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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1201
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14	14		AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION OF STATE GRANT
15	15		COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS AND
16	16		REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES.
17	17		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	18		Assembly convened:
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20	20		Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of 1
21	21		Administrative Services, having reviewed applications for state grants 2
22	22		for public school building projects in accordance with section 10-283 of 3
23	23		the general statutes on the basis of priorities for such projects and 4
24	24		standards for school construction established by the State Board of 5
25	25		Education, and having prepared a listing of all such eligible projects 6
26	26		ranked in order of priority, as determined by said commissioner 7
27	27		together with the amount of the estimated grant with respect to each 8
28	28		eligible project, and having submitted such listing of eligible projects, 9
29	29		prior to December 15, 2022, to a committee of the General Assembly 10
30	30		established under section 10-283a of the general statutes for the 11
31	31		purpose of reviewing such listing, is hereby authorized to enter into 12
32	32		grant commitments on behalf of the state in accordance with said 13
33	33		section 10-283a with respect to the priority listing of such projects and 14
34	34		in such estimated amounts as approved by said committee prior to 15
35	35		February 1, 2023, as follows: 16
36	36		(1) Estimated Grant Commitments. 17
37	37		T1 School District Estimated Estimated Substitute Bill No. 1201
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44	44		T2 School Project Costs Grant
45	45		T3 Project Number
46	46		T4
47	47		T5 BRISTOL
48	48		T6 New Northeast Middle School
49	49		T7 23DASY017088N0623 $89,068,965 $52,800,082
50	50		T8
51	51		T9 CHESHIRE
52	52		T10 New Norton Elementary School
53	53		T11 23DASY025102N0623 $76,656,200 $38,328,100
54	54		T12
55	55		T13 CHESHIRE
56	56		T14 New North End Elementary School
57	57		T15 23DASY025103N0623 $89,942,900 $44,971,450
58	58		T16
59	59		T17 CROMWELL
60	60		T18 New Cromwell Middle School
61	61		T19 23DASY033055N0623 $55,933,717 $22,172,125
62	62		T20
63	63		T21 MADISON
64	64		T22 New Elementary School
65	65		T23 23DASY076067N0623 $61,150,000 $11,135,415
66	66		T24
67	67		T25 NORWALK
68	68		T26 New South Norwalk Elementary
69	69		T27 School
70	70		T28 23DASY103264N0623 $76,000,000 $45,600,000
71	71		T29
72	72		T30 STAMFORD
73	73		T31 New Roxbury Elementary School
74	74		T32 23DASY135281N0623 $86,000,000 $51,600,000
75	75		T33
76	76		T34 DARIEN
77	77		T35 Hindley Elementary School
78	78		T36 23DASY035121EA0623 $27,550,000 $5,705,605
79	79		T37
80	80		T38 DARIEN
81	81		T39 Holmes Elementary School
82	82		T40 23DASY035122EA0623 $25,600,000 $5,301,760
83	83		T41
84	84		T42 DARIEN Substitute Bill No. 1201
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91	91		T43 Royle Elementary School
92	92		T44 23DASY035123EA0623 $29,100,000 $6,026,610
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94	94		T46 HARTFORD
95	95		T47 Expeditionary Learning Academy at
96	96		T48 Moylan School
97	97		T49 23DASY064319A0623 $94,571,305 $89,842,740
98	98		T50
99	99		T51 HARTFORD
100	100		T52 Parkville Community School
101	101		T53 23DASY064320A0623 $60,888,341 $57,843,924
102	102		T54
103	103		T55 HARTFORD
104	104		T56 McDonough Middle School
105	105		T57 23DASY064321A0623 $59,859,491 $56,866,516
106	106		T58
107	107		T59 REGIONAL DISTRICT 18
108	108		T60 Mile Creek Elementary School
109	109		T61 22DASY218040EA0623 $24,911,028 $9,075,088
110	110		T62
111	111		T63 ACES
112	112		T64 ACES @ Bassett
113	113		T65 23DASY244043SP0623 $65,533,047 $52,426,438
114	114		T66
115	115		T67 ACES
116	116		T68 ACES @ Chase
117	117		T69 23DASY244044MAG0623 $69,624,095 $55,699,276
118	118		T70
119	119		T71 ACES
120	120		T72 Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet
121	121		T73 School
122	122		T74 23DASY244045MAG0623 $20,180,514 $16,144,411
123	123		T75
124	124		T76 CROMWELL
125	125		T77 Central Administration
126	126		T78 23DASY033056BE0623 $2,670,683 $529,329
127	127		T79
128	128		T80 STRATFORD
129	129		T81 Franklin Elementary School
130	130		T82 23DASY138113A0623 $521,920 $311,273
131	131		T83 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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138	138		T84 STRATFORD
139	139		T85 Wilcoxson Elementary School
140	140		T86 23DASY138114A0623 $400,946 $239,124
141	141		T87
142	142		T88 NORWICH
143	143		T89 John B. Stanton Elementary School
144	144		T90 104-0118N $66,078,262 $52,862,610
145	145		T91
146	146		T92 NORWICH
147	147		T93 Greeneville Elementary School
148	148		T94 104-0119N $60,368,429 $48,294,743
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150	150		(2) Previously Authorized Projects That Have Changed 18
151	151		Substantially in Scope or Cost which are Seeking Reauthorization. 19
152	152		T95 School District Authorized Requested
153	153		T96 School
154	154		T97 Project Number
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156	156		T99 FARMINGTON
157	157		T100 Farmington High School
158	158		T101 052-0076 N
159	159		T102
160	160		T103 Estimated…
161	161		T104 Total Project Costs $131,666,047 $141,366,047
162	162		T105 Total Grant $24,924,383 $42,409,814
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164	164		T107 STAMFORD
165	165		T108 Westhill High School
166	166		T109 135-0280 N
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168	168		T111 Estimated…
169	169		T112 Total Project Costs $257,938,824 $301,313,888
170	170		T113 Total Grant $51,587,765 $241,051,110
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172	172		Sec. 2. Section 10-292q of the general statutes is repealed and the 20
173	173		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 21
174	174		(a) There is established a School Building Projects Advisory Council. 22 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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181	181		The council shall consist of: (1) The Secretary of the Office of Policy 23
182	182		and Management, or the secretary's designee, (2) the Commissioner of 24
183	183		Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee, (3) the 25
184	184		Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the 26
185	185		Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, or the 27
186	186		commissioner's designee, (5) the chairperson of the Technical 28
187	187		Education and Career System board, or the chairperson's designee, 29
188	188		and [(4)] (6) six members appointed by the Governor, one of whom 30
189	189		shall be a person with experience in school building project matters, 31
190	190		one of whom shall be a person with experience in architecture, one of 32
191	191		whom shall be a person with experience in engineering, one of whom 33
192	192		shall be a person with experience in school safety, one of whom shall 34
193	193		be a person with experience with the administration of the State 35
194	194		Building Code, and one of whom shall be a person with experience 36
195	195		and expertise in construction for students with disabilities and the 37
196	196		accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 38
197	197		12101 et seq. The chairperson of the council shall be the Commissioner 39
198	198		of Administrative Services, or the commissioner's designee. A person 40
199	199		employed by the Department of Administrative Services who is 41
200	200		responsible for school building projects shall serve as the 42
201	201		administrative staff of the council. The council shall meet at least 43
202	202		quarterly to discuss matters relating to school building projects. 44
203	203		(b) The School Building Projects Advisory Council shall (1) develop 45
204	204		model blueprints for new school building projects that are in 46
205	205		accordance with industry standards for school buildings and the 47
206	206		school safety infrastructure criteria, developed pursuant to section 10-48
207	207		292r, (2) conduct studies, research and analyses, (3) make 49
208	208		recommendations for improvements to the school building projects 50
209	209		processes to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the 51
210	210		General Assembly having cognizance of matters rela ting to 52
211	211		appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, education and 53
212	212		finance, revenue and bonding, and (4) periodically review and update, 54
213	213		as necessary, the school safety infrastructure criteria developed 55
214	214		pursuant to section 10-292r. 56 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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221	221		Sec. 3. Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the 57
222	222		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 58
223	223		thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 59
224	224		(a) (1) The percentage of school building project grant money a local 60
225	225		board of education may be eligible to receive, under the provisions of 61
226	226		section 10-286, as amended by this act, shall be assigned by the 62
227	227		Commissioner of Administrative Services in accordance with the 63
228	228		percentage calculated by the Commissioner of Education as follows: 64
229	229		(A) For grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which 65
230	230		application is made on and after July 1, 1991, and before July 1, 2011, 66
231	231		(i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one 67
232	232		hundred sixty-nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net 68
233	233		grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261; and (ii) based upon 69
234	234		such ranking, a percentage of not less than twenty nor more than 70
235	235		eighty shall be determined for each town on a continuous scale; (B) for 71
236	236		grants approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is 72
237	237		made on and after July 1, 2011, and before July 1, 2017, (i) each town 73
238	238		shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-74
239	239		nine according to such town's adjusted equalized net grand list per 75
240	240		capita, as defined in section 10-261, and (ii) based upon such ranking, 76
241	241		(I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be 77
242	242		determined for new construction or replacement of a school building 78
243	243		for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less 79
244	244		than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, 80
245	245		extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of 81
246	246		an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of 82
247	247		a school building when a town or regional school district can 83
248	248		demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive 84
249	249		than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school 85
250	250		building for each town on a continuous scale; (C) for grants approved 86
251	251		pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on and after 87
252	252		July 1, 2017, and before June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in 88
253	253		descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the 89
254	254		adjusted equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-90 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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261	261		261, of the town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in 91
262	262		which application is made, (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a 92
263	263		percentage of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be 93
264	264		determined for new construction or replacement of a school building 94
265	265		for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less 95
266	266		than twenty nor more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, 96
267	267		extensions, code violations, roof replacements and major alterations of 97
268	268		an existing school building and the new construction or replacement of 98
269	269		a school building when a town or regional school district can 99
270	270		demonstrate that a new construction or replacement is less expensive 100
271	271		than a renovation, extension or major alteration of an existing school 101
272	272		building for each town on a continuous scale; [and] (D) except as 102
273	273		otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants 103
274	274		approved pursuant to section 10-283 for which application is made on 104
275	275		and after June 1, 2022, (i) each town shall be ranked in descending 105
276	276		order from one to one hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted 106
277	277		equalized net grand list per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the 107
278	278		town two, three and four years prior to the fiscal year in which 108
279	279		application is made, and (ii) based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage 109
280	280		of not less than ten nor more than seventy shall be determined for new 110
281	281		construction or replacement of a school building for each town on a 111
282	282		continuous scale, and (II) a percentage of not less than twenty nor 112
283	283		more than eighty shall be determined for renovations, extensions, code 113
284	284		violations, roof replacements and major alterations of an existing 114
285	285		school building and the new construction or replacement of a school 115
286	286		building when a town or regional school district can demonstrate that 116
287	287		a new construction or replacement is less expensive than a renovation, 117
288	288		extension or major alteration of an existing school building for each 118
289	289		town on a continuous scale; and (E) except as otherwise provided in 119
290	290		subdivision (2) of this subsection, for grants approved pursuant to 120
291	291		section 10-283 for which application is made on and after June 1, 2022, 121
292	292		(i) each town shall be ranked in descending order from one to one 122
293	293		hundred sixty-nine according to the adjusted equalized net grand list 123
294	294		per capita, as defined in section 10-261, of the town two, three and four 124
295	295		years prior to the fiscal year in which application is made, and (ii) 125 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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302	302		based upon such ranking, (I) a percentage of not less than ten nor more 126
303	303		than eighty shall be determined for new construction or replacement of 127
304	304		a school building for each town on a continuous scale, and (II) a 128
305	305		percentage of not less than twenty nor more than eighty shall be 129
306	306		determined for renovations, extensions, code violations, roof 130
307	307		replacements and major alterations of an existing school building and 131
308	308		the new construction or replacement of a school building when a town 132
309	309		or regional school district can demonstrate that a new construction or 133
310	310		replacement is less expensive than a renovation, extension or major 134
311	311		alteration of an existing school building for each town on a continuous 135
312	312		scale. 136
313	313		Sec. 4. Subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of section 10-286 of the 137
314	314		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 138
315	315		thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 139
316	316		(2) (A) In the case of any grants computed under this section for a 140
317	317		school building project authorized pursuant to section 10-283 after July 141
318	318		1, 1979, but prior to July 1, 2023, any federal funds or other state funds 142
319	319		received for such school building project shall be deducted from 143
320	320		project costs prior to computation of the grant. 144
321	321		(B) In the case of any grants computed under this section for a 145
322	322		school building project authorized pursuant to section 10-283 after July 146
323	323		1, 2023, any other state funds received for such school building project 147
324	324		shall be deducted from project costs prior to computation of the grant. 148
325	325		Sec. 5. Section 10-283d of the general statutes is repealed and the 149
326	326		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 150
327	327		[Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or any regulations 151
328	328		adopted under this chapter, if the town, whose school district is the 152
329	329		priority school district pursuant to section 10-266p with the largest 153
330	330		student enrollment as of October 2003, uses] A town may use any 154
331	331		federal funds received by [the] such town to finance a school 155
332	332		[construction projects] building project pursuant to this chapter, and 156 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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339	339		such federal funds shall be deemed to be part or all of the town's local 157
340	340		share for such [projects] project. 158
341		-	Sec. 6. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 159
342		-	section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the 160
343		-	State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 161
344		-	pursuant to said section requiring a completed grant application be 162
345		-	submitted prior to June 30, 2022, for any school building project that 163
346		-	was previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope 164
347		-	or cost and is seeking reauthorization, the renovation project at 165
348		-	Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313 RNV) in the town of 166
349		-	Hartford with costs not to exceed two hundred ten million three 167
350		-	hundred thousand dollars shall be included in section 1 of this act and 168
351		-	shall subsequently be considered for a grant commitment from the 169
352		-	state, provided the town of Hartford meets all other provisions of 170
353		-	chapter 173 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the 171
354		-	State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 172
355		-	pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for grant assistance pursuant to 173
356		-	said chapter. 174
357		-	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the general 175
358		-	statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by the State 176
359		-	Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 177
360		-	pursuant to said section concerning the reimbursement percentage that 178
361		-	a local board of education may be eligible to receive for a school 179
362		-	building project for any school building project that was previously 180
363		-	authorized and that has changed substantially in scope or cost and is 181
364		-	seeking reauthorization, the town of Hartford may use the 182
365		-	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the renovation project at 183
366		-	Bulkeley High School (Project Number 064-0313 RNV) for the purpose 184
367		-	of implementing the District Model for Excellence Restructuring 185
368		-	Recommendations and School Closures approved by the board of 186
369		-	education for the Hartford school district on January 23, 2018. 187
370		-	Sec. 7. (Effective from passage) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 188
371		-	section 10-283 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted by the 189 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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378		-	State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative Services 190
379		-	pursuant to said section requiring a completed grant application be 191
380		-	submitted prior to June 30, 2022, for any school building project that 192
381		-	was previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope 193
382		-	or cost and is seeking reauthorization, the board of education/central 194
383		-	administration facility project at Bulkeley High School (Project 195
384		-	Number 064-0314 BE) in the town of Hartford with costs not to exceed 196
385		-	thirty-four million eight hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be 197
386		-	included in section 1 of this act and shall subsequently be considered 198
387		-	for a grant commitment from the state, provided the town of Hartford 199
388		-	meets all other provisions of chapter 173 of the general statutes or any 200
389		-	regulation adopted by the State Board of Education or the Department 201
390		-	of Administrative Services pursuant to said chapter and is eligible for 202
391		-	grant assistance pursuant to said chapter. 203
392		-	(b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-285a of the 204
393		-	general statutes, as amended by this act, or any regulation adopted by 205
394		-	the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative 206
395		-	Services pursuant to said section concerning the reimbursement 207
396		-	percentage that a local board of education may be eligible to receive for 208
397		-	a school building project for any school building project that was 209
398		-	previously authorized and that has changed substantially in scope or 210
399		-	cost and is seeking reauthorization, the town of Hartford may use the 211
400		-	reimbursement rate of ninety-five per cent for the construction of a 212
401		-	central administration facility as part of the board of education/central 213
402		-	administration facility project at Bulkeley High School. 214
403		-	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 215
404		-	(a) of section 10-286 of the general statutes or any regulation adopted 216
405		-	by the State Board of Education or the Department of Administrative 217
406		-	Services limiting reimbursement to one-half of the eligible percentage 218
407		-	of the net eligible cost of construction to a town for the construction, 219
408		-	extension or major alteration of a public school administrative or 220
409		-	service facility, the town of Hartford shall receive full reimbursement 221
410		-	of the reimbursement percentage described in subdivision (1) of this 222 Substitute Bill No. 1201
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417		-	subsection of the net eligible cost of the board of education/central 223
418		-	administration facility project at Bulkeley High School. 224
419	341		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
420	342		sections:
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422	344		Section 1 from passage New section
423	345		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 10-292q
424	346		Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 10-285a(a)(1)
425	347		Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 10-286(b)(2)
426	348		Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 10-283d
427		-	Sec. 6 from passage New section
428		-	Sec. 7 from passage New section
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430	350		ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R FIN
431		-	FIN Joint Favorable Subst.
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