100,000
T211 Child Psychiatrist
Workforce Development
2,000,000
T212 CT VIP Street Outreach 300,000
T213 E-cigarette and Marijuana
Prevention Pilot Program
conducted by Yale to be in
Stamford, Milford, East
Haven
300,000
T214
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T215 DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
T216 Groton Water Taxi 100,000 100,000
T217 Free Bus Service for July
and August 2022
5,000,000
T218 Outfit M8 Rail Cars with
5G
23,000,000
T219 Extend Free Bus Service 18,900,000
T220 Replace Infrastructure
Match
150,000,000
T221 Free Bus Public
Transportation Services
8,100,000
T222
T223 LABOR DEPARTMENT
T224 Domestic Worker Grants 200,000 200,000
T225 Veterans Employment
Opportunity PILOT
350,000 350,000
T226 Opportunities for Long
Term Unemployed
Returning Citizens
750,000 750,000
T227 TBICO Danbury Women's
Employment Program
25,000 25,000
T228 Boys and Girls Club
Workforce Development -
Milford
50,000 50,000
T229 Women's Mentoring
Network - Strategic Life
Skills Workshop
5,000 5,000
T230 Senior Jobs Bank - West
Hartford
10,000 10,000
T231 Greater Bridgeport OIC
Job Development and
Training Program
250,000 100,000
T232 Unemployment Trust
Fund
155,000,000 -
T233 Unemployment Support 15,000,000
T234 Reduce State UI Tax on
Employers
40,000,000
T235 CDL Training at
Community Colleges
1,000,000
T236 Bridgeport Workplace 750,000
T237 YouthBuild 750,000
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T238 Cradle to Career -
Bridgeport
150,000
T239
T240 LABOR DEPARTMENT -
BANKING FUND
T241 Customized Services for
Mortgage Crisis Jobs
Training Program
550,000 550,000
T242
T243 OFFICE OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD
T244 Care4Kids Parent Fees 5,300,000 -
T245 Parents Fees for 3-4 Year
Old's at State Funded
Childcare Centers
3,500,000 -
T246 Universal Home Visiting 8,000,000 2,300,000
T247 Expand Access -
Apprenticeship
5,000,000
T248 Care4Kids 10,000,000
T249 Early Childhood - Facility
Renovation and
Construction
15,000,000
T250 Capitol Child Day Care
Center
75,000
T251 Childcare Apprenticeship
Program
1,500,000
T252 School Readiness 30,000,000
T253 Seed Childrens Services
Fund
20,000,000
T254 Start Early - Early
Childhood Development
Initiatives
20,000,000
T255
T256 OFFICE OF HIGHER
EDUCATION
T257 Roberta Willis Need-
Based Scholarships
20,000,000 40,000,000
T258 Summer College Corps 1,500,000 -
T259 Higher Education Mental
Health Services
3,000,000
T260
T261 OFFICE OF POLICY AND
MANAGEMENT
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T262 Private Providers 30,000,000 30,000,000
T263 PPE & Supplies 10,000,000 10,000,000
T264 State Employee Essential
Workers and National
Guard Premium Pay
20,000,000 15,000,000
T265 Audits of ARPA
Recipients
1,250,000
T266 COVID Response
Measures
157,500,000
T267 Provide Private Provider
Support - One Time
Payments
20,000,000
T268 Evidence Based
Evaluation of Initiatives
928,779
T269 Support ARPA Grant
Administration
800,000
T270 Statewide GIS Capacity
for Broadband
Mapping/Data and Other
Critical Services
9,532,000
T271 Invest Connecticut [122,715,214]
62,715,214
T272 Bethany Town Hall
Auditorium
350,000
T273 Bethany Town Hall
Windows
350,000
T274 Durham Town Website 25,000
T275 Hall Memorial Library
Reading and Meditation
Garden
66,626
T276 Orange Fire Department
Clock purchase
10,000
T277 Resources to develop a
combined Grammar
School Support between
Hampton and Scotland
25,000
T278 Senior Center Outdoor
Fitness Area - Ellington
57,418
T279 South Windsor Riverfront
Linear Park Study and
Planning
100,000
T280 Valley Regional High
School Tennis Courts
300,000
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T281 Lebanon Historical Society [$]300,000
T282 Bloomfield Social and
Youth Services
[$]100,000
T283 Bridgeport – Revenue
Replacement
2,200,000
T284
T285 DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES
T286 IT Modernization [$]3,000,000
T287
T288 UNIVERSITY OF
CONNECTICUT
T289 Higher Education –
UConn
20,000,000 5,000,000
T290 Temporary Support 33,200,000
T291 Social Media Impact
Study
500,000
T292 Puerto Rican Studies
Initiative UConn Hartford
500,000
T293
T294 UNIVERSITY OF
CONNECTICUT
HEALTH CENTER
T295 Revenue Impact 35,000,000
T296 University of Connecticut
Health Center
38,000,000 -
T297 Temporary Support 72,700,000
T298
T299 STATE LIBRARY
T300 Mary Cheney Library 500,000
T301
T302 DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES
T303 Fostering Community 10,000 10,000
T304 Casa Boricua-Meriden 50,000 50,000
T305 Children's Mental Health
Initiatives
10,500,000
T306 Child First 5,100,000 5,100,000
T307 Expand Mobile Crisis
Intervention Services
8,600,000 8,600,000
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T308 Support Additional
Urgent Crisis Centers and
Sub-Acute Crisis
Stabilization Units
21,000,000
T309 Support for Improved
Outcomes for Youth (YSBs
and JRBs)
2,000,000
T310 Social Determinant Mental
Health Fund
1,000,000 1,000,000
T311 Family Assistance Grants 1,000,000
T312 Expand Access Mental
Health
990,000
T313 Resource Guide 50,000
T314 Peer to Peer Training for
Students
150,000
T315 Respite for non-DCF
Children
85,000
T316 Children in Placement,
Inc.
25,000
T317 Valley Save Our Youth 70,000
T318 Girls for Technology 100,000
T319 R-Kids 100,000
T320
T321 JUDICIAL
DEPARTMENT
T322 Mothers Against Violence 25,000 25,000
T323 Legal Representation for
Tenant Eviction
10,000,000 10,000,000
T324 New Haven Police
Activities League
100,000
T325 Provide Funding to Build
Out the Juvenile Intake
Custody and Probable
Cause Applications
377,742 363,752
T326 Provide Funding to
Continue Temporary
Staffing for the
Foreclosure Mediation
Program
3,410,901 3,444,293
T327 Provide Funding to
Enhance Contracts for
Direct Service Partnership
200,000 200,000
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for Households and
Families
T328 Provide Funding to
Enhance Technology for
Citations and Hearings in
the Criminal Infractions
Bureau
606,915
T329 Provide Funding to
Enhance the Department's
Case Management and
Scheduler Application
1,382,900
T330 Provide Funding to
Establish Video
Conferencing for
Municipal Stations for Bail
and Support Services
60,000
T331 Provide Funding to
Expand Housing
Opportunities for
Individuals on Bail
2,915,614 2,915,614
T332 Provide Funding to Hire
Assistant Clerks and
Family Relations
Counselors to Reduce
Family and Support
Matter Case Backlogs
3,294,851 3,294,851
T333 Provide Funding to
Support Application
Development for Monitor
Note-Taking and
Recording
923,467 226,337
T334 Provide Increased
Funding for Victim
Service Providers
14,865,300
T335 Provide Remote
Equipment to Reduce
Child Support Backlog
121,600
T336 Inspire Basketball 2,000,000
T337 Children's Law Center 190,000
T338 Brother Carl Hardrick
Institute - Violence
Prevention
400,000
T339 Community Resources for
Justice (Family Reentry)
300,000
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T340
T341 DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTION
T342 TRUE Unit - Cheshire CI 500,000 500,000
T343 WORTH Program York CI 250,000 250,000
T344 Vocational Village Dept
Corrections
20,000,000 -
T345
T346 DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES
T347 Fair Haven Clinic 10,000,000 -
T348 Workforce Development,
Education and Training
1,000,000
T349 Nursing Home Facility
Support
10,000,000
T350 MyCT Resident One Stop 2,500,000
T351 New Reach Life Haven
Shelter
500,000
T352 Mary Wade 750,000
T353 Community Action
Agencies
5,000,000
T354 Expand
Medical/Psychiatric
Inpatient Unit at
Connecticut Children's
Medical Center
15,000,000
T355 Provide Additional
Supports for Victims of
Domestic Violence
2,900,000
T356 Provide Support for Infant
and Early Childhood
Mental Health Services
5,000,000
T357 Strengthen Family
Planning
2,000,000
T358 Community Action
Agencies - Community
Health Workers
3,000,000 4,000,000
T359 Charter Oak Urgent Care 330,000
T360 ROCA 500,000
T361 Waterbury Seed Funds for
Wheeler Clinic
650,000
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T362 Provide Support for
Residential Care Homes
(RCH)
3,700,000
T363 Brain Injury Alliance of
CT
300,000
T364 Hartford Communities
that Care
500,000
T365 Hebrew Senior Care 150,000
T366 Connecticut Health
Foundation
500,000
T367 Health Equity Solutions 500,000
T368 CT Oral Health Initiative 300,000
T369 Day Kimball Hospital 5,000,000
T370 Mothers United Against
Violence
300,000
T371 Fair Haven 10,000,000
T372 Adult Day 3,000,000
T373 HRA 150,000
T374 Hands on Hartford 100,000
T375 Human Resources Agency
of New Britain
300,000
T376 Teeg 200,000
T377 Home Heating Energy
Assistance Supplemental
Reserve
30,000,000
T378
T379 LEGISLATIVE
MANAGEMENT
T380 CTN 1,000,000 -
T381 Review of Title 7 27,000
T382
T383 DEPARTMENT OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND
ADDICTION SERVICES
T384 DMHAS Private Providers 25,000,000 25,000,000
T385 Enhance Mobile Crisis
Services- Case
Management
3,200,000
T386 Enhance Respite Bed
Services for Forensic
Population
4,292,834
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T387 Expand Availability of
Privately-Provided Mobile
Crisis Services
6,000,000
T388 Fund Supportive Services
to Accompany New
Housing Vouchers
1,125,000 1,125,000 562,500
T389 Provide Mental Health
Peer Supports in Hospital
Emergency Departments
2,400,000
T390 Implement Electronic
Health Records
16,000,000
T391 Public Awareness Grants 1,000,000
T392 Peer-to-Peer 500,000
T393 United Services Pilot on
Crisis Intervention
200,000
T394 Clifford Beers 200,000
T395 The Pathfinders
Association
100,000
T396 Fellowship Place New
Haven
150,000
T397
T398 DEPARTMENT OF
AGING AND
DISABILITY SERVICES
T399 Blind and Deaf
Community Supports
2,000,000
T400 Senior Centers 10,000,000
T401 Meals on Wheels 3,000,000
T402 Respite Care for
Alzheimers
1,000,000
T403 Area Agencies on Aging 4,000,000
T404 Avon Senior Center 100,000
T405 Dixwell Senior Center 100,000
T406 Eisenhower Senior Center 100,000
T407 Orange Senior Center 100,000
T408 Sullivan Senior Center 100,000
T409
T410 DEPARTMENT OF
EMERGENCY SERVICES
AND PUBLIC
PROTECTION
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T411 Provide Funding for a
Mobile Crime Laboratory
995,000
T412 Provide Funding for the
Gun Tracing Task Force
2,500,000
T413 Provide Funding to State
and Local Police
Departments to Address
Auto Theft and Violence
2,600,000 2,600,000
T414 Upgrade Forensic
Technology at the State
Crime Lab
1,500,000 1,343,000
T415 Rural Roads Speed
Enforcement
2,600,000
T416 Expand [Violet] Violent
Crimes Task Force
1,108,000
T417 Online Abuse Grant SB 5 500,000
T418 Fire Data Collection 300,000
T419 P.O.S.T. High School
Recruitment Program for
Police
200,000
T420 Poquetanuck Volunteer
Fire Department
150,000
T421 Preston City Volunteer
Fire Department
150,000
T422
T423 DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE SERVICES
T424 Provide Payments to
Filers Eligible for the
Earned Income Tax Credit
42,250,000
T425
T426 DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE
T427 Provide Funding to
Reduce Court Case
Backlogs Through
Temporary Prosecutors
2,199,879 2,126,550
T428
T429 OFFICE OF HEALTH
STRATEGY
T430 Improve Data Collection
and Integration with HIE
500,000 650,000
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T431 Study Behavioral Health
Coverage by Private
Insurers
200,000
T432 Payment Parity Study 655,000
T433 Telehealth Study 300,000
T434
T435 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
MEDICAL EXAMINER
T436 Testing and Other
COVID-Related
Expenditures
860,667
T437
T438 PUBLIC DEFENDER
SERVICES COMMISSION
T439 Provide Funding to
Reduce Court Backlogs
Through Temporary
Public Defenders
2,023,821 1,956,360
T440
T441 POLICE OFFICER
STANDARDS AND
TRAINING COUNCIL
T442 Time Limited Police Loan
Forgiveness
1,000,000
T443
T444 DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES
T445 Support School Air
Quality
75,000,000
T446
T447 OFFICE OF
WORKFORCE
STRATEGY
T448 HVAC Training Agency 300,000
T449
T450 Revenue 314,900,000
Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the provisions of 11
section 1 of special act 21-15, as amended by section 1 of public act 22-12
118, the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 13
in said sections for the following purposes shall not be expended and 14
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the following sums are appropriated in lieu thereof for the purposes 15
described: 16
T451 GENERAL FUND 2022-2023
T452
T453 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
T454 Medicaid [3,036,265,362] 3,024,265,362
T455
T456 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
T457 Other Expenses [721,676] 12,721,676
Sec. 3. (Effective from passage) (a) The sum of $12,000,000 of the amount 17
appropriated in section 2 of this act to the Department of Economic and 18
Community Development, for Other Expenses, for the fiscal year 19
ending June 30, 2023, shall be made available for a center for sustainable 20
aviation, as described in section 4 of this act; 21
(b) The unexpended balance of such sum shall not lapse on June 30, 22
2023, and such sum shall continue to be available for expenditure during 23
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, for such purpose. 24
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The University of Connecticut 25
shall submit or participate in the submittal of a proposal for federal 26
funding under the United States Department of Energy Regional Clean 27
Hydrogen Hubs program to support the establishment, development 28
and operation of a center for sustainable aviation. The university shall, 29
provided the university is awarded, and elects to accept, such federal 30
funding, establish such center, which shall have at least one facility on a 31
campus of The University of Connecticut at Storrs. The university shall 32
consult with the Department of Economic and Community 33
Development in completing the requirements of this subsection. 34
(b) If the university is awarded federal funding, as described in 35
subsection (a) of this section, and elects to accept such federal funding, 36
it shall notify the Commissioner of Economic and Community 37
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Development of such acceptance. Not later than ninety days after such 38
notification is provided, the Department of Economic and Community 39
Development shall provide a grant to the university in the amount of 40
the state's share, as determined by said commissioner and pursuant to 41
the proposal and the final award, of the capital costs of the center 42
described in subsection (a) of this section or twenty million dollars, 43
whichever is less, to be used by the university for the purposes set forth 44
in subsection (a) of this section. 45
Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 32-235 of the general statutes is 46
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 47
passage): 48
(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount 49
stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department 50
of Economic and Community Development (1) for the purposes of 51
sections 32-220 to 32-234, inclusive, including economic cluster-related 52
programs and activities, and for the Connecticut job training finance 53
demonstration program pursuant to sections 32-23uu and 32-23vv, 54
provided (A) three million dollars shall be used by said department 55
solely for the purposes of section 32-23uu, (B) not less than one million 56
dollars shall be used for an educational technology grant to the 57
deployment center program and the nonprofit business consortium 58
deployment center approved pursuant to section 32-41l, (C) not less 59
than two million dollars shall be used by said department for the 60
establishment of a pilot program to make grants to businesses in 61
designated areas of the state for construction, renovation or 62
improvement of small manufacturing facilities, provided such grants 63
are matched by the business, a municipality or another financing entity. 64
The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall 65
designate areas of the state where manufacturing is a substantial part of 66
the local economy and shall make grants under such pilot program 67
which are likely to produce a significant economic development benefit 68
for the designated area, (D) five million dollars may be used by said 69
department for the manufacturing competitiveness grants program, (E) 70
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one million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 71
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, for the 72
purposes of subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 32-7f, (F) fifty 73
million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 74
grants to the United States Department of the Navy, the United States 75
Department of Defense or eligible applicants for projects related to the 76
enhancement of infrastructure for long-term, on-going naval operations 77
at the United States Naval Submarine Base-New London, located in 78
Groton, which will increase the military value of said base. Such projects 79
shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 4a-60 and 4a-60a, (G) 80
two million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 81
a grant to the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., for 82
manufacturing initiatives, including aerospace and defense, and (H) 83
four million dollars shall be used by said department for the purpose of 84
a grant to companies adversely impacted by the construction at the 85
Quinnipiac Bridge, where such grant may be used to offset the increase 86
in costs of commercial overland transportation of goods or materials 87
brought to the port of New Haven by ship or vessel, (2) for the purposes 88
of the small business assistance program established pursuant to section 89
32-9yy, provided fifteen million dollars shall be deposited in the small 90
business assistance account established pursuant to said section 32-9yy, 91
(3) to deposit twenty million dollars in the small business express 92
assistance account established pursuant to section 32-7h, (4) to deposit 93
four million nine hundred thousand dollars per year in each of the fiscal 94
years ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2019, inclusive, and June 30, 2021, 95
and nine million nine hundred thousand dollars in the fiscal year ending 96
June 30, 2020, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-97
39i, which shall be used by CTNext to provide grants-in-aid to 98
designated innovation places, as defined in section 32-39j, planning 99
grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39l, and grants-in-aid for projects 100
that network innovation places pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-101
39m, provided not more than three million dollars be used for grants-102
in-aid for such projects, and further provided any portion of any such 103
deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year subsequent to the date 104
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of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any purpose described in 105
subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (5) to deposit two million dollars per 106
year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2021, 107
inclusive, in the CTNext Fund established pursuant to section 32-39i, 108
which shall be used by CTNext for the purpose of providing higher 109
education entrepreneurship grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, 110
provided any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in 111
a fiscal year subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by 112
CTNext for any purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (6) 113
for the purpose of funding the costs of the Technology Talent Advisory 114
Committee established pursuant to section 32-7p, provided two million 115
dollars per year in each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 2017, to June 116
30, 2021, inclusive, shall be used for such purpose, (7) to provide (A) a 117
grant-in-aid to the Connecticut Supplier Connection in an amount equal 118
to two hundred fifty thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years ending 119
June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, and (B) a grant-in-aid to the 120
Connecticut Procurement Technical Assistance Program in an amount 121
equal to three hundred thousand dollars in each of the fiscal years 122
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, (8) to deposit four 123
hundred fifty thousand dollars per year, in each of the fiscal years 124
ending June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2021, inclusive, in the CTNext Fund 125
established pursuant to section 32-39i, which shall be used by CTNext 126
to provide growth grants-in-aid pursuant to section 32-39g, provided 127
any portion of any such deposit that remains unexpended in a fiscal year 128
subsequent to the date of such deposit may be used by CTNext for any 129
purpose described in subsection (e) of section 32-39i, (9) to transfer fifty 130
million dollars to the Labor Department which shall be used by said 131
department for the purpose of funding workforce pipeline programs 132
selected pursuant to section 31-11rr, provided, notwithstanding the 133
provisions of section 31-11rr, (A) not less than five million dollars shall 134
be provided to the workforce development board in Bridgeport serving 135
the southwest region, for purposes of such program, and the board shall 136
distribute such money in proportion to population and need, and (B) 137
not less than five million dollars shall be provided to the workforce 138
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development board in Hartford serving the north central region, for 139
purposes of such program, (10) to transfer twenty million dollars to 140
Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, provided ten million dollars 141
shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose 142
of the proof of concept fund established pursuant to subsection (b) of 143
section 32-39x and ten million dollars shall be used by Connecticut 144
Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of the venture capital fund 145
program established pursuant to section 32-41oo, (11) to provide a grant 146
to The University of Connecticut of eight million dollars for the 147
establishment, development and operation of a center for sustainable 148
aviation pursuant to subsection (a) of section 4 of this act. Not later than 149
thirty days prior to any use of unexpended funds under subdivision (4), 150
(5) or (8) of this subsection, the CTNext board of directors shall provide 151
notice of and the reason for such use to the joint standing committees of 152
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 153
commerce and finance, revenue and bonding. 154
Sec. 6. Subsection (a) of section 10a-109d of the general statutes is 155
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 156
passage): 157
(a) In order for the university to construct and issue securities for 158
UConn 2000 and to otherwise carry out its responsibilities and 159
requirements under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, the 160
university shall have the following powers, which powers shall be 161
independent of and in addition to any other powers of the university 162
under state law: 163
(1) To have perpetual succession as a body politic and corporate and 164
an instrumentality and agency of the state pursuant to section 10a-109v; 165
(2) To adopt and have an official seal and alter it at pleasure; 166
(3) To contract and be contracted with, sue, be indemnified, insure its 167
assets, activities or actions or be a self-insurer and institute, prosecute, 168
maintain and defend any action or proceeding in any court or before 169
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any agency or tribunal of competent jurisdiction; 170
(4) To indemnify and be sued, solely pursuant to subsection (a) of 171
section 10a-109o; 172
(5) To retain by contract or employ architects, accountants, engineers, 173
legal and securities counsel in accordance with the provisions of 174
subparagraph (F) of subdivision (4) of subsection (e) of section 10a-109n, 175
and other professional and technical consultants and advisers; provided 176
the university shall continue to be subject to audit, including its 177
operations under sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, pursuant to 178
section 2-90, and provided further, financial advisers, underwriters, 179
counsel, trustee, if any, and other financial consultants retained in 180
connection with the offering and sale of securities shall be selected in 181
consultation with the university, in the same manner as for state general 182
obligation bonds; 183
(6) To plan, design, acquire, construct, build, enlarge, alter, 184
reconstruct, renovate, improve, equip, own, operate, maintain, dispose 185
of and demolish any project or projects, or any combination of projects, 186
including without limitation any contract in furtherance of UConn 2000, 187
notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of section 10a-188
105 or any other provisions of the general statutes regarding the powers 189
of the university to undertake capital projects and purchase personal 190
property; 191
(7) To acquire by purchase, contract, lease, long-term lease or gift, and 192
hold or dispose of, real or personal property or rights or interests in any 193
such property and to hold, sell, assign, lease, rent, encumber, other than 194
by mortgage, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property, or 195
any interest therein, owned by the university or in its control, custody 196
or possession in accordance with section 10a-109n; 197
(8) To receive and accept grants, subsidies or loans of money from the 198
federal government or a federal agency or instrumentality, the state or 199
others, upon such terms and conditions as may be imposed, and to 200
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pledge the proceeds of grants, subsidies or loans of money received or 201
to be received from the federal government or any federal agency or 202
instrumentality, the state or others, pursuant to agreements entered into 203
between the university and the federal government or any federal 204
agency or instrumentality, the state or others, provided (A) such 205
property shall be deemed property of the state for purposes of sections 206
4a-19 and 4a-20, and (B) the university may insure its property 207
independent of the state; 208
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10a-150, to receive and 209
accept aid or contributions, from any source, of money, property, labor 210
or other things of value, to be held, used and applied to carry out the 211
purposes of sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, subject to the 212
conditions upon which such aid or contributions may be made, 213
including, but not limited to, gifts or grants from any department or 214
agency of the United States or the state for any purpose consistent with 215
said sections; 216
(10) To borrow money and issue securities to finance the acquisition, 217
construction, reconstruction, improvement or equipping of any one 218
project, or more than one, or any combination of projects, or to refund 219
securities issued after June 7, 1995, or to refund any such refunding 220
securities or for any one, or more than one, or all of those purposes, or 221
any combination of those purposes, and to provide for the security and 222
payment of those securities and for the rights of the holders of them, 223
except that the amount of any such borrowing, the special debt service 224
requirements for which are secured by the state debt service 225
commitment, exclusive of the amount of borrowing to refund securities, 226
or to fund issuance costs or necessary reserves, may not exceed the 227
aggregate principal amount of (A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 228
1996, to June 30, 2005, inclusive, one billion thirty million dollars, (B) for 229
the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, to June 30, 2027, inclusive, [three 230
billion two hundred ninety-five million] three billion two hundred 231
eighty-three million nine hundred thousand dollars, and (C) such 232
additional amount or amounts: (i) Required from time to time to fund 233
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any special capital reserve fund or other debt service reserve fund in 234
accordance with the financing transaction proceedings, and (ii) to pay 235
or provide for the costs of issuance and capitalized interest, if any; the 236
aggregate amounts of subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this subdivision 237
are established as the authorized funding amount, and no borrowing 238
within the authorized funding amount for a project or projects may be 239
effected unless the project or projects are included in accordance with 240
subsection (a) of section 10a-109e; 241
(11) To make, enter into, execute, deliver and amend any and all 242
contracts, including, but not limited to, total cost basis contracts, 243
agreements, leases, instruments and documents and perform all acts 244
and do all things necessary or convenient to plan, design, acquire, 245
construct, build, enlarge, alter, reconstruct, renovate, improve, equip, 246
finance, maintain and operate projects and to carry out the powers 247
granted by sections 10a-109a to 10a-109y, inclusive, or reasonably 248
implied from those powers; 249
(12) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the 250
contrary, including without limitation subsection (a) of section 10a-105, 251
to fix and collect fees, tuition, charges, rentals and other charges for 252
enrollment and attendance at the university and for the use of projects 253
or any part thereof, provided that no tuition or student fee revenue shall 254
be used for repairs performed solely to correct code violations that were 255
applicable at the time of project completion and were for named projects 256
pursuant to section 10a-109e completed prior to January 1, 2007; to 257
provide for the promulgation of such reasonable and proper policies 258
and procedures as may be necessary to assure the maximum use of the 259
facilities of any projects at all times; and 260
(13) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of section 10a-261
105, to provide for or confirm the establishment of various funds and 262
accounts respecting university operations, bond proceeds and special 263
debt service requirements for securities issued, renewal and 264
replacement and insurance, special capital reserve and operating 265
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reserve, special external gifts, pending receipts, assured revenues, 266
project revenues to the extent not otherwise pledged and securing 267
outstanding general obligation bonds of the state or other revenues and 268
other funds or accounts as may be more particularly required under this 269
subdivision and the indentures of trust or resolutions authorizing 270
securities and to provide, subject to section 10a-109q and the provisions 271
of such indentures or resolutions for the following to be deposited 272
therein, as follows: 273
(A) All proceeds received from the sale of all securities; 274
(B) All fees, tuition, rentals and other charges from students, faculty, 275
staff members and others using or being served by, or having the right 276
to use or the right to be served by the university or any project; 277
(C) All fees for student activities, student services and all other fees, 278
tuition and charges collected from students matriculated, registered or 279
otherwise enrolled at and attending the university, pledged under the 280
terms of financing transaction proceedings; 281
(D) All rentals from any facility or building leased to the federal 282
government or any other third party; 283
(E) Federal and state grants, gifts, state appropriations and special 284
external gift funds; 285
(F) All other assured revenues; and 286
(G) Project revenues. 287
Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 10a-109g of the general statutes is 288
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 289
passage): 290
(a) (1) The university is authorized to provide by resolution, at one 291
time or from time to time, for the issuance and sale of securities, in its 292
own name on behalf of the state, pursuant to section 10a-109f. The board 293
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of trustees of the university is hereby authorized by such resolution to 294
delegate to its finance committee such matters as it may determine 295
appropriate other than the authorization and maximum amount of the 296
securities to be issued, the nature of the obligation of the securities as 297
established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section and the projects for 298
which the proceeds are to be used. The finance committee may act on 299
such matters unless and until the board of trustees elects to reassume 300
the same. The amount of securities the special debt service requirements 301
of which are secured by the state debt service commitment that the 302
board of trustees is authorized to provide for the issuance and sale in 303
accordance with this subsection shall be capped in each fiscal year in the 304
following amounts, provided, to the extent the board of trustees does 305
not provide for the issuance of all or a portion of such amount in a fiscal 306
year, all or such portion, as the case may be, may be carried forward to 307
any succeeding fiscal year and provided further, the actual amount for 308
funding, paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph 309
(C) of subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d, as amended 310
by this act, may be added to the capped amount in each fiscal year: 311
T458 Fiscal Year Amount
T459
T460 1996 $112,542,000
T461 1997 112,001,000
T462 1998 93,146,000
T463 1999 64,311,000
T464 2000 130,000,000
T465 2001 100,000,000
T466 2002 100,000,000
T467 2003 100,000,000
T468 2004 100,000,000
T469 2005 100,000,000
T470 2006 79,000,000
T471 2007 89,000,000
T472 2008 115,000,000
T473 2009 140,000,000
T474 2010 0
T475 2011 138,800,000
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T476 2012 157,200,000
T477 2013 143,000,000
T478 2014 204,400,000
T479 2015 315,500,000
T480 2016 312,100,000
T481 2017 240,400,000
T482 2018 200,000,000
T483 2019 200,000,000
T484 2020 197,200,000
T485 2021 260,000,000
T486 2022 215,500,000
T487 2023 125,100,000
T488 2024 84,700,000
T489 2025 [56,000,000]
44,000,000
T490 2026 14,000,000
T491 2027 9,000,000
(2) Subject to amount limitations of such capping provisions in 312
subdivision (1) of this subsection and following approval of such 313
resolution as provided in subsection (b) of section 10a-109f, the principal 314
amount of the securities authorized therein for such project or projects 315
shall be deemed to be an appropriation and allocation of such amount 316
for such project or projects, respectively, and such approval by the 317
Governor of such resolution shall be deemed the allotment by the 318
Governor of such capital outlays within the meaning of section 4-85 and 319
the university (A) may award a contract or contracts and incur an 320
obligation or obligations with respect to each such project or projects 321
authorized pursuant to and within the amount authorized in such 322
resolution, notwithstanding that such contract or obligation may at any 323
particular time exceed the amount of the proceeds from the sale of 324
securities theretofore received by the university, and (B) may issue and 325
sell securities respecting such contracts or obligations referred to in 326
subparagraph (A) only at such time or times as shall be needed to have 327
the proceeds thereof available to pay requisitions expected thereunder 328
within the year following issuance of such securities and to provide for 329
costs of UConn 2000 of not more than twenty per cent in excess and 330
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regardless of such anticipated cash expenditure requirements but 331
subject to section 10a-109q, provided the amount needed for funding, 332
paying or providing for the items described in subparagraph (B) of 333
subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d, as amended by 334
this act, may be added to the amount of securities so issued. 335
Sec. 8. Section 10-76g of the general statutes is repealed and the 336
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 337
(a) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, and each fiscal year 338
thereafter, in any case in which special education is being provided at a 339
private residential institution, including the residential components of 340
regional educational service centers, to a child for whom no local or 341
regional board of education can be found responsible under subsection 342
(b) of section 10-76d, the Department of Children and Families shall pay 343
the costs of special education to such institution pursuant to its authority 344
under sections 17a-1 to 17a-26, inclusive, 17a-28 to 17a-49, inclusive, 17a-345
52 and 17a-861. (2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993, and each 346
fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board of education which 347
provides special education and related services for any child (A) who is 348
placed by a public agency, including, but not limited to, offices of a 349
government of a federally recognized Native American tribe, in a 350
private residential facility or who is placed in a facility or institution 351
operated by the Department of Children and Families and who receives 352
such special education at a program operated by a regional education 353
service center or program operated by a local or regional board of 354
education, and (B) for whom no local or regional board of education can 355
be found responsible under subsection (b) of section 10-76d, shall be 356
eligible to receive one hundred per cent of the reasonable costs of special 357
education for such child as defined in the regulations of the State Board 358
of Education. Any such board eligible for payment shall file with the 359
Department of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the 360
Commissioner of Education, annually, on or before December first a 361
statement of the cost of providing special education for such child, 362
provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, 363
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claims for additional children or costs not included in the December 364
filing. Payment by the state for such costs shall be made to the local or 365
regional board of education as follows: Seventy-five per cent of the cost 366
in February and the balance in May. 367
(b) Any local or regional board of education which provides special 368
education pursuant to the provisions of sections 10-76a to 10-76g, 369
inclusive, as amended by this act, for any exceptional child described in 370
subparagraph (A) of subdivision (5) of section 10-76a, under its 371
jurisdiction, excluding (1) children placed by a state agency for whom a 372
board of education receives payment pursuant to the provisions of 373
subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, as amended by this 374
act, and (2) children who require special education, who reside on state-375
owned or leased property, and who are not the educational 376
responsibility of the unified school districts established pursuant to 377
sections 17a-37 and 18-99a, shall be financially responsible for the 378
reasonable costs of special education instruction, as defined in the 379
regulations of the State Board of Education, in an amount equal to (A) 380
for any fiscal year commencing prior to July 1, 2005, five times the 381
average per pupil educational costs of such board of education for the 382
prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the provisions of 383
subsection (a) of section 10-76f, and (B) for the fiscal year commencing 384
July 1, 2005, and each fiscal year thereafter, four and one-half times such 385
average per pupil educational costs of such board of education. Except 386
as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the State Board 387
of Education shall, within available appropriations, pay on a current 388
basis any costs in excess of the local or regional board's basic 389
contribution paid by such board in accordance with the provisions of 390
this subsection. Any amounts paid by the State Board of Education on a 391
current basis pursuant to this subsection shall not be reimbursable in the 392
subsequent year. Application for such grant shall be made by filing with 393
the Department of Education, in such manner as prescribed by the 394
commissioner, annually on or before December first a statement of the 395
cost of providing special education pursuant to this subsection, 396
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provided a board of education may submit, not later than March first, 397
claims for additional children or costs not included in the December 398
filing. Payment by the state for such excess costs shall be made to the 399
local or regional board of education as follows: Seventy-five per cent of 400
the cost in February and the balance in May. The amount due each town 401
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be paid to the 402
treasurer of each town entitled to such aid, provided the treasurer shall 403
treat such grant, or a portion of the grant, which relates to special 404
education expenditures incurred in excess of such town's board of 405
education budgeted estimate of such expenditures, as a reduction in 406
expenditures by crediting such expenditure account, rather than town 407
revenue. Such expenditure account shall be so credited no later than 408
thirty days after receipt by the treasurer of necessary documentation 409
from the board of education indicating the amount of such special 410
education expenditures incurred in excess of such town's board of 411
education budgeted estimate of such expenditures. 412
(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1996, and for 413
each fiscal year thereafter, within available appropriations, each town 414
whose ratio of (1) net costs of special education, as defined in subsection 415
(h) of section 10-76f, for the fiscal year prior to the year in which the 416
grant is to be paid to (2) the product of its total need students, as defined 417
in section 10-262f, and the average regular program expenditures, as 418
defined in section 10-262f, per need student for all towns for such year 419
exceeds the state-wide average for all such ratios shall be eligible to 420
receive a supplemental special education grant. Such grant shall be 421
equal to the product of a town's eligible excess costs and the town's base 422
aid ratio, as defined in section 10-262f, provided each town's grant shall 423
be adjusted proportionately if necessary to stay within the 424
appropriation. Payment pursuant to this subsection shall be made in 425
June. For purposes of this subsection, a town's eligible excess costs are 426
the difference between its net costs of special education and the amount 427
the town would have expended if it spent at the state-wide average rate. 428
(d) Notwithstanding [the provisions of this section] any provision of 429
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the general statutes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each 430
fiscal year thereafter, if the total of the amount of the grants payable to 431
local or regional boards of education in accordance with [this section] 432
(1) subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of this section, except grants paid in 433
accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, (2) 434
subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, as amended by this 435
act, and (3) subsection (b) of section 10-253, as amended by this act, in 436
any fiscal year exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of 437
[this section] the grants described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of 438
this subsection for such fiscal year, then each town shall be ranked in 439
descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to such 440
town's adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 441
10-261, and the state board shall pay such grant to the local or regional 442
board of education for a town as follows: [(1)] (A) For any town ranked 443
one hundred fifteen to one hundred sixty-nine, inclusive, [seventy-six 444
and one-quarter] ninety-one per cent of the amount of such town's 445
eligible excess costs, [(2)] (B) for any town ranked fifty-nine to one 446
hundred fourteen, inclusive, [seventy-three] eighty-eight per cent of the 447
amount of such town's eligible excess costs, and [(3)] (C) for any town 448
ranked one to fifty-eight, inclusive, [seventy] eighty-five per cent of the 449
amount of such town's eligible excess costs. In the case of a regional 450
board of education, such ranking shall be determined by [(A)] (i) 451
multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261, of each 452
town in the regional school district by such town's ranking, as 453
determined in this subsection, [(B)] (ii) adding together the figures 454
determined under [subparagraph (A)] clause (i) of this [subdivision] 455
subparagraph, and [(C)] (iii) dividing the total computed under 456
[subparagraph (B)] clause (ii) of this [subdivision] subparagraph by the 457
total population of all towns in the district. The ranking of each regional 458
board of education shall be rounded to the next higher whole number. 459
If the total amount of the grants payable to local and regional boards of 460
education calculated under subparagraphs (A) to (C), inclusive, of this 461
subsection in any fiscal year exceeds the total amount appropriated for 462
the grants described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this 463
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subsection for such fiscal year, the amount of the grants payable under 464
this subsection shall be reduced proportionately. 465
(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 466
thereafter, if the total amount appropriated in any fiscal year for the 467
grants described in subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of subsection (d) of 468
this section exceeds the total of the amount of the grants payable to local 469
and regional boards of education under subsection (d) of this section, 470
for such fiscal year, such excess amount shall be distributed to each local 471
and regional board of education as follows: 472
(A) Subtract the sum of all grants paid to local and regional boards of 473
education in such fiscal year under subsection (d) of this section from 474
the sum of all grants calculated under subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of 475
this section, subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d, as 476
amended by this act, and subsection (b) of section 10-253, as amended 477
by this act; 478
(B) Subtract the sum of all grants paid to local and regional boards of 479
education in such fiscal year under subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of 480
this section from the total amount appropriated in such fiscal year for 481
all grants under this section; 482
(C) Divide the amount calculated under subparagraph (B) of this 483
subdivision by the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this 484
subdivision; and 485
(D) To determine the amount of such excess to be distributed to each 486
local and regional board of education, multiply the amount calculated 487
under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision that is attributable to such 488
local or regional board of education by the per cent calculated under 489
subparagraph (C) of this subdivision. 490
(2) Any grants paid in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection 491
(a) of this section shall be excluded from the calculations described in 492
subdivision (1) of this subsection. 493
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Sec. 9. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 10-76d of the 494
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 495
thereof (Effective from passage): 496
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, "public agency" includes the 497
offices of a government of a federally recognized Native American tribe. 498
Notwithstanding any [other provisions] provision of the general 499
statutes, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1987, and each fiscal year 500
thereafter, whenever a public agency, other than a local or regional 501
board of education, the State Board of Education or the Superior Court 502
acting pursuant to section 10-76h, places a child in a foster home, group 503
home, hospital, state institution, receiving home, custodial institution or 504
any other residential or day treatment facility, and such child requires 505
special education, the local or regional board of education under whose 506
jurisdiction the child would otherwise be attending school or, if no such 507
board can be identified, the local or regional board of education of the 508
town where the child is placed, shall provide the requisite special 509
education and related services to such child in accordance with the 510
provisions of this section. Within one business day of such a placement 511
by the Department of Children and Families or offices of a government 512
of a federally recognized Native American tribe, said department or 513
offices shall orally notify the local or regional board of education 514
responsible for providing special education and related services to such 515
child of such placement. The department or offices shall provide written 516
notification to such board of such placement within two business days 517
of the placement. Such local or regional board of education shall 518
convene a planning and placement team meeting for such child within 519
thirty days of the placement and shall invite a representative of the 520
Department of Children and Families or offices of a government of a 521
federally recognized Native American tribe to participate in such 522
meeting. (A) The local or regional board of education under whose 523
jurisdiction such child would otherwise be attending school shall be 524
financially responsible for the reasonable costs of such special education 525
and related services in an amount equal to the lesser of one hundred per 526
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cent of the costs of such education or the average per pupil educational 527
costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal year, determined in 528
accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The 529
State Board of Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided 530
in subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or 531
regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in 532
accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. (B) Whenever a child 533
is placed pursuant to this subdivision, on or after July 1, 1995, by the 534
Department of Children and Families and the local or regional board of 535
education under whose jurisdiction such child would otherwise be 536
attending school cannot be identified, the local or regional board of 537
education under whose jurisdiction the child attended school or in 538
whose district the child resided at the time of removal from the home 539
by said department shall be responsible for the reasonable costs of 540
special education and related services provided to such child, for one 541
calendar year or until the child is committed to the state pursuant to 542
section 46b-129 or 46b-140 or is returned to the child's parent or 543
guardian, whichever is earlier. If the child remains in such placement 544
beyond one calendar year the Department of Children and Families 545
shall be responsible for such costs. During the period the local or 546
regional board of education is responsible for the reasonable cost of 547
special education and related services pursuant to this subparagraph, 548
the board shall be responsible for such costs in an amount equal to the 549
lesser of one hundred per cent of the costs of such education and related 550
services or the average per pupil educational costs of such board of 551
education for the prior fiscal year, determined in accordance with the 552
provisions of subsection (a) of section 10-76f. The State Board of 553
Education shall pay on a current basis, except as provided in 554
subdivision (3) of this subsection, any costs in excess of such local or 555
regional board's basic contributions paid by such board of education in 556
accordance with the provisions of this subdivision. The costs for services 557
other than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed 558
the child. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the school 559
districts established within the Department of Children and Families, 560
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pursuant to section 17a-37 or the Department of Correction, pursuant to 561
section 18-99a, provided in any case in which special education is being 562
provided at a private residential institution, including the residential 563
components of regional educational service centers, to a child for whom 564
no local or regional board of education can be found responsible under 565
subsection (b) of this section, Unified School District #2 shall provide 566
the special education and related services and be financially responsible 567
for the reasonable costs of such special education instruction for such 568
children. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, for the 569
fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and for the 570
fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2023, inclusive] and 571
each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to local or 572
regional boards of education in accordance with this subdivision shall 573
be [reduced proportionately] calculated in accordance with the 574
provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of section 10-76g, as amended by 575
this act, if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount 576
appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision for such year. 577
Sec. 10. Subsection (b) of section 10-253 of the general statutes is 578
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 579
passage): 580
(b) The board of education of the school district under whose 581
jurisdiction a child would otherwise be attending school shall be 582
financially responsible for the reasonable costs of education for a child 583
placed out by the Commissioner of Children and Families or by other 584
agencies, including, but not limited to, offices of a government of a 585
federally recognized Native American tribe, in a private residential 586
facility when such child requires educational services other than special 587
education services. Such financial responsibility shall be the lesser of 588
one hundred per cent of the costs of such education or the average per 589
pupil educational costs of such board of education for the prior fiscal 590
year, determined in accordance with subsection (a) of section 10-76f. 591
Any costs in excess of the board's basic contribution shall be paid by the 592
State Board of Education on a current basis. The costs for services other 593
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than educational shall be paid by the state agency which placed the 594
child. Application for the grant to be paid by the state for costs in excess 595
of the local or regional board of education's basic contribution shall be 596
made in accordance with the provisions of subdivision (5) of subsection 597
(e) of section 10-76d. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, 598
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2004, to June 30, 2007, inclusive, and 599
for the fiscal [years] year ending June 30, 2010, [to June 30, 2023, 600
inclusive] and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants 601
payable to local or regional boards of education in accordance with this 602
subsection shall be [reduced proportionately] calculated in accordance 603
with the provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of section 10-76g, as 604
amended by this act, if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the 605
amount appropriated for the purposes of this subsection for such year. 606
Sec. 11. Subdivisions (1) and (2) of section 22a-243 of the general 607
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 608
(Effective from passage): 609
(1) "Carbonated beverage" means beer or other malt beverages, hard 610
seltzer, hard cider and mineral waters, soda water and similar 611
carbonated soft drinks in liquid form and intended for human 612
consumption. "Carbonated beverage" does not include any product that 613
contains wine or spirits; 614
(2) "Noncarbonated beverage" means any water, including flavored 615
water, plant water, nutritionally enhanced water, juice, juice drink, tea, 616
coffee, kombucha, plant infused drink, sports drink or energy drink and 617
any beverage that is identified through the use of letters, words or 618
symbols on such beverage's product label as a type of water, juice, tea, 619
coffee, kombucha, plant infused drink, sports drink or energy drink but 620
excluding mineral water. "Noncarbonated beverage" does not include 621
any product that contains wine or spirits, any food for special dietary 622
use, as defined in 21 USC 350(c)(3), or any medical food, as defined in 623
21 USC 360ee(b)(3); 624
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Sec. 12. Section 5-198 of the general statutes is repealed and the 625
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 626
The offices and positions filled by the following-described 627
incumbents shall be exempt from the classified service: 628
(1) All officers and employees of the Judicial Department; 629
(2) All officers and employees of the Legislative Department; 630
(3) All officers elected by popular vote; 631
(4) All agency heads, members of boards and commissions and other 632
officers appointed by the Governor; 633
(5) All persons designated by name in any special act to hold any state 634
office; 635
(6) All officers, noncommissioned officers and enlisted men in the 636
military or naval service of the state and under military or naval 637
discipline and control; 638
(7) (A) All correctional wardens, as provided in section 18-82, and (B) 639
all superintendents of state institutions, the State Librarian, the 640
president of The University of Connecticut and any other commissioner 641
or administrative head of a state department or institution who is 642
appointed by a board or commission responsible by statute for the 643
administration of such department or institution; 644
(8) The State Historian appointed by the State Library Board; 645
(9) Deputies to the administrative head of each department or 646
institution designated by statute to act for and perform all of the duties 647
of such administrative head during such administrative head's absence 648
or incapacity; 649
(10) Executive assistants to each state elective officer and each 650
department head, as defined in section 4-5, provided (A) each position 651
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of executive assistant shall have been created in accordance with section 652
5-214, and (B) in no event shall the Commissioner of Administrative 653
Services or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 654
approve more than four executive assistants for a department head and, 655
for any department with two or more deputies, more than two executive 656
assistants for each such deputy; 657
(11) One personal secretary to the administrative head and to each 658
undersecretary or deputy to such head of each department or 659
institution; 660
(12) All members of the professional and technical staffs of the 661
constituent units of the state system of higher education, as defined in 662
section 10a-1, of all other state institutions of learning, of the Board of 663
Regents for Higher Education, and of the agricultural experiment 664
station at New Haven, professional and managerial employees of the 665
Department of Education and the Office of Early Childhood, teachers 666
and administrators employed by the Technical Education and Career 667
System and teachers certified by the State Board of Education and 668
employed in teaching positions at state institutions; 669
(13) Physicians, dentists, student nurses in institutions and other 670
professional specialists who are employed on a part-time basis; 671
(14) Persons employed to make or conduct a special inquiry, 672
investigation, examination or installation; 673
(15) Students in educational institutions who are employed on a part-674
time basis; 675
(16) Forest fire wardens provided for by section 23-36; 676
(17) Patients or inmates of state institutions who receive 677
compensation for services rendered therein; 678
(18) Employees of the Governor including employees working at the 679
executive office, official executive residence at 990 Prospect Avenue, 680
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Hartford and the Washington D.C. office; 681
(19) Persons filling positions expressly exempted by statute from the 682
classified service; 683
(20) Librarians employed by the State Board of Education or any 684
constituent unit of the state system of higher education; 685
(21) All officers and employees of the Division of Criminal Justice; 686
(22) Professional employees in the education professions bargaining 687
unit of the Department of Aging and Disability Services; 688
(23) Lieutenant colonels in the Division of State Police within the 689
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; 690
(24) The Deputy State Fire Marshal within the Department of 691
Administrative Services; 692
(25) The chief administrative officer of the Workers' Compensation 693
Commission; 694
(26) Employees in the education professions bargaining unit; 695
(27) Disability policy specialists employed by the Council on 696
Developmental Disabilities; 697
(28) The director for digital media and motion picture activities in the 698
Department of Economic and Community Development; and 699
(29) Any Director of Communications 1, Director of Communications 700
1 (Rc), Director of Communications 2, Director of Communications 2 701
(Rc), Legislative Program Manager, Communications and Legislative 702
Program Manager, Director of Legislation, Regulation and 703
Communication, Legislative and Administrative Advisor 1, or 704
Legislative and Administrative Advisor 2 as such positions are 705
classified within the Executive Department. 706
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Sec. 13. Section 5-216 of the general statutes is repealed and the 707
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 708
(a) The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall hold 709
examinations for the purpose of establishing candidate lists for the 710
various classes of positions in the classified service, except as provided 711
in sections 5-227b and 5-233. Such examinations may be held on a 712
continuous basis or at such time or times as the commissioner deems 713
necessary to supply the needs of the state service. In establishing any 714
candidate list following examinations, the commissioner shall place on 715
the list, in the order of their ratings, the names of persons who show 716
they possess the qualifications which entitle them to be considered 717
eligible for appointment when a vacancy occurs in any position 718
allocated to the class for which such examination is held or for which 719
such candidate list is held to be appropriate. Such ratings may take such 720
form as the commissioner deems appropriate to describe the 721
performance of any candidate on any examination. 722
(b) Where the needs of the service indicate that continuous 723
recruitment is justified, the commissioner may defer announcing a 724
closing date for filing applications for the examination. Announcements 725
of such examinations shall specify that recruitment is continuous and 726
that applications may be filed until further notice. Such examination 727
may be graded on a pass-fail basis in order to expedite certification and 728
appointment. 729
(c) The commissioner may consolidate, continue or cancel candidate 730
lists and may remove names from such lists for good cause. The 731
commissioner may apply an examination score from one examination 732
to the candidate list established for another examination, provided such 733
examinations are the same or equivalent forms of the same examination, 734
such provision is publicized on appropriate examination notices and the 735
candidate satisfies all other statutory requirements. 736
(d) Upon written request from a candidate on a form and in a manner 737
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prescribed by the Department of Administrative Services, the 738
commissioner shall apply the candidate's most recent score from an 739
examination held for a promotional appointment, in accordance with 740
subsection (b) or (c) of section 5-228, to the candidate list established for 741
a subsequent examination for the same classification, provided: (1) The 742
subsequent examination is in the same or equivalent form as the 743
previous examination; (2) such provision is publicized on appropriate 744
examination notices; (3) the candidate satisfies all other requirements 745
for the classification and the examination; and (4) not more than seven 746
years have elapsed from the date of the candidate's most recent 747
examination. 748
(e) Nothing in this section shall prevent the department from 749
applying scores from one examination to the candidate list established 750
for a subsequent examination for the same classification, provided: (1) 751
Such examinations are in the same or equivalent forms; (2) such 752
provision is publicized on appropriate examination notices; and (3) the 753
candidates on the list satisfy all other requirements for the classification 754
and the examination. 755
(f) The provisions of subsections (d) and (e) of this section shall not 756
apply to any promotional examination held for classifications in the 757
department's police-protective services occupational group. 758
(g) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, upon a 759
finding by the commissioner that the posting of job openings is 760
warranted to provide regular, updated candidate pools for specific 761
examined and nonexamined positions, the commissioner may place the 762
names of persons on a candidate list for the various classes of positions 763
in the classified service. 764
Sec. 14. Section 3-20 of the general statutes is amended by adding 765
subsection (bb) as follows (Effective July 1, 2023): 766
(NEW) (bb) (1) For each fiscal year during the period for which the 767
pledge and undertaking under this subsection is in effect pursuant to 768
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subdivisions (3) and (4) of this subsection, the state of Connecticut shall 769
comply with the provisions of (A) section 4-30a of the general statutes, 770
revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2023, as amended by section 15 of 771
this act, (B) section 2-33a of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised 772
to January 1, 2023, (C) section 2-33c of the general statutes, revision of 773
1958, revised to January 1, 2023, as amended by section 16 of this act, (D) 774
subsections (d) and (g) of this section, revision of 1958, revised to 775
January 1, 2023, as amended by section 17 of this act, and (E) section 3-776
21 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 2023, as 777
amended by section 18 of this act. 778
(2) The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with the 779
holders of any bonds, notes and other obligations issued pursuant to 780
subdivision (3) of this subsection that no public or special act of the 781
General Assembly taking effect (A) on or after July 1, 2023, and prior to 782
July 1, 2028, and, (B) subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of this 783
subsection, on or after July 1, 2028, and prior to July 1, 2033, shall alter 784
the obligation to comply with the provisions of the sections and 785
subsections set forth in subparagraphs (A) to (E), inclusive, of 786
subdivision (1) of this subsection, during the period for which the 787
pledge and undertaking is in effect pursuant to subdivisions (3) and (4) 788
of this subsection, provided nothing in this subsection shall preclude 789
such alteration (i) if and when adequate provision shall be made by law 790
for the protection of the holders of such bonds, or (ii) (I) if and when the 791
Governor declares an emergency or the existence of extraordinary 792
circumstances, in which the provisions of section 4-85 are invoked, (II) 793
at least three-fifths of the members of each chamber of the General 794
Assembly vote to alter such required compliance during the fiscal year 795
for which the emergency or existence of extraordinary circumstances are 796
determined, and (III) any such alteration is for the fiscal year in progress 797
only. 798
(3) The Treasurer shall include the pledge and undertaking described 799
in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection in general obligation bonds 800
and credit revenue bonds issued on or after July 1, 2023, and prior to 801
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July 1, 2025, and such pledge and undertaking (A) shall be in effect 802
through June 30, 2028, or, subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of 803
this subsection, through June 30, 2033, and (B) shall not apply to 804
refunding bonds issued for bonds issued under this subdivision. 805
(4) The pledge and undertaking described in subdivisions (1) and (2) 806
of this subsection shall be in effect for the period set forth in 807
subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection unless the General 808
Assembly adopts a resolution on or after January 1, 2028, but prior to 809
July 1, 2028, not to continue such pledge and undertaking beyond June 810
30, 2028. 811
Sec. 15. Section 4-30a of the general statutes is repealed and the 812
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 813
(a) (1) All revenue in excess of three billion one hundred fifty million 814
dollars received by the state each fiscal year from estimated and final 815
payments of the personal income tax imposed under chapter 229 and 816
the affected business entity tax imposed under section 12-699 shall be 817
transferred by the Treasurer to a special fund to be known as the Budget 818
Reserve Fund. On and after July 1, 2018, the threshold amount shall be 819
adjusted annually by the compound annual growth rate of personal 820
income in the state over the preceding five calendar years, using data 821
reported by United States Bureau of Economic Analysis. 822
(2) The General Assembly may amend the threshold amount of three 823
billion one hundred fifty million dollars, by vote of at least three-fifths 824
of the members of each house of the General Assembly, due to changes 825
in state or federal tax law or policy or significant adjustments to 826
economic growth or tax collections. 827
(b) After the accounts for the General Fund have been closed for each 828
fiscal year and the Comptroller has determined the amount of 829
unappropriated surplus in said fund, after any amounts required by 830
provision of law to be transferred for other purposes have been 831
deducted, the amount of such surplus shall be transferred by the 832
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Treasurer to the Budget Reserve Fund. 833
(c) (1) (A) [Whenever] Prior to July 1, 2024, whenever the amount in 834
the Budget Reserve Fund equals fifteen per cent of the net General Fund 835
appropriations for the current fiscal year, no further transfers shall be 836
made by the Treasurer to the Budget Reserve Fund and the amount of 837
such funds in excess of that transferred to said fund shall be deemed to 838
be appropriated, as selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the 839
state, to (i) the State Employees Retirement Fund, in addition to the 840
contributions required pursuant to section 5-156a, but not exceeding 841
five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the state employees 842
retirement system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation 843
certified by the State Employee Retirement Commission, or (ii) the 844
Teachers' Retirement Fund, in addition to the payments required 845
pursuant to section 10-183z, but not exceeding five per cent of the 846
unfunded past service liability of the teachers' retirement system as set 847
forth in the most recent actuarial valuation prepared for the Teachers' 848
Retirement Board. 849
(B) On and after July 1, 2024, whenever the amount in the Budget 850
Reserve Fund equals fifteen per cent or more but less than eighteen per 851
cent of the net General Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, 852
(i) fifty per cent of the amount of such surplus in excess of that 853
transferred to the Budget Reserve Fund shall be transferred to said fund, 854
to a maximum amount in said fund of eighteen per cent of the net 855
General Fund appropriations for the current fiscal year, and (ii) fifty per 856
cent of the amount of such surplus shall be deemed to be appropriated, 857
as selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the state, to (I) the 858
State Employees Retirement Fund, in addition to the contributions 859
required pursuant to section 5-156a, but not exceeding five per cent of 860
the unfunded past service liability of the state employees retirement 861
system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation certified by the 862
State Employee Retirement Commission, or (II) the Teachers' 863
Retirement Fund, in addition to the payments required pursuant to 864
section 10-183z, but not exceeding five per cent of the unfunded past 865
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service liability of the teachers' retirement system as set forth in the most 866
recent actuarial valuation prepared for the Teachers' Retirement Board. 867
(C) On and after July 1, 2024, whenever the amount in the Budget 868
Reserve Fund equals eighteen per cent of the net General Fund 869
appropriations for the current fiscal year, no further transfers shall be 870
made by the Treasurer to the Budget Reserve Fund and the amount of 871
such funds in excess of that transferred to said fund shall be deemed to 872
be appropriated, as selected by the Treasurer in the best interests of the 873
state, to (i) the State Employees Retirement Fund, in addition to the 874
contributions required pursuant to section 5-156a, but not exceeding 875
five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the state employees 876
retirement system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation 877
certified by the State Employee Retirement Commission, or (ii) the 878
Teachers' Retirement Fund, in addition to the payments required 879
pursuant to section 10-183z, but not exceeding five per cent of the 880
unfunded past service liability of the teachers' retirement system as set 881
forth in the most recent actuarial valuation prepared for the Teachers' 882
Retirement Board. 883
[(B)] (d) Any surplus in excess of the amounts transferred to the 884
Budget Reserve Fund and the state employees retirement system or the 885
teachers' retirement system, as applicable, shall be deemed to be 886
appropriated for: [(i)] (1) Redeeming prior to maturity any outstanding 887
indebtedness of the state selected by the Treasurer in the best interests 888
of the state; [(ii)] (2) purchasing outstanding indebtedness of the state in 889
the open market at such prices and on such terms and conditions as the 890
Treasurer shall determine to be in the best interests of the state for the 891
purpose of extinguishing or defeasing such debt; [(iii)] (3) providing for 892
the defeasance of any outstanding indebtedness of the state selected by 893
the Treasurer in the best interests of the state by irrevocably placing with 894
an escrow agent in trust an amount to be used solely for, and sufficient 895
to satisfy, scheduled payments of both interest and principal on such 896
indebtedness; [(iv)] (4) making additional payments towards unfunded 897
past service liability of the state employees retirement system or of the 898
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teachers' retirement system, as selected by the Treasurer in the best 899
interests of the state; [,] or [(v)] (5) any combination of these methods. 900
Pending the use or application of such amount for the payment of 901
interest and principal, such amount may be invested in [(I)] (A) direct 902
obligations of the United States government, including state and local 903
government treasury securities that the United States Treasury issues 904
specifically to provide state and local governments with required cash 905
flows at yields that do not exceed Internal Revenue Service arbitrage 906
limits, [(II)] (B) obligations guaranteed by the United States government, 907
and [(III)] (C) securities backed by United States government obligations 908
as collateral and for which interest and principal payments on the 909
collateral generally flow immediately through to the security holder. 910
[(2)] (e) Whenever the amount in the Budget Reserve Fund equals five 911
per cent or more of the net General Fund appropriations for the current 912
fiscal year, the General Assembly may transfer funds in excess of the 913
five per cent threshold from the Budget Reserve Fund, for the purpose 914
of paying unfunded past service liability of the state employees 915
retirement system or of the teachers' retirement system as the General 916
Assembly, in consultation with the Treasurer, determines to be in the 917
best interests of the state. Such payments shall be in addition to any 918
other contributions or payments required pursuant to section 5-156a or 919
10-183z or [subdivision (1)] subsections (c) and (d) of this section. 920
[(d)] (f) Moneys in the Budget Reserve Fund shall be expended only 921
as provided in this subsection and [subdivision (2) of] subsection [(c)] 922
(e) of this section. 923
(1) Whenever in any fiscal year the Comptroller has determined the 924
amount of a deficit applicable with respect to the immediately preceding 925
fiscal year, to the extent necessary, the amount of funds credited to the 926
Budget Reserve Fund shall be deemed to be appropriated for purposes 927
of funding such deficit. 928
(2) The General Assembly may transfer funds from the Budget 929
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Reserve Fund to the General Fund if any consensus revenue estimate 930
maintained or revised pursuant to section 2-36c for the current 931
biennium projects a decline in General Fund revenues for the current 932
biennium of one per cent or more from the total amount of General Fund 933
estimated revenue on which the budget act or any adjusted 934
appropriation and revenue plan, enacted by the General Assembly for 935
the current biennium, was based. Any such transfer may be made at any 936
time during the remainder of the current biennium. 937
(3) The General Assembly may transfer funds from the Budget 938
Reserve Fund to the General Fund if the consensus revenue estimate 939
maintained or revised not later than April thirtieth annually pursuant 940
to section 2-36c projects a decline in General Fund revenues, in either 941
year or both years of the biennium immediately following such 942
consensus revenue estimate, of one per cent or more from the total of 943
General Fund appropriations for the current year. Any such transfer 944
shall be made in the fiscal year for which such deficit is projected. 945
[(e)] (g) The Treasurer is authorized to invest all or any part of said 946
fund in accordance with the provisions of section 3-31a. The interest 947
derived from the investment of said fund shall be credited to the General 948
Fund. 949
Sec. 16. Section 2-33c of the general statutes is repealed and the 950
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 951
(a) In addition to the provisions of section 2-33a, on and after July 1, 952
2019, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the General 953
Assembly shall not authorize General Fund and Special Transportation 954
Fund appropriations for any fiscal year in an amount that, in the 955
aggregate, exceeds the percentage of the statement of estimated revenue 956
passed pursuant to subsection (b) of section 2-35 for each fiscal year 957
indicated as follows: 958
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T492 Fiscal Year Ending June 30, Percentage of Estimated Revenue
T493 2020 99.5
T494 2021 99.25
T495 2022 99
T496 2023, and each 98.75
T497 fiscal year thereafter
T498 [2024 98.5
T499 2025 98.25
T500 2026, and each 98
T501 fiscal year thereafter]
(b) The General Assembly may authorize General Fund and Special 959
Transportation Fund appropriations for any fiscal year in an amount 960
that, in the aggregate, exceeds the percentage of estimated revenue 961
specified in subsection (a) of this section for such fiscal year, if: 962
(1) (A) The Governor declares an emergency or the existence of 963
extraordinary circumstances and at least three-fifths of the members of 964
each house of the General Assembly vote to exceed such percentage for 965
the purposes of such emergency or extraordinary circumstances, and (B) 966
any such appropriation is for the fiscal year in progress only. Any such 967
declaration shall specify the nature of such emergency or circumstances; 968
or 969
(2) Each house of the General Assembly approves by majority vote 970
any such appropriation for purposes of an adjusted appropriation and 971
revenue plan. 972
Sec. 17. Subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of section 3-20 of the general 973
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 974
(Effective July 1, 2023): 975
(2) [For the calendar year commencing] (A) Commencing January 1, 976
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2017, and [for each calendar year thereafter] through June 30, 2023, the 977
State Bond Commission may not authorize bond issuances or credit 978
revenue bond issuances of more than two billion dollars in the aggregate 979
in any calendar year. Commencing January 1, 2018, and [each calendar 980
year thereafter] through June 30, 2023, the aggregate limit shall be 981
adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for 982
all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and 983
energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau 984
of Labor Statistics. [In computing such aggregate amount at any time, 985
there shall be excluded or deducted, as the case may be, any 986
indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa.] 987
(B) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal 988
year thereafter, the State Bond Commission may not authorize bond 989
issuances or credit revenue bond issuances of more than two billion four 990
hundred million dollars in the aggregate in any fiscal year. 991
Commencing July 1, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate 992
limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer 993
price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less 994
food and energy, as published by the United States Department of 995
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 996
Sec. 18. Section 3-21 of the general statutes is repealed and the 997
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 998
(a) (1) No bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for 999
borrowed money payable from General Fund tax receipts of the state 1000
shall be authorized by the General Assembly or issued except such as 1001
shall not cause the aggregate amount of the total amount of bonds, notes 1002
or other evidences of indebtedness payable from General Fund tax 1003
receipts authorized by the General Assembly but which have not been 1004
issued and the total amount of such indebtedness which has been issued 1005
and remains outstanding to exceed one and six-tenths times the total 1006
General Fund tax receipts of the state for the fiscal year in which any 1007
such authorization will become effective or in which such indebtedness 1008
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is issued, as estimated for such fiscal year by the joint standing 1009
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of finance, 1010
revenue and bonding in accordance with section 2-35. Credit revenue 1011
bonds issued pursuant to section 3-20j shall be considered as payable 1012
from General Fund tax receipts of the state for purposes of this 1013
subsection. [In] 1014
(2) In computing the amount of outstanding indebtedness, only the 1015
accreted value of any capital appreciation obligation or any zero coupon 1016
obligation that has accreted and been added to the stated initial value of 1017
such obligation as of the date of any computation shall be included and 1018
in computing [such] the aggregate amount of indebtedness at any time, 1019
there shall be excluded or deducted, as the case may be: [,] 1020
[(1) the] (A) The principal amount of all such obligations as may be 1021
certified by the Treasurer [(A)] (i) as issued in anticipation of revenues 1022
to be received by the state during the period of twelve calendar months 1023
next following their issuance and to be paid by application of such 1024
revenue, or [(B)] (ii) as having been refunded or replaced by other 1025
indebtedness the proceeds and projected earnings on which or other 1026
funds are held in escrow to pay and are sufficient to pay the principal, 1027
interest and any redemption premium until maturity or earlier planned 1028
redemption of such indebtedness, or [(C)] (iii) as issued and outstanding 1029
in anticipation of particular bonds then unissued but fully authorized to 1030
be issued in the manner provided by law for such authorization, 1031
provided, as long as any of such obligations are outstanding, the entire 1032
principal amount of such particular bonds thus authorized shall be 1033
deemed to be outstanding and be included in such aggregate amount of 1034
indebtedness, or [(D)] (iv) as payable solely from revenues of particular 1035
public improvements; [,] 1036
[(2) the] (B) The amount [which] that may be certified by the 1037
Treasurer as the aggregate value of cash and securities in debt 1038
retirement funds of the state to be used to meet principal of outstanding 1039
obligations included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness; [,] 1040
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[(3) every] (C) Every such amount as may be certified by the Secretary 1041
of the Office of Policy and Management as the estimated payments on 1042
account of the costs of any public work or improvement thereafter to be 1043
received by the state from the United States or agencies thereof and to 1044
be used, in conformity with applicable federal law, to meet principal of 1045
obligations included in such aggregate amount of indebtedness; [,] 1046
[(4) all] (D) All authorized and issued indebtedness to fund any 1047
budget deficits of the state for any fiscal year; [ending on or before June 1048
30, 1991,] 1049
[(5) all] (E) All authorized indebtedness to fund the program created 1050
pursuant to section 32-285; [,] 1051
[(6) all authorized and issued indebtedness to fund any budget 1052
deficits of the state for any fiscal year ending on or before June 30, 2002,] 1053
[(7) all] (F) All indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to 1054
section 1 of public act 03-1 of the September 8 special session; [,] 1055
[(8) all] (G) All authorized indebtedness issued pursuant to section 3-1056
62h; [,] 1057
[(9) any] (H) Any indebtedness represented by any agreement 1058
entered into pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section 3-20a as certified 1059
by the Treasurer, provided the indebtedness in connection with which 1060
such agreements were entered into shall be included in such aggregate 1061
amount of indebtedness; [,] 1062
[(10) all indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to section 3-1063
20g, and] 1064
[(11) any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa] (I) Any 1065
accumulated deficit as determined on the basis of generally accepted 1066
accounting principles, as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting 1067
Standards Board; 1068
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(J) Any indebtedness authorized pursuant to any section of the 1069
general statutes or any public or special act that is by its terms not in 1070
effect until a future date, provided such indebtedness shall be included 1071
from the date such authorization is in effect; and 1072
(K) All indebtedness authorized and issued pursuant to a declaration 1073
by the Governor of an emergency or the existence of extraordinary 1074
circumstances and for which at least three-fifths of the members of each 1075
house of the General Assembly has voted to authorize such 1076
indebtedness. [In computing the amount of outstanding indebtedness, 1077
only the accreted value of any capital appreciation obligation or any 1078
zero coupon obligation which has accreted and been added to the stated 1079
initial value of such obligation as of the date of any computation shall 1080
be included.] 1081
(b) The foregoing limitation on the aggregate amount of indebtedness 1082
of the state shall not prevent the issuance of (1) obligations to refund or 1083
replace any such indebtedness existing at any time in an amount not 1084
exceeding such existing indebtedness, or (2) obligations in anticipation 1085
of revenues to be received by the state during the period of twelve 1086
calendar months next following their issuance, or (3) obligations 1087
payable solely from revenues of particular public improvements. 1088
(c) For the purposes of this section, but subject to the exclusions or 1089
deductions herein provided for, the state shall be deemed to be indebted 1090
upon, and to issue, all bonds and notes issued or guaranteed by it and 1091
payable from General Fund tax receipts. To the extent necessary because 1092
of the debt limitation herein provided, priorities with respect to the 1093
issuance or guaranteeing of bonds or notes by the state shall be 1094
determined by the State Bond Commission. 1095
(d) The General Assembly shall not approve any bill [which] that 1096
authorizes the issuance of any bonds, notes or other evidences of 1097
indebtedness unless such bill has attached to it a certification by the 1098
Treasurer that the amount of authorizations within the bill will not 1099
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cause the total amount of indebtedness calculated in accordance with 1100
this section to exceed the limit for indebtedness set forth in this section. 1101
The president pro tempore of the Senate or the speaker of the House of 1102
Representatives, or their designees, shall notify the Treasurer prior to 1103
consideration of such bill in the first chamber. 1104
(e) The State Bond Commission shall not adopt any resolution 1105
[which] that authorizes the issuance of any bonds, notes or other 1106
evidences of indebtedness unless such resolution has attached to it a 1107
certification by the Treasurer that the amount of such authorization will 1108
not cause the total amount of indebtedness calculated in accordance 1109
with this section to exceed the limit for indebtedness set forth in this 1110
section. 1111
(f) (1) (A) On and after July 1, 2018, and prior to July 1, 2023, the 1112
Treasurer may not issue general obligation bonds or notes pursuant to 1113
section 3-20, as amended by this act, or credit revenue bonds pursuant 1114
to section 3-20j that exceed in the aggregate one billion nine hundred 1115
million dollars in any fiscal year. Commencing July 1, 2019, and [each 1116
fiscal year thereafter] through June 30, 2023, the aggregate limit shall be 1117
adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for 1118
all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and 1119
energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau 1120
of Labor Statistics. 1121
(B) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2023, and for each fiscal 1122
year thereafter, the Treasurer may not issue general obligation bonds or 1123
notes pursuant to section 3-20, as amended by this act, or credit revenue 1124
bonds pursuant to section 3-20j that exceed in the aggregate of two 1125
billion four hundred million dollars in the aggregate in any fiscal year. 1126
Commencing July 1, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate 1127
limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer 1128
price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less 1129
food and energy, as published by the United States Department of 1130
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 1131
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[(B)] (2) Any calculation made pursuant to [subparagraph (A) of this] 1132
subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not include [(i)] (A) any general 1133
obligation bonds issued as part of CSCU 2020, as defined in subdivision 1134
(3) of section 10a-91c, or UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of 1135
section 10a-109c, [(ii)] (B) any bonds, notes or other evidences of 1136
indebtedness for borrowed money which are issued for the purpose of 1137
refunding other bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, [(iii)] 1138
or (C) obligations in anticipation of revenues to be received by the state 1139
during the twelve calendar months next following their issuance. [, or 1140
(iv) any indebtedness authorized pursuant to section 3-21aa. 1141
(2) (A) Not later than January 1, 2018, and January first annually 1142
thereafter, the Treasurer shall provide the Governor with a list of 1143
allocated but unissued bonds. The Governor shall post such list on the 1144
Internet web site of the office of the Governor. 1145
(B) Notwithstanding section 4-85, the Governor shall not approve 1146
allotment requisitions pursuant to said section that would result in the 1147
issuance of general obligation bonds or notes pursuant to section 3-20 1148
or credit revenue bonds pursuant to section 3-20j that exceed in the 1149
aggregate one billion nine hundred million dollars in any fiscal year. 1150
Commencing July 1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate 1151
limit shall be adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer 1152
price index for all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less 1153
food and energy, as published by the United States Department of 1154
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not later than April 1, 2018, and April 1155
first annually thereafter, the Governor shall provide the Treasurer with 1156
a list of general obligation bond and credit revenue bond expenditures 1157
that can be made July first commencing the next fiscal year totaling not 1158
more than one billion nine hundred million dollars. Commencing July 1159
1, 2019, and each fiscal year thereafter, the aggregate limit shall be 1160
adjusted in accordance with any change in the consumer price index for 1161
all urban consumers for the preceding calendar year, less food and 1162
energy, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau 1163
of Labor Statistics. The Governor shall post such list on the Internet web 1164
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site of the office of the Governor. 1165
(C) Any calculation made pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 1166
subdivision shall not include (i) any general obligation bonds issued as 1167
part of CSCU 2020, as defined in subdivision (3) of section 10a-91c, or 1168
UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c, (ii) any 1169
bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money 1170
which are issued for the purpose of refunding other bonds, notes or 1171
other evidences of indebtedness, (iii) obligations in anticipation of 1172
revenues to be received by the state during the twelve calendar months 1173
next following their issuance, or (iv) any indebtedness authorized 1174
pursuant to section 3-21aa.] 1175
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-85, the Governor 1176
shall not approve allotment requisitions pursuant to said section of 1177
general obligation bonds or notes or credit revenue bonds in an amount 1178
greater than the issuance limit set forth in subdivision (1) of subsection 1179
(f) of this section. 1180
(g) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any bonds, notes 1181
or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money which are 1182
issued for the purpose of: (1) Meeting cash flow needs; [or] (2) covering 1183
emergency needs in times of natural disaster; or (3) funding any budget 1184
deficits of the state for any fiscal year. 1185
Sec. 19. Section 3-21aa of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective July 1186
1, 2023) 1187
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage SA 21-15, Sec. 41
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage New section
Sec. 4 from passage New section
Sec. 5 from passage 32-235(b)
Sec. 6 from passage 10a-109d(a)
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Sec. 7 from passage 10a-109g(a)
Sec. 8 from passage 10-76g
Sec. 9 from passage 10-76d(e)(2)
Sec. 10 from passage 10-253(b)
Sec. 11 from passage 22a-243(1) and (2)
Sec. 12 from passage 5-198
Sec. 13 from passage 5-216
Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 3-20(bb)
Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 4-30a
Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 2-33c
Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 3-20(d)(2)
Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 3-21
Sec. 19 July 1, 2023 Repealer section