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General Assembly  Substitute Bill No. 5212  
February Session, 2024 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION FUNDING.  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section, 1 
sections 10-65 of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 10-264l of 2 
the general statutes, as amended by this act, and 10-266aa of the general 3 
statutes, as amended by this act and section 2 of this act: 4 
(1) "Choice program" means (A) an interdistrict magnet school 5 
program, (B) a regional agricultural science and technology center, or 6 
(C) on and after July 1, 2025, the interdistrict public school attendance 7 
program established pursuant to section 10-266aa of the general 8 
statutes, as amended by this act. 9 
(2) "Foundation" has the same meaning as provided in section 10-262f 10 
of the general statutes, except that for an interdistrict magnet school 11 
operator that is not a local or regional board of education, the 12 
foundation is (A) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 13 
2026, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (B) for the fiscal 14 
year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five 15 
dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as 16 
defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, or the percentage 17 
increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, 18  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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whichever is greater, and (C) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028, 19 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the foundation for the 20 
prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, 21 
as defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, or the percentage 22 
increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a of the general statutes, 23 
whichever is greater. 24 
(3) "Resident students" has the same meaning as provided in section 25 
10-262f of the general statutes. 26 
(4) "Resident choice program students" means the number of part-27 
time and full-time students of a town enrolled or participating in a 28 
particular choice program. 29 
(5) "Total need students" has the same meaning as provided in section 30 
10-262f of the general statutes. 31 
(6) "Total magnet school program need students" means the sum of 32 
(A) the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in the 33 
interdistrict magnet school program of the interdistrict magnet school 34 
operator that is (i) not a local or regional board of education, (ii) the 35 
board of governors for an independent institution of higher education, 36 
as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or 37 
the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution 38 
of higher education, or (iii) any other third-party, not-for-profit 39 
corporation approved by the Commissioner of Education, for the school 40 
year, and (B) for the school year commencing July 1, 2024, and each 41 
school year thereafter, (i) thirty per cent of the number of part-time and 42 
full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program 43 
eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk, (ii) fifteen per cent 44 
of the number of such part-time and full-time students eligible for free 45 
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such part-46 
time and full-time students eligible for free or reduced price meals or 47 
free milk that is equal to sixty per cent of the total number of students 48 
enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (iii) twenty-five 49 
per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in 50  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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such interdistrict magnet school program who are English language 51 
learners, and (iv) if such interdistrict magnet school program is assisting 52 
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 53 
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 54 
as determined by the commissioner, (I) for the fiscal years ending June 55 
30, 2025, and June 30, 2026, thirty per cent of the number of part-time 56 
and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school 57 
program, (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, twenty-eight per 58 
cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such 59 
interdistrict magnet school program, (III) for the fiscal year ending June 60 
30, 2028, twenty-six per cent of the number of part-time and full-time 61 
students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program, (IV) for 62 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, twenty-four per cent of the number 63 
of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet 64 
school program, (V) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2030, twenty-two 65 
per cent of the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in 66 
such interdistrict magnet school program, and (VI) for the fiscal year 67 
ending June 30, 2031, and each fiscal year thereafter, twenty per cent of 68 
the number of part-time and full-time students enrolled in such 69 
interdistrict magnet school program. 70 
(7) "Sending town" means the town that sends resident choice 71 
program students, which it would otherwise be legally responsible for 72 
educating, to a choice program. 73 
(8) "Receiving district" has the same meaning as provided in section 74 
10-266aa of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 75 
(9) "Weighted funding amount per pupil" means the quotient of (A) 76 
the product of the foundation and a town's total need students for the 77 
fiscal year prior to the year in which the grant is to be paid, and (B) the 78 
number of resident students of the town. 79 
(10) "In-district student" means a student enrolled or participating in 80 
a choice program operated or maintained by a local or regional board of 81 
education and for whom such local or regional board of education is 82  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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legally responsible for educating. 83 
(11) "Out-of-district student" means a student enrolled or 84 
participating in a choice program operated or maintained by a local or 85 
regional board of education and who does not reside in the town or a 86 
member town of such local or regional board of education. 87 
(12) "Total revenue per pupil" means the sum of (A) the per student 88 
amount of the grant for a choice program student for the fiscal year 89 
ending June 30, 2024, (B) the per student amount of any general 90 
education tuition for a student in such choice program for the fiscal year 91 
ending June 30, 2024, and (C) the per child amount of any tuition 92 
charged for a child enrolled in a preschool program offered by a regional 93 
educational service center operating an interdistrict magnet school 94 
preschool program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, pursuant to 95 
section 10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 96 
(13) "Sending town adjustment factor" means the product of (A) the 97 
weighted funding amount per pupil or the total revenue per pupil, 98 
whichever is greater, for a sending town, and (B) the number of its 99 
resident choice program students. 100 
(b) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet 101 
school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 102 
education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of 103 
(A) forty-two per cent of the difference between (i) the product of the 104 
foundation and its total magnet school program need students, and (ii) 105 
the per student amount such operator received under section 10-264l of 106 
the general statutes, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending 107 
June 30, 2024, multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such 108 
program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (B) the amount 109 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision, except that, for 110 
each student enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of such 111 
operator, such operator shall not receive less than the total revenue per 112 
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(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 114 
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school program operator that is not a 115 
local or regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an 116 
amount equal to the product of the foundation and its total magnet 117 
school program need students, except that, for each student enrolled in 118 
the interdistrict magnet school program of such operator, such operator 119 
shall not receive less than the quotient of (A) the sum of the total revenue 120 
per pupil for each student enrolled in such program of such operator 121 
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (B) the total number of 122 
students enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program of such 123 
operator during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. 124 
(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, an interdistrict magnet 125 
school operator that is a local or regional board of education shall be 126 
entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the sum of (A) forty-two per 127 
cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) the sending town 128 
adjustment factor for each sending town, and (II) the product of the 129 
number of in-district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school 130 
program of such board and the per student amount of the grant under 131 
section 10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for an in-132 
district student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for 133 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and (ii) the appropriate per student 134 
amounts, for in-district students and out-of-district students, such 135 
operator received under section 10-264l of the general statutes, as 136 
amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, multiplied 137 
by the appropriate numbers of in-district students and out-of-district 138 
students enrolled in such program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 139 
2025, and (B) the amount described in subparagraph (A)(ii) of this 140 
subdivision, except that, for each student enrolled in the interdistrict 141 
magnet school program of such board, such operator shall not receive 142 
less than the total revenue per pupil. 143 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 144 
thereafter, an interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 145 
regional board of education shall be entitled to a grant in an amount 146  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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equal to the sum of (A) the sum of the sending town adjustment factor 147 
for each sending town, and (B) the product of (i) the number of in-148 
district students enrolled in the interdistrict magnet school program of 149 
such board, and (ii) the per student amount of the grant under section 150 
10-264l of the general statutes, as amended by this act, for an in-district 151 
student enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school program for the 152 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, except that, for each student enrolled in 153 
the interdistrict magnet school program of such board, such operator 154 
shall not receive less than the total revenue per pupil. 155 
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, a local or regional 156 
board of education that operates a regional agricultural science and 157 
technology center shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal to the 158 
sum of (A) forty-two per cent of the difference between (i) the sum of (I) 159 
the sending town adjustment factors for each sending town, and (II) the 160 
product of the number of in-district students enrolled in such center and 161 
five thousand two hundred, and (ii) five thousand two hundred 162 
multiplied by the number of students enrolled in such center for the 163 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and (B) the amount described in 164 
subparagraph (A)(ii) of this subdivision, except that, for each student 165 
enrolled in the center, such operator shall not receive less than the total 166 
revenue per pupil. 167 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 168 
thereafter, a local or regional board of education that operates a regional 169 
agricultural science and technology center shall be entitled to a grant in 170 
an amount equal to the sum of (A) the sum of the sending town 171 
adjustment factors for each sending town, and (B) the product of (i) the 172 
number of in-district students enrolled in such center, and (ii) the 173 
greater of the per student amount of the grant under section 10-65 of the 174 
general statutes, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 175 
30, 2024, or five thousand two hundred, except that, for each student 176 
enrolled in the center, such operator shall not receive less than the total 177 
revenue per pupil. 178 
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thereafter, the local or regional board of education for each receiving 180 
district that accepts students under the interdistrict public school 181 
attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa of the general statutes, 182 
as amended by this act, shall be entitled to a grant in an amount equal 183 
to the sum of the sending town adjustment factors for each sending 184 
town. 185 
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than June 30, 2024, 186 
and each February first thereafter, the Department of Education shall 187 
calculate an estimated amount of each grant under section 1 of this act 188 
for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, 189 
and notify each local and regional board of education and interdistrict 190 
magnet school program operator that is not a local or regional board of 191 
education of such estimated amounts. 192 
(b) Not later than June 30, 2024, and each December thirty-first 193 
thereafter, the Department of Education shall calculate an estimated 194 
amount that each town is entitled to receive under the provisions of 195 
section 10-262h of the general statutes, for the next fiscal year using data 196 
collected during the current fiscal year, and notify each such town of 197 
such estimated amount. 198 
(c) Not later than June 30, 2024, and each February first thereafter, the 199 
Department of Education shall calculate an estimated amount of the 200 
grant under subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the general statutes, as 201 
amended by this act, for each fiscal authority for a state charter school 202 
for the next fiscal year using data collected during the current fiscal year, 203 
and notify each such fiscal authority of such product. 204 
Sec. 3. Section 10-264l of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 205 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 206 
1, 2024): 207 
(a) The Department of Education shall, within available 208 
appropriations, establish a grant program (1) to assist (A) local and 209 
regional boards of education, (B) regional educational service centers, 210  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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(C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on 211 
behalf of Quinebaug Valley Community College and Three Rivers 212 
Community College, and (D) cooperative arrangements pursuant to 213 
section 10-158a, and (2) in assisting the state in meeting its obligations 214 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 215 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 216 
commissioner, to assist (A) the Board of Trustees of the Community-217 
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 218 
(B) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 219 
behalf of a state university, (C) the Board of Trustees of The University 220 
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (D) the board of governors 221 
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 222 
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 223 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, and (E) any 224 
other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the 225 
commissioner with the operation of interdistrict magnet school 226 
programs. All interdistrict magnet schools shall be operated in 227 
conformance with the same laws and regulations applicable to public 228 
schools. For the purposes of this section "an interdistrict magnet school 229 
program" means a program which (i) supports racial, ethnic and 230 
economic diversity, (ii) offers a special and high quality curriculum, and 231 
(iii) requires students who are enrolled to attend at least half-time. An 232 
interdistrict magnet school program does not include a regional 233 
agricultural science and technology school, a technical education and 234 
career school or a regional special education center. For the school year 235 
commencing July 1, 2017, and each school year thereafter, the governing 236 
authority for each interdistrict magnet school program shall (I) restrict 237 
the number of students that may enroll in the school from a participating 238 
district to seventy-five per cent of the total school enrollment, and (II) 239 
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 240 
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 241 
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 242 
section 10-264r. 243 
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operating grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be submitted 245 
annually to the Commissioner of Education at such time and in such 246 
manner as the commissioner prescribes, except that on and after July 1, 247 
2009, applications for such operating grants for new interdistrict magnet 248 
schools, other than those that the commissioner determines will assist 249 
the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. 250 
O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, 251 
as determined by the commissioner, shall not be accepted until the 252 
commissioner develops a comprehensive state-wide interdistrict 253 
magnet school plan. The commissioner shall submit such 254 
comprehensive state-wide interdistrict magnet school plan on or before 255 
October 1, 2016, to the joint standing committees of the General 256 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 257 
appropriations. 258 
(2) In determining whether an application shall be approved and 259 
funds awarded pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall 260 
consider, but such consideration shall not be limited to: (A) Whether the 261 
program offered by the school is likely to increase student achievement; 262 
(B) whether the program is likely to reduce racial, ethnic and economic 263 
isolation; (C) the percentage of the student enrollment in the program 264 
from each participating district; and (D) the proposed operating budget 265 
and the sources of funding for the interdistrict magnet school. For a 266 
magnet school not operated by a local or regional board of education, 267 
the commissioner shall only approve a proposed operating budget that, 268 
on a per pupil basis, does not exceed the maximum allowable threshold 269 
established in accordance with this subdivision. The maximum 270 
allowable threshold shall be an amount equal to one hundred twenty 271 
per cent of the state average of the quotient obtained by dividing net 272 
current expenditures, as defined in section 10-261, by average daily 273 
membership, as defined in said section, for the fiscal year two years 274 
prior to the fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. The 275 
Department of Education shall establish the maximum allowable 276 
threshold no later than December fifteenth of the fiscal year prior to the 277 
fiscal year for which the operating grant is requested. If requested by an 278  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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applicant that is not a local or regional board of education, the 279 
commissioner may approve a proposed operating budget that exceeds 280 
the maximum allowable threshold if the commissioner determines that 281 
there are extraordinary programmatic needs. For the fiscal years ending 282 
June 30, 2017, June 30, 2018, June 30, 2020, and June 30, 2021, in the case 283 
of an interdistrict magnet school that will assist the state in meeting its 284 
obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 285 
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 286 
commissioner, the commissioner shall also consider whether the school 287 
is meeting the reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict 288 
magnet school programs, developed by the commissioner pursuant to 289 
section 10-264r. If such school has not met such reduced-isolation setting 290 
standards, it shall not be entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this 291 
section unless the commissioner finds that it is appropriate to award a 292 
grant for an additional year or years and approves a plan to bring such 293 
school into compliance with such reduced-isolation setting standards. If 294 
requested by the commissioner, the applicant shall meet with the 295 
commissioner or the commissioner's designee to discuss the budget and 296 
sources of funding. 297 
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2025, 298 
inclusive, the commissioner shall not award a grant to an interdistrict 299 
magnet school program that (A) has more than seventy-five per cent of 300 
the total school enrollment from one school district, or (B) does not 301 
maintain a total school enrollment that is in accordance with the 302 
reduced-isolation setting standards for interdistrict magnet school 303 
programs, developed by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to 304 
section 10-264r, except the commissioner may award a grant to such 305 
school for an additional year or years if the commissioner finds it is 306 
appropriate to do so and approves a plan to bring such school into 307 
compliance with such residency or reduced-isolation setting standards. 308 
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, to June 30, 2021, 309 
inclusive, if an interdistrict magnet school program does not maintain a 310 
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setting standards for interdistrict magnet school programs, developed 312 
by the commissioner pursuant to section 10-264r, for two or more 313 
consecutive years, the commissioner may impose a financial penalty on 314 
the operator of such interdistrict magnet school program, or take any 315 
other measure, in consultation with such operator, as may be 316 
appropriate to assist such operator in complying with such reduced-317 
isolation setting standards. 318 
(5) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, a 319 
student enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program shall be 320 
counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-262f, of the town 321 
in which such student resides. 322 
(c) (1) [The maximum amount each interdistrict magnet school 323 
program, except those described in subparagraphs (A) to (G), inclusive, 324 
of subdivision (3) of this subsection, shall be eligible to receive per 325 
enrolled student who is not a resident of the town operating the magnet 326 
school shall be (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, seven 327 
thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars, and (B) for the fiscal year 328 
ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least seven 329 
thousand two hundred twenty-seven dollars. The per pupil grant for 330 
each enrolled student who is a resident of the town operating the 331 
magnet school program shall be (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 332 
2024, three thousand sixty dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 333 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least three thousand sixty 334 
dollars.] For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 335 
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operator shall be paid a 336 
grant equal to the amount the operator is entitled to receive under the 337 
provisions of section 1 of this act. 338 
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year 339 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 340 
regional board of education may charge tuition to the local or regional 341 
board of education for a sending town if the grant to which such 342 
operator is entitled under section 1 of this act is not calculated using a 343 
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percentage increase in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or 345 
the percentage increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a. Such 346 
tuition charged shall not exceed the difference between the amount of 347 
the grant such operator would have been entitled to receive for the fiscal 348 
year if such grant was calculated using the foundation, as defined in 349 
section 1 of this act, and the amount of the grant that such operator will 350 
receive for such fiscal year.  351 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, and each fiscal year 352 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is not a local or 353 
regional board of education that charges tuition under this subdivision 354 
shall notify the Department of Education of the (i) per student amount 355 
of tuition charged for the fiscal year, (ii) local or regional boards of 356 
education for sending towns that were charged tuition by such operator 357 
for such fiscal year, (iii) total amount of tuition charged to each such 358 
sending town for such fiscal year, and (iv) total amount of tuition 359 
charged for such fiscal year. The department shall develop an annual 360 
report of such tuition charged and, not later than January first of each 361 
year, submit such report to the joint standing committees of the General 362 
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and 363 
appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, in accordance with the 364 
provisions of section 11-4a. 365 
[(2)] (3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and each fiscal year 366 
thereafter, the commissioner may, within available appropriations, 367 
provide supplemental grants for the purposes of enhancing educational 368 
programs in such interdistrict magnet schools, as the commissioner 369 
determines. Such grants shall be made after the commissioner has 370 
conducted a comprehensive financial review and approved the total 371 
operating budget for such schools, including all revenue and 372 
expenditure estimates. 373 
[(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 374 
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 375 
by a regional educational service center that enrolls less than fifty-five 376 
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pupil grant in the amount of (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, 378 
eight thousand fifty-eight dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 379 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least eight thousand fifty-380 
eight dollars. 381 
(B) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraphs (C) to (G), 382 
inclusive, of this subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated 383 
by a regional educational service center that enrolls at least fifty-five per 384 
cent of the school's students from a single town shall receive a per pupil 385 
grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the district that 386 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent of the school's students in the amount 387 
of (i) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, seven thousand two 388 
hundred twenty-seven dollars, and (ii) for the fiscal year ending June 389 
30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least seven thousand two 390 
hundred twenty-seven dollars. The per pupil grant for each enrolled 391 
student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per 392 
cent of the school's students shall be (I) for the fiscal year ending June 393 
30, 2024, three thousand sixty dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending 394 
June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least three thousand 395 
sixty dollars. 396 
(C) (i) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, 397 
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 398 
educational service center that began operations for the school year 399 
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 400 
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per 401 
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 402 
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 403 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than eighty per cent of the 404 
school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 405 
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 406 
amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty dollars, (II) for each 407 
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-408 
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 409 
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of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 411 
thousand dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 412 
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more than 413 
eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to the 414 
total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 415 
data of record, in the amount of eight thousand one hundred eighty 416 
dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 417 
district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty 418 
per cent of the school's students, in an amount greater than the total 419 
number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data 420 
of record, in the amount of seven thousand eighty-five dollars. 421 
(ii) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2022, 422 
inclusive, each interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional 423 
educational service center that began operations for the school year 424 
commencing July 1, 2001, and that for the school year commencing July 425 
1, 2008, enrolled at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per 426 
cent of the school's students from a single town, shall receive a per pupil 427 
grant (I) for each enrolled student who is a resident of the district that 428 
enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of 429 
the school's students, up to an amount equal to the total number of such 430 
enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the 431 
amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-four dollars, (II) for each 432 
enrolled student who is a resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-433 
five per cent, but not more than eighty per cent of the school's students, 434 
in an amount greater than the total number of such enrolled students as 435 
of October 1, 2013, using the data of record, in the amount of three 436 
thousand sixty dollars, (III) for each enrolled student who is not a 437 
resident of the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but no more 438 
than eighty per cent of the school's students, up to an amount equal to 439 
the total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using 440 
the data of record, in the amount of eight thousand three hundred forty-441 
four dollars, and (IV) for each enrolled student who is not a resident of 442 
the district that enrolls at least fifty-five per cent, but not more than 443 
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total number of such enrolled students as of October 1, 2013, using the 445 
data of record, in the amount of seven thousand two hundred twenty-446 
seven dollars. 447 
(D) (i) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D)(ii) of this 448 
subdivision, each interdistrict magnet school operated by (I) a regional 449 
educational service center, (II) the Board of Trustees of the Community-450 
Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, 451 
(III) the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on 452 
behalf of a state university, (IV) the Board of Trustees for The University 453 
of Connecticut on behalf of the university, (V) the board of governors 454 
for an independent institution of higher education, as defined in 455 
subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 456 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, except as 457 
otherwise provided in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision, (VI) 458 
cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, (VII) any other 459 
third-party not-for-profit corporation approved by the commissioner, 460 
and (VIII) the Hartford school district for the operation of Great Path 461 
Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College, that enrolls less 462 
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil 463 
grant in the amount of ten thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars for 464 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and at least ten thousand six 465 
hundred fifty-two dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 466 
each fiscal year thereafter, except the commissioner may make grants 467 
under this subparagraph to an interdistrict magnet school operator 468 
described in this subparagraph that enrolls more than sixty per cent of 469 
its students from Hartford. 470 
(ii) Any interdistrict magnet school described in subparagraph (D)(i) 471 
of this subdivision that enrolls less than fifty per cent of its incoming 472 
students from Hartford shall receive a per pupil grant (I) for the fiscal 473 
year ending June 30, 2024, in the amount of eight thousand fifty-eight 474 
dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students 475 
enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment 476 
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hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total school 478 
enrollment, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each 479 
fiscal year thereafter, in the amount of at least eight thousand fifty-eight 480 
dollars for one-half of the total number of non-Hartford students 481 
enrolled in the school over fifty per cent of the total school enrollment 482 
and shall receive a per pupil grant in the amount of at least ten thousand 483 
six hundred fifty-two dollars for the remainder of the total school 484 
enrollment, except the commissioner may, upon the written request of 485 
an operator of such school, waive such fifty per cent enrollment 486 
minimum for good cause. 487 
(E) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, and each fiscal year 488 
thereafter, each interdistrict magnet school operated by the board of 489 
governors for an independent institution of higher education, as defined 490 
in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on 491 
behalf of the independent institution of higher education, that (i) began 492 
operations for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, (ii) enrolls less 493 
than sixty per cent of its students from Hartford pursuant to the decision 494 
in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order 495 
in effect, as determined by the commissioner, and (iii) enrolls students 496 
at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant (I) equal 497 
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 498 
subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each student who is enrolled 499 
at such school for at least two semesters in each school year, and (II) 500 
equal to thirty-two and one-half per cent of the grant amount 501 
determined pursuant to subparagraph (D) of this subdivision for each 502 
student who is enrolled at such school for one semester in each school 503 
year. 504 
(F) Each interdistrict magnet school operated by a local or regional 505 
board of education, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 506 
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, shall receive 507 
a per pupil grant for each enrolled student who is not a resident of the 508 
district in the amount of (i) thirteen thousand three hundred fifteen 509 
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ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, at least thirteen 511 
thousand three hundred fifteen dollars. 512 
(G) In addition to the grants described in subparagraph (E) of this 513 
subdivision, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, the commissioner 514 
may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 515 
Management and the Finance Advisory Committee, est ablished 516 
pursuant to section 4-93, provide supplemental grants to the Hartford 517 
school district of up to one thousand fifty-four dollars for each student 518 
enrolled at an interdistrict magnet school operated by the Hartford 519 
school district who is not a resident of such district. 520 
(H) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 521 
thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts 522 
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capital Region Education 523 
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to sixty-five 524 
per cent of the per pupil grant specified in subparagraph (A) of this 525 
subdivision. 526 
(I) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2018, inclusive, 527 
the half-day Greater Hartford Academy of Mathematics and Science 528 
interdistrict magnet school operated by the Capitol Region Education 529 
Council shall be eligible to receive a per pupil grant equal to six 530 
thousand seven hundred eighty-seven dollars for (i) students enrolled 531 
in grades ten to twelve, inclusive, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 532 
(ii) students enrolled in grades eleven and twelve for the fiscal year 533 
ending June 30, 2017, and (iii) students enrolled in grade twelve for the 534 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, 535 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the half-day Greater Hartford Academy 536 
of Mathematics and Science interdistrict magnet school shall not be 537 
eligible for any additional grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this 538 
section. 539 
(4) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, and June 30, 2016, the 540 
department may limit payment to an interdistrict magnet school 541 
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operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment level of the 543 
interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013. Approval of 544 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 545 
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 546 
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 547 
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 548 
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 549 
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 550 
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 551 
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 552 
is moving into a permanent facility for the school years commencing 553 
July 1, 2014, to July 1, 2016, inclusive; (D) increases in enrollment in an 554 
interdistrict magnet school program to ensure compliance with 555 
subsection (a) of this section; and (E) new enrollments for a new 556 
interdistrict magnet school program commencing operations on or after 557 
July 1, 2014, pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 558 
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 559 
commissioner. Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less 560 
than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant 561 
equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to 562 
this subsection. 563 
(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, the department may limit 564 
payment to an interdistrict magnet school operator to an amount equal 565 
to the grant that such magnet school operator was eligible to receive 566 
based on the enrollment level of the interdistrict magnet school program 567 
on October 1, 2013, or October 1, 2015, whichever is lower. Approval of 568 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 569 
by the department as follows: (A) Increases in enrollment in an 570 
interdistrict magnet school program that is adding planned new grade 571 
levels for the school years commencing July 1, 2015, and July 1, 2016; (B) 572 
increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program that 573 
added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 574 
2014, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015; (C) 575 
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added planned new grade levels for the school year commencing July 1, 577 
2015, and was funded during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016; and 578 
(D) increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program to 579 
ensure compliance with subsection (a) of this section. Any interdistrict 580 
magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-581 
time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the 582 
grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 583 
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and within available 584 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 585 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 586 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 587 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 588 
October 1, 2015, or October 1, 2016, whichever is lower. Approval of 589 
funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall be prioritized 590 
by the department and subject to the commissioner's approval, 591 
including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school 592 
program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. Any 593 
interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, but at 594 
least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per 595 
cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this subsection. 596 
(7) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, and within available 597 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 598 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 599 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 600 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 601 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, or October 1, 2017, whichever is lower. 602 
Approval of funding for enrollment above such enrollment level shall 603 
be prioritized by the department and subject to the commissioner's 604 
approval, including increases in enrollment in an interdistrict magnet 605 
school program as a result of planned and approved new grade levels. 606 
Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than full-time, 607 
but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-608 
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subsection. 610 
(8) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, and within available 611 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 612 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 613 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 614 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 615 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, or October 1, 2018, 616 
whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment above such 617 
enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and subject to 618 
the commissioner's approval, including increases in enrollment in an 619 
interdistrict magnet school program as a result of planned and 620 
approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet school program 621 
operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to 622 
receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount 623 
determined pursuant to this subsection. 624 
(9) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, and within available 625 
appropriations, the department may limit payment to an interdistrict 626 
magnet school operator to an amount equal to the grant that such 627 
magnet school operator was eligible to receive based on the enrollment 628 
level of the interdistrict magnet school program on October 1, 2013, 629 
October 1, 2015, October 1, 2016, October 1, 2017, October 1, 2018, or 630 
October 1, 2019, whichever is lower. Approval of funding for enrollment 631 
above such enrollment level shall be prioritized by the department and 632 
subject to the commissioner's approval, including increases in 633 
enrollment in an interdistrict magnet school program as a result of 634 
planned and approved new grade levels. Any interdistrict magnet 635 
school program operating less than full-time, but at least half-time, shall 636 
be eligible to receive a grant equal to sixty-five per cent of the grant 637 
amount determined pursuant to this subsection.] 638 
[(10)] (4) Within available appropriations, the commissioner may 639 
make grants to the following entities that operate an interdistrict magnet 640 
school that assists the state in meeting its obligations pursuant to the 641 
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or order in effect, as determined by the commissioner and that provide 643 
academic support programs and summer school educational programs 644 
approved by the commissioner to students participating in such 645 
interdistrict magnet school program: (A) Regional educational service 646 
centers, (B) local and regional boards of education, (C) the Board of 647 
Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges on behalf of a regional 648 
community-technical college, (D) the Board of Trustees of the 649 
Connecticut State University System on behalf of a state university, (E) 650 
the Board of Trustees for The University of Connecticut on behalf of the 651 
university, (F) the board of governors for an independent institution of 652 
higher education, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10a-173, or the 653 
equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the independent institution of 654 
higher education, (G) cooperative arrangements pursuant to section 10-655 
158a, and (H) any other third-party not-for-profit corporation approved 656 
by the commissioner. 657 
[(11)] (5) Within available appropriations, the Commissioner of 658 
Education may make grants, in an amount not to exceed seventy-five 659 
thousand dollars, for start-up costs associated with the development of 660 
new interdistrict magnet school programs that assist the state in meeting 661 
its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 662 
(1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 663 
commissioner, to the following entities that develop such a program: (A) 664 
Regional educational service centers, (B) local and regional boards of 665 
education, (C) the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical 666 
Colleges on behalf of a regional community-technical college, (D) the 667 
Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System on behalf 668 
of a state university, (E) the Board of Trustees for The University of 669 
Connecticut on behalf of the university, (F) the board of governors for 670 
an independent institution of higher education, as defined in subsection 671 
(a) of section 10a-173, or the equivalent of such a board, on behalf of the 672 
independent institution of higher education, (G) cooperative 673 
arrangements pursuant to section 10-158a, and (H) any other third-party 674 
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[(12)] (6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 676 
thereafter, the department shall make grants determined pursuant to 677 
this subsection within available appropriations, and in no case shall the 678 
total grant paid to an interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to 679 
this section exceed the aggregate total of the reasonable operating 680 
budgets of the interdistrict magnet school programs of such operator, 681 
less revenues from other sources. 682 
[(13) Any interdistrict magnet school program operating less than 683 
full-time, but at least half-time, shall be eligible to receive a grant equal 684 
to sixty-five per cent of the grant amount determined pursuant to this 685 
subsection.] 686 
(d) [(1)] Grants made pursuant to this section [, except those made 687 
pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section and 688 
subdivision (2) of this subsection,] and section 1 of this act shall be paid 689 
as follows: Seventy per cent not later than September first and the 690 
balance not later than May first of each fiscal year. The May first 691 
payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet school 692 
program enrollment as of the preceding October first using the data of 693 
record as of the intervening January thirty-first, if the actual level of 694 
enrollment is lower than the projected enrollment stated in the 695 
approved grant application. The May first payment shall be further 696 
adjusted for the difference between the total grant received by the 697 
magnet school operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total 698 
grant amount calculated for the prior fiscal year in cases where the 699 
aggregate financial audit submitted by the interdistrict magnet school 700 
operator pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (n) of this section 701 
indicates an overpayment by the department. Notwithstanding the 702 
provisions of this section to the contrary, grants made pursuant to this 703 
section may be paid to each interdistrict magnet school operator as an 704 
aggregate total of the amount that the interdistrict magnet schools 705 
operated by each such operator are eligible to receive under this section. 706 
Each interdistrict magnet school operator may distribute such aggregate 707 
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operator is operating pursuant to a distribution plan approved by the 709 
Commissioner of Education. 710 
[(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, and each fiscal year 711 
thereafter, grants made pursuant to subparagraph (E) of subdivision (3) 712 
of subsection (c) of this section shall be paid as follows: Fifty per cent of 713 
the amount not later than September first based on estimated student 714 
enrollment for the first semester on September first, and another fifty 715 
per cent not later than May first of each fiscal year based on actual 716 
student enrollment for the second semester on February first. The May 717 
first payment shall be adjusted to reflect actual interdistrict magnet 718 
school program enrollment for those students who have been enrolled 719 
at such school for at least two semesters of the school year, using the 720 
data of record, and actual student enrollment for those students who 721 
have been enrolled at such school for only one semester, using data of 722 
record. The May first payment shall be further adjusted for the 723 
difference between the total grant received by the magnet school 724 
operator in the prior fiscal year and the revised total grant amount 725 
calculated for the prior fiscal year where the financial audit submitted 726 
by the interdistrict magnet school operator pursuant to subdivision (1) 727 
of subsection (n) of this section indicates an overpayment by the 728 
department.] 729 
(e) The Department of Education may retain up to one-half of one per 730 
cent of the amount appropriated, in an amount not to exceed five 731 
hundred thousand dollars, for purposes of this section for program 732 
evaluation and administration. 733 
(f) Each local or regional school district in which an interdistrict 734 
magnet school is located shall provide the same kind of transportation 735 
to its children enrolled in such interdistrict magnet school as it provides 736 
to its children enrolled in other public schools in such local or regional 737 
school district. The parent or guardian of a child denied the 738 
transportation services required to be provided pursuant to this 739 
subsection may appeal such denial in the manner provided in sections 740 
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(g) On or before October fifteenth of each year, the Commissioner of 742 
Education shall determine if interdistrict magnet school enrollment is 743 
below the number of students for which funds were appropriated. If the 744 
commissioner determines that the enrollment is below such number, the 745 
additional funds shall not lapse but shall be used by the commissioner 746 
for grants for interdistrict cooperative programs pursuant to section 10-747 
74d. 748 
(h) (1) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 749 
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 750 
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 751 
shall invite representatives from the interdistrict magnet school to 752 
participate in such meeting; and (B) pay the interdistrict magnet school 753 
an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 754 
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 755 
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 756 
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 757 
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall 758 
be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. If a student 759 
requiring special education attends an interdistrict magnet school on a 760 
full-time basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for 761 
ensuring that such student receives the services mandated by the 762 
student's individualized education program whether such services are 763 
provided by the interdistrict magnet school or by the school district in 764 
which the student resides. 765 
(2) In the case of a student with a plan pursuant to Section 504 of the 766 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended from time to time, the school 767 
district in which the student resides shall pay the interdistrict magnet 768 
school an amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of 769 
educating such student and the sum of the amount received by the 770 
interdistrict magnet school for such student pursuant to subsection (c) 771 
of this section and amounts received from other state, federal, local or 772 
private sources calculated on a per pupil basis. If a student with a plan 773 
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from time to time, attends an interdistrict magnet school on a full-time 775 
basis, such interdistrict magnet school shall be responsible for ensuring 776 
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's plan, 777 
whether such services are provided by the interdistrict magnet school 778 
or by the school district in which the student resides. 779 
(i) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 780 
enrollment of nonpublic school students in an interdistrict magnet 781 
school program that operates less than full-time, provided (1) such 782 
students constitute no more than five per cent of the full-time equivalent 783 
enrollment in such magnet school program, and (2) such students are 784 
not counted for purposes of determining the amount of grants pursuant 785 
to this section and section 10-264i. 786 
(j) After accommodating students from participating districts in 787 
accordance with an approved enrollment agreement, an interdistrict 788 
magnet school operator that has unused student capacity may enroll 789 
directly into its program any interested student. A student from a 790 
district that is not participating in an interdistrict magnet school or the 791 
interdistrict student attendance program pursuant to section 10-266aa, 792 
as amended by this act, to an extent determined by the Commissioner 793 
of Education shall be given preference. [The] For the fiscal year ending 794 
June 30, 2025, the local or regional board of education otherwise 795 
responsible for educating such student shall contribute funds to support 796 
the operation of the interdistrict magnet school in an amount equal to 797 
the per student tuition, if any, charged to participating districts, [except 798 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] 799 
provided any such per student tuition charged to such participating 800 
districts shall not exceed fifty-eight per cent the per student tuition 801 
charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. 802 
(k) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2014, and each fiscal year 803 
thereafter] 2025, any tuition charged to a local or regional board of 804 
education by (A) a regional educational service center operating an 805 
interdistrict magnet school, [or any tuition charged by] (B) the Hartford 806 
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Manchester Community College, or (C) any interdistrict magnet school 808 
operator described in section 10-264s, for any student enrolled in 809 
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet 810 
school shall be in an amount [equal to the difference between (A) the 811 
average per pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal 812 
year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 813 
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 814 
calculated on a per pupil basis, except for the fiscal year ending June 30, 815 
2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the per student tuition charged to 816 
a local or regional board of education shall] not to exceed fifty-eight per 817 
cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 818 
30, 2024. If any such board of education fails to pay such tuition, the 819 
commissioner may withhold from such board's town or towns a sum 820 
payable under section 10-262i in an amount not to exceed the amount of 821 
the unpaid tuition to the magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal 822 
agent for the magnet school as a supplementary grant for the operation 823 
of the interdistrict magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of 824 
such tuitions exceed the difference between (i) the total expenditures of 825 
the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the total per pupil 826 
state subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any 827 
revenue from other sources. The commissioner may conduct a 828 
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of a magnet 829 
school to verify such tuition rate. 830 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 831 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 832 
interdistrict magnet school, the Hartford school district operating the 833 
Great Path Academy on behalf of Manchester Community College or an 834 
interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 10-264s, shall 835 
not charge tuition to any local or regional board of education for any 836 
student enrolled in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such 837 
interdistrict magnet school. 838 
[(2) (A) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2013, and June 30, 2014, a 839 
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school offering a preschool program that is not located in the Sheff 841 
region may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 842 
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 843 
amount equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil 844 
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 845 
the prior fiscal year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 846 
calculated under subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from 847 
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 848 
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 849 
any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 850 
For purposes of this subdivision, "Sheff region" means the school 851 
districts for the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Canton, East Granby, East 852 
Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, 853 
Hartford, Manchester, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South 854 
Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor and 855 
Windsor Locks. 856 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 857 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school offering a 858 
preschool program that is not located in the Sheff region may charge 859 
tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool 860 
program in an amount that is in accordance with the sliding tuition scale 861 
adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to section 10-264p. 862 
The Department of Education shall be financially responsible for any 863 
unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such parent or guardian 864 
under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall not exceed an amount 865 
equal to the difference between (i) the average per pupil expenditure of 866 
the preschool program offered at the magnet school for the prior fiscal 867 
year, and (ii) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 868 
subsection (c) of this section plus any revenue from other sources 869 
calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may conduct a 870 
comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of any such 871 
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate.] 872 
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thereafter] 2025, a regional educational service center operating an 874 
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 875 
located in the Sheff region shall [charge tuition to the parent or guardian 876 
of a child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount up to four 877 
thousand fifty-three dollars, except such regional educational service 878 
center shall (i)] (A) not charge tuition to such parent or guardian with a 879 
family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median 880 
income, and [(ii) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal 881 
year thereafter,] (B) charge tuition to such parent or guardian in an 882 
amount not to exceed fifty-eight per cent of the tuition charged during 883 
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The Department of Education shall, 884 
within available appropriations, be financially responsible for any 885 
unpaid tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income 886 
at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 887 
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 888 
operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to 889 
verify such tuition rate. 890 
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 891 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 892 
interdistrict magnet school offering a preschool program that is not 893 
located in the Sheff region shall not charge tuition for any child enrolled 894 
in such preschool program. 895 
(l) A participating district shall provide opportunities for its students 896 
to attend an interdistrict magnet school in a number that is at least equal 897 
to the number specified in any written agreement with an interdistrict 898 
magnet school operator or in a number that is at least equal to the 899 
average number of students that the participating district enrolled in 900 
such magnet school during the previous three school years. 901 
(m) (1) On or before May 15, 2010, and annually thereafter, each 902 
interdistrict magnet school operator shall provide written notification to 903 
any school district that is otherwise responsible for educating a student 904 
who resides in such school district and will be enrolled in an interdistrict 905 
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year. Such notification shall include (A) the number of any such 907 
students, by grade, who will be enrolled in an interdistrict magnet 908 
school under the control of such operator, (B) the name of the school in 909 
which such student has been placed, and (C) the amount of tuition to be 910 
charged to the local or regional board of education for such student. 911 
Such notification shall represent an estimate of the number of students 912 
expected to attend such interdistrict magnet schools in the following 913 
school year, but shall not be deemed to limit the number of students 914 
who may enroll in such interdistrict magnet schools for such year. 915 
(2) [For the school year commencing July 1, 2015, and each school 916 
year thereafter] (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, any 917 
interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or regional board of 918 
education [and did not charge tuition to another local or regional board 919 
of education for the school year commencing July 1, 2014, may] shall not 920 
charge tuition to such board unless [(A)] (i) such operator [receives] has 921 
previously received authorization from the Commissioner of Education 922 
to charge the proposed tuition, and [(B)] (ii) if such authorization is 923 
granted, such operator provides written notification on or before 924 
September first of the school year prior to the school year in which such 925 
tuition is to be charged to such board of the tuition to be charged to such 926 
board for each student that such board is otherwise responsible for 927 
educating and is enrolled at the interdistrict magnet school under such 928 
operator's control, except [for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 929 
each fiscal year thereafter,] the amount of such tuition charged to such 930 
other local or regional board of education shall not exceed fifty-eight per 931 
cent the per student tuition charged during the fiscal year ending June 932 
30, 2024. In deciding whether to authorize an interdistrict magnet school 933 
operator to charge tuition under this subdivision, the commissioner 934 
shall consider [(i)] (I) the average per pupil expenditure of such operator 935 
for each interdistrict magnet school under the control of such operator, 936 
and [(ii)] (II) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy and any revenue 937 
from other sources received by such operator. The commissioner may 938 
conduct a comprehensive financial review of the operating budget of 939 
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appropriate. The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to any 941 
interdistrict magnet school operator that is a regional educational 942 
service center or assisting the state in meeting its obligations pursuant 943 
to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 944 
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 945 
Education. 946 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 947 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator that is a local or 948 
regional board of education shall not charge tuition to another local or 949 
regional board of education. 950 
(3) Not later than two weeks following an enrollment lottery for an 951 
interdistrict magnet school conducted by a magnet school operator, the 952 
parent or guardian of a student (A) who will enroll in such interdistrict 953 
magnet school in the following school year, or (B) whose name has been 954 
placed on a waiting list for enrollment in such interdistrict magnet 955 
school for the following school year, shall provide written notification 956 
of such prospective enrollment or waiting list placement to the school 957 
district in which such student resides and is otherwise responsible for 958 
educating such student. 959 
(n) (1) Each interdistrict magnet school operator shall annually file 960 
with the Commissioner of Education, at such time and in such manner 961 
as the commissioner prescribes, (A) a financial audit for each 962 
interdistrict magnet school operated by such operator, and (B) an 963 
aggregate financial audit for all of the interdistrict magnet schools 964 
operated by such operator. 965 
(2) Annually, the commissioner shall randomly select one 966 
interdistrict magnet school operated by a regional educational service 967 
center to be subject to a comprehensive financial audit conducted by an 968 
auditor selected by the commissioner. The regional educational service 969 
center shall be responsible for all costs associated with the audit 970 
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(o) For the [school year commencing July 1, 2023] fiscal year ending 972 
June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, any local or regional board 973 
of education operating an interdistrict magnet school pursuant to the 974 
decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation 975 
or order in effect, shall not charge tuition for any student enrolled in a 976 
preschool program or in kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in an 977 
interdistrict magnet school operated by such school district. [, except the 978 
Hartford school district may charge tuition for any student enrolled in 979 
the Great Path Academy.] 980 
(p) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each fiscal year 981 
thereafter, if the East Hartford school district or the Manchester school 982 
district has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined 983 
in section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, 984 
then the board of education for the town of East Hartford or the town of 985 
Manchester shall not be financially responsible for four thousand four 986 
hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition charged for 987 
each such student in excess of such four per cent. The Department of 988 
Education shall, within available appropriations, be financially 989 
responsible for such excess per student tuition. Notwithstanding the 990 
provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, 991 
and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the grants payable to the 992 
boards of education for the towns of East Hartford and Manchester in 993 
accordance with this subsection shall be reduced proportionately if the 994 
total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount appropriated for 995 
purposes of this subsection. 996 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, if the local or regional 997 
board of education for (A) the town of Windsor, (B) the town of New 998 
Britain, (C) the town of New London, and (D) the town of Bloomfield, 999 
has greater than four per cent of its resident students, as defined in 1000 
section 10-262f, enrolled in an interdistrict magnet school program, then 1001 
such board of education shall not be financially responsible for four 1002 
thousand four hundred dollars of the portion of the per student tuition 1003 
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Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1005 
financially responsible for such excess per student tuition. 1006 
Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, for the fiscal year 1007 
ending June 30, 2024, the amount of the grants payable to any such 1008 
board of education in accordance with this subsection shall be reduced 1009 
proportionately if the total of such grants in such year exceeds the 1010 
amount appropriated for purposes of this subsection. 1011 
Sec. 4. Section 10-264o of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 1012 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1013 
1, 2024): 1014 
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, interdistrict 1015 
magnet schools that begin operations on or after July 1, 2008, pursuant 1016 
to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related 1017 
stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the Commissioner of 1018 
Education, may operate without district participation agreements and 1019 
enroll students from any district through a lottery designated by the 1020 
commissioner. 1021 
(b) [For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1022 
thereafter] (1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of 1023 
subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal 1024 
year ending June 30, 2025, any tuition charged to a local or regional 1025 
board of education by a regional educational service center operating an 1026 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1027 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1028 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1029 
Commissioner of Education, for any student enrolled in kindergarten to 1030 
grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet school shall be in 1031 
an amount equal to the difference between [(1)] (A) the average per 1032 
pupil expenditure of the magnet school for the prior fiscal year, and [(2)] 1033 
(B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy calculated under 1034 
subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, plus any 1035 
revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis, [except for 1036 
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provided the per student tuition charged to a local or regional board of 1038 
education shall not exceed fifty-eight per cent the per student tuition 1039 
charged during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. If any such board 1040 
of education fails to pay such tuition, the commissioner may withhold 1041 
from such board's town or towns a sum payable under section 10-262i 1042 
in an amount not to exceed the amount of the unpaid tuition to the 1043 
magnet school and pay such money to the fiscal agent for the magnet 1044 
school as a supplementary grant for the operation of the interdistrict 1045 
magnet school program. In no case shall the sum of such tuitions exceed 1046 
the difference between [(A)] (i) the total expenditures of the magnet 1047 
school for the prior fiscal year, and [(B)] (ii) the total per pupil state 1048 
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, as amended 1049 
by this act, plus any revenue from other sources. The commissioner may 1050 
conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of a magnet 1051 
school to verify such tuition rate. 1052 
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) 1053 
of section 10-264l, as amended by this act, for the fiscal year ending June 1054 
30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, a regional educational service 1055 
center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in 1056 
meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 1057 
Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1058 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, shall not charge tuition 1059 
to a local or regional board of education for any student enrolled in 1060 
kindergarten to grade twelve, inclusive, in such interdistrict magnet 1061 
school. 1062 
[(c) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, a regional educational 1063 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1064 
in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1065 
238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1066 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1067 
program shall not charge tuition for a child enrolled in such preschool 1068 
program. 1069 
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service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1071 
in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1072 
238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1073 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1074 
program may charge tuition to the Department of Education for a child 1075 
enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed an 1076 
amount equal to the difference between (A) the average per pupil 1077 
expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet school for 1078 
the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state subsidy 1079 
calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any revenue from 1080 
other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The commissioner may 1081 
conduct a comprehensive review of the operating budget of any such 1082 
magnet school charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1083 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, a regional educational 1084 
service center operating an interdistrict magnet school assisting the state 1085 
in meeting its obligations pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 1086 
238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any related stipulation or order in effect, as 1087 
determined by the Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool 1088 
program may charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled 1089 
in such preschool program in an amount that is in accordance with the 1090 
sliding tuition scale adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant 1091 
to section 10-264p. The Department of Education shall be financially 1092 
responsible for any unpaid portion of the tuition not charged to such 1093 
parent or guardian under such sliding tuition scale. Such tuition shall 1094 
not exceed an amount equal to the difference between (A) the average 1095 
per pupil expenditure of the preschool program offered at the magnet 1096 
school for the prior fiscal year, and (B) the amount of any per pupil state 1097 
subsidy calculated under subsection (c) of section 10-264l, plus any 1098 
revenue from other sources calculated on a per pupil basis. The 1099 
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive review of the operating 1100 
budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to verify such 1101 
tuition rate.]  1102 
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year thereafter] 2025, a regional educational service center operating an 1104 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1105 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1106 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1107 
Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool program shall 1108 
charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such 1109 
preschool program in an amount [up to four thousand fifty-three 1110 
dollars] not to exceed fifty-eight per cent the per child tuition charged 1111 
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, except such regional 1112 
educational service center shall not charge tuition to such parent or 1113 
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 1114 
state median income. The Department of Education shall, within 1115 
available appropriations, be financially responsible for any unpaid 1116 
tuition charged to such parent or guardian with a family income at or 1117 
below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 1118 
commissioner may conduct a comprehensive financial review of the 1119 
operating budget of any such magnet school charging such tuition to 1120 
verify such tuition rate. 1121 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1122 
thereafter, a regional educational service center operating an 1123 
interdistrict magnet school assisting the state in meeting its obligations 1124 
pursuant to the decision in Sheff v. O'Neill, 238 Conn. 1 (1996), or any 1125 
related stipulation or order in effect, as determined by the 1126 
Commissioner of Education, and offering a preschool program shall not 1127 
charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such 1128 
preschool program. 1129 
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, any interdistrict 1130 
magnet school operator described in section 10-264s that offers a 1131 
preschool program shall charge tuition to the parent or guardian of a 1132 
child enrolled in such preschool program in an amount not to exceed 1133 
fifty-eight per cent the per child tuition charged during the fiscal year 1134 
ending June 30, 2024, except such interdistrict magnet school operator 1135 
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at or below seventy-five per cent of the state median income. The 1137 
Department of Education shall, within available appropriations, be 1138 
financially responsible for any unpaid tuition charged to such parent or 1139 
guardian with a family income at or below seventy-five per cent of the 1140 
state median income. The commissioner may conduct a comprehensive 1141 
financial review of the operating budget of any such interdistrict magnet 1142 
school operator charging such tuition to verify such tuition rate. 1143 
(2) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1144 
thereafter, any interdistrict magnet school operator described in section 1145 
10-264s that offers a preschool program shall not charge tuition to the 1146 
parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such preschool program. 1147 
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 10-66ee of the 2024 supplement to the 1148 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1149 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1150 
(d) (1) As used in this subsection: 1151 
(A) "Total charter need students" means the sum of (i) the number of 1152 
students enrolled in state charter schools under the control of the 1153 
governing authority for such state charter schools for the school year, 1154 
and (ii) for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and each school 1155 
year thereafter, (I) thirty per cent of the number of children enrolled in 1156 
such state charter schools eligible for free or reduced price meals or free 1157 
milk, (II) fifteen per cent of the number of such children eligible for free 1158 
or reduced price meals or free milk in excess of the number of such 1159 
children eligible for free or reduced price meals or free milk that is equal 1160 
to sixty per cent of the total number of children enrolled in such state 1161 
charter schools, and (III) twenty-five per cent of the number of students 1162 
enrolled in such state charter schools who are multilingual learners, as 1163 
defined in section 10-76kk. 1164 
(B) "Foundation" [has the same meaning as provided in section 10-1165 
262f] means (i) for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2025, and June 30, 1166 
2026, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five dollars, (ii) for the fiscal 1167  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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year ending June 30, 2027, eleven thousand five hundred twenty-five 1168 
dollars adjusted by the percentage increase in personal income, as 1169 
defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage increase in inflation, as 1170 
defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater, and (iii) for the fiscal year 1171 
ending June 30, 2028, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount of the 1172 
foundation for the prior fiscal year adjusted by the percentage increase 1173 
in personal income, as defined in section 2-33a, or the percentage 1174 
increase in inflation, as defined in section 2-33a, whichever is greater. 1175 
(C) "Charter full weighted funding per student" means the quotient 1176 
of (i) the product of the total charter need students and the foundation, 1177 
and (ii) the number of students enrolled in state charter schools under 1178 
the control of the governing authority for such state charter schools for 1179 
the school year. 1180 
(D) "Charter grant adjustment" means the absolute value of the 1181 
difference between the foundation and charter full weighted funding 1182 
per student for state charter schools under the control of the governing 1183 
authority for such state charter schools for the school year. 1184 
(2) For the fiscal year ending July 1, 2022, the state shall pay in 1185 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1186 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus four 1187 
and one-tenth per cent of its charter grant adjustment. 1188 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the state shall pay in 1189 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1190 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1191 
twenty-five and forty-two-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1192 
adjustment. 1193 
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, the state shall pay in 1194 
accordance with this subsection, to the fiscal authority for a state charter 1195 
school for each student enrolled in such school, the foundation plus 1196 
thirty-six and eight-one-hundredths per cent of its charter grant 1197 
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(5) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, [and each fiscal year 1199 
thereafter,] the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1200 
fiscal authority for a state charter school for each student enrolled in 1201 
such school, the foundation plus fifty-six and seven tenths per cent of its 1202 
charter grant adjustment. 1203 
(6) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1204 
thereafter, the state shall pay in accordance with this subsection, to the 1205 
fiscal authority for a state charter school, the product of the foundation 1206 
and its total charter need students. 1207 
[(6)] (7) Payments under subdivisions (2) to [(5)] (6), inclusive, of this 1208 
subsection shall be paid as follows: Twenty-five per cent of the amount 1209 
not later than July fifteenth and September first based on estimated 1210 
student enrollment on May first, and twenty-five per cent of the amount 1211 
not later than January first and the remaining amount not later than 1212 
April first, each based on student enrollment on October first. 1213 
[(7)] (8) In the case of a student identified as requiring special 1214 
education, the school district in which the student resides shall: (A) 1215 
Hold the planning and placement team meeting for such student and 1216 
shall invite representatives from the charter school to participate in such 1217 
meeting; and (B) pay the state charter school, on a quarterly basis, an 1218 
amount equal to the difference between the reasonable cost of educating 1219 
such student and the sum of the amount received by the state charter 1220 
school for such student pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection 1221 
and amounts received from other state, federal, local or private sources 1222 
calculated on a per pupil basis. Such school district shall be eligible for 1223 
reimbursement pursuant to section 10-76g. The charter school a student 1224 
requiring special education attends shall be responsible for ensuring 1225 
that such student receives the services mandated by the student's 1226 
individualized education program whether such services are provided 1227 
by the charter school or by the school district in which the student 1228 
resides. 1229 
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repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1231 
2024): 1232 
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1233 
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1234 
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1235 
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1236 
provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance 1237 
with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1238 
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1239 
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1240 
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1241 
renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for 1242 
such agricultural science and technology education center, for the 1243 
expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1244 
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1245 
of section 10-65b, [and within available appropriations, (A) for the fiscal 1246 
year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to five thousand two 1247 
hundred dollars per student for every secondary school student who 1248 
was enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, and 1249 
(B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1250 
thereafter, in an amount equal to at least five thousand two hundred 1251 
dollars per student for every secondary school student who was 1252 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year] for the 1253 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, a grant 1254 
equal to the amount such board is entitled to receive under the 1255 
provisions of section 1 of this act. 1256 
(b) (1) Each local or regional board of education not maintaining an 1257 
agricultural science and technology education center shall provide 1258 
opportunities for its students to enroll in one or more such centers. [in a 1259 
number that is at least equal to the number specified in any written 1260 
agreement with each such center or centers, or in the absence of such an 1261 
agreement, a number that is at least equal to the average number of its 1262 
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centers during the previous three school years, provided, in addition to 1264 
such number, each such board of education shall provide opportunities 1265 
for its students to enroll in the ninth grade in a number that is at least 1266 
equal to the number specified in any written agreement with each such 1267 
center or centers, or in the absence of such an agreement, a number that 1268 
is at least equal to the average number of students that the board of 1269 
education enrolled in the ninth grade in each such center or centers 1270 
during the previous three school years.] If a local or regional board of 1271 
education provided opportunities for students to enroll in more than 1272 
one center for the school year commencing July 1, 2007, such board of 1273 
education shall continue to provide such opportunities to students in 1274 
accordance with this subsection. 1275 
[The] (2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the board of 1276 
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1277 
center may charge, subject to the provisions of section 10-65b, tuition for 1278 
a school year in an amount not to exceed fifty-nine and two-tenths per 1279 
cent of the foundation level pursuant to subdivision (9) of section 10-1280 
262f, per student for the fiscal year in which the tuition is paid, except 1281 
that [(1)] (i) such board may charge tuition for [(A)] (I) students enrolled 1282 
under shared-time arrangements on a pro rata basis, and [(B)] (II) special 1283 
education students which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating 1284 
such students minus the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) 1285 
of subsection (a) of this section and subsection (c) of this section, and [(2) 1286 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] 1287 
(ii) such board may charge such tuition in an amount not to exceed fifty-1288 
eight per cent of the amount such board charged during the fiscal year 1289 
ending June 30, 2024. Any tuition paid by such board for special 1290 
education students in excess of the tuition paid for non-special-1291 
education students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1292 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1293 
thereafter, the board of education operating an agricultural science and 1294 
technology education center shall not charge, subject to the provisions 1295 
of section 10-65b, tuition to another local or regional board of education, 1296  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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except that such board may charge tuition for special education students 1297 
which shall not exceed the actual costs of educating such students minus 1298 
the amounts received pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of 1299 
this section. Any tuition paid by such board for special education 1300 
students shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 10-76g. 1301 
[(c) In addition to the grants described in subsection (a) of this section, 1302 
within available appropriations, (1) each local or regional board of 1303 
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1304 
center in which more than one hundred fifty of the students in the prior 1305 
school year were out-of-district students shall be eligible to receive a 1306 
grant (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to 1307 
five hundred dollars for every secondary school student enrolled in 1308 
such center on October first of the previous year, and (B) for the fiscal 1309 
year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, in an amount 1310 
equal to at least five hundred dollars for every secondary school student 1311 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, (2) on and 1312 
after July 1, 2000, if a local or regional board of education operating an 1313 
agricultural science and technology education center that received a 1314 
grant pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection no longer qualifies 1315 
for such a grant, such local or regional board of education shall receive 1316 
a grant in an amount determined as follows: (A) For the first fiscal year 1317 
such board of education does not qualify for a grant under said 1318 
subdivision (1), a grant in the amount equal to four hundred dollars for 1319 
every secondary school student enrolled in its agricultural science and 1320 
technology education center on October first of the previous year, (B) 1321 
for the second successive fiscal year such board of education does not 1322 
so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to three hundred dollars for every 1323 
such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, (C) 1324 
for the third successive fiscal year such board of education does not so 1325 
qualify, a grant in an amount equal to two hundred dollars for every 1326 
such secondary school student enrolled in such center on said date, and 1327 
(D) for the fourth successive fiscal year such board of education does 1328 
not so qualify, a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars for 1329 
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date, and (3) each local and regional board of education operating an 1331 
agricultural science and technology education center that does not 1332 
receive a grant pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection shall 1333 
receive a grant in an amount equal to sixty dollars for every secondary 1334 
school student enrolled in such center on said date. 1335 
(d) (1) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the grants 1336 
described in subsections (a) and (c) of this section are calculated, within 1337 
available appropriations, each local or regional board of education 1338 
operating an agricultural science and technology education center shall 1339 
be eligible to receive a grant in an amount equal to one hundred dollars 1340 
for each student enrolled in such center on October first of the previous 1341 
school year. (2) If there are any remaining funds after the amount of the 1342 
grants described in subdivision (1) of this subsection are calculated, 1343 
within available appropriations, each local or regional board of 1344 
education operating an agricultural science and technology education 1345 
center that had more than one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1346 
enrolled in such center on October first of the previous school year shall 1347 
be eligible to receive a grant based on the ratio of the number of out-of-1348 
district students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students 1349 
enrolled in such center on said date to the total number of out-of-district 1350 
students in excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled 1351 
in all agricultural science and technology education centers that had in 1352 
excess of one hundred fifty out-of-district students enrolled on said 1353 
date.] 1354 
[(e)] (c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, and each fiscal year 1355 
thereafter, if a local or regional board of education receives an increase 1356 
in funds pursuant to this section over the amount it received for the 1357 
prior fiscal year such increase shall not be used to supplant local funding 1358 
for educational purposes. 1359 
(d) For the purposes of equalization aid under section 10-262h, a 1360 
student enrolled in an agricultural science and technology education 1361 
center shall be counted as a resident student, as defined in section 10-1362 
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Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 10-64 of the general statutes is 1364 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1365 
2024): 1366 
(d) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1367 
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1368 
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1369 
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1370 
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1371 
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay [the tuition 1372 
and] any tuition charged under section 10-65, as amended by this act, 1373 
and the reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1374 
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1375 
technical education and career school or an agricultural science and 1376 
technology education center and who attends the designated school, 1377 
provided transportation services may be suspended in accordance with 1378 
the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's reimbursement 1379 
percentage pursuant to section 10-266m for expenditures in excess of 1380 
eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in the fiscal year beginning 1381 
July 1, 2004, and in each fiscal year thereafter, shall be increased by an 1382 
additional twenty percentage points. 1383 
Sec. 8. Subsection (b) of section 10-97 of the general statutes is 1384 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1385 
2024): 1386 
(b) Any local or regional board of education which does not furnish 1387 
agricultural science and technology education approved by the State 1388 
Board of Education shall designate a school or schools having such a 1389 
course approved by the State Board of Education as the school which 1390 
any person may attend who has completed an elementary school course 1391 
through the eighth grade. The board of education shall pay [the tuition 1392 
and] any tuition charged under section 10-65, as amended by this act, 1393 
and the reasonable and necessary cost of transportation of any person 1394 
under twenty-one years of age who is not a graduate of a high school or 1395 
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school, provided transportation services may be suspended in 1397 
accordance with the provisions of section 10-233c. Each such board's 1398 
reimbursement percentage pursuant to section 10 -266m for 1399 
expenditures in excess of eight hundred dollars per pupil incurred in 1400 
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1987, and in each fiscal year thereafter, 1401 
shall be increased by an additional twenty percentage points. 1402 
Sec. 9. Subsection (g) of section 10-266aa of the 2024 supplement to 1403 
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1404 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 1405 
(g) (1) Except as provided in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this 1406 
subsection, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Department of 1407 
Education shall provide, within available appropriations, an annual 1408 
grant to the local or regional board of education for each receiving 1409 
district (A) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount not to 1410 
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each out-of-district 1411 
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program, 1412 
and (B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1413 
thereafter, in an amount at least two thousand five hundred dollars for 1414 
each out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district 1415 
under the program. 1416 
(2) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2013, and each fiscal year 1417 
thereafter] 2025, the department shall provide, within available 1418 
appropriations, an annual grant to the local or regional board of 1419 
education for each receiving district if one of the following conditions 1420 
are met as follows: (i) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, three 1421 
thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1422 
each fiscal year thereafter, at] At least three thousand dollars for each 1423 
out-of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under 1424 
the program if the number of such out-of-district students is less than 1425 
two per cent of the total student population of such receiving district 1426 
plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 1427 
subdivision, (ii) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, four 1428 
thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and 1429  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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each fiscal year thereafter,] at least four thousand dollars for each out-1430 
of-district student who attends school in the receiving district under the 1431 
program if the number of such out-of-district students is greater than or 1432 
equal to two per cent but less than three per cent of the total student 1433 
population of such receiving district plus any amount available 1434 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, (iii) [(I) for the fiscal 1435 
year ending June 30, 2024, six thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal 1436 
year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] at least six 1437 
thousand dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in 1438 
the receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-1439 
district students is greater than or equal to three per cent but less than 1440 
four per cent of the total student population of such receiving district 1441 
plus any amount available pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this 1442 
subdivision, (iv) [(I) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, six thousand 1443 
dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal 1444 
year thereafter,] at least six thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1445 
student who attends school in the receiving district under the program 1446 
if the Commissioner of Education determines that the receiving district 1447 
has an enrollment of greater than four thousand students and has 1448 
increased the number of students in the program by at least fifty per cent 1449 
from the previous fiscal year plus any amount available pursuant to 1450 
subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, or (v) [(I) for the fiscal year ending 1451 
June 30, 2024, eight thousand dollars, and (II) for the fiscal year ending 1452 
June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter,] at least eight thousand 1453 
dollars for each out-of-district student who attends school in the 1454 
receiving district under the program if the number of such out-of-1455 
district students is greater than or equal to four per cent of the total 1456 
student population of such receiving district plus any amount available 1457 
pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision. 1458 
(B) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2023, and each fiscal year 1459 
thereafter] 2025, the department shall, in order to assist the state in 1460 
meeting its obligations under commitment 9B of the Comprehensive 1461 
School Choice Plan pursuant to the settlement in Sheff v. O'Neill, HHD-1462 
X07-CV89-4026240-S, provide, within available appropriations, an 1463  Substitute Bill No. 5212 
 
 
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additional grant to the local or regional board of education for each 1464 
receiving district in the amount of two thousand dollars for each out-of-1465 
district student who resides in the Hartford region and attends school 1466 
in the receiving district under the program. 1467 
(3) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year 1468 
thereafter, each receiving district shall be paid a grant equal to the 1469 
amount the receiving district is entitled to receive under the provisions 1470 
of section 1 of this act. 1471 
[(3) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the department shall 1472 
provide a grant to the local or regional board of education for each 1473 
receiving district described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this 1474 
section in an amount of four thousand dollars for each out-of-district 1475 
student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends school in the 1476 
receiving district under the pilot program.] 1477 
[(B)] (4) (A) For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2024] 2025, and each 1478 
fiscal year thereafter, the department shall provide an annual grant to 1479 
the local or regional board of education for each receiving district 1480 
described in subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section for each out-1481 
of-district student who resides in Danbury or Norwalk and attends 1482 
school in the receiving district under the pilot program in accordance 1483 
with the provisions of subdivisions (1) [and (2)] to (3), inclusive, of this 1484 
subsection. 1485 
[(C)] (B) Not later than January 1, 2025, the department shall submit 1486 
a report on the pilot program in operation in Danbury and Norwalk, 1487 
pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to the joint 1488 
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 1489 
matters relating to education and appropriations, in accordance with the 1490 
provisions of section 11-4a. Such report shall include, but need not be 1491 
limited to, the total number of students participating in the pilot 1492 
program, the number of students from each town participating in the 1493 
pilot program, the total amount of the grant paid under the pilot 1494 
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the pilot program. 1496 
[(4)] (5) Each town which receives funds pursuant to this subsection 1497 
shall make such funds available to its local or regional board of 1498 
education in supplement to any other local appropriation, other state or 1499 
federal grant or other revenue to which the local or regional board of 1500 
education is entitled. 1501 
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 10-65 of the 2024 supplement to the 1502 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1503 
thereof (Effective from passage): 1504 
(a) Each local or regional school district operating an agricultural 1505 
science and technology education center approved by the State Board of 1506 
Education for program, educational need, location and area to be served 1507 
shall be eligible for the following grants: (1) In accordance with the 1508 
provisions of chapter 173, through progress payments in accordance 1509 
with the provisions of section 10-287i, (A) for projects for which an 1510 
application was filed prior to July 1, 2011, ninety-five per cent, and (B) 1511 
for projects for which an application was filed on or after July 1, 2011, 1512 
eighty per cent of the net eligible costs of constructing, acquiring, 1513 
renovating and equipping approved facilities to be used exclusively for 1514 
such agricultural science and technology education center, for the 1515 
expansion or improvement of existing facilities or for the replacement 1516 
or improvement of equipment therein, and (2) subject to the provisions 1517 
of section 10-65b, [and within available appropriations,] (A) for the fiscal 1518 
year ending June 30, 2024, in an amount equal to five thousand two 1519 
hundred dollars per student for every secondary school student who 1520 
was enrolled in such center on October first of the previous year, and 1521 
(B) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and each fiscal year 1522 
thereafter, in an amount equal to at least five thousand two hundred 1523 
dollars per student for every secondary school student who was 1524 
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 July 1, 2024 New section 
Sec. 2 from passage New section 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2024 10-264l 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2024 10-264o 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2024 10-66ee(d) 
Sec. 6 July 1, 2024 10-65 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2024 10-64(d) 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2024 10-97(b) 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 10-266aa(g) 
Sec. 10 from passage 10-65(a) 
 
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:   
In Section 1(a), language was rearranged for consistency of style, Section 
1(a)(2), "June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2026, inclusive," was changed to "June 
30, 2025, and June 30, 2026" for accuracy, Section 1(a)(6)(B)(i) and (ii), 
"children" was changed to "students" for consistency, Section 
(a)(6)(B)(iii), "as defined in section 10-76kk of the general statutes" was 
deleted for accuracy, and Section 1(b)(1), (c)(1) and (d)(1), "clause (ii) of 
subparagraph (A)" was changed to "subparagraph (A)(ii)" for 
consistency of style. 
 
ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R 	APP